Ether_Snake
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JB1981 said:
Looks like it!
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Assassin's Creed II - The |OT|
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Looks like it!
polyh3dron
Banned
Fuck yes, my copy shipped and will be delivered tomorrow. Amazon came through for me!
Does anyone know what the music was that was in the TGS Trailer "Ezio's Destiny"? Listening to the OST clips from iTunes I can't tell if it was something Jesper Kyd did or a theme lifted from somewhere else. If Kyd's music is half as good as his work on the Hitman games then this game will be sick..... picking up my copy at midnight EST
RainbowByte
Neo Member
960x1080 is more pixels fragment shaded than 1280x720 with the RSX's 2xMSAA techniqueJB1981 said:
So yes there is more detail on the ps3 if you force 1080p than the 720p mode.
RainbowByte
Neo Member
jett said:
a lot of games that support the 1080p hardware scaler dont internally render 1080 lines of vertical resolution, which AC2 PS3 does. The tradeoff is there is alittle less horizontal resolution than the 720p mode, but you get much more vertical res which looks better imo.
CartridgeBlower
Member
Ether_Snake said:Is it my TV or there is no aliasing in this game?
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but does this mean you're saying there are no jaggies or there are LOTS of jaggies? Hoping it looks smooth on my 720p...
RainbowByte
Neo Member
aliasing = jaggies, which is something this game doesn't suffer from.CartridgeBlower said:
Don't worry, it looks good in 720p on both platforms
codswallop
Member
Bummer. I found this one of the biggest issues with AC1 to be honest. I didn't think it was repetitive (any more than any other game: run, crouch, shoot, run crouch, shoot) but the inability to perform truly stealthy assassinations took me out of the game.DrBo42 said:
I remember one in particular (IIRC it was Monferrat), I made sure I gathered all the intelligence, I studied maps, known guard locations, escape routes and planned my way in and out. Infiltrating the fortress was easy; I knew all the guards' locations, their movements. I moved slowly, through shadows. One-by-one they fell. I made my way to the stronghold. There, unseen, perched above Monferrat I waited for the moment to strike. I went to pounce... and the lack of controls failed me, requiring me to fall down next to him to perform my assassination, alert 20+ guards and then fight them all off. Way to ruin what had been an awesome build up.
Dark Octave
Banned
If they made proper cut scenes, how would I be able to jump around and spin in circles while the NPC is telling me about the story/mission?DevelopmentArrested said:
I think people should realize by now, that despite all the bullshit Ubisoft spewed about social stealth during AC1's production, these games are just not stealthy at all. Guards finding about your kill is part of the game design. Yes, it is stupid for a game that is sold as a stealth assassination game, but whatcha gonna do.
infinityBCRT
Member
I don't think the controls are terrible but there is still an issue where if you are climbing a wall and let go of the feet button at the wrong time, your character will go jumping into oblivion.MattKeil said:
infinityBCRT
Member
They've actually made it way easier to be stealthy in this game. Guards now have a suspicion meter on them, and theres also an overall notoriety meter as well. Plus you can hire people to help you distract guards or blend into crowds of people; blending is a million times more natural now-- you just have to walk in the middle of a group of people instead of holding a button.jett said:
This game overall is a million times better than AC1. I liked AC1 but it had issues and was very repetitive. I never wanted to touch an extra side mission in that game because it was so boring. In this game, you'll be addicted to the side missions because the rewards are worth it.
The story flows so much better, what you're doing for the most part actually makes sense, etc. Its hard to describe without spoiling the game, but suffice to say, if you thought AC1 was flawed but had promise, this is the fulfillment of that promise.
The only gripe I have is they got rid of that really nice rolling cloud shadows effect over the city. Its a minor thing (only notice it when you're on a viewpoint), but I guess they had to do it to accommodate the day/night cycle.
RainbowByte
Neo Member
Cloud shadow effect should still be present in certain maps(villa/Toscany) , but its also much softer in contrast and shadowed/unshadowed patches cover larger areas iirc.infinityBCRT said:
Ether_Snake
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infinityBCRT said:
EVERYONE: YOU DON'T NEED TO HOLD THE FEET BUTTON WHILE CLIMBING!
indigo-cyclops
Member
Commence the all-night gaming session---neow!
Everyone, enjoy the game!
Everyone, enjoy the game!
Yes I know that, not a very good comparison of they are the same time of day.jett said:There's nothing wrong, the difference in one of the earlier clips is due to different time of days.
BTW a MUCH better port than AC1, this time Ubisoft actually made an effort. The overall difference between the 360 and PS3 versions is less than a frame.
Only thing i noticed was there was more tearing and about 2 frames less in the ps3 one. For the most part though they were pretty close.jett said:There's nothing wrong, the difference in one of the earlier clips is due to different time of days.
BTW a MUCH better port than AC1, this time Ubisoft actually made an effort. The overall difference between the 360 and PS3 versions is less than a frame.
AC2 is not really a stealth game. You can have stealthy ways and do most of it undetected but it is an "action freeroamer".
I don't remember the marketing of AC1 but note that Ubisoft never really talked about stealth in the whole AC2 marketing. I wonder where people did expect that since they didn't even found the first that stealthy to begin with.
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I don't remember the marketing of AC1 but note that Ubisoft never really talked about stealth in the whole AC2 marketing. I wonder where people did expect that since they didn't even found the first that stealthy to begin with.
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indigo-cyclops
Member
Oh shit, after RUSHING throug Bloodlines today and connecting/transfering to AC2, I picked up 26K florins, and a bunch of sweet weapons. So yea, that's worth something atleast...
RainbowByte
Neo Member
I feel like im being trolled everytime someone calls the ps3 version a port :lol It was more the lead platform this time around to make sure the ps3 version got more love and avoided being a subpar version as was the case with AC1.jett said:There's nothing wrong, the difference in one of the earlier clips is due to different time of days.
BTW a MUCH better port than AC1, this time Ubisoft actually made an effort. The overall difference between the 360 and PS3 versions is less than a frame.
indigo-cyclops
Member
RainbowByte said:
So far PS3 version is running like a dream, especially compared to AC1 PS3. Wow. I'm really happy that I didn't impulse-switch to 360. Would have missed out on 26K florins to start with and 6 fuck-awesome weapons. (Florin amount is probably based on how many "coins" you collect in Bloodlines)
RainbowByte
Neo Member
Thanks for the kind words, it means a lot to me personally since that version is 'my baby'INDIGO_CYCLOPS said:
Yes the amount of florins is based on how many coins you get in the psp game ( i dont recall the exchange rate)
drakesfortune
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RainbowByte said:
Good to know, I love when I can pick up games for my PS3 instead of 360. I rarely do that for Multiplatform games. I'm waiting until black friday in the hopes of finding a good deal on this, but I'll definitely be picking this one up on PS3.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Isn't there any way to get the extras the PS3 versioners can potentially start off with on the 360 ? No way at all ?
Just got in the Goozex queue - #115. Sadly, this is the best snipe I've been able to pull off :/
So now... the waiting game begins! If previous experience holds, I'll move up 20-30 places ASAP as people that tried to snipe go out and buy it and remove themselves from the list. And then things will slow considerably as the actual trade-ins begin.
With any luck I'll be playing in mid-Jan.
So now... the waiting game begins! If previous experience holds, I'll move up 20-30 places ASAP as people that tried to snipe go out and buy it and remove themselves from the list. And then things will slow considerably as the actual trade-ins begin.
With any luck I'll be playing in mid-Jan.
brandonh83
Banned
this game is fucking AWESOME
kikanny said:
Dude I always try. Others on GAF have good luck. But for me, the site COMPLETELY stops loading at about 5 minutes till. I refresh and refresh and by the time I manage to get it to load at around 1:05 I end up in 100th place. Happens every week.