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Assassin's Creed II - The |OT|
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I've just finished collecting all of the feathers, and I have to say that was no fun at all. Just a chore. Since Infamous gave me the ability to pulse the map and see the general area (not the elevation), I was just aggravated hunting for these feathers, and just turned to a guide after about 40 of them.
My idea for making hunting feathers in this game more fun would be to make each feather visible from the last one. You would get one and then look way down the street and in all directions to see if you could spot the next one if you wanted to keep going. And this wouldn't mean they all have to be really close by--- Assassin's Creed has amazing draw distance, so they could have one on a high point and the next on a high point really far away.
I'd like that, anyway. Didn't have any fun collecting them in this game.
My idea for making hunting feathers in this game more fun would be to make each feather visible from the last one. You would get one and then look way down the street and in all directions to see if you could spot the next one if you wanted to keep going. And this wouldn't mean they all have to be really close by--- Assassin's Creed has amazing draw distance, so they could have one on a high point and the next on a high point really far away.
I'd like that, anyway. Didn't have any fun collecting them in this game.
Ether_Snake
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acevans2 said:
You know what would be awesome for AC?
If you could use the fucking eagle!
Every assassin's should have a trained eagle. Eagle Vision could be related to the vision of the eagle (a bit like the crow in The Crow); when you use eagle vision you see a bird's eye view of the area with the usual eagle vision special effect view. You could also use him to help you spot feathers, or anything else really.
It could have cool gameplay implications too, like him bothering enemies during a fight, him catching something for you, him guiding you as you follow someone in case you lose sight of your target, etc.
I think a bird companion would be great
revolverjgw
Member
Ether_Snake said:You know what would be awesome for AC?
If you could use the fucking eagle!
Every assassin's should have a trained eagle. Eagle Vision could be related to the vision of the eagle (a bit like the crow in The Crow); when you use eagle vision you see a bird's eye view of the area with the usual eagle vision special effect view. You could also use him to help you spot feathers, or anything else really.
It could have cool gameplay implications too, like him bothering enemies during a fight, him catching something for you, him guiding you as you follow someone in case you lose sight of your target, etc.
I think a bird companion would be great
And a second player can play as the bird, of course
GillianSeed79
Member
Just finished the game tonight. In all my playtime was about 35 hours. It's definately a great value since it's near RPG length.
I disagree about the ending. Compared to AC1 it was a million times better, though the last boss was pretty weak.
Going forward, what are they going to do to make Desmond more cool for players? I like his character, but he was people's biggest complaint from the first game. The weird thing is he's clearly the main character in the overall story arc. I think in the next one I think it would be cool to experience multiple ancestors via the animus mixed in with modern day world spanning Desmond missions. I won't spoil it but you are told at the end of the game to find certain things. It'd be cool if you played a different ancestor in a different time period and different area of the world to find out the secret of each location then had Desmond go there in modern day to find them. Just an idea. Also, aside from some nitpicking. this was one of the best games of the year IMO.
I disagree about the ending. Compared to AC1 it was a million times better, though the last boss was pretty weak.
Going forward, what are they going to do to make Desmond more cool for players? I like his character, but he was people's biggest complaint from the first game. The weird thing is he's clearly the main character in the overall story arc. I think in the next one I think it would be cool to experience multiple ancestors via the animus mixed in with modern day world spanning Desmond missions. I won't spoil it but you are told at the end of the game to find certain things. It'd be cool if you played a different ancestor in a different time period and different area of the world to find out the secret of each location then had Desmond go there in modern day to find them. Just an idea. Also, aside from some nitpicking. this was one of the best games of the year IMO.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
klier said:
Hmm, I've been playing all day and the game hasn't asked me to update. I just loaded it up again and nothing. Weird.
Sevket-Erhat
Member
Mana Sin said:
I have tried several times last night and had no success in patching either. Is it working now ?
Digital-Hero
Member
Freedom = $1.05 said:
Patch comes out right as I got my platinum (1st ever, I might add). Having to deal with smoke/double hidden blade crashes didn't make it easy.
GillianSeed79 said:
Easy, they're going to reveal his full name as Desmond Mile Bourne.
Splinter Cell will also be integrated with the AC universe.
and Far Cry
and Prince of Persia
I don't know where I am going with this, but I just found the last feather. sort of worth it
I also just started playing Batman: AA. Batman has some great combat.
WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF?
oki I just borrowed this game from my mate and popped it in, what do I see? EVERYTHING is in my fucking native language, ( swedish ) ,menus, UI, missionbriefings and shit....
please please please tell me how to change this, because I looked everywhere in the options but I didnt find shit. I really need to change this to english asap HALP
edit : phew thank god, I could change it in the 360s system settings, as soon as I saw the words " Berättelse " and ingame missionname " Skärmytsling" I wanted to pour sulfuric acid down my peehole
oki I just borrowed this game from my mate and popped it in, what do I see? EVERYTHING is in my fucking native language, ( swedish ) ,menus, UI, missionbriefings and shit....
please please please tell me how to change this, because I looked everywhere in the options but I didnt find shit. I really need to change this to english asap
HALPedit : phew thank god, I could change it in the 360s system settings, as soon as I saw the words " Berättelse " and ingame missionname " Skärmytsling" I wanted to pour sulfuric acid down my peehole
MMaRsu
Member
Corky said:WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF?
oki I just borrowed this game from my mate and popped it in, what do I see? EVERYTHING is in my fucking native language, ( swedish ) ,menus, UI, missionbriefings and shit....
please please please tell me how to change this, because I looked everywhere in the options but I didnt find shit. I really need to change this to english asap
edit : phew thank god, I could change it in the 360s system settings, as soon as I saw the words " Berättelse " and ingame missionname " Skärmytsling" I wanted to pour sulfuric acid down my peehole
:lol :lol
Sevket-Erhat
Member
Mana Sin said:
Still waiting
EU PS3 here and patch DL just came up yesterday evening.
I don't really notice any difference in tearing though.
Almost up to 30 hours now and Venice is great. Feathers will probably be done by a guide because I have 50 now but it's going to be hell to find all of them.
How do you get trophy Messer Sandman? I can't get four guards close enough to throw sand at all of them.
I don't really notice any difference in tearing though.
Almost up to 30 hours now and Venice is great. Feathers will probably be done by a guide because I have 50 now but it's going to be hell to find all of them.
How do you get trophy Messer Sandman? I can't get four guards close enough to throw sand at all of them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLU-IxH0NCIAlthoran said:
OK the video is not the best out there, but you get the idea.
I did my trophy for sandman in Florence, got some dudes into a narrow alley and kept trying until it succeeded.
There is probably also a cheat way for this:
- Get the guards into a narrow space (preferably more than just 4).
- Drop a smoke bomb to stun them.
- Tap down on the d-pad to enter unarmed combat.
- Hold down square to charge the sand throw. The longer you keep it pressed the greater the range is.
- The moment the guards recover from the stun, let it rip.
Corky said:WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF?
oki I just borrowed this game from my mate and popped it in, what do I see? EVERYTHING is in my fucking native language, ( swedish ) ,menus, UI, missionbriefings and shit....
please please please tell me how to change this, because I looked everywhere in the options but I didnt find shit. I really need to change this to english asap
edit : phew thank god, I could change it in the 360s system settings, as soon as I saw the words " Berättelse " and ingame missionname " Skärmytsling" I wanted to pour sulfuric acid down my peehole
Please God put your freaking 360 in English forever so you never do that to your pee-pee.
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bodyofanamerican
Member
I assume at this point that the patch will be part of the normal Sony weekly Thursday update?
itsinmyveins
Gets to pilot the crappy patrol labors
I disliked the first game a lot due to the repetitive nature of it, and while the second one seems a lot more promising it's not off to a good start :lol
Already it seems like I gotta reset the game -- the race against Federico won't start. He just stands and does nothing and I can't talk to him either.
And what's the deal with just showering the player in achievements from the start when you really haven't done anything yet?
Already it seems like I gotta reset the game -- the race against Federico won't start. He just stands and does nothing and I can't talk to him either.
And what's the deal with just showering the player in achievements from the start when you really haven't done anything yet?
SuperSonic1305
Member
Did anyone else almost never use poison? I just used it for the trophy.
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NinjaFridge
Unconfirmed Member
ACE 1991 said:
Yeah, watched it on youtube. Thought it was pretty good actually.
bodyofanamerican
Member
PS3 patch is up in the US
bodyofanamerican
Member
Goddamn it I just keep harping about this and I'm sorry, but I have the PS3 patch and THE GAME STILL FREEZES WHEN I DOUBLE BLADE MORE THAN 4 GUYS. This is completely unacceptable. What the FUCK, Ubi?
Pankaks said:
That was really cool. The ending was pretty cool, but
like AC1 it was too abrupt. It was funny, because I actually said the exact same words as Desmond when the credits hit. "What. The. Fuck." It's not that it was bad, but I just hate knowing that I have to wait 2 fuckin years to know what happens next. It was mostly redeemed by badass Desmond, though.
Overall, it was a fantastic game. I loved it, definitely in my top 3 GOTY's.
faceless007
Member
Misc. thoughts so far (up to Sequence 7 I think):
I like how for some of the really tall Viewpoints, they've added sort-of maze elements where you can't just climb straight up but have to look around and figure out the path to take.
Go to fucking hell you goddamn minstrels. They took the worst thing in AC1 (beggars) and made them even worse and more commonplace, what the fuck?
I don't really understand the purpose of the pickpockets who always seem to be running straight for you and then after 5 seconds around you run away screaming. Why are they even there? Sure you get money for killing them, but it's so easy to do and they appear so frequently, it feels like a half-cooked concept that should have been more challenging.
Double assassinations with 2 hidden blades are the most awesome thing ever--when they work. Seems like no matter how much I try to get dead-center between them it doesn't always work.
I may be one of the only ones who think this, but I actually miss the structure of being let out of the Animus each chapter to run around in the "real" world. They created this really detailed room and even some new characters for the frame story, but spend almost no time there. I assume it'll get some more prominence by the end, but still.
I want a whole game out of the glyphs. Figuring out the puzzles and decoding the hidden messages are probably my favorite parts so far (even if I just Google for a translator for whatever the code is).
While I'm loving the game and the huge improvements so far, the story is getting kind of muddled (but again I'm only halfway through). It started really interesting and I sympathized with Ezio, but then it devolves into "These guys are part of the conspiracy--go kill them." The various villains all just blend into one another (which was definitely not the case in AC1) and I didn't really understand why I kept moving from city to city.
I like how for some of the really tall Viewpoints, they've added sort-of maze elements where you can't just climb straight up but have to look around and figure out the path to take.
Go to fucking hell you goddamn minstrels. They took the worst thing in AC1 (beggars) and made them even worse and more commonplace, what the fuck?
I don't really understand the purpose of the pickpockets who always seem to be running straight for you and then after 5 seconds around you run away screaming. Why are they even there? Sure you get money for killing them, but it's so easy to do and they appear so frequently, it feels like a half-cooked concept that should have been more challenging.
Double assassinations with 2 hidden blades are the most awesome thing ever--when they work. Seems like no matter how much I try to get dead-center between them it doesn't always work.
I may be one of the only ones who think this, but I actually miss the structure of being let out of the Animus each chapter to run around in the "real" world. They created this really detailed room and even some new characters for the frame story, but spend almost no time there. I assume it'll get some more prominence by the end, but still.
I want a whole game out of the glyphs. Figuring out the puzzles and decoding the hidden messages are probably my favorite parts so far (even if I just Google for a translator for whatever the code is).
While I'm loving the game and the huge improvements so far, the story is getting kind of muddled (but again I'm only halfway through). It started really interesting and I sympathized with Ezio, but then it devolves into "These guys are part of the conspiracy--go kill them." The various villains all just blend into one another (which was definitely not the case in AC1) and I didn't really understand why I kept moving from city to city.
SuperSonic1305 said:
Poison a guard (especially a brute or one with a long spear) and then throw money around him. The carnage is glorious.
faceless007 said:
Just press A real briefly to start jogging and you'll bump them, they drop their lute and fuck off. Doesn't attract attention either.
Installed the patch yesterday and after about 15 minutes of play, the game crashed twice on me. The first time I was jumping from one roof to the roof of a church and went right through it. Ended up inside the church and couldn't do anything.klier said:
After a restart I started to climb a building and the moment I was hoisting myself up on the roof, Ezio was launched like a rocket into the air and died when he landed :lol .
After another restart I didn't have any problems anymore.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
sequence 8 was just insane. excellent top to bottom.
they seem to have applied the "motown philly theory of game difficulty" to the development of AC2: not too hard, not too soft. i'm never frustrated by what i'm trying to do, but i feel paradoxically challenged by it; this could be because they make you such a capable freerunner and assassin. it's a very impressive balancing act.
they seem to have applied the "motown philly theory of game difficulty" to the development of AC2: not too hard, not too soft. i'm never frustrated by what i'm trying to do, but i feel paradoxically challenged by it; this could be because they make you such a capable freerunner and assassin. it's a very impressive balancing act.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
*phew*
Got my Fly Swatter.
Got my Fly Swatter.
Well, I just finished the game and let me tell you this was a great ride. I still have to go mop up some side missions, chests, feathers, etc, but that really shouldn't take too long. I really loved this game, not to say it didn't have it's flaws, but overall it was great. The ending definitely felt a little rushed and out there.
The one problem that everyone here seems to be complaining about is the lockups. I never had even one instance of a lock, and I have just over 30 hours into the game. On the 360 here, I don't know if that was the offending system, but for whatever my anecdotal evidence is worth there it is.
Really? I have to beat the popes ass over and over again? I already stabbed him in his gut, and now he is back to full strength? Then I have to fight him along with a shit ton of extra guards? Ok. What the fuck? He STILL isn't dead? Now I have to fight bare handed? Ok, whatever. It was way too easy imo, with the hand to hand all I did was hit X and counter every time he swung. Then the long drawn out scenes with the magic "gods?" That was a little weird.
POWERSPHERE
Member
Just got patched, don't know what it fixed. Definitely wasn't the lock on, fuck the lock on, piece of shit.