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Assassin's Creed III |OT| Easier to read than Ratonhnhaké:ton
- Thread starter Blue Ninja
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Alright so everyone was complaining about that chase scene in Seq. 8.
I thought: "how bad can it be? cant be that bad!"
But it is!
Its crazy shit.
Was about to throw in the towel after a couple of frustrating tries and THEN,
the idiot runs into a horse.. and just stands there.
GREAT!
I tackle, we go to the loading screen, HARD CRASH.
Thats it for me for today.
I thought: "how bad can it be? cant be that bad!"
But it is!
Its crazy shit.
Was about to throw in the towel after a couple of frustrating tries and THEN,
the idiot runs into a horse.. and just stands there.
GREAT!
I tackle, we go to the loading screen, HARD CRASH.
Thats it for me for today.
Yes
The Grim Heaper
Member
FUCK THIS SEQUENCE 12 SHIT UGHHH
this fucking sucks i can't even get past the first two guards 85% of the time
this fucking sucks i can't even get past the first two guards 85% of the time
ShadyLurker
Member
Get two double barrel pistols, quick fire the one that will die in one shot, run past. that's how I did it...
CambriaRising
Member
I know I have been kind of down on this game, but little things like running thru the trees and coming across two Elk fighting is awesome. I snuck up behind one, killed it with the tomahawk and then killed the other with the hidden blade while it charged me.
I remember playing ACII and finding two guards to stalk and kill as little challenge for myself, ACIII extends upon this and makes it better. I stalked two guards on a side road patrolling back and forth, waited for the higher rank to be in view and with his back facing me from a tree branch. I rope shotted him and jumped off the tree hanging him, his friend didn't notice at first so I ran up to him and quickly took him out with my knife.
I remember playing ACII and finding two guards to stalk and kill as little challenge for myself, ACIII extends upon this and makes it better. I stalked two guards on a side road patrolling back and forth, waited for the higher rank to be in view and with his back facing me from a tree branch. I rope shotted him and jumped off the tree hanging him, his friend didn't notice at first so I ran up to him and quickly took him out with my knife.
Jump at them. As soon as you do, they turn grey and stumble out of the way. Once you reach the ship, it can be confusing too. A part of the ship will blow, but you'll vault through a window like opening. Go there.
This part infuriated me.
I hope this is the problem I'm having as I've been stuck with two recruits for a while. There's even an Assassin Contract waypoint that shows up in a bar in Boston but no one actually there to talk to, making me think the whole recruitment thing is bugged. Shame too, since that was one of my favorite parts of Brotherhood/Revelations and I can't figure it out at all in this game. I know I've completed 3/3 tasks for several sets of Liberation missions in
New York
smallpox doctor told me to talk to him after bringing three patients back to his clinic, and when I did he was nowhere to be found.
ShadyLurker
Member
Same, that window thing got me too. Did you try to jump back on the rope you come off of as well?
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
I've been playing for what must be 5-6 hours now, and I have never experienced such a dearth of creativity in an open world game. It seems like half the missions are literally walk to this point on the map, now walk back to another point for the next story scene.
I did the first naval sequence, and that was the first time I felt like I was actually doing something engaging. How boring must the rest of the game be if the naval mini-game is the highlight of the gameplay so far?
I thought I liked the AC series; I played 2 and Brotherhood all the way through. But now I'm just asking myself why I bought this.
I did the first naval sequence, and that was the first time I felt like I was actually doing something engaging. How boring must the rest of the game be if the naval mini-game is the highlight of the gameplay so far?
I thought I liked the AC series; I played 2 and Brotherhood all the way through. But now I'm just asking myself why I bought this.
I've been getting the focus bonuses though, which is nice.
But it's so damn annoying that low level players can't seem to get that Wolfpack is QUALITY of kills, not quanitity. Half the time they run right into the targets and then get stunned to where I have to go and clean up the two-three people that suddenly run off. Shit is mad frustrating.
You need to do more than just the initial 3/3 thing, there's usually two sets. For the doctor you need to put down 3 infected dogs, the contract waypoint becomes a bigger mission symbol when they're ready. The one in boston is hidden off the map, you'll just have to run around a little.
LOL Yep! Threw my hands up after the third time doing it. "WHERE DO I GO!"
fatigues_gasolini
Member
I had a similar experience with a frigate that veered in front of me. I braced for impact on my couch because I didnt know what would happen. Luckily, I went right through it.
Also, the chain shot is glorious when it hits
You guys have no idea how tired I am of running through New York, having two random guards attack me for no reason, and then inevitably getting mobbed by the 10 guards that were in the vicinity of those two because there are too many guards in the damn cities.
Wait, some of you probably do.
Wait, some of you probably do.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
What the fuck at the frame rate in New York? So bad. Boston was a lot better.
The game was actually ready to ship earlier, Ubi took the extra time to polish it. Can you imagine what that would have been like?
Holy hell.
Wow. I just played a legit fun sneaking segment in the game, it was the fort right at the exit to the frontier in New York. I even cleared the whole thing without every being spotted. The difference between this fort and every other fort in the game?
-The fort doesn't have the red "automatic level 2 notoriety" square that makes guards react to the smallest noise and makes it impossible to properly sneak.
-The fort was actually large and had multiple paths, so the guards were properly spaced out. I could actually plan out how to take the guards without having to worry about a random unmarked guard spotting me from half the base away.
-Lots of hiding spots, which meant I could actually properly hide instead of relying on finicky cover while standing still. If I was spotted, I could have actually had a chance to hide from the enemies.
-The hidden entrance to the fort is actually not as well guarded and has two easy to take out guards immediately when you enter, which automatically gives you a sense of a successful infiltration.
-The fort's captain actually has a pattern that, with proper timing, lets you take him out without leaving low profile. And he's on a horse!
This single fort gave me a glimpse of what this game tries so hard to be, and it was really fun. It's a shame that not a single segment in the rest of the game works the same way.
-The fort doesn't have the red "automatic level 2 notoriety" square that makes guards react to the smallest noise and makes it impossible to properly sneak.
-The fort was actually large and had multiple paths, so the guards were properly spaced out. I could actually plan out how to take the guards without having to worry about a random unmarked guard spotting me from half the base away.
-Lots of hiding spots, which meant I could actually properly hide instead of relying on finicky cover while standing still. If I was spotted, I could have actually had a chance to hide from the enemies.
-The hidden entrance to the fort is actually not as well guarded and has two easy to take out guards immediately when you enter, which automatically gives you a sense of a successful infiltration.
-The fort's captain actually has a pattern that, with proper timing, lets you take him out without leaving low profile. And he's on a horse!
This single fort gave me a glimpse of what this game tries so hard to be, and it was really fun. It's a shame that not a single segment in the rest of the game works the same way.
Gamer @ Heart
Member
Was there a day 1 patch for this?
Cause i am praying the Wii U version has benefited from slightly more time in the oven bug wise. There must have been a big list of bugs before cert on these versions that they might have had time to include or fix before Nintendo certification.
Cause i am praying the Wii U version has benefited from slightly more time in the oven bug wise. There must have been a big list of bugs before cert on these versions that they might have had time to include or fix before Nintendo certification.
I rather liked Connor's haircut. But it removing the hood is a no-no. Should at least have an option to put it back on.
What was worse was, from the point I was able to wear Achilles' robe, I did.
And in cut scenes I saw a weird black head with the hood down instead of the new haircut. It really removed me from the cutscene when I saw it.
What was worse was, from the point I was able to wear Achilles' robe, I did.
In honor of him, after he died. The connection between him and Connor really touched me.
SlasherJPC
Banned
I thought you were not supposed to get the mission where you burry him till after all the homestead missions were complete...
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Deleted member 80556
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iNvid02
Member
see guesong's post in the spoiler thread, its quoted several times. he worked on the game apparently
razgriz417
Member
Welp just finished it and thought the ending sucked but all in all the game was ok, mid 8s for me. Just glad I finished before Halo comes out tomorrow
If Connor didn't click with Invidious, he's definitely not going to click with me.
Glad I redeemed that Ezio outfit code. I'll just pretend anyone saying "Connor" is saying "Ezio" and pretend Ezio fell into a time warp from Venice to America. ;__;
Glad I redeemed that Ezio outfit code. I'll just pretend anyone saying "Connor" is saying "Ezio" and pretend Ezio fell into a time warp from Venice to America. ;__;
"God's Beard!"
Member
Sometimes the game apologizes for all the gamebreaking stuff and cuts you some slack, though! I was playing earlier and trying to get past some guards blocking a door so I climbed up the building to get a better view. Oddly, the interact button popped up while I was on the roof so I pushed it. Connor opens the door on the ground level from the roof and I pass the mission
The next mission glitched out because the guards were still there when I walked back out the door, though D:
You just have to get used to how jarring it is to have the bowstring clipping through the front of the outfit 100% of the time.
SJRB
Gold Member
This is impossible. Somewhere around sequence 11 the game heavily implies that
Achilles dies [when Connor visits him on his supposed deathbed], but he never actually dies during the main story sequences.
That comes later.
Just finished it. Did at total of zero side missions. There was just too much shit thrown at me at any given moment and I just didn't want to deal with it and wanted to move the story forward because I've invested so much in the franchise. It was a good game, but I wouldn't call it a good Assassin's Creed game.
And yes, that goddamn chase sequence. No sense in describing it because if you've finished the game you know exactly what I'm talking about. I ended up youtubing it because the only other option was finding the person personally responsible for it and murdering them.
There was a time I cared about full synchronization, but it all fell apart in most of the missions. I found myself having a much better time completely ignoring that crap. If only it wasn't projected into my eyes every step of the way.
edit: and goddamn the credits are still rolling.
And yes, that goddamn chase sequence. No sense in describing it because if you've finished the game you know exactly what I'm talking about. I ended up youtubing it because the only other option was finding the person personally responsible for it and murdering them.
There was a time I cared about full synchronization, but it all fell apart in most of the missions. I found myself having a much better time completely ignoring that crap. If only it wasn't projected into my eyes every step of the way.
edit: and goddamn the credits are still rolling.
D
Deleted member 30609
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Waiting for the PC version turned out to be an even wiser decision than I originally thought. Wowza.
Played a few more missions earlier now I've opened the world up a bit, only on like sequence 7 and I hear there's some annoying forced stealth around this point. Mostly been running around doing side missions though, enjoying them, even if it's just the stuff where I'm essentially looking for lines of items on the map, e.g. deliver a letter, open a chest, liberation mission, waypoint. Really appeals to my OCD.
Also growing to like Connor as a character. I don't find him boring or dickish (yet), he seems like a very stoic, serious man but a man with a good heart. Plus that really works after you've slaughtered a load of guards and saved an innocent person, they're like THANK YOU! and Connor's all *nods, leaves*.
Not had that many glitches yet either but I generally get lucky or just stumble upon a funny one like a wolf dropping out of the sky or something.
Also growing to like Connor as a character. I don't find him boring or dickish (yet), he seems like a very stoic, serious man but a man with a good heart. Plus that really works after you've slaughtered a load of guards and saved an innocent person, they're like THANK YOU! and Connor's all *nods, leaves*.
Not had that many glitches yet either but I generally get lucky or just stumble upon a funny one like a wolf dropping out of the sky or something.
I kill them instead. Saves me a lot of hassle.
gamemadmax
Member
Any news on the next patch ?
360 version here.
360 version here.
Blue Ninja
Member
It's by no means a bad game... It's just insulting that Ubisoft thought it ready for released when there's so much bugs and unfinished stuff hidden away. They took AC2 and Brotherhood's near-perfect formula and ended up adding so much superfluous shit that it's often hard to see the more-than-decent game hidden underneath it.
I'm reminded of a review I saw of AC: Revelations a while back. It rings true for this game as well. "It adds a lot of new stuff, that isn't needed. But when it remembers to be an Assassin's Creed-game, it's amazing."
Barakov
Member
It almost seems like they went out of their way to make all the flaws that the previous AC games had, which were kinda tolerable, and made them worse. Don't even get me started on the bear/wolf/male elk QTEs. I kinda got used to the combat after awhile but it was definitely changed in the wrong way. Any good changes they made were kinda overshadowed by how buggy the game is. I've died on more than one occasion because Connor got hung up in the environment.
I think this is the first AC full of novelty stuff that I actually enjoy. Some of the stuff in brotherhood and revelations was awful.