That's a good idea actually, any length estimates for 100% completion?Cool OT, nice job.
For anyone on the fence: you could subscribe to Ubi+ for 15 bucks, play the game and cancel the sub when you're done.
~12h main story and ~25h to 100% everything.That's a good idea actually, any length estimates for 100% completion?
I completely agree with this take, I enjoyed the Origins, Odessey and Valhalla games but this is a return to the game loop I enjoy moreAfter playing the first four or so hours, the best way I can put this is if you enjoyed the old-school Assassin's Creed formula, you'll enjoy this.
Personally as someone who liked 2, Brotherhood, Revelations, Black Flag and Syndicate, this is right up my alley.
The biggest 'issue' probably is that the game hasn't really evolved since any of those, the AI is still dodgy, the voice acting isn't good and the story and combat are serviceable at best. It feels like a game that was and should have been released five years ago right after Syndicate.
But hey, I've missed these kind of games. I didn't mind Origins, Odyssey was somewhat good and I despised Valhalla but what I hated about all three was how dragged out they were with so much repetitive shit and a 10 hour story made several times longer due to the necessary grind. I'm not even joking here when I say in the first four hours here the story has progressed more than it did in my first 40 with Valhalla (and thank God I dropped it after that), this is exactly what Assassin's Creed should be.
But yeah, bottom line is if you're looking for an Assassin's Creed game like the older ones and can look through the flaws, you'll enjoy this like me and many others are.
Sorry but it does not feel and play like old AC games, its really just a reskinned valhalla and you can see it in the way its anmiatedMaybe the best “dad with young kids” game to come around in a while.
1. It feels and plays like old AC games you loved before you had kids
2. It doesn’t take 300 hours to complete, you will actually finish it at some point with your limited game time
3. It’s a little bit cheaper than most new releases too, gotta save that cash for kid crap
Recommended
Maybe the best “dad with young kids” game to come around in a while.
The last AC game I really enjoyed (and actually finished) was Syndicate.Crazy that we havent had a new Creed in three years
Three years.
So far it's pretty alright. If your wheelhouse is the original trilogy you'll feel right at home.
I also suggest switching up the controls a bit. I put sprint on R2, Eagle vision on L3 and the weapon wheel on d-pad left.
Great job on the ot! You almost fooled me into picking this one up! (I kid I kid…I signed your name on my credit card receipt)
How bad is the xray vision stuff?
So much conflicting opinion I keep reading "plays like Valhalla" vs "plays like older games".Sorry but it does not feel and play like old AC games, its really just a reskinned valhalla and you can see it in the way its anmiated
It's honestly quite awful, the batman detective mode was a blight on gaming that rocksteady created, because there's no real reason to ever turn it off; this unironically makes valhalla the better stealth game since you didn't have a free constant wallhack there.How bad is the xray vision stuff?
I really wish they would have kept the missing ring finger from the original. It added to the attention to detail and dedication that the assassins had for their cause. They could stab and punch at the same time which was a bad ass way to take out enemies.
Nevermind, they have it. that's awesome.
Still waiting on my Gamefly rental....
Did you get yours ? My mail usually comes between 1~2PM EST. If it misses today, I'm probably looking at possibly waiting all the way to Tuesday since Monday is Columbus day
LOVE IT. I might actually pick this one up down the line.This might be the first time you actually have to lop it off. And you gotta do it yourself too.
In the original game, Altair's finger was already missing. In the sequels that followed didnt they always make it a "Gotcha! Just kidding, we're not that brutal!" joke moment?
I'm so conflicted too - I really want to pick this up but something is holding me back...I'm all for a return to true form for AC, too.I've never been more conflicted about buying a game before. On one hand I like the older AC games, on the other it doesn't seem like it's done much new and there's so many good games out right now and coming out later this month.
Valhalla was a mess that wouldn't end until the DLC ending was added, 2 years later, when I had long left the gameThey need to go back to more personal stories and a likeable protag. These ministories in every region just doesnt work at all. I dont even know wtf happened in valhalla tbh and i played 100 hour of that game.
It's honestly quite awful, the batman detective mode was a blight on gaming that rocksteady created, because there's no real reason to ever turn it off; this unironically makes valhalla the better stealth game since you didn't have a free constant wallhack there.
I try to limit my use of it, but the game is obviously designed around you being able to see through walls, so then the dilemma becomes either use the wallhack and it becomes braindead easy, or don't use it and have the flow of the game feel off.
But yeah, it's nothing like "the old games" lol, aside from the wallhack stuff it plays almost exactly the same as valhalla
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Damn it that's exactly what I was afraid of.
I just reached Baghdad, explored for a bit and I am bored out of my mind. I would've been all over this if it came out like 7 years ago because it really feels like a proper Assassin's Creed, but man it feels ancient now.
Legit felt bad for the devs but I speedran through the intro sections like there was no tomorrow, skipping dialogue every chance I got. It is overwhelmingly dull.
The start of this game is really, really bad. Basim is a class-a jerk, written so poorly that it reminds me of a bad cartoon - the lovable thief with a heart of gold who really wants to help the people. Man get outta here. Then the training segments which are both trying to take their time and rushing through it. It feels like halfway through the devs themselves know that it's an obligatory bit that people want to get over with ASAP, so kudos for that. I just hope Ubi finds a way around this for their next games.
Visually it looks nice because the setting is nice - great art direction and as always with AC games A-tier world building and level design. Music is beautiful. Performance-wise there's a lot of very annoying micro-stuttering going on, not sure what's up with that but it's not helping my already not overwhelming enjoyment of the game.
Basim after killing 50 innocent guards to "liberate" the people:
PC or Console?
Once you actually become an Assassin I literally spent hours fucking around with people, exploring and seeing what I could get away with.
Reminded me of the first Assassin's Creed.
Although I did like Origins I wasn't a fan of Odyssey & Valhalla.
The game is built off that but it's no way like them and is more like the AC of old.
Good stuff so far
i'm not disagreeing with you. gameplay-wise, there's absolutely a whole lotta deja vu going on in mirage. but, given the disappointment i've experienced with a number of major, far more ambitious, releases recently (tears of the kingdom, diablo 4, final fantasy xvi, starfield), all i was really hoping for was a dose of that old school art direction, music, & atmosphere, & mirage, as you say, has it. yeah, it's not the most exciting game in the world, but it works, & it lets me meander round ancient baghdad, & that's really all i was looking forward to doing...First mission I did in Baghdad is the exact same braindead "rescue the prisoners from this guarded area" that was in Origins, six years ago. Exact same mechanics of guards patrolling 10 feet, same wonky AI, same unrewarding stealth.
I really want to support Ubi for going back to basics with this game and it has an underdog sort of vibe, and I know this started out as a DLC and I can't knock it too much but holy shit they're making it really hard for me. Aside from the art direction, music and atmosphere there's literally nothing going on to keep me going. Aside from the location there is nothing in this game I haven't seen before. It's such a barebones experience.
I’ve had two crashes with the XSX version today.