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Topher
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Bumblebeetuna
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LectureMaster
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Mattdaddy
Gold Member
captainnapalm
Member
This is like one step up from the Asian accents in South Park lol.
Early 80s was the most predictable score for this game. Ubisoft gonna Ubisoft. And now that they've switched to DEI protagonists for their games I'm much less willing to put up with it.
LectureMaster
Gold Member
Jigsaah
Gold Member
I didn't even know Ubisoft had a gamepass like subscription. Shows how long it's been since I've played a Ubisoft game.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Reizo Ryuu
Member
Probably, but I can only see it being "needed" in origins, because that game has some atrocious level gating if you're just trying to go through the story and ignoring the repetitive side-missions.
It wasn't needed for odyssey since you could swap your loadouts for specific types of damage, a bit annoying to keep swapping, but no grind required.
Absolutely superfluous in valhalla since that game had guaranteed assassinations regardless of level, so no level gating, and you couldn't really grind anyway since there were no side quests.
I'm assuming shadows also has guaranteed assassinations, so any xp boosts would be worthless as well.
Roman Empire
Member
This is just another Ubislop game, huh? Who could have imagined it?
I can't wait for the not so future of Ubisoft.
I can't wait for the not so future of Ubisoft.
Kenneth Haight
Gold Member
Game looks pretty decent and reviews are in line with what I thought.
The main thing is that it just looks like assassin’s creed again, as I said before as someone who is STILL playing through origins cause it’s so unbelievably large a map (Makes Elden ring look miniature) i just can’t see myself getting to this anytime soon.
My gaming time is so limited these days that a game like rebirth will genuinely take me 6 months to finish and I need to pick and choose more wisely these days.
I enjoyed far cry 6 a few years back so I can deal with some “ubislop”. I loved the first division as well so they definitely made great games. I think they just expanded far too quickly and started pumping out yearly copies of the same thing. If they can show some restraint and come up with a genuinely interesting new IP it would be cool to see.
The main thing is that it just looks like assassin’s creed again, as I said before as someone who is STILL playing through origins cause it’s so unbelievably large a map (Makes Elden ring look miniature) i just can’t see myself getting to this anytime soon.
My gaming time is so limited these days that a game like rebirth will genuinely take me 6 months to finish and I need to pick and choose more wisely these days.
I enjoyed far cry 6 a few years back so I can deal with some “ubislop”. I loved the first division as well so they definitely made great games. I think they just expanded far too quickly and started pumping out yearly copies of the same thing. If they can show some restraint and come up with a genuinely interesting new IP it would be cool to see.
Little Chicken
Gold Member
I think I'll just play Valhalla and get this somewhere down the line.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Valhalla is a bit of a slog, if you're not already playing it, I'd just recommend not even pick it up.
Zacfoldor
Member
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
I look forward to reading yoursDon't worry once the user reviews opens up all of the highly qualified reviewers will be providing their thoughts on the game whether they actually played the game or not....
bender
What time is it?
People loved Origins and that's the sloggiest game that ever slogged.
Grizzled Ghost
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Aesius
Member
Origins isn't bad. Doesn't wear out its welcome, but that probably comes down to whether or not you really like the gameplay. I did and really enjoyed it. But despite really enjoying Odyssey, it absolutely became a slog towards the end, especially with the DLC. And I never even attempted Valhalla because I was so burned out by the formula.
xrnzaaas
Member
Holy moly, this isn't some accessibility narrator, right?
fart town usa
Member
What a joke those scores are.
HRK69
Gold Member
fart town usa
Member
You first retard.
Topher
Identifies as young
AC Origins and later are all slogs, but the gameplay is fun and so that carries the games for me.
sncvsrtoip
Member
Still better than Odyssey and Origins ;d
Giallo Corsa
Gold Member
Papi, the problem isn't that gamers nowadays consider a 80+ metacritic game "mid" and that they're jaded, the problem is that these type of games score EXACTLY how you think they're gonna score by the usual suspects, and to put it more bluntly, these type of scores are always inflated to kingdom come for the usual - and always petty - e-politics®
See also : the latest DA vanguard with its "return to form®", the bland, boring and ugly Avowed (with its looney dev drama), Starfield, Concord (All the previews were very positive) and all the other slop that for one reason or another gathered lots of attention/drama.
Also Pt2 : just take a look at this thread, you think people are actually interested in the scores ? Most are just here as to "stick it to the man/chuds" and just disagree with others for the sake of disagreeing, it's a petty sight to behold but...I've learned that this is how it usually goes with these kind of things/topics.
It is what it is.
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bender
What time is it?
I spent about 80 hours in it and I honestly remember nothing about the experience.
I take it you skipped Odyssey?
Indeed.
It wasn't bad or anything but I'm pretty sure it turned my central processing unit into pancake batter.
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peek
Member
Actually, nvm... SOLD! This is, this is something special boys.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Yeah all that Mirage did was make all the short coming of the new AC games stand out like a sore thumb.
They marketed it as an OG AC but it was more of an attempt to make one with the new style but everything fall short.
The comparisons people did with Unity was jarring.
fart town usa
Member
It's amazing that people take scores as a trustworthy metric. We know how these things work. Jim Sterling, of all people, called it out over a decade ago.
bender
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Potato, Potahto, Shitake, Shit Take, Tomato, Tomahto
Aesius
Member
I mean, that's on you, homes. Maybe pay attention to games that you spend 80 hours playing? Dunno what to tell you. It's a video game after all. Most of them are fairly forgettable experiences as an adult.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Do you remember when we would question the authenticity Ubisoft games being real when they showed them, and while they were bullshot trailers they did get close.
That doesn't happen anymore.. just copy and paste for over a decade now.
bender
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Gamer_By_Proxy
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bender
What time is it?
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
To me, Valhalla felt much slower than something that was incredibly arcade-y like Odyssey, Valhalla is my least favorite of the RPG-Creed games so far.
Meanwhile, Odyssey is probably one of my most played games of all time. Really loved it.
Kacho
Gold Member
This game is going to be an endless content farm
HRK69
Gold Member
Yeah. That's what I thought.
You tried so hard to sound tough, but all I read was ‘I have no argument and zero self-awareness.' Congrats.
Giallo Corsa
Gold Member
Bartski
Gold Member
You know something is seriously off when the highlight of the game turns out to be reading the codex.
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MiguelItUp
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Odyssey is the only other one I heard have positive buzz since Black Flag IRL. Sure it's subjective, as is everything, but that always stood out to me.To me, Valhalla felt much slower than something that was incredibly arcade-y like Odyssey, Valhalla is my least favorite of the RPG-Creed games so far.
Meanwhile, Odyssey is probably one of my most played games of all time. Really loved it.
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bender
What time is it?
To me, Valhalla felt much slower than something that was incredibly arcade-y like Odyssey, Valhalla is my least favorite of the RPG-Creed games so far.
Meanwhile, Odyssey is probably one of my most played games of all time. Really loved it.
You are an hour and a half over my Origins playtime.
Topher
Identifies as young
I'm still a fan of AC, but I can't disagree with you. Not a lot of original thinking going into the franchise for quite some time. They put more into caricatures of historical figures than most anything else and that's probably the part I wish they would leave out the most.
To me, Valhalla felt much slower than something that was incredibly arcade-y like Odyssey, Valhalla is my least favorite of the RPG-Creed games so far.
Meanwhile, Odyssey is probably one of my most played games of all time. Really loved it.
I like Odyssey the best in that era of AC as well. Origins is a close second though.
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
So... You choose which character to play as for most of the game... More RPG elements in this than any in the series...Yasuke's story is interesting...
Some quick takeaways from his playthrough so far ...
Some quick takeaways from his playthrough so far ...
Topher
Identifies as young
I think I noped out of the game before getting to that "highlight". I've platinumed every AC since Syndicate, but Mirage just did not click with me at all.
bender
What time is it?
Just like any Ubisoft series, the design is slightly iterated on until it is run into the ground. It's probably why people liked Origins so much as it was a departure from the norm.