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[RafterXL]

In fairness romance options in games more often than not are pretty bad and cringe, this isn't exclusive to this game.

The voice acting is legitimately terrible. In fact, every clip of a Japanese person is absolutely terrible.



WTF is this shit?

 

[SJRB]

The romances in any AC game are cringe and horribly written, like most 90% of dialogue in Ubisoft games.

Nothing new there to be mindblowing about.

No wonder i have that grifter blocked.

The grifters are doing fulltime work to drum up some last minute release hate!

I don't know man, dismissing something bad and cringe because "it was always bad and cringe in previous games" is not a great argument to make. Pointing out bad stuff is not a grift.

The romance with Elise in Unity was great and well written so they can actually write a good romance story if they want to. Random romance shit where you say dumb stuff like "I like your sword" and "you look dangerous" two times and then by the magic of videogames logic you are now in love is just bottom of the barrel-tier writing.

 

[Varteras]

This has probably already been posted here, so I'm going to go ahead and post it again:

 

[MMaRsu]

I don't know man, dismissing something bad and cringe because "it was always bad and cringe in previous games" is not a great argument to make. Pointing out bad stuff is not a grift.

The romance with Elise in Unity was great and well written so they can actually write a good romance story if they want to. Random romance shit where you say dumb stuff like "I like your sword" and "you look dangerous" two times and then by the magic of videogames logic you are now in love is just bottom of the barrel-tier writing.

Ofcourse its barrel tier writing. Anyone expecting anything different from anything Ubisoft hasnt been playing their videogames the past 10 years.

 

[GudOlRub]

I don't know man, dismissing something bad and cringe because "it was always bad and cringe in previous games" is not a great argument to make. Pointing out bad stuff is not a grift.

The romance with Elise in Unity was great and well written so they can actually write a good romance story if they want to. Random romance shit where you say dumb stuff like "I like your sword" and "you look dangerous" two times and then by the magic of videogames logic you are now in love is just bottom of the barrel-tier writing.

Ezio's romance with Cristina and later with Sofia was also pretty well done, and his casual flings throughout his trilogy never felt anything like the dumb romances from this new RPG formula.

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

I've been playing games 30 years and never have I tried to do something like that in a videogame, not even GTA. The only game that I can think off that forced you to do it its MW2 in that famous mission in the airport but yeah, for me removing this it's fine, I dont need it in this type of game

Come, on man. You never hopped the curb in GTA 3 and mowed down a few pedestrians to cut a corner?

Never socked an old lady in the jaw and threw her sorry carcass on the pavement while you were jacking her sedan?

What else, you obeying the speed limit and stopping at all the red lights too?

 

[RafterXL]

Ofcourse its barrel tier writing. Anyone expecting anything different from anything Ubisoft hasnt been playing their videogames the past 10 years.

This is a stupid cop out. I played Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla and none of them had this dogshit voice acting, so if they writing is always supposed to stay bad, forever apparently, why isn't the voice acting as good as previous entries?

 

[MMaRsu]

This is a stupid cop out. I played Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla and none of them had this dogshit voice acting, so if they writing is always supposed to stay bad, forever apparently, why isn't the voice acting as good as previous entries?

Ehhhh

Are you for real?

They all have dogshit voice acting except for most of the main cast. And so has the writing been terribad.

 

[ElFenomeno]

As expected, aggressively mediocre.
Ubisoft needs to step up their game. Good luck for everyone enjoying these games but I can't pay day one 70 euro for this.
Maybe I will give it a shot when it's on GamePass/ Ps Extra.

 

[RJMacready73]

.... it seems like an ubisoft Ass Creed game... so shocked

 

[RafterXL]

Ehhhh

Are you for real?

They all have dogshit voice acting except for most of the main cast. And so has the writing been terribad.

The voice acting for the last three games has been generally good, you don't get to pretend otherwise because this games voice work is dogshit. And isn't Naoe the main cast? She's terrible.

 

[MMaRsu]

The voice acting for the last three games has been generally good, you don't get to pretend otherwise because this games voice work is dogshit. And isn't Naoe the main cast? She's terrible.

Cmon man. Generally good? Have you played a non Ubisoft game lately?

While I like this quest, the voice acting is absolutely mediocre.

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

The voice acting for the last three games has been generally good, you don't get to pretend otherwise because this games voice work is dogshit. And isn't Naoe the main cast? She's terrible.

Some of Yasuke's VA and dialogue is also pretty questionable.

Having him add a hard R to the end of "Nobunaga" was a wild choice.

 

[Novaex]

So it ends up in the low 80's which is pretty decent but we don't know how many of these gaming "journalists" increased their score to "own the chuds". I'm more curious about the steam score and expect it to be around 70%.

 

[GymWolf]

People loved Origins and that's the sloggiest game that ever slogged.

origins is nowhere near as sloggy and bloaty as valhalla.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

origins is nowhere near as sloggy and bloaty as valhalla.

Well,... it sure not as insanly bloated as Odyssey and Valhalla, but man, 88 hours (in my case) is way too much for a game like Origins to finish every story quest and DLC - I've tried to finish everything as fast as I could btw by skiping dialogues of some boring quests etc., but you still have to do the legwork and combat which you can't skip.

 

[John Wick]

I'm definitely getting it. Previews were mainly positive.
85-90

 

[Kacho]

Not sure if posted. Click4Gameplay didn’t like it. Bad writing, awful voice acting, not as good as Odyssey or Valhalla which he loved.

 

[TrebleShot]

WTF this is exactly why reviews these days are completely out of whack. Imagine paying 60 for a game with this level of dialogue, fucking shameful. Im not talking about the content thats bad enough, I meant the performances, so stilted.

 

[GymWolf]

Well,... it sure not as insanly bloated as Odyssey and Valhalla, but man, 88 hours (in my case) is way too much for a game like Origins to finish every story quest and DLC - I've tried to finish everything as fast as I could btw by skiping dialogues of some boring quests etc., but you still have to do the legwork and combat which you can't skip.

I have to check my playtime but it is hardly superior than 40-50 hours.

 

[Roufianos]

I'm definitely getting it. Previews were mainly positive.
85-90

Huh?

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

I thought about spending the extra $20 on the digital deluxe version, but then I saw Odyssey for $12 and Mirage for $20, both of which I haven’t played. Immediately convinced me to skip the digital deluxe content.

 

[DavidGzz]

Just purchased the base version for PC. Can't wait to dig in tonight.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Not sure if posted. Click4Gameplay didn’t like it. Bad writing, awful voice acting, not as good as Odyssey or Valhalla which he loved.

I have to check my playtime but it is hardly superior than 40-50 hours.

Please do. I'm curious how is it on your end and how much you completed.

 

[adamsapple]

I thought about spending the extra $20 on the digital deluxe version, but then I saw Odyssey for $12 and Mirage for $20, both of which I haven’t played. Immediately convinced me to skip the digital deluxe content.

Odyssey! *


* Make sure if you get that, get the Gold or Ultimate edition (often on massive sales), it has 2 *massive* DLC campaigns which are bigger than most modern games and do a genuine job of pushing the story forward.

 

[Topher]

I have to check my playtime but it is hardly superior than 40-50 hours.

Please do. I'm curious how is it on your end and how much you completed.

Here are my playtimes for AC games I've played the last few years. This is just for the base games, not DLC.

 

[Roman Empire]

Here are my playtimes for AC games I've played the last few years. This is just for the base games, not DLC.

You terrify me.

 

[Topher]

You terrify me.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Here are my playtimes for AC games I've played the last few years. This is just for the base games, not DLC.

You definitely played Origins way longer than I did without DLC.

 

[GHG]

Combat looks decent here to be fair.

 

[adamsapple]

Combat looks decent here to be fair.

My man GHG turning a leaf towards the game

 

[GHG]

My man GHG turning a leaf towards the game

I'm swaying towards getting it, might do ubisoft+ first though to make sure the PC version isn't so trash that neither the 4080 or 4090 can run it well.

 

[TrebleShot]

It's live on Ubi plus with NZ trick.
Set vpn to NZ
Start game from .exe file on desktop or files folder.

 

[Nowa]

Look at these animations LMAO

 

[saintjules]

The voice acting is legitimately terrible. In fact, every clip of a Japanese person is absolutely terrible.



WTF is this shit?

The first mistake is playing this game in English dub.

 

[adamsapple]

I'm swaying towards getting it, might do ubisoft+ first though to make sure the PC version isn't so trash that neither the 4080 or 4090 can run it well.

Might as well wait a day or two, the DF PC video will probably be out before the weekend to give a modest idea.

 

[Kacho]

The first mistake is playing this game in English dub.

Japanese voices have dreadful lip syncing like GoT. Pick your poison.

 

[adamsapple]

Japanese voices have dreadful lip syncing like GoT. Pick your poison.

If you roleplay that it's poor voice acting is just the Animus's interpretation, it makes it easier to digest

 

[GHG]

Might as well wait a day or two, the DF PC video will probably be out before the weekend to give a modest idea.

Well having just seen how they have decided to enforce gore censorship and destruction instead of simply making it optional for those who are sensitive to it, I'm out.

Ridiculous how that's where they decide to make changes and not the blatantly shoehorned diversity pandering main character.

 

[Roman Empire]

Look at these animations LMAO

Naoe's grab looks like how asian mothers do before grounding the children. That guy is fucked.

 

[Alebrije]

No AC game was ever a GOTY contender. There are like 18 of them.

yep but UBI needs urgently a GOTY contender to save the boat

 

[RafterXL]

The first mistake is playing this game in English dub.

It's not a dub, this is a western game.

Combat looks decent here to be fair.

Highly edited. Adding Yasuke ruined the combat in this game. You either play as a brute who just ignores all the mechanics of the game, and is the most boring sword fighting you've ever experienced, or you play as a weak ass version of other games by using Naoe. That's why most of that video doesn't show sword fights, because Naoe has to hit someone 15 times to kill them when Yasuke does it in 2. All that stealth stuff looks cool, but she's so neutered in a straight up fight that clearing an area with her is like 5x longer than with Yasuke.

 

[jorgejjvr]

So she's a lesbian?

 

[ManaByte]

yep but UBI needs urgently a GOTY contender to save the boat

No they just need a good AC game, which this appears to be. Going to take a trip to NZ to start playing it.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

So she's a lesbian?

For a little money and attention they all are.

 

[LordCBH]

So she's a lesbian?

I ain’t gay, but $10 is $10.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Was hoping someone else would hit the IYKYK joke.

 

[Black_Stride]

Karak Review sold me on the game.

Im lying I was buying this either way, but this review got me much more excited to get the game.
Def gonna play game on hard.
Sounds right up my alley.

 

[dEvAnGeL]

Haven’t watched any reviews yet but I read this game had a homestead similar to Assassin’s Creed 2? Upgradable?

 

[Evil Calvin]

In fairness romance options in games more often than not are pretty bad and cringe, this isn't exclusive to this game.

Why are there any romance options in any game? Unless the game is specifically a romance game.......it should not be in games.