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Assassin's Creed Syndicate |OT| Once more unto the glitch
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Summer Haze
Banned
You can turn all of that crap off afaik.
Played for 4 hours last night and I just love it. Such a smooth experience with great variety, I really like both Jacob and Evie, the combat feels great, and the grapple is a game changer for the series. I also love how the map isn't just littered with icons, and looks more like AC2 in that regard. I'll be into this all weekend. I'm so impressed with what they've done.
Mr. Luchador
Member
... dammit this positive word of mouth is getting to me. Must resist.
Alkastelca
Member
It's probably just a placebo effect but I think the game runs more smoothly if you turn off or select minimal HUD. Especially with puppeteer toggle off.
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¯\_(ツ
_/¯Go into the menu - options and you can disable anything in the UI (including the whole UI).
SlasherJPC
Banned
Have fun! No UI is very immersive (and difficult).
Mr. Luchador
Member
Join the Syndicate. Embrace the Creed!
haha Chevy Chase, man. Good stuff. I'll ask for this for Christmas, I still have Unity and Rogue to play!
GwyndolinCinder
Member
Yeah i'm downloading this now, dam you positive word of mouth.
Also those accents
finishers are great in this game !
SJRB
Gold Member
The river Thames is probably my favourite part of the city. It's pretty incredible how busy it is, and how dynamic it is to cross it. It's some next-gen Frogger but it works really well. I can't even imagine everything going on "under the hood" when you jump from one moving boat to another going the opposite direction.
Also a lot of clever solutions for when there's no boat approaching, like crates you can jump on to.
That said the Thames completely ruins the pace, so if you just want to get to the other side for a mission and you're not near a bridge you're fucked.
Also a lot of clever solutions for when there's no boat approaching, like crates you can jump on to.
That said the Thames completely ruins the pace, so if you just want to get to the other side for a mission and you're not near a bridge you're fucked.
KnownAsEpic
Banned
But you can't disable the ring around the character or highlighting the enemies unless you disable everything.
If the past few games are anything to go by, the historical main story really is the star of the show and pretty self contained after the Ezio trilogy and even those were stand alone games. Judging from what I've played so far the modern day storyline is even more dialed back and less involved in this one.
SentryDown
Member
I played about 6 hours, loving it so far, the mission structure is great and feels like a true open world
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Against my better judgment I bought this yesterday. I'm sick and was bored, and people being mostly positive on it pushed me over the edge. It is pretty good so far. A lot better than Unity at any rate.
thelurkinghorror
Member
You can take hostages also outside these extraction missions and is very usefull. You basically stage a "friendship" with the hostage and the same happen in a lot of action movies
MassiveNights
Banned
Are there any platforming puzzle tombs like in AC2?
Fleet_of_Foot
Member
I bought the Ezio costume as soon as I could. Didn't even look at its stats. I'll be Ezio forever if this series keeps letting me.
Reckless Onion
Member
This thread is pushing me over the edge
Elginer
Member
Stupid work is stopping me from playing but I managed to get 2 hours in last night and am loving it so far. Leagues better than Unity. Not as good looking but I'm fine with that, combat is sooooooo much better and fun. Finishers are nasty and I love Evie. Jacob is a bubbling fool but charming in his own way.
The Last Wizard
Member
If it wasn't for mid terms I'd run out and buy this right now
Can't speak to PS4, but on Xbox the content that is already available automatically downloaded when I put in my gold edition code. So far I believe the Sherlock Holmes outfit is the only one available, and that will just be in Jacobs outfits menu. Everything else is from Ubisoft Club and the Join the Family promotion site.
I played the intro and I've freed the first area on Xbone (my PS4 hard drive is full).
The framerate is atrocious. Have I just not played a 30 fps game in a while? The camera is dizzyingly unresponsive / disorienting. The aiming for knives and gunplay feels really imprecise. I had such fond memories of Black Flag (the only AC I haven't played is Unity), but I do not remember the controls and camera feeling this loose.
Is this the new engine? Will I acclimate?
The framerate is atrocious. Have I just not played a 30 fps game in a while? The camera is dizzyingly unresponsive / disorienting. The aiming for knives and gunplay feels really imprecise. I had such fond memories of Black Flag (the only AC I haven't played is Unity), but I do not remember the controls and camera feeling this loose.
Is this the new engine? Will I acclimate?
FoxnHurley
Member
Against my better judgment, I picked up a copy yesterday, and surprisingly, the game is really good! What a difference from Unity. The map is breathable compared to the density of Paris. Not really feeling overwhelmed by collectibles, and each district is smartly designed by only having a single mission in each of its several sectors before you 'conquer' it.
Traversal is a bit of a slog until you reach chapter 3 and unlock the grappling hook (which comes about pretty quick, so don't worry).London is gorgeous, and the dynamic weather and change in time of day breathes even more life into this bustling city.
During the evening its cobblestone paths are basked in dim light by the oil lamps, and Elizabeth Tower is seen afar by its clockface lit up in an eerie orange. The artist have done a great job transportation into the Victorian age, and the game's framerate is a vast improvement in comparison to Unity. I'm fine with the crowd size being reduced on the streets, though such locations such as train stations are densely populated with hundreds of patrons waiting near the platforms for trains to arrive. Good stuff.
Traversal is a bit of a slog until you reach chapter 3 and unlock the grappling hook (which comes about pretty quick, so don't worry).London is gorgeous, and the dynamic weather and change in time of day breathes even more life into this bustling city.
During the evening its cobblestone paths are basked in dim light by the oil lamps, and Elizabeth Tower is seen afar by its clockface lit up in an eerie orange. The artist have done a great job transportation into the Victorian age, and the game's framerate is a vast improvement in comparison to Unity. I'm fine with the crowd size being reduced on the streets, though such locations such as train stations are densely populated with hundreds of patrons waiting near the platforms for trains to arrive. Good stuff.
SJRB
Gold Member
Good lord, Bounty Hunts are fucking awful.
WHY is this even a thing?
Nope. There is a dedicated "stealth" button, you'll crouch and put on the hood. As soon as you go back to normal mode you stand up and take off the hood.
WHY is this even a thing?
Nope. There is a dedicated "stealth" button, you'll crouch and put on the hood. As soon as you go back to normal mode you stand up and take off the hood.
Comeback franchise of the year? Comeback franchise of the year.
Feels good.
I visited London for the first time this year, so the idea of playing an AC game set in the Victorian era is so good. Now if the USPS would just hurry the fuck up and deliver my game, that would make my day.
Feels good.
I visited London for the first time this year, so the idea of playing an AC game set in the Victorian era is so good. Now if the USPS would just hurry the fuck up and deliver my game, that would make my day.
Thanks for the answer. Didn't know that. As I said Unity is the only one I finished. I like it more with their hoods up. Wish it could be a toogle.
montycliff13
Member
I just bumped into some very foppish-looking dandies playing goddamn cricket on the lawn of Parliament and one says "what's all that hargy-bargey bout then??!"
Goty 5 child workers out of 5
Goty 5 child workers out of 5
SJRB
Gold Member
The writing for the NPCs in this is by far the best in the series IMO. I ran into some orphan beggars. One said "I think I'm goin' hoarse with all this beggin'" and the other boy said "its all them cheap cigars you been smokin'". I'm sure past games have had some decent lines, but they were all in other languages, so it was hard to pick up on that stuff. I really hope they start adding in some context sensitive NPC interactions in future games. If there are beggars on the street or kids playing I'd like to be able to walk up to them and press the action button to interact.
Looks great.
cormack12
Gold Member
Quick question - after the starting area (Whitechapel), you have to go to Lambeth to start sequence 4. How do you get there? Can I just wander through London (it's level 6, am I going to get my ass handed to me by blighters who spot me?). I tried getting on the fast travel train but it seemed to go straight back to Whitechapel.....
SentryDown
Member
You can pretty much steal a "car" (don't know the english word for this), run or use the hook, if you're fast enough they won't do much.