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[Xater]

That's the problem with annualising massive games. Because the studios have to leap-frog each other's release there's no time for vitally important pre-production with a small team. No time to gauge the response to the previous game and the current temperature of your franchise.

I imagine Ubisoft had no idea Black Flag would be so well received and act as the palate cleanser the series needed. And when they did realise? Unity was in feature lock and Rogue was their B-game.

It also doesn't give you enough time to actually make major improvements to your game mechanics.

 

[danm999]

I imagine Ubisoft had no idea Black Flag would be so well received and act as the palate cleanser the series needed. And when they did realise? Unity was in feature lock and Rogue was their B-game.

Yep. The massive ship that is Ubiosft turns slowly. When you think about it they're lucky they were already designing AC 4 around the best part of 3 (the ship stuff).

Had they designed 4 around, I dunno the tree stuff, there might not be an Assasins Creed series anymore.

 

[Noray]

It also doesn't give you enough time to actually make major improvements to your game mechanics.

Yeah the combat mechanics are essentially still rooted in what AC2 did, with the same jank-ass animations. Something about the sound and animations in combat has always been off in the series. I'm amazed they are still using basically the same combat systems in Syndicate, it should've been scrapped and redesigned wholesale like 4 games ago.

 

[Jintor]

creed combat has always felt horrendously crappy. That team has no idea how to use hitstop/start and other time related animation things to give combat that really snappy feel.

...at least, that's how i remember it being. Things might've changed.

But i doubt it.

 

[Incandenza]

Instead of actually fixing any of their systems they just trivialize it so it's over as fast as possible. They've been doing it to the combat in every game since II and have increasingly been doing it for traversal as well. The stuff I've seen of Syndicate basically has you Batman-grappling your way to the top of whatever building you want in seconds.

 

[TheMrPliskin]

creed combat has always felt horrendously crappy. That team has no idea how to use hitstop/start and other time related animation things to give combat that really snappy feel.

...at least, that's how i remember it being. Things might've changed.

But i doubt it.

Nope they haven't, the combat still lacks any real flow and just feels like a mess of janky animations all jumbled together.

 

[Noray]

Yeah there's a thread with a video of the first 40 minutes of the game http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1126119

The game seems to play exactly like the last ones.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Haha, they stopped that dumb FMV game literally a minute before it ends.

 

[SomberOwl]

Am I the only one that enjoyed both AC games last year and still enjoys them? I didn't have any problems with them.

Is anyone else here actually looking forward to Syndicate? I am. I still like the gameplay of AC.

 

[CambriaRising]

You can watch the video with Dan from our friends at Unarchived: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTJ0kn09F_c

Makes it much more interesting, since nothing of note really happened in the first three streams and it's this ending marathon is were all the excitement went down. Just click around in the video especially towards the end, where Patrick's tiredness leads to him being silent most of the time.

Thank you!

 

[CoolBatteryCharge]

Is there a GB GAF PS4 community?

 

[BearPawB]

Am I the only one that enjoyed both AC games last year and still enjoys them? I didn't have any problems with them.

Is anyone else here actually looking forward to Syndicate? I am. I still like the gameplay of AC.

I don't think the core gameplay loop of assassins creed games is bad. I am just utterly bored of it.

 

[Myggen]

Is there a GB GAF PS4 community?

Okay folks. In the absence of anyone else setting one up, I have created a Giant Bomb GAF community on PS4. My PSN name is AnjinM. Look me up if you want to join the community. I will try to make it pretty later.

.

 

[DamnBoxes]

Is there a GB GAF PS4 community?

There is! You can search for AnjinM on your PS4 and find the community through his profile.

EDIT: Myggen is fast like Saaaaanic.

 

[CoolBatteryCharge]

Thank y'all fine folks very much. *tips hat*

 

[DamnBoxes]

We should have a Rocket League PS4 date night.

 

[bigwinnerx]

If for anything but the Halloween hats. I have a rad jack-o'-lantern top now.

 

[ratcliffja]

I have to admit that I agree... MGS 1-4 were a lot of fun to watch but 5 is just a borefest.

Demo Derby on the other hand is the best feature on the site this year and we're not getting enough of it.

Reverse that and you'd be right. Demo Derby is typically very boring.

 

[killroy87]

Reverse that and you'd be right. Demo Derby is typically very boring.

You're literally the first person I've heard say anything bad about demo derby. How can you not like little time capsules of gaming??

 

[War Peaceman]

demo derby's great when they aren't playing the games

 

[DamnBoxes]

Reverse that and you'd be right. Demo Derby is typically very boring.

 

[Xater]

Reverse that and you'd be right. Demo Derby is typically very boring.

Nah son.

 

[CoolBatteryCharge]

They're both great shows. You're all wrong.

 

[Zaph]

Another day of the week, another promo cut by dan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KxtGOR7GKI&feature=youtu.be

edit: it would be hilarious if all this time dan was actually a multi millionaire

edit2 the shitty twitch hoody makes the video

 

[Myggen]

They're both great shows. You're all wrong.

 

[tuxfool]

Demo Derby is typically very boring.

Seldom do I see a justified reason to pile on somebodies opinion.

This is one of those times.

 

[Xater]

Dan has a new gimmick for his All Pro Wrestling appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KxtGOR7GKI&feature=youtu.be

 

[Death Metalist]

They're both great shows. You're all wrong.

Everything is awesome to me when it comes to GB.

Another day of the week, another promo cut by dan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KxtGOR7GKI&feature=youtu.be

edit: it would be hilarious if all this time dan was actually a multi millionaire

edit2 the shitty twitch hoody makes the video

Fantastic.

All it's missing is the signature sunnies.

 

[Jeevesmeister]

Dan has a new gimmick for his All Pro Wrestling appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KxtGOR7GKI&feature=youtu.be

A little too dialed down for a modern day Million Dollar Man rehash, but who knows what might happen.

 

[Noray]

At this point I'd trade in Metal Gear Scanlon for one weekly Demo Derby in a heartbeat. So done with that series.

 

[ratcliffja]

You're literally the first person I've heard say anything bad about demo derby. How can you not like little time capsules of gaming??

I was there and remember almost all of it already but never in any fond or nostalgic way. The Jaffe stuff and the Ginuwine video from the last episode were the only entertaining parts. Granted I never liked the disc based 32 bit systems, but even if there was somehow a demo collection of N64 games, it wouldn't be that interesting.

 

[hamchan]

At this point I'd trade in Metal Gear Scanlon for one weekly Demo Derby in a heartbeat. So done with that series.

Look forward to another 50+ episodes of it.

 

[ratcliffja]

Look forward to another 50+ episodes of it.

I absolutely do. It's the best series on the site by far.

 

[alr1ght]

Dan investing in technology is hilarious considering he doesn't know what a mortgage is.

 

[strafer]

I bet Drew is going to Russia with the girlfriend.

 

[Noray]

Look forward to another 50+ episodes of it.

I don't think I can physically handle that much more of this series.

I'll probably end up having them on in the background when I'm playing a game that doesn't require my full attention or something.

 

[Backfoggen]

That FMV game is helling me out.

 

[Jeevesmeister]

I bet Drew is going to Russia with the girlfriend.

Next Bond film plot confirmed

 

[f0rk]

Dan investing in technology is hilarious considering he doesn't know what a mortgage is.

He doesn't need to, straight cash businessman

 

[kAmui-]

Another day of the week, another promo cut by dan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KxtGOR7GKI&feature=youtu.be

edit: it would be hilarious if all this time dan was actually a multi millionaire

edit2 the shitty twitch hoody makes the video

At this point I'd probably believe it if Dan said he actually is a millionaire.

What is this thing Dan is doing with APW?

 

[Myggen]

At this point I'd probably believe it if Dan said he actually is a millionaire.

What is this thing Dan is doing with APW?

Dan's gonna be a manager.

 

[OdysseusVA]

I was hoping he had a match lined up

 

[Jimmyfenix]

this rugby score bumming me out

 

[Myggen]

I was hoping he had a match lined up

Dan probably doesn't wanna die just yet.

 

[robotrock]

The Twitch hoodie is so good

 

[stump sock]

The Twitch hoodie is so good

I might have a connection that I should try to cash in on to grab one of those

e: for myself

 

[randomlyrossy]

Well I just spent a significant portion of my day playing games while watching that Ryckoning video on GB Unarchived. Great job by the duder/s over there, combined stream/periscope etc videos are super helpful.

Look forward to the follow up stuff from this, hope they manage to follow through on the podcast and additional challenge they talked about.

 

[Tubobutts]

You know, the only way i would play an ass creed hand is if they base it on the discworld.

Man, that would be so great.

 

[hamchan]

this rugby score bumming me out

AUSTRALIA WOOOOOOOO

 

[Curufinwe]

Cheating refs strike again.