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[JaseC]

somehow I managed to beat the first game but it was so bad that I have no desire to play the rest of the series.

I've always heard that 2 was much better though so I would like to hear why you think the original is better.

I appreciate the original game more for what it attempted to accomplish than how it turned out. Despite the monotonous mission design, AssCreed 1 succeeds the most at making the player feel like an actual assassin; this is something Ubi began to move away from beginning with the sequel and has since abandoned entirely in favour of a traditional action-adventure experience that simply makes shallow pretensions about incorporating investigative or stealth gameplay.

Edit: Having said that, Rennaisance Italy is my favourite setting of the series thus far (2's locales and Brotherhood's Rome more so than Revelations' Constantinople).

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

I think you all don't like AC4 because you are criminally insane.

 

[FloatOn]

I appreciate the original game more for what it attempted to accomplish than how it turned out. Despite the monotonous mission design, AssCreed 1 succeeds the most at making the player feel like an actual assassin; this is something Ubi began to move away from beginning with the sequel and has since abandoned entirely in favour of a traditional action-adventure experience that simply makes shallow pretensions about incorporating investigative or stealth gameplay.

I see. So they more or less turned an intriguing concept into a mindless action popcorn flick type of thing.

That's a shame.

 

[Razorskin]

I think you all don't like AC4 because you are criminally insane.

Once I finally get through AC3 I can play AC4.

 

[kurahador]

Wayforward posted this in kickstarter email regarding Shantae Risky's Revenge steam;

We are hard at work on the Steam release of Shantae: Risky's Revenge and it looks like it will be available Q2 of next year! We're tentatively calling this the "Director's Cut" because we are taking the best parts of the DSiWare original and all our favorite updates from the iOS release to make it the best version of Risky's Revenge yet!

 

[DocSeuss]

I see. So they more or less turned an intriguing concept into a mindless action popcorn flick type of thing.

That's a shame.

It's not mindless. It's just not really an open-world stealth game, which is what made the original game such an interesting concept. Now it's just "hey, run around, discover things, stab people, sail the Caribbean..."

AC4 is SUPER FUN, and the best-written game in the series so far (not that that's saying a whole lot). It's super innovative as a pirate game, and has more in common with Red Dead Redemption (except it's, well, good) than anything else. So I'd hesitate to call it "mindless action popcorn flick." ACR, sure. AC3, well, no--it's actually a really interesting, but deeply flawed game. AC4, though, is just plain awesome--but could benefit from a return to stealth.

 

[FloatOn]

It's not mindless. It's just not really an open-world stealth game.

well my biggest issue was with the really simplistic rock-paper-scissor combat of the first game where counter attack beats all.

I think at this point I'd be totally happy if every 3rd person beat em up kind of games did some kind of variation of the arkham batman games.

 

[Derrick01]

I think you all don't like AC4 because you are criminally insane.

I would honestly think the people who do like the series are closer to that. I have no idea how one could justify liking the pointless, basic activities and collectibles and the most basic, near automated platforming and combat in all of gaming. What's left after you take all of that away?

 

[Card Boy]

I would honestly think the people who do like the series are closer to that. I have no idea how one could justify liking the pointless, basic activities and collectibles and the most basic, near automated platforming and combat in all of gaming. What's left after you take all of that away?

Haven't you got a ball and cup to play with somewhere Derrick?

 

[DukeBobby]

Haven't you got a ball and cup to play with somewhere Derrick?

A ball and cup has better gameplay than Assassin's Creed.

 

[dirtywhirlwind]

Just got my Clickteam Fusion 2.5 Steam key (if you bought the humble weekly you can ask for a 60-something % off upgrade voucher) and it suddenly hit me, why would I want to have software on my Steam account? Seems kinda silly.

 

[IcyRhythms]

What's the word on Teslagrad? Great game, average, wait for a better deal....

 

[TheD]

I would honestly think the people who do like the series are closer to that. I have no idea how one could justify liking the pointless, basic activities and collectibles and the most basic, near automated platforming and combat in all of gaming. What's left after you take all of that away?

I have played a little of AC4 and I agree, it is not very fun (in fact I felt a bit depressed after playing it).

 

[JaseC]

A ball and cup has better gameplay than Assassin's Creed.

I'd buy A Ball and Cup: Steam Edition.

 

[jediyoshi]

I would honestly think the people who do like the series are closer to that. I have no idea how one could justify liking the pointless, basic activities and collectibles and the most basic, near automated platforming and combat in all of gaming. What's left after you take all of that away?

You lost me at video games having a point.

Folding@home is more of a video game than Mario I presume.

 

[toddhunter]

I would honestly think the people who do like the series are closer to that. I have no idea how one could justify liking the pointless, basic activities and collectibles and the most basic, near automated platforming and combat in all of gaming. What's left after you take all of that away?

What if they provide a DLC batman costume, does that fix everything?

 

[Stallion Free]

Oh man, so many edgy opinions.

 

[Storm360]

So much for SteamOS, I've tried 7 or so different methods now and my PC won't even detect it

EDIT: Haha, as soon as I post that it goes.

 

[IcyRhythms]

Also

https://soundcloud.com/konami/kojima-productions-alert-008

At 34:57 a fan asks if MGR is canceled and they confirm that the game is in its final stages of development. "can expect it to pop up on Steam any day now"

Sorry if already posted

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

Uninstalled Skyrim again. For the last time? Doubtful. But I needed a break because all I seem to do in that game anymore is take pictures and mess with hair/makeup/clothing.

 

[JaseC]

What's the word on Teslagrad? Great game, average, wait for a better deal....

Controller support seems to be slightly broken, at least for wireless controllers: you need to manually set the bindings and they appear as "joy8" and whatnot rather than actual X360 button names.

 

[KarmaCow]

Also

https://soundcloud.com/konami/kojima-productions-alert-008

At 34:57 a fan asks if MGR is canceled and they confirm that the game is in its final stages of development. "can expect it to pop up on Steam any day now"

Sorry if already posted

Over/under on it being released before February? They probably won't drop it mid Winter sale.

 

[FloatOn]

Oh man, so many edgy opinions.

And playing devils advocate to the homogenized aaa landfill makes you a cut above them all right?

 

[denx]

Someone posted a video of someone else using SteamOS in the SteamOS Beta thread.

Apparently you need to set the option to go to desktop in the settings menu, otherwise you'll be stuck in Steam BPM. Neat for someone who wants to use the thing as a straight up console.

 

[Momentary]

What's the word on Teslagrad? Great game, average, wait for a better deal....

I had to manually set my controller settings, other than that there's really no other hassles. I've played 20 minutes of it and have moved it to my games to beat list on Steam.

 

[The_Monk]

I'm just happy for liking this hobby and managing to have fun playing my games. Strange I know, but it feels good.

 

[Painraze]

What if they provide a DLC batman costume, does that fix everything?

lol oh man

 

[Stallion Free]

And playing devils advocate to the homogenized aaa landfill makes you a cut above them all right?

Being the person who these games are made for does make me a cut above, yes.

 

[Atraveller]

Uninstalled Skyrim again. For the last time? Doubtful. But I needed a break because all I seem to do in that game anymore is take pictures and mess with hair/makeup/clothing.

The ultimate Barbie game.

 

[Intheflorsh]

Someone posted a video of someone else using SteamOS in the SteamOS Beta thread.

Apparently you need to set the option to go to desktop in the settings menu, otherwise you'll be stuck in Steam BPM. Neat for someone who wants to use the thing as a straight up console.

I guess that video was content ID matched, the last time I saw it there was commentary instead of music.

 

[Derrick01]

What if they provide a DLC batman costume, does that fix everything?

Maybe if they added Batman's combat system through DLC it would be somewhat bearable. Still wouldn't fix the other 70% of AC games.

 

[denx]

I guess that video was content ID matched, the last time I saw it there was commentary instead of music.

Really? Oh man, that's bullshit. Hopefully Valve can get these SteamOS videos blanklisted. The new ID claim system is just stupid.

 

[NingenJanai]

Any collectors interested in Football Manager 2012 let me know.

In a few hours I will be going to a store that had a few retail copies last time I was there, so I might be able to get some steam codes for any fellow Gaffer interested, unless they sold all the copies already.

 

[JaseC]

Any collectors interested in Football Manager 2012 let me know.

In a few hours I will be going to a store that had a few retail copies last time I was there, so I might be able to get some steam codes for any fellow Gaffer interested, unless they sold all the copies already.

It's annoying how Sega pulls the previous instalment as an option when releasing a new one (you don't see, say, 2K doing this with the NBA games). I hope Panda reverses this habit when he's the company's president.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

I would honestly think the people who do like the series are closer to that. I have no idea how one could justify liking the pointless, basic activities and collectibles and the most basic, near automated platforming and combat in all of gaming. What's left after you take all of that away?

You mean the gameplay?

 

[Intheflorsh]

Really? Oh man, that's bullshit. Hopefully Valve can get these SteamOS videos blanklisted. The new ID claim system is just stupid.

It was probably the Portal gameplay that set it off instead of SteamOS. Still, I thought Valve said they wouldn't be participating with the system.

 

[NingenJanai]

It's annoying how Sega pulls the previous instalment as an option when releasing a new one (you don't see, say, 2K doing this with the NBA games). I hope Panda reverses this habit when he's the company's president.

Not only sega, the train simulator games do it too, and I think the Magic the gathering games also remove older versions.

 

[JaseC]

It was probably the Portal gameplay that set it off instead of SteamOS. Still, I thought Valve said they wouldn't be participating with the system.

I don't think so. The uploader wasn't clear on why the audio was removed; he could have had something playing in the background that YouTube picked up on.

 

[Vecks]

I'd buy A Ball and Cup: Steam Edition.

You probably already did, and don't even know it.

 

[JaseC]

Not only sega, the train simulator games do it too, and I think the Magic the gathering games also remove older versions.

Train Sim isn't exactly the same as it just uses the one app which is updated on a yearly basis whereas the Football Manager games all use their own apps. As for Magic, 2012 and 2013 are still available; it's just the original game that WOTC pulled.

 

[Intheflorsh]

I don't think so. The uploader wasn't clear on why the audio was removed; he could have had something playing in the background that YouTube picked up on.

That makes more sense. Anyways, the commentary is back if anyone's interested.

 

[zkylon]

give me 15 minutes of a christine love game to make me fall in love with it forever

hate plus is great

old mute is fucking awesome

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

give me 15 minutes of a christine love game to make me fall in love with it forever

hate plus is great

old mute is fucking awesome

yes

 

[JaseC]

AoE Online may be coming back with Steamworks integration:

about 5 hours ago Added community_visible_stats – 1

Now, this flag by itself doesn't necessarily mean anything (e.g. AoE 3 has long had it, too, but as the game lacks Steamworks achievements the stats link just takes you to Steam Community), but the fact it was added now, months after the game was pulled, is interesting.

 

[corrosivefrost]

II'm weak.

Reason #1 I need to add you on Steam: Your collection dwarfs mine and will make me feel better about my weakness for collecting digital games via Steam.

I appreciate the original game more for what it attempted to accomplish than how it turned out. Despite the monotonous mission design, AssCreed 1 succeeds the most at making the player feel like an actual assassin; this is something Ubi began to move away from beginning with the sequel and has since abandoned entirely in favour of a traditional action-adventure experience that simply makes shallow pretensions about incorporating investigative or stealth gameplay.

Edit: Having said that, Rennaisance Italy is my favourite setting of the series thus far (2's locales and Brotherhood's Rome more so than Revelations' Constantinople).

Reason #2 we need to be friends on Steam: I also think AC was the best game of AC and AC2 because it actually felt like you were gathering intel to perform an Assassination -- it was also kind of fresh in a "Matrix" kind of way, where the way it was introduced was very intriguing and pulled you into the universe. AC2 just felt like GTA:Renaissance to me. I 100%'ed it on both console for some reason, but... yeah, I prefer the first game. The only other game I've played in the series is AC3:L and I liked that better than AC2. At some point, I should really try AC:B, AC:R, and AC3.

You probably already did, and don't even know it.

Reason #3 I should friend JaseC: This sounds like something I would do...

 

[JaseC]

The GTAIV + SA bundle is up and costs $34.99, representing a saving of exactly negative one cent. Here's hoping for a sale as I want that German Mac app.

Reasons

FR accepted!

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

New RPG Maker DLC.

Must not.

 

[corrosivefrost]

The GTAIV + SA bundle is up and costs $34.99, representing a saving of exactly negative one cent. Here's hoping for a sale as I want that German Mac app.



FR accepted!

Excellent!

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Steam OS just looks like Big Picture Mode, which I currently curse on a regular basis. Is that an accurate assessment?

 

[BruteUA]

I think you all don't like AC4 because you are criminally insane.

According to the court system , I am criminally insane, but I've never played AssCreed. I should probably avoid it if the above statement is true.

 

[zkylon]

man I gotta wait a whole day to play more hate plus, what the hell

christine love you bitch lol

I started over with different analogue endings and it's pretty crazy the game supports having totally different characters