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STEAM announcements & updates 2012 Thread - Summer sales usually last week of June
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We are going to need a new FAQ for the summer sale. On top of every page.
What repetitive question will be asked for the 1000th time?
Will X Go on Sale?
Should I buy X now or should I wait?
OMG I bought X, but it became a daily deal, anything I can do?
Will X be cheaper in the future?
I missed X, will it be on sale again?
X is on sale at another site, is it Steamworks?
What repetitive question will be asked for the 1000th time?
Will X Go on Sale?
Should I buy X now or should I wait?
OMG I bought X, but it became a daily deal, anything I can do?
Will X be cheaper in the future?
I missed X, will it be on sale again?
X is on sale at another site, is it Steamworks?
legacyzero
Banned
The Grim Heaper
Member
All of them!
legacyzero
Banned
Ask and you shall recieve
All Assassins Creed's 50%-75% off
Are there any shitty DRM's on any of these that I should know about? I dont want always on DRM's at least.
Grimm Fandango
Member
Great price on Brotherhood.
I haven't gotten Revelations yet but I can still wait on that price. Summer sale might have it for less.
I haven't gotten Revelations yet but I can still wait on that price. Summer sale might have it for less.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
It paid off waiting for Broinurhood.
Dog Problems
Banned
Damnit, I never did get around to buying it. :-(
Online permanence was patched out of Brotherhood and Ubi ignored it entirely for Revelations.
Rawket Lawnchair
Member
Good price on Brotherhood, too bad I already got it for PS3 a few weeks ago.
SteveWinwood
Member
Get ACII and Brotherhood now if you've never played them. I enjoyed Revelations, but would only really recommend it to AC fans as it's pretty samey and much shorter than ACII and ACB (both of those games took about 25 hours each while ignoring a ton of stuff, but ACR took about 12 hours with little else to do.)
legacyzero
Banned
For some reason I get horribly bored with Assassins Creed games. Not sure why. They seem really awesome, but at some point, it stops pulling me in..
Only one I ever finished was ACII. Revelations looks really amazing though. I'm tempted on that one. I'm just not sure if I should get it now, or wait for the summer sale for a potentially lower price =/
This game is awesome as hell.
Only one I ever finished was ACII. Revelations looks really amazing though. I'm tempted on that one. I'm just not sure if I should get it now, or wait for the summer sale for a potentially lower price =/
This game is awesome as hell.
spindoctor
Member
Is the Lost Archive DLC for Assassins Creed Revelations worth it? And by that I mean, does it add anything to the core story/mythology of Assassins Creed? The description on it's store page has one line that's interesting followed a paragraph of junk.
It's arguably the worst entry in the series, and I say that as someone who loves the games and even managed to squeeze every drop out of Revelations' SP campaign (~78 hours all up).
legacyzero
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If I can only get one, which one would you recommend? ACII or Brotherhood?
it has all the elements that make an AC game fun, it just adds a few annoying things. still well worth your time imo
go with II then get brotherhood if you really liked II. they are both excellent, and it would be kind annoying playing II after beating brotherhood. brotherhood does have multiplayer, so it might be added value to you.
Yeah, the core elements are fine, but just don't bother with the Desmond sequences and the tower defense mini-game. Even the Assassin training component becomes useless after a while as it's impossible to complete.
Edit: The problem with Revelations isn't that it's a bad game, but rather it's an incredibly phoned-in sequel -- it feels virtually identical to Brotherhood and the elements Ubi added to differentiate it were poorly implemented (I didn't mind the bomb crafting, though), and aside from the ending there's nothing notable as far as the narrative is concerned.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
It is the weakest of the Ezio trilogy, but it has one of the best soundtracks I have ever listened to, including film. Lorne Balfe combined with Jesper Keys is a god like combination.
The consensus is mixed about which is a better title, but honestly I think I preferred II. The locals are more varied, the templar lairs are better than the lairs of Romulus, and the story is more interesting. But Brotherhood certainly is amazing as well and vastly improves the combat. I say get II now, and wait for Brotherhood during the summer sale.
I would strongly recommend II. Brotherhood is a direct continuation, and it might be difficult to follow later games without having played II. More importantly though, ACII is more significant in terms of story (though Brotherhood is very important as well), it has more variety in setting, it has more memorable missions and a better overall plot structure and pacing.
The problem is that Revelations doesn't offer that much new concepts in it's actual missions. But it succeeds in expanding the Assassin's Guild and bombs are a great addition to your inventory. The only badly designed parts are the tower defense and the Desmond memories. I personally enjoyed the Ezio story of Rev more than Brotherhood.
If Brotherhood and Revelations were one game I would put it right beside ACII in terms of content and progress.
So my ranking would be ACII=AC:B+AC:R>AC:B>AC:R>AC
Glass Rebel
Member
AC I and II for 10 total? Don't mind if I do.
Finally I can play the first to completion and wash away my bad conscience from taking advantage of that MS points exploit.
Finally I can play the first to completion and wash away my bad conscience from taking advantage of that MS points exploit.
I personally enjoyed AC:R the least, but AC1 is generally considered to be the worst in the franchise yes.
Honestly, this is all that it took to put me off buying anything. It sent my tiny brain into meltdown.
That's the consensus, yes, but it's actually my favourite of the series:
I'd rank the mainline series thusly: AC > AC2 =/~ AC:B > AC:R.
uPlay is integrated into the game, acting as a launcher. At least, this is the case with Revelations (the only AC game I've played on the PC).
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Looks like I'm getting AC:B.
legacyzero
Banned
Yup. I figure I should continue from ACII since I never finished Brohood
PedroLumpy
Member
Anyone know what the Brohood/Revelations multiplayer community looks like now?
IblisGinjo
Member
Wow, it's like a SNES Final Fantasy/Chrono Trigger Shoot 'em up. Nice music as well.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Revelations is shit.
It could have been good, but it is way too short to even capitalize on any of the features it adds.
somuchwater
Member
Dunno if this is the right place for this, but I'm a big AC fan and five bucks seems cheap enough to muck about with the first one. But I have a C2Duo 2.2GHz, 4GB and a GT240. Will that run AC1 well enough? (Console quality @ 30fps is fine for me.)
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
AC1 was godawful. They would have to goatse you in the first level of Revelations to top that game in suckitude.
Frank the Great
Banned
hmm. thinking about getting AC1, never played it on the consoles. do you guys recommend it? i tend to dislike open-world games with side-missions (couldn't stand just cause) but i do love platformers (i really like mirror's edge) and RPGs. i also don't like games focused heavily on shallow action.
so is AC1 more of a platformer/solid action game with rpg elements, or is it one of those shallow combat pseudo open-ended collectathon games?
so is AC1 more of a platformer/solid action game with rpg elements, or is it one of those shallow combat pseudo open-ended collectathon games?
snoopeasystreet
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You'll probably hate AC1 then. It also doesn't really have any RPG elements.
I've got a 5670 with 2GB and 2.7ghz Dual Core and it runs very well at 720p-ish. You'll be fine.
The AC series are open world collectathons with tons of useless side missions, almost no RPG elements and a big focus on very shallow combat. I still love them for the architecture, the setting and the free running, but it sounds like you should avoid it at all cost.
A bunch of Assassins Creed Questions:
I have AC1 and AC2 on console, but never played AC2 and only played half of AC1.
1) How important is the story in AC1 to being able to follow what is happening in AC2? Could I just youtube clips. I have switched 360s since playing AC1, so I would have to replay the entire game.
2) Was the PC version of AC2 noticeably better than the 360 version? Enough so to justify double dipping?
3) How important are the DLC mission to the overall narrative? Can they all be skipped?
I have AC1 and AC2 on console, but never played AC2 and only played half of AC1.
1) How important is the story in AC1 to being able to follow what is happening in AC2? Could I just youtube clips. I have switched 360s since playing AC1, so I would have to replay the entire game.
2) Was the PC version of AC2 noticeably better than the 360 version? Enough so to justify double dipping?
3) How important are the DLC mission to the overall narrative? Can they all be skipped?
1. There's a few basic things you need to know, but AC2 is pretty clear about things. I'd say youtube + wiki should do you fine if you really don't want to play it.
Barrow Roll
Member
Will double dip on I and II for that price. Will wait on Rev to go lower.
Is Brotherhood's Deluxe edition worth it?
Is Brotherhood's Deluxe edition worth it?
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