Assassins Creed 3

[Nero]

http://media1.gameinformer.com/imagefeed/featured/ubisoft/assassinscreed3/cov_228_v1_front.jpg

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/03/01/april-cover-revealed-assassin-39-s-creed-iii.aspx



Set in the latter half of the 18th century, we'll see the war between the Templars and the Assassins escalate as it crosses over to the New World of America, and witness firsthand the events of the American Revolution.

(http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/03/01/april-cover-revealed-assassin-39-s-creed-iii.aspx)

[Higuy]

wat.

[Donut]

called it. looking forward to finally meeting a new personality.

[MXC]

Still haven't finished the first game.

[El Lobo]

Dude.....

Awesome.

[Hotrod]

I'm kind of disappointed that it's in the American Revolution, though I do have to admit that I saw that coming.

Still, I'm excited to see what they're gonna do with this and it'll be nice to see a fresh new face!

[Kornman00]

American Revolution eh? Not much existing architecture for us to shimmy around on...at least, none that I can think of. Unless we'll be climbing trees or mountains. Either way, I'll more than likely get it.
Does GI detail anything about how the environments will be? Not like we'll have huge cities to traverse like in the previous games

e: whoops, that's April's issue.

[Cortexian]

They hinted at America in Revelations;
There was a discussion between Ezio and Sofia about a new map she had just got in. Which is a mission itself, you need to go retrieve it for her. Anyhow, they talk about a new body of water with a sliver of land mapped out along the far edge. I'd have to take a closer look but it LOOKS like the Eastern edge of North America.

As for the urban structure, I could see having towns like in Skyrim strew around a more open countryside.

[TVTyrant]

Boston, Philly, massive countryside in between inhabited mostly by religious fanatics and crazy scots-irishmen.

[NullZero]

Yes! Will be keeping an eye on AC3.

[BobtheGreatII]

I'm actually rather excited for this. It's going to be sweet I think.

[BobtheGreatII]

DOUBLE POST Wooo

http://i.imgur.com/Wwfnk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/zfRML.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/XswPc.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/01J2Q.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Liea9.jpg

I'm already in love.

[Nero]

YES. YES. YES. YES. YES!

[jcap]

Climbing trees instead of towers?

Weather!?

So I'm guessing the cities will be Philadelphia, Boston, and maybe New York?

[Ifafudafi]

here's another one for you

http://i.imgur.com/wnKeB.jpg

look at that snow

[TeeKup]

Christ I might actually have to buy this.

[Sanctus]

Dammit I still need to finish Brotherhood and play Revelations!

[Limited]

Dammit I still need to finish Brotherhood and play Revelations!
Still need to finish AC2.

I believe as its 3 its a new guy right? Does that mean I can skip Brotherhood and revelations and still not be super confused?

As long as I dont have to kill too many Brits, I'll play it! Looks badass though.

[Kornman00]

Fuck that, I hope we get to blow up some Brits with some canon balls, whoooooooooooooo!

:p

And Limited, AC isn't just about a guy in a suite. So unless they have some kind of "story thus far" FMV, chances are you're going to be missing out on a lot of details/background.

[Warsaw]

Aw, French Revolution would have been so much more exciting.

Waiting for WWI AC. AC5?

[BobtheGreatII]

Anyone else notice the dual pistols? Lol.

[Cortexian]

Anyone else notice the dual pistols? Lol.
When dealing with muzzle-loaders, the best way to reload is to just pickup another muzzle-loader!

I'm curious as to why they went with the bow instead of another crossbow. Hopefully they let you shoot faster with it than the crossbow since it's easier to "reload" a bow than a crossbow.

[Warsaw]

Because a Crossbow would be somewhat exotic in the USA.

[TVTyrant]

When dealing with muzzle-loaders, the best way to reload is to just pickup another muzzle-loader!

I'm curious as to why they went with the bow instead of another crossbow. Hopefully they let you shoot faster with it than the crossbow since it's easier to "reload" a bow than a crossbow.
Indians never developed the crossbow

[Cortexian]

Assassin's aren't a compartmentalized organization, they do communicate with each other. There's no reason why the plans for the standard Assassin crossbow that all of your Assassin's in Brotherhood and Revelations used couldn't be copied all around the world.

[JackalStomper]

It would be too conspicuous?

More conspicuous than a guy with dual pistols, a rifle, and a hatchet while wearing a hooded white robe with leather chaps anyway.

The whole robe thing is cool and all but really only blends in a crowd during the medieval period. And barely at that.

[=sw=warlord]

Ubisoft game.
no purchase.

[BobtheGreatII]

Ubisoft game.
no purchase.

Lol, that's too bad.

[MXC]

Ubisoft game.
no purchase.

That sounds like a personal problem.

[=sw=warlord]

That sounds like a personal problem.
How can I support a studio which asks for its users to buy new copies of their software after 3 mere upgrades to their computers?

[Kornman00]

Do what I do. Buy it used.

[=sw=warlord]

Do what I do. Buy it used.
Scarcely helps with the 3 upgrade limit doesn't it?

[Kornman00]

Get it for the 360 or PS3.

[MXC]

He's got a point, just get it for the console. You'll be missing out on a little bit of a resolution difference and some lighting, big whup. It's a singleplayer game.

[Warsaw]

But by buying it on console you're just supporting Ubisoft's argument against PC games, I think that's what he's getting at.

[Cortexian]

I'll be playing it on PC.

:smug:

[=sw=warlord]

But by buying it on console you're just supporting Ubisoft's argument against PC games, I think that's what he's getting at.
Got it in one.

[Kornman00]

But by buying it on console you're just supporting Ubisoft's argument against PC games, I think that's what he's getting at.
Buying it used means Ubisoft doesn't get a single goddamn lick of the suger cube you toss at the retailer, thus no "supporting" Ubisoft. Retaliate against Ubisoft's bullshit PC tactics using the console's perceived (by pubs/devs) 'downside' (ie, used games).

[Warsaw]

They see the online statistics, so they still know that there is demand for their game.

The bottom line is that you have to show them that nobody wants the game if they are going to engage in draconian DRM policies.

[JackalStomper]

Buying it used means Ubisoft doesn't get a single goddamn lick of the suger cube you toss at the retailer, thus no "supporting" Ubisoft. Retaliate against Ubisoft's bullshit PC tactics using the console's perceived (by pubs/devs) 'downside' (ie, used games).

lol buy them used and they'll start doing online activation keys like EA does.

[Kornman00]

Good thing AC is mostly a SP game :P

[Warsaw]

It's Ubisoft...they'll start charging for single player online activations too. Not too dissimilar from PC, now is it?

Also, next Xbox may not even support used games. We'll see.

[Kornman00]

That's when you just arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr the game ;p

[jcap]

Reveal trailer

Too bad it's all prerendered


DvR61RQu4Ck


Release date: 10/31

[BobtheGreatII]

Reveal trailer

Too bad it's all prerendered

Release date: 10/31

*cough* ubisoft *cough*

[Kornman00]

Climbing tress, called it

[Cortexian]

Serious lack of hidden blade. We better get it at some point.

[Amit]

I've seen it in pictures.

[Cortexian]

Me too, but I'm kinda shocked they didn't show it in the trailer. It's the most iconic thing about AC series.

[=sw=warlord]

Serious lack of hidden blade. We better get it at some point.
It's a hidden blade, reason you can't see it is that it's hidden.

[Kornman00]

Nah, it's the 1770s, the assassin got a witch to make it invisible.

[Donut]

you can see the assassin kill somebody with the hidden blade in the reveal trailer

[Hotrod]

Am I the only one disliking how the Assassin's name is Connor? What a generic name compared to Altaïr and Ezio...

[BobtheGreatII]

Am I the only one disliking how the Assassin's name is Connor? What a generic name compared to Altaïr and Ezio...

Well it's better than his actual name which is Ratohnhaké:ton (pronounced Ra-doon-ha-gay-doo')

[JackalStomper]

Am I the only one disliking how the Assassin's name is Connor? What a generic name compared to Altaïr and Ezio...

Altair = Eagle

Ezio = Eagle

Eagle = Eagle.

Doesn't sound too good does it.

[Warsaw]

So name him "Adelaar." That's Dutch for "eagle" and there are a lot of Dutch descendents in America.

Connor is indeed rather lame. I think they were trying for that 'Merica vibe.

[PlasbianX]

I know I may be going out on a stretch here.. but this new character is out in the wild a lot more it seems.

Conner is a name that means Lover of Wolves. Maybe that's why they went with it? Cause he's more outdoorsy and could potentially be around wolves considering his heritage? Idk.

[JackalStomper]

bump


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiVJG_mrtFo

[DarkHalo003]

Wow, the Brits suck.

[Hotrod]

Want, now.

[ODX]

I like the grass.

[jcap]

idk why the trailer focused so much on killing the redcoats. iirc, the developers said that's only half the game. The other half is killing the settlers because Connor is of Native American descent.

[BobtheGreatII]

Cause fuck the redcoats, that's why.

[Ifafudafi]

idk why the trailer focused so much on killing the redcoats.

because a significant portion of this trailer's target audience thinks The Patriot is the most historically accurate of revolutionary war films

don't want to scare off them 'mericans by showing a dark-skin burying his hatchet in colonists!

[DarkHalo003]

Why would you slaughter colonists when you could slaughter their oppressors?!

Waiting for "Kick the shit out of General Custard" DLC.

[TeeKup]

Because when you look at the situation in a rational light, the colonists were being bratty children?

[=sw=warlord]

I used to be a colonist but then I took an eagle to the knee.

[DarkHalo003]

Because when you look at the situation in a rational light, the colonists were being bratty children?
It could go either way really. The British were snobby and negligent of the colony when it was being consistently ravaged by Spanish, French, and Native-American hired forces. I think the colonies had a just reason to rebel for the sake of survival as there were times when they were all on the road to collapse during this time. However, the colonists did do a lot of things wrong and overstepped their sanity quite a lot. I honestly don't care at this point (as it is in the past), but really my statement was intentionally snarky if anything.

I used to be a British person, then I took an Indian arrowhead to the knee.

[Higuy]

Because when you look at the situation in a rational light, the colonists were being bratty children?

:smithicide:

Sometimes it really scares me how much people really dont know about the history of the United States.

A couple days ago I just got done writing a 3 paged essay for an AP test (AP United States history to be exact!) on this very topic.

tl;dr, it has to do with the French-Indian war, Spain, Britians war debts, the glorious revolution, and a few other things. Hell, the colonists even considered themselves englishmen up until the Declaration of Independence, tried to reconcile with Britain, asked for representation in parliament, and received none of the said things. The colonists had every right to complain about what the British were doing.

[TeeKup]

Of course they did. Both parties were being bratty children. But the colonists were by no means innocent. IF the Empire granted us representation in Parliament, chances are the colonists would have backed down, and the British Empire would have been far more powerful as a result. The world as we know it would have been radically different. If the Empire had stabilized after re-integrating the colonies, chances are WWI and WWII would have been different or not even have happened.

Its neat to think what could have happened. :D

[DarkHalo003]

ALL HAIL BRITANYEAH!

[Limited]

So I saw some gameplay of this, and it looks good, felt a lot like the last Assassins Creed but obviously with a different setting. A lot wider range of environments I felt, rocks, trees - past AC games felt like you were in one big city that really one street from the other felt the same, this feels like your taking place in a lot of settings.

Fort Wolcott ftw and there are a lot, a lot, a lot of hatchets!

[Cortexian]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGcTtv1P-BA

That's the gameplay they showed at PAX Prime.

[JackalStomper]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcVyNS1jZro

[Cortexian]

Comes out tomorrow for the public, discuss!

I got a copy to try on Friday, though I'm not a fan of the Xbox controller at all the first bit of the game I've played so far is intriguing...

[Amit]

Microtransactions confirmed. (http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/10/29/assassins-creed-3-multiplayer-to-feature-microtransactions/) Enjoy.

[PlasbianX]

Microtransactions confirmed. (http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/10/29/assassins-creed-3-multiplayer-to-feature-microtransactions/) Enjoy.

Wonder if it works like ME3's microtransactions...

[ODX]

Comes out tomorrow for the public, discuss!Not for PC :[

I actually just bought ($5) and played through the first Assassin's Creed, and now I'm really interested in this series ever since seeing it's beginning.

But seriously, god damn it isn't coming out tomorrow on PC. I could've had a head start before Halo 4 comes out and consumes my life...fuck you Ubisoft.

[Mr Buckshot]

I started with AC2 (heard the first one wasn't too refined) this summer after buying it in the 2011 xmas sale. Then I really liked it, so I bought brotherhood and revelations during the summer sale. All good games though revelations was on the short side.

Yeah AC3 will come out 3 weeks later on PC, but I was planning to wait till winter break at least though, since Ubisoft doesn't deserve $50 :) Their stance towards PC is one thing, but what really ticked me off was that they're super dumbing down splinter cell (as if conviction wasn't bad enough) and turning it into Assassin's Creed with guns since AC is their biggest cash cow.

e: I'm glad they're setting it in America, because I'll actually hear normal English and not some super annoying exaggerated accent that's meant to stand in for another language. I'd prefer if they either recorded it in the real language with English subtitles, or just speak normal English.

[ODX]

Depending on the timing of it's release (I can't remember the exact day but sometime mid November) and however committed I am to playing Halo 4, I too might just wait until it's onsale perhaps a month later during Steam's Christmas Sale.

[Cortexian]

Yeah, I wish I could of secured a PC copy. The controller is really throwing me off, and I'm not used to it AT ALL. Though getting to play it early and getting a feel for the story is worth it I guess.

Edit: FYI you'll still need subtitles, there's a fair bit of native american spoken.

[jcap]

Doesn't the game automatically do subtitles for the native american talk?

I always use subtitles anyway. They say so much that is critical to plot and missions that you can't afford to miss something because you weren't listening close enough.

I loved the method of story telling. The cutscenes and music are incredible. I love the way the game opens. The first third of the game is fantastic....but I was extremely disappointed with the remaining 2/3 of the game. I'll reserve my criticism until you finish playing.

To me, the gameplay didn't even come close to AC2 and Brotherhood.

Edit: There's also no longer any training simulations in the Animus, which is total bullshit. But I guess that's partially understood since the game doesn't have even half of the features of Brotherhood.


Oh and the trailer is nothing to go by for the game. It's inaccurate. The scenes are from beta versions of the game. Some lines of dialog are spoken by different characters, and some scenes DON'T EVEN EXIST in the retail version.



Microtransactions confirmed. (http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/10/29/assassins-creed-3-multiplayer-to-feature-microtransactions/) Enjoy.

Yeah.

Ubisoft is selling in-game virtual currency for real life currency.

This is bullshit.

Of course, it's a bullshit concept, but what REALLY has me pissed off is how they made the in-game currency so difficult to earn that it's pointless to even attempt. You don't earn anything for completing missions. You either have to: A) Hunt and sell your stuff to a store for pennies on the dollar I SAID MOTHERFUCKING PENNIS ON THE DOLLAR (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5DluSEALGc); or B) do side assassination contracts.

Fuck Ubisoft.

[Cortexian]

Oh and the trailer is nothing to go by for the game. It's inaccurate. The scenes are from beta versions of the game. Some lines of dialog are spoken by different characters, and some scenes DON'T EVEN EXIST in the retail version.
That's because a lot of the trailer scenes were taken from dev builds to show off cool stuff. I'd rather have a trailer that shows off the cool stuff without ruining the story than a trailer that shows off all the key story points like most trailers.

[jcap]

The trailer is full of spoilers. And even if they used the retail build of the game to make the trailer, the same spoilers would still exist. Some scripted actions and cutscenes would differ though.

Slight spoiler, if you haven't seen the trailer (if you have seen the trailer, it doesn't matter):
One minor difference is the part when Connor walks up to the house and says "I was told you could train me". It's snowing in the trailer, but it's summer in the game.

One major difference is the end of the trailer when Connor is limping after a battle and says "BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE WILL!" then it shows boy, teen, man...none of those scenes exist at all, at any time in the game. That one I'm extremely disappointed about, since it would have been HOLY SHIT SICK if he revisited the same spot 3 times at 3 different points in the story to reflect how times change.

[Cortexian]

One minor difference is the part when Connor walks up to the house and says "I was told you could train me". It's snowing in the trailer, but it's summer in the game.

One major difference is the end of the trailer when Connor is limping after a battle and says "BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE WILL!" then it shows boy, teen, man...none of those scenes exist at all, at any time in the game. That one I'm extremely disappointed about, since it would have been HOLY SHIT SICK if he revisited the same spot 3 times at 3 different points in the story to reflect how times change.
It was winter and storming/snowing for me when I got to that portion of the game. That all depends on the order in which you do events.

That struck me as trailer cinematic, and I haven't played that far yet but I'm sure it's not a big deal at all.

[jcap]

It was winter and storming/snowing for me when I got to that portion of the game. That all depends on the order in which you do events.

That struck me as trailer cinematic, and I haven't played that far yet but I'm sure it's not a big deal at all.
You sure it was winter when you first got there? I know it's winter when you finish training, but not before (supposed to match up with the time you spent in training). I didn't think the game had a real-time dynamic season system. However, it always changes based on the mission.

[Cortexian]

You sure it was winter when you first got there? I know it's winter when you finish training, but not before (supposed to match up with the time you spent in training). I didn't think the game had a real-time dynamic season system. However, it always changes based on the mission.
Positive it was winter when I got there and for the first interactions with Achilles. Was winter when I got there and took shelter, was winter when those thugs show up that you take out, etc... I remember it was winter when I got there cause the fucking snow was slowing me down the whole time I was wandering the homestead.

[jcap]

That's really interesting. I believe you, since you remember everything else you did at the time. I just find it odd that in all the walkthroughs I've seen so far, it's summer. Also, when the thugs showed up, the fight took place at night in a thunderstorm.

[ODX]

I actually think I might buy this once it comes out on the 20th for PC.

My only problem is whether I should fork over +$30 more for the Deluxe edition so I get all the 5 DLCs as well. It's just...what the fuck are the DLCs and are they worth it at all?

[Cortexian]

My only problem is whether I should fork over +$30 more for the Deluxe edition so I get all the 5 DLCs as well. It's just...what the fuck are the DLCs and are they worth it at all?
My questions exactly.

[jcap]

I wouldn't recommend wasting your money on anything related to this game tbh.

[ODX]

Hey Jcap, that's a real cool answer.

Maybe it would've been nice if you'd explained why, because from what I've seen and actually played of this game, it's really neat and fun.

[JackalStomper]

He's hung up that its not Assassins Creed Brotherhood 3.

meanwhile I'm patiently waiting for the 20'th...

[ODX]

Well, would you think it's worth it to get the Deluxe edition so you get other pointless stuff as well as the DLCs?

[jcap]

The game is shit. The story doesn't go anywhere and the gameplay is a fucking joke.

The entire game has been dumbed down to shit. All you have to do is look at a wall and hold right trigger. There's no thinking involved. You can't do any jump+grab or wall jumps.

The majority of the game isn't even in cities. You waste probably half of your time running through the fucking empty and boring as hell frontier just to get from the end of the opening level cutscene to the mission start. Then once you start the mission, you have to run across the fucking frontier again to get the objective.

You're not encouraged to explore the cities, and they're not fun to explore either. Instead, during the limited time you are in cities, you take a very narrow, linear path down only a few main roads.

Have fun with your scripted "press X to assassinate" assassination cutscenes because that's how you kill all the main targets.

Story is extremely linear. It's just one focus the entire game. No side missions with other factions related to the main story (like the thieves in AC2).

Connor as a character is terrible. I like his background and I think he had a lot going for him, but he is very narrow-minded. The entire game he's focused on one goal, but he doesn't have the vision to see how the big picture fits together or the consequences of his actions. (Hell, there is no bigger picture to the story at all.) He's not an assassin, like Ezio was.

New animus effects are total shit :(

Their new weapon select screen is horrible. It takes a second to load the screen, and it's just a bitch to switch between weapons by scrolling up and down. IMO the Brotherhood weapon wheel was the best, since it it was quick and easy as hell to just press RB+southeast and BAM you have a short blade. I realize they added the extra stuff for the Y button and D-pad assignments, but hell, I think the Revelations menu was even better than the AC3 one.

Weapons are a fucking joke too. There's no decent weapons. Don't even bother walking into a store because the Tomahawk and any sword picked up off of a soldier is fine.

Health system is shit. What ever happened to synchronization? Let's not even pretend we're in the Animus anymore? The sync bars are gone - you don't even earn more bars as you progress throughout the game and become more in-sync with the character. You can't purchase armor upgrades either.

No puzzles. Like...anywhere. There's just no creative thinking in playing anymore.

The integration of historical events was cheesy as fuck and probably the worst part of the entire series. The Boston Tea Party? Paul Revere's midnight ride? These missions were fucking jokes and irrelevant to the plot.

Oh and the entire Americans versus British attitude in the game is pathetic. What ever happened with you being neutral? There was more neutrality on the side of the Templars than there was on Connor's.

Overall, the game was just too slow. It was mostly flat with peaks of activity during missions.

4/10.

[jcap]

http://www.examiner.com/article/assassin-s-creed-3-gets-extended-graphical-and-technical-features-on-the-pc

Oh wow, nice! It's almost like they suddenly care.

[Kornman00]

They care about the next Xbox. That's why they have support DX11 and such in the engine. There's no sense in waiting until the years to come to start profiting from strides made in getting the engine ready for next-gen.

[Donut]

oh awesome. im glad theres actually a valid reason for pc users getting the game later. this dickbag my sister hangs out with was making fun of me for being a pc gamer because he got the game on his xbox before i got it on pc, and no amount of googling would turn up a reason for the pc delay. glad to know now :iamafag:

[Cortexian]

Not to mention, the PC release is only delayed by like two weeks this time around. The previous AC games had multi-month gaps between console and PC releases.

I thought the graphical and feature changes/updates for PC were announced a while ago though, I didn't realize it was news. They were telling people at PAX Prime that was why the PC release was going to be delayed.

[Warsaw]

Doesn't Assassin's Creed use a modified version of Unreal Engine? Won't Unreal Engine 4 be around when the next consoles come to market?

[ODX]

No, it's an engine they made themselves for Assassin's Creed and Prince of Persia (Scimitar).
Then it became Anvil for the Ezio Trilogy, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, and some random Rainbow Six Vegas game.
Now for AC3 it turned into AnvilNext.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anvil_%28game_engine%29 (Fuck you Wikipedia is valid)
There's also a Q&A with one of the engineers who helped with the original engine. (http://www.gamingexcellence.com/features/exclusive-assassins-creed-q-and-a-the-scimitar-engine)

[Cortexian]

It's pre-loadable on Steam now FYI.

[Donut]

so why is it that this game was scheduled to unlock today, but only just became preloadable today, and is just now being unlocked at 1pm est? also, why was it necessary to update only now, once the game unlocks for playing, instead of some time before? kind of obnoxious, seeing as i woke up 12 hours ago expecting to be able to play this.

this is kind of like if a girl woke you up in the middle of the night with the promise of sex, got you all warmed up, then said "we'll do this in 12 hours". then when 12 hours is up, shes like "oh yeah btw, ive been holding in this big shit this whole time too, so you can wait some more while i take care of that."

[Kornman00]

then when 12 hours is up, shes like "oh yeah btw, ive been holding in this big shit this whole time too, so you can wait some more while i take care of that."
"Here's a cup, you've been holding off long enough."

[ODX]

Ubisoft Trend Confirmed: Assassin's Creed 3 PC also runs like absolute shit, just like the rest of Ubisoft's PC ports.
Fucking great. Now I get to sit around and wait for a patch...if one ever comes.

Edit: And yes, I am trying out different drivers on my 560 Ti. My brother and I also believe it's partially because we only have a 2 core CPU instead of 4 (since BF3 isn't exactly running as well as the 560 should be running it), but other people of various different rigs are also complaining of shit FPS in Boston and somewhat in the Frontier too.

[Warsaw]

Chaos Theory ran like a dream on PC. Has Ubi put out any decent-running PC port since then?

[Amit]

I also believe it's partially because we only have a 2 core CPU instead of 4 (since BF3 isn't exactly running as well as the 560 should be running it)

That, my friend is called bottlenecking. BC2 with a dual-core was a dangerous game.

[Cortexian]

It runs butter smooth on my system, the fact that I installed it through Steam onto my SSD means load times are usually less than two seconds. Seriously, the animations/animus graphics usually just load in and then instantly load back out. It's awesome because on Xbox I had to wait a minute or two on those screens usually...

The latest Nvidia beta drivers 310.something have Assassin's Creed 3 support specifically, so you should be using those. Also make sure to add the games executables into your Nvidia Control Panel if they aren't automatically detected.

The only problem I'm having is that I can't play Multiplayer or access any of the "Extras" because I cannot connect to the Ubisoft server (game says "The Ubisoft server is unavailable. Try again later."). Apparently this is happening to everyone who bought it on Steam.

Edit:
Frames: 4560
Time: 148389ms
Avg: 30.730
Min: 25
Max: 42

Everything maxed out except AA which is on Normal, however I have FXAA forced on though the Nvidia Control Panel.

[ODX]

It's become a bit more playable, and I'll look into some more of the advice you've given me. Thanks Cortexian.

And yes, I cannot access online either. Purchased through Steam as well, obviously.


That, my friend is called bottlenecking. BC2 with a dual-core was a dangerous game.Erp, I knew that and was trying to get that across. Had just forgotten the name for it. BC2 ran fine for us though since our 2 cores back then played nicely with the 8800GT.

[Warsaw]

That, my friend is called bottlenecking. BC2 with a dual-core was a dangerous game.

Lol, dual-core? I had to do BC2 with a single core. :v:

[JackalStomper]

No trouble here.

Then again my cpu has eight cores so I guess I'm not one to compare?

[Mr Buckshot]

Apart from Civilization 5, I've yet to play any games that seriously benefit from quad cores, including BC2. Used to play on a laptop with a first gen core i5, with 2 cores/4 threads.

Gamespy's "port authority" for AC3 can be found here: http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/assassins-creed-2012/1226713p1.html

Gamespy recently went back to PC-reviewing only and they do a good job of describing the technical side of games, not just the gameplay, so I tend to refer to them nowadays.

[Cortexian]

A couple videya's I made:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5oX2W5XZgQ


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRL9UmdXeJk

You may notice in this second video, that my coat is sort of a brownish color. Fuck the redcoats and the bluecoats, browncoats unite!

[Donut]

welp, just finished the game. as somebody who has loved this series from the start, i can honestly say that if youre interested in playing this game, save yourself the 50 bucks (or in my case, 80. fuck me, right?) and just look the cutscenes up on youtube. the story was literally the only thing keeping me playing this game to the end. i dont think ive ever been more frustrated with the standard single player experience of a game.

[Arteen]

Rather, don't look up the cutscenes on Youtube because the story isn't very good either. Ending blows.

[Cortexian]

I was the opposite, I found the story to be the least interesting of all the Assassin's Creed games so far. With the exception of Desmonds parts of course, since those were still new development of existing storyline.

I had the most fun going around doing the side quests and stuff.

[ODX]

I liked mostly everything, aside from the strange FPS drops in Boston and New York when looking a certain direction.

Also: naval battles.

[Kornman00]

Does this game tie up to whole series? Or are they going to continue to beat horses?

[Donut]

^ i honestly dont fucking know. without giving anything specific away, they wrap up most of the issues, but then introduce some totally new thing and leave you off with that as a cliff hanger. i sat through the credits thinking "wow ok, so i guess there will be a post credit cutscene explaining this", but there wasnt. i guess ac4 wont involve the animus.

i would have gotten more enjoyment out of the game if all the fucking secondary objectives didnt get in the way of being creative with your solutions. seriously, half the assassination missions are "dont kill any guards" and "remain undetected". if theyre doing that to try to appeal to some sense of realism, they implemented that realism in the absolute worst place. i can have 4 guards watch me corner assassinate their buddy, sit there for a second, then say "i have better ways to waste my time" and walk away. so why does it suddenly matter if all of some guy's body guards mysteriously disappear before i hang him from a tree with a rope dart?

on top of that, the 2 button control thing was a nice gesture, but not very well executed. i found myself regularly messing up the free-running segments, and connor has a nasty habit of just falling off of edges without any attempt to grab onto them. it also turned combat into even more of "wait for attack, counter repost" than the other games. at least the killchaining isnt as easymode as it was in revelations.

why are patriots the bad guys? i get that theyre supposed to be assholes too, but seriously? theyre literally reskinned brittish. they even have the same dialoge. at one point i liberated a fort. killed single handedly killed all the brittish and turned it over to the patriots. then once they took control of the fort, i attempted to loot a brittish corpse, at which point everyone threw a pissy fit and tried to kill me. assholes, i just gave you a fucking fort. are they upset that they didnt get the 15 pounds in that dead guy's pocket or something?

all in all, i just wasnt seeing the point to anything but the core missions. why set up the homestead? why send wagons of goods when i can just kill some guards and loot them? whats the point of buying new weapons when they give you everything you need right at the beginning? what the fuck are all these items i have in my inventory and where did they come from? trip mines? poison darts? afaik, the game never even makes mention of them.
i found myself smiling at meeting people like george washington, and the early plot twist (not giving anything away) was kind of neat, but gameplay wise, the only enjoyment i got out of this was occasionally going on brutal killing sprees.
also,
the fight with haytham was fucking WEAK. wheres the epic end battle like we had in ac1?

[BobtheGreatII]

welp, just finished the game. as somebody who has loved this series from the start, i can honestly say that if youre interested in playing this game, save yourself the 50 bucks (or in my case, 80. fuck me, right?) and just look the cutscenes up on youtube. the story was literally the only thing keeping me playing this game to the end. i dont think ive ever been more frustrated with the standard single player experience of a game.

This.

Also, I miss being able to just stab random people.

[Donut]

^ oh great story about that too. at one point this unarmed civilian i was supposed to beat up suddenly became a "non interactive" target. as in, i couldnt punch him or anything because he was a "civilian", but he was still throwing punches, still chasing me, and still doing damage. on top of that, he attracted the guard's attention, so they would immediately get into fights with me, and since i couldnt interact with the guy, i couldnt block his punches that kept fucking me up in the fights.

found out you can kill random people by pressing f (or whatever your targetting button is, the one that brings up the reticle), hovering over the desired target, and shooting them with the gun.

[PlasbianX]

I have the opportunity to get this for $40. Debating if I want it..

[ODX]

Does this game tie up the whole series? Or are they going to continue to beat horses?Without really spoiling anything, and saying the obvious, I can tell you this: there probably will be an Assassin's Creed 4.

There's no way Ubisoft would just end one of their most lucrative series. Same as with Halo and Call of Duty: they make money, and people want more.

[Arteen]

The ending is such trash in this game. Mass Effect 3 quality.

[Cortexian]

The ending is such trash in this game. Mass Effect 3 quality.
No where close to that bad.

[Donut]

yeah its bad, but not ME3 level. mathmaticians need to invent new geometric concepts to accurately represent how bad ME3's ending was. AC3's ending is more "fucking.... come on ubisoft. how long are we gonna drag this out?"

[JackalStomper]

Beat the game
wow
'Anticlimactic' doesn't do it justice.

[Champ]

Without really spoiling anything, and saying the obvious, I can tell you this: there probably will be an Assassin's Creed 4.

There's no way Ubisoft would just end one of their most lucrative series. Same as with Halo and Call of Duty: they make money, and people want more.
Can't forget about all the filler AC3 games before AC4.

[JackalStomper]

Because Connors story and character is just so interesting

[Cortexian]

It could have been, but unfortunately the story writing just wasn't up to par with previous games. The most climactic moment of they story, for me at least, was when you finished playing as Haytham in the very beginning.

[JackalStomper]

yup pretty much

after that it just seemed they tried to force connor into every memorable event of the revolution they could.

I mean sharing a horse with Paul Revere? seriously?

[Cortexian]

Paul Revere was all:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqHjE_nWj8s

[Nero]

Honestly.
W.
T.
F.

[Donut]

i told you about the assassins creed 3 man. I TOLD YOU MAN.