boiler October 18, 2007 Share boiler Member October 18, 2007 Anyone else been keeping an eye on this one? It looks amazing! It looks like you have more freedom in this game than in any others that I can think of right now. IGN has a bunch of new videos and features, check them out! Comes out just in time for me to make it a birthday present to myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo October 18, 2007 Share anonymo Member October 18, 2007 Anyone else been keeping an eye on this one? It looks amazing! It looks like you have more freedom in this game than in any others that I can think of right now. IGN has a bunch of new videos and features, check them out! Comes out just in time for me to make it a birthday present to myself I'm on the fence...I can't stand splinter cell games and this is made by the same studio with the same mentality, just in ancient times...I'll definitely consider it but since I saw the developer interviews where they explain how much they made it like SC I lost interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller October 18, 2007 Share Leveller Member October 18, 2007 (edited) I have it pre-ordered. Edited October 18, 2007 by Leveller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler October 18, 2007 Author Share boiler Member October 18, 2007 Anyone else been keeping an eye on this one? It looks amazing! It looks like you have more freedom in this game than in any others that I can think of right now. IGN has a bunch of new videos and features, check them out! Comes out just in time for me to make it a birthday present to myself I'm on the fence...I can't stand splinter cell games and this is made by the same studio with the same mentality, just in ancient times...I'll definitely consider it but since I saw the developer interviews where they explain how much they made it like SC I lost interest. sam fisher never climbed to the top of a cathedral (let alone any building he sees fit). In splinter cell, you are encouraged to be completely stealthy 100% of the time (you lose if you aren't most of the time), but in this you are forced to have combat situations when you kill your victim. Or you could flee. Or you could break one of the guards knee caps and scare the others away. Splinter Cell had none of those options. Trust me Mo, at least have a look at some of the gameplay videos and tell me it doesn't look like fun. Here are the videos, I highly recommend you look at the "Montferrat Walkthrough". It's 8 minutes long, but gives a walkthrough of the process of intel gathering, target tracking, the kill, then the battle/getaway. The cathedral chase is also interesting in that it shows another kill and ascent up to the top of a cathedral tower. Very cool imo. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjester October 18, 2007 Share benjester Member October 18, 2007 I've been waiting for this game for 10 years!! I've been tracking it for 2 years or so... and now the PC release was pushed to 08... consoles are still November though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo October 18, 2007 Share anonymo Member October 18, 2007 Hey, it's me you're talking about. I've seen all the videos and watched the developer diaries and the devs are always talking about the similarities to SC...don't get me wrong, I haven't counted out AC in the slightest, it's just that with my dislike for SC I am somewhat less excited for Assassins Creed that I was a year or so ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xterminator October 23, 2007 Share Xterminator Member October 23, 2007 My brother in law showed me this and it looks good. I was never one for games like Splinter cell or 3rd person but this looks cool. Is this going to be strictly for X-box or will it be available for PC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC October 23, 2007 Share VooDooPC Member October 23, 2007 Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjester October 23, 2007 Share benjester Member October 23, 2007 consoles will be available november 07. PC will be available early 08. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3vil October 24, 2007 Share 3vil Member October 24, 2007 After watching the video's,I can't wait til nov. for the 360,and then next year for my pc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbilDustBunny November 6, 2007 Share EbilDustBunny GC Alumni November 6, 2007 cannn't WAIT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler November 6, 2007 Author Share boiler Member November 6, 2007 cannn't WAIT me neither, I've been soooooo looking forward to this - almost as much as I was looking forward to Halo 3! It's going to make a nice birthday present for myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo November 7, 2007 Share anonymo Member November 7, 2007 Best Buy in Canada has a deal next week for AC and COD4 for $90...looks like I'm getting it after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler November 7, 2007 Author Share boiler Member November 7, 2007 (edited) Best Buy in Canada has a deal next week for AC and COD4 for $90...looks like I'm getting it after all. that is soooooooooooooooooo not fair! deal for US customers too? Edited November 7, 2007 by boilersax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo November 7, 2007 Share anonymo Member November 7, 2007 Best Buy in Canada has a deal next week for AC and COD4 for $90...looks like I'm getting it after all. that is soooooooooooooooooo not fair! deal for US customers too? I'm thinking it's because they buy everything in Canadian dollars so can not offer parity in pricing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler November 7, 2007 Author Share boiler Member November 7, 2007 *sigh* oh well, guess COD4 will have to wait for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbilDustBunny November 11, 2007 Share EbilDustBunny GC Alumni November 11, 2007 Anyone else been keeping an eye on this one? It looks amazing! It looks like you have more freedom in this game than in any others that I can think of right now. IGN has a bunch of new videos and features, check them out! Comes out just in time for me to make it a birthday present to myself I'm on the fence...I can't stand splinter cell games and this is made by the same studio with the same mentality, just in ancient times...I'll definitely consider it but since I saw the developer interviews where they explain how much they made it like SC I lost interest. sam fisher never climbed to the top of a cathedral (let alone any building he sees fit). In splinter cell, you are encouraged to be completely stealthy 100% of the time (you lose if you aren't most of the time), but in this you are forced to have combat situations when you kill your victim. Or you could flee. Or you could break one of the guards knee caps and scare the others away. Splinter Cell had none of those options. Trust me Mo, at least have a look at some of the gameplay videos and tell me it doesn't look like fun. Here are the videos, I highly recommend you look at the "Montferrat Walkthrough". It's 8 minutes long, but gives a walkthrough of the process of intel gathering, target tracking, the kill, then the battle/getaway. The cathedral chase is also interesting in that it shows another kill and ascent up to the top of a cathedral tower. Very cool imo. Enjoy! There's also factions you can help and they'll in return help you. I'm sure you all saw the demo where you can blend in with a group of monks in order to get close to your kill target. It's kinda political I guess. Gain civilian support by ie: saving people in need from corrupted guards. Again there's total freedom with the environment... Metal Gear, Splinter cell always have set paths you must take. In Assassin's Creed you pick which mission you've been given to do first...( from what was explained sometimes you'll be assigned multiple targets to kill and they'll be in different city and then scope out the place to find him yourself or find this guy that will give you clues... ) You can get right to your mission or goof off... >_> like pick pocket people and of course side missions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieChan November 11, 2007 Share JackieChan GC Alumni November 11, 2007 Hmm... I may need to pick this game up... maybe with Mass Effect as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler November 13, 2007 Author Share boiler Member November 13, 2007 (edited) release date is today! bah, I have to wait until tomorrow to pick it up Edited November 13, 2007 by boilersax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbilDustBunny November 13, 2007 Share EbilDustBunny GC Alumni November 13, 2007 yup T_T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieChan November 13, 2007 Share JackieChan GC Alumni November 13, 2007 This game is getting bad reviews. GameTrailers gave it the only high score I've seen so far which is a 9.1/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler November 14, 2007 Author Share boiler Member November 14, 2007 (edited) This game is getting bad reviews. GameTrailers gave it the only high score I've seen so far which is a 9.1/10 Game Informer gave it a 9.5. The average score from 5 or 6 reviews I've seen is abouit 8-8.5. That's still pretty good. I personally disagree with IGN's main complaints that caused it to lower it's score significantly, so I'm not discouraged to buy it. A 7.7/10 isn't a BAD score, just not game-of-the-year stuff. I'm OK with that. The biggest knock was the repetitive gameplay towards the end - this doesn't bother me too much as long as the stuff that is being repeated is still fun to do. We'll see. To this day, I've yet to play a single game that was "perfect" and didn't have a "well that wasn't quite right..." moment in it. If this game achieves new mechanics that no other has attempted yet and delivers on the fun that I think it will, then I have no problem at all looking past some of the imperfections that these reviewers have noticed after playing the game twice through and also at the various stages of development. I'm picking it up today at lunch and should have a good couple of hours with it tonight, so I'll post up my impressions of it for those that are holding back. *team xbox has a pretty decent review with a little more objectivity than IGN - my only warning is there are spoilers (some labeled, some not-so-well) in it, so read carefully if you don't want anything spoiled. Edited November 14, 2007 by boilersax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler November 14, 2007 Author Share boiler Member November 14, 2007 The IGN AU review seems to hit the nail on the head as to how to go into this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly November 15, 2007 Share dragonfly Member November 15, 2007 To this day, I've yet to play a single game that was "perfect" and didn't have a "well that wasn't quite right..." Heh. Didn't you say you never played an unreal game? UT2k4 is a game that I have never ever thought, "well that wasn't quite right..."! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler November 15, 2007 Author Share boiler Member November 15, 2007 (edited) only got to spend a couple of hours with it last night and haven't gotten to my first official victim on the list, but so far I am pretty impressed. I picked up the controls pretty quickly, and the free-running thing is something that everyone should experience at some point. I'm still working on looking for things that I can use to climb up to safety if chased. Haven't had any massive chases yet (mostly little fights with guards to save a citizen). I'm looking forward to getting some better fighting abilities for counters, etc. The mechanics are pretty good, and the kill animations are awesome. I'll have more time to spend with it this weekend, and can give a better overall impression of it all. I love it so far oh, and dark, just keep telling yourself that... don't pretend people weren't flipping out about 2k4 when it was ready to come out like you all were with ut3 Edited November 15, 2007 by boilersax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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