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God, Syndicate was so creatively bankrupt. Take over all 7/8 districts by doing the same 5 repetitive tasks like in AC1. I hated Ned and Robert because the only to get their rewards was to do the same randomly-generated missions over and over. The story had no arc of development and was told out of order for some reason. Black Flag's plot was a load of rambling pirate-nonsense and Templar-treasure, but the real treat was Edward realizing what a poo poo he is, and how the pirate-life is just a fad. VVV: Evie didn't have the muscle-mass she should have given her wrestling prowess. Inspector Gesicht fucked around with this message at 16:01 on Oct 3, 2018 |
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exquisite tea posted:From the Rock Paper Shotgun review-in-progress: Well drat, I just started so haven't seen much of her fighting yet but all this sounds fantastic. Glad to see they're making progress from Evie who was great but didn't have Kassandra's type of sheer strength and brutality.
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Inspector Gesicht posted:God, Syndicate was so creatively bankrupt. Take over all 7/8 districts by doing the same 5 repetitive tasks like in AC1. I hated Ned and Robert because the only to get their rewards was to do the same randomly-generated missions over and over. The story had no arc of development and was told out of order for some reason. Black Flag's plot was a load of rambling pirate-nonsense and Templar-treasure, but the real treat was Edward realizing what a poo poo he is, and how the pirate-life is just a fad. That reveal at the end was the second best thing in AC, with number 1 being when ezio kicks a pope.
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Oct 3, 2018 16:00
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What was the reveal, I don’t remember I really loved Syndicate a lot. But I like steampunk so
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Oct 3, 2018 16:05
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Yo, the boat gameplay in this loving owns. Hurry up and get boat and also make sure you give yourself an all female crew cause their shanties really do own.
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Oct 3, 2018 16:06
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Empress Brosephine posted:What was the reveal, I don’t remember Kenway has a young daughter and quits being a pirate in order to raise her, him interacting with her on the boat during the credits is heartwarming
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Oct 3, 2018 16:07
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I forgot to ask: Does this game have any online features like Origin did and their "find the killer of other players and butcher them for rewards"?Deakul posted:Yo, the boat gameplay in this loving owns.
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Oct 3, 2018 16:11
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Pierson posted:I forgot to ask: Does this game have any online features like Origin did and their "find the killer of other players and butcher them for rewards"? The ghost ship 
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Oct 3, 2018 16:14
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Pierson posted:I forgot to ask: Does this game have any online features like Origin did and their "find the killer of other players and butcher them for rewards"? Oooooh yeah, you got legendary ships... bounties... underwater exploration... and probably tons of other poo poo. I literally just got the boat so I'm not sure what we got yet. Anyone know where the hell the twitch prime loot is? It says I have it in the store but I don't actually see any of it in my inventory. edit: wow nevermind, you actually had to claim it in the store screen. Deakul fucked around with this message at 16:31 on Oct 3, 2018 |
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Oct 3, 2018 16:20
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gently caress those legendary ships. I know videogames fudge the physics to make it more fun, but I don't believe a Man-O-War can swivel on a dime and rocket above the surface of the water
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Oct 3, 2018 16:22
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Okay I have one criticism of this game. Mercenaries are loving bullshit and NOT fun. Gee, it sure is fun spending ten whole minutes whittling away on enemy with more health points than a WoW raid boss, which can kill me with 3 lucky hits.
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Oct 3, 2018 16:32
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If my comp ran Odyssey fine with some settings tweaks, it can run this fine as well? GTX970 and an i7 - basically is there anything new in this game/engine that may suggest I buy it on PS4 instead?
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Oct 3, 2018 16:38
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Diogines posted:Okay I have one criticism of this game. Mercenaries are loving bullshit and NOT fun. Gee, it sure is fun spending ten whole minutes whittling away on enemy with more health points than a WoW raid boss, which can kill me with 3 lucky hits. Gets better when you start getting better gear, at least to me. First few mercs were exactly as you described, then I leveled a bit and got better gear and while they are still stronger than normal enemies they ain't quite the damage sponges they used to be. If it makes any difference I am playing on hard mode. Last play session I wound up fighting 3 mercs at once and the whole fight took about 10~ minutes to play out and it was a blast cause I was dodging and parrying everything like a motherfucker, waiting for that brief moment where I could get a hit in 
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Evil Canadian posted:Gets better when you start getting better gear, at least to me.
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Diogines posted:Okay I have one criticism of this game. Mercenaries are loving bullshit and NOT fun. Gee, it sure is fun spending ten whole minutes whittling away on enemy with more health points than a WoW raid boss, which can kill me with 3 lucky hits. Are they above your level? I tried fighting the the first merc (level 5) at level 3 and had the experience you’re describing; I believe the game expects you to level up before facing them though.
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Diogines posted:Any suggestions on which combat abilities are worth it? I want to be up further in the combat tree than I am, but I am too wishy washy and picking from everything. That said, of the initial group of combat offerings, the bull rush is easily the best move (to me anyway) as it does fair damage, and gives you room to breath. Usually knocks down who it hits and is great crowd control. Its the main reason I won that 3 merc fight without gaming the system.
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Ainsley McTree posted:Are they above your level? I tried fighting the the first merc (level 5) at level 3 and had the experience you’re describing; I believe the game expects you to level up before facing them though.
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Diogines posted:Any suggestions on which combat abilities are worth it? the spartan kick obviously teleport assassination seems great too though I haven't had the chance to play around with it yet. Otherwise, you can wave poison or fire weapons around - ehhhh. The heal's probs pretty useful as well.
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Diogines posted:I am 9, they were 10. It was like bashing my face into a wall. 3 hits from them would kill me, I would need hundreds to kill them. When I finally got them really close to death after nearly ten minutes, they somehow got me through a parry and killed me. I killed a level 9 bounty hunter who was also bothering me, then the 10 showed up before I could confirm the kill so I ran off a bit and now, I can't confirm the kill. The prompt just does not come up when I sneak over to the corpse, which the 10 is also about standing near and won't leave. I haven’t been able to confirm it myself yet but I suspect that the game takes a hardline “Mercs will stomp you if they outlevel you, don’t even try” approach. But if they still gently caress you up like that when you’re the same level as them then yeah that’s kinda lovely
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Oct 3, 2018 16:48
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I killed the 9 without any issue. The 10 was effectively invincible.
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Diogines posted:I killed the 9 without any issue. The 10 was effectively invincible. Edit: Apparently I was 8 when I first fought them, so I killed the 9 without a problem but the 10 was effectively immortal, until I also hit 9. Diogines fucked around with this message at 17:04 on Oct 3, 2018 |
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black.lion posted:If my comp ran Odyssey fine with some settings tweaks, it can run this fine as well? GTX970 and an i7 - basically is there anything new in this game/engine that may suggest I buy it on PS4 instead? Odyssey runs a lot better on my system than Origins did at launch. I have a 980ti and i5 4750 with 1440p monitor, getting 45--55fps out in the open on Very High settings, 60+fps indoors, with occasional dips into the upper 30s in towns and areas with lots of particle effects like torches.
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I am not to far in the game that gaunter O dim like motherfucker epenor just betrayed me but do the side quests get more detailed? most of the ones outside starter island, i have seen are just open world checklist types. i liked the various narrative ones like origins even if they were simple.
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exquisite tea posted:Odyssey runs a lot better on my system than Origins did at launch. I have a 980ti and i5 4750 with 1440p monitor, getting 45--55fps out in the open on Very High settings, 60+fps indoors, with occasional dips into the upper 30s in towns and areas with lots of particle effects like torches. NOICE I don't have a 1440p monitor and I was cranking out 60-70 fps on High settings so hoping I can do the same hereSorry if this is covered a ton upthread, but are there any significant changes from Origins in terms of combat skills/weapon choice/combat generally? I liked Origins combat quite a bit, just curious if they've tried to "improve" on it at all.
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Diogines posted:Okay I have one criticism of this game. Mercenaries are loving bullshit and NOT fun. Gee, it sure is fun spending ten whole minutes whittling away on enemy with more health points than a WoW raid boss, which can kill me with 3 lucky hits. Evil Canadian posted:Gets better when you start getting better gear, at least to me. I've killed something like 30 mercs by this point and it varies. Some I can one-shot assassinate and be on with my life. Others take a lot of doing. One was especially tough - didn't help that he has like a dozen of the city guard around him, but he himself hits like a train with fire melee and bombs, and he has more health than God. Was responsible for my first & only death in Odyssey. After the reload I cleared the guards out of the area, then played cat and mouse around a half-built ship so I could keep sneak attacking him. black.lion posted:Sorry if this is covered a ton upthread, but are there any significant changes from Origins in terms of combat skills/weapon choice/combat generally? I liked Origins combat quite a bit, just curious if they've tried to "improve" on it at all. Yes, tons. 1) Can't turtle behind a shield anymore - gotta dodge/parry 2) Can have 4 melee and 4 ranged special attacks equipped at any time, then switch to 4 others with a couple button presses 3) The special abilities are exaggerated and in some cases specialized (remove someone's shield, for example) 4) Itemization can get wild - there's armor sets and engraving (add a perk to weapons/armor), and some of the later options are nuts (like turning normal arrows into fire arrows) isk fucked around with this message at 17:46 on Oct 3, 2018 |
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My only problem with mercenaries is how they beeline on you from a crazy distance. I know that their new emergent nature would make it hard to do, but I wish they had set patrol routes like in Origins.
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Fart City posted:My only problem with mercenaries is how they beeline on you from a crazy distance. I know that their new emergent nature would make it hard to do, but I wish they had set patrol routes like in Origins. Same. Got to the point where I pay off wanted levels as soon as they happen, and that I try to avoid accruing them in the first place.
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I do like how the dialogue choices let you roleplay a little more than you would be able to otherwise. One of the personality quirks of the Kassandra I'm playing is that she does not give a poo poo or believe in the gods, at all. At one point, I went up to a statue that people had left offerings at and stole all the offerings, then killed the nearby bandits. When I came back, there was a woman praying to the statue. I pretended to be the voice of gods speaking back to her (which, I guess is supposed to be a kind action but in the context of my character came across as some hilarious mocking). She thanked me for my interest and left a small offering at the statue. Kassandra pondered that the money she'd taken off those bandits could probably help this woman out. Instead I just stole the money she left at the statue and went on my merry way. Let this be a lesson, lady, the gods don't give a poo poo about you.
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isk posted:Yes, tons. So like, are there not shields AT ALL? I was sort of looking forward to rolling around w shield & spear like in my favorite movie, we all know the one - don't care abt turtling I just want the aesthetic (also, how early do you unlock leather-thong-only costume?? WHERE DOES THE HOOD COME FROM?!) Special attacks and magical items all sound cool, let's go weekend! How bad is the story? I mean honestly none of the stories except Pirate Creed interested me so I don't expect this one to, I found Origins' story to be bad (characterized by a lot of rage going in all directions, none of which I super connected with - that writing team could take some notes on exposition from the writer of John Wick, now THAT person knew how to get the viewer invested in mass murder!!!) I won't be playing Kassandra btw, I have an ex w that name and she was not a badass at all and had only average sword skills, if that affects how good the story is going to be
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black.lion posted:So like, are there not shields AT ALL? I was sort of looking forward to rolling around w shield & spear like in my favorite movie, we all know the one - don't care abt turtling I just want the aesthetic (also, how early do you unlock leather-thong-only costume?? WHERE DOES THE HOOD COME FROM?!) No shields for the player character, no. To each their own but I think it works (and I was skeptical before playing it). A hood is unlocked before leaving the first island and others drop or are sold in stores. Story's been okay to good so far. The siblings give no fucks and the plot gets weird at times. Dialogue could've used another editing pass, and I think some of the reactivity to choices is bugged. It's early after release yet and we don't yet know how bugged things are.
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Is anyone else having a poo poo ton of trouble with the Boar? I've left to relevel once and its still kicking my rear end. The loving pig adds... edit: 20 tries later, finally. LASER BEAM DREAM fucked around with this message at 20:01 on Oct 3, 2018 |
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pro-tip: wearing a Mercenary breastplate and an Athenian belt gives Kassandra a distinctly Wonder Woman vibe
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Kassandra is my friend
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Between this and HZD, it is a golden age of sturdy heroines
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Ainsley McTree posted:Between this and HZD, it is a golden age of sturdy heroines at least Kassandra doesn't have the personality of a toaster
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Did anyone else fail the "ship came sailing" quest immediately because the escort I had to protect ran right into a group of sleeping guards and then just stood there doing nothing while they killed him. I didn't even realize there was a quest until I met the quest giver later on and he told me to gently caress off.
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Red Mundus posted:Did anyone else fail the "ship came sailing" quest immediately because the escort I had to protect ran right into a group of sleeping guards and then just stood there doing nothing while they killed him. Yes. Whoopsies! It was his own drat fault.
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Does burning supplies etc change the progress of the story? I kinda want to side with one side of the conflict, but due to the completionist in me I just have to assault fortresses and burn stuff no matter who owns it.
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This game owns. Can't stop playing.
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Welp my friend got me to pick this up by pitching this as 'boats are back as a major feature, also you can be a cool lady spartan kicking people in the face to death, plus you called Origins the best AC game and it's still fundamentally that'. How supernatural does it get? The ads kinda implied poo poo like medusa and all are factors in the game but are they just Origins style 'oh gee the animus is goin nuts!!!!' one shot fun bits, or are they finally going full on 'yea fantasy poo poo happens in our world of magic aliens and poo poo'?
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