Assassin's Creed Series Thread

[Patriot]

Dawn of Ragnarok is pre-loaded and ready to go.

Looking forward to jumping into it tomorrow night. Looks like it should be a pretty good expansion.

[Q]

Should be awesome.

[Patriot]

Starts off super slow. Follow this person while walking. A little fighting. Follow these people, slow walking, follow them some more. Now follow this guy, also slow walking.

[Patriot]

So the 60fps patch for this on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S came out yesterday, and man is it amazing.

A couple of months back I had started to revisit it, and was loving it again, but stopped because I knew this patch was coming eventually.

Buttery smooth.

[Patriot]

Next Assassin's Creed game(s) will be revealed in September.

I think they'll talk a little bit about of Infinity, but I doubt it releases until 2024. So more free Valhalla content this year (new Rogue-lite mode, final story chapter, likely a new Crossover story) and then early 2023 (probably March) should get Rift.

I really hope Rift, or whatever it ends up being named, is how it has been described. Hasn't been announced yet of course, but all the leaks suggest it's a more traditional Assassin's Creed game and not like the modern ones. Play as Basmin in Baghdad and other Middle Eastern cities doing Assassin stuff. I'd love a good throwback game and to get back to Assassin's and their creed.

Also couldn't help myself, picked up the OG game on Xbox for $6. Only because it's enhanced resolution and 60fps, looks and feels amazing, and there's no way to play it on PS5/PS4 at the moment. It's the only game in the series that you can't play on PS5 and that sucks, hope it gets a remaster. Well that and Syndicate, which has a weird flickering light problem.

[Q]

I know everyone has to get their MMO or "Destiny hybrid MMO" out of their system and if they are going to do that, fine, but it shouldn't come at the expense of what this series is about.

[Patriot]

Agreed.

I'm excited to see what Infinity actually is, but I really hope it isn't the Assassin's Creed version of Destiny.

I would however like to get multiplayer back at some point. I think Ubisoft is missing out. They could've put one of their teams on a free-to-play Assassins multiplayer title and a made a lot of money on cosmetic items. I'm talking the old PvP from Brotherhood with some co-op missions like in Unity. Would've been a fun side game that wouldn't take away from the larger, main line single player experiences.

Instead they spend resources on stuff like XDefiant and that battle royale no one played and already shut down (Hyper Scape).

[Patriot]

Getting close to getting the Platinum for AC2 (Ezio Collection). Will be my second time getting the plat for this game. Will then move on to Brotherhood and Revelations.

I got the Brotherhood plat on PS3, but never finished the multiplayer stuff to get it for Revelations.

Once Ezio trilogy is finished up, I'll be hitting Black Flag then Rogue Remastered then AC3 Remastered. Doing it that way for story purposes, since that's the order they take place. I never played Rogue, so excited to finally get to it.

[Patriot]

So got the AC2 plat and half way through the story of Brotherhood.

I remember loving Brotherhood when it came out, but man I had forgotten just how good it was. I love Origins and Odyssey, and Valhalla is good too, but I really miss this kind of Assassin's Creed game.

The execution streak stuff may make combat super easy, but it also feels awesome and makes for a more fun experience.

[Patriot]

I'm about half way through the story in Rogue Remastered, and I'm glad I had never played it until now.

It's a brand new game to me, and I'm loving it. The story so far has been great. It's like an even better Black Flag. Mainly because of some gameplay improvements, but also because I like the locations better than Black Flag. North America instead of the Caribbean islands.

Love how they incorporated the Wanted multiplayer style into the single player, with the Assassin stalkers/captains hiding and the whispers letting you know they're nearby.

In short, this is awesome.

[Q]

www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64476762

I'll post this here for grins. Does anyone else see the slippery slope here?

Your stock has tanked Ubisoft. You have had a series of financial losses and controveries. Get your act together and stick to making games and cut the crap.

[Patriot]

Found out yesterday that Ubisoft finally got around to patching Syndicate on PS4 to stop the flickering issue when playing on PS5, so of course downloaded it.

A few hours into a new playthrough. I hadn't touched the old save file since sometime in 2016. I had forgotten how good this game was and just how fluid the parkour and combat was.

So good.

[Q]

I really thought Syndicate did a LOT of things right including the "be like Sherlock Holmes" detective elements. I really want more of that. I think Syndicate is underrated.


Sidebar:  There is this tease that AC and the Watch Dogs games exist in the same universe and there are occasional Easter Eggs back and forth. 

Watch Dogs Legion takes place in London. It's the exact same map and layout as Syndicate except buffed up for the future timeframe for Watch Dogs.  

[Patriot]

I need to give Legion a try sometime. I loved the first one, but could never get into the second one.

[Patriot]

Mirage looks amazing. October 12th.

Will be day-one for me. Can't wait.

[Sandman]

I wish I weren't so far behind on this series, because yes, Mirage looks incredible.

The struggle of the backlog is real, lol.

[Patriot]

Man, can't wait for this.

[Sandman]

Yeah, that looks great. In the future, I'd like to see a Civil War era game.

[Q]

I'm stoked for it.

Civil War era would be sweet. We also need to finally have a full Far East spread, too.

[Patriot]

I'd like to see a Civil War era Red Dead, but I couldn't stomach the propaganda of a Ubisoft Civil War Assassin's Creed game. The idea of working with Assassin aligned Lincoln to take down a Templar backed CSA just wouldn't set right with me.