Pathfinder
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Good reviews, looks like its going to be a fun grab for when I'm on break this Christmas. By then most of the launch bugs should be ironed out.
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Assassin's Creed Syndicate Review Thread
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I really don't understand why some games, like sports or racing titles, can get passes in this regard, but games like CoD and Ass Creed are put over the fire. Especially when any two CoDs or Creed games are miles different from each other than Forza 5 and 6 are.
If you like something, then just play it. If you don't feel like you want more, then don't.
AC/DC has made a very long, successful career sticking to one brand of rock.
thebigmanjosh
Member
There's a really cool one with Evie and her cane that's unique to that weapon. I haven't played enough yet to get tired of the finishers. The walk by instakill animations are still pretty generic, but the combat ones are really cool
But then consider how high price Unity paid for pretty pixels, that performance was unforgivable shait. On all platforms.
It still ran smoother than the last gen games.
Not setting that bar very high, eh?
Some of that Unity release footage has burned into my brain, we are talking about almost being able to count rendered frames when running around in PS4 version. That was just... such disaster.
bananafactory
Banned
Is this uglier than Unity on consoles only, or in general?
Curious because I'll likely be playing it on PC, and Unity looked very nice
Curious because I'll likely be playing it on PC, and Unity looked very nice
GusZamboni
Member
looks like half of the reviewers have received their paycheck and half dont
seeing as Unity was "too pretty for its own good" i wouldn't mind a drop in IQ for the sake of consistent performance.
I'm waiting for the DF verdict.
looks like you didn't pay attention to what happened to people who do driveby posts like this in this thread. :/
Being a better game that runs smoother holds no weight for you? Besides, it still looks pretty nice from what I can see.
NorthernIX
Member
Same here. Thought Unity was great and have this one pre-ordered, but the rush to denigrate this game makes me not even want to check the threads. I've seen this with a lot of games lately that I've thought were amazing. I'm honestly not sure why this seems to be a trend these days.
This is actually a solid review. It's quite interesting getting her take on things, and it's obvious Ubisoft did make changes to deal with earlier complaints about female representation.
The Antitype
Banned
When somebody else steps up and delivers big-budget experiences in the historical fiction genre, that transport players to times and locations games rarely go, maybe people like me who play the game annually will feel moved to try other options.
For right now, what other series is letting my walk and climb around the Middle East during the Crusades? Or Renaissance Italy? Or the American frontier? Or Revolutionary France? Or Victorian England?
Karak
Member
Ya it really does at times. Surprisingly so.
Muffdraul
Member
Thanks, I needed some salt for my breakfast eggs.
MakeshiftChef
Member
When somebody else steps up and delivers big-budget experiences in the historical fiction genre, that transport players to times and locations games rarely go, maybe people like me who play the game annually will feel moved to try other options.
For right now, what other series is letting my walk and climb around the Middle East during the Crusades? Or Renaissance Italy? Or the American frontier? Or Revolutionary France? Or Victorian England?
None, and this is the biggest reason for me to get the A.C. games. I love being able to run around the locations and time periods represented in these games.
I don't mean to pile on bullshit meta-commentary, but I've also spent a decent amount of time with the game, so that's exactly what I'm going to do. I imagine that if people weren't so down on the series, this game would've scored, on average, a full point higher. I.E 85-90, rather than 75-80. Still, I must admit that I'm pleasantly surprised by the reviews. I was expecting the general malaise to sway opinions more than it has. That's just my take though; could be wrong.
Game seems hella polished and very solid overall. Black Flag was a bit of a one-off in terms of structure and gameplay, but as far as the more "typical" Assassin's Creed games go, this is almost inarguably the best since Brotherhood. I think people will be pleasantly surprised by how "unfatigued" this feels, especially if you've skipped out on the last installment or two (and even if you've kept up on an annual basis -- it's still a huge jump on Unity).
Game seems hella polished and very solid overall. Black Flag was a bit of a one-off in terms of structure and gameplay, but as far as the more "typical" Assassin's Creed games go, this is almost inarguably the best since Brotherhood. I think people will be pleasantly surprised by how "unfatigued" this feels, especially if you've skipped out on the last installment or two (and even if you've kept up on an annual basis -- it's still a huge jump on Unity).
DoctorFling
Member
Huh, didn't expect so many good scores. I'll get it on sale one day.
DOWN
Banned
It's worse all over. It doesn't use the better lighting and global illumination of Unity in exchange for attempting weaker lighting in real time like older games such as Black Flag
No, I'm not into game sequels somehow looking worse than predecessors in prior release seasons
The Lone Courier
Member
Hmm may pick this up.
Oh? Have you heard something that no one else has then?
bananafactory
Banned
Damn. Super disappointing
keltickennedy
Member
Saw the VideogamerTV review, watched how they played the game.....Of course they didn't have fun playing it. lol.
PfantzyPantz
Member
Was happy to see her post a review, and it actually sold me on the game.
I was in the same boat. I had cancelled my pre-order but then was so close to reordering this AM to get the BB $10 pre-order cert, but I still have Unity and Rogue to play.
And I still want to see how the PC version of Syndicate turns out, since if ported correctly that should be the best version.
Nyteshade517
Member
part of me wants to go ahead and pick up Unity on PC (it's about $23) but the other part of me says to wait and see if the price drops more once Syndicate comes out...$19.99 is the lowest it's been so I dunno if they'll always just stop there or go the sub $15 level
I bought Black Flag off PSN for $15 a few weeks ago (and Unity for $30, I think), AC games do go that low.
diffusionx
Gold Member
I didn't say it like it was an ironclad law. Both reviews I think mentioned how much fun it was to stomp around in their backyards. I've been to London once, it was swell, but I think some of those details and fun would be lost on those for whom London is not their backyard.
NullPointer
Member
Nice reviews, but none of the gameplay footage I've seen has looked even halfway interesting.
I'm going to go by my own lying eyes for this one ;p
I'm going to go by my own lying eyes for this one ;p
Nyteshade517
Member
yeah...Black Flag's PC version went under $20 eventually so I guess Unity's will too...just when that is will be the question
They were probably talking about Tony Hawk. It was not an industry secret that it was shipping unfinished.
lol, way to just bias the hell out of that.... lol...
to put it much more fairly... gone are the extremely detailed but STATIC light maps and missing day/night cycles of Unity, in exchange for less detailed DYNAMIC lighting with passing day/night cycles.
One is objectively not weaker/worse than the other. You may have a preference, but both have their own merits and detriments. In an open world game, non-dynamic day/night cycles do a lot to pull me out of it. In more cinematic, linear, scene-driven games it adds a ton of detail, and the timeline is fixed anyway so it doesn't matter. But in a true open world I'll give up that detail for something like the below any day of the week.
https://youtu.be/pROWml_4sYQ
I love how this review thread destroyed some people's brains. Yiu guys were so against this game and were so sure that it would suck that you literally can't believe anything else.
GrantDaNasty
Member
I skipped Unity in favour of Rogue (which wasn't a bad game at all, maybe a bit too by-the-numbers after Black Flag) last year, but from what I've seen, I might actually check out Syndicate, there's a bit of a lull for me in terms of good time-waster games at the moment, something I think an AC game might do well to remedy.
Pewpewlazors99
Member
I forgot that this was a game. Guess I'll look at these reviews for fun, then never think about it again!
I wasn't too worried about this game being a glitch fiesta, but I did think that it would probably be a bit dull considering how dull the locale looked. Watching the Giant Bomb quick look stirred some weird nostalgic emotions within me for this game. I've never been a huge Assassin's Creed fan, but for some reason I felt drawn back to the gameplay after watching the QL. Here's to hoping that I don't buy it any time soon.
From what I've heard, traversal is better in this than in Unity. Including a window button.
Wow, Evie's acting and writing seems excellent. Wow. (I watched a few minutes of cutscene footage.) Jacob is clearly portrayed as an idiot.
Climbing in windows wasn't obvious enough in Unity, but once you figured it out (you have to hold the crouch button while moving towards the window), it worked pretty consistently. But yeah, obviousness is what's key here.
Karak
Member
Ya they are both done well. Jacobs portrayal is actually well done as it shows why he is the way he is rather than just "idiot"
EightBitNate
Member
You do realize that the 78 is greater than 77 other numbers, right?
Alpha Phoenix
Member
Those reviews seem highly inconsistent to me....
Any word on the technical stability?
Any word on the technical stability?
Even more sold than before. Come on sale in two weeks!