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To combine a hi-tech environment with the world of the Crusades was stupid. Looked pretty cool so I bought it. The controls are too clunky and don't work half the time. Especially after playing the Witcher.
And to have to and hit the shift key while using 'w' at the same time - well my little finger wouldn't stretch that far. First of all, I hate sci-fi stuff - robots, technology, etc. I love Fantasy RPG and love history. Saw a video on You Tube incorporating cutscenes from the Witcher and Assassin's Creed. Finding 100 flags in one city. I'd have to keep tapping it or pressing it.
Riding that ugly horse was a lesson in patience, stopping and starting constantly - just like the main character. I never could figure out the fighting controls.
Forget it. What a disappointment.
The quests are stupid, as well, and you do the same thing over and over in each town - I made it to 3 before giving up. The storyline doesn't make much sense either and the manual was too technical to understand - I might have caught on if I had finished the game but I got so frustrated with the controls I couldn't.
I'm playing on a PC and half the time I would press 'W' for walk and the character doesn't move. The only cool thing about the game is the character's acrobatics but that doesn't make up for the lack of story, the mixing of two different worlds, the pathetic fighting, the clunky gameplay and the boring quests.
I've got more important things to do - like playing The Witcher.
(no deduction for this)-The AI isn't half as good as they say.-The enemies respawn. The scripting is fairly decent though, so only -1/2-The controls are console-ified, meaning you 'lock on' and 'fire'. THIS GAME CAN BE VERY BRUTAL-EVEN WITHOUT GORE. If crysis can run on a single core, then this should too.
The game description leads you to believe otherwise. READ THE "M" RATING, DON'T BUY THIS FOR YOUR KIDS UNTIL YOU PLAY IT FOR YOURSELF. -1-Despite having no physics, scripted paths for all AI (try kicking 'em down a ladder, they come right back up for more) and only 110 maximum NPCs on screen at a time, this game requires a dual core processor. This game had a lot of work being put into how cinematic it was. This would be tolerable and only a half star off, but the lock on system is moody at best when you need it.
This is due entirely to sloppy programming and lack of scalability. If this game was advertised as such, I would have rated it higher for what it is, instead of what they claim it to be. GOOD PARENTS SCREEN THEIR CHILDREN'S MEDIA UNTIL THEIR CHILDREN SCREEN IT THEMSELVES, BE A GOOD PARENT.IN SUMMARY:-Great voice acting-Good city navigation-Some fun fights-Deceptive about open endedness-Bad control scheme-Simplistic storyline that rags on most western religions-Deceptive about AI, it's very simple and scripted-No destructible environments.-Unusually high system requirementsPros:-Building climbing is fairly fun,-Some swordfights are movielike,-Voice acting is great.-His 'jump shank' attack is just ridiculously awesome.Cons:-This isn't nearly as open as it says it is, the game is entirely scripted with no chance of random, interesting things happening. -whatever's leftAll in all, this game lasted me 15 hours over a week, most of it done while watching TV. -1-The storyline is very stereotypical.
Without spoiling it, it throws mud at every religion to the point they felt they had to have a disclaimer in the game. It simply does not live up to the legacy that other PC games set, one of excellent developer content and easy user extensibility. If I order a steak and get a hamburger, and am told it is a steak, I'm going to rate it accordingly-as a bad steak.Otherwise, this game is a good buy for a linear, cinematic style of gameplay.
The game has awesome graphics but is redundant and a little slow at times. Overall it is ok and not a game that I would play through more than once.
I would not recommend trying to play the game on minimum system requirements.The controls are a little too clunky. Even the melee combat, while visually cool, is pretty easy once you learn to counter attack. The graphics are superb, and the freedom to climb and jump on just about everything makes the game revolutionary. Yes.
There is little to no strategy involved, its pretty much a straight forward hack and slash kinda game. Assassins Creed has alot of things going for it. I appreciate Ubisoft attempting to break the mold and do something different here, but the controls need to be simplified. at least for a little while. In fact most of the game is not very challenging at all.
A gamepad is recommended tho it's still possible to play with just the mouse and keyboard.Is Assassins Creed worth playing. There is potential greatness with AC that just was not taken advantage of. Unfortunately AC doesn't live up to it's full potential.The biggest flaw with AC are its assassinations. Is it fun. I would have much preferred a little more dept to assassinations, AC should have taken some notes from the Hitman series for that.While the graphics are great, they do come at a price.
You need a decent machine to run the game at an acceptable frame rate. Yes. I can only hope Ubisoft learns those lessons for its sequel's.
Good graphics and it's amazing how you can climb and go anywhere. A lot of fun at first but gets old pretty fast. Going through the same type quests/missions in each city just gets monotonous and boring.
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