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Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:58:16
I agree with Edge, mostly. The graphics, especially the textures are really nice.  It's definitely an improvement over its predecessors, though slight.  I think its hard to notice when you move from one setting such as Italy to 18th century Boston, but it still looks improved.  I also have to keep in mind that im playing with a console thats over six years old and visuals ptobably topped around the time of AC2.  

Did you guys get past sequence 3?   I didn't see that coming!  I'm very much looking forward to seeing how this story plays out.  story wise, this is pretty much on par with AC2.  I'm expecting some crazy shit to happen...hopefully.

I'm gonna have to agree with GG on the controls.  They are horrid at times.  I've failed one mission about five times cause I simply had trouble staying hidden in a well.  I would leap in then immediately leap out, even when pressing the button once.  For the life of me, I still can't figure out how to shoot properly and the camera has screwed me up more times than I can count. I've started a section where I had to chase someone and the camera started out in the OPPOSITE direction.  Wtf?

Despite these issues, I'm still enjoying my playthrough very much.  I actually think it controls better now that Connor is in the picture.  Tre climbing is sublime at times.
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Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:04:11

Controls are a little weird, but imo all the Ass Creed games have had slight control issues, its not really anything surprising or new. The only combat controls that ever feel right in these games are the hand to hand controls...the projectile weapons are always horrible. On another note, I love the sea battles. Really well done. Reminds me of Skies of Arcadia Legends. smiley

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Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:45:36
Posting via u so I can't write a lengthy reply. But Italy in that period had and still has some beautiful, elegant, even amazing architecture. Going from that to Boston is like going from a museum to a warehouse. It's already going to look ugly regardless in comparison, but the just under 30 frame rate doesn't help.

The controls feel worse than ac2 and they were already convoluted there. This is their 5th game right? I think they should have refined things by now. If this game had smooth, logical, easier controls it would be soooo much more enjoyable.

Also the plot in ac2 was immediately arresting and invested you in the character. Not so here. Everything feels not quite there, not quite polished enough. And the cutscenes interupting everything is annoying.

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Fri, 04 Jan 2013 23:37:13

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Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:15:55
I so want Colonial Marines to be good.  It looks like the perfect Alien game.
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Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:59:32

I'm downloading Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One from PSN+. This got me thinking, which Ratchet game is considered to be the best one in series? I haven't played any of them.

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Sat, 05 Jan 2013 01:06:35
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I so want Colonial Marines to be good.  It looks like the perfect Alien game.



SEGA is kinda beatting the farm on it (their western farm at least), so hope it comes though.

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Sat, 05 Jan 2013 01:11:10
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I'm downloading Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One from PSN+. This got me thinking, which Ratchet game is considered to be the best one in series? I haven't played any of them.



Good question. I've only got the first one and have not played it yet.

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Sat, 05 Jan 2013 01:46:04
Ravenprose said:

I'm downloading Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One from PSN+. This got me thinking, which Ratchet game is considered to be the best one in series? I haven't played any of them.

Cant go wrong with 2 or 3. Crack in Time for the PS3 is just as good as those. My favorite is 2 with ACIT right behind it.

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Sat, 05 Jan 2013 02:48:33

I'm really hoping the new Aliens game is good too, I want it to be. Coop bitches woop woop

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Sat, 05 Jan 2013 04:50:47

Hey Vader, I thought I heard Lebron  cry tonight! Bulls Victory @ South Beach!

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Sat, 05 Jan 2013 05:18:36
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Hey Vader, I thought I heard Lebron  cry tonight! Bulls Victory @ South Beach!

For you it was a monumental victory against the defending champs, the highlight of the basketball year. For us it was friday. Nyaa

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Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:22:32
Deleted my assassins creed 3 save and started again, put subtitles on paid attention to the story and tutorials more. Damn constant cutscenes interrupting. There is some dithering that really bothers me with the characters faces where the nose meets the eye.  A lot of blocky shadows too. Also I keep reading on digital foundry about how lots of npcs are  hard for the u cpu to run but there is a section in the opera  house with as many npcs as deadrising with no real performance hit. There's no aggressive AI but it still has to run paths and animation for hundreds.  

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Sat, 05 Jan 2013 19:28:22
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Deleted my assassins creed 3 save and started again, put subtitles on paid attention to the story and tutorials more. Damn constant cutscenes interrupting. There is some dithering that really bothers me with the characters faces where the nose meets the eye.  A lot of blocky shadows too. Also I keep reading on digital foundry about how lots of npcs are  hard for the u cpu to run but there is a section in the opera  house with as many npcs as deadrising with no real performance hit. There's no aggressive AI but it still has to run paths and animation for hundreds.  

I don't know, the game is just not any fun, it bores me to tears!

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Sat, 05 Jan 2013 20:13:28

I played the DMC demo. Never played a DMC game before. Are they all this awkward to control?

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Sat, 05 Jan 2013 20:30:21

^Yep

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Sat, 05 Jan 2013 20:32:15
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I played the DMC demo. Never played a DMC game before. Are they all this awkward to control?


I haven't played the demo, but yes. From my experience with DMC 1 and 3 they're basically button mashers with funky controls for people who play it fancy.
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Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:42:18
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I don't know, the game is just not any fun, it bores me to tears!

Its annoying me right now, cant even get Charles lee to the waterfront. Guards aren't visible with eagle vision, yet they magically appear from nowhere. Charles won't follow my path in the water or rooftops. The game says direct him to hiding places yet there are no more haystacks.

I think this game looks better on the upad screen overall. Less detailed, less colour but more coherent, less flaws and jaggies noticeable too. You don't get that great texture next to crap texture look, it looks more even. The shadows are less jarring too.  Wish you could tune the colour saturation on the upad screen.

Shame you have to sacrifice detail for less flaws.

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Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:07:55
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Its annoying me right now, cant even get Charles lee to the waterfront. Guards aren't visible with eagle vision, yet they magically appear from nowhere. Charles won't follow my path in the water or rooftops. The game says direct him to hiding places yet there are no more haystacks.


I think this game looks better on the upad screen overall. Less detailed, less colour but more coherent, less flaws and jaggies noticeable too. You don't get that great texture next to crap texture look, it looks more even. The shadows are less jarring too.  Wish you could tune the colour saturation on the upad screen.


Shame you have to sacrifice detail for less flaws.

Graphics whore. Nyaa

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