[ALL] Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

[Swarley]

Can't wait to 24 hour marathon this game. Looking mighty nice.

 

[jms493]

Might get this for Xbone to avoid fucking UPLAY....

 

[Swarley]

 

[Handleit_44]

 

[Swarley]

I definitely like that they are taking some pages out of Far Cry 3's book. That was one of my favorite games from this gen and its open world was my favorite behind the current version of San Andreas. Being able to craft your own items definitely fits better with this time period (and would have been welcomed in 3). Having a more explorable map with those enemy outposts is nice, I enjoyed just messing around and going to outpost after outpost in Far Cry 3. It seems like they are kind of ditching the present-day story stuff for this game. I enjoyed that stuff during the earlier games, but they just made it rather idiotic with AC3. Just give me Edward and the Caribbean Sea and I'm a happy camper. Can't wait to play this game.

 

[jms493]

If I keep watching all these AC4 videos I wont need to play this game... When is enough, enough?

 

[Swarley]

If I keep watching all these AC4 videos I wont need to play this game... When is enough, enough?

They've mostly been about gameplay. There hasn't been much of anything on the story. After the crapshow that was AC3, they needed to resell the franchise to a lot of people. Personally, before all of these videos, there was no way I was going to purchase this game on day 1 b/c of how disappointed I was with the last game.

 

[Swarley]

 

[Swarley]

 

[JayDizzle]

About 10 minutes of footage from the PS4 version, courtesy of Gassy Mexican:

I dig the ship vs. ship combat and that you can get into it with more than one on the water (I haven't played AC III so no idea if you could do it in that game).

Harpooning looks pretty rad as well.

I can't help but think of how many people are going to hold their noses when it comes to the current gen versions when it comes to release time because of how good the game looks on this PS4 footage.

 

[Swarley]

 

[Swarley]

Ubisoft is live streaming the PS4 version right now:

http://www.twitch.tv/ubisoft

 

[tigstah]

missed it

 

[JayDizzle]

Rev3Games - 4 out of 5

-Plays great as an island adventure
-Looks fucking great
-No shortage of things to do
-MP has a lot going into and for it

x There is some repetitiveness in certain portions of the game
x There are some glitches that pop up

IGN - 8.5 out of 10

- The game feels epic in scope
- The side quests you can follow are fantastic
- AC IV's story is much lighter in tone than AC III's seriousness
- As you play, you'll be privy to beautiful in-game moments

x The main story is par for the course

GamesRadar - 4 1/2 out of 5

*With context from a written review: [url]http://www.gamesradar.com/assassins-creed-iv-black-flag-review/[/URL]

- AC IV's open world gameplay is vast and the title itself is gorgeous
- Kenway himself is an great rogue character, not too good but not irredeemably evil either
- The sidemissions are tops

x The main story missions repeat a little too much
x The lore of what Assassin's Creed is has become muddled garbage
x There are only a handful of actual assassinations

 

[JayDizzle]

I'm very tempted to say fuck it and grab this today for PS3.

 

[SethMode]

Has become muddled garbage? For as what the fuck as the endings of 2 and Brotherhood were, it's been muddled since 2, and became complete garbage at Revelations.

 

[Swarley]

I'm very tempted to say fuck it and grab this today for PS3.

I want to play so bad. It's tough trying to hold out until the 15th.

 

[SethMode]

I don't have time to play this weekend, but I have a free Redbox rental code if you want to cheat and play it early, either of you.

 

[Swarley]

I don't have time to play this weekend, but I have a free Redbox rental code if you want to cheat and play it early, either of you.

Gotta stay strong for that next-gen version.

 

[SethMode]

Gotta stay strong for that next-gen version.