Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
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Tsar
The thing that should not be
Same man. I have always been fond of pirates.
Its also a theme that hasn't been overly done
rootworm41
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I pre orderd it and I'm pretty excited... Pirates!
Ike_009
Assassin of Accountants
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag reviews are in, and they're looking decent.
Has anyone bought the game and played through it yet?
What are your thoughts and opinions on AC4?
It's quite hard to buy the game when the console release is only on friday here in SA. I'm waiting for the PC version on the 22nd
Wlad
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Console release was yesterday. I've played about 2 hours so far, check the what are you playing now thread for my thoughts so far.
dampi256
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I saw a few of the video reviews and it looks like the PS4 version is very pretty. Therefor I'll skip the PS3 one and go straight for PC as I will not be getting a PS4 till late next year. I am watching the YouTube Tel's Play clips and it is looking like a great game so you can't go wrong in getting it.
Glordit
Neo Zeon
It's got a average score of 80% so far, so something must have been done correctly. Maybe I will pick it up later, but I could never get into AC1 or 2 or any of them it became monotonous to got to X kill Y return to Z.
Watched a PS3/PS4 comparison, couldn't see a huge a difference, PS4 loaded quicker and had no texture pop, also the PS4 had sharper visuals as most things in the distance on the PS3 where blurred.
Watched a PS3/PS4 comparison, couldn't see a huge a difference, PS4 loaded quicker and had no texture pop, also the PS4 had sharper visuals as most things in the distance on the PS3 where blurred.
Ike_009
Assassin of Accountants
Then I got the wrong date in one of my emails. O well, no spoilers please
Murph
Thread Killer
OK - played about three hours last night and this one actually feels like Assassins Creed. I probably wasted about 2 hours just running around in Havana instead of getting on with the story.
Anyway, the game looks amazing and has probably the best music score I've come across recently. The main character is awesome and not a sulky pain in the ass to listen to (looking at you Connor....). And there is a metric crap ton of things to do. If you know AC, I should haven't to go into details there.
One thing I do feel they could have put a bit more into is the shanties. When I first saw the music note on my mini map, I was really, really hoping it would be the same sort of mechanic used in Sleeping Dogs, where you actually have to learn the songs themselves.
Anyway, the game looks amazing and has probably the best music score I've come across recently. The main character is awesome and not a sulky pain in the ass to listen to (looking at you Connor....). And there is a metric crap ton of things to do. If you know AC, I should haven't to go into details there.
One thing I do feel they could have put a bit more into is the shanties. When I first saw the music note on my mini map, I was really, really hoping it would be the same sort of mechanic used in Sleeping Dogs, where you actually have to learn the songs themselves.
The_Imp_ZA
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Do it! I have the game on pre-order at BT Games because nothing beats a physical box
Urgh, three more weeks.
James
MyGaming Alumnus
Do it! I have the game on pre-order at BT Games because nothing beats a physical box
There is certainly a temptation with the physical box, but I'm also enticed by the various content packs, and you can nab pretty much everything with the digital deluxe version.
Feel like a bit of a scumbag for supporting that marketing tactic though... still, it's working!
The_Imp_ZA
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It is annoying that they block off certain content based on where you pre-order the game from. That Aveline DLC looks quite interesting, probably the only one that's worth it. I was going to say that at least they aren't as bad as Bioware, where they blocked off a character essential to the plot, but I guess they're doing the same thing with the Aveline content.
What happened to the days where when you bought a game new, you got all the content?
Wlad
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The Aveline content is cool, but you're really not missing much. It's very short, think it took me about 20 minutes to finish.
The_Imp_ZA
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LOL. On the site they say it'll take a hour. False advertising
I guess if you play it slowly...
Wlad
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LOL. On the site they say it'll take a hour. False advertising
Yeah it was the same with AC III's PS3 exclusive content. Advertised as 60 minutes bit took me leas tham 30.
Wlad
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Haha, I didn't really stay in Havana long myself, but now that I have the Jackdaw and can sail where I want, I haven't touched a (story) missions in hours. Just sailing around plundering ships looking for Islands with treasure. Man, this game is awesome.