Every time I saw him talk to some real-life doff in a powdered wig I zoned out.
Impressive special-effects for the time, sure, but we don't really care about that shit, only Bond.Ĭonnor is too integral in a political story that is not interesting.
When the protagonist takes part in Waterloo, we shouldnt get a history lesson on Waterloo, we only need to see the protagonist viewpoint as they experience it.Ī better example: In the Bond movie Thunderball there's a long sequence where Bond gets lost in the shuffle of an underwater battle scene. It's a good idea to set an engaging story in a historical era, but the events of history should not substitute for storytelling. Here's the thing nobody cares about the American War of Independence, not even Americans. You kill off the Templars one-by-one and the game just kinda ends. There is no excuse for any story to drag its feet this long. There are so many excellent games you can finish in that time. You're not introduced to the main character until mission 12, and he doesnt get his signature outfit and complete toolset until completing mission 20. The main campaign is 42 missions long, and I'd say the first 20 are nothing but prologue. The god-forsaken framing-device with Desmond Miles.Īll in all you're looking at a very padded 25+ hours.A Multiplayer Mode not included in the Remaster.4 missions where you face off against a Templar sea-captain.Naval-combat, tree-running and so much more get its start here. AC3, on the other hand, made its job staggeringly harder by trying to do so many innovations at once while also trying a new engine. AC2 has a higher approval than AC1 because it took all the same mechanics and better presented them. When you compare AC1 to AC2 I'd estimate the first game made up 75% of the groundwork of the second game. The result is an unpolished title with so many vestigial features. Unfortunately those developers were split into ten teams across the globe to make a AAA game under the pressure of a looming deadline with a new engine. Watch a 90's buddy-comedy, and you'll notice the fashion, gawk at the haircuts, and cringe when the protagonists yell "Fag" aloud.ĪC3 was no doubt made by very talented developers. The old /r/patientgamers Essential Games ListĪ thing about media is that you can learn about the trends of an era not just through documentation, but through entertainment. Please use flair to display what games you’re currently playing, not a punch line, username, tag, URL, or signature. New, mobile-friendly spoilers can be posted using the following formatting: Want to play online in a dead gaming community? We expect you to know these rules before making a post. Please click here to see our current rules. We no longer maintain our posting rules in Old Reddit. Join our Discord Join our Steam Group Follow us on Twitter Posting Rules Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.
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