Where the hell do you get the materials to craft a quiver? Looks like a log?
I've spent way too much time looking for this.
I've spent way too much time looking for this.
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Assassin's Creed Origins |OT| Stalking in Memphis
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Installed on PC and played for about an hour. Game is unbelievably beautiful. I spent a good 20 minutes just walking and camera panning (something I never do).
This game makes it impossible to focus on objectives because of how impressive everything looks. You just have to stop and gaze.
Plus, people watching (NPCs have some impressive animations and interactions). Love hearing the native tongue being spoken as I wander past.
This game makes it impossible to focus on objectives because of how impressive everything looks. You just have to stop and gaze.
Plus, people watching (NPCs have some impressive animations and interactions). Love hearing the native tongue being spoken as I wander past.
Is it the leather? You can usually send your bird up and have it look for the ibexes that you can kill for it.
I feel like the UI really doesn't do the game any favors, frankly. There's a lot of very small, hard-to-distinguish icons for me, and trying to keep track of the treasure vs. guard vs. objective is really tough.
Maybe I just need a bigger TV.
Sometimes there are troops carrying it that you can mark with senu. Or ships in the lake.
Haven't made it to Giza yet but seeing it off in the distance gives me chills. I'm savoring the moment when I'll finally make it there.
Thanks! Good, at least, that it's next to nothing. But agree, for my sake they could get rid of that completely and it would be a better game experience for me. The intermezzos of modern life, Abstergo and animus are too meta and casts a large shadow over the historical gameplay. Which in turn creates a distant to the events, reminding me that I'm playing a game.
I haven't really tried to be this stealthy in an AC game since Brotherhood. In Origins, being stealthy, even if only to reduce the opposition or sabotage a camp before getting aggressive, feels encouraged and useful.
This is still up there, for sure. Especially in terms of swimming and things to explore. Add in the environment as well and it's just amazing.
I had a birthday coupon so I picked up Assassins creed from Redbox and played for a few hours. Glad I didn't actually buy it. I like the surrounding game and loot stuff, but I now remember that I have absolutely no love for the movement and controls of assassins creed. I'm a big stickler for feel and movement in my games and it really turns me off when I doesn't feel good to me(kinda why I can't play Rainbow six siege)
Aside from the Division, I don't know if I actually like any of Ubis 3rd person games. I feel like I'm constantly fighting with the controls to move my character
Aside from the Division, I don't know if I actually like any of Ubis 3rd person games. I feel like I'm constantly fighting with the controls to move my character
That's nice to hear - as stealth is my favorit playstyle. Assassin's creed games have always felt a bit schizophrenic in this regard; on one hand establishing a story of assassinations and hidden blades, and on the other hand giving you very limited stealth tools and a bit too simplistic NPC ai. How are you experiencing the ai, btw? I think Ubisoft took a big step with Watch Dog 2 - has that had affect on AC too?
Quoting myself - really curious to know other's opinion on this.
Sorry if this has been asked but is the PS Pro patch coming out on 7th Nov when the X comes out ??
Certainly.
I'm just really enamored with the game at the moment, I'll see how it all shakes out by the end.
Bayek hallucinates if you spend a bit long in the desert. I had a ghost appear behind me on my horse lol
I haven't even been to any desert yet, it's happening right in Siwa :) Maybe it's supposed to be a camel moaning, but I don't really now, it keeps on being creepy nonetheless.
As someone who loved the melee combat in TW3, I would say that ACO is equally as good but the main difference is that in TW3, you're only using a sword where as in ACO, the varied weapons affect the melee combat and changes how you approach a battle. For example, im using Dual Swords and they are FAST. I can spam square on PS4 and get an enemy's health down to half in one attack but using a heavy blunt weapon, no chance in hell and is a lot slower obviously. I'm enjoying the melee combat in ACO but I would have preferred a roll instead of a dodge move. In a battle with multiple enemies, the dodge move hurts me more than helps. ACO being better to play would probably depend on your weapon of choice since they're obviously different and affect how you approach battles differently.
I am getting better at the combat and I don't use "lock on" which I never use in games since I prefer to "free fight" whoever I want during a multiple enemy battle as opposed to being locked onto an enemy until I kill him. Playing on hard with aim assist off. Have died several times including a few based on dodging into an enemy that was off camera only to be one hit and killed.
I would say that if possible, rent or borrow the game and try out the different weapons you get in the opening region of Siwa and go from there.
Guys, i played AC, AC II, Brotherhood, Revelations, ACIII, and didnt finish and care about black flag... I really loved the franchise and the modern day story back in the days. So , what about jumping directly to origins in terms of story?. I really like the egypt set, but i dont want to play the other games.
Ah, good to be here :)
Haven't played a AC since Brotherhood - but Zelda made me somewhat interested in this again and I like the setting.
Is there an option in the game for some kind of Pro HUD? Tried to play it at Gamescom for 15 minutes, but got confused with the mission markers. It's not a good game to demo in a short amount of time at an expo, but it felt a bit cluttered nevertheless...
Haven't played a AC since Brotherhood - but Zelda made me somewhat interested in this again and I like the setting.
Is there an option in the game for some kind of Pro HUD? Tried to play it at Gamescom for 15 minutes, but got confused with the mission markers. It's not a good game to demo in a short amount of time at an expo, but it felt a bit cluttered nevertheless...
Bows in particular give wood.
Wooden shields give bronze for some reason.
If you don't have a quest selected, the only UI elements shown are the compass and minimap at the top.
It's very clean.
It's basically the origin story of the franchise, so you don't really need to know the previous narratives.
I experienced this in Shadow of War and it's seriously annoying considering I have a baby sleeping in the other room. I had to constantly remove my headphones to make sure it wasn't IRL lol. Haven't started Origins yet but I hope it's not like SoW again.
Okay, but jut to be sure - there is no 'No Hud' or 'Pro Mode'? From what I've seen on the Giantbomb QL, it was a bit much for me. Would love to discover the world a bit more on my own.
Always disassemble, you need a lot of materials to upgrade your gear.
So photomode has some hidden options.
"So there's a few thing you can do that isn't in the tooltips.
While editing focus with L3 (cursor active)
Hope this is helpful for some of you out there."
https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinsc...hoto_mode_has_notooltip_hidden_features_much/
"So there's a few thing you can do that isn't in the tooltips.
While editing focus with L3 (cursor active)
- D-pad left and right will decrease/increase vignette effect
- D-pad up/down will decrease/increase brightness
- Right stick up/down will alter the strength of the depth of field / blur (which can make for some really good photos)
- Right stick right adds film grain, right stick left decreases amount of grain
Hope this is helpful for some of you out there."
https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinsc...hoto_mode_has_notooltip_hidden_features_much/
Absolutely. I always wondered if anyone likes this Abstergo Stuff. I definetly do NOT.
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There's four preset HUD options - "show all", "light", "minimal" and "none". I play on light as minimal eliminates the info I want on screen. The horrible lack of on/off options for all the individual HUD info is very disappointing especially since Black Flag (same team made Origins) had a good amount of on/off options for the HUD. Really hoping they patch in individual on/off options at some point.
I'm playing with headphones, too, btw. Maybe this "issue" isn't as pronounced when using speakers, or it's really just my ears. I'd go insane if I had a baby IRL, haha :)
The game picks up a lot after the starting area, that functions as a tutorial (just like the White Orchard in W3). So far, there isn't much to complain about, the game is fun and gameplay is very fluid and designed to not hold you back with long animations or long travel. Even some side quests are (to my surprise) interesting, nothing revolutionary but not annoying. The combat is also starting to make more sense and is, without a doubt, more fun then the old approach or the shadow of war/batman style combat. It's not perfect though and especially fighting several (4+) enemies and archers is a bit weird and clunky.
After 6h: This is a good, open world, action RPG... I'm very positively surprised.
After 6h: This is a good, open world, action RPG... I'm very positively surprised.
The modern story is a big part of why I was drawn to the series back in the AC2 days. I actually haven't liked how they've handled it in the games starting with AC4 because it's all seemed like skippable filler with literal no-name protagonists. Getting to uncover emails and stuff that expanded on the lore was cool and all, but there was nothing actually moving the story forward or giving you a clear idea of what they were shooting for.
The modern day stuff in Origins is definitely not as intrusive as it was in, say, AC3, but it also seems like it's setting up an actual somewhat decent story for future games like AC1 and AC2 did. I only hope they resolve it in the games this time rather than in a comic series.
Thanks for your impressions! I think I'll wait as I've got both Wolfenstein 2 and Mario to get through. Hopefully it'll drop in price soon enough.
I usually like Assassin Creed games but I never bring myself to finish them. Depending on the price, I'll probably pick this one up during Black Friday weekend.