And that's a plat!
Roughly 55 hours to 100% (minus one visual customization, I think) on normal difficulty. Played a bit of NG+ on nightmare, completing some trophies I hadn't already done and while definitely tougher, with mastery ranks for stamina, health, godly power and equipment all already at level 10, it is perfectly doable. Might finish in the future, sometimes Ubi tend to offer some small reward.
Thoroughly enjoyed my time with. While it got a bit long on the tooth in the end, that was somewhat offset by seeing how much of a puzzle or vault I could circumvent or solve with other abilities. King's Peak's 'gimmick' was both a nuisance and interesting twist to the traversal. Combat was serviceable, though I completely left out parry, because my build was made around the dodge mechanic and it just worked to well. The thing I'd like them to overhaul is the discovery mechanic. The scouting mechanic is too jittery and the pixel hunting is no fun. I'd also like to know whether I found or marked all POI in an area.
Couldn't tell you much about the story, because I completely tuned that out, either because a cutscene was taking forever or my mind was occupied with the next objective when background narration was happening. The snippets about the Greek Pantheon were interesting and made me realize that I knew far less of the mythology than I thought. And yes, sometimes they even made smirk.
Performance on PS5 was near perfect for me, and the game can look quite beautiful at times. And that draw distance...
So writing all this it might seem I'm more negative than I really am, but just like Origins and Odyssey, for me it is just that there is always something closeby to do, stringing me along through the game. Think I'll pick up the Season Pass in a sale eventually, most excited for the Chinese Mythology DLC.
AC: Valhalla is on the docket, but going straight into that might be a bit much, so I think I'll start up Bugsnax as a short fun palate cleanser.
Roughly 55 hours to 100% (minus one visual customization, I think) on normal difficulty. Played a bit of NG+ on nightmare, completing some trophies I hadn't already done and while definitely tougher, with mastery ranks for stamina, health, godly power and equipment all already at level 10, it is perfectly doable. Might finish in the future, sometimes Ubi tend to offer some small reward.
Thoroughly enjoyed my time with. While it got a bit long on the tooth in the end, that was somewhat offset by seeing how much of a puzzle or vault I could circumvent or solve with other abilities. King's Peak's 'gimmick' was both a nuisance and interesting twist to the traversal. Combat was serviceable, though I completely left out parry, because my build was made around the dodge mechanic and it just worked to well. The thing I'd like them to overhaul is the discovery mechanic. The scouting mechanic is too jittery and the pixel hunting is no fun. I'd also like to know whether I found or marked all POI in an area.
Couldn't tell you much about the story, because I completely tuned that out, either because a cutscene was taking forever or my mind was occupied with the next objective when background narration was happening. The snippets about the Greek Pantheon were interesting and made me realize that I knew far less of the mythology than I thought. And yes, sometimes they even made smirk.
Performance on PS5 was near perfect for me, and the game can look quite beautiful at times. And that draw distance...
So writing all this it might seem I'm more negative than I really am, but just like Origins and Odyssey, for me it is just that there is always something closeby to do, stringing me along through the game. Think I'll pick up the Season Pass in a sale eventually, most excited for the Chinese Mythology DLC.
AC: Valhalla is on the docket, but going straight into that might be a bit much, so I think I'll start up Bugsnax as a short fun palate cleanser.
Bored to death by Valhalla I turned to this and couldn't be more impressed. This has me hooked and Hermès is hilarious. "I'll be here doing nothing, I mean making preparations!" I love how self aware it is. That and Zeus' line about Achilles.
My main gripe is the title of the game is awful IMO. Those 3 words together mean nothing sound like a b-tier game. They could've at least removed one of the words. This game deserves better. It could've Picked a better time to launch too. If it came out during the summer or January...
My main gripe is the title of the game is awful IMO. Those 3 words together mean nothing sound like a b-tier game. They could've at least removed one of the words. This game deserves better. It could've Picked a better time to launch too. If it came out during the summer or January...
Played the PS5 version this morning and was pleasantly surprised to find the frame pacing issue has been resolved.
Game has been pretty fun so far. Playing on PS5. My only gripe is the overly "sticky" nature of the climbing mechanism. I feel like I'm constantly getting stuck to think that I happen to be jumping near.
Downloaded the game through Ubisoft+, played for 2 hours and already regret that I started AC:V first. The game is beautiful , light-hearted and promising, but after 100 hours in Valhalla I already feel open-world fatigue is kicking in and it seems from first glance that it follows the same open world formula in Valhalla. Gonna give it a rest for now and might comeback for it later.
It's going to be discounted to $39.99 CAD for Boxing day if you are able to cancel and order it then to save some money.
for 10 dollars I'll keep that haha. Shiping will be something during that time !
I had the same exact issue, but I got past AC:Valhalla / Open world fatigue pretty quickly as I felt more and more Breath of the Wild vibes and the game doesn't take itself very seriously with the god's narration.
i bought lady since ubi gave me 300 coins. she has 3 stamina bars.I... I want it.
Playing on PC with a 2060 and i7 7700 and I'm having some issues.
Weird frame pacing even tho my vsync is enabled and frame rate is locked at 60 FPS.
also a strange glitch where audio will cut out for a half second and it happens once every five minutes or so.
Anyone have this issue or know of any solutions?
Weird frame pacing even tho my vsync is enabled and frame rate is locked at 60 FPS.
also a strange glitch where audio will cut out for a half second and it happens once every five minutes or so.
Anyone have this issue or know of any solutions?
Close to my platinum trophy and I gotta say this is my surprise hit so far. World design is beautiful, story is fine, combat is fun.
The only downside from my POV is the difficulty curve. Initial battles are far more challenging compared to the endgame when you have upgraded most weapons and skills. That's a little weird. Also the Axe is totally overpowered.
The only downside from my POV is the difficulty curve. Initial battles are far more challenging compared to the endgame when you have upgraded most weapons and skills. That's a little weird. Also the Axe is totally overpowered.
They need to do this on the PS Store. I want discounted digital!
Question for anyone who's finished it - how hard does the combat get? I kinda just wanna cut through the middle as it's a long game.
What on Earth? lmaoI... I want it.
I do like the Lady Rainicorn skin. Is this more of Ubi's $DLC?
I love this game more and more, the interaction between Ares and his bear
, and how the corrupted Hercules does a little pose after each attack. I just have a huge smile on my face the entire time playing this game.
"Don't be sorry, be better" at chess,
"No, you're not ready, go back."
They're Kratos and Boi 😂
"No, you're not ready, go back."
They're Kratos and Boi 😂
Yes, it's available now, 1500 credits, I do want it but that's too much for my liking.
Ugh, I'm getting really tired of Ubi's cosmetic dlc schtick. I didn't even buy any of the Assassin's Creed Valhalla bullshit.
I feel like this game simply has too many enemies out in the open world. I've never been a big fan of combat, mind you, but I still feel like there are more than there should be. I want to focus on finding collectibles, solving puzzles, and doing vaults of Tartarus, but there are just so many enemies everywhere.
Curious about this one. Game looks great but not to keen on getting on the PS4.
Looking at this video (timestamped to 5 minutes 15 seconds), the Switch version was really rough at launch but got a patch that improved it a lot.
Damn that Switch patch looks like a big boost. Now i'm having a hard time choosing between PS5 and Switch
How are the haptics/adaptive trigger stuff on PS5?
How are the haptics/adaptive trigger stuff on PS5?
This game can be had for nearly half the price on PC if you buy from Ubi store directly. Game is currently discounted and then you get additional 21% discount using code WELCOME2021.
Haptics are...okay? Probably the same as the HD Rumble on Switch. Nothing special at all. Adaptive triggers might as well be broken, IMO. Weird behaviors, constantly switching, really loud when it switches behaviors and does it non stop in certain situations (like scouting out locations in the telescope). I actually turned off the triggers and it was a nice improvement.
It's half off on EGS with the $10 holiday coupon. That's how I got it.
While the PS5 version obviously looks better (this will always be the case), the game looks good as is on Switch and runs absolutely fine (I'm 50 hours in , handheld only). I have played only post patch, no idea how it was before. Do note that I am not one of those frame counters though.
I've only played 20 minutes yesterday, but I'm already loving the hidden details in the narrative weaving (i.e. all the hidden references to Greek myths and characters, and the subtle friendly dig at poetry). Very much looking forward to finding out what other things they've hidden in there.
How is the PC version anyway? I can't find reliable information on this. Some say it runs OK, others say it runs poorly. I have both next gen consoles and PC with 1080Ti. PC version is the cheapest, but I don't know if it's the best one to buy with my hardware.
PS5 frame pacing issues have been cleaned up completely in this latest patch. They made me stop playing, so I'm back in now, and it's great :)
It runs well other than the weird audio bug I noted earlier
If you're using a controller, disable vibration. Had that issue myself and that work around fixed it. Just note that it makes finding PoI's harder since there's less feedback when you cursor over them
Had the same audio thing as well as the game dipping into the 50s and 40s with a 1660 on MEDIUM settings at 1080p.
