The second best game of 2019 may get even better...
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I have it and really like it, it's a great port in my opinion, aside from lower resolution and 30fps (but very stable ones), it's the same game, lots of fun, and it controls great with the pro controller.
Played a few more hours of Assassins Creed III. Got to Boston, did a few missions, having lots of fun.
The history bits are very interesting. I just got to Beacon Hill, which I assume my North American friends are familiar with. Well, I live in Brazil, and even though we do study the American Revolution at school, we don't get as many details as you guys do, so I had never heard of Beacon Hill. Very cool to learn about it while playing the game. It's also cool when you get to a place and the database says: "enjoy it while it lasts, because it will get burned in five years".
Oh, Benjamin Franklin: of course I know who he was, but I had no idea he was into older women ^_^ This is probably old news for you; he's such an important person in North American history that you must know all about him. In the game, he went on a long talk on how older women were better wives, so I googled it and noticed they recreated a letter he wrote on the subject:
^ Pretty terrible by today's standards ^_^
Awesome game. I think I should give other AC games a try after I beat this one.
Same here, I think Overwatch on Switch is a very fun game. I heard it had a few issues when it launched, such as character models taking a while to load (I imagine how weird that was), but I bought the game a few weeks ago and haven't found any bugs.
Of course, if you're a PC gamer used to 60fps and high resolution, this might not be for you, as the game is a bit low res. What I can tell you is: as a guy with a modest PC used to lowering the resolution in games to achieve stable 30fps, I think it looks pretty decent.
The history bits are very interesting. I just got to Beacon Hill, which I assume my North American friends are familiar with. Well, I live in Brazil, and even though we do study the American Revolution at school, we don't get as many details as you guys do, so I had never heard of Beacon Hill. Very cool to learn about it while playing the game. It's also cool when you get to a place and the database says: "enjoy it while it lasts, because it will get burned in five years".
Oh, Benjamin Franklin: of course I know who he was, but I had no idea he was into older women ^_^ This is probably old news for you; he's such an important person in North American history that you must know all about him. In the game, he went on a long talk on how older women were better wives, so I googled it and noticed they recreated a letter he wrote on the subject:
Bibliomania: Free Online Literature and Study Guides
Two thousand texts of classic literature, drama, and poetry together with detailed literature study guides. Large reference book and non-fiction section
www.bibliomania.com
^ Pretty terrible by today's standards ^_^
Awesome game. I think I should give other AC games a try after I beat this one.
Same here, I think Overwatch on Switch is a very fun game. I heard it had a few issues when it launched, such as character models taking a while to load (I imagine how weird that was), but I bought the game a few weeks ago and haven't found any bugs.
Of course, if you're a PC gamer used to 60fps and high resolution, this might not be for you, as the game is a bit low res. What I can tell you is: as a guy with a modest PC used to lowering the resolution in games to achieve stable 30fps, I think it looks pretty decent.
Very much enjoying Kunai so far (around 3 hours in).
That charge attack is something else..
I wish there were more save points. Backtracking through the world after death is a little frustrating, but I also realise this is what happens in this particular genre so I shouldn't complain too much.
That charge attack is something else..
I wish there were more save points. Backtracking through the world after death is a little frustrating, but I also realise this is what happens in this particular genre so I shouldn't complain too much.
Great game - really awesome art style, and the soundtrack is really good. I haven't 1cc'd it myself, but I don't think it seems to tough if you put in the practice.
If you're into cave shooters, you should really check it out.
Thanks for sharing. It looks interesting, I'm curious to see how it plays and reviews. I gotta read the Florence review someone mentioned from NWR since I don't know much about that one either.
Almost never played a Sonic game before. I thought I might wait and see if this one comes to Game Pass eventually... I think I have Sonic 3/Knuckles on 360 BC on Xbox One. Is that similar enough that I should try it first?
Thanks for sharing your impressions! Is the extent of the gameplay picking dialogue options, i.e. basic VN gameplay? Or are there other mechanics too?
How's the gameplay in ACIII? I haven't touched an AC since the 2nd and that was 10 years ago. I heard that the old formula feels dated...
Guys, I see Team Sonic Racing at less than half the price of Crash Team Racing, is it a good game to play single player? Or is Crash just way too good and I should ignore the sonic game?
I see the game relies on team mechanics, does it get frustrating with the story mode? And how does it run on switch, is it better than Sonic and Sega All Stars on WiiU? Because that game had some serious framerate drops and it made it frustrating.
I see the game relies on team mechanics, does it get frustrating with the story mode? And how does it run on switch, is it better than Sonic and Sega All Stars on WiiU? Because that game had some serious framerate drops and it made it frustrating.
The only AC I played was Black Flag, so I can't compare this one to the second game. That said, it doesn't feel very different from Black Flag when it comes to gameplay, and during the tutorial they mentioned how free movement was easier now in comparison to the previous games.
If you're looking for an evolution, I'm not sure you'll find it here. It's probably a slightly improved ACII with a different setting, but if you had fun with the second game and want more, you'll probably like it. Personally, I like the gameplay, even though it will probably get a bit repetitive after a few hours just like it did in Black Flag.
Yeah Sonic 3 & Knuckles is great
Shame it isn't getting re-released anymore, I want a Sega Ages port so that we can have every classic Sonic game on Switch
All the mechanics and controls were reworked in AC3(and carried into Black Flag). Lot more automation when it comes to stealth, climbing, and other actions. For better and worse.
Ultimately the game's feel similar and you will still be scaling buildings, slicing necks, and sort of hiding among crowds or whatever, but AC3 opted to contextualize actions whereas you had more control over your actions in AC2. The way the controller and buttons sort of mirrored your different senses or limbs in AC2(triangle=vision, x=legs, square/circle certain hand actions) is altered to a more traditional scheme. Stealth kind of just happens now and you don't have as much finesse over it anymore with different walk states. Combat and tool use is altered as well, but ultimately its more of a lateral change.
I wasn't terribly fond of several of the changes and personally missed the 'hands-on' feel of AC2, but ultimately the games still feel pretty familiar all said and done. It's just more automated in 3 and 4 as best I can state. Preferences differed wildly between the two online even at the time AC3 launched back in 2012(!)
At this point, jumping in you probably will find AC3 mirrors your old memories of how AC2 felt unless you directly compare...
Ok cool, thank you, I'll give it a whirl then and if I enjoy it I'll get Sonic Mania at some point. That's too bad to hear S3&K is no longer being re-released.
Sadly no, but while it's bad, it's perfectly playable; the story cutscenes aren't low res. The expansion, Torna, was improved though.
There's very little in Team Sonic Racing to tide you over with. I wouldn't bother if I were you.
Grab Crash if you can. Not only is there a single player campaign, but a bunch of new content that comes out every month as well.
It's a bit dated but still works well enough. The games haven't aged poorly or anything like that, they are just a bit stiffer then the more recent entries. The gameplay is still fun and engaging.
That said, the biggest issues with AC3 are more related to mission design, polish and story elements. Still a fun game, but I would recommend the Rebel collection over it, as both games (Black Flag and Rogue) are much better than 3.
I'm a SEGA nerd who loves Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed and have zero nostalgia for the old Crash games, but Sonic Team Racing looks average at best and Crash Team Racing is a freaking great game.
It's playable and was never a problem for me (played it for 200+ hours and it's my favorite Switch game), but if low resolution is a deal breaker for you... Well, it gets pretty bad at times.
Also, checklist for people interested in Xeno 2:
( ) You have a high tolerance for anime
( ) You're fine with lots of fetch quests MMO style
( ) Boobs, boobs, boobs
( ) Gacha mechanics
^ I'm fine with all of the above, so I had a blast with it!
Oh well, wanted to go with Sonic because that price is great, but guess I better go for Crash, thank you guys :)
I'm also picking Rayman Legends and Sonic Mania, I never played another main Sonic game before, so I'm excited to finally give the franchise a try.
There are still many big franchises I haven't played because I was always a Nintendo kid and I'll try to go through them this year, as I've seen them discounted frequently, like Final Fantasy, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry and Spyro.
The problem of the rebel collection is the price. Even on sale, it's something like 40-ish Euros and I won't pay that much for an assassin's Creed. AC3 is 15 Euros, that's a safer investment I guess.
Great answer mate, thank you. I may bite, I'm getting a little bit bored with my switch and haven't found a game interesting since The Touryst.
It's very traditional in that sense. You just pick dialogue options.
On hard and without that hint system that helps you place the first five pieces or so.
Feels just right and makes it a bit more challenging than the first game. I've only completed the first four puzzles though.
Child of the Light is definitely worth it at $5 since it's the Ultimate Edition which includes all of the DLC(an exra quest, additional skills, skins, more items, etc).
Wasn't there also a whole additional party member as well? Shale?
That's what I'm hoping to. 60% even. But by E3, I hope there will be more games that will interest me. It's my first real draught since the release of the console. Even in 2018, there was great Indies which kept me busy.
That was my line of thinking. I know the game will be much cheaper in a few months, but in a few months there will be a ton other games to play and AC would probably end up in my backlog. The collection is easily worth the $30 anyway.
Maybe?
I just remember enjoying my (short) time with the game and this visual to promote the additional content.
Yeah, I bought the game initially when it launched on Playstation 3 and the Shale mission was a pre-order bonus.Maybe?
I just remember enjoying my (short) time with the game and this visual to promote the additional content.
I wanted to love Katana Zero but it got frustratingly hard near the end. Still powered through, though. Solid game.
I didn't find the game that hard, but it clearly frustrated me by ending so abruptly. This DLC is a godsend.
It's really dreadful on handheld mode but the game was good enough for me to not care so much about that. It looks great on a TV if you sit from a certain distance though.
Dreadful? People really like to exaggerate when it comes to describing handheld mode visuals. I played Xenoblade 2 and Torna hand-held only and it was perfectly fine. Ya'll out here using 4K/60FPS as a frame of reference. 🙄
I have only ever played my Switch in handheld mode. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 had some of the worst handheld resolution I have experienced on Switch. It's bad, like really bad. Looks terrible like 95% of the time.
Do you honestly think the resolution in handheld mode was fine? It was like sub-480p most of the time.
I don't care what resolution it was. It looked fine. You might wanna go see an optomotrist if it looked that horrendous to you.
Handheld resolution for XC2 is very very bad. The game is still perfectly playable and great though.