Assassin's Creed IV

[ProjectPat2280]

After watching the trailer I'm wondering how AC4's underwater environments are going to compare to GTAV's.

Not that it matters, but im assuming GTA's will be more expansive. I mean with GTA we will have scuba gear and what not. Dont think they had scuba equipment back when pirates were roaming the seas. So i dont see the need for Ubi to develop much of that aspect.

 

[AxlsAppetite]

Not that it matters, but im assuming GTA's will be more expansive. I mean with GTA we will have scuba gear and what not. Dont think they had scuba equipment back when pirates were roaming the seas. So i dont see the need for Ubi to develop much of that aspect.

I imagine it will be like it was in Far Cry 3.

 

[James]

Not that it matters, but im assuming GTA's will be more expansive. I mean with GTA we will have scuba gear and what not. Dont think they had scuba equipment back when pirates were roaming the seas. So i dont see the need for Ubi to develop much of that aspect.

Mm, that's true. GTAV also has the mini sub, so I guess we'll be able to go a great deal deeper than in AC3. The underwater environment in the AC3 trailer looked crazy detailed though.

 

[Gamma Goliath]

I've got to have this!!!

 

[Quasimod0]

Oh man! Looks amazing! First the revolutionary war and then pirates?! This probably my favorite series now. Looks like you can dual wield swords!

 

[AxlsAppetite]

Unless dual swords has a faster kill animation ill stick with a short blade/dagger or hidden blade.

 

[Spider-Who?]

Think I'm most excited about dual wield swords.

They've got a hell of a lot to live up to - I absolutely adored fighting as Connor with his hatchet.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

They've got a hell of a lot to live up to - I absolutely adored fighting as Connor with his hatchet.

Yea no kidding man. LOOOVED that combat system.

 

[Storm22]

Agreed. I'm gonna miss Connor's tomahawk.

 

[Iceman]

This feels different in a good way. I think the locations are gonna be awesome.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

This feels different in a good way. I think the locations are gonna be awesome.

Docking your ship then strolling through the port all bad ass like is gonna be too awesome. Cant wait to see the diff pubs the pirates are all hanging out at.

 

[Spider-Who?]

Docking your ship then strolling through the port all bad ass like is gonna be too awesome. Cant wait to see the diff pubs the pirates are all hanging out at.

Is that even gonna be a thing? I figured it'd just be an icon/way point and simple cinematic, but if you can do that in real time, that'd be a nice touch.

 

[TX85]

That's an awesome trailer right there,No modern day crap makes me very happy..Then again AC 4's reveal trailer didn't have any either But the game sure did.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Is that even gonna be a thing? I figured it'd just be an icon/way point and simple cinematic, but if you can do that in real time, that'd be a nice touch.

Looks like it man:

"At any moment, you're going to be able to get close to the coast of an island you never saw before, dock your boat, dive in the water, walk on the beach and start discovering, all of this without any loading. This is true from sea to ground but it's also going to be true from ship to ship."

Even if docking your boat at the port is a cinematic, youll still be able to stroll through the pirate towns all bad ass like.

 

[Spider-Who?]

^^^ Awesome.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

AC IV devs explain the new setting:

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/featu...-39-s-developers-explain-the-new-setting.aspx

 

[carrrnuttt]

More dev interviews:

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LOVED this line:

"We're kind talling the HBO version of pirates, as opposed to the Disney-fied version of pirates."

From this interview, it seems they're trying to be as historically correct to the actual persona of the pirates, as opposed to the romanticized versions of them.

For example:

Spoiler

I didn't know that Blackbeard actually abhorred killing, which is why he created his fearsome persona, so that he could avoid killing. I have a feeling that he might be some kind of moral compass for the elder Kenway.

 

[Mindreaper21]

I wants it now, my precious!!! This game looks totally awesome.

 

[AxlsAppetite]

Harpooning confirmed.

I'm sold.

 

[Storm22]

Great to hear they've been working on this since summer 2011, that its not just a quick cash in move. Really looking forward to this.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

From this interview, it seems they're trying to be as historically correct to the actual persona of the pirates, as opposed to the romanticized versions of them.

For example:

Spoiler

I didn't know that Blackbeard actually abhorred killing, which is why he created his fearsome persona, so that he could avoid killing. I have a feeling that he might be some kind of moral compass for the elder Kenway.

Well sonofa*****. I didn't know that either.

 

[Spider-Who?]

Well sonofa*****. I didn't know that either.

Yeah dude, Blackbeard was boss. Even when you completely ignore the fantasized aspects of him, he was an extremely compelling person. After boarding ships, he'd actually ask for the permission of the crew to take command of it, and he took extremely good care of anyone he had to hold prisoner. He was actually given a royal pardon and could have lived a care free life, but he got bored, said "screw it" and went back to pirating.

 

[Spider-Vader]

I'm so pumped for this game, it's replaced GTAV as my anticipated game of the year. Everything I've seen and heard about this game sounds great, especially the emphasis on exploration. I hope they live up to that and I'm compelled to just explore the world like I was with RDR.

I wonder how big of a difference there'll be between the current gen and next gen consoles? If it's significant I might buy a console at launch, since Watch_Dogs is obviously going to be better on next gen consoles

 

[Frico]

Hmm. So apparently there won't be a new character outside the Animus or Desmond coming back. Instead, WE the players are hired by Abstergo to research his ancestry...and reason being is a "pivotal moment" that occurs during the time of Edward. And we're sent to look into just what that moment is.

It's an interesting move which I'm a little mixed about. If it's first person (which is likely) like those side quests of Desmond in Revelations I'm going to be slightly bothered. On the other hand by making us gamers involved like that it opens up the door of exploring the ancenstry of OTHERS going forward, right?

In a lot of the info given out today it was said that all the games have been building toward this moment. Where players don't need Desmond anymore. So by creating this option it also allows the AC games to expand by showing other assassin's not just related to Desmond if they ever go that route.

Everything else for ACBF looks and sounds amazing.

 

[SpideyVille]

I want to see some gameplay footage.