Assassin's Creed Unity Thread

[SpideyVille]

I've been wanting a feudal Japan AC game since the 1st one.

I've also been wanting a main AC game starring a female lead..............

Same with me, on both accounts

 

[Alonsovich]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcULFKdl61A


WAT?

 

[X Knight]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcULFKdl61A


WAT?

well.........that was unexpected.........lol.

 

[Quasimod0]

I didn't see that coming. Wonder what thats all about?

 

[TheVileOne]

Looks like World War I era Paris during the Zeppelin raids.

 

[zenith16]

I see you all found the leaked video you all weren't supposed to look at that but it's too late oh as to the video above the put that out so it would't be spoiled as well . yeah all those that thought they were done with "present and future stuff".... well we all now know better



PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Assassin’s Creed Unity opening gameplay leaked
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There area no spoilers in the contents of this article.

Footage of what appears to be the early parts of the November 11-due Assassin’s Creed Unity has leaked online.
The footage is from the PlayStation 4 version.
To refrain from spoiling the game, we won’t tell you what the video contains. Instead, we’ll just link you to Vimeo, where you can decide whether or not to watch it. But beware, both the thumbnail of the video and its title can be considered spoilers.
(Note: If the Vimeo video is taken down, there is a backup at Ruliweb.)
Thanks, NeoGAF.

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source: Gematsu

 

[cherokeesam]

seems contradictory to say that they havent done it bc its been done before, yet they went and made 3 straight games with Ezio which all felt too familiar

wait, what...?

There have been *hundreds* of games set in medieval Japan. Ad nauseam.

There were ZERO games set in Renaissance Italy and the Ottoman Empire before AC2, and there have been ZERO since. What, exactly, felt "familiar" about AC2 when it came out?

Looks like World War I era Paris during the Zeppelin raids.

More like WWII during the Nazi occupation.

I see you all found the leaked video you all weren't supposed to look at that but it's too late oh as to the video above the put that out so it would't be spoiled as well . yeah all those that thought they were done with "present and future stuff".... well we all now know better



PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Assassin’s Creed Unity opening gameplay leaked
Published 1 hour ago. 0 comments.

source: Gematsu

What does that have to do with the WWII time-travel jaunt video?

Spoiler

The opening gameplay video shows a little French boy of the aristocracy chasing a slightly older little girl around a manor/palace. I'm assuming it's Arno and Elise's childhood, but this could be royalty, too....maybe a young Louis XVI at Versailles?

 

[zenith16]

More like WWII during the Nazi occupation.



What does that have to do with the WWII time-travel jaunt video?

Spoiler

The opening gameplay video shows a little French boy of the aristocracy chasing a slightly older little girl around a manor/palace. I'm assuming it's Arno and Elise's childhood, but this could be royalty, too....maybe a young Louis XVI at Versailles?

I stated about that part as well you missed it cause my correction don't show up in subscribers Emails or (oh it's there) but I did answer that part on the forum, they put it out so It wouldn't be spoiled too.

Spoiler

As to children in the palace those were indeed Arno ad Elise's

But EPN.TV & others showed this already to a smaller degree. Not in full heavy detail, but they did show it.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Wait is the WW II stuff what you are talking about, or something else?

 

[Thundercrack85]

Meiji Era Japan I still feel would be a great fit.

But periods I would like to see:

The American Civil War / Old West – Very well treaded territory I admit, but for good reason. There is a lot of stuff going on here.

Spanish-American War – A bit of an odd one, but definitely a time period that could use some attention.

World War I – I think this is a no brainer. It started with an assassination.

Russian Revolution Era – Again, politics, intrigue, conspiracy, lot of crazy stuff going on.

Warlord Era China (1920's) – Another setting that doesn't get much attention but has great potential.

 

[SpideyVille]

So now they've added Time-Travel? I mean, that's an interesting to the modern day assassin desire that many have had since the early games.

 

[Alonsovich]

Looks more like a glitch in the Animus to me. Perhaps a glitch that transports the modern day character to other eras while still under the Arno appearance.

 

[DareDemon]

It'd be a missed opportunity if the time anomalies weren't cause by the Piece of Eden mentioned in emails in the first AC that was the cause of the Philadelphia experiment.

 

[Havok83]

wait, what...?

There have been *hundreds* of games set in medieval Japan. Ad nauseam.

There were ZERO games set in Renaissance Italy and the Ottoman Empire before AC2, and there have been ZERO since. What, exactly, felt "familiar" about AC2 when it came out?

There were none prior to AC II. OBVIOUSLY I wasn't referring to II. By the time Revelations came out, it did feel all too familiar bc they did THREE straight games back to back every year with no break. Brotherhood and Revelations felt very much like they could be pretty large expansion packs to II. I enjoyed them there was nothing radically differential between the titles, except maybe MP. The gameplay mechanics were the same as was the basic setting. There were very minor additions between the games but again they had done the concept to death by that third game

And speaking of feudal Japan, the AC have a very unique and original formula and there are no games out there like it set in feudal Japan. The closest example anyone on here can possibly bring up is Tenchu and even that is very different from AC. An AC game set in feudal Japan would not feel like a rehash of anything any other game has done before. Its not going to feel like Onimusha, Genji or Way of the Samurai for example

 

[Poetic Chaos]

So I didn't really care for AC3 and that's the only one I've played. Should I give this a chance? I didn't like naval battles. I felt like there was almost too much to do so I felt like there was a lack of focus for me. And I didn't like that you had to send out other assassin's on missions and ships on voyages to make money. It just didn't feel like natural progression by playing the game. It felt like a bunch of side-stuff you had to do to grind money. Is this just how the series is do you think Unity can surprise me?

 

[DarthSkywalker]

So I didn't really care for AC3 and that's the only one I've played. Should I give this a chance? I didn't like naval battles. I felt like there was almost too much to do so I felt like there was a lack of focus for me. And I didn't like that you had to send out other assassin's on missions and ships on voyages to make money. It just didn't feel like natural progression by playing the game. It felt like a bunch of side-stuff you had to do to grind money. Is this just how the series is do you think Unity can surprise me?

If you haven't been too hot on the series so far, Unity might be a good jumping on place. It seems to be offering and genuinely different experience from what has come before. Also if you aren't a fan of the naval battles, I have good news for you. They don't appear in Unity.

 

[Havok83]

So I didn't really care for AC3 and that's the only one I've played. Should I give this a chance? I didn't like naval battles. I felt like there was almost too much to do so I felt like there was a lack of focus for me. And I didn't like that you had to send out other assassin's on missions and ships on voyages to make money. It just didn't feel like natural progression by playing the game. It felt like a bunch of side-stuff you had to do to grind money. Is this just how the series is do you think Unity can surprise me?

Outside of the first one and handheld entries, most would regard 3 as the worst in the series. You should definitely give the others a try. Actually not sure how AC II, R and B hold up, but II felt so good as it improved upon the disappointing original in every way. Likewise, while 3 was considered a disappointment, IV was an immense improvement and arguably the best in the series. If you hated the naval missions in 3, you may find yourself enjoying them in IV. Trust me, bc I was just like you. Actually IV made me go back and replay 3 with a whole new appreciation

 

[Marvolo]

It'd be a missed opportunity if the time anomalies weren't cause by the Piece of Eden mentioned in emails in the first AC that was the cause of the Philadelphia experiment.

Just read one guy's comment who thinks that Arno's pocket watch is imbued with or made from a Piece of Eden that allows movement through time.

Whatever the case may be, I can not believe that Ubisoft revealed the time jump to WW2 in a ****ing trailer! Thats the kind of twist you don't spoil in a trailer.

Oh and expect plot spoilers to start popping up online. Somebody, don't know who, got their hands on it early.

 

[cherokeesam]

So I didn't really care for AC3 and that's the only one I've played. Should I give this a chance? I didn't like naval battles. I felt like there was almost too much to do so I felt like there was a lack of focus for me. And I didn't like that you had to send out other assassin's on missions and ships on voyages to make money. It just didn't feel like natural progression by playing the game. It felt like a bunch of side-stuff you had to do to grind money. Is this just how the series is do you think Unity can surprise me?

Do yourself a favor and go back and play AC2 first (you can get it dirt cheap now pretty much anywhere). AC2 is probably the most iconic in the series in terms of gameplay; I regard it as pretty much the keystone of the franchise. If you find yourself enjoying AC2 much more than AC3, then yes, Unity is a must-have.

 

[Benstamania]

I didn't care for any of them honestly, until Black Flag. Which now has me very interested in Unity. I'd almost be tempted to say start with that.. The "present day" is barely there which is almost a must for me from now on.

 

[Poetic Chaos]

I think I'm ready to give Unity a chance with the Target deal. Is the time traveling stuff a pre-order bonus?

 

[Benstamania]

I think, from what seems like, that it's just a "glitch" in the game's game..

 

[Marvolo]

I think I'm ready to give Unity a chance with the Target deal. Is the time traveling stuff a pre-order bonus?

No the time anomaly is a part of the main plot.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I wonder if the time jumps will be the new Assassins' Tombs.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

No offense, but you seem to not understand how blu-rays, video files, and film masters work...Ill try to give you the gist of it. Been a while since Ive had to explain this to anyone (used to do it a lot for family members) so I may be a bit rusty.

Current blu-rays cant render a 1080p file in 4K anymore than a dvd can render a 480p file in 1080p, because the video file on the disc has a finite amount of resolution/pixles/data. A blu-ray player can upscale the image to 4K but thats not the same as having a true 4K file on the disc. Just like upscaling a 480p DVD to 1080p is not the same as a true 1080p file. A dvd upscaled to 1080p can never look as good as a bluray with a native 1080p image, and a 1080p blu-ray upscaled to 4K can never look as good as a native 2K, 4K, or 8K image.

So if you want a true 4K image or any resolution higher than the 1080p file on the blu-ray you have to go back to the Master copy of the film that the studio has which is usally 2K, 4K, or 8K and create a new copy at whatever resolution current home video tech can handle. Then you put that higher resolution file on the disc. These higher resolution files require discs with more capacity (more layers) and better codecs. To read these discs you need new hardware (players).

Thats just the way it is.

Now, granted you could say "Well then the hardware should have been future-proofed." It should have been but it cant be. Bluray was patented and created by Sony and it and a group have control over blu-ray and its designs and codecs and specs and yada yada yada point is that to maintain uniformity and capatability across many releases and many different players from many different companies and studios there are standards decided on for the format. Until Sony and the others decide what that hardware and software standard is companies cant and wont begin producing hardware and software according to those standards. The specs for 4K players and discs arent finalized yet so companies cant begin making 4K players or releasing software updates yet and there was no way they could have future proofed their hardware and sofrware for 4K before those specs are finalized.

OK yeah, I definitely don't know about this crap as much as you so I thank yo for typing all that out for me.

long & short, yes I was hoping that blu-ray would be a tech that's so future proof that it'd automatically be able to render passed 1080p and not have it as an eventually obsolete-able resolution. this means that everybody who bought those blu ray collections just to upgrade from the boxes of dvd collections they already had, will have to do go through the same process with the future 4k collections, in an era where physical formatting is being phased out in general.

so, this sucks.