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IGN gives Assassin's Creed 7.7 (Xbox 360) and 7.5 (PS3)

If you play Assassin's Creed for an hour, you will probably think it's a fantastic game. But as Assassin's progresses, its dual storylines and repetitive quests begin to grow tiresome. There are so many great individual elements, but they are lost among the myriad of poor decisions from Ubisoft Montreal. Wasting the big twist on the first five minutes of gameplay is a tremendous mistake, but not nearly as damaging as the ill-conceived assassination investigation quests, which get old fast. The exploration aspects of Assassin's Creed and the combat are both plusses in my book. But those two elements are only a small part of the whole. And most everything else in Assassin's Creed is mediocre.

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Pika-pie6016d ago

Doh!

They gave HS 7.0 and I thought that was great so I still may pick this one up.

Just wish there was a demo.

Gamespot-equals-EGM6016d ago

I'm not going to read the actual review (too lazy for that) but the video review was good and he brought up good points (for and against the game).

Gametrailers review was also good but they gave the game a 9.1.

So it looks like this is the type of game you definately want to rent to see if its a purchase or not. $60 is a lot of money to waste if you end up not liking the game.

MK_Red6016d ago (Edited 6016d ago )

What? They gave 8.5 to graphics? What more should a game have to get 9 and 10s... I'm kinda disappointed in IGN. Also the person in video review sounded like they'd give it 5 or something like that.

It says exploration and the combat are great and plusses... What? Didn't other reviewers said combat is not good? What is going on here? Reviews are really mixed. 2 of the reviews I saw said combat is not good and now this one says its good.
Still, compared to other games that got 8s from IGN and others, 7-7.9 is unfairly low for AC IMO.

chester6016d ago

in theory, i definitely agree. but i'll wait until i buy it and play through it to come to a conclusion. there's no way i'm not getting this game though. i absolutely can't wait.

sectionz6016d ago

all of those video reviews sound like the sky is falling .. they are not rock stars they just review games i guess.

Gamingisfornerds6016d ago (Edited 6016d ago )

They probably retracted points because of the tearing/pop-in and frame drops. You can have all the pretty graphics in the world, but if it isn't polished properly, it looses it's shine a bit.

Also, art is subjective. Metroid Prime could score a 10 for graphics because of the artistic achievements, even if it's on an "inferiour" platform, technically.

Btw, have you beaten the game yet? If not, then you cannot claim the game deserves a higher score. Atleast, not if you want to rate it in an objective manner.

ThaGeNeCySt6016d ago

Graphics - 8.5

but Halo 3 (which I love) got a 9.0 in graphics

I know it's all opinions but c mon... it doesn't take rocket science to see that Assassin's Creed has better visuals & better animations.

MK_Red6016d ago

Are you serious? IGN actually gave 9 to Halo 3's graphics!? Wow, looks like I have to remove IGN from my trusted sites list which only leaves me with GameInformer and GameTrailers.

power of Green 6016d ago

People were impresssed with the unmatched HDR lighting.

power0919996016d ago

I agree with you there. It really is very nice in game.

However to get a score based on one facet seems a bit odd to me. Overall graphics should be what is used to determine the score.

Not just one feature.

jASSon 3606016d ago (Edited 6016d ago )

MK_Red.

you are suprised that halo 3 got a 9 for graphx?. Halo 3 is probably the best looking FPS of this generation. Gears is still the overall best looking game of all time, even a yearlater. But Halo 3 with its use of the HRD lighting and undeniably perfect character models are only possible on the world's most powerfull console.
so why did the PS3 version get a 7.5?. Probably worse framerate and ugly textures, just like every other multiplat game. if the ps3 version never was made then this game really would have shown a hint of what the 360 is capable of

EDIT: you guys need to get with the program. CoD 4 does look pretty good, but it is another matter of being multiplatform. the game would have really shown more of what the 360 is capable of if IW didn't screw the 360 community by puttin it on the ps3 also. It shows that their resources where tapped out by the fact that the 360 version doesn't even look any better than the ps3 version. its a great looking multiplatform game, but doesn't compare to what 3+ years of working solely on the 360 gets you. thats halo 3 of course LOL!. HRD lighting, terrific sound, and the character models do look better than CoD 4 too. better friendly AI as well. the AI in cod 4 is teh suck because they had to code it first for the cell (it is harder to work on). that ruined it on the 360 also because it was too expensive to do it all over again. thats why in Cod 4 you see friendly AI not moving much or doing anything. Of course in Halo 3 you somtimes see a friendly shooting at random rocks and bushes, but that is the fog of war confusing them. it makes them more realistic, its like there scared LOL!

and UT3 won't come close to Gears. its already confirmed that the PC version of Gears only looks slightly better, and that is only because PC moniters support higher resolutions (TVs only go so high, so that is all the resolution they needed to put into the 360 version of gears). Ut3 is being designed with the cell in mind, which holds it back altogether. Mark Rein said that they had to slow down the PS3 version because the PS3 can't run it well

ShiftyLookingCow6016d ago

you guys need to read the review. Halo 3 framerate and quality was somewhat consistent. Framerate and Quality for COD4 was superb. According to IGN, AC has problems(many texture pop-ins, framerate issues-esp with the PS3 version in the last third of the game). Though Assassin's Creed still looks really fun to play.

Captain Tuttle6016d ago

Apparently it's got some framerate issues.

Unfortunately my gut was right on this one I think. I always had a bad feeling about it.

CRIMS0N_W0LF6016d ago

Halo 3 Best Graphics ? Are you kidding me?
Orange box which is an old game port is more graphical.

Bioshock is WAY MORE graphical.

COD4 is WAY WAYWAYWAYWAYWAYAWYWAYAWYWA MORE Graphical!

power of Green 6016d ago

Who keeps dissagreeing?, I'v read many Halo 3 reviews and lots of people loved the over all look for what Halo is. The HDR Lighting and overall look brought it all together. Halo did not get low graphical scores across the board.

sonarus6016d ago

@360ftw

I seriously hope you are joking about halo 3 graphics. i have halo 3 and the graphics suck. I would compare the graphics to haze and i think graphics suck. Near perfect character models. i truly hope that thats not the best this gen of gaming has to offer. I do agree gears has pretty much the best graphics to date but UT3 graphics will surpass it.

Tryst6016d ago

360 ftw - you truly do have sh!t in your eyes

Valik216016d ago

LOL

ASD

ROTFL

you are so stupid and blind, get your head out of the billy's hairy ass and judge the things with an open minded view.

Who says that ps3 or 360 is SHI.., is a loosers.

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Chabbs06016d ago

they gave the ps3 version a 7.5, dropping because they only gave 8 instead of 8.5 for graphics.

jASSon 3606016d ago

PS3 fans are used to that by now LOL!!

ShiftyLookingCow6016d ago

explanation is in the review. While I dont think the overall score is fair, dropping .5 points for the graphics is fair if what IGN says about PS3 version is true. It looks like Ubisoft rushed this game and didnt let devs do their job. Kind of sad(esp when seeing the GameTrailers HD review).

snakeater36016d ago

they gave a lower score for graphics on ps3 because now they know, after seeing ratchet and uncharted, what the ps3 is capable of (ie grphx unattainable on the xbox360)and the reviewers are expecting more of sonys machine. other than that, both versions look identical. the only difference is that assassins creed on 360 is a wow compared to, say, halo....and the same assassins creed on ps3 looks meh compared to uncharted . so there you go

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PureArts & Ubisoft Announce Assassin’s Creed Hunt for the Nine 1/6 Scale Diorama

This should make fans and collectors very happy. PureArts & Ubisoft Announce Assassin’s Creed Hunt for the Nine 1/6 Scale Diorama Assassin's Creed Hunt for the Nine 1/6 Scale Diorama available for pre-order on January 25.

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Can We Finally Admit Assassin's Creed 3 Deserves an Apology?

AC3 was released during a turbulent transition period for Ubisoft and the Assassin's Creed series. It ventured into uncharted territory, narratively and mechanically, which caused it to receive mixed reviews. At its core, though, it's a damn good stealth game.

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isarai205d ago

Nope, I hated 3, connar was bland, literally the most flat character in the entire game. Not to mention to myriad of bugs, camera issues, and that annoying thing where he automatically ditches his weapon you payed for for the sake of a cool finishing move forcing you to trek back to your base after almost every encounter just to re-equip your own weapon. It just didn't work as fluidly as the others like 2 and 4

Samonuske205d ago

The series peaked at AC3 for me. It’s been my favourite in the series. Connor will always be one of my favourite video game protagonists.

Becuzisaid205d ago

No. Game was BORING. Connor was really dull. Environments, while impressive, because of the geographic location and time period were not really exciting to be in. I would love some kind of game set in there colonial American time period, but a game like AC that back then centered around parkour and vertical traversal really didn't fit those environments.

-Foxtrot205d ago

Nope

There was a lot of issues but mine is how they handled the war

They told us Connor was not going to get involved, that the war was more of a background setting for the real story and it wasn’t going to be one sided

They lied, even the cinematic E3 trailer showed Connor emerge from the Colonist side and slaughter the red coats to get to his target, inspiring the Colonists to fight back

I just thought it would have made more sense lore wise that the red coats were mostly compiled of Assassins fighting the Colonist templars who wanted to take the new world for themselves.

Since the Red coats lost the war, it would then explain how the Templars started to gain the upper hand and how on the future the assassins were mostly killed off and the Templar’s had pretty much taken over everything.

Instead it just felt like they didn’t want to p*** off the American audience

Even Haytham was cool, he should have been an Assassin through and through and should have been the main lead.

toxic-inferno204d ago

The game even seems to lack the humour of the other games. It almost seems as though the idea of even slightly making fun of American history wouldn't be acceptable.

-Foxtrot204d ago

Exactly

It just felt super safe

“Better not make the colonists look super bad incase people boycott our game”

jeromeface204d ago

someone missed the whole point

-Foxtrot204d ago

There was literally no point

What I've just said above would at least make sense lore wise and why the Assassins start to loose their war, die off and how the Templars are in control in the future of almost everything....what they did was just, pointless

CrimsonWing69204d ago

I’m one one of those weird people that liked Ass Creed 3, but to be fair I never got around to finishing it.

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5 Of the Most Unlikeable Video Game Protagonists

There are good video game protagonists, and there are bad video game protagonists.

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GhostScholar215d ago (Edited 215d ago )

I disagree that max is unlikable. Chloe is infinitely more unlikable in my opinion.

gold_drake215d ago

omg chloe was awful. i really hated her at the end haha

Cacabunga215d ago

Abby was absolute trash protagonist in every way..
Tidus was so meh to me..
On villain side, the one i didn’t like wa Micah, because they wanted him to be that way and it was brilliant👍🏽

Rancegamerx215d ago

I agree, I liked Max, Chloe was a horrible friend and a bad influence.

Cacabunga215d ago

Everyone agrees on chloe, I’m sure even ND do.

H9215d ago

Both are horrible, granted Chloe is infinitely worse, it feels like Chloe is just fanservice for people who too over the edge and wasn't written to be a character that makes sense

GooGobbler215d ago

What about that Forspoken Tw*t

MrChow666215d ago

exactly I was expecting it to be a the top of the list

ravens52215d ago

Ye I was expecting her too. Guess they actually played the game. Unlike you and whoever agrees.

gpimlott214d ago

I played through the whole game and think she is one of the worst character Ive ever played as

ravens52214d ago (Edited 214d ago )

gpimlott. How?

Stanjara204d ago

Why would I payed and played the game if the whole internet is making fun of a character?

-Im here to kill Chaos...are you Chaos?

Yeah, I didn't play that game either.

Christopher215d ago (Edited 215d ago )

She's actually not bad. It's the writing itself that is bad overall, but she's fine overall. She's no worse than Miles Morales IMHO. Both thrust into a spotlight and receiving both praise and blame and dealing with it.

Forspoken is a bland game because it's 75% bland, boring, repetitive going through the motions and diversions that add nothing of the value with purposefully gated memory moments that don't feel organic or like you're discovering things but waiting for others to reveal things.

ravens52215d ago

Exactly Chris. Even though I liked the game. I kno u played it. People who actually played it and went thru her dream saw she was a good likeable person who really just acted out due to being alone and unloved. I think your problem is it was open world, I think if it was more linear you may have liked it better.

savedsynner215d ago

Oh no she's bad. Very unlikable even before you add on the bad dialogue. The game could have been quite good with a good protagonist

ravens52214d ago

For all the people like synner. Shes actually half white lol. Inferior complexity is a hell of a thing. You'll be ok.

Nerdmaster215d ago

Most of these aren't even that bad. Especially comparing to others like Squall "Whatever" Leonhart, Forspoken's Frey, and the guy from Atomic Heart.

-Foxtrot215d ago

Squall is one of the best developed main FF characters so...

People talk about his "whatever" thing thats at the start of the game, not the character he eventually becomes in the end.

Nerdmaster214d ago

No amount of "character development", (especially the ones that for me feels sudden and undeserved like Squall's), will justify him being a d**k to my girl Quistis. Even if he found the cure for cancer, from that moment on, I would never like him.
The article is about being unlikeable, and he was indeed unlikeable for at least half of the game.

BrainSyphoned215d ago

Squall is the best protagonists in FF so you can go whatever yourself.

H9215d ago

My good sir, I need to steal that "you can go whatever yourself" because it's gold

BlaqMagiq1215d ago

Except Squall has actual character development.

gold_drake215d ago (Edited 215d ago )

the "watever" is only present in the english localisation.
so your argument doesnt rly ... stand imo.

Nerdmaster214d ago

Good for you that you could enjoy the japanese version. That's not the case for me and the majority of people here, though.

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gold_drake215d ago (Edited 215d ago )

i had to stop reading after the "blatant misogyny" in the Dantes inferno section.

i actually liked Max haha.

the forspoken chick is missing tho

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