Baldwin_the_First
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Damn, I though they were going the Unity route with the outfits, different pieces of clothing/armor that you can mix and match is better to me than preset outfits.
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Assassin's Creed Origins gameplay previews
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The historical sections are always self contained (well, aside from AC Brotherhood and Revelation, which were direct sequels to AC 2).
the modern part hasn't been progressing the plot for years now, so they are almost forced to soft reboot it, even if they want to reintroduce it with this one.
and Ubisoft isn't so dumb as to ask people to go an play AC3 (the last one with any meaningful modern plot) just so they can understand this one.
I think you're good.
If you're concerned that the game's modern day portion may leave you scratching your head, you can just watch a synopsis video (and this video of Syndicate's cutscenes). There's not as much ground to cover as you might think as the overarching modern day narrative hasn't moved forward much at all since 3.
Yeah, the night time is something like the Sunlight with .5 multiplier with blue filter, They should have gone with diffuse lighting instead of Directional one or atleast have a transition in between them.
Going by this gif , its looks like there are no dark nights but just one type of Night lighting,I hope that is not the case. there should be atleast Dawn type of lighting.
The day lighting is on point so there is no problem there, but hopefully this will get addressed.
Rest is looking ace , especially the Draw distances.and thanks for option for turning off the damage points, they look really annoying.
Idk what were they thinking with that pop up animation.
This is very common in games unfortunately.
Playing Horizon now, and that game does a similar thing (though Horizon isn't even trying to look realistic, so i guess it's a bit different).
I wish everyone would just have the balls to embrace night and its darkness, like few (non horror) games do.
Dragon's Dogma being one, for example.
In recent open world games(that i played or know about) , i must say only MGS5 did the nights better, There is still moonlight but with diffuse lighting and not that prominent shadows.
Net_Wrecker
Member
It's strange because Ghost Recon Wildlands seems to be something of a predecessor to this in terms of draw distance tech and world scope, and that game has one of the more realistic depictions of nighttime I've seen recently, to the point that night and heat vision are invaluable parts of your loadout. Now while I don't expect that level of darkness from Assassin's Creed, the kind of nighttime lighting in Origins does look oddly over-stylized. Looks more like a twilight sky with a bright moon than actual night.
False Witness
Member
Dark nights in games just means I'm going to jack the brightness way up and make your game look ugly and washed out.
Dark nights are fine for brief moments of tense gameplay, but I"m not going to spend hours in the darkness not being able to see shit. No fun in that.
Dark nights are fine for brief moments of tense gameplay, but I"m not going to spend hours in the darkness not being able to see shit. No fun in that.
Oh come on, there's a middle ground between not being able to see shit and having nights look like daytime. They could make nights a good deal darker than they are in the videos we've seen and you'd still be able to see well.
I'm just hoping that this stuff is actually useful in gameplay. Like, that tunnel doesn't look dark at all?
A big problem with titles like AC3 was that you could do about a million extra actions but the core gameplay loop basically didn't demand them whatsoever. It was like oober feature creep. However, this is a trend that's changing in recent years: more and more games forcing you to engage with their worlds in more vital and interesting ways. Hope Origins nails it.
Yeah it's definitely bad practice. I only look at trailers and screens in a cursory manner and never follow the discussion around them so I didn't know.
It did. Press and hands-on feedback is incredibly positive.
That's a perfect size! Not too big and overwhelming, but not small enough that you can see the ends in sight.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Man, horse riding looks absolutely terrible though. Like, dude's upper body is not moving. There's zero sense of fluidity, physicality, or weight transfer. What is even happening there?
Rellik
Member
False Witness
Member
Dragon's Dogma was mentioned and that was very dark.
I'd rather games be more creative with their night time looks like Horizon. That green hue was amazing.
The only game where Day For Night made stylistic sense, to me, was RDR, for obvious reasons.
Both MGSV and GR are still too bright in my opinion (especially in non full moonlighted nights, it's pitch black outside, as the stars do very little, not to mention if it's cloudy) but it's still better than this.
As you said, in GR (and MGSV) you're pushed to use night-vision a lot, which is cool.
I don't need nights to look totally realistic but they shouldn't look like it's just a cloudy day, either.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
I don't like Horizon's art direction (i mean, when it comes to colors, because some designs are phenomenal) so i can't agree.
I'm a sucker for very natural looking colors.
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
Still underwhelmed by the visuals. Also dislike 30fps games that don't have full screen motion blur to smooth the 30fps judder. Needs more polish.
he who dwells
Member
I agree that the night time is a little bit too bright, but that won't take my immersion out tbh. Game looks amazing.
Also I thought the night time in FFXV was pretty realistic.
Also I thought the night time in FFXV was pretty realistic.
Dee Dah Dave
Member
Do we think this will be a collectathon like the other games?
consider these things
-it's ubisoft.
-they've made the world gigantic
-and there is no realistic way to fill that world with worthwhile content.
so yes.
On the plus side, while Ubi worlds still have loads of minor content, they've distinctly moved away from checklist-style collectathon to more engaging Arkham-style collectathon in recent years.
That is, there is a multitude of things to find and pick up, but now they're usually contextualised in tiny little combat/puzzle/challenge scenarios, so now they're actually fun to get. Edit: something else I forgot: in Ubi's recent games collectibles directly tie to character/gameplay progression, with almost no exceptions. So every collectible you go out of your way to find will let you buy/unlock more gear, improve character skills, etc.
At least, that's how they did it in AC Unity (and failed to an extent), AC Syndicate (and succeeded to an extent) and Watch_Dogs 2 (where they completely succeeded - WD2 is an excellent Arkham-style sandbox game). For example, in Watch Dogs 2, to reach collectibles you often have to avoid some enemies, hack something, solve a puzzle, and navigate your remote control gadgets through (sometimes several) puzzley/platformey environments.
It's likely but not guaranteed that Origins will continue in this direction... probably watch a few videos to find out?
Equanimity
Member
Take its scope into account.
texhnolyze
Banned
This looks dark enough to me.
Also remember that it's an RPG now.
There'll be quest that take you to various places in the game, such as treasure spot or bandits hideout.
Dragon's Dogma has the GOAT night time, for sure.
That looks good. In Eden's GIF it looked pretty bright blue.
That looks good. In Eden's GIF it looked pretty bright blue.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
texhnolyze
Banned
they literally showed us a fetch quest in one gameplay vid
I haven't watched that one, but there are many other kinds of quests as well.
At least it won't be as collectathon as the other games with quests waiting for us in every corner, hopefully.
Dee Dah Dave
Member
Yeah I don't mind collectathon type stuff as long as it's fun to do. Is there going to be secret dungeons and puzzle sections and all that kind of stuff?
they literally showed us a fetch quest in one gameplay vid
Huh, that's a little worrying. Although they seem pretty committed to rewarding players with good loot/gear, so hopefully it's not just a fetch quest for a few exp points or moneys.
Yeah. They're apparently pretty damn committed to 'tomb raiding' and adventuring for its own sake. Like the tombs from AC2 or whatever.
False Witness
Member
You know, if they wanted to do something truly unique and exciting with their side quests, they should have linked a recruit system and the skill tree into them. Example, you find a really skilled warrior who switches between weapon types in battle. Help him out of a bad situation, do a quest for him, recruit him to your cause (to be called upon like your typical assassin recruit), promote him, and then have him teach you that skill to switch between weapons in battle. Ties everything together in a cool way and gives you time to bond with allies.
keltickennedy
Member
Have they shown actual assassination missions yet? You know...for ASSASSIN'S creed?
Assassin's Creed: Origins Exclusive Gameplay Mission "Children of the Streets"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbXC_t4VW8I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbXC_t4VW8I
he who dwells
Member
5 videos by tetra ninja, and they're actually pretty good.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTcoRMwrX2DiqBuB0Bgwxs825vQmXXROh
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTcoRMwrX2DiqBuB0Bgwxs825vQmXXROh
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
I want to watch, but I'm starting to feel like I'm going to spoil too much for myself. So far, I'm really impressed by what I see.
ASilentProtagonist
Member
Watched the combat one, and I agree with a lot of the points he made. I don't see this game doing very well with critics.
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
I think he made some very solid points, but I think it will do quite well with critics. I'm fairly sure they will mark down the combat as a step in the right direction even if not executed as well as others have done it.
Crossing Eden
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Another detail, you slow down and limp when hit with arrows, making it easier for melee enemies to catch up:
he who dwells
Member
Combat indeed doesn't look fluid from the videos, but I have to try it for myself first.
Also it looks to be very very hard, from all the vids I watched, enemies see to kick everyones ass.
All the little nuances in this game are great.Another detail, you slow down and limp when hit with arrows, making it easier for melee enemies to catch up:
More_Badass
Member
Stuff like this is going to make approaching combat and enemy forts actually require planning and whatnot. If you can't just rush in and kill everything without any issuesAnother detail, you slow down and limp when hit with arrows, making it easier for melee enemies to catch up:
With regards to the nighttime yes I hope we can get it a little darker but I doubt it.
there are gamma settings in Assassin's Creed games but each level of gamma change is so large it's ridiculous. if they were to make an incremental gamma slider especially for night that would be much appreciated but I know that's doubtful.
Of course I'm one that appreciates Ghost Recon wildlands night and I downloaded mods for Fallout 4 that made the nights dark as well it is always helpful if you have a flashlight.
would have been a cool feature to add a Gas Lantern to his belt and work the nights to be darker... haha if only
Maybe with HDR enabled night night look better?
there are gamma settings in Assassin's Creed games but each level of gamma change is so large it's ridiculous. if they were to make an incremental gamma slider especially for night that would be much appreciated but I know that's doubtful.
Of course I'm one that appreciates Ghost Recon wildlands night and I downloaded mods for Fallout 4 that made the nights dark as well it is always helpful if you have a flashlight.
would have been a cool feature to add a Gas Lantern to his belt and work the nights to be darker... haha if only
Maybe with HDR enabled night night look better?
texhnolyze
Banned
Are there difficulty levels? From easy all the way to very hard?
Collecting shanties was good fun. Hopefully it is more of that which is what i would expect from the BF team
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Assassin's Creed: Origins - Exclusive Gameplay - Finding the Legendary Axe / Temple Puzzle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNtxXmD0Mnw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNtxXmD0Mnw
Didn't see it posted, but this Ubisoft featurette on the making of the world was neat.
Assassin's Creed Origins : New Adventures in the Series' Biggest World Yet | UbiBlog
Assassin's Creed Origins : New Adventures in the Series' Biggest World Yet | UbiBlog