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Guest · « **on:** September 30, 2007, 10:53:53 AM »

So yet again another popular thread disappears. Hmmmmmm.
So discuss away.

Splatoz · « **Reply #1 on:** September 30, 2007, 11:11:51 AM »

Anyone else excited about Assassin's Creed? I personally think the game looks absolutely fantastic and definitely a contender for game of the year (here's hoping Halo3 doesn't get it).

Below is an interview with Jade Raymond (hawt!), producer of the game. Plus a link to a video interview as well.

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ON ... WHAT THIS ASSASSIN'S CREED NONSENSE IS ALL ABOUT
"In Assassin's Creed, you play as an assassin, as you may imagine. His name is Altair, and your objective is to end the Third Crusade, and win back your honor by taking out key guys who are basically profiting from the Third Crusade, and causing the population to suffer. So you go throughout the holy land -- created in an epic, historically accurate way -- tracking down these guys, finding out where they are, and then taking them out.

As you do so, you find out that there's a little more at play, and that maybe your mission, and the reason you think you're being sent on it isn't exactly what you've been told."

ON ... NOT LISTENING TO THE MAN AND CHOOSING YOUR OWN PATH
"It's a seamless world, and you can go wherever you like. At some points, you'll have targets in every city open. So sometimes, you're given a list of all the guys to kill, sometimes you'll have one guy at a time, [like] at the beginning of the game. Sometimes there will be multiple guys, and you can even, for example -- if you get all of your investigations out of the way -- you can go to all three cities, investigate one target, investigate another, investigate another, go back to one city, kill this guy, do some free missions, [and then] go back to that city and kill the other guys. So really, it's up to you to play based on how you want to play, and what you're in the mood to do."

ON ... ALTAIR BEING MATLOCK
"For each guy that you have to take out, there are six investigation hints available, like certain people having conversations that you can [hear]. There are assassin's around who also know some information, and if you do things for them, they'll give you some of that info. There are guys that have information you can pick-pocket off of them. There's guys you'll have to rough up to get information.

And it's up to you to do any two or three -- or however many -- investigations that you'll want. For certain missions, you're required to do a certain number, but if you want to get as many hints about how to best accomplish the assassination, you can do all of those.

How you find those people is by scoping out the land, so climbing up to the top of high buildings will tell you in that area around the building where the places you can get information are. The first thing you do when you get to a city maybe, is to climb all of the high buildings which frees up your map, and tells you where those investigation missions are. You can go to the bureau to see if the buerau leader will give you some hints. Or, you can just walk around in a crowd, because you begin to recognize the people who have the information ... they're lit up, and they have certain roles that you can start to recognize, and you can try to find them by exploring the city.”

ON ... NPC AWARENESS
"Guards have three different states of awareness, one is unaware, one is suspicious, and one is informed. When you have a yellow eye, it's not super critical; it means either a suspicious or unaware guard is looking at you. If you have a red eye, that means that a suspicious guard is looking at you and anything you do will get you – anything assassin-like other than walking or blending is going to get you discovered."

ON ... EFFECTIVE CORPSE USE
"Dead bodies can be your best weapon, or something that can work against you. If there's an area that's guarded -- and we showed this during the E3 demo -- you can climb [up above] and take out one of those archer dudes. [You] throw them down and create a dead body, and that will attract the attention of the surrounding guards; that frees an area, so you can go by. So a dead body can be a distraction that acts in your favor.

However, guards walk over and see a dead body, and they aftewards realize, 'OK, an assassin's here.' They pull out their weapons and then they become informed and they start looking for you." So if for example, you create a dead body in that area -- and dead bodies don't disappear very quickly -- it starts creating a lot of informed guards, because as guards walk by they see the dead bodies and become more and more informed, and that means there's more guards out looking for you."

ON ... HOW NPC BEHAVIOR CHANGES OVER TIME AND YOUR NEW HOBBY, HAND WATCHING
"Each city has three main targets. The first time you go into a city, the guards don't really know there's an assassin around. You can tell the awareness level of the guards based on what they're doing with their hands. So if they're just standing around, hands casual, they're just unaware of anything. If they have their hands on their weapon they're suspicious. If they're walking around with their weapon out, that means they know that there's an assassin, and they're looking for you.

As you go through the game and you've killed more and more guys, there are more an more soldiers who are looking for the assassin. So that means what you're able to do in the crowd changes as the game progresses."

ON ... HOW LONG YOU'RE GOING TO IGNORE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHILE PLAYING ASSASSIN'S CREED
"In each [of the three cities] there's three main guys to assassinate, plus about 30 investigation missions and several more side missions. There's also the asssassin's stronghold ... and a huge huge countryside that connects all of this."
"The game, if you're just playing the minimum -- like let's say out of the six investigations, you only do the minimum two, you don't do any free missions you really just do a straight path -- it's around 18 hours. If you do all of that stuff, it's probably about 40 hours."

ON ... WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE IGNORING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHILE PLAYING ASSASSIN'S CREED
"November 15."

Video Interview - TGS 07'

Edit:

PAX 2007 Demonstration Pt. 1

PAX 2007 Demonstration Pt. 2

Xpunk · « **Reply #2 on:** September 30, 2007, 11:19:16 AM »

I'd love to know why, myself :?

It shows that i have been living under a rock, but i have not heard much on Assassin's Creed. There are a mountain of games coming out in October - December, that i am interested in (main one being Call of Duty 4) - i'll have to read up about Assassin's Creed and may end up checking it out.

Splatoz · « **Reply #3 on:** September 30, 2007, 11:22:18 AM »

Quote from: "Xpunk"

I'd love to know why, myself :?

It shows that i have been living under a rock, but i have not heard much on Assassin's Creed. There are a mountain of games coming out in October - December, that i am interested in (main one being Call of Duty 4) - i'll have to read up about Assassin's Creed and may end up checking it out.

Do IT! Atleast check out some gameplay footage. You definitely won't be dissapointed. The freedom this game has is unbelieveable and the sheer size of the cities...drool worthy. I would go as far as saying this game is....SEXZAY!

Guest · « **Reply #4 on:** September 30, 2007, 11:22:34 AM »

Quote from: "Xpunk"

I'd love to know why, myself :?

It shows that i have been living under a rock, but i have not heard much on Assassin's Creed. There are a mountain of games coming out in October - December, that i am interested in (main one being Call of Duty 4) - i'll have to read up about Assassin's Creed and may end up checking it out.

I have emailed Rohan, Punk, because the metal thread (along with this, the two most posted in threads on the forum) was deleted too.

Xpunk · « **Reply #5 on:** September 30, 2007, 11:26:42 AM »

I saw that before, as i noticed a slight topic alteration and the lack of posts inside it :?

Splatoz · « **Reply #6 on:** September 30, 2007, 11:33:52 AM »

Ah well, i suppose all we can do is start over. Let's get some more Video Game discussion going. This is why i come to a wrestling forum afterall.

Danny · « **Reply #7 on:** September 30, 2007, 12:05:54 PM »

NeWNA. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

You got a billion posts way back on the old pages, yet you'll take the popular ones. Go figure, at least I can't get the blame. This place goes down the Sh*tter more and more on a daily basis.

This'll probably be deleted at some point too.

Still don't have Halo 3 yet. Thank you glorious Australia Post.

As for Assassin's Creed, the game looks amazing and is one I think I'll definitely be picking up.

Sir Lag A Lot · « **Reply #8 on:** September 30, 2007, 12:26:23 PM »

I saw the game SKATE has been released.
Has anyone played it?
How does it compare to the Tony Hawk series?

Xpunk · « **Reply #9 on:** September 30, 2007, 01:02:32 PM »

Purchased it yesterday, it is vastly different mostly due to the way you control the skater. It is set out like the total punch control scheme used for the Fight Night series. One stick controls your movements, the other is for the execution of the tricks (up down for an ollie, down up for a nollie, half circle in is something else etc). It is something i am not entirely used to and not very coordinated in (trying to balance the skater, then execute the trick, whilst holding shoulder buttons to grab on to the board is difficult for my hands to accomplish due to the 360 controller).

Graphics are alright, although sometimes the camera angle can make things harder where you can't pinpoint the distance which you need to make to either jump over, or grind on an object.

I can't give a definitive view on the game vs Tony Hawk series, as i've only played a few of the THPS games (2 & 4 specifically). But i do think the landscape changes, due to the way you have to control your skater in this one vs the way you move around in the THPS series.

Jdz · « **Reply #10 on:** September 30, 2007, 01:20:51 PM »

I'll just ask here, is there any website where I can download free games for my phone?

in training · « **Reply #11 on:** September 30, 2007, 02:12:53 PM »

Quote from: "Jdz"

I'll just ask here, is there any website where I can download free games for my phone?

Try places like limewire (Not that I condone it) and search java games (try this on google aswell). When I had my old phone I got tonnes of games including splinter cell, cricket etc. it was great apart from the ones that didn't quite work properly and the only way I could delete was by clearing my memory, but that is the risk you take.

JeromeCWH · « **Reply #12 on:** September 30, 2007, 02:42:43 PM »

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Still don't have Halo 3 yet. Thank you glorious Australia Post.

Hurry up! :twisted: We want ya to join our 4way co-op for when we start the campaign on Legendary.

Halo's goin alright at the moment. It's the first Halo i've ever played, so the first day i had it i had no idea what i was doin and how to work things. Few days laters, it's grown on me. It's pretty addictive. I like how the rooms fill up quick on multiplayer and just wait for a max of a minute or so.

Sniping's weird. You shoot the body and/or head, and they don't flinch, yet when you shoot behind them say 1 metre, they take damage. Must be the lag or somethin i dunno, but yeah it's F*ckin gay.

Forge is pretty good. Anyone know if there's more vehicles you can unlock, besides the default Mongoose and Ghost?

LizJessie · « **Reply #13 on:** September 30, 2007, 03:31:22 PM »

Well, just been playing GH1 and GH2 in preparation for when GH3 comes out and before I go and by the GH : 80's one

willy · « **Reply #14 on:** September 30, 2007, 04:04:25 PM »

Just made an Xbox live account. (20 damn minuites of my life getting jt up)
so if anyone wants to add me my gamertag is bigwiilly.
yes i kno stupid.

nbk · « **Reply #15 on:** September 30, 2007, 04:14:41 PM »

Ok, its that time of year again. The upcoming release of the next Smackdown game.. but I need some opinions..

Im not a huge gamer, ok I'll waste $80 on a game here and there and never really play it after a few hours. But of course the Ps2 is yesterdays news, its outdated, we know the story.

So give me some opinions, which way I should go.. the Xbox360 or the PS3?

Iv got a back catalogue of psx and ps2 games. Yet $1000 is alot to pay for a machine Id hardly use, atleast for gaming. Yet I can pick up a Xbox360 Elite for what, $600.. with that $400 I can grab another 4 games or extras.

willy · « **Reply #16 on:** September 30, 2007, 04:34:52 PM »

get the 360.

think about it.

PS3 =$1000 and ur budget no games
360 = $600 and at least 4 games.

ballin · « **Reply #17 on:** September 30, 2007, 04:38:27 PM »

i have made a x box live account to. anyone want to add me its
wilso709 i have halo 3 so people add me so we can play lol

slayguitarist · « **Reply #18 on:** September 30, 2007, 11:58:10 PM »

Quote from: "Reverend-Father-Dudley"

So yet again another popular thread disappears. Hmmmmmm.
So discuss away.

What's next, the Word Association Thread?

I got myself Warhawk from PS Store. That's rather awesome. 1080p and Surround. Explosions rule!

Quote from: "nbk"

So give me some opinions, which way I should go.. the Xbox360 or the PS3?

I'm not going to tell you how to spend your cash, however, the 360 is cheaper but I've been able to do a lot more with my PS3. For $1000 I have a Blu-Ray, DVD player and all the videos from my PC. I have a PS1, PS2 and PS3 Games player. I also have Yellow Dog Linux installed along with SNES, N64 Gamecube and Arcade Emulators. Quite a lot of bang for the buck (or 1000

).

Danny · « **Reply #19 on:** October 01, 2007, 12:21:28 AM »

Thanks to a public holiday over here, the delay for Halo 3 will go on.

Been plodding along in Gears Of War, getting through it on the second difficulty level (slips my mind at this point in time).

Having more problems with getting use to the controls than anything else.

Jae Jae · « **Reply #20 on:** October 01, 2007, 02:34:15 AM »

Quote from: "willy"

Just made an Xbox live account. (20 damn minuites of my life getting jt up)
so if anyone wants to add me my gamertag is bigwiilly.
yes i kno stupid.

Quote from: "ballin"

i have made a x box live account to. anyone want to add me its
wilso709 i have halo 3 so people add me so we can play lol

Added

My gamertag is jaejae316 most of the people on my list are from here, but i do have a Celebrity/Comedian on my list. Nick Swardson you may know him as Terry the gay roller skating male prostitute from Reno 911.

willy · « **Reply #21 on:** October 01, 2007, 11:05:55 AM »

Guys question. does halo 2 live still work?

Emperor_Nathanator · « **Reply #22 on:** October 01, 2007, 12:20:32 PM »

Im still pumped for Spore.

http://www.electronicarts.co.uk/spore/Screenshots.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spore_(video_game)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8dvMDFOFnA - 30-odd minutes demo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5TXEUiR1Xk - Robin Williams Plays

It looks awesome, in my opinion. Im going to have to update my graphics card for this one though.

Cant wait.

Danny · « **Reply #23 on:** October 01, 2007, 09:30:44 PM »

Had Spider-Man 3 in amongst a few other games today, god it's a prick of a game.

You perform a 10 hit combo, take half the health of some goon. They shoot you a couple times and you're almost dead.

I hope Halo arrives tomorrow, getting bored with these games.

Guest · « **Reply #24 on:** October 01, 2007, 09:40:36 PM »

Quote from: "Danny"

Had Spider-Man 3 in amongst a few other games today, god it's a prick of a game.

You perform a 10 hit combo, take half the health of some goon. They shoot you a couple times and you're almost dead.

I hope Halo arrives tomorrow, getting bored with these games.

I'm seriously considering buying Halo 3 now.
I was playing Saints Row for the first time and I must say it comes off like a poor man's GTA. Since finishing Stranglehold I have found myself wanting something to play now.

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