The Energon Pub

So I picked the game up this afternoon(Tue). Gamestop handed the game out when they received in their shipment. So we got to play it before the mass release.

God damn is this game fun. The controls take a bit of getting used to, and the combat takes some practice, but once you get everything down. My god is it brilliant.

The graphics are wonderful, the story is intriguing. It's a damn good game all around.

I'm sorta boycotting this game for the time being. I don't like how UBI SOFT is using Jade Raymond to try and sell the game. After all, she's just a producer. I want the game designers to give interviews and talk about the game... I don't want to see a good looking female "producer" being pimped out by the company in order to try and sell the game. I don't fall for that kind of marketing. Maybe some 12-14 year old boys do, but I don't. If it's a good game, I'll buy it... not because it looks cool and Jade is on G4 trying to look all pretty and sell it to me.

TheMuffin wrote:I'm sorta boycotting this game for the time being. I don't like how UBI SOFT is using Jade Raymond to try and sell the game. After all, she's just a producer. I want the game designers to give interviews and talk about the game... I don't want to see a good looking female "producer" being pimped out by the company in order to try and sell the game. I don't fall for that kind of marketing. Maybe some 12-14 year old boys do, but I don't. If it's a good game, I'll buy it... not because it looks cool and Jade is on G4 trying to look all pretty and sell it to me.

It's understandable. But hopefully you won't boycott the game for too long. It really is awesome as hell. The A.I. are wonderful, the physics are great, everything feels like it has weight. The kingdom's are so friggin' expansive it's unbelievable. Sure each kingdom is small when compared to the GTA:SA islands. But for this kind of texturing, this immersive environment, it's wonderful.

What put me onto the game was the concept, an assassin trying to stop the crusades. It reminded me of Tenchu, only staying away from the whole ninja bit, which did get annoying after awhile.

Although the game does have it's downfalls. A lot of the lines from citizens are the same. You'll get the same responses from different people. Stuff gets repetitive, pickpocketing, interrogating, eavesdropping.

But it really is a great game. The biggest hang-up, is it starts off slow. You literally have to ride from your town of Musayaf to Jerusalem, or to Damascus, passing through towns, avoiding guards, etc.

Warning, possible spoilers...proceed with caution.







That being said....

I just bought the game, too. I'm still in the very early stages ...it does indeed start out slow. I wish they had tweaked the story a bit more to keep the "twist" hidden for longer than, oh...2 minutes into the game?

But no more spoilers for me.

I know it doesn't have the gameplay or graphics as Assassin's Creed...but I'm having a hard time putting down Folklore long enough to really get into Creed!

Just beat Assassin's Creed.

I'm really disappointed with the ending. But further information told me why. It's part one of three games.

Sweeet.

Now, I just have to figure out what to do in the meanwhile....

Edit: Also, those who play it, and are as confused as hell about the ending as well.

Make with the clicky, but be warned, there are a ton of spoilers.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/ar ... 2&site=xbw