Assassin's Creed 2 is just around the corner--where's the hype?

With Assassin's Creed 2 just a couple of days away from hitting store shelves my question is, where's the hype? is Ac2 a victim of Modern Warfare 2's shadow?

The hype was pretty much sucked up by DA and MW2. 4 AAAA games(including L4D2) in 1 month is a lot of awesome. Kinda hard to fit it all in.

With Assassin's Creed 2 just a couple of days away from hitting store shelves my question is, where's the hype? is Ac2 a victim of Modern Warfare 2's shadow?

Hickamie14

This game isn't getting hype because MW2 just hit shelves.

Well, the first game pretty much sucked...so it's hard for me to get excited about another one.

Don't worry, GS will give this one a 9 too.

The hype was pretty much sucked up by DA and MW2. 4 AAAA games(including L4D2) in 1 month is a lot of awesome. Kinda hard to fit it all in.

heysharpshooter

After all the hype for AC1, which turned out to be 75% boring, I think people are playing this much more cautious.

Modern Warfare 2 isn't the problem .... the original Assassisn Creed is. Very few seemed to really love it so everyoneelse are playing the wait and see game for the sequel.

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The hype was pretty much sucked up by DA and MW2. 4 AAAA games(including L4D2) in 1 month is a lot of awesome. Kinda hard to fit it all in.

salxis

oops, extra A my bad.

I think I spotted the hype just around the next corner. :P

Seriously, for me ...I dunno yet and it's a wait and see for now.

I'm gonna get ballsy and say AAA

I remember watching my brother play AC 1 one day.

I remember not watching him play the next.

So yeah, couldnt care less about this. But the SW hype is AAA and it'll score AAA.

I'm not hyping it since I thought the first one deserved a 7.0 since you were just doing the same thing over and over and over and over and over again until this game proves that it is more of the same then I'm not hyping it.

It's not Halo, that's why it will suk. Seriously, Lems should be excited they are getting a good game that's not another FPS. :)

6.5 for me. The first was fun, but VERY repetitive. GS will probably give it a 9.0

It's not Halo, that's why it will suk. Seriously, Lems should be excited they are getting a good game that's not another FPS. :)

furomaster_99

It is still a must buy for me, even though I am not sure when I will get around to playing it. As I am far too occupied with Dragon Age right now. When I pick this up next week, I will have Borderlands, MW2 and Assassin's Creed II waiting on the back burner. I swear, I always end up buying more than I plan to. Just the way things work out, I guess, lol.

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It's not Halo, that's why it will suk. Seriously, Lems should be excited they are getting a good game that's not another FPS. :)

jg4xchamp

8.5-9.0. Will be better than the first, which I enjoyed. Its not really like anything currently out there, so for that, I am hyped for it.

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="furomaster_99"]

It's not Halo, that's why it will suk. Seriously, Lems should be excited they are getting a good game that's not another FPS. :)

furomaster_99

With Assassin's Creed 2 just a couple of days away from hitting store shelves my question is, where's the hype? is Ac2 a victim of Modern Warfare 2's shadow?

Hickamie14

Victim of the first game's shadow.

Lots of weapons to use, in game stores, GTA mission type style, story spans a long time and has a epic plot line, nice looking graphics, better cities then the previous game, tons of new ways of assassinating unlike the previous game. I can't see this game being repetitive like the last simply because of what it's going to offer in terms of story, missions, weapons and combat which are all massively improved from the last game. The last game basically you did the same exact thing nine times over, in this one it's a lot different.

After all the hype for AC1, which turned out to be 75% boring, I think people are playing this much more cautious.

ZIMdoom

That's exactly right. At least that is the case with me. AC 1 was horrid, and Ubisoft shot themselves in the foot one more time with the same crap in Far Cry 2. It was exactly the same; nice graphics, good features on paper, makes for good trailers, but horrid execution and horrible AI, with repetitive gameplay.

We could have forgiven Ubisoft for a fluke in AC1, but to repeat the same problems so soon in a completely different ip like Far Cry just cemented the problems in our minds.

Ubi bought reviews for the first game...atleast it seemed that way. ;) it was barely an A game, no way AAA . So many flaws.Kan0nF0dder

People only hype exclusives here, for some reason. By people I mean cows, and by exclusives I mean Uncharted 2.

People only hype exclusives here, for some reason. By people I mean cows, and by exclusives I mean Uncharted 2.

gamecubepad

I really like the logic in here.

So according to some, the first one sucked and it means the 2nd one will too right?

I really like the logic in here.

So according to some, the first one sucked and it means the 2nd one will too right?

Ninten007

I really like the logic in here.

So according to some, the first one sucked and it means the 2nd one will too right?

[QUOTE="Ninten007"]

I really like the logic in here.

So according to some, the first one sucked and it means the 2nd one will too right?

Jandurin

It does not work that way. A developer makes an AAA game on their first try. For the second try they make a sub-par game.

A developer makes a sup-par game on the first try, yet the sequel is AAA.

I thought people would know this by now.

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="Ninten007"]

I really like the logic in here.

So according to some, the first one sucked and it means the 2nd one will too right?

It does not work that way. A developer makes an AAA game on their first try. For the second try they make a sub-par game.

A developer makes a sup-par game on the first try, yet the sequel is AAA.

I thought people would know this by now.

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[QUOTE="Jandurin"] Well... more like the first one sucked, so the second one has a higher probability of sucking.Jandurin

It does not work that way. A developer makes an AAA game on their first try. For the second try they make a sub-par game.

A developer makes a sup-par game on the first try, yet the sequel is AAA.

I thought people would know this by now.

Notable examples. KZ and KZ 2, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory and SC Double Agent.

Nintendo makes AAA Star Fox game, next try with Assault is is an A game. Sunshine was average, yet Galaxy was AAA.

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="Ninten007"]

It does not work that way. A developer makes an AAA game on their first try. For the second try they make a sub-par game.

A developer makes a sup-par game on the first try, yet the sequel is AAA.

I thought people would know this by now.

Ninten007

Notable examples. KZ and KZ 2, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory and SC Double Agent.

Nintendo makes AAA Star Fox game, next try with Assault is is an A game. Sunshine was average, yet Galaxy was AAA.

*looks at GTA games* *looks at Forza games*Jandurin

I dont look at track records.

I look at each game as something new from a good or a bad developer which has the chance of being an excellent game or ending up terrible.

AAA, but I hope it deserves it this time, unlike the 1st one, which is A at best. I agree with IGN giving it a 7.8 actually, could had been lower though.:P

well there was alot of hype behind the first AC but it was the most dissapointing game this gen. AC2 has to regain my trust to start hyping it.