Ok, I cant hold it in anymore, the Assassins Creed games are best of gen worthy.

Yup I said it and I absolutly mean it... the AC games (mostly 2 and brotherhood) are so good in most every aspect that I just cant overlook them for best of generation status... I enjoyed them more than Uncharted, Gears, Halo... the list goes on and on and I believe its because of the following...

Graphics- absolutly top notch in every way. not just this fact but god, the settings and historical locations and recreations of these amazing citys is just astounding. I seriously would stack the overall presentation graphically for assassins creed up against just about anything this generation and AC would win.

Presentation- the gorgeous music mixed with the bustling villas and cityscapes, the to overall idea that you are plugged into this machine and the game acts accordingly during death sequences and missions is just excellent. There is nothing to nitpick, nothing!

Gameplay- I CANT GET ENOUGH... I try to put the controller down and I cant... i simply cant. one more purchase, one more tower, one more assassination contract, one more, one more!!!! ugh from climbing to swinging to arial assassinations to leaps of faith, the gameplay is perhaps the very best all generation. period. yup, BETTER than uncharted, BETTER than Red Dead, Better than any open world game or not. I cant give this game enough credit for keeping a controller in my hand.

Game Flow- This is the big one for me, the one that puts it over the top that trumps every game including my favorite game this gen Mass Effect 2. The AC games flow from mission to mision and task to varied task INCREDIBLY well. there is never down time and never a moment of "what do I do next". I played through AC1 very thoroughly and while yes it was a fairly repeetitve game, the sequals offer no such lull... Simply amazing.

Story- Im a huge sci-fi fan and I never miss the history channel specials on roman history, need I say more about how I feel about the story? for me the story is an incredibly bright and welcomed addition to an already amazing game that could stand on gameplay alone...

I know my opinions are exactly that, opinions, but on a board where fanboys live in a world where the only thing that matters is exclusive titles, I want to point out that these games do it better than most of the rest, yup even your precious exclusives.

I disagree. I barely made it through AC II and still haven't finished Brotherhood. They are very good games, but I find them a little boring and some of the mechanics aren't very well done, namely the platforming and the combat. Still, highly enjoyable. AC was my most anticipated title coming into this gen, so I was a little disappointed by the game.

I disagree. I barely made it through AC II and still haven't finished Brotherhood. They are very good games, but I find them a little boring and some of the mechanics aren't very well done, namely the platforming and the combat. Still, highly enjoyable. AC was my most anticipated title coming into this gen, so I was a little disappointed by the game.

Pug-Nasty

AC 1 was dull and repetitive.

AC 2 was definitely a improvement, but so boring I still haven't finished it.

Best series this gen? Not at all. Fun games though.

It's very good, and II certainly improved on the forumla, but it still gets repetitive, and the story isn't all that powerful.

It isn't anywhere near.

Yeah it's easily in my top five.

I'm one of those weird people that really liked the first one, so in that regard, I agree. Playing the second one now. Still fairly early on, but it isn't nearly as cool yet.

i disliked how they made the assasins in the second one not feel assassiny enogh(lol) . i just liked the feeling of the first game more. plus i dint get any WOW factor assasinations in the second installment

They're certainly in contention if you ask me. Best new IP this gen, they could be among the winners of that race, along with Uncharted, Red Dead...Hahadouken

I played the first two and they were prettyboring.

I stopped playing the games after AC 2. It just basically became "Here's your target. Go kill him" rather than trying to find as much information about your target and his location as possible so that you can create an effective strategy for the mission

I'm one of those weird people that really liked the first one, so in that regard, I agree. Playing the second one now. Still fairly early on, but it isn't nearly as cool yet.

DarkLink77

[QUOTE="Hahadouken"]They're certainly in contention if you ask me. Best new IP this gen, they could be among the winners of that race, along with Uncharted, Red Dead...rolo107

The first one was really fun...until it started to get repetitive.

The second one was awesome, though. Still need to finish it.

Not played Brotherhood yet.

I'm one of those weird people that really liked the first one, so in that regard, I agree. Playing the second one now. Still fairly early on, but it isn't nearly as cool yet.

DarkLink77

Don't know what games you were playing, the AC series has horrible graphics. Clipping and screen tearing EVERYWHERE.babyeatermax

[QUOTE="funsohng"]We rarely get this much AC haters around here. anyways TC, I wouldn't say it's the best, but it is definitely one of the best new series this gen.TheEroica

I hated Ezio.

So many better new characters this gen.

Assassin's Creed Hate?

Impossible! I'm with TC on this one. I love Assassin's Creed!

I disagree. I barely made it through AC II and still haven't finished Brotherhood. They are very good games, but I find them a little boring and some of the mechanics aren't very well done, namely the platforming and the combat. Still, highly enjoyable. AC was my most anticipated title coming into this gen, so I was a little disappointed by the game.

Pug-Nasty

i agree, while i love my platformers the platforming in the AC games is busted to hell, but i still enjoyed climbing buildings and running across rooftops. the combat is nothing write home about either (i haven't played brotherhood yet). AC2 seemed a bit too long for it's own good, the final 6 or so hours seemed to drag on forever. it's still a very well done game, the scenery is nice to look at and the story isn't half bad, i can see why a lot of people would enjoy it. it's just nowhere near the best this gen for me.

I stopped playing the games after AC 2. It just basically became "Here's your target. Go kill him" rather than trying to find as much information about your target and his location as possible so that you can create an effective strategy for the mission

Grovilis

[QUOTE="babyeatermax"]Don't know what games you were playing, the AC series has horrible graphics. Clipping and screen tearing EVERYWHERE.Hahadouken

Assassins Creed is definitely one of the best series this gen. Maybe not the best, but certainly one of the best.

I like AC1. It does get repetitive and I had to force myself to finish, but while it was fun, I had an absolute blast playing it.

AC2 and The Brotherhood are amazing games. I enjoyed both a lot. Although, both AC2 and BH IMO had some serious framerate issues. Maybe it is just because I played both on the PS3, or it's just one of those games that need to be in 60fps.

[QUOTE="babyeatermax"]Don't know what games you were playing, the AC series has horrible graphics. Clipping and screen tearing EVERYWHERE.Hahadouken

Assumption's Creed was kind of cool, but it's getting kind of silly. (Guns in 1500?)

The gameplay always irritated me, it seems the game tries to do everything for you when maneuvering up and around obstacles. "Go left!" *goes right*

[QUOTE="Grovilis"]

I stopped playing the games after AC 2. It just basically became "Here's your target. Go kill him" rather than trying to find as much information about your target and his location as possible so that you can create an effective strategy for the mission

TheEroica

I'll remember them as some of the best this generation. They have their Ubisoft quirks, nothing can ever just be simple and natural with Ubisoft, but all in all yep, great. Memorable settings and characters, a very cool online implementation in Brotherhood, and cool fluid animations and combat. Even the quirky movement and platforming with its glitching and all the stops and stutters of movement is entertaining, not intentionally, but still entertaining in a bad early Resident Evil voice work kind of way.

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

I'm one of those weird people that really liked the first one, so in that regard, I agree. Playing the second one now. Still fairly early on, but it isn't nearly as cool yet.

Hahadouken

[QUOTE="Hahadouken"][QUOTE="babyeatermax"]Don't know what games you were playing, the AC series has horrible graphics. Clipping and screen tearing EVERYWHERE.babyeatermax

Assassins Creed is definitely one of the best series this gen. Maybe not the best, but certainly one of the best.

I like AC1. It does get repetitive and I had to force myself to finish, but while it was fun, I had an absolute blast playing it.

AC2 and The Brotherhood are amazing games. I enjoyed both a lot. Although, both AC2 and BH IMO had some serious framerate issues. Maybe it is just because I played both on the PS3, or it's just one of those games that need to be in 60fps.

AmayaPapaya

Yup I said it and I absolutly mean it... the AC games (mostly 2 and brotherhood) are so good in most every aspect that I just cant overlook them for best of generation status... I enjoyed them more than Uncharted, Gears, Halo... the list goes on and on and I believe its because of the following...

Graphics- absolutly top notch in every way. not just this fact but god, the settings and historical locations and recreations of these amazing citys is just astounding. I seriously would stack the overall presentation graphically for assassins creed up against just about anything this generation and AC would win.

Presentation- the gorgeous music mixed with the bustling villas and cityscapes, the to overall idea that you are plugged into this machine and the game acts accordingly during death sequences and missions is just excellent. There is nothing to nitpick, nothing!

Gameplay- I CANT GET ENOUGH... I try to put the controller down and I cant... i simply cant. one more purchase, one more tower, one more assassination contract, one more, one more!!!! ugh from climbing to swinging to arial assassinations to leaps of faith, the gameplay is perhaps the very best all generation. period. yup, BETTER than uncharted, BETTER than Red Dead, Better than any open world game or not. I cant give this game enough credit for keeping a controller in my hand.

Game Flow- This is the big one for me, the one that puts it over the top that trumps every game including my favorite game this gen Mass Effect 2. The AC games flow from mission to mision and task to varied task INCREDIBLY well. there is never down time and never a moment of "what do I do next". I played through AC1 very thoroughly and while yes it was a fairly repeetitve game, the sequals offer no such lull... Simply amazing.

Story- Im a huge sci-fi fan and I never miss the history channel specials on roman history, need I say more about how I feel about the story? for me the story is an incredibly bright and welcomed addition to an already amazing game that could stand on gameplay alone...

I know my opinions are exactly that, opinions, but on a board where fanboys live in a world where the only thing that matters is exclusive titles, I want to point out that these games do it better than most of the rest, yup even your precious exclusives.

TheEroica

Guess you love screen tearing then, because every AC game has it. The developera are garbage and this is your opinion. I'm stating fact when it comes to the developers coding a game without it screen tearing all over the place. inFamous for PS3 has zero screen tearing and it's just as massive with gorgeous graphics. AC sucks dude. And since you brought exclusives into it, inFamous wipes the floor with this garbage in terms of quality. Go play the first AC game on PS3 and then play inFamous, you have got to be kidding me. Unlike you, I have played both and I have to say you're a deranged AC fanboy.

Not even close , check this review to see what's wrong with the game .

[QUOTE="Hahadouken"][QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

I'm one of those weird people that really liked the first one, so in that regard, I agree. Playing the second one now. Still fairly early on, but it isn't nearly as cool yet.

DarkLink77

[QUOTE="funsohng"]We rarely get this much AC haters around here. anyways TC, I wouldn't say it's the best, but it is definitely one of the best new series this gen.TheEroica

Not even close , check this review to see what's wrong with the game .

ultrapc

[QUOTE="TheEroica"][QUOTE="funsohng"]We rarely get this much AC haters around here. anyways TC, I wouldn't say it's the best, but it is definitely one of the best new series this gen.Badosh

i pretty much play every game that comes out that is third person or first person 3d. I must say i was quite pleased by assasins creed. I'm sure everyone summed up all the good things here so i won't repeat them. The only minor thing was that the combat system was a little repetitive. I didn't play assasins creed 2 yet though and i heard the combat is greatly improved, if that's true it will probably be one of the best games of this gen.

I still have to play it so i can't really compare, i don't want to play it on my x360 because i got a killer pc now . For the moment my top 3 of this gen is oblivion, mass effect & crysis. Assasins creed 1 is certainly in my top ten. If it is as good as you say it will be my next game but currently i'm in dead space 2 and i must say it's a huge improvement over dead space 1 and dead space 1 was already very good (so it will have to wait a couple of days lol)

Greetz

I never felt like an assassin in the games. They felt more like GTA:Crusades and GTA:Renaissance.

the 1st one was terrible but after that i liked them.