Comments on: Did Reviewers Overhype Assassin’s Creed?

By: Mal

Mal — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:10:35 +0000

I 100% agree.

A few hours into the game I was tired by it. I really had no desire to continue playing. For all of the artsy fartsy prettiness of the game, it just wasn’t fun.

The world didn’t interact with you and there was a very strong feeling of being alone. I never felt a part of what was going on.

The missions got so repetitive I really just didn’t want to play them, but forced myself to continue the game hoping that something new and fun was in the mix yet to be revealed. New powers, skills and abilities. Sadly, most of the abilities that you get are just plain uninspired.

While there’s a lot of great things about the concept, the game is just not fun. They could have done a lot of things to make it a more enjoyable game, but I feel that this is an area where many developers have lost it. They’re so concerned with building great graphics, presentation, and storyline that they forget to make the game person-friendly and enjoyable. I would much rather play Excitebike for the NES than play Assassin’s Creed.

I also believe that Assassin’s Creed was an experiment. An experiment to make an awful game and hype the shit out of it, market it EXTREMELY and deceptively well, and pay off a lot of publications and websites for good reviews. The game sold a ton more than it deserved to, and many people who bought into the hype still have that hype jammed in their heads and are fanboyishly touting the game as being enjoyable, despite whether they really did enjoy it or not.

The argument in these comments that people don’t like it because it’s not a First Person Shooter in an age of First Person Shooters is ridiculous and unfounded. In my opinion, Assassin’s Creed was an awful awful game, and I’d give it something around a 5/10.

On the flip side, the recently released inFamous, which is a Superhero version of Assassin’s Creed, got it right. It is immensely fun, and the world feels alive. The missions only begin to get repetitive by the time you finish the game…and by then, it doesn’t matter.

By: sriram

sriram — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:01:43 +0000

hi, i just read ur review..and skipped all the other comments…personally i didnt hate the game…i liked it actually…i am more of a non first person gamer….but still have finished games like commandos 3d , call of duty series etc…for me this game was a gift like (i love third person) ..the points u have told is absolutely correct.. the game controls get repetitive and boring and also we dont have much of the control of the story..i was fed up of the cutscenes too since they couldnt be skipped .. +vely i liked the graphics and gameplay(not controls) better than prince since the enemy was more brilliant and only i had to kill limited amount of enemies…it was like a real place not just a game…anyways ..very sad to hear u were disappointed ….All the best,,

By: Ononimous

Ononimous — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:16:27 +0000

Your review was very interesting and mad me think twice about getting this game. At first I was all for it and wanted it for christmas, but if I am like you and I do not like then it will just be a big waste of money. In fact that would really stink if I got it for christmas and did not like the game. I would hate to be dissapointed on christmas. I will see if I can rent the game first and take it on from there. The only thing for that is if I do like it then it is just going to ruin the surprise for it. I have never played Splinter Cell but I have played Prince of Persia and absolutely love it. I thought it was going to be a Prince of Persia thing with assassination. I hope I really like it instead of being dissapointed like you. Thank you for the advice.

By: Jayden

Jayden — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:06:52 +0000

thanks for those now im realy excited
the people at ubisoft are standing now teratory
its definetly a nice twist to the story
till the next game comes out i should be rich
so i got plenty to look farward to
and yeah its nice shareing idears with every 1
im glad theres people with simlar views to mine
it would be great if the next game had dan brown in it
J.W.

By: kris

kris — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:08:37 +0000

ok omg im actually pretty excited about this and its very fancinating
this is a spoiler though so if u havent completed the game
or u dont want to know this the dont do it
but for the others who have completed it and want awnsers to the mysterious things and by that if u want to know what i mean go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf_Scc5ncu4&feature=related
that url watch it then go to the url
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=175552
after you watch and read both of these you will b axcited like i am hopefully
and omg u will realize how good this game really is
and how much affort they actually put into the story
and by what ive seen and read the second installment of this will be sweet so plzz
check it out

By: kris

kris — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:46:48 +0000

yes exactly jayden
and people should jus stop more to look more closely
at the game because it really is a work of art
but wot i think would have been great would be xbox live or the thing for ps3 online because it might have been fun i dont know how they would have
done it but i think it would have jus added
a bit more choice and a little more fun but im not
sayin that it doesnt have them things
coz it does and yes i agree with jayden i like cut
scenes as well coz im more of a chill out gamer
jus listenin to my music and i like settin my controller down
and watchin the game and chillin

By: Jayden

Jayden — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:50:42 +0000

yer i definetly agree with kris
the game is what you make it
you have a choice to make the game fun or not
you can choose to travel by hoping over buildings or just blending into the crowed to get to your target
the most popula games ever are based around choice like gta
you can have so much fun with that and you dont need to do any missions
this game is the same and i could never get bored of the beauty of it
and for those who dont like cutscenes i think there a good thing
its like watching a movie your in controll of

J.W.

By: kris

kris — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:50:10 +0000

i like the game dont care what any1 says yes it may be boring for some but i think the free running and planning out the way ur goin to assassinate some1 is brill yes it can be repetitive if thats the way u play games its not repetittive if u do the missions differently like stealth a mission then come out with a big action one and it will b remember because even though it has its flaws it is one of the starting games for next gen with the brilliant graphics great accuracy to detail great and easy gameplay and brilliant npc’s or people as u call them

By: Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:33:25 +0000

Though the storyline was great, the graphics were pretty and fluid but they forgot the main element thats gonna make or break any game…….how fun was it to play? All I’m sayin to those who say this game is the best of the new next gen games is this…..do you seriously like doing one of five things the whole game? You pickpocket, you eavesdrop, you save poor souls, you climb oh so high in the sky, and last but not least you assasinate your target. This ok for 1 hour into the game, but come on. Your gaming experiences must be pretty shallow if you think the fun factor of this game is anything above a 7 1/2. I’m not saying this is a bad game I’m jus saying that it was way way over-rated.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:06:42 +0000

Pretty bad if u ask me, they made it out to something out of this world and its the same shit, over and over and yet over again. Nothing becomes new and nothing suprises you as you progress. EVER, Period. It’ll be forgotten in no time…..ahhh thankful i beat the hell outta it in a few days with nuff time to get right into mass effect(an actual good game).

By: William

William — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:21:41 +0000

cutscenes are a personal preference I guess. Personally, I despise the use of cutscene after cutscene. It starts to feel more like you are just watching something instead of playing something. I think games like Final Fantasy need cutscenes and they provide a break from hours and hours of action. It seems with AC, that as soon as things get a little exciting you are on a load screen or cutscene. I just don’t like them.

By: sophie

sophie — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:03:19 +0000

“I completed it in 6 hours! its soo freaking REPETITVE” said rod. well i think thats rubbish the missions are only repetitive if u make them like that the way i play the game is maybe try and do a whole mission stealth then come out with a full action one jus killing every1 like all the guards then assassinating the main person he also said “btw all cities just look exactly the same” he clearly doesnt look at the game in detail and see how gawjuss it all looks if u where to get photos of each of the cities u would c how different and the amazing detail put into them and also accuracy and they way they made it like that but still had it all interactive i think was brill.

now for the bad things that jayden said about the game about the cutscenes well u wouldnt want to skip them i think they are very well done and its a time to relax and just listen and follow the story line and yes u can fell lost but i actually loved that aspect because it reminded me of shadow of the callosus for ps2 which was ooo my god brill i duno why the graphics where great it was loads of fun and even though u didnt know where the cretured where i loved havin to search for them and for any1 who doesnt know what that game is plzz look it up i wish i still had it because i think it was the best ps2 game ever but theres my argument done

By: Rod

Rod — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:54:27 +0000

I think this game was Over-Hyped, I cant freaking believe I paid £60 for a limited edition xbox 360 one of these, I completed it in 6 hours! its soo freaking REPETITVE! you do exactly the same MISSIONS on every city (btw all cities just look exactly the same. and OMG the last boss AHAHA I couldnt stop laughing this crazy Sci-Fi game, the Boss had special MAGIC POWERS ahahah!

By: Jayden

Jayden — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:07:58 +0000

lol so basicly
every one was hoping for something that ubisoft didnt intend to do
they wanted action
but ubisoft intended for steath and they gave the people that
think of other stealth games that dont include guns

for its genre its a flawless game
i know many people will disagree and i think i might of gone a bit of topic on what i origanaly said

but heeres another thing
if people hoped it was like PoP and it came out like PoP people would still be angry
because people would just see it as PoP with a new skin so you cant please people even if you give them what they want

im not sayimg im any diffrent its just every 1 had there own idear of an ideal game and when that ideal has been reached we set a new bigger better ideal and i think thats what game makers try achive

but trying not to be bias:) i will list the good and BAD! points that i think this game has

Good
The most natural AI in NPC’s i have seen i like forever
The doo what you want aspect in HD looks amazing and is well fun
The way the game links its gamplay and cutscenes not waiting times and looks amazing
The story is like from a movie
The battle system is simple but effective

Bad
You cant skip the cutscenes if you wanted to
sometimes is easy to feel lost sometimes having no idear where to go
Tho collecting the flags gets you nothing it is there for pride

and personaly i think all the gamer magazines should get a new rating system
if halo 1 was rated 10/10 and halo 2 rated 10/10 then what rating does halo 3 get
its just were using the old rating system for net gen games
william said that the ratings would go down to a 7
for a next gen game!
i think its should be something like 17

lol anyways rant over but i have so many idears about this kind of topic
what do people realy want?
again im not sure if any one agrees with me
but ill be happy to hear your idears
anyways im off

J.W.

By: kris

kris — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:27:11 +0000

if u look at the first few reviews espeacially the preview one with jade raymond taking us through the game on one of the first videos we got to see in 2006 she says the main aspects of this game where crowds which i think is brilliant how they got so much npc’s into a game and they all look natural walking about and the free running is so fun but the thing i love about this game is the stealth ive heard people say that this game doesnt have enough action but i dont think thats what ubisoft were trying to do with this game its about the investigations before planing your attack and the adrenaline rush when ur getting chased and trying to escape so in my opinion i really dont think this game has been ovrehyped because everything they say about this game is true and u have to remember that its mostly from the team of prince of persia its not from the team of games like splinter cell its not that sort of stealth action game and just think to urself at least its not another fps but i am annoyed that ps3 gets metal gear solid and we dont coz that game just beats everything and them guys have been doing them games for years and this final one looks brilliant

By: Norbit

Norbit — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:19:27 +0000

kris said: “dont try and be game reviewers because your not”

The criticisms we are discussing on here are what the game reviewers have also said.

Ignoring a games faults because it’s sequels might be better is a bit daft imo.

By: Jayden

Jayden — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:03:58 +0000

@kris
yer i agree with you there
its a good game and just accept it for what it is
but also another point i would like to make
things seldom come out as you hoped
if you expect too much from something you will proberly be dissapointed
for the next series of next gen games im going to keep my expectatons low
so that i can be amazed when they finaly arrive
J.w.

By: kris

kris — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:20:44 +0000

I am confused on how people are saying that the game has not anough action or that the twist is givin away at the start i think this game is for people who like games like prince of persia which is a game that i loved and look even at the prince of persia trilogy the first pop wasnt brilliant but they got better as the trilogy progressed and that is what i think ubisoft id tryin to do with this game the first game is kind of a bench marker to set the game up but they will get better as or if they make another assassins creed and i think it is good that they give the twist at the start because then u know what is happening.
you are all bein to serious about this game its jus a fun game to play with easy but great gameplay great graphics and fun so jus stop talkin crap enjoy the game dont try and be game reviewers because your not where jus here to play the game what i would say is get a life outside of your house but enjoy playin as well

By: Billy bob

Billy bob — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 04:29:21 +0000

Ok…
What i’ve heard about the game is that the storyline is really far from the point in what they advertised. I thought this game was going to be an awesome game…great combat, fighting movements, and from what they said the plot was fantastic…but now that it’s come out i heard a rumor it was bad.. so i look it up on youtube and watch the intro video…WTC..the storyline strays waaay off line from what they said it was going to be and what the videos protrayed. Side missions with random objectives, AI messing up?.. A HUGE Disappointment to me in what i thought this was going to be. I’d mention the plot screw-up but i don’t want to spoil it for those that still want to play it out.

I mean, the fact that they wouldn’t even mention a “twist” to the gameplay and that it’s revealed in the first few minutes of the game is just sad. Why can’t you just be an assassin… always has to be a catch to a perfect game. The Graphics look great, i thought the combat would be great, but apparently it’s not. I told my friend about this and he went into a fetal position on the ground…it’s very upsetting…

By: Sowhat

Sowhat — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:12:34 +0000

This game is kind of a let down… for now. It shines everywhere but the absolutly retarted AI. The crowd AI is amazing, but the gaurds and such are just dumb. But thats ok. Since this game is testing new waters, its going to have to learn to swim the hard way. But the next two games of the series are going to fix all that and be as near to perfect as any game can be.