Assassin's creed IV - Black Flag announced...

[PZ]

... to be released in October of this year.

Black Flag will focus on the "golden age of piracy," as players explore the Caribbean as a buccaneer during the 18th century.

Story: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2013/03/04/ubisoft-assassins-creed-black-flag/1961361/


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_GDeIee6Kc#ws

[Art Blade]

looks very interesting! Release Oct 29, 2013? And one word springs to mind.. "delayed" >:D

[PZ]

... "delayed" >:D

You know it, my friend.  Ubi likes to release a new AC game once a year; reminds me of the flu - a new version each year.  :-()

[Art Blade]

hehe, only difference is that flu tends to knock you out while UBI games tend to make you want to knock them out

[PZ]

 

... of course, I tend to feel knocked out when I play those chase sequences, or pointless "Hoyt" knife-style missions  :D

[JRD]

launching on Oct. 29 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii U

Seriously?? No PC version?? 

[Art Blade]

probably delayed..

[PZ]

... as usual...  :-(

I've been playing AC Brotherhood lately and it reminds me how much I miss the old Europe feel of the game.  While AC3 was a relatively good game, I missed the rooftop running and general feel of the stone of old Europe.  Rotten wood is just not the same.

[PZ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Er9WuISTps#ws

[JRD]

Nice... but it doesn't show much of the gameplay.

I'm afraid it will be too eye candy with nothing new to add but naval battles. I think Ubi is now trying to take as much money as they can get from a massive, well established fan base but lost the will of bringing innovative gameplay with content as they did before in the franchise.

After AC3 I can tell you this is not a game I will pre order and most likely will get it on a end of the year sale if the reviews are good!






Man... I sound bitter don't I?  ????

[PZ]

After AC3 I can tell you this is not a game I will pre order and most likely will get it on a end of the year sale if the reviews are good!

I'm with you on that... AC4 almost looks like AC3 but with way more added naval battles (which I really didn't care for too much).  I'm waiting for more game play and if that is indeed the case, then I'll either not get the game at all, or wait for the bargain basement unless the game play videos show something really spectacular to offset the annoyances.

Man... I sound bitter don't I?  ????

  You, me and many others I suspect.  Especially those that played the AC series from at least version II.

[Art Blade]

@JRD: you sound experienced.  :-D

[PZ]

I just watched snippets of this two hour video of cut scenes and some game play, plus interviews.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_p778G6na0#ws

The world is massive (largest yet), with many islands and several cities.  Havana is supposed to give you the feel of the buildings in AC2, while another is more like the colonial America in AC3.

A couple things I like that make the game somewhat promising:

• a new weapon - blow tube that shoots berserker darts - the person hit will fight everyone in sight
• the game is highly focused on stealth, and significant changes were made to encourage you to use a stealthy approach, which was always my favorite

I think I will get the game after all, and then report here how much it sucks  :-()

[Art Blade]

 

[durian]

One thing pops into my mind when watching this vid: Pirates of the Caribbean

[PZ]

One thing pops into my mind when watching this vid: Pirates of the Caribbean

That's exactly what I thought!  The beautiful graphics and great variety in scenery is what prompted my change of mind to get the game.

The leap of faith towers are now fast travel spots because the world is so big, and when you take forts, they are yours - they will attack enemy and you have safe haven within.  The fighting mechanics are again improved.  I also like the underwater scenery - you use a diving bell for air, and can gather lots of treasure, needed to upgrade your ship.

There are also harpoon areas as you travel the oceans, in which you can make money harvesting things from sharks to whales

[Art Blade]

the only thing that pops up in my mind is, "oh fudge, it's from UBI"

[PZ]

the only thing that pops up in my mind is, "oh fudge, it's from UBI"

exactly - that's why I'm already anticipating ranting about how I hate the new timed events - and that there will probably be some kind of boss fight - how about a kraken?

[PZ]

Resumed AC Brotherhood last night  for a couple of hours - was lots of fun since I'd already completed the game and was only doing side missions... and wreaking havoc with my assassins  >:D

[Art Blade]

 :)

[PZ]

Well, I did the pre-order today

[Art Blade]

OK. Any pre-order bonuses they might not give to their customers, any delayed postponed release dates yet?  >:D

[PZ]

  the guy at gamestop said to pick it up Tuesday

[Art Blade]

wait and see.. wait and see.  :-D

[PZ]

Supposed to pick up the game today - might even be able to load it onto my system and start a game.  Don't know when I'll be able to actually play much though - I still have not cracked GTAV since the last time I played, and now I've forgotten the controller layout  :-()