I tracked down the new mercenaries, and the first two fights went fine. The last was level 99, and as part of the fight I lured them into a wolf den. Where they just stopped moving and took some damage. I intervened and then, after another brief fight, they stopped responding. I mean, I'll take it, but ... weird.
Then two 'impact' quests showed up, both of which I'm fairly sure I've dealt with before? And one of them was acting like we were in Athens, as opposed to Paros. Not that the impact quests are particularly robust, but... yeah.
While I was heading out to deal with one of those, a bunch of soldiers popped out of nowhere and started attacking me; one had the 'reinforcement' flag, which seemed extremely odd.
And, minor spoilers for the main story
the leader of Paros / Naxos is showing as Phoenix. I haven't paid that much attention, but I was under the impression after the events of the story, the leader became generic.
edit: oh, and apparently while I was typing that up the game froze. Had to end the task. Strangest thing.
Vikings seem like a nice combination of a popular subject but also one not a ton of big video games have used so it makes sense to me.
It also allows them to continue using the boat tech Ubisoft has spent years since ACIII making and updating and Ubisoft seems to like reusing that sort of thing even compared to other videogame companies.
Between the Ezio games and Odyssey we have had like 3 or 4 games set in the Mediterranean at various points in history. I don't need more of that setting.
Plus there can be a menu based subgame where you send vikings out to trade/pillage and the subgame is not very connected to the actual game! Origins and Odyssey (and maybe Syndicate and Unity) didn't have one of those.
I still really, really want an AC game set in the pre-Columbian exchange Americas. You could do Inca, Aztec, the Pueblo people, or the various Southeastern US groups.
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Hmm. Vikings are a really interesting idea, but also kind of indistinct?
Like obviously they'll make it more distinct somewhere along the lines, but I'm having trouble pointing to like, a singular location (or set of locations) or time period or anything. Like, Viking occupied Dublin would probably be good? Or later settlement Iceland? Maybe Jomsborg, I guess?
Hmm. Vikings are a really interesting idea, but also kind of indistinct?
Like obviously they'll make it more distinct somewhere along the lines, but I'm having trouble pointing to like, a singular location (or set of locations) or time period or anything. Like, Viking occupied Dublin would probably be good? Or later settlement Iceland? Maybe Jomsborg, I guess?
I'd guess sometime after the Great Heathen Army's invasion of England but before the whole country became one kingdom with norway/sweden.
Plus there can be a menu based subgame where you send vikings out to trade/pillage and the subgame is not very connected to the actual game! Origins and Odyssey (and maybe Syndicate and Unity) didn't have one of those.
I'm not a fan of those sorts of waiting menu minigames present in my single-player experiences, honestly.
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Gimme boxer rebellion china or a return to the holy land circa the first temple period
Plus there can be a menu based subgame where you send vikings out to trade/pillage and the subgame is not very connected to the actual game! Origins and Odyssey (and maybe Syndicate and Unity) didn't have one of those.
I'm not a fan of those sorts of waiting menu minigames present in my single-player experiences, honestly.
I was mostly in them for the flavor text and they can be a good excuse to write bits about the rest of the world.
I don’t know about you guys but I have the inkling suspicion that an open world melee combat RPG with mythical elements focused on ancient Greece shifting into a Viking setting will do just fine
Hmm. Vikings are a really interesting idea, but also kind of indistinct?
Like obviously they'll make it more distinct somewhere along the lines, but I'm having trouble pointing to like, a singular location (or set of locations) or time period or anything. Like, Viking occupied Dublin would probably be good? Or later settlement Iceland? Maybe Jomsborg, I guess?
I'd guess sometime after the Great Heathen Army's invasion of England but before the whole country became one kingdom with norway/sweden.
The only reason I would think they might side away from that is because it has been thoroughly covered by Vikings, the show, somewhat recently
But that hasn't stopped them before so who knows
I think either that or Harald Hadrada's failed invasion would be the most likely scenarios. The latter of which would set up a Red Dead-esque last throes of the Viking era narrative
Hmm. Vikings are a really interesting idea, but also kind of indistinct?
Like obviously they'll make it more distinct somewhere along the lines, but I'm having trouble pointing to like, a singular location (or set of locations) or time period or anything. Like, Viking occupied Dublin would probably be good? Or later settlement Iceland? Maybe Jomsborg, I guess?
I'd guess sometime after the Great Heathen Army's invasion of England but before the whole country became one kingdom with norway/sweden.
The only reason I would think they might side away from that is because it has been thoroughly covered by Vikings, the show, somewhat recently
But that hasn't stopped them before so who knows
I think either that or Harald Hadrada's failed invasion would be the most likely scenarios. The latter of which would set up a Red Dead-esque last throes of the Viking era narrative
Yeah I'm basically thinking like 20-30 years after Vikings, so they're not retreading any of the events covered there. That also gives them England split between Viking and English control which is the kind of setting they always love.
I'm playing through AssOdd right now! I finally completed the Amazonian armor set, and respeced so that I no longer had the heal ability on my wheel, since the bonus lets me get health back as I do damage
But most importantly, it looks dope, and I could stare at Kassandra's crazy buff shoulders/arms all day
I'm playing through AssOdd right now! I finally completed the Amazonian armor set, and respeced so that I no longer had the heal ability on my wheel, since the bonus lets me get health back as I do damage
But most importantly, it looks dope, and I could stare at Kassandra's crazy buff shoulders/arms all day
It's the most shameless "hey you wanna be Wonder Woman, right" shit possible and I was all the way down for it
Once they patched in the cosmetic option I made all my sets look like the Amazon set so that even if I needed different bonuses for something I could keep the style
I'm playing through AssOdd right now! I finally completed the Amazonian armor set, and respeced so that I no longer had the heal ability on my wheel, since the bonus lets me get health back as I do damage
But most importantly, it looks dope, and I could stare at Kassandra's crazy buff shoulders/arms all day
It's the most shameless "hey you wanna be Wonder Woman, right" shit possible and I was all the way down for it
Once they patched in the cosmetic option I made all my sets look like the Amazon set so that even if I needed different bonuses for something I could keep the style
I was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt on it being Wonder Woman cosplay until I saw the fuckin tiara
Not kidding here, I have already told two friends this afternoon about the rumor the next game will be Vikings and both of them responded almost exactly the same way, which was “so I’ll get to be a giant lady Viking then, right?”
So basically read the room and don’t fuck this up Ubisoft
Gimme boxer rebellion china or a return to the holy land circa the first temple period
I’d prefer and older period like unification Qin China, the colours and armour! Big armies.
I’m ok with Vikings but I hope they do China or Japan at some point
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There's a substantial opportunity for Ubisoft to fight some of the appropriation of Norse mythology by white supremacists here and i sure hope they take it.
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I think the further away from the Mediterranean the Assassin's Creed settings get, the weirder and more stretched some of the mythology becomes
Like, in more modern stuff it's fine I guess, everything and everyone is everywhere
But you couldn't really do pre-Columbian America or certain parts of East Asia without it being really weird, could you?
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I'm loving the hell out of ass:odd, but their supposed adherence to historical accuracy is coming against it a lot
particularly their massive boner for leonidas, and that does not lend confidence to their ability to establish that vikings weren't really great warriors and tended to prefer murdering the shit out of monks and stealing their stuff
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I tracked down the new mercenaries, and the first two fights went fine. The last was level 99, and as part of the fight I lured them into a wolf den. Where they just stopped moving and took some damage. I intervened and then, after another brief fight, they stopped responding. I mean, I'll take it, but ... weird.
Then two 'impact' quests showed up, both of which I'm fairly sure I've dealt with before? And one of them was acting like we were in Athens, as opposed to Paros. Not that the impact quests are particularly robust, but... yeah.
While I was heading out to deal with one of those, a bunch of soldiers popped out of nowhere and started attacking me; one had the 'reinforcement' flag, which seemed extremely odd.
And, minor spoilers for the main story
edit: oh, and apparently while I was typing that up the game froze. Had to end the task. Strangest thing.
I trust this over the previous rumors because Kotaku has a pretty stellar track record with AC stuff, specifically.
It also allows them to continue using the boat tech Ubisoft has spent years since ACIII making and updating and Ubisoft seems to like reusing that sort of thing even compared to other videogame companies.
I'd be very very happy if this is true.
They should make you the leader of a Viking raiding party!
Between the Ezio games and Odyssey we have had like 3 or 4 games set in the Mediterranean at various points in history. I don't need more of that setting.
Viking AC sounds rad and potentially weird
Like obviously they'll make it more distinct somewhere along the lines, but I'm having trouble pointing to like, a singular location (or set of locations) or time period or anything. Like, Viking occupied Dublin would probably be good? Or later settlement Iceland? Maybe Jomsborg, I guess?
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I'd guess sometime after the Great Heathen Army's invasion of England but before the whole country became one kingdom with norway/sweden.
I'm not a fan of those sorts of waiting menu minigames present in my single-player experiences, honestly.
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I was mostly in them for the flavor text and they can be a good excuse to write bits about the rest of the world.
But that hasn't stopped them before so who knows
I think either that or Harald Hadrada's failed invasion would be the most likely scenarios. The latter of which would set up a Red Dead-esque last throes of the Viking era narrative
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Yeah I'm basically thinking like 20-30 years after Vikings, so they're not retreading any of the events covered there. That also gives them England split between Viking and English control which is the kind of setting they always love.
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This news upsets me
But most importantly, it looks dope, and I could stare at Kassandra's crazy buff shoulders/arms all day
It's the most shameless "hey you wanna be Wonder Woman, right" shit possible and I was all the way down for it
Once they patched in the cosmetic option I made all my sets look like the Amazon set so that even if I needed different bonuses for something I could keep the style
I was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt on it being Wonder Woman cosplay until I saw the fuckin tiara
They just went for it
So basically read the room and don’t fuck this up Ubisoft
I’d still like to see an AC game set in Central or Southern America, though
I’d prefer and older period like unification Qin China, the colours and armour! Big armies.
I’m ok with Vikings but I hope they do China or Japan at some point
Like, in more modern stuff it's fine I guess, everything and everyone is everywhere
But you couldn't really do pre-Columbian America or certain parts of East Asia without it being really weird, could you?
particularly their massive boner for leonidas, and that does not lend confidence to their ability to establish that vikings weren't really great warriors and tended to prefer murdering the shit out of monks and stealing their stuff
The closest it has gotten is really AC3 and even then it wasn't super identical
It has always dealt in popular conceptions of cultures and historical figures
that said, I suspect we get both: one of them in 2020 and the other in 2021, then they'll skip in 2022.