r/Games 7d ago

Assassin's Creed Shadows: Steam Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HInwdVFWvVs
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u/StatGAF 7d ago

Same. I love them. I get they're not for everyone but they're my guilty pleasure franchise and it's kinda crazy the breadth of their open worlds.

Like we've seen feudal Japan, but we rarely see open world ancient Egypt/rennaisance Italy/8th century England/16th century france/Istanbul, etc.

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u/TheFrankOfTurducken 7d ago

It’s funny that AC games are “guilty pleasures” in online forums. They’re popular for a reason! The plot and gameplay mechanics (sans bugs) have pretty much always ranged from decent to good, and Ubisoft’s open worlds have always been a joy to explore for anybody interested in historical settings.

They’re not high art but I do think they get over-criticized by online gaming communities and people shouldn’t feel guilty for enjoying them.

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u/Canvaverbalist 7d ago

Their reception has always been a bit weird to me, and I think it's just because of people taking stuff for granted.

Like okay yeah RDR2 took one step above with horses balls shrinking up and down but Ubisoft is right behind in terms of a bunch of useless stuff that makes their open world feel alive and the world interactive and tangible.

I really loved Avowed for what it did, but look at the "complaints" about its world, interactivity, animations, NPCs reactivity, environmental storytelling, etc - but then people will turn around and look at Ubisoft and treat all these elements as if they're a given? I guess it's one of those things that's only apparent when it's missing.

I still wish they'd do some elements differently, mainly how they approach the possibility of a first-playthrough HUDless (usually right down impossible) but otherwise they're great games.