I have hundreds of free games from there. Haven’t played a single one. Maybe this year will be the year, but I doubt it.

I dunno. I did play a VR version with that character and it was very creative and fun.

My wife doesn’t really play many videogames, but we both enjoyed “It Takes Two.” Pixar-level storytelling.

It was rated PG… since PG-13 wasn’t created yet. Kids watched it in theaters back in 1981. So some are in their late 40s now.

Damn you, Sid Meier!!!

I’ve played pretty much all but the most recent. They have their ups and downs. The first was almost like a proof of concept. Kinda boring, but the story sets up the sequels. There was a good overall story arc in the Desmond/Ezio trilogy (Assassin’s Creed II, Brotherhood, and Revelations) that hasn’t been duplicated since.

AC3 was a bit of a breath of fresh air, being part of the American revolution, but it wasn’t for everyone. The story was being deviated from earlier games too much. AC4 is, for me, still the best single-player pirate game out there. It continues with Rogue. Both of those games I highly enjoyed.

Unity (Paris during French Revolution) and Syndicate (Victorian London) both have fantastic maps and character design, but gameplay and story just wasn’t as interesting to me. The series was feeling stale.

To Ubisoft’s credit, they knew that too and entirely revamped the gameplay and menu system starting with Origins (Ancient Egypt), then Odyssey (Ancient Greece), and Valhalla (Vikings during 9th Century). Valhalla was really fun. I love how they change certain villages up throughout the year… adding festivals/challenges depending on when you play. The maps were just getting too huge and overwhelming at this point.

I play the games now mainly for exploration. Gameplay and story are secondary as they aren’t as interesting anymore. They really put a lot of detail into their surroundings and do their research on history, whether real or fantastical. It’s escapism to another land in another time.

Ubisoft is not Rockstar. The story is no longer the reason to play these games. They are forgettable. The Desmond/Ezio storyline of the earlier games are no more. However, we don’t have to wait several years to play a sequel.

Valhalla was the only one that I paid full price for since it was 2020 and we were still basically trapped in our homes, but definitely got my money’s worth. They seemed to take more time making Mirage so I’ll check that out eventually. They are remastering some of their old games so I’d play those over the dated originals.

The Far Cry series has a similar feeling for me, but with a first person perspective. New lands to explore, new stories and characters, but some are better than others.

I liked the part when I was playing very far into the game and I basically had so many enemies and explosions on screen I couldn’t even see my character anymore… and then my wife came into the room, saw the chaos and didn’t understand how I could still play or how it was even fun.

Good times.

Region meaning country/continent? One of them lives across the country.

Same household only? Why can’t they just allow a certain number of people in your “family” use it? I have no kids, but I’d like to allow my siblings or in-laws use my games. They live in different cities.

They made an animated web series that follows Kenway:

https://m.webtoons.com/en/fantasy/assassins-creed-forgotten-temple/list?title_no=5273

They made a similar style game with Assassin’s Creed: Rogue and with different characters. I enjoyed it, but not nearly as much as the original.

https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/assassins-creed/rogue-remastered

And IV will likely get a remake:

https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-ceo-confirms-multiple-assassins-creed-remakes-are-on-the-way

Awesome. Love the Little Nightmares series. This looks on par with those. Can’t wait.

They do have some great marketing.

No.

No. I am not.

This is why we need copyright expirations. Disney would most likely have sued with a cease and desist to remove it.

Does it use the likeness of old Disney properties? Yes… but it doesn’t hurt their image. Doesn’t take any profit away from them.

It’s also not a cash grab like those crappy Winnie the Pooh slasher movies. This pays homage to the art style of the time.

The only thing they could have done differently was use something different than a mouse… like what Cuphead did. Studio MDHR came up with unique characters and it paid off for them by getting their own animated series and merchandising. I don’t think Mouse P.I. for Hire will get the same type of deals, but time will tell.

I have well over 300 games on Epic Games Store. I have played zero. I don’t know why I keep getting the free games every week, but Steam is where I keep buying. Eventually, I’ll play something on there.

It’s disappointing, but not a bad game.

Well, the game I’m playing now is to see how many games I can add to my library that I intend to play later.

I’ve actually been playing this for years.

But seriously, I’ve finally got to playing Trombone Champ, fun little rhythm game. Bought the newish RoboCop, which I heard was good, but haven’t started that yet.

I never had an issue with other games at the time… just this one. Played many Mario and Zelda games and the camera was fine on those.

On a side note, what’s weird is that I used to always invert my vertical camera for every game, but all of a sudden, my brain changed on some game I was playing and now I no longer need to do that for anything else.

The last time I played this game I felt like the controls were off. Like the camera moving left and right were going in the wrong direction compared to other games. I couldn’t change them in options. Hope they make that change because it was very awkward to play.

Anyone else not like the capital E in Elder? Looks like a G.

Can’t wait to play this in 2030.

It just sounds like you are saying that the original Castlevania came out a quarter of a century ago, which would be 1999.

Um… Of course it would be. Why wouldn’t it be? It’s not going to be less powerful than the current systems. What a stupid headline.

I still buy their games… when they are like 80% off. I would’ve maybe bought Skull and Bones new given how much I liked Black Flag, but after the reviews… I’ll wait until a big sale or wait for it to be on GamePass.

I don’t know why you were being downvoted. It’s true. FPS is the developers decision. If a game had like 9 pixels on screen, they could make that game do ultra high framerate.

Developers usually prefer better graphics over framerate however. I just hope that more games allow the choice between graphics, framerate, and a balance between the two… like with Hogwarts Legacy.

All they needed to do was make a Black Flag type game with more pirating stuff to do. That’s it.

Fun game. Not terribly difficult, but relaxing. Got 100% achievements on it last year.

Very well could be. I didn’t research their backgrounds. I just know from first hand experience of people who get jobs who graduated with business degrees who don’t care about the stuff they sell.

You can tell from the pictures that they all play video games. /s

I really hate how people in charge of companies usually don’t give a crap about the product, just how to exploit it.

Could be right… though it went from me wanting to get this around launch day to… let’s hope it’s on GamePass. My backlog of games also helps me to wait on this one.

Guess they are trying to get every sale possible as this likely won’t do well. A shame really. Really enjoyed the Arkham series.

I’m guessing it’ll be in the 40s range on Metacritic once all said and done.

Trailer looked interesting to me. Last performance of Kevin Conroy as Batman too, if I’m not mistaken. The Arkham series are part of my favorite games. Was hoping this would’ve been a decent continuation of that.

The amount of work and passion Rockstar brings into their single player experiences is by far worth the money. Bethesda needs to take a lesson from them.

Yes, they milk the multiplayer online experience for as much as they can get, but they are still working on new games in the meantime.

Remake Kaboom! you cowards!

EDIT: …and give us paddle controllers while you’re at it!

I have not bought a single game from their store. I have over 300.

I also haven’t played any of the games I got for free. Maybe one day I will, but today is not that day.

Normally, I think gamers overreact a bit when it comes to ads on Xbox… but this time, this full screen ad when you boot up the system should not be allowed.

Wonder what genius exec had that brilliant idea. Stupid.

“You’ve clearly never been to Singapore.”

Hmm. I started Control but didn’t get very far in that either. Didn’t know it was tied to the Alan Wake universe. Thanks.

EDIT: And I just remembered “Alan Wake’s American Nightmare.” I own that as well. Haven’t played it.

Need to play more games around the time they come out or they’ll just feel dated later.

I suppose it’s about time I finish Alan Wake 1. Bought the original back in the day, then the remastered version. Haven’t even touched the remaster. And yet I have part 2 on my wish list. Uf.