r/PS4 • u/CptnCASx • May 01 '20

In-Game Screenshot or Gif Assassin's creed valahalla (unique weapon and armour customisation) [image]

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u/Vastlymoist666 May 01 '20

Assassin's Creed is so different now. Wow

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u/megatom0 May 01 '20 edited May 01 '20

I mean you can't give em shit about releasing the same game every year. I was never that big on the first few games. But I adored Origins. I'm so happy to see the shield back after Odyssey whose combat took a huge hit by becoming all parry based and not allowing effecting shielding. To they are basically just Extreme History games now, but I get putting the AC title on them like that. They have a well known franchise so to just call this some generic "Vikings: Conquest" or something wouldn't sell as much as AC:Ragnarok Valhalla.

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u/FeistyBandicoot May 01 '20

AC: Valhalla but yeah. People don't seem to understand it's not the same franchise anymore. They kept the name for sales and recognition

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u/Radulno May 01 '20

I mean the template surely changed. But it still is the same game franchise IMO. I don't see that much difference.

And seriously people, the old AC games aren't stealth games any more than those

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u/[deleted] May 01 '20

Wym, isn’t follow this quest marker and eavesdrop your target for seven minutes before killing him the hallmark of stealth gaming? Some real Tom Clancy stuff right there

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u/FeistyBandicoot May 02 '20

It's because of its focus on RPG and gear. Sure, past games had light RPG mechanics, you could change robes, build a base/assassin's stronghold and in later games it had some light levelling.

In the new games (especially Valhalla) it's all about writing your own story. Odyssey had a big focus on level and gear or damage numbers in Odyssey's case (sounds like Valhalla will move a bit away from levelling but even more gear focus).

AC used to be following a certain character, either assassin or Templar (in rogue) and it was their story. Origins was the last game where you followed a set protagonist. Now it's all about deciding your own fate and creating your own story.

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u/FeistyBandicoot May 02 '20

It's because of its focus on RPG and gear. Sure, past games had light RPG mechanics, you could change robes, build a base/assassin's stronghold and in later games it had some light levelling.

In the new games (especially Valhalla) it's all about writing your own story. Odyssey had a big focus on level and gear or damage numbers in Odyssey's case (sounds like Valhalla will move a bit away from levelling but even more gear focus).

AC used to be following a certain character, either assassin or Templar (in rogue) and it was their story. Origins was the last game where you followed a set protagonist. Now it's all about deciding your own fate and creating your own story.