EDIT: Ashraf is GAME DIRECTOR, NOT Creative Director. Jean Guesdon is Creative Director. Thank you so much for your patience guys, it took me a while to get around to doing this. I had to do stuff with my room, I was transitioning from PS4 to PS4 Pro, so that took me longer than anticipated, and I finally got to make something. I'm a little rusty as far as my video skills go, but hopefully I get that back some. I'm pretty interested in AC Origins, and I'd love to see what more the devs will show off with regard to it.
Also about the PS4 Pro: Notice any difference with the PS4 Pro so far? How much did you have to pay on top of the trade? Was backing up everything a pain in the arse? (although I guess it isn't too hard, just need the save files because you can just use the discs to reinstall the actual games) Edit: Sorry, I have a lot of questions for discussion. Been away from my computer for a long time.
1. A few, but not many until I get a sick TV. The power and eject buttons are not ACTUAL CLICKY BUTTONS instead of being touch-sensitive. This is amazing. Games that chugged or struggled to run smoothly on base PS4, now run smoothly. Unity is... Somewhat enjoyable now! :D Somewhat. (Better than before.) I really appreciate being able to just hit "unlock framerate" on the games that support it. Running games at higher framerates is kind of a big deal to me and this was a relatively cheap way to give myself that, without completely changing the "environment" or "ecosystem" within which I do my work. SHAREfactory might be a hilarious tool to go srs bsns video editing with, but it's *my* tool and I know it well. I know it better than *most* people, I'd say, so it's useful that I can keep on using it. 2. I paid $240 CAD on top of the trade. 3. Backing everything up was not such a pain in the ass, I got PSPlus and uploaded by Saves to the Cloud. Then I just reinstalled what I needed and dragged my Saves back down. No need for apology, I enjoy answering questions and comments. :D If I get to them, I get to them. If I don't, I don't.
My one issue with one of your comments--the one about how you'd like Bayek's distraction tool to be an arrow--is that unlike using rocks or items, an arrow would make an enemy totally aware that they are being attacked. It is a weapon after all. Also, AC Syndicate already did this. You could use your throwing knife to lure guards.
I know that, and I thought about that, but I decided to just let it slide. It is a videogame, after all, and in Tomb Raider Lara uses Arrows to distract enemies plenty of times. It just depends on what devs are willing to give us. It doesn't have to be Arrows, Arrows would just be super easy. Using your Throwing Knife to lure guards is inconsistent as hell in Syndicate but other than that, I'd be down to have it back. It doesn't matter so much to me *how* they do it, but give me a distraction-item or don't call yourself a stealth game. Ideally we would be able to distract enemies with more than one tool / mechanic, as, again, one of the defining traits of a systemic stealth game is the ability to use everything you have in multiple, creative ways. As long as it works within the physics of the game-environment, a player should be permitted to do it. Crossbow Bolts in Dishonored can distract enemies before they're aware of what was shot near them, even though that's not their main function. Arrows into walls in Thief 2014 also work as distractions, until the enemy sees the projectile up-close and starts investigating their area for the enemy.
Really impressed by the amount of effort you put into this video. The editing is pretty good, and the fact that you did it all on the PS4 is even more amazing. I enjoyed the video for what it was, but I cannot absorb all the information through the video so I'm glad your reddit post and the pastebin have a readable version which is nice. Keep it up. Also the Leo K on the thumbnail is screenshotted from your tweet and I just moved it a bit so it wasn't slanted :P
Regarding the thumb, I figured as much haha. I thought that was super clever on your part. Thanks for watching, it was definitely tough to make since it was my first one back after my weeklong hiatus. (Memes ftw). I'm going to start offering reddit / pastebin text transcripts of vids from now on, even as I work on my delivery.
Oh and also, regarding the looting and how it's instant. I like that a lot from a gameplay perspective, it's just better, yet sometimes the animations are nice. I really like what Far Cry 4 did, with them adding an option in the menu to disable/enable animations. I mean what's better than having/not having animations? Having an option to choose between them.
Looting animations in prev. AC games are too tied-into their mechanics. Like, the reason the animation takes so long is because someone at Ubisoft decided that it should take forever to loot something. Just removing the animation itself would not also cut away the loot-Timer. My fave thing about Origins is that it has no Loot timer on anything except Containers, and even for Containers/Chests, that Loot Timer is now *mercifully short.* Just... Thank you, whoever was wise enough to fix that. Animation toggles are always a plus in my book but in some instances, having a long-ass Loot Timer instead of it being Instant just does not fit the game.
Hey! This game comes out PRETTY close to the day of my birthday :D I could pick this up, definitely. I'm not as huge of an Assassin's Creed fan or player like most people commenting on this video, or you, but I do feel like I may consider this game to be on added to my games list down the road.
This game is looking pretty awesome. Finally going in the immersive sim direction, even if it won't quite make it it's on the right path. I've only completed 2, thought the others have always looked pretty similar. I do want to get into the franchise ''again'', but every game is a bit of a timesink and I mostly stick to short SP games these days.
My boi Leo finally opening the flood gates. Still hope to see more of the meta Animus-centric aspects of the game and the present day stuff, which is probably going to come soon since we're like 4 months away from release day.
4 months is so short, if they manage this time window without setbacks it's such a good job, I didn't have time for the wait to turn frustrating. (Also if they don't delay the PC release just because, right Ubi?)
Cool as always.. ;) And much more skripted comments, than i did in my Girly Talk.. xD But, well, we had Fun.. and surely there will be more of it.. someday.. :) Can't wait to get hands on it and hope, i can take a look on gamescom.. ^^
It is kind of saddening to see this reaction nowadays. All we asked for was consistency in the core mechanics, but instead we received shallowness. For all of Unity's mistakes and flaws, at least they were trying. This is something that only perspective allows us to appreciate.
I think a lot of us who were at the forefront of covering the games probably knew at the time, as well. That's really the tragedy of Unity -- at the end of the day no matter how much you try, if you don't make a good game, players won't like it, and even though it had some of the best, coolest ideas in the series, if it's not fun to play or has serious issues, no one but the most passionate fans will forgive it.
In hindsight, this game was a double-edged sword. Bayek is by one of the strongest characters created by the devs, with deep-cutting motivation and an attitude that isn't too serious nor too jokey, Bayek feels like a real person and his dilemmas justify his choices. Aya was kinda annoying with her loyalty to Cleopatra, but she's Bayek's wife and he doesn't want to hurt her, so I get why he joined her, as suspect as the queen was. Which brings me to the misrepresentation of the rulers as absolute villains, which they were not irl. The side characters were weak, due to Bayek having to travel all around Egypt from one place to the next, and finishing the game takes far too little time if you play ng+. The stealth was very barebones, I would've liked social stealth and a cover function (although the existence of corner assassinations is pleasing). Combat is kinda ass; some enemies are just damage sponges and there are failed assassinations every now and then, which sucks. The weapons and shields are a great addition to the game, since there is a wide variety of them and they are all different. The character customization is very limited and leaves much to be desired. The parkour is not good, since there's no high profile feature nor any real freedom of movement in the game. All in all, it's sad that this game is the precursor to Odyssey, instead of being the precursor to a game that makes improvements on the systems.
I have to agree with pretty much all of that. Origins is still a really amazing game all-around, but those things are definitely factors and I always looked at it for what it was; A Great _Start._ The real test would be what Ubisoft did with what they learned from that game right afterward. Unfortunately we got Odyssey, which had no chance to learn from Origins and was... Well. Not so great. (For me, anyway.) Hopefully with Valhalla, the Origins team remembers the lessons they learned in Origins and apply them effectively.
lonewolf 360 I'm looking forward to it too. I'm not sure Ashraf and his team even want to do Co Op game modes but the Unity team's game is the one that releases after Origins -- so it might be in that one. With that in mind, other than Co Op, what else are you most excited for?
Pretty curious about notoriety in Origins, myself. I'm not sure if there will even be such a system. It seems like rather than that, Bayek is quite famous in a good way. Citizens love him and help him out due to his status as a Medjay.
What should i get bro ac origins or ac valhalla? I havnt played both (i. Am on ps4 ) im thinking to get origins cuz i love history but i am thinking to get valhalla cuz its better in graphics and its vikings
I'll be pretty happy if their Single Player is amazing on its own. The lack of Multiplayer is definitely something I'll miss for a while, but I'm loving what I'm seeing of this game so far. Sadly, I did not go to E3, but I had other obligations to take care of at the time, and I was talking to a bunch of people about Origins for a while. :D
I will be Streaming my first Blind Playthrough of this game and all streams will be archived, so yeah, I'll be doing a walkthrough of this game when it comes out. I'll also be doing lots of Ghost videos, lots of Reaper videos, and lots of Build/Item Guide videos for playing a Rogue/Ranger-type Bayek.
EDIT: Ashraf is GAME DIRECTOR, NOT Creative Director. Jean Guesdon is Creative Director.
Thank you so much for your patience guys, it took me a while to get around to doing this. I had to do stuff with my room, I was transitioning from PS4 to PS4 Pro, so that took me longer than anticipated, and I finally got to make something. I'm a little rusty as far as my video skills go, but hopefully I get that back some.
I'm pretty interested in AC Origins, and I'd love to see what more the devs will show off with regard to it.
Also about the PS4 Pro:
Notice any difference with the PS4 Pro so far?
How much did you have to pay on top of the trade?
Was backing up everything a pain in the arse? (although I guess it isn't too hard, just need the save files because you can just use the discs to reinstall the actual games)
Edit: Sorry, I have a lot of questions for discussion. Been away from my computer for a long time.
1. A few, but not many until I get a sick TV. The power and eject buttons are not ACTUAL CLICKY BUTTONS instead of being touch-sensitive. This is amazing. Games that chugged or struggled to run smoothly on base PS4, now run smoothly. Unity is... Somewhat enjoyable now! :D Somewhat. (Better than before.) I really appreciate being able to just hit "unlock framerate" on the games that support it. Running games at higher framerates is kind of a big deal to me and this was a relatively cheap way to give myself that, without completely changing the "environment" or "ecosystem" within which I do my work. SHAREfactory might be a hilarious tool to go srs bsns video editing with, but it's *my* tool and I know it well. I know it better than *most* people, I'd say, so it's useful that I can keep on using it.
2. I paid $240 CAD on top of the trade.
3. Backing everything up was not such a pain in the ass, I got PSPlus and uploaded by Saves to the Cloud. Then I just reinstalled what I needed and dragged my Saves back down.
No need for apology, I enjoy answering questions and comments. :D If I get to them, I get to them. If I don't, I don't.
My one issue with one of your comments--the one about how you'd like Bayek's distraction tool to be an arrow--is that unlike using rocks or items, an arrow would make an enemy totally aware that they are being attacked. It is a weapon after all.
Also, AC Syndicate already did this. You could use your throwing knife to lure guards.
I know that, and I thought about that, but I decided to just let it slide. It is a videogame, after all, and in Tomb Raider Lara uses Arrows to distract enemies plenty of times. It just depends on what devs are willing to give us. It doesn't have to be Arrows, Arrows would just be super easy.
Using your Throwing Knife to lure guards is inconsistent as hell in Syndicate but other than that, I'd be down to have it back. It doesn't matter so much to me *how* they do it, but give me a distraction-item or don't call yourself a stealth game.
Ideally we would be able to distract enemies with more than one tool / mechanic, as, again, one of the defining traits of a systemic stealth game is the ability to use everything you have in multiple, creative ways. As long as it works within the physics of the game-environment, a player should be permitted to do it. Crossbow Bolts in Dishonored can distract enemies before they're aware of what was shot near them, even though that's not their main function. Arrows into walls in Thief 2014 also work as distractions, until the enemy sees the projectile up-close and starts investigating their area for the enemy.
Leo: "Seer is mage but without magic"
Ubi Qubec: "You want magic?"
Leo: "Wait, NO THATS NOT WHA-"
Ubi Qubec: "Haha magic assassin's creed haha"
LMAOO I should've kept my damn mouth shut
"But at least it still has assassins in it, right?"
...
"...it still has assassins in it, right?"
@@natchu96 yeah just not the protagonist
Nice video! Great hearing in depth discussion on the mechanics of the game, very interesting.
Dan Kolinko There's going to be so much more when it actually releases :D Badass Stealth gameplay too
Really impressed by the amount of effort you put into this video. The editing is pretty good, and the fact that you did it all on the PS4 is even more amazing. I enjoyed the video for what it was, but I cannot absorb all the information through the video so I'm glad your reddit post and the pastebin have a readable version which is nice.
Keep it up. Also the Leo K on the thumbnail is screenshotted from your tweet and I just moved it a bit so it wasn't slanted :P
Regarding the thumb, I figured as much haha. I thought that was super clever on your part.
Thanks for watching, it was definitely tough to make since it was my first one back after my weeklong hiatus. (Memes ftw). I'm going to start offering reddit / pastebin text transcripts of vids from now on, even as I work on my delivery.
Oh and also, regarding the looting and how it's instant. I like that a lot from a gameplay perspective, it's just better, yet sometimes the animations are nice. I really like what Far Cry 4 did, with them adding an option in the menu to disable/enable animations. I mean what's better than having/not having animations? Having an option to choose between them.
Looting animations in prev. AC games are too tied-into their mechanics. Like, the reason the animation takes so long is because someone at Ubisoft decided that it should take forever to loot something. Just removing the animation itself would not also cut away the loot-Timer. My fave thing about Origins is that it has no Loot timer on anything except Containers, and even for Containers/Chests, that Loot Timer is now *mercifully short.* Just... Thank you, whoever was wise enough to fix that. Animation toggles are always a plus in my book but in some instances, having a long-ass Loot Timer instead of it being Instant just does not fit the game.
Weird how this is recommended after the announcement for Valhalla.
The algo's putting in the work. Reminded me to throw my Valhalla discussion up as well.
@@LeoKRogue Looking forward to it.
@@LeoKRogue In your Top ac games list which place is Origns ? Would be great if you answer. Thank you.
Probably number three.
@@LeoKRogue So Ac2 and Brotherhood are above Origins? Yeah You have the same opinion as mine.
Hey! This game comes out PRETTY close to the day of my birthday :D
I could pick this up, definitely.
I'm not as huge of an Assassin's Creed fan or player like most people commenting on this video, or you, but I do feel like I may consider this game to be on added to my games list down the road.
Yeah, for sure. It looks like a great game overall, even if you're not an AC fan. (To some players, especially if you're not an AC fan.)
Damn this video makes me so excited to play this when Im done the original trilogy
Haha, hope you still end up liking the game. I enjoy it a lot, but mileage may vary.
This game is looking pretty awesome. Finally going in the immersive sim direction, even if it won't quite make it it's on the right path.
I've only completed 2, thought the others have always looked pretty similar. I do want to get into the franchise ''again'', but every game is a bit of a timesink and I mostly stick to short SP games these days.
youn00ber Yup Yup, I hear that. Origins seems a good place to jump back in. It is about the beginnings of the Brotherhood as we know it, so~ :D
My boi Leo finally opening the flood gates. Still hope to see more of the meta Animus-centric aspects of the game and the present day stuff, which is probably going to come soon since we're like 4 months away from release day.
Man, I freaking hope so. I can't wait for that, honestly.
4 months is so short, if they manage this time window without setbacks it's such a good job, I didn't have time for the wait to turn frustrating. (Also if they don't delay the PC release just because, right Ubi?)
Cool as always.. ;)
And much more skripted comments, than i did in my Girly Talk.. xD
But, well, we had Fun.. and surely there will be more of it.. someday.. :)
Can't wait to get hands on it and hope, i can take a look on gamescom.. ^^
Yeah, I can't wait either. I'm super excited to play it myself as soon as I can xD
It is kind of saddening to see this reaction nowadays. All we asked for was consistency in the core mechanics, but instead we received shallowness.
For all of Unity's mistakes and flaws, at least they were trying. This is something that only perspective allows us to appreciate.
I think a lot of us who were at the forefront of covering the games probably knew at the time, as well. That's really the tragedy of Unity -- at the end of the day no matter how much you try, if you don't make a good game, players won't like it, and even though it had some of the best, coolest ideas in the series, if it's not fun to play or has serious issues, no one but the most passionate fans will forgive it.
This is my favourite AC game
I still love it, to this day.
I am not supposed to be watching this, but it is kinda satisfying.
You can watch anything you want. :)
In hindsight, this game was a double-edged sword.
Bayek is by one of the strongest characters created by the devs, with deep-cutting motivation and an attitude that isn't too serious nor too jokey,
Bayek feels like a real person and his dilemmas justify his choices. Aya was kinda annoying with her loyalty to Cleopatra, but she's Bayek's wife and he doesn't want to hurt her, so I get why he joined her, as suspect as the queen was. Which brings me to the misrepresentation of the rulers as absolute villains, which they were not irl.
The side characters were weak, due to Bayek having to travel all around Egypt from one place to the next, and finishing the game takes far too little time if you play ng+.
The stealth was very barebones, I would've liked social stealth and a cover function (although the existence of corner assassinations is pleasing).
Combat is kinda ass; some enemies are just damage sponges and there are failed assassinations every now and then, which sucks.
The weapons and shields are a great addition to the game, since there is a wide variety of them and they are all different.
The character customization is very limited and leaves much to be desired.
The parkour is not good, since there's no high profile feature nor any real freedom of movement in the game.
All in all, it's sad that this game is the precursor to Odyssey, instead of being the precursor to a game that makes improvements on the systems.
I have to agree with pretty much all of that. Origins is still a really amazing game all-around, but those things are definitely factors and I always looked at it for what it was; A Great _Start._ The real test would be what Ubisoft did with what they learned from that game right afterward. Unfortunately we got Odyssey, which had no chance to learn from Origins and was... Well. Not so great. (For me, anyway.) Hopefully with Valhalla, the Origins team remembers the lessons they learned in Origins and apply them effectively.
im soo excited for ac orgins hope it has coop like unity
lonewolf 360 I'm looking forward to it too. I'm not sure Ashraf and his team even want to do Co Op game modes but the Unity team's game is the one that releases after Origins -- so it might be in that one.
With that in mind, other than Co Op, what else are you most excited for?
Leo K im also interested in who bayeks ancestor is and the main story hope i can understand it
and im also very curious on how notoriety will work in origins
Bayek's descendant you mean, in Present Day?
Pretty curious about notoriety in Origins, myself. I'm not sure if there will even be such a system. It seems like rather than that, Bayek is quite famous in a good way. Citizens love him and help him out due to his status as a Medjay.
When a player relief because of a stealth game that actually has stealth
Hahaha
What should i get bro ac origins or ac valhalla? I havnt played both (i. Am on ps4 ) im thinking to get origins cuz i love history but i am thinking to get valhalla cuz its better in graphics and its vikings
If you play Origins first, you will love Valhalla *a LOT* more.
I am thinking of replaying Origins soon.
@@LeoKRogue okay thx bro
I'm a big Bow nerd, AC Origins has some of the best archery in any game in my opinion, up there with Lara Crofts bow in Tomb Raider!
It's done very well, yeah!
8:10 Ashraf is actually the game director of Origins, not the creative director, that's Jean Guesdon.
Good to know, an easy mistake to make. :) Not sure what the legitimate difference between those two is. I'd be down to learn about it.
Its okay dude, here's the answers from the director himself twitter.com/algholm/status/876044989972717570
Thanks! :D Much appreciated.
No problem. :)
4:38 If he only knew...
Massive RIP. It could've actually been really sick if they did it that way.
@@LeoKRogue You mean encouraging ghosting in some areas ?
I find the comment about parkour kinda bittersweet...I am happy with what we got in the game but it is also weird to be so simplified.
Yeah, definitely weird. :/
This game gon be 🔥. Just sad that this game has no multiplayer but it is what it is. And did u went to E3?
Are U going to be doing a walkthrough of this game
When it comes out
I'll be pretty happy if their Single Player is amazing on its own. The lack of Multiplayer is definitely something I'll miss for a while, but I'm loving what I'm seeing of this game so far. Sadly, I did not go to E3, but I had other obligations to take care of at the time, and I was talking to a bunch of people about Origins for a while. :D
I will be Streaming my first Blind Playthrough of this game and all streams will be archived, so yeah, I'll be doing a walkthrough of this game when it comes out. I'll also be doing lots of Ghost videos, lots of Reaper videos, and lots of Build/Item Guide videos for playing a Rogue/Ranger-type Bayek.
The first run should be a no upgrades blind run, and I'm pretty sure you can unequip gear so make that a naked run too.
I read that the skill tree has a skill for double assassinations
Dylan Goodboy Chain Assassinate, yeah. Not the classic Double Assassinates that we're used to :P