Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Anyone buying this next week? Couple of things to note if you intend to...

Pre-order from gamestop to get a free upgrade to the Signature Edition which comes with a ton of extra stuff (that will be available as DLC later.) Missions, a movie called Embers, and equipment upgrades (presumably more bombs)
If you get the PS3 version, it comes with Assassin's Creed 1. Free. AC1 was actually pretty bad but hey, if you don't already own it and intend to buy this then why not go for a free game?

I'm really excited for this. I only got into the series at the beginning of this year, but I played through the first three games in a short period of time and have eagerly been waiting to find out what will happen next.

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I want to know if Lucy will die or not, and how Desmond will get out of his head. I just finished playing through The Truth in Brotherhood the other day and found out that 16 is alive and that Desmond's son is the key. He also mentioned "Eve" who I believe is Lucy so I don't think she will die.

I'm excited to see what sort of additional gameplay elements they've added and how they effect the game. Hopefully the crossbow has been toned down a bit because it was waaaay too strong.

Anyone else?

I see the commercial all the fucking time about a guy in a mask throwing coconut bombs.

I pre-ordered the Collectors/Signature edition about a month ago for PS3. It seems there will be some sort of new tower defence bit where templars will come in waves. That and tons of bombs and the hookblade. They'll probably have made the crossbow a little slower but after seeing what they've done with bombs I don't think Ubisoft really cares about us easily killing everything. I'll have a hard time focusing though because Skyward Sword comes out on the 18th here and Tales of the Abyss 3DS om the 25th. At least they're all on different systems...

Will probably just rent for the time being. I'll buy it later when I have more money and want to play the multiplayer.

Really excited for this game; have been since it was announced after Brotherhood. I pre-ordered the game a few weeks ago and will probably be going to its midnight release with one of my friends who also pre-ordered it.

I'm very curious as to what direction we'll be heading once Ezio's story is over. I hope that we'll jump to an assassin that lives in the 1800's or so. Maybe take place during the French Revolutionary Wars or something.

Anyone else got this? I'm only on the second sequence because I've been having a ton of fucking trouble getting the signature edition code to work.

Early game spoilers:

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I can't believe they actually killed lucy off. She's dead and buried. WHAT. Also what the pineapple did they do to subject sixteen? He was a big whiny baby with a lot of answers in the last two but in this one he's a punk ass loudmouth. I'm not sure how I feel about this right now...

Dude I saw another commercial for this and Derek Rose was in it. AKA best point guard in NBA.

Anyone else got this? I'm only on the second sequence because I've been having a ton of pineappleing trouble getting the signature edition code to work.

Early game spoilers:

 Spoiler

I can't believe they actually killed lucy off. She's dead and buried. WHAT. Also what the pineapple did they do to subject sixteen? He was a big whiny baby with a lot of answers in the last two but in this one he's a punk ass loudmouth. I'm not sure how I feel about this right now...

I'm at Sequence 3 right now and did the first 2 Desmond Missions (taking a break right now). Funny how the world opens up completely after the first 2 near complete corridors. Really glad parachutes are in from the start (never got to use them in Brotherhood). What does suck is that my PS3 has trouble connecting to the internet from my bedroom, so I'm going to have a hard time playing multiplayer (which even from playing the tutorials seems really really awesome). Den defence is not that great, I'll probably train a lot of Assassins quickly so they will no longer attack my dens (ever).

About the spoilers:

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Really confused about the Lucy bit. Maybe she'll be brought back, which though it would be really cheap, seems like something that could happen(y'know, Apple of Eden). Subject sixteen is probably acting differently because he can talk to Desmond directly (as in, have a human conversation).

This den commander bullpomegranate is REALLY pissing me off. I wouldn't mind a goose chase if they didn't disappear for like 20 minutes after I lose them. Also the map in this blows.

Glad I'm not the only one who hates the den commander thing. I liked the idea of a tower defense mini-game to protect your den, however... I do not like the actual mini-game itself. It's tedious and, at times, quite frustrating.

If I remember correctly, I'm in Sequence 6 at the moment. I've taken a long break from the story to focus on all the side stuff. Finished the Desmond Memories, which unlocked something pretty cool. I'm almost done restoring the entire city, as well. 75%, I believe.

On that note, though, anyone else absolutely hate how your notoriety raises whenever you restore a building? I suppose I understand why, because they are taking notice to some guy spending thousands to restore multiple buildings, but pomegranate, it's annoying to restore a building, go find a herald, pay him off, go all the way back, restore another building... because if you don't, and the meter fills up, you get to play the fabulous tower defense mini-game again.

On that note, though, anyone else absolutely hate how your notoriety raises whenever you restore a building? I suppose I understand why, because they are taking notice to some guy spending thousands to restore multiple buildings, but pomegranate, it's annoying to restore a building, go find a herald, pay him off, go all the way back, restore another building... because if you don't, and the meter fills up, you get to play the fabulous tower defense mini-game again.

Pretty much why I'm just going to get 1 level 15 Assassin for each den before moving on. Lot's of treasure hunting to do anyway. Also, who else is loving the bombs?

Pretty much why I'm just going to get 1 level 15 Assassin for each den before moving on. Lot's of treasure hunting to do anyway. Also, who else is loving the bombs?

Make sure you win 3 den defenses before locking your dens so you can complete your assassin's quests

So its this game as repetitive as the first one?

Game was good but doing the same stuff over and over was kinda meh. (Getting to the town, Do Info Collection, Wait for the moment of assassination, Escape, Rinse and Repeat)

Make sure you win 3 den defenses before locking your dens so you can complete your assassin's quests

3 at each den or just 3 in total. I haven't had any time to play today so I shouldn't be in trouble. I'm really liking the new Assassin Quests, they're much deeper than those in Brotherhood (which were just "this guy is bad, kill him").

@FenixR

The games have become much more open and diverse since the second one. In Brotherhood and Revelations I had/have a lot of trouble figuring out which cool thing to do first. Except for Den Defense, because it interrupts the regular gameplay so much.

3 at each den or just 3 in total. I haven't had any time to play today so I shouldn't be in trouble. I'm really liking the new Assassin Quests, they're much deeper than those in Brotherhood (which were just "this guy is bad, kill him").

Three total, but that's easier said than done. I've beaten two and can't win a third one for the life of me.

@FenixR: The completely changed the formula after the first game, it is more like Grand Theft Auto now in that each mission is separate and contained within itself, rather than AC1 which had one mission per city sector with multiple objectives.


Edit: Here's a Den Defense tip that I just figured out and it worked really well for me, but maybe it's obvious and I'm bad

Focus on the barricade that your fort comes with at first and then build your way forward through the rounds.

I was immediately building at the front lines to try and stop them from getting close but the time it takes them to get there gives you a lot of freedom with cannons and you can line the rooftops with gunmen to knock them off before they even get to your barricade.


..there's a trophy/achievement for a perfect run with no cannons

WHAAAT

How many Assassin Creeds where released in total, 3 or 4? I should try to get my hand on the rest of them since i remember this game being one frigging big story.

How many Assassin Creeds where released in total, 3 or 4? I should try to get my hand on the rest of them since i remember this game being one frigging big story.

So far we're up to 4 main story games. And yes, you'll need to play them in order to really understand.

Also the trophy I mentioned above is really easy. Just do Sequence 2 Memory 6

So far we're up to 4 main story games. And yes, you'll need to play them in order to really understand.

Also the trophy I mentioned above is really easy. Just do Sequence 2 Memory 6

Yeah though so, i guess i will look for the other ones and Actually finish the first one.

Just beat it. That ending cinema was freaking intense.

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It seems like there's nothing left to do but have Desmond save the world, now. I don't see any reason for another Animus tie-in even though they've already announced that there will be one.

It annoys me that ubisoft always release on consoles 1st -.-