Lurker > Shotgunnova

Black olives are great, yo.
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Our men will fight harder than sellswords ever could.
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In AC3, didn't Desmond and several other modern characters die? That seems like a good reason to flush the deadweight.
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I just remembered...I hate all the "current era" characters, including Desmond. The current search and assassin-templar battles always seemed way crappier than in the old days. I guess there was that scientist dude in AC1 who was kinda interesting, albeit in a douchey way, but everytime you're outside of the memory, you just think, "damn, I wish I was back there".

Guide posted...

Beware the ubistore skins, as they toggle from one of the menu options as opposed to getting dressed at a store. Took forever for me to figure that out. I don't regret playing half the game as young Ezio though, he had that jojo swag.

Noted.
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Ezio: I let Borgia live lol
Mario: I trust your judgement

*twelve hours later*

City: I'm burning down lol
Ezio: How did we not see this?

Guide posted...

I consider brotherhood the best of the original formula, just behind 4. Definitely the best fashion.

The fashion has been pretty good, yeah. I think the Ubisoft store (or whatever they call it) has some additional outfits to buy and I have some club points saved up from FC5. Might be worth getting 'em.

As for optional objectives, I don't know if I've seen any yet. This flashback-laden stuff so far has been kinda on rails.
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Machiavelli stomping off like a mad child. SLAMMING!
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Oh god, Ezio's facing his hardest opponent yet: the forced, integrated tutorial. I don't remember much about AC3 (something about a hang glider and climbing a jail tower), so that's probably gonna work against me here, lol.
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Played AC1-4, but never this one. Current knowlege I have about the game:

1) It's part of the Ezio trilogy, so I'm guessing it involves him in some way
2) Assassins kill people

Let's do dis.
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All are welcome on Mother Base.
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White Hunter, Black Heart
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Beat the final mission! Damn drone warfare is getting too advanced. Getting to fly through the tunnels AC3-style was great, though. Even I didn't expect to shoot out the space elevator, nor hear that Kei Nagase (AC5) was on a spaceship, lol. I guess the princess survived her little parachuting stunt (I thought she got blown up).

Overall, a pretty decent AC game, maybe an 8/10. The bad weather gimmick could've been toned down, and missiles could've fired a bit faster by default, but still a pretty fun romp. I'd rather shoot down human-controlled planes, though, just because you get a more personal element and the occasional conversation. "OMG faceless mass-produced drones" doesn't pack the same punch.
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Welp, just cooked the last Arsenal Turkey. Just look at this sorry bastard:




As for ACX, I always wanted to get a PSP. Gonna have to put that on my radar.
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AC3 is one of the only, if not the only, AC game where I like most of the missions -- an amazing feat, considering how many there are. Its predecessors (especially Air Combat) had parts that felt rather rudimentary; PS2-era games can feel a little overlong or bloated in terms of mission design. It's true that the PS2 game have a great balance, though, so I'm not knocking 'em. AC5 is especially good.

Maybe part of the reason I'm drawn to it is the "non-AC-ness," as you mentioned, because it has a different feel from its brethren. That futuristic soundtrack helps, too -- it's almost a mix between Front Mission 3 and Ghost in the Shell.

Kickflip posted...

Personally, my fav three are 2, Zero, and X, with X probably being the best in the series imo.

Never did play Zero and X. Interesting to hear a PSP game could be the best, though.
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Welp, shot down Mister (ha)X. Old men should yell at clouds, not fly through 'em. RIP in pieces.

Kickflip posted...

Eww, 3 is really had.

AC3 is my fave, actually. The version we got is neutered compared to the JP one, sure, but it's still pretty damn fun.
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Mission 17 was another IFF question mark, just with a higher focus on air combat. Kinda enjoyable with a useful checkpoint system, but it didn't really stand in the pantheon of great missions. Nice to know Tabloid's still kicking, though...thought he got downed awhile back. I think I have enough funds to buy that 800K+ plane.

I know AC games like to have epic finishers, so it ain't looking too good for that orbital elevator. Maybe it'll work out, haha.

EDIT: I'm $370 short on this plane, lmao.
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No Encounter: Will no longer encounter enemies (excluding events)

Diablos disliked that.
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Mission 15 is just a huge slog over Farbanti -- not the worst I've played so far, but definitely one of the blander missions. Setting it in the twilight hours paints the scenery a kind of "blah" color, so there's little interesting about this one, other than the ships snaking through the sunket district. At the end, I thought someone dropped a nuke, but it just turned out to be satellites being destroyed. =|
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Zack_Attackv1 posted...

FFVIII and GOAT should never be used in the same statement under any circumstance.

"That GOAT just ATE my copy of FFVIII!"
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Cradle
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Duncanwii posted...

Shotgunnova posted...

Choco posted...

Shotgunnova posted...

Better than the garbage bag pokemon or that sentient keychain.

no

Better than the ice cream cone and the sentient Jetson sprocket.

I bet you think that the wack a mole and upside down Pokeball are good Pokemon then.

Never was big on those ones either, but Dugtrio does work.
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Choco posted...

Shotgunnova posted...

Better than the garbage bag pokemon or that sentient keychain.

no

Better than the ice cream cone and the sentient Jetson sprocket.
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Better than the garbage bag pokemon or that sentient keychain.
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Well, this is embarrassing.
We weren't able to find the page you're looking for.

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Kalm had that long-ass flashback I wish I could skip, so I wouldn't be excited whatsoever.
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Nani!?
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TC is dead to me.
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Jesse Watters
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Mission 14: fly through a canyon during nighttime to launch a surprise attack on an airport. This was quite enjoyable, especially since I brought some 6AAMs to take out multiple air targets at once. I think one of the starter plane had a similar weapon, but I never bothered using it became obsolete quickly.

Also, that creepy scientist dude who keeps making that enemy fighter's suits, I think he's voiced by the same dude as Garrus from Mass Effect. If not, he does one hell of an impression, haha.
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Mission 13: use a laser designator to mark 5 silos for Osean bunker buster, then defeat loose ICBMs. This is the worst mission in the game so far: boring terrain, cloud cover, useless allies, the last three missiles can only realistically be approached from below, and you can get disoriented near the exosphere (which wastes precious time). The only saving grace is the light air resistance and a checkpoint before the ICBM part.

Whoever was in charge of collecting intel for that mission should be shot out of Stonehenge, 'cause that was pure incompetence.
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Mission 12: protect Stonehenge, then shoot down an Arsenal Bird. This was alright, but the meteor cannon being in such sorry shape robbed a lot of the possible fun (all aircraft needing to dodge) it could've had. Failed plenty of times before I shadowed all the bombing formations and finally managed it. Too bad they didn't do a throwback like hiding in cannons to avoid the explosions.

EDIT: And are they dropping hints that the goody-goody princess might not be all she seems? Hmm...
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Coke > Pepsi
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About one-third of the way to Glorious. I hope she drops soon so I can stop grinding this terribad map.
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Mission 11: this one was enjoyably troublesome. You have an estuary, offshore oil rig and an armada and have to choose which ones to tackle. What the game doesn't tell you is the first two targets have structural weaknesses and one good missile drops entire sections of their platforms. It's not the hardest thing in the world to do -- and get 25000 points in the process -- but there aren't any checkpoints, even if you RTB, so patience is key.

Next to Mission 7, this is my favorite so far. Always enjoyed missions where you have to use skillful flying to get through, like the ones where you need to hide in canyons, fly in tunnels, etc. It's not required here, but if you can get a straight shot, you can fly right between the platforms' framework, which is always a rush.
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Mission 8: this one was rather fun since you did a quick coastal bliztkreig on all those fuel depots. At first I was a little leery about the 17K point quota, but the refineries and such usually set off chain reactions, so it wasn't that hard. Having to blow up those fleeing fuel trucks in a huge sandstorm wasn't very enjoyable, though, what with radar dipping in and out.

Mission 9: this one is reminiscent of the old Stonehenge strikes, just in mountains instead of canyons. I tend to like these missions, even if it was a little bland besides.

Mission 10: the only two convicts (!?) left have to do an escort mission with General Douchebag to the DMZ or something. I quickly learned you have to run ahead and kill all the SAMs or they'll just do chip damage constantly and blow up the escort. The weather effects were nice in the thunderstorm mission, but they're getting a little tiresome by this point, haha. Still, it's worth failing a few times, just to hear AWACS throw shade at the recently deceased general.

Next mission seems to be another coastal strike. Hopefully it's as good as the ol' Siege of Farbanti.
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I have one, but the only flavor ever worth using was cream soda.
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He had the best chops, but I still prefer Mark Lanegan in a lot of situations.
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It's nice that they brought Five-Seven back, but I was hoping for PzB to show somewhere. Now I have nothing to farm. =|
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10/10

Cats 4 Lyfe
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With how many game release broken or unfinished nowadays, cancelling preorder ain't a bad idea.

Anywho, up to the 8th mission now. Mission 6 was in the "kill X targets for Y score in Z time" vein, and rather reminicent of Whiskey Corridor in AC4. That one had lower height elevation, though, IIRC. Honestly, the worst thing about this mission wasn't the difficulty, but the lack of checkpoints. Why offer a "continue from checkpoint" option if there aren't any checkpoints? Even 10+ minutes in, after a mission update, it didn't apply. Stupid.

Mission 7, however, was an enjoyable type of problematic, with terrible visibility, air currents messing up your maneuvers, lightning strikes wreaking havoc on the hud, looming spires ready to catch you in a warm embrace, etc. The dogfight you do with that old-timey ace of theirs was some definite hax, though. It has a pretty good OST, though.



Mission 8 looks to be a similar version to AC4's Operation Bunker Shot, but we'll see how it goes.
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I bet it's Liechtenstein.
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Welp, just beat Mission 5. They should've called it "Con Air" instead, because sending convicts up to fight off planes is just a hilarious concept. I could do without this bespectacled weirdo with Jay Leno hair creepily watching girls from afar, though. Guess he's meant to be a biographer or fixed POV for the story, like previous games have done.

Mission 6 looks like it'll have 113 ground targets...guess I better bring some bombs, 'cause I ain't got that many missiles.
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Just beat Mission 4. They made me blow up the president's plane in a friendly fire incident, lol. There goes my illustrious career.
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If you like AC4, this one (so far) has been pretty similar. Weapons and planes are unlocked on some type of "skill tree" system, though, whereas I think AC4 just gave you planes/equipment automatically for mission victories.

Anyway, just did Mission 3: RIP Brownie. Taking on that huge drone jet reminds me of the White Bird in one of those AC5 missions.
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The season pass isn't going to have VR stuff? Sounds like a missed opportunity.
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Good to know it's more in line with the classics. Shame this didn't come with the AC5 preorder, but at least I have it on PS2. Heard that plenty of peeps had to pester Amazon over the codes. It would be nice to replay for Steve Blum, though. He nailed that captain role, haha.

Right now, up to Mission 3. Had a bit of trouble on the second mission -- mostly because I didn't know Triangle cycled the targets -- so I broke out sick machine gun action a lot of the time. Kinda fun, honestly. I do regret not having VR for some of these missions, though -- the game really brings the goods in that area. Nothing fancy, no gimmicks...just nice, natural splendor.





PS: With so many people getting cool callsigns in the series, Clown is a feelbad, haha.
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Feels like it's been forever since I played one of my favorite genres: airplane games. A few months late to the party, but I'm ready to dance with the angels and my old friends, QAAMs. Hopefully this will be more like the golden AC era (3-5) and not a bloated abomination (6).
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If you want to knock out helmeted dudes, you can also use LLG mines, which are basically silent gas dispersal tech. Some helmeted dudes can also be tranq'd in their extremities. I haven't used this method, but there are cassettes that play lullabies, and apparently they put enemies to sleep if you use the right music (like the Afghan Lullaby in Afghanistan, etc.).

Food for thought if you wanna switch things up.
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Played a bit a few weeks ago, mostly to do some stray trophies.
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