Assassin's Creed Origins

Lone Stone · 27-10-2017 11:21am

my ram died so il have to wait

Kiith · 27-10-2017 12:13pm

Lone Stone wrote: »

my ram died so il have to wait

Just get the bus man, we stopped using rams a long time ago :pac:

Sephiroth_dude · 27-10-2017 12:16pm

Kiith wrote: »

Just get the bus man, we stopped using rams a long time ago :pac:

marcbrophy · 27-10-2017 12:21pm

I was able to get a code on press-start last night for xbox, so i cancelled the amazon order.
Playing away right now

Couple of hours in! Combat is hard, but more rewarding.
Game looks gorgeous on One S, I can't wait to see what it looks like on One X

Sephiroth_dude · 27-10-2017 12:26pm

marcbrophy wrote: »

I was able to get a code on press-start last night for xbox, so i cancelled the amazon order.
Playing away right now

Couple of hours in! Combat is hard, but more rewarding.
Game looks gorgeous on One S, I can't wait to see what it looks like on One X

Really likeing the combat in this one, the first tutorial fight was really fun!

CraigM84 · 27-10-2017 2:20pm

The combat was bit tricky at start but once get used to it, it's quite smooth, just reached level 10, plenty of bits to do around the game outside of the main story

27-10-2017 11:33pm

If my friends list on Xbox is anything to go by this is selling well. 17 people playing it. Anecdotal I know but even the likes of Destiny 2 or Fifa etc didn't have those numbers on my list day 1

Sephiroth_dude · 27-10-2017 11:44pm

Very enjoyable game so far anyway.

28-10-2017 12:35am

Got a deluxe edition and it had the soundtrack and a map with it , I'm 30 some years of age and even I don't want a plastic disc and a piece of paper give me a code and a pdf ffs so my 3 year old can have a few more years on this planet :mad:

Zero-Cool · 28-10-2017 10:08am

Is there any kind of base building in this like the villa in Brotherhood?

Sephiroth_dude · 28-10-2017 10:13am

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Is there any kind of base building in this like the villa in Brotherhood?

Not so far anyway and I don't think there will be either.

Zero-Cool · 28-10-2017 10:17am

Ah I love the old base building whether it's a ship or homestead, etc. I read you can come across dead bodies of other real life players with gamertag names and you get a mission to avenge them by assassinating their killers, that's pretty class.

Sephiroth_dude · 28-10-2017 10:18am

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Ah I love the old base building whether it's a ship or homestead, etc. I read you can come across dead bodies of other real life players with gamertag names and you get a mission to avenge them by assassinating their killers, that's pretty class.

Ahhh so that's why a gametag showed up on screen!

nix · 28-10-2017 1:07pm

So is it actually good? like really? or same old ****?

I'm hearing its littered with bugs/glitches? as usual i guess

Sephiroth_dude · 28-10-2017 1:26pm

nix wrote: »

So is it actually good? like really? or same old ****?

I'm hearing its littered with bugs/glitches? as usual i guess

I'm enjoying it, I haven't encountered any bugs so far anyway, its farcry and assasins creed moulded into one.

OptimusTractor · 28-10-2017 2:09pm

nix wrote: »

So is it actually good? like really? or same old ****?

I'm hearing its littered with bugs/glitches? as usual i guess

Only bugs I've come across are scarabs.

dreamers75 · 28-10-2017 2:38pm

Downloading it now

Grahamer666 · 28-10-2017 3:19pm

It blows the last few installments away anyway.

Venom · 28-10-2017 4:46pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

I'm enjoying it, I haven't encountered any bugs so far anyway, its farcry and assasins creed moulded into one.

Is there any modern day stuff in the game or is it set just in ancient times?

Sephiroth_dude · 28-10-2017 4:47pm

Venom wrote: »

Is there any modern day stuff in the game or is it set just in ancient times?

There was one modern day thing so far but it was very short and you didn't have too do much.

Venom · 28-10-2017 4:52pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

There was one modern day thing so far but it was very short and you didn't have too do much.

Cool. I always found the modern day missions boring as hell, not to mention the story for them is all over the shop at this stage.

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 29-10-2017 2:36pm

Taken from Reddit. I discovered a few hidden features with the Photo Mode that were not obviously given in the game.

While editing focus with L3 (cursor active)

-D-pad left and right will decrease/increase vignette effect

-D-pad up/down will decrease/increase brightness

-Right stick up/down will alter the strength of the depth of field / blur (which can make for some really good photos)

-Right stick right adds film grain, right stick left decreases amount of grain

martyos121 · 29-10-2017 6:42pm

Got 500 Helix credits with the season pass, anyone have a good recommendation on what to use them on?

The Unicorn mount is obviously the front runner at the minute.

Exclamation Marc · 29-10-2017 6:55pm

martyos121 wrote: »

Got 500 Helix credits with the season pass, anyone have a good recommendation on what to use them on?

The Unicorn mount is obviously the front runner at the minute.

Hahaha I picked up a shield and sword from the ubisoft rewards using those ubi point things but they weren't helix credits.

Holding off using my helix points for a while but yes that unicorn is giving me the look! :pac:

Zero-Cool · 29-10-2017 7:32pm

So, people still enjoying this?

Exclamation Marc · 29-10-2017 7:44pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

So, people still enjoying this?

So far yes. After a few hours anyway. I feel I'm still a bit away from the meatier stuff which is promising.

The new combat is definitely a game changer.

Zero-Cool · 29-10-2017 7:56pm

I think I'm gonna bite the bullet and get it tomorrow. Cex offering me 52 quid for a couple of games and Argos are selling this for 60. Much better than the 75 in Gamestop.

Jerichoholic · 29-10-2017 8:27pm

I'm absolutely sickened mine hasn't arrived yet.

Grahamer666 · 29-10-2017 8:36pm

It is much closer to the first couple in terms of enjoyment for me anyway. Rocking the Altair costume.

martyos121 · 29-10-2017 8:53pm

Only started this today since I didn’t get to finish Syndicate until yesterday evening but fcuk me this is deadly. Wish I had given up on completing it and played a bit of Witcher 3 instead because the combat is much closer to that than any other game in the AC series. I literally didn’t die a single time in Syndicate and only once in Unity but after playing this for a couple of hours now, I’ve already hit double figures.

It’s not like Assassin’s Creed at all, I’d compare to a mix between Far Cry, Witcher 3 and Shadow of Mordor. Might sound bad to some, but it’s really not, loving it so far.

Sephiroth_dude · 29-10-2017 9:37pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

So, people still enjoying this?

Absolutely loving it!

awec · 29-10-2017 10:00pm

The combat is very Witcher-esque alright, way easier to die in this than usual. No more button smashing either, you have to carefully time for parrying etc. The RPG-style system actually works well.

I'm about 5 hours in, just got my hidden blade and I'm not bored of it yet, which means this is much better than any AC game for a long time.

dreamers75 · 29-10-2017 10:17pm

Just started and amybe I missed it but why does he fire 5 arrows at the same time?

Pissing tru my ammo

EDIT its the bow of sand, dont use it fires 5 arrows at a time.

OptimusTractor · 29-10-2017 11:40pm

Grahamer666 wrote: »

It is much closer to the first couple in terms of enjoyment for me anyway. Rocking the Altair costume.

Altair costume!!!!! How?

Exclamation Marc · 29-10-2017 11:59pm

OptimusTractor wrote: »

Altair costume!!!!! How?

Ubisoft club bonus for ubi points. Can get Ezios too.

Grahamer666 · 30-10-2017 12:03am

Those flocks of birds though. Looks amazing.

dreamers75 · 30-10-2017 12:08am

Just went to Alexandria found a dead Ubi player tried to avenge him got dead from bull**** arrow from at least 3 million miles away.

Its not bad same engine as Wildlands so looks well on Ultra.

martyos121 · 30-10-2017 12:12am

Just found the

Watch Dogs

easter egg in the modern day pause menu and it blew my mind a little bit. Didn’t think there was any connection between it and AC.

OptimusTractor · 30-10-2017 12:15am

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

Ubisoft club bonus for ubi points. Can get Ezios too.

Hold my beer. I'll be back in a minute.

martyos121 · 30-10-2017 12:17am

I got the unicorn! Best purchase of my entire life, nothing is better than an Egyptian man dressed as Ezio Auditore riding around Siwa on a unicorn.

Frisbee · 30-10-2017 10:05am

Got to put a few hours into this over the weekend. Level 13 in Alexandria with the

Aya mission to kill the Snake & Captain

done.

Maybe I'm just an idiot but have they removed the Free Run down option? I've been descending by either jumping off stuff and hurting myself or dropping ledge by ledge.

OptimusTractor · 30-10-2017 10:48am

Frisbee wrote: »

Got to put a few hours into this over the weekend. Level 13 in Alexandria with the
Aya mission to kill the Snake & Captain
done.

Maybe I'm just an idiot but have they removed the Free Run down option? I've been descending by either jumping off stuff and hurting myself or dropping ledge by ledge.

Yep you know have tap circle to scale down, tad annoying.

K.O.Kiki · 30-10-2017 2:20pm

https://torrentfreak.com/assassins-creed-origin-drm-hammers-gamers-cpus-171030/

Seems Ubisoft are using 2 layers of DRM on PC, and it's tanking performance for anyone with i5 or lower.

Frisbee · 30-10-2017 2:47pm

OptimusTractor wrote: »

Yep you know have tap circle to scale down, tad annoying.

Yeah, pain in the hoop. Such a completely pointless feature to remove as all it did was improve gameplay.

Jerichoholic · 30-10-2017 2:53pm

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

https://torrentfreak.com/assassins-creed-origin-drm-hammers-gamers-cpus-171030/

Seems Ubisoft are using 2 layers of DRM on PC, and it's tanking performance for anyone with i5 or lower.

Recommended

OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only).
Processor: Intel Core i7- 3770 @ 3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz.
Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD R9 280X (3GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better).
System RAM: 8GB.
Resolution: 1080p.
Video Preset: High.

Always baffling to see cheap thieves complaining about something they stole.

CatInABox · 30-10-2017 3:11pm

Jerichoholic wrote: »

Recommended

OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only).
Processor: Intel Core i7- 3770 @ 3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz.
Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD R9 280X (3GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better).
System RAM: 8GB.
Resolution: 1080p.
Video Preset: High.

Always baffling to see cheap thieves complaining about something they stole.

In fairness, it's not the thieves complaining, it's people who bought the game and can't run it properly. People between the minimum and recommend are rightfully complaining.

Honestly, I expect Ubisoft to remove the DRM after a month or two, which is cr@p for everyone until then, but sadly DRM is necessary to protect the launch sales, which still make up most of a games profit.

Jerichoholic · 30-10-2017 3:18pm

It's coming from a torrent site, from a cracker though.

gizmo · 30-10-2017 3:39pm

The real question folk should be asking is whether the dual DRM solution is actually responsible for the performance hits people are seeing. If the game has been specifically designed to utilise as many cores as possible and their threading solution isn't up to task, it's perfectly understandable, technically speaking, to be seeing the kinds of stalls some users are experiencing on those kinds of setups.

Until we see actual evidence the DRM is the cause, currently all we have is a case of causation vs. correlation.

YouSavedMyLife · 30-10-2017 4:07pm

Jericho, why don't you have a read of the article?

Indeed until the game is cracked or the software removed by Ubisoft its impossible to say its 100% the anti-piracy software to blame here. But with Denuvo being defeated recently by the crackers wasn't there some evidence of a couple of cracked games running better than the legit Denuvo protected games?

gizmo · 30-10-2017 4:30pm

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

Jericho, why don't you have a read of the article?

Indeed until the game is cracked or the software removed by Ubisoft its impossible to say its 100% the anti-piracy software to blame here. But with Denuvo being defeated recently by the crackers wasn't there some evidence of a couple of cracked games running better than the legit Denuvo protected games?

Kind of, I believe the instance you're referring to was that of Rime which you can read about here. The comments by the cracker indicate it was the implementation of Denuvo by the developer, which seemed overly invasive in certain circumstances, which could be contributing to poor loading times. Since the release of the DRM-free version of the game, there doesn't seem to have been any real tests done outside of some anecdotal instances referenced in the Ars article here, which offer proof in either case.

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