Pyjaks wrote:Dama wrote:winstalgia wrote:hey guys! The trailer premiered today for Ac: Valhalla. Thoughts on that? I know this isn't too active but yeah.
Mmm AC is such a tough one for me. I absolutely adore the old games and the cinematic trailers are always gorgeous, but I'm just not hyped for the new releases anymore. I'm a big fan of Norse myths and I'm glad the hidden blade is making a comeback, so it has peaked my interest, but I can't help but think its just another addition to Ubisoft's cash cow. I haven't fully played an AC game since Black Flag.
I want to love them, but I just don't like the direction they've taken with the recent games. I'm not a fan of the grindy and kinda pointless leveling system, and the microtransactions (yeah what a surprise) are a bit ridiculous for a $60-at-launch title. But gameplay and story are usually pretty good from what I've been told and what I've seen, so I can't outright say I don't like them at all. Meeeh. I don't know. It's a weird franchise for me now haha.
We're complete opposites, I was never a big fan of the older games (unpopular opinion but I always hated the modern day storyline sooo much it dragged the rest of the game down for me) but I've really been enjoying the new direction the series is taking!! I do think there is something to be said for maybeee they should have just broken away from the AC title and made these games their own thing, because they are SO different nowadays. But also I'm here for it 'cause at the end of the day the only thing I play these games for it stunning environments and the bliss of running around as a badass, parkouring assassin lmao
The older games aren't for everyone, for sure. If you just generally want a good game to play with interesting historical settings, then most newer games are pretty good choices - but I agree they might have been better as their own thing. The AC name seems to have been having a bit of an identity crisis ever since the Desmond storyline fell flat on its face haha.
