Assassin's Creed

[Fairy Mothra]

is anyone else excited for the new game?
http://kotaku.com/#!5798941/assassins-creed-revelations-brings-the-ezio-trilogy-to-a-close-in-november

I freakin love this series so I can't wait. I love Ezio so I'm totally okay with him being in another game.

to be honest, I've only played a little bit of the first AC, but I do like Altair from playing Bloodlines. I'm about through with ACII and I've finished Brotherhood (I sort of ended up playing them backwards since my boyfriend introduced me to them and all he had was Brotherhood at the time since he'd traded in II). I've also got ACII:Discovery that I've been meaning to play but Okamiden is taking up my time right now.

anyway, which ones have you played, who are your favorite characters, how do you feel about the series, etc etc?

[Spirit Ghidorah 2010]

I personally thought the first AC was the best. ACII was also pretty good, but that ending...good God that was one of the worst plot twists I've seen. Brotherhood was okay, but it just felt like Assassin's Creed 2.5.

But all in all, it's a great series. Sort of inspired me to take some Free-Running and Parkour lessons at my college.

[Hellspawn28]

I played the first one when it came out and I finish it in two weeks. It was a good game, but I don't like it enough to become a fan of it.

[Fairy Mothra]

I personally thought the first AC was the best. ACII was also pretty good, but that ending...good God that was one of the worst plot twists I've seen. Brotherhood was okay, but it just felt like Assassin's Creed 2.5.

But all in all, it's a great series. Sort of inspired me to take some Free-Running and Parkour lessons at my college.

like I said I haven't played much of the first one, but I love II. I haven't gotten to the end yet although I do know what happens, but I haven't experienced it in-game yet so maybe I'll feel differently about it then lol. and I probably have a lot more love for Brotherhood because it was the first one I played.

it's an interesting story actually because I had no desire to play these games until my boyfriend brought his PS3 over one night because he had just gotten Brotherhood and he wanted to play it really badly, so he asked me if I could just watch him play and I was like fine whatever. I had been drinking a bit and I kept yelling at him to ride the horses, because I like ponies, so he got fed up and just gave me the controller and I had my first experience with the series, which was essentially killing mounted soldiers and drunk driving their horses in circles for an hour. and thus began my love affair with Assassin's Creed. lol

I played the first one when it came out and I finish it in two weeks. It was a good game, but I don't like it enough to become a fan of it.

you should try II at least before you give up on the series. I think it's better.

[Spirit Ghidorah 2010]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVUMPrv8oRw
First we're fighting Middle Easterners, then Italians, and now the British Parliament. Huh, interesting how events turn.

I wonder why the main character is sporting Native American weaponry/attire. Last time I checked, the Natives hated Colonists with a passion...

[miguelnuva]

Assassin's creed III trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIik3tbl ... re=related

As much as I love Ezio and Altair glade to see some new blood.

[DeadpoolsbetterThanU]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH SHIT!
Well, at least now I know what I have to climb. I'm a bit iffy on the new costume because I prefer red. But that's probably because American's were blue.

[Proofpoochie]

Last two games were fairly mediocre. Skip.

[miguelnuva]

Last two games were fairly mediocre. Skip.

Assassin's creed III is the first real sequel since Assassin's creed 2 Brotherhood and revelations were like expansions of II.

[Fairy Mothra]

I love AC, but I gotta say "don't know if want" on this one.

I can't get over how silly that outfit looks when you plop it in the middle of 1770s America. So conspicuous.

[Spirit Ghidorah 2010]

I can't get over how silly that outfit looks when you plop it in the middle of 1770s America. So conspicuous.

Well, to be fair, the Colonists and the Redcoats didn't really keep subtlety in mind when it came to designing their preferred attire.

Besides, those Assassin robes weren't really good at blending in during the Renaissance or the Third Crusade either...

[DeadpoolsbetterThanU]

Especially since everyone knew there were assassins there. >_>

[Hellspawn28]

John Beiswenger is suing Ubisoft on the grounds that the entire Assassin’s Creed series. I never hear of this guy or his book until now. It's amazing how much similar works of fiction that exist and not many people know about.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/ubisoft ... -creed-iii

[miguelnuva]

People like that guy need to be wiped from the world.

[Hellspawn28]

That's bit harsh don't you think? I'm surprise that this guy is doing this now instead in 2007 when the game was released.

[miguelnuva]

That's bit harsh don't you think? I'm surprise that this guy is doing this now instead in 2007 when the game was released.

Yeah a little but in a serious tone I hate when people just pop out of somewhere and then make stupid demands. If this guy was robbed and he wants money then okay give it to him but don't stop the production of Assassin's creed III and spit in the fans face.

[Hellspawn28]

The fan rage comments on Amazon on the Link novel are pretty funny. I won't worry about the law suit since I have a feeling that Ubisoft is likely going to win.

[Spirit Ghidorah 2010]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiVJG_mrtFo

New gameplay. Holy shit, that rope javelin looks beast!

[GojiFan]

That's bit harsh don't you think? I'm surprise that this guy is doing this now instead in 2007 when the game was released.

Because the summary of the book makes it plainly obvious that the two only have a vague similarity. Both include people reliving ancestor's memories, but the similarities stop there.

[Bret]

Last month American author John Beiswenger sued Ubisoft with claims that the company flat-out stole ideas from his novel, Link, and repurposed them for the Assassin’s Creed series. Today we have confirmation that Beiswenger is backing off. For now.

In Link, a machine known as the Link device is used to witness points of history through the eyes of those that experienced it. Link’s plot also involves assassinations, religious themes, and historical ancestors. These similarities didn’t sit well with the author, but a solution has been found.

Gametrailers was also caught up in the legal mess for publishing Assassin’s Creed trailers, and they decided to settle with Beiswenger out of court. In the aftermath of the settlement, Beiswenger decided to halt his pursuit of damages from Ubisoft. We contacted Beiswenger’s lawyer, Kelly Clements Keller of the Keller Law Firm, who confirmed, “The claims against Gametrailers have been settled and the claims against Ubisoft have been dismissed, without prejudice.”

While he's no longer pursuing his claims against Ubisoft, Beiswenger still believes his copyrighted work was infringed upon by Ubisoft and is free to press further charges in the future. In a press release, Keller made the following statement:

“My client’s decision to exercise his right to voluntarily dismiss the action, without prejudice, in no way diminishes his stalwart conviction in the merit of his claims against Ubisoft. He is unwavering in his belief that many key components of the Assassin’s Creed video game franchise infringe on many key components of his novel, Link. We believe Ubisoft has engaged in egregious acts of copyright infringement and, should he choose to seek redress through the courts in the future, we remain confident that a trier of fact would agree.”

Has anybody read Link? If you have, sound off in the comments below with your thoughts on any similarities.

[Source: Gamesta]

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/arch ... issed.aspx

So there it is. Debacle solved.For Now.