https://blog.ubi.com/assassins-creed-origins-need-know-new-setting-new-hero-new-action-rpg-gameplay-e3-2017/
>“We know that people, when they think Egypt, they think desert,” says Jean Guesdon, the game’s creative director. “But Egypt is way more than that. You have the Nile Delta, you have the Nile River, you have tons of oases. So when you mix all that, from the green, lush fauna of the Nile Delta to the oasis of Faiyum, it’s the perfect playground.”
>It’s worth noting that Viewpoints are still dotted across the map, waiting for you to climb and sync with them, although their functionality is a little different from previous games. In the demo, they aren’t necessary for revealing the map, but synchronizing unlocks them as fast-travel spots, while also marking potential quests and other points of interest as question marks.
>where previous Assassin’s Creed fights revolved largely around dispatching small crowds with a system of instant-kill counters, Bayek’s tactics are more direct and aggressive. His melee approach centers on combo strikes, dodges, and deflections, and he can annihilate foes from a distance with ranged weapons or use stealth to topple them one after another. In a toe-to-toe fight, enemies will coordinate in merciless ways, lunging in or firing arrows while you’re busy slashing up their comrades, so the dodge button frequently comes in handy. Bayek can also block attacks with his shield so long as you’re standing still, or you can use it to briefly knock enemies off-balance with an unlockable parry move. It’s even possible to drop smoke bombs mid-combo, which is great for when you’re feeling overwhelmed and need a little breathing room.
>“The default controls propose a very different experience compared to previous Assassin’s Creeds, but fit very well with the new combat system. For people who really miss the legacy controls, we will have options to change the default. Otherwise, in terms of gameplay, it is really about learning each weapon and how they behave – because there is a lot of depth there – and also paying attention to the weapons wielded by enemies, as this will dictate their behavior.”
>Able to lock on and quickly switch focus between enemies, Bayek can unleash flurries of light attacks that are enough to take down most weaker enemies, and his slower, heavier strikes can knock aside shields and stagger foes. Bayek also has an adrenaline gauge at the bottom of the screen that builds up during combat; depending on your weapon, filling it will let you unleash either a devastating, defense-smashing Overpower attack that’s more than enough to kill most enemies, or a frenzy that briefly makes Bayek stronger, faster, and more resistant to damage.
>Mastering Bayek’s weapons and abilities is essential if you plan to tackle another of Origins’ new additions: boss fights against formidable warriors and strange creatures. We played through one of these, set in an arena in the city of Krokodilopolis, in which Bayek faced down a hulking man known as the Slaver. His weapon of choice was (appropriately enough) a man catcher, a spiked, forked polearm that he used to grab Bayek and hurl him around the arena, frequently into rotating spike traps.
>In the demo, Bayek carries a handful of sleep darts, which can knock enemies out for a few crucial seconds, giving you a window for a fatal stab or a quick escape. Eventually, you’ll even be able to use them as a crucial step in taming animals – including crocodiles, hippos, lions, and more – who’ll loyally follow Bayek into battle and obey his commands until they die.
>“We didn’t want to hold players’ hands,” Jean Guesdon says. “This is why we decided to remove the minimap. We want you to enjoy and to actually experience the beautiful world we’re bringing to you. You will have to play the game to put icons [on the map].”
>The markers you do get aren’t always exact, which is part of the fun. Our very first task in the demo was to find Hotephres, a Greek informant who sailed across Moeris on a ship that carried a statue. We knew generally where he’d be, but rather than sail across the massive lake in search of a single large boat, we loosed Senu. When she got close, a yellow awareness indicator appeared, at which point we parked her in midair and scanned her surroundings until a tightening yellow circle clicked shut on Hotephres’ ship.
>More than an extra step in finding a mission objective, this exercise underlined Assassin’s Creed Origins’ new approach to the structure of its quests. Rather than being locked into a clear chain of A-to-B story beats, you’ll take a free-form approach to discovering your objectives, and you can pursue them more or less at your leisure. After visiting Hotephres, for example, we were tasked with visiting his wife, Khenut, who held a ledger pointing to the identity of a sinister figure known as The Crocodile. However, talking to one of Hotephres’ deckhands also revealed rumors about farmers in Dionysias, who were dying as their fields were burned by unknown assailants.
>At that point – or at any other point where a passerby told us about something that could lead to a mission – we were free to track and pursue either objective. You won’t run into a mission failure or desynchronization if you wander off the “correct” path; we could even go so far as to wander away from one quest mid-mission, tackle the other one, and then return to where we’d left off in the first quest.
Realistically, how much money would it cost to build a PC that rivals Scorpio?
>>379930078
Depends on how long you use your Scorpio for.
Over 9000
>mfw the only thing that looks remotely interesting so far from e3 is Cuphead
Am I getting too old for most vidya or are vidya just shit now?
>>379930034
Probably a little bit of both.
On the one hand, you no longer feel like you have all the time in the world.
On the other hand, most games these days aren't really "games" so much as "simulations" if you know what I mean.
>>379930034
Video games are a time wasting medium more so than films or TV.
I honestly think it's a good thing to only be interested in 1 or 2 games.
>make a console which main selling point is that it's the most powerful console ever made
>main emphasis on all the games is that it's playable in "true 4K
>every game looks like they can be played on toasters
What were they thinking
but the shit looking games are in muh 4k
>>379929979
They weren't. It was a horrid conference.
They're not going after PC gamers.
>people will STILL buy a Bioware game, then bitch when it turns out to be awful as usual
WHEN
WILL
THEY
LEARN?
So far it´s pretty shitty
(Beautiful face to atract people :) )
It's been a while.
>>379929880
since i could hold my head up high
This was the game that made me remember why I picked Cleric as my first ever D&D vidya character.
For the record, I rolled a Cleric/Torm in Neverwinter. His chief weapon is Drone.
I miss server vaults and all the different RP servers you could just hop into through the gamespy powered interface
Bam
>>379929862
What's that?
>>379929862
>not exclusive
Xbox fags on suicide watch
>>379929862
Your an idiot if you think your getting 4k 60fps ultra for 500 bucks
There are no good games where monster humanoids are a playable race. Elves, orcs, and other recolored humans do not count.
?
crash bandicoot
>>379929731
you can play as a mermaid temporarily in kingdom hearts, as a mermaid and harpy temporarily in shantae games and as a mermaid and various other humanoid monsters in the Sims.
what an awful thread
honestly OP you should feel pretty ashamed
i'm not above forgiving you but you have to ask me to
Why haven't you downloaded Black Desert Online yet? It's the best MMO
Generic Korean grinder, why on god's green earth would i want to download it?
I'm not a waifufaggot so saying:
>You can make great waifus
wont cut it either.
>>381581959
>paying for a mmo
But I play it
BR here, what are good VPNs so that I don't have to route through Europe to play FFXIV in North America and get 300 ping on an NA server?
Whats his endgame?
/Ourguy/ chad btfo'd microsoft conference
https://youtu.be/tM8XrDbbEL4
>check Humble Bundle to see if there are any good bundles
>it's a bunch of girly degenerate anime shit
>It happened again
Looks like you xcucks and pee cee cucks need a reminder
SONY ALWAYS_WINS_
>>379929462
whoever macro'd this should off themselves unironically