13 Minutes of Assassins Creed 4 Open World Gameplay - General

[video=youtube;ICemupWG56U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICemupWG56U[/video] Shaping up to be the pirate game I have always dreamed of.

I always think that the AC games look really fun but then I play them and they're dull as shit

looks nice but somehow i think there are way too much indicators and hud elements.

that looks super hype i wanna see one where you play as a ronin samurai in the 1850s that'd be also awesome

I think the ships accelerate/respond too quickly. That was the main gripe I had with the naval combat in the third and I'm a bit disappointed they haven't addressed it for a game that's centered around it.

Yeah that ship seriously turboboosted off the dock..

didn't know they had wooden speed boats back then

I think it looks pretty nice. I'm a huge fan of the open-world pirate-type game, but there have only been a couple titles that were ever made.

lol ships don't work like that

One thing I would like to see, with this being an emphasis on pirates, is some sort of visual resemblance of your wealth. Not just a little number in the corner of your screen that's just a binary yes or no for purchasable stuff, but I'd like to see a hide out that shows your wealth. Sort of like Fable 3 did, or you see in the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, with your hide out just being littered, more and more with your takings I'm impressed so far, though. AC has turned kind of bland with the same mechanics being repeated over and over without much changing. But an open world, real world historical ships and the setting looks to be enough of a changeup this time. And there's a bit more Tomb Raider in it than even the new Tomb Raider had. I just fucking hope that we can mod it on the PC to slow down the ships a bit. Bring them to Pirates of the Burning Sea level's of movement and we're in business

I told myself I wouldn't look forward to this, but god damn that looks cool.

[QUOTE=autodesknoob;41567760]looks nice but somehow i think there are way too much indicators and hud elements.[/QUOTE] If Ubisoft intend on following the AC tradition - you'll be able to disable pretty much [I]any[/I] part of the HUD that your heart wants! :dance:

I love how at 2:04 the dude is magically pulled into the player's elbow. lmao

Well this is disappointing... [img]http://i.imgur.com/VhvU7hQ.png[/img]

[QUOTE=teh pirate;41567882]I think the ships accelerate/respond too quickly. That was the main gripe I had with the naval combat in the third and I'm a bit disappointed they haven't addressed it for a game that's centered around it.[/QUOTE] It's not a ship simulator. Moving around the massive world they created at 10mph and having to manage scurvy and bilge water isn't what this game is about.

[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;41569259]It's not a ship simulator. Moving around the massive world they created at 10mph and having to manage scurvy and bilge water isn't what this game is about.[/QUOTE] That doesn't mean the ships have to handle like arcade speedboats. A critical factor in real-world historic naval battles was that it took time to get things done on huge ships like these.

[QUOTE=Kondor;41567749]I always think that the AC games look really fun but then I play them and they're dull as shit[/QUOTE] AC2 was the only one I truly enjoyed.

Will I be able to swab the poop-deck?

[QUOTE=teh pirate;41569308]That doesn't mean the ships have to handle like arcade speedboats. A critical factor in real-world historic naval battles was that it took time to get things done on huge ships like these.[/QUOTE] Does the game look like it's trying to go for realistic/historic accuracy in naval battles? All it took was some chain shot and a few volleys of cannon fire to take down the ship. Then he fired some sort of automatic explosive swivel cannon at them. You have to have some suspension of disbelief.

Guys It's an adventure game. Not a simulation. Compromises have to be made for gameplay. If you're flying about in that ship for even 50% of the game I couldn't be bothered waiting a full minute for a ship to gain any type of speed. I'd be bored stupid.

No I want to stand on my boat and do nothing because there is no wind

[QUOTE=PieClock;41569706]Guys It's an adventure game. Not a simulation. Compromises have to be made for gameplay. If you're flying about in that ship for even 50% of the game I couldn't be bothered waiting a full minute for a ship to gain any type of speed. I'd be bored stupid.[/QUOTE] Thank you. Thank you for saying that. Just have fun with it guys.

[QUOTE=No Party Hats;41567834]that looks super hype i wanna see one where you play as a ronin samurai in the 1850s that'd be also awesome[/QUOTE] "super hype" what are computer nerds becoming

[QUOTE=PieClock;41569706]Guys It's an adventure game. Not a simulation. Compromises have to be made for gameplay. If you're flying about in that ship for even 50% of the game I couldn't be bothered waiting a full minute for a ship to gain any type of speed. I'd be bored stupid.[/QUOTE] I would be a lot cooler if you heard crew members yelling about, running around getting things together, and have the ship move out slowly before gaining speed than for the guy to just run on board and have the ship fly out of the port faster than a mustang. it breaks immersion and just looks like lazy coding. not to mention the fact that wind effects would be crazy awesome, seeing water spray up over the side of the ship and your clothes flapping in the wind.

[QUOTE=No Party Hats;41567834]that looks super hype i wanna see one where you play as a ronin samurai in the 1850s that'd be also awesome[/QUOTE] Literally been waiting for this since AC2. doesn't have to be 1850's but definitely somewhere in japan in the feudal ages (which was forever anyway).

It may not have been the same kind of Assassin-y tone you might EXPECT (not that most of these games were entirely stealth) but it looks like it's going to be a great open world pirate game with the combat and navigation elements that worked well in the past games so thats all I really want. I noticed when he got on the island of misteriosa (I get it, its mysterious) there were animus fragments. Which is interesting to see whats going on in the future present world as well.

[QUOTE=G-Strogg;41570489]Literally been waiting for this since AC2. doesn't have to be 1850's but definitely somewhere in japan in the feudal ages (which was forever anyway).[/QUOTE] i just say 1850's because you can get some sick Samurai vs. Imperial combat, like the last samurai or some shit [editline]23rd July 2013[/editline] or some fucked up ancient history/star wars crossover

[QUOTE=No Party Hats;41571598]i just say 1850's because you can get some sick Samurai vs. Imperial combat, like the last samurai or some shit [editline]23rd July 2013[/editline] or some fucked up ancient history/star wars crossover[/QUOTE] assassins creed: 40k

I hope you can still make the ship do front-flips in the water. That shit was so trippy in AC3.

I'm probably missing something because I haven't played an AC game since 2, but how is this an assassin's creed game? Couldn't they have just made a pirate game instead