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Assassin's Creed Brotherhood |OT| where my bro's at?
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The Antitype
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Gvaz said:
That's not how I took it.
It's implied that the Assassin's are hybrids of the ancient race that created humans, and humans. Hence why Assassin's have supernatural senses such as Assassin vision and whatnot.
It's important to remember that the Assassin's and the ancient race are NOT the same. The ancients could have an agenda entirely their own, they could feel Lucy is a threat for some reason we don't know, or it could be as simple as requiring an assassin's blood for a ritual. Remember, the other guy was found and trained by the assassin's, but he wasn't born one like Lucy and Desmond.
"The path must be opened, the scales must be balanced."
Sounds like 'a life for a life' to me. But what is the 'life' they are creating?
It's important to remember that the Assassin's and the ancient race are NOT the same. The ancients could have an agenda entirely their own, they could feel Lucy is a threat for some reason we don't know, or it could be as simple as requiring an assassin's blood for a ritual. Remember, the other guy was found and trained by the assassin's, but he wasn't born one like Lucy and Desmond.
"The path must be opened, the scales must be balanced."
Sounds like 'a life for a life' to me. But what is the 'life' they are creating?
SuperSonic1305
Member
My mind has been blown. I just found out you don't need to push the stick to walk in a crowd.
Just started playing this on PC. Aside from the annoying white gradient when you look down, and the generally low polycounts, this game looks impressive. They made some serious upgrades to the lighting engine coming from AC2. I'm noticing some much appreciated SSAO as well.
There's some really interesting shadow mapping that's going on on the character meshes themselves which looks fantastic. For example, take a look at the shadowing in the folds of Desmond's hoodie:
edit: actually, this might be ambient occlusion on the characters themselves. Really high quality ambient occlusion, at that. Do the console versions have that?
There's some really interesting shadow mapping that's going on on the character meshes themselves which looks fantastic. For example, take a look at the shadowing in the folds of Desmond's hoodie:
edit: actually, this might be ambient occlusion on the characters themselves. Really high quality ambient occlusion, at that. Do the console versions have that?
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The folds is just caused by the normal maps and the presence of the dynamic light in the flashlight thing.
BTW jett, your problem always happened at least on PS3, if not PS3 and 360.
BTW jett, your problem always happened at least on PS3, if not PS3 and 360.
PixyJunket
Member
Has the DLC for this gone on sale yet? Do you think they'd have a sale on it before Revelations comes out?
Net_Wrecker
Member
Just finished this. The story keeps getting more and more "WTF" but I thoroughly enjoyed the game. I do think that after Revelations, they need to upgrade some of the free running because man, Ezio is a klutz sometimes. And not being able to wall run horizontally, at least a little bit, is awkward and holds back level design. I do hope the hookblade in Revelations speeds up the climbing as well.
And since the story is already totally crazy, I'm still hoping that either Revelations or Assassin's Creed III
And since the story is already totally crazy, I'm still hoping that either Revelations or Assassin's Creed III
pulls some nonsense where Desmond isn't actually the "present" of the storyline and we've been playing as a descendant of Desmond in a Blade Runner-like future looking through an Animus reliving how Desmond saved everything because another threat is approaching....or something. Twists all up in this piece
Audioboxer
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TheExodu5 said:
I got it a week or two back and sidelined it because I only completed AC2 a few months ago. This is promising to hear, I felt it might end up too samey for me to jump into so quickly.
Seeing as I'm getting frustrated at Dark Souls, and have had my GT5 fix, I think I'll boot up Brotherhood finally!
DualShadow
Member
TheExodu5 said:
Lots of people assumed it was going to be an over priced expansion to AC2.
Macho Madness
Member
Gamers tend to have bias over game series that release a game once per year. They fail to realize the efficiency of devs these days.TheExodu5 said:
I'm not going to lie, it's pretty samey. It just feels more refined, and with a lot more to do. If you liked Assassin's Creed II, I assume you would like this even more.
RedAssedApe
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TheExodu5 said:
It was a great game but it wasn't a huge step up. The free running and combat is largely the same and I don't really expect that to change much in Revelations.
OneMoreQuestion
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Net_Wrecker said:
INCEPTION
Dedication Through Light
Member
So im in sequence 3 with five Rifts done, and I think five feathers collected, and five Borgia towers completed. Is it possible to collect all of those/free the regions in this or the next sequence? I was expecting more challenge with the towers but all have been a walk in the park.
iNvid02
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Dedication Through Light said:
i think some are only available after sequence 4 or 5, i think anyway so your close to finishing em. and unless some areas are still locked off with the white animus wall thing your free to get all the feathers and rifts/glyph crap too.
and yeah i dont think the towers posed a massive challenge, they were fun and pretty unique but getting to the main guy was quite easy.
PixyJunket
Member
Anybody up to do some AC:B multiplayer (360) in the next week or so? I just started playing last night and I was kind of curious if I could get the MP achievements before the game dies off completely with AC:R hitting soon. Maybe we can get some GAF games going and maybe a little boosting if needed (apparently the Level 50 cheeve is a real problem, sigh).
My tag is the same if you're up for it.
My tag is the same if you're up for it.
Barrow Roll
Member
Is there any downside to buying this game used? Like bonus DLC codes in new copies, things like that?
OldJadedGamer
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Barrow Roll said:
I bought new and don't remember anything like that.
iNvid02
Member
the only story dlc for brohood is below, first is ps3 exclusive/free and the other is standard dlc price etc
there were 3 multiplayer updates too with new maps and characters, the first 2 were free and the last one came bundled in with da vinci disappearance
tldr: no you dont have anything to worry about
COPERNICUS CONSPIRACY
Copernicus Conspiracy is a free downloadable content pack for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, released exclusively for the PlayStation 3 on the game's release. It focuses on the
famed astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who gets into trouble with the Vatican, who do not want Copernicus educating the public about astronomy. The pack consists of eight optional
missions, ranging from courier, assassination and protection objectives.
The plots starts with Nicolaus Copernicus sharing his teachings to a crowd within the Palazzo Senatorio, in clear defiance against the Templars' wishes. As Ezio arrives, Vatican guards
arrive to kill Copernicus to prevent his teachings from spreading. Ezio saves Copernicus and escorts him to a small safehouse outside the Colosseo. Copernicus, wanting to warn the other
scholars in Rome, gives Ezio letters to hand to them before they are assassinated by the guards. Whilst it is too late for one of the scholars, the others manage to escape. Upon arriving
back, Copernicus comes to the conclusion that it is the "Master", a man appointed by the Pope to keep Rome's philosophy pure, who ordered the killings. Ezio tails a cardinal to a meeting
with the Master and overhears a discussion of five of Rome's best guards going out to deal with the situation. Ezio kills them and reports back to Copernicus, who informs him that there is
a Lunar Eclipse he wishes to chronicle.
Ezio returns to Rome and kills the Master with his Hidden Blade. In his dying words, the Master reveals that guards are already on their way to kill Copernicus and that Ezio is too late.
Under the eclipse, Ezio rushes back to kill the guards before they get to Copernicus. After this, Copernicus indulges Ezio with some of his findings. Copernicus thanks Ezio, and the two go
their separate ways.
THE DA VINCI DISAPPEARANCE
The Da Vinci Disappearance is a singleplayer and multiplayer downloadable content pack for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. It can only be started after completing Sequence 3:
Memory 3. Set in 1506, after the fall of the Borgia in Rome, Leonardo da Vinci is kidnapped by the Hermeticists, an underground cult dedicated to "transforming mankind." Ezio must
embark on a relentless quest to recover stolen paintings in order to find Leonardo, who has apparently discovered the entrance to a hidden temple. Locations Ezio travels to include
Belriguardo Castle, where he encounters Lucrezia Borgia and the Pythagorian Temple.
The pack contains eight new singleplayer missions and two new locations, as well as two new gameplay features, including gambling in the Thieves Guild, and ten achievements. The
pack's multiplayer content includes two new game modes - Escort and Assassinate - a new map, Alhambra, and four new characters: the Dama Rossa, the Knight, the Marquis, & the
Pariah. Additionally, the console versions include the Harlequin, the Officer, the Helmschmied Drachen Armor and two Templar Lairs, all of which came with the core game's Limited
Codex Edition.
there were 3 multiplayer updates too with new maps and characters, the first 2 were free and the last one came bundled in with da vinci disappearance
tldr: no you dont have anything to worry about
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Copernicus Conspiracy is a free downloadable content pack for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, released exclusively for the PlayStation 3 on the game's release. It focuses on the
famed astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who gets into trouble with the Vatican, who do not want Copernicus educating the public about astronomy. The pack consists of eight optional
missions, ranging from courier, assassination and protection objectives.
The plots starts with Nicolaus Copernicus sharing his teachings to a crowd within the Palazzo Senatorio, in clear defiance against the Templars' wishes. As Ezio arrives, Vatican guards
arrive to kill Copernicus to prevent his teachings from spreading. Ezio saves Copernicus and escorts him to a small safehouse outside the Colosseo. Copernicus, wanting to warn the other
scholars in Rome, gives Ezio letters to hand to them before they are assassinated by the guards. Whilst it is too late for one of the scholars, the others manage to escape. Upon arriving
back, Copernicus comes to the conclusion that it is the "Master", a man appointed by the Pope to keep Rome's philosophy pure, who ordered the killings. Ezio tails a cardinal to a meeting
with the Master and overhears a discussion of five of Rome's best guards going out to deal with the situation. Ezio kills them and reports back to Copernicus, who informs him that there is
a Lunar Eclipse he wishes to chronicle.
Ezio returns to Rome and kills the Master with his Hidden Blade. In his dying words, the Master reveals that guards are already on their way to kill Copernicus and that Ezio is too late.
Under the eclipse, Ezio rushes back to kill the guards before they get to Copernicus. After this, Copernicus indulges Ezio with some of his findings. Copernicus thanks Ezio, and the two go
their separate ways.
The Da Vinci Disappearance is a singleplayer and multiplayer downloadable content pack for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. It can only be started after completing Sequence 3:
Memory 3. Set in 1506, after the fall of the Borgia in Rome, Leonardo da Vinci is kidnapped by the Hermeticists, an underground cult dedicated to "transforming mankind." Ezio must
embark on a relentless quest to recover stolen paintings in order to find Leonardo, who has apparently discovered the entrance to a hidden temple. Locations Ezio travels to include
Belriguardo Castle, where he encounters Lucrezia Borgia and the Pythagorian Temple.
The pack contains eight new singleplayer missions and two new locations, as well as two new gameplay features, including gambling in the Thieves Guild, and ten achievements. The
pack's multiplayer content includes two new game modes - Escort and Assassinate - a new map, Alhambra, and four new characters: the Dama Rossa, the Knight, the Marquis, & the
Pariah. Additionally, the console versions include the Harlequin, the Officer, the Helmschmied Drachen Armor and two Templar Lairs, all of which came with the core game's Limited
Codex Edition.
Barrow Roll
Member
If that's the case then Wikipedia's Retail Edition chart is really confusing.iNvidious01 said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed:_Brotherhood#Retail_editions
iNvid02
Member
Yeah there is all sorts of preorder stuff and different editions but none is major dlc like the stuff above. I don't think you can get half that jazz anymore unless you can find a new copy of the limited edition somewhere. You might still be able to get the digital deluxe copy off steam though
Barrow Roll
Member
Guess I should have specified that I was specifically looking at the Standard Edition column. The stuff they list under Single Player Maps and Multi-player Characters, are those just in the game without having to redeem a code and download? And the Helmschmied Drachen armor, says it's included with DLC but I'm guessing that means it's available to Standard Edition owners but they need to purchase the Da Vinci Disappearance DLC and not as like a code inside the box?
Appreciate the help guys, I'm kinda OCD with this stuff. Not OCD enough to pay out the ass for special editions though. If it makes a difference, I'm planning to get the Xbox 360 version. The slightly better performance and owning the first two games there for consistency edge it out over the PS3 version. And my PC isn't up to snuff to play modern games or I'd probably go with that.
Appreciate the help guys, I'm kinda OCD with this stuff. Not OCD enough to pay out the ass for special editions though. If it makes a difference, I'm planning to get the Xbox 360 version. The slightly better performance and owning the first two games there for consistency edge it out over the PS3 version. And my PC isn't up to snuff to play modern games or I'd probably go with that.
Macho Madness
Member
Any word on who or when the Revelations thread is going up?