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Could Assassin's Creed Be the Next Mario?

Alex Hutchison, franchise lead for Assassin's Creed, recently compared AC to Mario and other Japanese franchises. Holygrenade takes a gander at that comparison

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prototypeknuckles4252d ago

I love assassins creed I really do and I could give 2 shits about Mario unless its paper Mario but there is no way that ac is going to become the next Mario, it just wont happen.

TheMasterShake4251d ago

what really needs to happen is square needs to stop making those garbage ass FFXII games and get with nintendo to make another Mario RPG.

-Mika-4251d ago

No because unlike Mario. Assassin Creed has an amazing story and it constantly keeping the gameplay fresh.

DigitalAnalog4251d ago (Edited 4251d ago )

You were being sarcastic right? SMB, Donkey Kong GB to Mario 64 to Galaxy 2 are some of the most original experiences from the same plumber. And yet AC still relies on auto-combat and auto free-running with minor implementations added is somehow considered "fresh"?

HammadTheBeast4251d ago

Template vs. Assassins > Saving Peach all day long, only for her to be in another castle.

Just joking.

grailly4251d ago

also: " amazing story"? WHAT?!?

Nimblest-Assassin4251d ago (Edited 4251d ago )

I love mario (well the 3d ones mostly).. but in the end, you are still platforming, jumping on enemies, and collecting power-ups. Condemning AC for its gameplay, would be the same as condemning mario for its gameplay... which has still been the same for years. Its what they do to keep it fresh (Galaxy had the gravity mechanic, and sunshine had the waterpack) The 2d marios are not doing anything fresh, so thats why I pass on them

Plus have you seen Ac3? Its a major overhaul

I think the AC franchise can continue if they go the zelda route. By introducing new characters and settings, that are seperate from the previous games, introducing new gameplay mechanics that make sense for that new time period

With AC3 we have

-hunting
-ocean exploration
-tree navigation
-side quest and guild quests
-seasonal changes, that effect gameplay
-updated combat system
-increased stealth mechanics

With each new setting, they can add new features to keep the game fresh

Thats why I enjoy the 3d marios, and AC.. because each new setting changes the gameplay drastically

Hell I think they can keep making Ac games, until they run out of history

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DarkTower8054251d ago

AC does have a good story, but imo it's waaay too drawn out. It could have been told in 2 games, but the devs chose to milk the game and gamers to make more cash. Imo, that ruined the pace of the story as well as my enthusiasm for the franchise. I didn't even play Revelations, and I'm on the fence with AC3 only because the devs already said there will be more AC in the future. If they don't finish the storyline with AC3 I'm not hanging around for the yearly iteration just to find out what happens.

hay4251d ago

Amen to that brother, my exact thoughts on the series.
However, improvements made in Revelations and Brotherhood are fantastic foundations for the future of the series. While the story is way too drawn out, gameplay evolves with each iteration.

DarkTower8054251d ago

"While the story is way too drawn out, gameplay evolves with each iteration."

And that has been the saving grace of the series. The difference in gameplay from the first AC to AC3 is amazing.

phantomexe4251d ago

I agree with you on desmonds story but desmond isn't what makes the AC universe what it is. Its not even that great IMO. So yea end desmonds story but not all AC games because of it. That be kind of retarded imo it's a franchise. How many games let you go back in time and visit historical places and see events set with fictional story. In brotherhood seeing that roman colossim. It just blow my mind,,,so i ask you again how many games can do that. AC games are to unique to end in and age where everything is a shooter.

Nimblest-Assassin4251d ago (Edited 4251d ago )

They could go the zelda route if they want to continue the series past 3.

New assassins in new timelines, with out a narrative thread to hold them together (Desmond and the present timeline)

With unique gameplay for each setting

Also AC3 is the end of desmonds story, and connors only game... if they make a new Ac... it will focus on new characters

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sandman2244251d ago

Never two different games and Mario is a classic and in my opinion more fun.

KMCROC544251d ago

Hopfully Ubisoft knows when to say enough & not try to milk the franchise with horrible games just to keep it around . cause 31 years is enough milking time.

Roper3164251d ago

to much AC in to short of a time imho.

xXBlondieVanHarlowXx4251d ago (Edited 4251d ago )

Is that sarcasm? lol if it's not the here are a couple of facts for ya..

There have been 7 AC games since the first Assassin's creed's release back in 2007 (counting both the Vita and PSP Versions).

There have been 35 Mario games in the same time frame. *facepalm*

So no AC isn't the next Mario. NOT EVEN CLOSE!!! Assassin's creed is 28 games short.

Roper3164251d ago

For me personally a game releasing on a yearly basis is to much in to short of time. I don't care what series it is. To me there should be a few years in between releases of any series.

I wasn't even taking Mario into consideration when I made my comment I was strictly talking about the AC series. I haven't played a Mario game since the early 90's.

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PureArts & Ubisoft Announce Assassin’s Creed Hunt for the Nine 1/6 Scale Diorama

This should make fans and collectors very happy. PureArts & Ubisoft Announce Assassin’s Creed Hunt for the Nine 1/6 Scale Diorama Assassin's Creed Hunt for the Nine 1/6 Scale Diorama available for pre-order on January 25.

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Can We Finally Admit Assassin's Creed 3 Deserves an Apology?

AC3 was released during a turbulent transition period for Ubisoft and the Assassin's Creed series. It ventured into uncharted territory, narratively and mechanically, which caused it to receive mixed reviews. At its core, though, it's a damn good stealth game.

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isarai190d ago

Nope, I hated 3, connar was bland, literally the most flat character in the entire game. Not to mention to myriad of bugs, camera issues, and that annoying thing where he automatically ditches his weapon you payed for for the sake of a cool finishing move forcing you to trek back to your base after almost every encounter just to re-equip your own weapon. It just didn't work as fluidly as the others like 2 and 4

Samonuske190d ago

The series peaked at AC3 for me. It’s been my favourite in the series. Connor will always be one of my favourite video game protagonists.

Becuzisaid190d ago

No. Game was BORING. Connor was really dull. Environments, while impressive, because of the geographic location and time period were not really exciting to be in. I would love some kind of game set in there colonial American time period, but a game like AC that back then centered around parkour and vertical traversal really didn't fit those environments.

-Foxtrot189d ago

Nope

There was a lot of issues but mine is how they handled the war

They told us Connor was not going to get involved, that the war was more of a background setting for the real story and it wasn’t going to be one sided

They lied, even the cinematic E3 trailer showed Connor emerge from the Colonist side and slaughter the red coats to get to his target, inspiring the Colonists to fight back

I just thought it would have made more sense lore wise that the red coats were mostly compiled of Assassins fighting the Colonist templars who wanted to take the new world for themselves.

Since the Red coats lost the war, it would then explain how the Templars started to gain the upper hand and how on the future the assassins were mostly killed off and the Templar’s had pretty much taken over everything.

Instead it just felt like they didn’t want to p*** off the American audience

Even Haytham was cool, he should have been an Assassin through and through and should have been the main lead.

toxic-inferno189d ago

The game even seems to lack the humour of the other games. It almost seems as though the idea of even slightly making fun of American history wouldn't be acceptable.

-Foxtrot189d ago

Exactly

It just felt super safe

“Better not make the colonists look super bad incase people boycott our game”

jeromeface189d ago

someone missed the whole point

-Foxtrot189d ago

There was literally no point

What I've just said above would at least make sense lore wise and why the Assassins start to loose their war, die off and how the Templars are in control in the future of almost everything....what they did was just, pointless

CrimsonWing69189d ago

I’m one one of those weird people that liked Ass Creed 3, but to be fair I never got around to finishing it.

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5 Of the Most Unlikeable Video Game Protagonists

There are good video game protagonists, and there are bad video game protagonists.

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GhostScholar200d ago (Edited 200d ago )

I disagree that max is unlikable. Chloe is infinitely more unlikable in my opinion.

gold_drake200d ago

omg chloe was awful. i really hated her at the end haha

Cacabunga200d ago

Abby was absolute trash protagonist in every way..
Tidus was so meh to me..
On villain side, the one i didn’t like wa Micah, because they wanted him to be that way and it was brilliant👍🏽

Rancegamerx200d ago

I agree, I liked Max, Chloe was a horrible friend and a bad influence.

Cacabunga200d ago

Everyone agrees on chloe, I’m sure even ND do.

H9200d ago

Both are horrible, granted Chloe is infinitely worse, it feels like Chloe is just fanservice for people who too over the edge and wasn't written to be a character that makes sense

GooGobbler200d ago

What about that Forspoken Tw*t

MrChow666200d ago

exactly I was expecting it to be a the top of the list

ravens52200d ago

Ye I was expecting her too. Guess they actually played the game. Unlike you and whoever agrees.

gpimlott199d ago

I played through the whole game and think she is one of the worst character Ive ever played as

ravens52199d ago (Edited 199d ago )

gpimlott. How?

Stanjara189d ago

Why would I payed and played the game if the whole internet is making fun of a character?

-Im here to kill Chaos...are you Chaos?

Yeah, I didn't play that game either.

Christopher200d ago (Edited 200d ago )

She's actually not bad. It's the writing itself that is bad overall, but she's fine overall. She's no worse than Miles Morales IMHO. Both thrust into a spotlight and receiving both praise and blame and dealing with it.

Forspoken is a bland game because it's 75% bland, boring, repetitive going through the motions and diversions that add nothing of the value with purposefully gated memory moments that don't feel organic or like you're discovering things but waiting for others to reveal things.

ravens52200d ago

Exactly Chris. Even though I liked the game. I kno u played it. People who actually played it and went thru her dream saw she was a good likeable person who really just acted out due to being alone and unloved. I think your problem is it was open world, I think if it was more linear you may have liked it better.

savedsynner200d ago

Oh no she's bad. Very unlikable even before you add on the bad dialogue. The game could have been quite good with a good protagonist

ravens52199d ago

For all the people like synner. Shes actually half white lol. Inferior complexity is a hell of a thing. You'll be ok.

Nerdmaster200d ago

Most of these aren't even that bad. Especially comparing to others like Squall "Whatever" Leonhart, Forspoken's Frey, and the guy from Atomic Heart.

-Foxtrot200d ago

Squall is one of the best developed main FF characters so...

People talk about his "whatever" thing thats at the start of the game, not the character he eventually becomes in the end.

Nerdmaster199d ago

No amount of "character development", (especially the ones that for me feels sudden and undeserved like Squall's), will justify him being a d**k to my girl Quistis. Even if he found the cure for cancer, from that moment on, I would never like him.
The article is about being unlikeable, and he was indeed unlikeable for at least half of the game.

BrainSyphoned200d ago

Squall is the best protagonists in FF so you can go whatever yourself.

H9200d ago

My good sir, I need to steal that "you can go whatever yourself" because it's gold

BlaqMagiq1200d ago

Except Squall has actual character development.

gold_drake200d ago (Edited 200d ago )

the "watever" is only present in the english localisation.
so your argument doesnt rly ... stand imo.

Nerdmaster199d ago

Good for you that you could enjoy the japanese version. That's not the case for me and the majority of people here, though.

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gold_drake200d ago (Edited 200d ago )

i had to stop reading after the "blatant misogyny" in the Dantes inferno section.

i actually liked Max haha.

the forspoken chick is missing tho

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