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I am looking into getting into the Assassin's Creed series. I have a few questions about it. Firstly, is the storyline of the series continuous from one game to the next? I have been hesitant to google that to avoid spoilers. Then if each game does have a standalone storyline, which game would be the best one for me to start with? Please bear in mind I have an older processor and a low-mid range graphics card. If the storyline is continuous between games, is it worth playing the game purely for the story? And if I were to play the games out of order, would that create spoilers? Also, I am rather limited for money. I am a student and can't justify the cost of games which will only last me a limited amount of play time. As such, most of my gaming experience has been with free games and games like Pokemon, because it had a long storyline and strong replayability. Do the Assassin's Creed series of games have similarly long play times? Thanks, ~ShaolinBear

This is my first case mod and it sounds a bit ambitious tbh but i feel like ill be able to do it. I am planning on hopefully starting this tomorrow but id like to hear ideas of what people think i could do as well as what i already have planned. i still haven't decided what hardware to use but it will probably be extremely low end for now because i do not have much money . im going to be doing it in white and blue using a Zalman Z3 case i used to have a rig in. i had the black one which means im going to have to paint it before i do anything. i plan on making fangrills, more for aesthetics than anything, a PSU shroud/cover and a few other little ideas. i guess before any of the parts get here tomorrow i should take a picture of the case without anything done to it, so here it is: and disassembled: i cant remove the 3.5 drive bays or 5.25 bays which might become a problem when painting but if it does ill cut them out, but i have got a use for the optical drive bay that im going to keep quiet for now. But the first thing ill do tomorrow is clean all the dust off case. please give feedback on what i should be doing, and what looks like isnt working or what is working and leave suggestions

So I got 30 bucks on steam to spend and I'm on a debate on whether to get The Witcher 3 or Assassin's Creed Syndicate. Which one is overall better in your opinion?

i want to play the assassins creed series but i dont know which game i should start with and which games i should and shouldnt play. so please get back to me soon.

Assassin's creed rogue PC will support eye tracking ! :blink: What are you trying to pull @Ubisoft ?? Here is the link to the article :- http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/5/7986565/assassins-creed-rogue-tobii-eye-tracking

Hi, I know that Ubisoft really scrub it out with AC Unity and that they also have released a huge patch to fix the game, however now there is a steam sale and the game is into a affordable price for me now. I searched if this patch really fixed the game but I didn't find nothing, can someone tell me if now the games runs without any problems into a very smooth way? I´m only going to get it if it does. Thanks!

Intro I got this from Pick Your Path bundle so I pretty much has nothing to lose when I grab the copy. Not really a fan of FarCry even though I admit FC series is actually very good. Not gonna say anything about The Crew. Knowing that it is a bug fest when it was released, I did think a lot before actually redeeming this code. But I kind of glad I did, even if it's not the best thing ever.Story Not the best story, but acceptable by my standard. Reminds me a lot of young Ezio in AC2. But modern story is pretty much non-existent is pissing me off a lot. Especially when they went "Ok, templars won't find the sage so let's do nothing". Seriously, it feels like the writers went lazy or the devs simply doesn't want to make the modern time story. Voice acting is good, but the missing accent really bothers me. The excuse given to us is that because everywhere we go in the game the feel of Paris and French Revolution won't make us forget that the characters are Frenchmen. The problem is, Assassin's Creed 2 pretty much Italian Renaissance wherever I go so why there's accent there? The lack of accent really throws the feel of the character off that I can't enjoy the story as much as I enjoy Ezio's. I tried to change the language to French and the animation is not in sync with the speech, again the feel is lost. Probably just a pet peeves but this kind of details what makes me miss Assassin's Creed 2 and Brotherhood. Gameplay You now have 2 options while free-running; free run up and down. This is supposed to tell Arno to climb up or down while free running with the safest and fastest route. But the problem of random climb is still not solved as the game still allow and guess random climb on low items, and you will also jumps of the cliffs as well. Nothing is solved with the improvement given. Combat controls is clunky as well, but at least it is well animated and most of the time doesn't really punish me too much for each mistakes. Combat does feel better and improved compared to previous games but targeting system will probably need some works, or perhaps I'm the one who need to works my combat. Stealth mechanics feels great. Makes a little more sense compared to any other Assassin's Creed I've played. Blending in crowd to be stealthy in open; chairs, table, walls, closets are useful indoors. The only thing that bugs me is that wearing yellow attire while blending in dark colored clothed crowd isn't attracting any attention. Main story missions felt too much like the original Assassin's Creed. Briefed by council, investigate, and assassinate. Good thing they modify the assassination mission a little bit by adding in opportunities. These are secondary optional objectives that will really helps you with the mission, but completing them isn't a piece of cake either. Good challenge and helps with the assassination. Crowd missions introduced taking advantage of the crowd number in the game. The missions is basically giving helps to the citizens against thieves or harassing extremist, but the frequency of the citizens being harassed is too much that I get confused whether I'm in Gotham or Paris. Not to mention they can actually fight, some of them actually carry swords but doesn't fight when harassed until you act. Borderline logical for me, but that's probably because I've never lived in a revolution era. Co-op missions are fun, it's just that I keep on asking myself how many Arno is there in this world. I kind of missed the PvP multiplayer. It's not in the game, if you need them you had to go back to previous installation. Animations are cool! I like the high-profile assassination, low-profile assassination and the parkour animations. Nostradamus Enigma is fun investigation too. Deciphering clues requires good knowledge of the in game area, usually pretty obvious if you know Paris well enough. These enigma will lead you to the artifacts that will unlock unique armor. Side missions are good too. 2 kind of side missions, local stories and investigation. Playing detectives in investigation missions are fun, problem is the most of the time the clues sometimes direct you right to the person who did the crime. Without much effort you can solve the crime. As for the local stories, my main gripe with it is that the need to either re-load the game or fast travel to get to the next part of the story after you complete one part of it. If you are the kind of completing one story in one go, you'll find that the way they do it is giving you extra works. Because of the co-op, the devs implement some sort of RPG elements in the game. You can modify the stats of your Arno to be stealthy or to be a tank. Problem is, the stats are not well explained. Example; High-Profile Noise and Low-Profile Noise. In game they have positive values, so you'll get confused whether the equipment is adding more noise or actually reducing noise? Some of the stats that improve your stats has negative values. So, you decide to seek your answer on the web. And there you go, the value on the AC:Unity page is upside down from the in-game (positive in-game, negative in the web). It felt like the stats modifier is an afterthought rather than planned from beginning and poorly executed. Though the function remains the same. I would say that Ubisoft is right on making the crowd as their selling point. The crowd is pretty lively, has their own agenda and the number is simply enormous. The problem is with the protesters. It's like they don't have anything else to do other than protesting. They don't need to eat, they don't need to rest, they don't have other business to attend, they just protest. Good thing is that they still know how to react to their surrounds, one guy release a shot every one will start running away saving themselves.Graphics I'm running the game at 1080p with graphic presets High with additional HBAO+. The problem is, it felt very much like being rendered by potato rather than my GTX970. Some objects that is imitating bokeh (out of focus object) is not out of focus but rather rendered with very low res textures and polygon. Faraway buildings are having seriously low res textures that you start to wonder if you actually owns GTX970 or GeForce 2 MX400. This might not bother much if you are simply running around but when I'm stopping investigating enigmas, this really bothers me. As for the framerate, yes it struggles to maintain 60fps. But at least it can maintain above 40fps. No weird framerate issues that I experience. ​Dem low poly and textures​ ​ Dem low textures If you really want to maintain 60fps, probably you'll need SLI. Problem is, SLI is broken as of my review was done so it's pretty much not an option right now.Microtransactions Oh yes, you don't want to play the game yet wants to unlock every single equipments in this game? You got the money, Ubisoft got the answer for you. I see it as pay-to-win since basically it just jumps you forward with more powerful equipments, but it won't upset any balancing in the game so you might argue it's not pay-to-win and I'm willing to accept that. A mobile game level of microtransaction in full fledged triple A game that cost you $60 isn't bad enough for you? You can throw your money to Ubisoft another extra $2 for premium access in the companion apps. This will give you "full experience" with the companion apps when the companion app is useless without you buying the game. Companion app is primarily for you to throw more money at Ubisoft. Companion App I like the idea of 2nd screen experience and extra things you can do in it. Introduction of Glyph Puzzles to unlock missions and send your assassins to complete the missions for you and unlocking extra chest in the game is an idea that I actually like, just that you'll need to make sure that you collect the rewards in game as soon as possible, else you'll lose access to one of your assassin for 24 hours as they were automatically assigned to collect your rewards for 24 hours.Conclusion Assassin's Creed: Unity isn't a bad game. But the inconsistencies, microtransactions and textures in certain area really bugs me. I like the story, I like the stealth mechanics, I like the animations, I like the co-op multiplayer, but the game itself is released in such conditions that makes everything becomes bad and leave sour taste in my mouth. If you're hoping to run this game on SLI to boost performance, hold your horses. But if you really can look past the bad pc port graphic quality, microtransactions and inconsistencies, I'd say it is passable as an entertainment. The game itself is fun though nothing excellent, but all the bragging points buried by the bad stuff in the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdSk6vJmW5M

Hi Guys, I just built a new PC , installing my Windows 8.1 OS in an SSD , and installing Steam, its games on a 1TB HDD. When I try running AC4 or ACUnity, it just crashes on me. Is this a common issue? What is the cause of this? Is there a solution other than installing UPlay and games on C:\ , I mean since my SSD is limited in space, I am hoping to avoid that. Thanks in Advance

So this comes as a surprise as even i thought it was a Hoax , but no , people who subscribed the news letter at the start will be getting the full copy of his first new game in Panache Digital Games for free, he also mentions he hasn't exactly talked in length with his team members before telling people he's be giving it away for free. i personally am very excited about his next Historical Adventure game , i am a Die hard prince of persia fan , yes POP Warrior within is as good as tomb raider 2013 or AC 2 in fact , not sure he got the rights back to his new ip 1666, given the history between ubisoft , probably not , so i am looking forward to what he does next, i really want it to compete against AC franchise, right now they are on high meth coz no other games are doing an historical open world games as of now , anyway , tell me your opinions , Peace Patrice message - Message from Patrice Dear friends of Panache Digital Games, It is my greatest pleasure and Utmost to write you today. One month ago, my team and I lancé Panache Digital Games for the world to see. Thousands of you came and visitedwww.panachedigitalgames.com and subscribed to our newsletter, with no knowledge or promise is our part, simply by your curiosity and interest in my past work. Even though I have-been in forced silence, for quite a while now, you're still here. I want you to know That I am Deeply touched by the fact That After All This Time; you're still the Supporting my team and I. So what is Panache Digital Games? It's a brand new AAA game development studio based in Montreal and founded de with my good friend and long-time ally, Jean-Francois Boivin, in the summer of 2014. Indeed AAA Games, I believe in 'em. I believe wholeheartedly That this medium we call "video games" Can Be a positive force for change in our society and That AAA quality gaming experiences-have unmatched strength to accomplish achieve this. For you see, dear friends, I've always Review: had an ambition underlying instrument in my work: to move the world of games. It is with this motivation That I designed Assassin's Creed. I Believe That, Somehow, I succeeded in my mission. This Gives me great motivation, ambition and heart to continue the adventure. Unfortunately HOWEVER, this letter won't reveal what we're currently working on over at Panache. Not right now, it's just a tiny bit too soon. What I will say is the Abebooks web're working on a 3rd person Action-Historical-Survival game. Something Abebooks web-have done quite well in the past. ! That Said, I wanted to find a way to thank you for your patience, and your outburst of Good wishes and love. For you, our first and beloved fans, my team and I have DecidedAbebooks web Will give you a full copy of our next game. Let's call it a free to play game that's not a "free-to-play" game. You have taken the time out of your busy schedules to give us your contact email info, to join us and Become our community first. Again, simply out of trust, out of love for what we've done in the past. We continue To Be Deeply touched by the gesture. We've APPROBATION your email addresses as Such and Will continue to keep you Informed of our progress in future communications. Until the then is I invite you to subscribe to our various social media channels on Facebook ,Twitter , Instagram or LinkedIn and to continue to share with us. Do not forget to invite your friends and family. We want a fanatically engaged, and diverse Numerous community. Also do not forget to visit www.panachedigitalgames.com for constant updates. Finally, I wish you all (that live in parts of the world Where We take a break this time of year) the very best holiday wishes, and to all, I wish you a great 2015 full of Panache! Patrice

"It basically says in 200 words what Ubisoft wants you to say in five: "I will not sue you," whether for the busted game or the fact giving away free DLC devalues the season pass you bought. The waiver is buried in the mile of legal text that no one ever reads, but they're required to say they have before they can get their stuff." So this why they gave the free games out, and here I thought it was out of the kindness of their hearts. Just keep digging, just keep digging, ... Source: http://www.polygon.com/2014/12/20/7427437/assassins-creed-unity-free-game-lawsuit-class-action

http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-US/community/liveupdates/live_updates_details.aspx?c=tcm%3A152-189028-16&ct=tcm%3A148-76770-32 Am I eligible to receive this offer? Everyone who has purchased the Assassin's Creed Unity Season Pass or Gold Edition is eligible for this offer. Please note, you must activate the Season Pass for our system to recognize you as "eligible" for the offer. If your Season Pass was activated before November 25th, you will be able to use the website to select your free game immediately. If your Season Pass was activated after November 25th, a delay of up to ten days may occur to define your eligibility in our system.

GameInformer article: http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/12/18/your-assassin-s-creed-unity-season-pass-free-game-comes-with-a-legal-catch.aspx Bad news, people! You can't sue Ubisoft if you got a free game as an apology for the problems in AC: Unity. So basically they're sayng "you get a free game, but don't tell anyone our game is bugged and full of problems"

So I just downloaded patch 1.4, it took me 49 hours at about 50KB/s, and now my game crashes after selecting "continue" on the menu. I tried searching for a solution, but all I could find was other people complaining about the same problem, and when I googled it it just came up with a bunch of articles saying "Patch 1.04 will alleviate most of the remaining bugs". If anyone has a solution please share it, I really want to play this game because despite how shitty Ubi is getting, I still enjoy their games. (Also this cost me $90AUD). Running an Intel CPU and AMD GPU, my rig is in my sig. EDIT: Updated with solution

Patrice Desilets teases the first project from Panache Digital Games, which will be a third-person AAA title. "Indeed AAA games, I believe in them," Desilets said in a press release obtained by Game Informer. "I believe wholeheartedly that this medium we call 'video games' can be a positive force for change in our society and that AAA quality gaming experiences have unmatched strength to achieve this" in case you didn't know , Patrice Desilets left ubisoft after how AC was handled and joined THQ, where he started to develope "1666" a new game similar to AC, but THQ was auctioned and Ubisoft got THQ and all it's IP's . so now since Patrice Desilets was not back again in Ubisoft, he left the company again with Ubisoft now owning the rights to 1666 , and he started his own company. Source : http://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassin-s-creed-creator-reveals-aaa-historical-ac/1100-6424316/

Rigorous quality control is of paramount importance to us, and your feedback over these past weeks has indicated that it is important to you as well. As stated last week, we’d expected to release the patch today (and we know that many are anticipating its release), but we are choosing to hold off until we can give you the improvements we’ve promised. We are committed to delivering major performance improvements, which requires that we refurbish the Paris map and that will take a few more days to hit the high level of quality our players deserve. Thank you very much for your understanding and continued patience. -The Live Update Team Official Source : http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/community/liveupdates/live_updates_details.aspx?c=tcm:154-188879-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32

Hi, I recently received a nvidia code with my GTX 970 in which I can use to redeem the crew, far cry 4, or assassin's creed unity. I'm not sure which one to pick... I've heard that AC5 is really fun but glitchy, and far cry 4 has bad fps drops. And I also don't like racing games... Any suggestions? Thanks

Here are the details of Patch 4. This Patch is rolling out to PS4 now, and will be available for Xbox One players later today (December 16). PC players can expect the patch later this week. Patch 4 release date: December 16 th Platforms: PS4, Xbox One PC coming later this week. Size: 6.7 GB Stability, Performance and Save Game Fixed numerous random crashes both on Campaign and Coop Implemented multiple optimizations and fixes to improve overall performance 2 Fixed save issue caused by the companion app on the main menu (loss of data) 3 Fixed save issue caused by contacts list (crash occurring). Users should now have access to save Gameplay (navigation, fight, stealth) Fixed various navigation issues Fixed issues with lock picking chests Fixed additional haystack issues Character, AI and Crowd Fixed various character, crowd station and NPC issues Online, Matchmaking, Connectivity and Replication Fixed various matchmaking and connection issues both in matches and when starting a match. Fixed various issues with voice chat Fixed join-in-progress issues Fixed various replication issues between host and clients Fixed issues with player rank and COOP/heist rewards Fixed issues with Helix credits Fixed issues with the My Club feature Menus and HUD Fixed HUD icon issues and issues with map information Fixed various Initiates issues Fixed additional issues with notifications Mission tweaks (campaign, coop and side content) Fixed various low occurrence walkthrough breaks in both Campaign and COOP Fixed various NPC issues Fixed issue with the quest log disappearing for specific side missions World and 3D Fixed various collision and mesh issues Fixed additional issues where player would fall through the world Fixed specific areas where textures were missing 4 PC-Specific Fixed crash on "Quit to Windows" in free roam mode 5 Fixed crash on accepting multiple "Join the club" requests Fixed issues with TXAA Fixed issues with PCSS Fixed issues with textures on NPCs Fixed black texture issues on MSAA-4x, MSAA-8x and TXAA Right Control now can be assigned as a hotkey Minor UI fixes Source : http://kotaku.com/6-7gb-assassins-creed-unity-patch-issued-to-fix-framera-1671872114

Those of you who purchased the Assassin’s Creed: Unity season pass or Assassin’s Creed: Unity gold edition will soon be able to claim your free game. Ubisoft announced that it would be giving out free DLC and free games a couple of weeks back following the very troubled launch of this year’s Assassin’s Creed game. Those who didn’t buy the season pass will receive a free copy of the Dead Kings DLC. Those who did will be eligible for a free copy of one of the following games: Far Cry 4, The Crew, Watch Dogs, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, Rayman Legends or Just Dance 2015. Official Blog : http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/community/liveupdates/live_updates_details.aspx?c=tcm:154-188535-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32 Source : http://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/acunity-season-pass-owners-can-claim-free-ubisoft-game-next-week/ i already have FC 4 and ACU , so i'll be getting Crew, what about you guyz?

I'm going to build a new PC (my first actually) and I need some help to which components to buy. I need a PC that can run Assassin's Creed Unity on Ultra High with average of 70FPS Here are the most recent components for the pc I plan to build: CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 Motherboard: Asus Z97-A Ram: Corsair Vengeance Pro 1600mHz 8GB (2x4) GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 4GB GDDR5 Storage: Seagate Barracuda HDD 1TB (or) SSHD 1TB HDD/ 8GB SSD (suggest which one would be better please) Power Supply: Zalman 700w Bronze 80 Plus Case: Zalman Z9 Plus Please help me in anyway you can

Assassin's Creed Unity gets the lowest review scores since it's beginning, i'm kinda disappointed Joystiq (2.5/5) Eurogamer (7/10) Edit : This was last year Source : http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/11/assassins-creed-unity-review http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/assassin-s-creed-unity-review/1900-6415948/ http://kotaku.com/assassins-creed-unity-the-kotaku-review-1657368877 http://www.polygon.com/2014/11/11/7192467/assassins-creed-unity-review-xbox-one-PS4-PC http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-11-11-assassins-creed-unity-review http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/11/assassins-creed-unity-review-a-tale-of-two-games/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/11/11/assassins-creed-unity-and-rogue-reviews-wont-be-seen-until-after-launch/

I was planning on pre ordering the gold edition for ac unity, but i might just get standard edition and not even buy the season pass later because the game is too buggy for pc, what do you guys think? Also, do you guys know if the season pass, bought separately, comes with the 20 weapons and 10 outfits, or it’s just the gold edition that has this? (http://shop.ubi.com/store/ubiemea/en_IE/pd/ThemeID.8605700/productID.304176800/Assassins_Creed%C2%AE_Unity_-_Gold_Edition.html)

Are the spec requirements for ACU as high as it says on Steam?

Looks like even though Unity isn't finished up properly, Ubisoft is already working on the next installment in the franchise, which will allegedly take place in Victorian England Kotaku article: http://kotaku.com/next-years-big-assassins-creed-is-set-in-victorian-lond-1665343788 gameinformer article: http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/12/02/ubisoft-confirms-victorian-england-assassin-s-creed-game-in-development.aspx

Have sent this to @LinusTech, as to correct him on his statement from the wan show regarding Notre dame being a problem for AC:U due to its high polycount or something like that, and he said to post it here as well, to maybe enlighten some of you about it Hope this clears some confusion over what is going on with unity and what people assume are the problems

Ubisoft's Yannick Spagna in an interview : "On a big IP, like Assassin's Creed or that type of game, I think now the idea is to reach a maximum of people, so it's not about needing advertisement to get additional revenue. "Plus I'm not sure this is the right business model to do that. When you think about it, would you like to have, while playing Assassin's Creed, shaving cream advertising every five minutes when you spent $70 to buy the game? I'm not sure this is what you want. "For big IPs, smart brands are the best partners. They do a line with Mega Bloks together. On their side, it's nice because toys are looking for the hype around video games. And we are looking for a new audience: kids, children, it's more like that." Source : http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a612103/ubisoft-wants-to-expand-assassins-creed-brand-to-kids.html#~oWFSwQLTauWq8x#ixzz3K7o9GVBs let me just leave this here