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[–] joejoe87577 79 points 6 days ago (2 children)

So a story mode? Like the first AC games? There is a story and you play the game while the story unfolds and the writers decided what happens and you get immersed in the story without five hundred fake decision that make no difference what so ever?

[–] rockSlayer 24 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I agree, but also noncanon can get pretty fun. Imo the best ending I've recently seen like this is actually a cod game where you slowmo kill all the AI protagonists and nuke Europe

[–] joejoe87577 16 points 6 days ago

Anything with bonkers ideas or decision is fun. I mean kicking a squirrel against a tree in baldurs gate 3 is one of my favorite memories of our play trough.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Don't forget the far cry(4?) that ended after waiting 10 m after the villain said wait 😁

[–] darthsid 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I must’ve missed the last 10 yrs of COD but that sounds wildly fun!!! Would you recommend?

[–] rockSlayer 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's been pretty hit or miss the last few years, but black ops 6 is definitely worth it. The noncanon scene I mentioned is in Black Ops Cold War, which is about 4 years old now (Bo6 is also it's direct sequel). It's a lot of fun, but to unlock it you'll have to solve some tricky and well hidden but simple puzzles throughout the whole story. It might take a few tries to get it, but it's more satisfying than the canon ending imo.

[–] TheBat 4 points 6 days ago

nuke Europe

it's more satisfying

Putin???

[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 days ago

I think this is the exact opposite of story mode. Most of the time "Story mode" is extremely easy gameplay so you can just focus on the story.

This is basically "gameplay mode" where you don't need to pay attention to the story at all or make any story decisions.

[–] RightHandOfIkaros 29 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I typed about six or seven different kinds of replies to this before deleting the entire thing each time.

I don't particularly have anything to add to this topic, other than I am voicing my frustration by expressing that I had to realize multiple times that either I didn't care enough to argue with people about it, or I didn't care enough about this game to bother resoonding to replies about it.

Ubisoft can go bankrupt and Tencent can go next.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Ubisoft will go bankrupt, but Tencent won't

[–] frunch 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Facts.

I know this to be true because any company that has a name that irrationally pisses me off is a sure sign of longevity. Tencent is a perfect example, ByteDance is another.

Both companies can fuck all the way off 👋 (but most assuredly will not... If they ever should one day, think of me -- I'll be in a champagne supernova in the sky)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

Facebook was an okay name, Meta boils my blood.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

the only decision that matters in the entire franchise is whether or not you hug da Vinci in the second game. that’s where player-choice peaked for assassin’s creed and i will not compromise on this.

[–] taiyang 16 points 6 days ago

So... A regular Assassins Creed game. Mind, I stopped at Rogue.

Tbh, this isn't a terrible idea for people who tend to use a guide anyway? Depending on how perfectionist I feel, that's sometimes me (but the ideal game doesn't lock you out of content over a joke answer in a random dialog).

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

So don't use it if you don't like it. It's an option.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago (5 children)

The one thing I really want from my rpg is less role play

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

When did Assassins Creed become a RPG? It started as a Prince of Persia successor with no role playing at all. The last one i played was Black Flag, which also didn't have any RPG in it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] donuts 13 points 6 days ago

yeah, just give me a g

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Good thing it is an option and you do not have to play it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

I know you're joking, but assassin's creed could unironically use less role play. The games have been downhill ever since they introduced it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

I hope you're joking.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

I wouldn't use it myself, but I actually think it would be beneficial to knowing what the "real" ending is. I like knowing what the writer's intent was even if I am allowed to do something different.

[–] rtxn 6 points 6 days ago

I hope they didn't ask the same people for input who decided to use a broken torii gate as advertising material.

[–] ieatpwns 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

What’s next the games play themselves?

[–] Kuma 8 points 6 days ago

Isn't that pretty much idle mobile games? You hit play and let it do its thing then you level up some attributes so it can do its thing for longer and hit play again and repeat.

[–] Maalus 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Saying that as if watching people play isn't more popular than actually playing the games.

[–] ieatpwns 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Watching someone play a game and a game that plays itself are 2 different things

[–] Maalus 3 points 6 days ago

A "game that plays itself" is a movie. We already have that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Lol gaming, for noobs, by noobs

[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This just keeps getting lamer and lamer.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

More lame by adding an optional game mode?

If you want role playing style, play that way. If you want a story on rails play the new mode (or one of the old versions that worked like that)