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Assassin's Creed has been a debacle for days now. Between the less-than-stellar response and the childish vagina worship surrounding its producer, one gets the feeling that Ubisoft would rather just forget about the game and move on to creating Splinter Cell: Splinter with a Vengeance.

Remember a week ago, though? Everything was roses and sunshine in the Ubisoft camp and Assassin's Creed was the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children. That, of course, was the mindset the above boys had when they created this live-action rendition of the Creed trailer, so it's not fair judging them now that the entire house of cards has blown into the fire.

A reaction to the video? The parkour is somewhat impressive, but the whole thing proves how utterly ridiculous certain actions look without the addition of CGI film filters and artistic slow-motion. Overall, I give it an 8. I wouldn't necessarily buy it, but I think it would serve as a quality rental.








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Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 19:03
Sharpless
ZERO!

Wait, what the fuck am I doing?
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 19:04
Fading Star
I see what you did there :D. Cool video.
MaxVest's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 19:06
MaxVest
ALERT THE INTERNET

WE'VE GOT A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION

ALPHA SQUAD SCRAMBLE

...wait, what the hell was that? I'm so confrused...
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 19:09
Sharpless
Hay, guyz! Look at this! Gabe from Penny Arcade has a different take on all this Assassin's Creed negativity. I think he brings up some potentially strong points. Thoughts?
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 19:19
Fading Star
I see what you did there. Thanks for the link, Sharpless.
Magesx's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 19:21
Magesx
Less than stellar? What?

I got 9s from approximately everyone who isn't 1UP or IGN.
Diomeneus's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 19:42
Diomeneus
Priceless! I especially loved when he climbed that building at the end.
Trevor McGee's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 19:54
Trevor McGee
Well, Assassin's Creed kicks ass no matter what a couple lame reviews said.

The video was pretty cool too, but it would have been better if they could have gotten someone to do some more acrobatic things. Also, it would have been funny to see him pick pocket someone, even if it was a staged one it would have been nice.
akathatoneguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 20:00
akathatoneguy
Yeah...less than stellar? I liked it, most other people seem to like it, they didn't have enough of them to even cover all the pre-orders at the Gamestop I got it from, and it got good reviews. Debacle is a strong word considering it seems to be a critical, and likely commercial, success. The IGN situation, now that was a debacle.
akathatoneguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 20:05
akathatoneguy
Oh, and the video: Meh. Way too much "walking around" filler.
Spooky Electric's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 20:13
Spooky Electric
I thought the video was pretty sweet, though if I were one of the people he shoved aside I'd probably push his goofy tunic wearing ass against a wall. I also wanted to see him pick someone's pocket, even if he just runs back around and hands it back.
As for the actual game, I still need to play it before I trash it based on a couple of mediocre reviews.
taileon's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 20:15
taileon
cool vid ...
btw those reviews only go for ps3 anyways ... so >= P
Magesx's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 20:32
Magesx
btw no they don't. The PS3 got what, .2 points less than the 360 on from IGN?

Yeah, so, your PS3 hatred is wasted, Tail.
xdaytime's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 21:08
xdaytime
gay. Mega64 is 20 times better.
CCGames Mike's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 21:22
CCGames Mike
i thought the vid was alright. As for the game, well, from what I saw of my co-worker playing it, it definitely looked pretty fun. I could just see myself spending far too much time roaming around, doing sidequests before eventually finishing off my target when I feel it's most oppurtune.

hell i still don't get why this game is getting 'meh' reviews from people. I think I agree with Gabe about this one; reviewers simply don't have the kind of time to spend with a game like Assassin's Creed, ESPECIALLY with Mass Effect also being on their 'to do' list for their deadlines.
gee's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 21:35
gee
He was totally caught by a guard when climbing
carmatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 21:35
carmatic
mmm... definitely reminded me of [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freestyle_walking]free running[/url] , when i first saw videos of assassins creed i knew it looked kinda familiar but i couldnt quite put my finger on it
also doesnt assassins creed have something to do with the present time as well? probably not as anachronistic looking as the video but it mentions something about DNA and stuff...
BluFire's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 21:42
BluFire
It doesn't matter if the game is actually not that good. I still hear people talking about Assassin's Creed like they know shit about video games.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 21:51
Sharpless
Just for the record, the two versions appear to be equal, more or less. The PS3 version is prettier and sharper, but the 360 version runs smoother. It's give-and-take. Throw in the 360's achievements, though, and I think the scales tip in the 360's favor.
Trowble's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 22:32
Trowble
They wore Nike's back then?
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 22:57
Darren Nakamura
That video was about three minutes too long.

I'm confused about the whole rating thing. We're the people who say that scores are too inflated, and that a five out of ten means average, right? Then why are we branding a game as "bad" when the LOWEST score it's got is a seven out of ten? I guess I'm echoing what Im OK is saying. I also haven't played it yet.
Drift64's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 23:10
Drift64
Was this the ps3 version, because I experience some video lag there when I was viewing the video...
TheMadLeper's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 23:49
TheMadLeper
im playing it now, and what the jerkoff from pennyarcade (hate penny arcade) is totally correct. The game is great. Just have fun with it. Also Dexter makes an excellent point.


Buy this game, i love it
GCaLL's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/16/2007 00:01
GCaLL
That was so nerdy it makes me self-conscious to be a gamer. Never thought I'd say that.
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/16/2007 04:06
Aaron Mxy Yost
What's weird is the other night I just watched The Crow again for the first time in years.
Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/16/2007 06:28
Batthink
That video wasn't bad. I liked the free-running bits.
pierrerodriguez's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/16/2007 07:47
pierrerodriguez
nice crow reference. just wish the video would play at work.
matmanx1's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/16/2007 07:54
matmanx1
Your use of the word "debacle" is slightly sensational don't you think? And in all the reading about the game on countless sights over the last few days I've heard nary a quip about Ms. Raymond but rather alot about the game itself. I happen to think (and alot of people agree with me) that the game is fantastic. Therefore your first paragraph = fail.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/16/2007 08:38
Holyetheline
That was pretty silly. It sort of made me want to go climb a building or something.
Milhouse's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/16/2007 08:40
Milhouse
Nice video, and the linked comment from the Penny Arcade guy was very good.

And props to my Montréal co-citizens for doing that game!
blu3steel's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/16/2007 09:03
blu3steel
And then he fell to his death.
Daniel Husky Lingen's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/16/2007 13:15
Daniel Husky Lingen
It would be better if Jade narrated it
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/16/2007 13:39
Bob Muir
Looked cool. I would never attempt most of those stunts in public, though, cause I'd break my neck.
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