Now before you get too excited, this doesn't necessarily mean we'll be getting Assassin's Creed 3 by next April -- the release stops short of applying a number,
New Assassin's Creed with 'multiplayer mode' due by April 2011
by Justin McElroy 
on Jan 13th 2010 12:10PM
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Now before you get too excited, this doesn't necessarily mean we'll be getting Assassin's Creed 3 by next April -- the release stops short of applying a number,
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Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:14PM FredFredrickson said
Online multiplayer Assassin's Creed? Meh. I hope Ubi uses the time to work on making AC3 even better than this last game, and doesn't waste a bunch of time on multiplayer stuff. Single player is fine for some games.
After the awesomeness of AC2, it's gonna be a long wait for April 2011 for AC3.
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After the awesomeness of AC2, it's gonna be a long wait for April 2011 for AC3.
Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:14PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
Well I'm not surprised at all. I mean we already know there will be DLC. What you should keep an eye on is what the online feature is. More UPlay stuff? or are we all going to be running around stealth attacking each other a la MGO CQC Only matches....
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Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:18PM (Unverified) said
Multiplayer? God damn you brainless ADD people, doing this to another single player oriented game. I can't wait to play the 1000th game this gen to have team deathmatch slapped on it, that no one will play after month 1.
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Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:19PM (Unverified) said
Yeah, it's sad.
Next thing you know, Final Fantasy XV will have online multiplayer.
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Next thing you know, Final Fantasy XV will have online multiplayer.
Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:22PM Uphillbothways said
Maybe it's co-op rather than versus? That seems like it could be ok. Or stealth-based objective games somehow? That seems like it would ....suck, but it does seem like something they might try.
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Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:22PM Hyams said
Just wait for the future, when there shall be no more single player campaigns, only multiplayer games.
And every single game shall just be Team Deathmatch, over and over and over and this is the way gaming ends, this is the way gaming ends, this is the way gaming ends - not with a waggle, but a teabag.
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And every single game shall just be Team Deathmatch, over and over and over and this is the way gaming ends, this is the way gaming ends, this is the way gaming ends - not with a waggle, but a teabag.
Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:25PM (Unverified) said
Yeah MMOs are different, besides he said 15.
At least RPG developers haven't caved to the mindless masses with multiplayer yet, although I've heard early rumors of multiplayer in Mass Effect 3.
I swear to god I'll kill someone if that happens, probably the closest dudebro I can find.
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At least RPG developers haven't caved to the mindless masses with multiplayer yet, although I've heard early rumors of multiplayer in Mass Effect 3.
I swear to god I'll kill someone if that happens, probably the closest dudebro I can find.
Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:30PM Granger said
I kind of want multiplayer in Mass Effect, so you might have to kill me dudebro. RPGs with competitive modes rock... Pokemon? Golden Sun? Final Fantasy Tactics Advance? Phantom Dust?
I can understand someone ragging on generic deathmatch, but going into a 1v1 competitive match with your own party that you built from scratch is fun as hell.
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I can understand someone ragging on generic deathmatch, but going into a 1v1 competitive match with your own party that you built from scratch is fun as hell.
Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:39PM (Unverified) said
Uncharted's multiplayer is beyond awful. Now, thankfully the single player didn't suffer because they hired extra people just for that, but the game could have definitely done without it.
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Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:52PM Petebot330 said
Actually, I would love a coop RPG done right. Something like Castle Crashers but...idk, maybe you need 2 or 3 players to figure out a puzzle or something. It would be hard to pull off, but awesome.
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Posted: Jan 13th 2010 1:15PM LaughingTarget said
Actually, a mode where one guy plays the assassin has to hunt down 15 guard players in a large map without being detected. It could add a disguse feature to allow the assassin to truly blend in and cause an automatic loss for any player that kills more than three innocents to avoid random slaughter for the guards to win.
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Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:21PM (Unverified) said
Or maybe Naughty Dog can take some pointers from Ubi, because AC2 was the better game.
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Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:23PM Uphillbothways said
Ah hell no. We are not turning this into a flamewar. Stop trolling!!!
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Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:37PM (Unverified) said
I don't think that, I know it. It's superior in every way except graphics, and it's not exactly light years behind Uncharted in that category.
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Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:41PM (Unverified) said
Well, I personally thought most the characters in ACII were terrible. Desmond in this one was like Nathan Drake's retarded step cousin. The story is too overly complex and it just doesn't have the same appeal as Uncharted.
And yea, the graphics are way behind.
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And yea, the graphics are way behind.
Posted: Jan 13th 2010 2:22PM The Pirate said
Tmac...just shut up. Every single post you need to rile people up. Just shut the fuck up for one fucking post!
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Posted: Jan 13th 2010 3:13PM (Unverified) said
Uncharted 2 didn't raise the bar for anything. It was literally 1 with better graphics, it didn't really expand on anything the first game did. AC2 was a masterpiece and complete and total improvement over 1.
Get over your sony fanboyism enough to at least see that U2 isn't anything all that special.
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Get over your sony fanboyism enough to at least see that U2 isn't anything all that special.
Posted: Jan 13th 2010 3:48PM 7egend said
Why is it when you make a constructive comment people take it to one extreme? Uncharted 2 is pretty special, it has a load of awards and fans to prove that. Assassin's Creed 2 was pretty damn good as well, like I said, they are my 2 FAVORITE IPs. However, I think if Ubisoft took some pointers from Naughty Dog (who currently know how to use the PS3 to it's best potential obviously) Assassin's Creed 3 would be probably the best game known to man.
Not once did I say make them like each other, or use the same mechanics, but just use Naughty Dog's mastering of the system to help improve the graphics and possibly optimize the game to play like Uncharted 2, which is by far the best experience available on the system.
Just like Motorstorm was the game to demo the PS3 graphics when it first came out, Uncharted 2 is the best game for that currently.
So go ahead and down rank this comment too, since constructive criticism isn't welcome.
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Not once did I say make them like each other, or use the same mechanics, but just use Naughty Dog's mastering of the system to help improve the graphics and possibly optimize the game to play like Uncharted 2, which is by far the best experience available on the system.
Just like Motorstorm was the game to demo the PS3 graphics when it first came out, Uncharted 2 is the best game for that currently.
So go ahead and down rank this comment too, since constructive criticism isn't welcome.
Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:18PM (Unverified) said
Makes sense. Assassin's Creed came out in 2007, and the sequel came out two years later in in 2009. Seems like a trend that it takes a while to produce the first game in a series, but the sequels only take two years to produce.
I'll place a bet that Modern Warfare 3, Left 4 Dead 3, Episode 3, Uncharted 3, will also come out around the same time as Assassin's Creed 3 in 2011.
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I'll place a bet that Modern Warfare 3, Left 4 Dead 3, Episode 3, Uncharted 3, will also come out around the same time as Assassin's Creed 3 in 2011.
Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:21PM (Unverified) said
Yeah, it's that two year life cycle for sequels.
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Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:21PM (Unverified) said
Except for Halo, which is on a three year cycle.
Halo CE: 2001
Halo 2: 2004
Halo 3: 2007
Halo: Reach 2010
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Halo CE: 2001
Halo 2: 2004
Halo 3: 2007
Halo: Reach 2010
Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:27PM (Unverified) said
@Brad
Of course there are exceptions to the rule.
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Of course there are exceptions to the rule.
Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:27PM BananaBoat said
Subtract a little time for a reused engine, add some time for development on a new console, etc.
If Ubisoft uses the same engine from AC 1 and 2 for 3, then I don't see any reason why they couldn't get a game out by April 2011. I'd put money on November 2011 at the earliest though.
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If Ubisoft uses the same engine from AC 1 and 2 for 3, then I don't see any reason why they couldn't get a game out by April 2011. I'd put money on November 2011 at the earliest though.
Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:37PM (Unverified) said
@Brad: But you're forgetting Halo:wars and ODST
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Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:41PM (Unverified) said
Halo Wars isn't a Bungie game, and ODST is an expansion.
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Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:19PM (Unverified) said
Hmm... The little mini-game of capture the flag in ACII would be cool online. Also, the end of ACII basically said "this game is a trilogy" but I didn't expect it so soon.
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Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:53PM Petebot330 said
IDK...the way it's worded sounds like it's exactly DLC.
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Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:23PM Dr Perry Ulysses Cox said
I can't wait until Ubisoft and Activision team up to make Guitar Hero: Assassin's Credence Clearwater Revival.
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Posted: Jan 13th 2010 12:45PM (Unverified) said
I'm gonna take a wild guess and say late 18th century when the US was established. Or perhaps in Eden so it'll be all futuristic? I dunno...
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Posted: Jan 13th 2010 2:35PM FredFredrickson said
Why would the setting have to be modern for multiplayer?
The developers have already said they don't want to do time periods that everyone else has already done anyway.
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The developers have already said they don't want to do time periods that everyone else has already done anyway.
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