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[–] joejoe87577@lemmy.world 80 points 2 weeks 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@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks 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@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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

[–] darthsid@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks 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@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

nuke Europe

it's more satisfying

Putin???

[–] weew@lemmy.ca -3 points 2 weeks 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@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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.

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ubisoft will go bankrupt, but Tencent won't

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks 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)

[–] kabi@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

Facebook was an okay name, Meta boils my blood.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks 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).

[–] yuri@pawb.social 15 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 13 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

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

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 16 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] donuts@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

yeah, just give me a g

[–] Soulg@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 points 2 weeks ago

I hope you're joking.

[–] DesolateMood@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks 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

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 11 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 8 points 2 weeks 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@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] SteposVenzny@beehaw.org 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

This isn’t the first RPG AC to have that feature, I’m pretty sure, just the first to label it “canon.” And it’s true there are people out there who are extremely strongly opposed to narrative freedom and obsessed with knowing objective canon, considering it infantilizing to allow players the freedom to influence characterization in dialogue. I cannot fathom what leads anyone to that mindset but I’ve met a few.

They may be a tiny minority but this seems like a harmless and low-effort way to accommodate that handful of weirdos.

(Hilarious that this is happening in a game where the series villains are the people trying to eliminate free will, though.)

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

Lol gaming, for noobs, by noobs

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

What’s next the games play themselves?

[–] Kuma@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks 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@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This just keeps getting lamer and lamer.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 8 points 2 weeks 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)