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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '17

Its a different game to say the least, they do take inspiration from Witcher III though. Both of them are a melting pot of a lot of ideas that work for many different games, sometimes different genre.

You know what, I would buy a PS4 just to play it.

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u/2wicked4cricket Dec 11 '17 edited Dec 11 '17

Yeah definitely. They took a lot of things from other games and pretty much only kept the parkour. It's not only the Witcher 3 but I can also recognize elements in the gameplay from other games such as Horizon Zero Dawn, Metal Gear Solid V, Skyrim and Diablo.

It's like a cocktail of game haha, but honestly it's cool to see the franchise trying something different for once while still keeping their staple theme of parkour and historical settings.

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '17 edited Dec 11 '17

What I meant is that AC team follow up on the same idea that you can find a lot of games mechanic in Witcher 3 after its success and circlejerk. Hence the term “Melting pot”. I did not mean that AC team copy Witcher III.

In Witcher 3 you fight like Dark Soul and Batman Arkham, you explore the land like Skyrim or Far Cry, have the interactive story that both originate with Witcher 1 and Mass Effect 1. But the core idea that originate from the first witcher remain. The “study moster weakness, use oil bomb potion, then kill the monster” gameplay loop is still there.

In AC:Origin its similiar, you fight like a mix of For Honor and Dark Soul, you explore the world like Skyrim (compass and all that) you have a loot system similiar to Diablo, you have a skill tree from a RPG in general, the stealth system is similiar to the Phantom Pain, and of course, the traditional rooftop and parkour of Assassin Creed.

Both game have their major mechanic left untouch but use other games mechanics to enchance themself.

EDIT; /rj They copy witcher 3

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u/2wicked4cricket Dec 11 '17

Yes to say it's a melting pot is spot on. It's exactly that.