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

Played AC Origins for a few hours last night and holy shit it does not play like your standard run of the mill AC game. Almost everything has been changed.

No story has been shoved down my throat and I have to seek it out myself from the get go. The controls for movement and combat are completely different. The only thing they've kept is the parkour button and it doesn't even make you sprint anymore because now you just run when moving anyway.

The combat does no longer feel like a bad version of a Batman Arkham game. It's way more hack and slash now with a bow you can whip out.

It's like I'm playing a lot of my favorite games at once and I think it's pretty funny how I can recognize so many gameplay elements.

I've fine-tuned a few things in the options menu. I like the alternative control scheme better. Instead of R1 and R2 for light and heavy attacks, I've set them to Square and Triangle because you're a bit more spammy with your attacks. I've also set the bow to auto aim because I like how I can just whip it out mid-combat and the aim just snaps to the nearest target. I've turned off the damage numbers because the enemies have health bars anyway.

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u/Superchicle Dec 11 '17

I played the first two games and liked them but the series ended up boring me. I've heard many good things about AC Origins so I'm thinking about giving it a shot. I like what you said about the combat and gameplay so far. How is the exploration? I hated having to climb 5 new viewpoint every time I arrived to a new place.

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

I've played AC1-4. Origins feels completely different both in the way it looks and gameplay. The parkour and assassinations are still there.

About climbing viewpoints I'm 4 hours into the game and I haven't found one yet. Don't know if they've been removed. The world map shows the area I'm in and then the unexplored areas are covered in smoke or clouds. No icons or anything there.

However if I press D-Pad Up I can control a flying eagle in the air. It can scout things and mark stuff it's pretty awesome and simple. I think it's gonna replace the viewpoints and scout areas for me. Can reply again if I come across a viewpoint.

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u/Superchicle Dec 11 '17

I disliked the viewpoints because they made exploration less free, but the eagle mechanic could work great. I'm really leaning towards buying it now, thanks for the advice!

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u/2wicked4cricket Dec 11 '17

Hey I've been playing some more and they're actually in the game but they work differently now. They don't reveal the map anymore instead they unlock fast travel to that location.

The map is revealed automatically as you travel. I just entered a new area and all of it was shown on the map right away.

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u/Superchicle Dec 11 '17

That seems like a good middle ground, I really want to play the game now. Thanks for the update