Assassins Creed

**Xtreme2damax** · May 23rd, 2008

I know I don't post much about games in this section usually, but I just got this game.

I'll just start off by saying this game looks stunning, like it could be on par with Crysis, yet it runs superb and much faster than Crysis and even games like Bioshock, Lost Planet, Splinter Cell Double Agent etc.... and the list goes on.

Yet at least on my rig there is some lag, however nowheres near the lag I get with Bioshock, Lost Planet and other games.

The lag is bearable so I don't mind playing. I did however have to turn all my settings down to the lowest I could, even though the settings are the lowest this game still looks visually stunning

Whoever said this was bloatware has never played the game yet, because it runs fairly decent on my PC, and I imagine it runs even better on newer PC's.

My specs are as follows:

AMD64 X 2 3800+ @ 2.0 Ghz, Geforce 6150 LE and 1 gigabyte of DDR2 ram.

I haven't played it long enough yet to give off any more impressions, how the story is and other gameplay.

So far it seems to play strikingly similar to the Prince of Persia games like someone mentioned.

Great so far, I keep ya'll updated as I progress.

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Cheesus · May 23rd, 2008

It is a great game. If you enjoyed PoP and like the GTA open end environment, then you will absolutely love this game. Many say the gameplay gets repetetive, but IMO that's only if you expect it to constantly change, which it doesn't. Another point worth noting is, much like Crysis, while many missions can be tackled by just 'going in head on, kick ass, complete mission, start next', it really takes out of the fun. Almost every mission can be tackled differently, and that's what keeps the game fun and fresh.

Personally, I found this to be one of the greatest games of this era, IMO in terms of enjoyment and replay value, to be on par with Crysis (which I also loved). A great game, that is really worth investing in.

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**Xtreme2damax** · May 23rd, 2008

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Originally Posted by Cheesus

It is a great game. If you enjoyed PoP and like the GTA open end environment, then you will absolutely love this game. Many say the gameplay gets repetetive, but IMO that's only if you expect it to constantly change, which it doesn't. Another point worth noting is, much like Crysis, while many missions can be tackled by just 'going in head on, kick ass, complete mission, start next', it really takes out of the fun. Almost every mission can be tackled differently, and that's what keeps the game fun and fresh.

Personally, I found this to be one of the greatest games of this era, IMO in terms of enjoyment and replay value, to be on par with Crysis (which I also loved). A great game, that is really worth investing in.

Yeah it seems good so far, as for repetitive it doesn't bother me since I've played a lot of games even ones with low critiques scores and enjoyed them nonetheless.

What I'm most shocked at is how great it runs for the graphics it displays, much better than I originally thought it would after viewing the requirements.

I'm wondering if Gears of War will run as great as this, because thats my next purchase.

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skoreanime · May 23rd, 2008

It's fun. The narration is also done very well so the story part of it keeps you interested.

Also, I do get some lag. When you do the whole 360degree view on top of the towers, I get choppy scene.

Pyramid_Head · May 23rd, 2008

It is a pretty awesome game! I haven't played the PS3 version yet but have it on PC it's done quite well. I wish the ports of DMC 3 and Onimusha 3 were ported this good. RE 4 was alot better when those texture packs were released.
Anyway I haven't played enough of it to expierenice any sort of lag but what I have played of it it seemed perfectly fine

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Mr. Duck Sauce · May 23rd, 2008

Its a bad port, seriously, when you quit the game you have to quit 4 times and that is badly done.

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skoreanime · May 23rd, 2008

Meh, as soon as it says it's done a save and I want to exit, Alt+F4

**Xtreme2damax** · May 23rd, 2008

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Its a bad port, seriously, when you quit the game you have to quit 4 times and that is badly done.

I seriously doubt that, I haven't experienced no such thing. I just select quit and it quits without a problem.

It's not really a bad port if it can run nicely on my crappy PC and still look entirely stunning.

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Cheesus · May 23rd, 2008

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Originally Posted by skoreanime

It's fun. The narration is also done very well so the story part of it keeps you interested.

Also, I do get some lag. When you do the whole 360degree view on top of the towers, I get choppy scene.

It lags for you? Both your GPU and CPU are more powerful then mine, and it never lags for me... What res are you running it at?

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skoreanime · May 23rd, 2008

1680x1050. I do have the latest Nvidia drivers too...hmmm.

Paratech · May 23rd, 2008

Hmm, I wonder how well it'd run on my PC?

Athlon you know, puts me at a slight disadvantage!

Frag, I thought my PC specs were in my siggy.

Athlon 5000+ 2.6ghz dual core, 2Gyg Ram, NVIDIA 8600 GT, Win XP SP2.

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**Xtreme2damax** · May 23rd, 2008

The game is unrealistically optimized, I'm not quite sure why the requirements for it are listed as insanely high.

It seems to run much better than the other games I listed above at the same settings.

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The Captain · May 23rd, 2008

Is it worth it to play the PC version if you already played one of the console versions?

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**Xtreme2damax** · May 23rd, 2008

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Is it worth it to play the PC version if you already played one of the console versions?

I wouldn't know as I don't own the console versions. From what I hear playing the game in DX10 mode yields better performance over DX9 with slightly better graphics.

I'm not sure if theres anything else to mention, perhaps someone else will know. I game on my PC because of the convenience and own no consoles at the moment.

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skoreanime · May 23rd, 2008

Though Ubisoft decided to stop the whole DX10 bit with Assassins Creed?

Paratech · May 23rd, 2008

Yeah I don't own a 360, and although I plan to buy one next year, I may want to play the game this year. I'm running XP, though, so I imagine it won't look much better than the 360? or that my PC will support very high quality graphics?

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**Xtreme2damax** · May 23rd, 2008

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Though Ubisoft decided to stop the whole DX10 bit with Assassins Creed?

It does have a DX10 executable so I'm pretty sure it is a DX10 game like the box says. Even the screen shot thread says it has a DX10 mode, thats where the info was posted about the DX10 mode outperforming DX9.

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**fivefeet8** · May 23rd, 2008

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Though Ubisoft decided to stop the whole DX10 bit with Assassins Creed?

Dx10 has always been in the PC version and still is. It was Dx10.1 that got the shaft from UBI.

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Paratech · May 23rd, 2008

I wonder though how the DX9 mode stacks up to the XBOX 360 version?

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**fivefeet8** · May 23rd, 2008

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I wonder though how the DX9 mode stacks up to the XBOX 360 version?

From what I've seen of Dx9, it looks almost exactly like the console versions. The Dx10 path does render HDR a bit less overexposed compared to the Dx9 path and has slightly better filtered shadows. Those were the only things that stood out enough to me.

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May 23rd, 2008	#1 (permalink)
Xtreme2damax T-5000 Modenator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere, even in your couch cushions.. Posts: 3,139	Assassins Creed I know I don't post much about games in this section usually, but I just got this game. I'll just start off by saying this game looks stunning, like it could be on par with Crysis, yet it runs superb and much faster than Crysis and even games like Bioshock, Lost Planet, Splinter Cell Double Agent etc.... and the list goes on. Yet at least on my rig there is some lag, however nowheres near the lag I get with Bioshock, Lost Planet and other games. The lag is bearable so I don't mind playing. I did however have to turn all my settings down to the lowest I could, even though the settings are the lowest this game still looks visually stunning Whoever said this was bloatware has never played the game yet, because it runs fairly decent on my PC, and I imagine it runs even better on newer PC's. My specs are as follows: AMD64 X 2 3800+ @ 2.0 Ghz, Geforce 6150 LE and 1 gigabyte of DDR2 ram. I haven't played it long enough yet to give off any more impressions, how the story is and other gameplay. So far it seems to play strikingly similar to the Prince of Persia games like someone mentioned. Great so far, I keep ya'll updated as I progress. __________________ \| Xtemulation Forums \| Dolphin SVN Builds \| \| XTemulation Wiki \| PCSX2 SVN Builds \| Download the free Xtemulation Toolbar If you like Xtemulation, please Digg Us

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May 23rd, 2008	#4 (permalink)
skoreanime Your resident reaper... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 6,031	It's fun. The narration is also done very well so the story part of it keeps you interested. Also, I do get some lag. When you do the whole 360degree view on top of the towers, I get choppy scene.

May 23rd, 2008	#5 (permalink)
Pyramid_Head Trust No One Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mulder's Office USA Posts: 288	It is a pretty awesome game! I haven't played the PS3 version yet but have it on PC it's done quite well. I wish the ports of DMC 3 and Onimusha 3 were ported this good. RE 4 was alot better when those texture packs were released. Anyway I haven't played enough of it to expierenice any sort of lag but what I have played of it it seemed perfectly fine __________________ CPU: Intel Q8200 @2.33ghz GPU: Asus ATI X1950 Pro / 256MB Mobo: Asus P5k (Latest bios) RAM: 4GB of G.Skill PC26400 HDD1: 750GB Seagate Barracuda 32mb (OS) HDD2: 250GB Seagate Barracuda 16MB (Data) Operating System: Windows 7 Professional x64 PSU: Antec Eartwatts 500watt 80 Plus Monitor: Acer 19 widescreen ' 1440x900

May 23rd, 2008	#6 (permalink)
Mr. Duck Sauce Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Posts: 225	Its a bad port, seriously, when you quit the game you have to quit 4 times and that is badly done. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 2.7Ghz Kuma 2Gb DDR2 800 Mhz XFX 9800GTX+ WinXP 3

May 23rd, 2008	#7 (permalink)
skoreanime Your resident reaper... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 6,031	Meh, as soon as it says it's done a save and I want to exit, Alt+F4

May 23rd, 2008	#10 (permalink)
skoreanime Your resident reaper... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 6,031	1680x1050. I do have the latest Nvidia drivers too...hmmm.

May 23rd, 2008	#11 (permalink)
Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Franklin, Pa Posts: 4,137	Hmm, I wonder how well it'd run on my PC? Athlon you know, puts me at a slight disadvantage! Frag, I thought my PC specs were in my siggy. Athlon 5000+ 2.6ghz dual core, 2Gyg Ram, NVIDIA 8600 GT, Win XP SP2. __________________ -Dreams of getting a new 360 XBOX in 201x. -Current consoles: Playstation 2 and Wii, also has DS/GBA and a PSP 3000 -PC: AMD 5000 2.6 Dual Core, 2GB Ram, 8600 GeForce GT video card, SB Live!, Win XP SP3

May 23rd, 2008	#12 (permalink)
Xtreme2damax T-5000 Modenator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere, even in your couch cushions.. Posts: 3,139	The game is unrealistically optimized, I'm not quite sure why the requirements for it are listed as insanely high. It seems to run much better than the other games I listed above at the same settings. __________________ \| Xtemulation Forums \| Dolphin SVN Builds \| \| XTemulation Wiki \| PCSX2 SVN Builds \| Download the free Xtemulation Toolbar If you like Xtemulation, please Digg Us

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The Captain Crono! Wake up! Join Date: May 2002 Location: cyberspace Posts: 1,449	Is it worth it to play the PC version if you already played one of the console versions? __________________ DFI LT X38 mobo, E8400 OC @ 4ghz, 4gb G.Skill DDR2 1066mhz, 8800GTS 320mb (G80), 2 x 150gb WD Raptors in RAID 0, 2 x 320gb media/backup drives, NB & CPU DangerDen waterblocks, BlackIce GTX 360 radiator

May 23rd, 2008	#15 (permalink)
skoreanime Your resident reaper... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 6,031	Though Ubisoft decided to stop the whole DX10 bit with Assassins Creed?

May 23rd, 2008	#16 (permalink)
Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Franklin, Pa Posts: 4,137	Yeah I don't own a 360, and although I plan to buy one next year, I may want to play the game this year. I'm running XP, though, so I imagine it won't look much better than the 360? or that my PC will support very high quality graphics? __________________ -Dreams of getting a new 360 XBOX in 201x. -Current consoles: Playstation 2 and Wii, also has DS/GBA and a PSP 3000 -PC: AMD 5000 2.6 Dual Core, 2GB Ram, 8600 GeForce GT video card, SB Live!, Win XP SP3

May 23rd, 2008	#19 (permalink)
Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Franklin, Pa Posts: 4,137	I wonder though how the DX9 mode stacks up to the XBOX 360 version? __________________ -Dreams of getting a new 360 XBOX in 201x. -Current consoles: Playstation 2 and Wii, also has DS/GBA and a PSP 3000 -PC: AMD 5000 2.6 Dual Core, 2GB Ram, 8600 GeForce GT video card, SB Live!, Win XP SP3