What games have you been playing recently?

[Epic]

Oh really, I'm down with that, the trailers have looked real sick too.

 

[Gurjot95]

No, AC III is a sequel of previous title. It's an end to storyline. Pretty much like AC II and AC I, new character but continued story.

I recommend to play previous AC titles before getting hands on AC III. I am fan of AC franchise just for it's story. One the best story in games I have ever played.

 

[thedon5]

You must be a more hardcore fan then.

The only continuation is the Desmond storyline. All the stuff with him is truly cringeworthy.

I'd suggest if you want to get up to speed, IGN and Gamespot have been releasing some videos recently with the background to the Desmond storyline.

Didn't play ACR myself and don't plan to. I really enjoyed Ezio and his story, but I wasn't really willing to fork out the cash at the time and now seems a bit late. I myself don't like missing out on important story elements, but I'll still be getting AC III regardless. Fact is Desmond is not important.

I also didn't play AC I, but AC II is one of my favourite games and I loved ACB as well. Not missing anything at all Epic.

 

[Gurjot95]

You must be a more hardcore fan then.

Yeah I am, you CAN'T fully understand whole story if you haven't played every single title. The fact is that it includes historic character is so much fun.

 

[Varun]

ahhhhhhh, Pokemon. I remember when we did that story xD

B/W 2? I'm almost done with Black 2.

 

[hedger_14]

huh, I don't play pokemon anymore And I was talking about the Heart Gold story

 

[thedon5]

Yeah I am, you CAN'T fully understand whole story if you haven't played every single title. The fact is that it includes historic character is so much fun.

I'm only interested in the story surrounding the historic character, and any new player undoubtedly would think the same.

Do you enjoy the Desmond sections of the game? I certainly wish they weren't there and frankly don't care about his story.

 

[badvintage]

Been playing black ops, waiting for black ops 2

 

[sami ullah khan]

I have just ended Sleeping Dogs and I must say it was an enjoyable 20 hour ride. The gameplay was great. Graphics were sharp and story was engaging. I recommend it to all fans of sandbox genre.

 

[Gurjot95]

Do you enjoy the Desmond sections of the game? I certainly wish they weren't there and frankly don't care about his story.

Obviously not but it's important if you're playing it for a story. If you know what's going on, you'll definitely won't mind Desmond parts for story. Though I still think it should be reduced to minimum.

Playing AC without knowing story is like playing football without ball.

 

[thedon5]

Yes, his parts matter for the overall story. But I consider his story weak regardless and play the game for the historical character's story. If Desmond were to fall off a cliff and die halfway through the game, it wouldn't concern me if it had no effect on Connor or Ezio or whoever.

If I someone asked me if they needed to play previous Assassin's Creeds to enjoy the game, I personally would tell them they didn't need to or that AC II would be enough since it's the best.

 

[Gurjot95]

Yes, his parts matter for the overall story. But I consider his story weak regardless and play the game for the historical character's story. If Desmond were to fall off a cliff and die halfway through the game, it wouldn't concern me if it had no effect on Connor or Ezio or whoever.

That's because game never attaches us to Desmond Character.

If I someone asked me if they needed to play previous Assassin's Creeds to enjoy the game, I personally would tell them they didn't need to or that AC II would be enough since it's the best.

AC II has pretty good story itself not just one continued from previous game. (The way Ezio becomes assassin and how the story moves). It's only at the end when you feel you should have played previous Assassin Creed to understand much better. AC II is the best in series imo followed by AC:Brotherhood (never played AC:R due to dead graphic card). If I'll ever play Revelations, it will be only for story.

 

[thedon5]

Whatever reason it may be, Desmond is not an interesting character and his storyline alone is poor. Feels laboured.

Yeah I agree AC II then ACB.

 

[Ahmad94]

Played a lot of online games recently, like StickCricket and Runescape. Bring back a lot of memories

 

[Pranav]

Someone who has played the entire Assassin's Creed series would know that it's the Desmond sections where the actual story of the game lies. Though less in number, they add a lot more to the storyline than the historic-character sections.

Having said that, you'll still end up enjoying any game from the series without having played the previous releases given its gameplay. But coupled with its exceptional story, I believe the entire series is a gem from Ubisoft.

Spoiler

For me, Juno directing Desmond to kill Lucy at the end of Brotherhood, was probably the best punch in the story so far. It was only later that the DLC revealed that Lucy was actually a templar, posing to be an assassin.