Yesterday i got Assassin's Creed 2. But before i wanted to start it, i wanted to finish Uncharted 2 since i was on the last 2 chapters. So i finish Uncharted, sat throught the credits and after it saved, i directly popped in AC:2. It was a big mind freak for me. I probably should have taken a day off before starting it. Obviously the visuals are just not on par, and i totally forgot the controls from the first Assassin's Creed and my mind was still in Uncharted mode, and started trying to use those controls in AC:2. I died a few times in the beginning of the game.
Long story short, going from Uncharted 2 right into AC:2 is a bad idea... for me anyways. I think im gonna restart a AC:2 tonight.
Assassin's Creed II
Game » consists of 27 releases. Released Nov 17, 2009
The second installment in the Assassin's Creed franchise follows the life of Ezio Auditore da Firenze as he seeks revenge on those who betrayed his family.
Going from Uncharted 2 right into Assassin's Creed 2 = Bad Idea
Yesterday i got Assassin's Creed 2. But before i wanted to start it, i wanted to finish Uncharted 2 since i was on the last 2 chapters. So i finish Uncharted, sat throught the credits and after it saved, i directly popped in AC:2. It was a big mind freak for me. I probably should have taken a day off before starting it. Obviously the visuals are just not on par, and i totally forgot the controls from the first Assassin's Creed and my mind was still in Uncharted mode, and started trying to use those controls in AC:2. I died a few times in the beginning of the game.
Long story short, going from Uncharted 2 right into AC:2 is a bad idea... for me anyways. I think im gonna restart a AC:2 tonight.
I would think that going from Uncharted 2 to AC2 would be a good idea. While the controls are very different, I found the climbing/platforming in the Assassin's Creed series to be superior. I still haven't played AC2 yet, but the first game still has the best platforming mechanics I've ever played in a game. The animations of Altair jumping from building to building looks amazing. Meanwhile, Drake sometimes does this huge leaping gesture (but only jumps two feet) while other times he makes a jump look effortless (even though he leaps over a an eight foot gap).
Started Playing AC2 last night and my brother was watching. Once Lucy's (thats her name, right?) face popped up and she started talking, he went "OH GOD! That is not good!"
After playing Uncharted2, the graphics on AC2 freaked me out. The gameplay transition wasn't so bad for me though. @Andorski said:
" The animations of Altair jumping from building to building looks amazing. Meanwhile, Drake sometimes does this huge leaping gesture (but only jumps two feet) while other times he makes a jump look effortless (even though he leaps over a an eight foot gap). "What AC2 also does that Uncharted2 does is the character physically shows whether he can make a jump.
What AC2 also does that Uncharted2 does is the character physically shows whether he can make a jump. "I didn't notice this in AC2. i know in Uncharted Drake holds his hand out if you can jump to the next platform. I didn't notice Ezio doing anything like that. maybe i just missed it, but sometimes when i want to jump to the right or left on the same wall, sometime Ezio just jumps perpendicular to the wall and i end up dieing from jumping off a high place.
yeah, it was more in when he tries to climb up something he would just shift up when he couldn't make it. My bad.
Also, did you notice that the game seems reluctant to let you drop?
" Started Playing AC2 last night and my brother was watching. Once Lucy's (thats her name, right?) face popped up and she started talking, he went "OH GOD! That is not good!"That's hilarious. That's exactly what went through my head. I couldn't believe how horrible the facial animations were and like you said, after playing Uncharted 2 the visuals just don't seam to hold up. Either way, once the initial shock wears off, the game so far, is awesome. It's exciting to go back and find all the look out points. That was my favorite thing to do in the first.
I was just having this conversation with a friend of mine on the PSN about comparing Uncharted 2 with AC2. He says he can't wait to get into AC2 and free run because numerous times throughout Uncharted he was frustrated with the fact that you can't climb anywhere you see.
So really both games have they're strengths and weaknesses. They're really two different types of games. One is an eyecandy filled romp through a summer blockbuster and the other is Grand Theft Auto set in Italy ;)
Fortunately i'm coming off Forza3 to play Assassins Creed 2, so i guess that shouldn't be a problem. But i know what you mean, when i finished Uncharted2 i jumped into Killzone 2 and i died a bunch of times... the controls are just to different and i had to put down Killzone 2 because i got so frustrated with it.
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