I am DONE!

[DeepPoseidon]

I am done! The combat is f**king retarded! I have died 10 times on the same ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mission because when I go to counter the idiot just does his little knife or sword twerl then just stands there and lets himself get hit.

[BloodyMares]

This combat is considered easy.

[Carth]

I just bought the game on sale and its the first time I've played AC. I'd say the combat isnt bad but the controls for other things are horrible. I understand the game was designed for console and not pc but its horrble interacting with things.

[wyldefx]

Are the controls assuming that you will be using a gamepad rather than K and M?

[BloodyMares]

Originally posted by wyldefx:

Are the controls assuming that you will be using a gamepad rather than K and M?

Not really. I've played it with and without the controller. And the only improvement with the controller was directional input due to sticks and triggers. It's perfectly playable with K&M.

[Paisano Owen]

Is simple, you can't counter when you're not being attack! wait to use it.

[Master Zone]

You know, unlike the other Assassin's Creed games, you are actually an Assassin in this game, being hidden is the point of this game.

[mateiadrian997]

I totally feel you, and it is my first time trying AC. Fine, it was designed for console, I get it, but for a game in which you play an assassin, the combat is horrible and mainly due to the lack of movement ...have they even heard about prince of persia at all? Having even a quarter of the combat in warrior within would have sufficed.
But noo, all you do is have your feet glued to the ground and wield a sword as if it's your first time picking one up, same as the soldiers
Anyway, worst investment ever :)))

[TacticalFaux]

Originally posted by mateiadrian997:

I totally feel you, and it is my first time trying AC. Fine, it was designed for console, I get it, but for a game in which you play an assassin, the combat is horrible and mainly due to the lack of movement ...have they even heard about prince of persia at all? Having even a quarter of the combat in warrior within would have sufficed.
But noo, all you do is have your feet glued to the ground and wield a sword as if it's your first time picking one up, same as the soldiers
Anyway, worst investment ever :)))

I don't know how far you have gone, but as you advance you eventually unlock counters, dodges, guard breaks, throwing knifes, daggers, and more moves to assist in parkour/climbing. Also if you time your hits correctly from the beggining you can 2-hit many enemies. And countering anyone with a hidden blade is instant kill.

[Lawz]

I can see why you would find this frustrating if you started AC with one of the later games, but in this one and AC2 you have to use timing during the combat. You can't just sit there in the counter stance and wait for an attack like the recent games.
There's a reason the game has the tutorial fighting ring. When i play the AC games i personally rarely even use the sword, i much prefer the dagger and hidden blades. Makes it feel slightly more assassin-like.

[gamer11]

Its like that-
AC 1till relevations had pretty good combat
after that it went a bit down the hill was easier from game to game.

[J_Frosty™ ©]

this was the first assassins creed game ever, give em a break, they didnt know what they were doing at first, not till AC3 at least

[zorex]

I dont get the people that say its easier to play this on console

[gamer11]

I also realized that you got relegated at the beginning of the game , so the combat abilities of the main charachter gets better with each assaination

[gamer11]

Originally posted by Zorex:

I dont get the people that say its easier to play this on console

I had a console version on my ps3 at fist played it through... liked it a lot and bought the game again for pc way after that...
IMPO i would say its because gamers are used to use a controller today as AC was first playable with mouse and later with controller i still think with mouse its easier to play...
Same with shooting games...
but everyone has its own taste.... and as xbox 360 controller has a wrong key assignment in AC 1 what can easily be changed in the options menu its a bit confusing.

[zorex]

Originally posted by gamer11:

Originally posted by Zorex:

I dont get the people that say its easier to play this on console

I had a console version on my ps3 at fist played it through... liked it a lot and bought the game again for pc way after that...
IMPO i would say its because gamers are used to use a controller today as AC was first playable with mouse and later with controller i still think with mouse its easier to play...
Same with shooting games...
but everyone has its own taste.... and as xbox 360 controller has a wrong key assignment in AC 1 what can easily be changed in the options menu its a bit confusing.

i did play 2, brotherhood, revelations and 3 on console and it was a bad experience