Are they still doing the whole animus thing?

[Vakula]

Is this still a simulation, ancestral memories crap?

[Jom]

Good question, the most annoying part in the former otherwise mostly good games.

[AndyAuditore]

Yes, you are in an Animus, but this isn't shown in the game except for some vague video in the beginning. If you played Valhalla you'll know, I won't spoil it.

[Vakula]

Thats so lame. They need to drop that. It takes away from the game when they tell you its all just some simulation IMO. Always hated that idea, and I dont see how it betters the game in any way.

[technorobo_]

that's the best part

[Mord]

Just a quick video in the intro - but I have not finished, so I don't know if it comes back.

[AndyAuditore]

Originally posted by Vakula:

Thats so lame. They need to drop that. It takes away from the game when they tell you its all just some simulation IMO. Always hated that idea, and I dont see how it betters the game in any way.

1. That has been the idea of the AC franchise since the beginning. The Animus and Abstergo. There's no past exploration without an Animus and a reason to explore someone's ancestor. It's been badly handled since Unity so I get it why ppl hate it, but this is what AC is. Else it would be just a common open world historical game.

2. It's not actually a simulation. It's a reliving of a past ancestor's memories since birth up until they had a child that would be the next ancestor in that person's line. Aka, you can see your grandfather's past up until he had your mom or dad. It's DNA, it's science-fiction, it's actually a brilliant idea that Patrice Désilets came up with.

3. And if you or anyone else played since AC 1 and you hated Modern Day and ISU lore ever since, then I don't think you liked the series for what it was. You only liked half of it. Again, I'm talking about the games before Unity, 'cuz after it's been bad and I understand the hate. Just realised it's been 10 years since Unity, lol.

4. You don't want to hear what AC Origins came up with, simulations and parallel simulations, even our reality and there's multiple ones. Like Marvel's multiverse. Bloody hell :))

5. I heard AC Shadows won't have Modern Day and that all the lore is gonna be separate in the Infinity Hub, whatever that will be.

[Vakula]

Originally posted by AndyAuditore:

Originally posted by Vakula:

Thats so lame. They need to drop that. It takes away from the game when they tell you its all just some simulation IMO. Always hated that idea, and I dont see how it betters the game in any way.

1. That has been the idea of the AC franchise since the beginning. The Animus and Abstergo. There's no past exploration without an Animus and a reason to explore someone's ancestor. It's been badly handled since Unity so I get it why ppl hate it, but this is what AC is. Else it would be just a common open world historical game.

2. It's not actually a simulation. It's a reliving of a past ancestor's memories since birth up until they had a child that would be the next ancestor in that person's line. Aka, you can see your grandfather's past up until he had your mom or dad. It's DNA, it's science-fiction, it's actually a brilliant idea that Patrice Désilets came up with.

3. And if you or anyone else played since AC 1 and you hated Modern Day and ISU lore ever since, then I don't think you liked the series for what it was. You only liked half of it. Again, I'm talking about the games before Unity, 'cuz after it's been bad and I understand the hate. Just realised it's been 10 years since Unity, lol.

4. You don't want to hear what AC Origins came up with, simulations and parallel simulations, even our reality and there's multiple ones. Like Marvel's multiverse. Bloody hell :))

5. I heard AC Shadows won't have Modern Day and that all the lore is gonna be separate in the Infinity Hub, whatever that will be.

K, whatever, still a dumb idea that adds nothing of consequence or value. Just make a historical game about assassins without the dumb simulation/dna mcguffin.

[Myztkl©-Kev]

Originally posted by Vakula:

Originally posted by AndyAuditore:

1. That has been the idea of the AC franchise since the beginning. The Animus and Abstergo. There's no past exploration without an Animus and a reason to explore someone's ancestor. It's been badly handled since Unity so I get it why ppl hate it, but this is what AC is. Else it would be just a common open world historical game.

2. It's not actually a simulation. It's a reliving of a past ancestor's memories since birth up until they had a child that would be the next ancestor in that person's line. Aka, you can see your grandfather's past up until he had your mom or dad. It's DNA, it's science-fiction, it's actually a brilliant idea that Patrice Désilets came up with.

3. And if you or anyone else played since AC 1 and you hated Modern Day and ISU lore ever since, then I don't think you liked the series for what it was. You only liked half of it. Again, I'm talking about the games before Unity, 'cuz after it's been bad and I understand the hate. Just realised it's been 10 years since Unity, lol.

4. You don't want to hear what AC Origins came up with, simulations and parallel simulations, even our reality and there's multiple ones. Like Marvel's multiverse. Bloody hell :))

5. I heard AC Shadows won't have Modern Day and that all the lore is gonna be separate in the Infinity Hub, whatever that will be.

K, whatever, still a dumb idea that adds nothing of consequence or value. Just make a historical game about assassins without the dumb simulation/dna mcguffin.

I think you're missing the whole point. The original story was that they needed to find the apple of eden and the only way to do that was to relive the memories of an ancestor who at one point had the apple of eden. It was a really good plot piece in the original games (1-3) but they ruined the ending of that trilogy, and the idea has been handled poorly pretty much ever since (as well as the franchise in general, since AC4)

[Codian]

Originally posted by Myztkl©-Kev:

Originally posted by Vakula:

K, whatever, still a dumb idea that adds nothing of consequence or value. Just make a historical game about assassins without the dumb simulation/dna mcguffin.

I think you're missing the whole point. The original story was that they needed to find the apple of eden and the only way to do that was to relive the memories of an ancestor who at one point had the apple of eden. It was a really good plot piece in the original games (1-3) but they ruined the ending of that trilogy, and the idea has been handled poorly pretty much ever since (as well as the franchise in general, since AC4)

They killed off Desmond because he’s a straight white man

[jdulzo]

Originally posted by Codian:

Originally posted by Myztkl©-Kev:

I think you're missing the whole point. The original story was that they needed to find the apple of eden and the only way to do that was to relive the memories of an ancestor who at one point had the apple of eden. It was a really good plot piece in the original games (1-3) but they ruined the ending of that trilogy, and the idea has been handled poorly pretty much ever since (as well as the franchise in general, since AC4)

They killed off Desmond because he’s a straight white man

Just so they could add *check notes* add straight white men into the next 4 mainline games. Your logic does not check out.