Origins vs black flag

[jVoglae]

State your opinions

[Kabob]

I'm glad they both exist

[EbonHawk]

Technically, 7 words. Not much info. Oh, you mean about the games? Right..

Black Flag was enjoyable. It was a great pirate sim, I enjoyed it from start to finish. ACO is so much more, I think. It has tons more substance and things to do, and I like the direction they took the combat toward actually fighting and dodging, as opposed to just timing a block/counter-attack to win the fight. This feels more rewarding.

I like the Caribbean setting, but Ancient Egypt is so much more interesting to me. The tombs, the pyramids and temples, and just the area. It feels so much more vibrant and full of life than just sailing around the ocean and visiting ports did.

Naval battles were fun though.

[Gary]

I bought Black Flag after playing origins but returned it because it didn't have a native windowed mode...

Looked like a great game but I play for a few minutes at a time while taking a break from doing other work on my PC. So I need windowed mode...

[EbonHawk]

Originally posted by Gary:

I bought Black Flag after playing origins but returned it because it didn't have a native windowed mode...

Looked like a great game but I play for a few minutes at a time while taking a break from doing other work on my PC. So I need windowed mode...

Erm, what? That makes no sense. Unless I'm missing something. Sorry but I don't know what that is.

[Kabob]

NSFW means more than just sex. Kidding aside, If someone has to worry about minimizing their gaming session often enough to warrant this approach, they're doing it wrong.

Side note: totally surprised by the amount of gaming that goes on while people are 'earning' a paycheck. Production down = costs go up.

BTW: How long do you break for? And how often? Enough to play a game is impressive. Why do you have to minimize it instead of just closing it and starting it later?

[EbonHawk]

Oh ok, not sure what I was thinking about. Brain was stuck on something else I guess. Doesn't matter much to me to have a windowed mode, but it is nice from time to time.

[Gary]

I take a break every 30 minutes to an hour, depending on what I'm doing. I'll game for 5-15 minutes at a stretch.

I've been playing Origins this way. Work or study for 30 minutes, then do a single quest or location, then get back to work.

I go back and forth often enough that closing and restarting the game is a pain in the ass.

And honestly I've been playing in windowed mode for so many years now that I can't stand to play a game full screen. Even when I'm not working or studying I'll almost always be multitasking: Watching a movie, surfing the net, listening to a podcast or audiobook or chatting with a friend online.

[jVoglae]

I honestly prefer black flag
For 3 reasons
1. The naval combat and travelling to different places on a ship is really enjoyable
2. When you are on land you feel more like an Assassin than origins
3. I prefer the world

[Kabob]

Thx Gary for that complete explanation. I envy you guys that can multitask like that. I prefer to focus on one thing, whether to 'just get thru it' or to immerse myself for the experience.

Kinda reminds me of Marty McFly in Back to the Future 2, where he's watching several TV channels at once.

I hope you do end up playing Black Flag sometime before it becomes Irrelevant. I enjoyed it and it was my last AC title before Origins.

[EbonHawk]

Originally posted by Kabob:

Thx Gary for that complete explanation. I envy you guys that can multitask like that. I prefer to focus on one thing, whether to 'just get thru it' or to immerse myself for the experience.

Kinda reminds me of Marty McFly in Back to the Future 2, where he's watching several TV channels at once.

I hope you do end up playing Black Flag sometime before it becomes Irrelevant. I enjoyed it and it was my last AC title before Origins.

You haven't played Rogue, Unity, or Syndicate then? I thought they were pretty good.

[Kabob]

AC1.. loved it, hated the ending with the multiple 'bosses', felt like typical filler/console crap. The 2nd playthru was till I beat the Head Paladin Robespear or what ever his name was.

AC2 had a lot of negative press at launch...bug hell. So I passed.

Brotherhood was good, but long... started really feeling that bloat for 'content'.

After enough time and a better system, returned for AC2, played like a charm. Very good game, and an excellent follow up to 1. Less bloated than Brotherhood. Good Show!

Picked up Revelations... Started getting that brotherhood feeling, but the art style felt cheaper/less. Hard to explain, but I never finished it.

Much later saw a friend playing Black Flag on his 60" TV.. Got interested, got game. Differences were enough to make me ignore the bloat and push through to the end. The boss ships are still out there somewhere to this day. (see AC1)

Following titles all had some form of bad press/bugs, etc. Thought about returning someday as I did with AC2. Hasn't happened yet.

Origins was a Birthday present to myself to test my newest system, and that hope extra time in development would make a difference. It did.

[EbonHawk]

So, no III either then. Man, you have missed out on some good content.

[Cyotey]

Both. IV is amazing since you were free to pirate and upgrade as you please. The story felt....off but I enjoyed every second. Origins doesn't have the most amazing naval combat obviously being much earlier in time but it was still really good. Combat is incredible. Graphics and story is incredible. Exploring pyramids and tombs never gets old. I lean towards Origins though.

[Kronus]

Both. Black Flag is a pirate assassin game, Origin is a normal assassin but in Egypt. I am hoping for Assassin Creed Japan now to be honest.

[Gary]

I'd much rather see India or a decent China game.