00:00 Intro
GENERAL
00:24 Is this game for RPG Creed or Classic fans?
01:41 How does Canon Mode work?
02:08 Are there ghosts or oni?
02:12 Would you spend your own money on it?
02:28 Is it fun? Do you think they’re trying?
03:40 How was performance?
04:06 Does it still have the weighty feel of Valhalla?
05:16 What are the most solid mechanics?
06:06 Can this beat Ghost of Tsushima?
06:50 Can you rebind controls to be like Classic AC?
07:31 Can you flick your Hidden Blade at will?
07:49 Can Odyssey fans enjoy this?
08:40 New tech to more deeply immerse us?
10:05 AC1, Unity or RPG Feel?
10:57 Do you believe Assassin’s Creed is going back to its roots?
11:40 Do you feel like an Assassin or a one-man army?
MOVEMENT
11:54 Does Naoe feel lighter than Basim?
12:10 Do Naoe and Yasuke feel weighty to move around?
12:33 Does general movement feel responsive and good?
12:45 Do we have manual jumps?
13:03 Can you eject mid wall-run, does it gain height?
14:06 Is parkour expressive?
14:38 How does the grappling hook work?
15:03 Can you cross areas without the grappling hook or is it overbearing?
15:55 NSOs, Parkour-Starters, Bars?
16:29 The elegance of the Assassin?
17:48 Hold Forward to Walk?
STEALTH
18:32 Are stealth verbs Ammo or Meter Based?
19:00 Are tools Moddable (Revelations/Mirage)?
19:12 Is the cover system sticky?
19:23 How much can you roll while prone?
19:34 How well does detection work compared to previous entries?
19:53 Do enemies look up during alerts?
19:59 How fast is detection during the day vs night?
20:03 Are there shadows during the day?
20:19 Are noise and light shared by the same meter?
20:28 How much control over takedown animations?
20:41 Non-Lethal from above or without Grabbing?
20:51 Can all enemy-types be fought in Smoke?
21:11 How does Naoe stealth challenge you?
23:03 Is stealth more Chaos Theory or Blacklist?
23:08 How does darkness and shadow affect the gameplay loop?
24:49 Can Yasuke climb and do stealth?
25:18 Is Ranged stealth viable as Yasuke?
25:28 Did they actually bring back real Dual Assassinations?
26:05 How plausible is ghosting?
26:41 Are enemies intelligent?
27:46 Do enemies have schedules?
27:55 Is there any social stealth?
28:09 Modern Tenchu?
COMBAT
28:19 Solo Hidden Blade in combat?
28:55 How does Tanto feel? Why should H.Blade enjoyers run it?
29:46 Is combat more RPG Creed or Ghost of Tsushima?
30:21 To what degree can you animation cancel in combat?
NAOE AND YASUKE
30:49 How does switching characters work?
31:32 Is Yasuke Assassin-y at all? How does he fit in this game?
33:18 Can you still try to stealth kill a base with Yasuke?
34:16 Are you forced to switch characters?
36:18 How different do Naoe and Yasuke feel?
38:18 Is switching interesting or frustrating?
PROGRESSION AND SKILLS
39:47 Is there a skill tree?
40:02 How do Recruits work?
40:44 What did you think of the scouts/spy network?
42:37 Are RPG elements as heavy as the RPG trilogy?
43:46 Cosmetic Customization?
44:14 Can you equip a Kusarigama and Katana at the same time?
44:57 What did you think of the level design?
46:13 What kind of opportunities does weather provide?
46:33 Is exploration handholdy? What’s up with the Question Marks?
47:22 Side Content / Secondary Questing?
47:46 Does the world feel lifeless or alive?
48:23 How is the game economy?
STORY AND PRESENTATION
48:40 How strong is the game’s heart and story?
50:47 How is the voice-acting?
51:21 Basim in Modern Day?
51:28 Overall Modern Day thoughts?
52:41 Is the Brotherhood actually represented?
53:22 How’s the music? Does Yasuke still have hip-hop beats?
54:58 Does their non-linear narrative approach work?
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Thanks for being honest with your answers and thoughts on this! I'll always enjoy your videos, especially when it comes to the stealth genre. While I'm happy you and many others that do decide to purchase the game have a lot to enjoy, this is still really not for me as an entire package for various personal reasons (gameplay preference and historical context and how Ubisoft has handled their marketing of this game).
I will say this… almost everything about Naoe's gameplay, as you've discussed it, would have been something I'd like to have more of a focus on in a game. I'd be lying if her gameplay loop (stealth and even the high-risk combat) didn't interest me at all. Always appreciate nuanced discussions like this that, as a different commentor already said, don't overtly hate on nor completely glaze over a piece of entertainment.
man, social stealth get killed again.
My main concern about this game is narrative, and what changes have been made to the franchise's entire lore, since Ubisoft Quebec like to make unnecessary changes. And since they control the franchise now – don't have much hope. So when the game comes out I will be lapping up all spoilers I can because I don't trust Quebec.
Im really digging the stealth aspects of the game you describe. Really seems like there's a lot of skill expression to be had in that aspect. Parkour being the same as the last few games is fine with me, I've never been as attached to it as others have been, it was always just a tool for me to get from A to B or to a high point, so lack of mechanical depth doesn't bother me. I'm just glad you can't climb on literally everything like Odyssey. That was dumb.
Speaking of Odyssey, I gotta say that lumping Odyssey and Valhalla together because they're both RPG games isn't quite accurate, it's different enough to where they're subfactions of people who like one and hate the other, usually because of the way each handles loot and skills (I though Valhalla was worse than Odyssey in everyway in those aspects, among others lol). All this to say, I'm ecstatic they're leaning towards Odyssey instead of Valhalla in a lot of ways while still innovating and bringing stuff from older games.
Also, I can't wait to see you talk about the Animus Hub. It looks really interesting based on everything we've seen. For the first time in forever, it finally feels like Ubisoft has a plan for Modern Day, and based on what you've said, the vibes are definitely good. I'm also really glad it's not a separate launcher/application. When they first announced it, that's what it kinda sounded like, and I was afraid they were gonna section off the Modern Day to it only, and each game wouldn't have their own connection to the Modern Day. Knowing that it's integrated into each game means that Modern Day will still be a mainstay of the series!
Damn, I just started playing Ghost for the first time as a way to pass time until this releases and that game surpassed my expectations. Just like you, I’m loving it! I was pretty excited about Shadows before, but now I think it’s probably going to be a letdown in comparison. Although the fact that you said stealth is a lot better here gives me some hope, since that is what I’m primarily interested in and has always been really weak in AC games IMO. Hitman is one of my favourite games in this aspect with a number of different opportunities you have for assassinations. Do you think this game will have options for some “scripted” assassinations?
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dang this was more positive than some others and youre a good source.
Maybe a good sign
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I just wish they had put more effort into the world design to better accommodate parkour, similar to Mirage. That said, I really like what I’m seeing in terms of stealth and visuals.
Wow great informative video thank you. 👍
Great video! This all sounds amazing, specially stealth being great and the story being emotional.
Thanks for answering my question about running w/hold forward
Did you get to meet other AC Youtubers that Ubisoft invited? If so, what were your collective thoughts on the gameplay?
Damn even the minor cutscenes got so much better than the last games
Thank you for your in depth video. Games usually look better after hearing your down to earth thoughts on them.
Best opinion I’ve heard so far
For me personel, there is absolutly no reason to play with Yasuke from that what ive seen so far
There is a draw and sheath weapon button, so if you do this with the tanto/hidden blade combo you will flick the hidden blade. Check out jorraptors livestream on the game to see this 🙂
Please do this Q n A video with every game you play early.
Game is stil built on the crappy u fpcused bloated ubisoft formula.i don't want to to play 100 hour game with pointless side quests
Wait wait wait wait. UBI QUEBEC got the tone right?
I had sworn off this game the moment I knew which team was responsible. But if Quebec's doing a redemption arc I might just have to give in. Looking forward to your full review.
the stealth and difficulty stuff i heard has got me cautiously optimistic. i hated how in valhalla the difficulty felt quite pathetic especially if you bothered to explore at all. in the first act you are already outleveling everything and the combat went from meh to boring.
Its a decent game
Assassin's Creed games need a jump button to add more to the combat
I dont like how the enemies have a spongy look when you attack them they react to being cut but the reaction is minimum
Excellent video, although I just want to play as the ninja women on the hardest difficulty. So I hope I can play as her most of the time!
Are there random events in the open world and random enemies?
Does Naoe have horse?
EVERYONE PLEASW READ THIS. THESE REVIEWS ARE FAKE. they have bots in the comments, like read them its just the same comments that are left in every Assassin shadows videos!!! Just look at other reviews and you will see. And plus all these channels with not even 10k views would not be givin the chance to play the game
Can you clarify how exactly the seasons work? I saw a preview that said a season only lasts 40 minutes, isn that too short? And you have to manually change it once the timer os full?
Did you see any legacy outfits?
How did you miss transmog? For anyone wondering, yes it is in the game it is done in the inventory.
There is a draw weapon action and with the tanto it triggers the hidden blade in to knife mode
I feel like coop would have been nice
Where do you think the devs are gonna go when they are fired after the games flops?
I just want some info on the big cities they say are in the game but I have not seen anything at all on them.
Hmm, swapping out characters on-the-fly seems a little TOO generous. Unless the 2 approach every single mission together, an instant swap would feel a bit weird to me. A small thing. Appreciate your in-depth analysis! As an AC AND Splinter Cell fan since the beginning, I'm definitely picking this up!