Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

[SkilloChris]

No interest in the multiplayer, so I was pretty down on this but from that the single player sounds cool. +1 pre-order!

[Daragon]

So is this going to be a PROPER sequel to AC2, or will it just suffer from Bioshock 2 syndrome? Will it likely continue where the story left off with improvements to the game engine and an online mode which doesn't come at the expense of the single player game?

[Eight Rooks]

Doubt it. I'm still getting the impression this is AC2.5. Not that this is necessarily a bad thing, but I wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't any modern-day stuff in there at all. The press release barely mentions it.

It does sound as if they've put some amount of effort into the multiplayer. Whether it turns out as bad Ubi or good Ubi remains to be seen... at least they've proved they can rush-release a sequel or spinoff and still have it be fairly good, bugs aside (GRAW 2 for one).

[Adam]

Liking the look of this

[Jebus]

Doing a bit of an E3 catchup, I was looking at the very video posted above!

Good lord, I want this game RIGHT NOW!!!!!!

[Family Fry]

Wow that is impressive, like a mixture of Hitman meets The Ship. Was a bit dubious of how they could pull it off but that gametype has won me over, could be really good fun with a lot of people.

[Eight Rooks]

Yeah, I'm also impressed. I didn't think much of Brotherhood, but the Eurogamer preview, the CG trailer and now this have me very interested indeed. Ubi do seem to be pretty much the only mega-publisher who can churn out sequels at a rapid clip yet still throw in something genuinely worth waiting for.

[Adam]

Here's a look at the single player mode, which contains some spoilers I guess but there is some gameplay info in there



Basically they have sped up the combat a bit, you are rewarded for attacking first instead of waiting around for enemies to attack so you can counter them. Because of this, enemies are more aggressive and you can be attacked by multiple enemies at the same time instead of one. You can also disarm weapons like before and then toss them at enemies, video showed a big axe being thrown into the chest of a heavily armored guy. Horses will play a bigger part, they are letting you ride them in towns now and you can use them for various things like combat or quick escapes.

[elaniel]

That multiplayer trailer looks beautiful. I soo can't wait to play this game.

Since using a horse in cities seems vital in the new game, they need to improve the horse controls as they could be very annoying in AC2.

[Eight Rooks]

I struggle to think of any point at which they had the opportunity to become really annoying. The horse controls weren't perfect, but they were generally very, very good. Red Dead Redemption, Shadow of the Colossus and Assassin's Creed are pretty much the big three when it comes to this sort of thing. Mount and Blade is bubbling under, too.

[elaniel]

I just recall it being fiddly with turning the horse around. I'm more concerned with the tight corners the streets will have, and you ending up bouncing off of walls going around corners.

[ezee ryder]

Just noticed a special edition of this at Play.com (?69.99 for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions).



Also, if you pre-order the PS3 version of the game (everywhere, not just Play.com) you get access to the multiplayer beta when it begins.

[Adam]

Some single player gameplay footage is out, I like the customisation of fellow assassins

http://kotaku.com/5623602/assassins-creed-brotherhood-single+player-in-action

Limited Codex Edition, Play.com £69.99
* ACCESS TO THE BROTHERHOOD BETA - (PS3 version only)*
* 2 Bonus Single Player Maps: Aqua Gear & Trajan Market
* 2 Bonus Multiplayer Characters: Harlequin & Officer
* Renaissance Collector Chest, Bonus Codex Map of Rome, Multiplayer Characters Cards, Lineage DVD, Bonus DVD & Game Soundtrack

Special Edition, Game.co.uk £39.99
* ACCESS TO THE BROTHERHOOD BETA - (PS3 version only)*
* Bonus Multiplayer Character (The Officer)
* Bonus Single Player Map (Trajan Market)
* Exclusive Special Edition Packaging

There's only gonna be like 4 characters to use on multiplayer for standard edition peeps?

This is the Officer:

With his dark uniform, the Officer merges with the shadows to watch and stalk his prey; just one stealthy but powerful attack is enough to finish his target. Your enemies won’t see you coming.

[chopemon]

If you can wait until a few days before release, you will be able to see if all the pre order characters and maps are unlockable through Uplay. If they are, there is no need to buy a version based on in game bonuses.

[Number45]

Saw this on TV last night. Whoever thought of using that music should be fired.