Poll: Assassins Creed Revelations or Batman: Arkham City?
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Arkham City easy. I love the Assassin's Creed series but Revelations was a massive let down. It had a good story and good characters but everything else was boring, particularly the city after II and Brotherhood. Arkham City was loads of fun and worth playing a couple of times whether's Revelation's I've played once and have no intentions to again.
Revelations is the Assassin's Creed game you should only get if you're genuinely interested in how Ezio and Altair's stories close, because that's all it really does. There's little to no storyline progress (the Desmond sections all take place in the Animus for Christ's sake), and other than taking place in Constantinople instead of Rome, it's not really different from Brotherhood.
I really enjoyed it, don't take me wrong, would play again, but I'm also really glad I got it for 30 bucks.
On the flipside, I only played the start of Arkham City. Didn't really care for it, but I can't pass judgement, it was Christmas morning and I was waiting for shit to happen. When it did I had Super Mario 3D Land to play so I haven't touched Arkham City since.
I really enjoyed it, don't take me wrong, would play again, but I'm also really glad I got it for 30 bucks.
On the flipside, I only played the start of Arkham City. Didn't really care for it, but I can't pass judgement, it was Christmas morning and I was waiting for shit to happen. When it did I had Super Mario 3D Land to play so I haven't touched Arkham City since.
AC:R if you want adventure, a higher amount of parkour, and killin' dudes.
Batman if you want stealth and the occasional challenge.
Batman if you want stealth and the occasional challenge.
Definitely Arkham City, Assassins Creed tends to get really boring and repetitive quite quickly as well as being a little on the easy side. Arkham City on the other hand is varied and provides enough of a challenge without being frustratingly difficult. I don't know much about Assassins Creed in terms of story but Arkham City has a great plot with some fantastic characters.
Arkham City vote here. Just be warned that Arkham City does have quite a different feel to it than Arkham Asylum. It's not a bad change or a stupendous one, it just feels different in some ways.
AA felt like a nice personal experience, while AC feels more open. Other than the blade dodge mechanic, every aspect of the combat has been improved. The highlight for me was the stealth boss (won't spoil for you just in case).
One more thing. If you got quite good at Arkham Asylum, start Arkham City on HARD.
AA felt like a nice personal experience, while AC feels more open. Other than the blade dodge mechanic, every aspect of the combat has been improved. The highlight for me was the stealth boss (won't spoil for you just in case).
One more thing. If you got quite good at Arkham Asylum, start Arkham City on HARD.
Arkham City is a superior game in every aspect. I would go with that.
However, because we know that Arkham City GOTY edition is coming out in September, you'd be wise to wait for that, instead of buying the game only to have to buy the rest of the content in order to get the full experience.
However, because we know that Arkham City GOTY edition is coming out in September, you'd be wise to wait for that, instead of buying the game only to have to buy the rest of the content in order to get the full experience.
Niether are paticularly brilliant, but i definitely got more enjoyment out of Arkham City than i did Assassin's Creed.
For a game with "Assassin" in the title, the AC games never have felt very....assassin-like. In that regard, Batman: AC's 'assassinations' (as in the stealth takedown sections) feel way more satisfying than takedowns do in AC.
Same counts for the regular fighting. Killing guards in AC is cool, but Batman's crunching blows feel so much better.
Same counts for the regular fighting. Killing guards in AC is cool, but Batman's crunching blows feel so much better.
Pretty much what everyone else has said.
Pick Arkham City, you won't miss anything if you don't play Revelations.
Pick Arkham City, you won't miss anything if you don't play Revelations.
What system?
In either case: Don't get either. They seem terrible. At least, they aren't my cup of tea at all.
Get Dark Souls: Prepare to Die PC edition when it comes out August 24th instead.
In either case: Don't get either. They seem terrible. At least, they aren't my cup of tea at all.
Get Dark Souls: Prepare to Die PC edition when it comes out August 24th instead.
Hmm, as far as I'm concerned they're both games that were inferior to the ones before them. Neither was great, but I suppose Arkham City was a little better.