Envisioning AC Threesynced and Rogue Resynced | englishbutter

englishbutter joins me today for a brief sit-down to discuss how Resynced versions of AC3 and Rogue can improve two deeply flawed experiences with vast potential to become the games they were always meant to be. Check out her story, Fortitude: https://archiveofourown.org/works/915... Check out her channel on YouTube:    / @englishybutter   0:00:00 Intro AC3 GAMEPLAY / PLAYER-EXPERIENCE 0:03:08 AC3's Gameplay Tricks Players Into Disliking The Story 0:06:33 Make The Game "Start" Sooner 0:10:34 Hunting Is Overdesigned 0:17:54 Notoriety: Great Idea, Deserves Better 0:21:36 Parrying Has Almost No Reason To Exist 0:22:58 The Underground, Full Syncs - Things To Leave Behind 0:29:23 Thoughts: Assassin's Focus / Chain Takedown 0:31:27 Handle Viewpoints Better 0:32:20 Minigames and The Accounting Book (Oof...) 0:37:19 Map Boundaries and Considerations (New Technology Helps) 0:43:27 Gameplay Immediately Improves Unrestricted by Full Syncs 0:49:55 Leverage Skippable Cutscenes, They're Not A Boogeyman 0:53:33 The Midnight Ride (LEEEFT, CONNOR!) 0:56:47 Stealth and Combat 0:58:57 Transitioning from Haytham to Connor Sucks 1:06:33 Possible Tool Merging / Streamlining 1:10:13 Cutscenes Can Be Less Interruptive Now 1:14:32 Explaining WHY Modern AC has HORRIBLE Cutscene Quality 1:19:09 AC3 Has Strangely Structured Side Content 1:19:56 Assassin Recruits, Pros and Cons 1:22:37 Bland / Filler Side Content in AC 1:26:22 The Homestead Missions (Frontier Mysteries and Clubs) 1:33:03 Pegleg Missions (Tombs/Secret Locations Basically) AC3 NARRATIVE 1:34:25 New Conversations With Achilles About Edward, Shay 1:38:55 AC's Unwilling To Make Use Of Existing Characters 1:41:07 General Cut Content, Gameplay and Story Wishlist 1:50:18 Identifying Why Players Dislike AC3's Narrative (3 Groups) 1:53:40 Connor's Cut Speech: The Narrative's Hidden "North Star" 1:56:24 What Is AC3 ACTUALLY About? 2:02:37 Integrating Black Flag, Rogue, Unity 2:10:37 Opportunity to Center Mohawk Culture More 2:15:08 Addressing "Forrest Gump" Criticisms 2:18:48 How Would Leo Handle Modern Day? 2:28:48 Closing Thoughts on AC3 Remake AC ROGUE 2:39:24 Diving into Rogue's Story Together 3:07:41 Templar Manipulation in Rogue 3:17:43 Haytham Kenway 3:25:47 Outro ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ◆ Twitch:   / leokrogue   ◆ Twitter:   / leokrogue   ◆ PayPal: http://paypal.me/LeoKRogue ◆ Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/leokrogue ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ #AssassinsCreed #AssassinsCreed3 #AssassinsCreedRogue