Summary: If you buy shards of darkness first, it is more than likely you will not enjoy master of shadows or at the very least not enjoy it to it's fullest extent. Not only this but they will be able to utilize community and press feedback / coverage to improve the game and will also learn from the mistakes they made in the first game (however they were patched shortly after release) so they won't even appear in the second. AC 4 is a good reference point for how this will likely pan out for you). (Again not saying the first one wasn't good, it was great the naval system of AC 3 vs. The budget for Styx shards of Darkness is much greater than what they had for Styx Master of shadows, and as such the game itself will probably be of a much better quality. (minus AC revolution, that one was good too) The naval combat first presented in AC 3 Absolutely pales to the improvements they made to the system in AC 4. After playing AC 4 I decided to give the others a go, and because I had played literally the best game in the series first EVERYTHING else I played after (minus unity and syndicate, which I have not tried) seemed meh at best. And I absolutely loved the game AC 4 is known and widely considered to be the pinnacle of the AC series (currently) especially after the downhill and outcry of negative reviews coming after the release of AC unity and the only up-to-par AC syndicate. The second game has a MUCH bigger budget and those who have already played the first game will still always appreciate it, however when this comes out it'll most likely boot the first game out of the water.įor example when I first actually took the time to get into the AC series I decided to play AC 4 against my brothers warning. (no spoilers)īut seriously, if you play the second before playing the first you aren't going to LIKE the first. More likely than not this is going to build off of what happened in the first game. It's not like many other games where the sequels are completely separate adventures with maybe only easter eggs giving a nod to it's former. This game takes place 50 years after the first game (goblin lifespan is apparently very great ) and as such it's simply not right chronologically if you play the second first. You very much HAVE to play the first game to play this one.

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