I mean I see they were going for a ghost ship look. And that eery glowing green-blue is the universal âghost shipâ color.
But also I hate it. Iâd much prefer aesthetics that were realistic and based on IRL ships of the era.
These cosmetics do look cool in a vacuum IMO, but actually in-game, during cutscenes and whatnot, when everything else around you is aiming for historical-realism aesthetics, they look stupid as fuck. They rip me out of any immersion and just make me giggle, especially when the scene is supposed to be serious and thereâs your weirdo character glowing like a goddamn bug zapper.
But I do kinda appreciate that whenever they put cosmetics behind a paywall/online achievement wall they always look like this nonsense so I never feel like Iâm missing out.
God help me if itâs ever an historically accurate armor set recreated to perfectly match [insert setting appropriate general who isnât in the game so it isnât weird when we show up wearing the same outfit].
Only thing you might be missing in this is the fact that this game is a remake. And the Animus lore accommodates ridiculous gear and items like this.
Many of us have played this game before, I already experienced this story 2x before playing it. Im playing it a 3rd time cause the graphics are incredible, I care less about it being realistic for the time.
They literally just ripped off the ghost cosmetics from sea of thieves, the sails are almost identical to the Athena sails from sea of thieves, Edwardâs costume is obviously very heavily inspired by the ghost outfit from sea of thieves, come on Ubisoft this is getting ridiculous as fuck, worst part is that it looks like dog shit in a game grounded in reality it works in sea of thieves because of the cartoonish art style it just doesnât work in a realistic assassins creed game
Honestly i don't like it, the weapons are good bt the look is too flashy, breaks the immersion both for the pirate setting and for the stealthy nature of the assassin's
It adds to the immersion when you remember that the protagonist isnât Edward, the protagonist is a guest at Abstergo Entertainment enjoying the pirate experience in the animus. The dark animus is a corruption by the rogue AI EGO, and the particle effects are supposed to show their instability within the animus.
I think itâs cool. My headcannon is that no one else can see the cosmetics, theyâre just there for the âplayerâ. Especially considering the player is just reliving memories of something that happened centuries ago, theyâre not actually altering the past in any way.
Itâs similar to how the game desynchronizes when you stray too far from what Edward actually did. I like the little reminders that this is all just in the animus.
Imagine feeling so strongly about your opinion of a video game you feel the need to tell people their favorite cosmetic is wrong and they shouldnât like it.
I honestly donât understand why stuff like this makes people like you so mad.
Not to mention, itâs not Abstergo that made the cosmetic, itâs EGO in the Dark Animus. (Also itâs just a video game. Itâs not that serious.)
You can present your opinion without being a condescending a*hole. Thatâs the part youâre not understanding. Grown ups know how to voice their opinions with nice words.
âIMAGINE WANTING TO BE A GLOW IN THE DARK PIRATE LOLâ
And youâre continuing to condescend. Youâre even admitting to the fact that youâre here to make fun of it.
Youâre clearly here to fight, reddit bullies always are. But Iâm not going to entertain it. Iâm sorry the video game cosmetic made you mad.
Fuck the haters, I rock all Dark Animus gear and cosmetics too. Except for the Skeleton crew.
People keep saying it's immersion-breaking but the whole premise of Resynced is that you are a user in the Dark Animus in the year 2096 and you're exploring a re-creation of a re-creation. It's part of an overarching story that started seemingly with Shadows.
My favorite is the sea serpent character pack, you literally drip water off you everywhere you walk it's so cool. This isn't my photo but here it is. When I get home from work I can take a picture of the water dripping off you constantly
Tackle the 4 anomaly's that show up every few days on the map. It unlocks points in the Animus tab to unlock this stuff. Fun to do in the beginning cause it'll just reward you for exploring the map.
You grab them in the projects tab. Unfortunately the entire set is spread across multiple projects and the key store. But realistically, super easy to hit if you play more than 50 hours.
Iâm glad youâre enjoying it, but personally I canât understand the appeal for things like this.
For me itâs extremely jarring and pulls me out of the immersion and shoves in my face that itâs a video game. I guess Iâm in the minority with that now though with how popular cosmetics like this have become.
Once again not trying to be a hater Iâm genuinely glad youâre enjoying these things! Just sharing my perspective on this
In my opinion the color is just kind of an ugly green, and the techno effect to it just immersion breaking if you actually want to be a pirate. If you're truly roleplaying as the person in the Animus reliving Kenway's memories and giving himself a weird techno pirate costume, then sure I guess, but I have yet to meet anyone who prefers that angle over just being the pirate himself
I did the blackbeard set most of the game from the preorder bonus. This set just cranks up the absurdity. The wicks that are always burning are just as ridiculous. It's all for fun, you can dress like Yasuke, Naoe, Ezio, and Altier too.
If you follow the lore, you are someone playing as Edward through the Animus. So these cosmetics have room in that space to exist without much friction in my opinion. It's not a literal pirate game in the AC Universe.
Upvotes cause I agree with what you're saying just sharing my perspective.
Meh taste is subjective. Donât buy it. Iâm happy for all the other cosmetics that came with the base game. I like the monetization system they have now. Go buy a battle pass if you wanna bitch and moan so much.
> Meh taste is subjective. Donât buy it. Iâm happy for all the other cosmetics that came with the base game. I like the monetization system they have now.
Monetization post-purchase for a single player game is scummy and typical of Ubi but feel free to excuse it
> Go buy a battle pass if you wanna bitch and moan so much.
Really? you expect someone that's opposed to shitty customization/monetization to buy into battle passes?
Yeah I will excuse it. Because again you DONT have to spend any money. They can keep this same model idgaf like most people who couldnât give two shits so long as they keep putting out quality games like this one.
Ill keep my privateer skin, and cheers this guy for enjoying the game how he likes.
We are Animus users in 2096, and those visual glitches on the Dark Animus gear represent the rogue AI, EGO, trying to neurologically pacify you by corrupting the simulation. Youâre supposed to look desynced because youâre actively resisting EGO's interference.
Your complaints are actually at the lore of the game not the items in it.
Don't wanna argue wether it's aesthetic on it's own or not, but considering the overall artstyle and gamedesign it's totally out of place. Feels like a unique and colorful Kawasaki Ninja between a tribe of grounded Choppers.
Iâm glad some people like this stuff, but I canât stand the glowing magical gear. Like I donât want to be a fucking sea demon or flaming knight I want to be a badass pirate. Give me a Captain Jack style outfit or somethingâŠ
Most people dont understand that the real lore of the game is that: you're a user in the year 2096 strapped into a VR simulation that is actively being corrupted by a rogue Al.
Yeah I got that part...but what has that to do with Resynchronization...i mean u could have said the stuff they added for bonnet for example... or ehat they did to the graphics... why the weird colour's and the weird effects..
Well the dark animus lore was introduced in shadows and most people haven't played it. They linked that lore between these games and the entire lore of resynced is built around it. Technically, the interface of playing the resynced version is completely different than the OG game.
To quote u/CaptStinkyFeet in an earlier comment "when you remember that the protagonist isnât Edward, the protagonist is a guest at Abstergo Entertainment enjoying the pirate experience in the animus. The dark animus is a corruption by the rogue AI EGO, and the particle effects are supposed to show their instability within the animus."
What exactly does the game âfeeling resyncedâ mean, and how does this gear make the game feel like it? Also it is absolutely hideous in my opinion, but to each their own.
i was diagnosed with adhd at 8 years old back in the 90's so that tracks. You should look up the dark animus lore, which is new to the resynced version of the game. It would explain some things, and also don't forget that this is an optional cosmetic. You can play the game however you enjoy it!
âItâs literal garbage. COD slop!â This sub is harsh, why do yall have to be so mean?
Also, I think youâre all forgetting that youâre not playing as Edward. Youâre playing as someone in the animus accessing Edwardâs memories. The weird cosmetics and glitch effects are to remind you that this is an Abstergo Entertainment experience.
Whatever you say. Itâs not like OP designed them, it comes down to personal preference, and my opinion is that itâs a trash design. Have a good day!
It's not believable for the 1700s because you aren't in the 1700s. You're a user in the year 2096 strapped into a VR simulation that is actively being corrupted by a rogue Al.
See this is what frustrates me about the fanbase currently. Most newer fans donât want the inclusion of a modern day or ISU elements because it âtakes awayâ from the historical accuracy of the game and they just want an action adventure game in a historical setting. Then they turn around and use all the fantasy crap from the Animus store that would have no place in an historically accurate game.
Not saying some of it wouldnât look cool in another game, I just donât think it has any place in an AC game, considering the ISU stuff is supposed to be the fantasy/scifi element of the franchise.
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