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Check out the new Assassins Creed trailer below. It's pretty awesome. You know why?  Cause it has crossbow's it it. Fucking crossbows. And everyone knows that crossbows are fucking awesome. They were, technically, the first gun you know. People freaked out about it at the time because now anyone could basically kill anyone with little to no skill involved. "THE END OF THE WORLD" they said.  True story.

Crossbows, spear throwing special moves and sultry music cause that's what marketing companies do when they wake up on the artsy side of the bed.

Go look!

CROSSBOWS!

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    Midnight Voyager
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Pet peeve: Crossbows are only -situationally- useful and something I wish they'd stop adding as weapons for "adventurer" types. They are not useful in that situation.

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    Xalgar
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Cross bows sucked in Final Fantasy Tactics /trollface

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    ShilohDeGreat
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Crossbows were the first range weapons that could pierce armor plating. So yes, they are situationally useful - if your situation includes foes wearing armor. And hey, look at Assassin's Creed, that's exactly who you're up against. Go figure.

    Also, it'd be awesome if there were DLC to have the X-crossbow from Carnivores. And then DLC that made all the enemies dinosaurs. Dino Creed: Brotherhood. And you know what would make that awesome game even more awesome? Get Leonardo da Vinci to make a fucking jetpack. Fuckin killing dinosaurs with a crossbow while flying around in a jetpack. Game of the Year 2010-forever right there.

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    Midnight Voyager
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Yes, Shiloh, but look at how he's using it. In close combat. That's... that's not bright. They're almost classified as siege weapons.

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    ShilohDeGreat
    13 years, 6 months ago

    I totally didn't watch the video before I commented.

    But yeah, I see what you mean, but like Joseph said, FUCKING CROSSBOWS. On one hand, sure, it's a bit unrealistic, but on the other, it's fucking awesome. I'm willingly suspending my disbelief.

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    Midnight Voyager
    13 years, 6 months ago

    I wish they had gone with a wrist-mounted crossbow of some kind. (Uh, if it is one, I really can't tell from the motion there, but it doesn't look like one.) As I said, it's a pet peeve, but I'd be better at suspending my disbelief for something smaller.

    Ah well, it's not like I'll -have- to use it, so huzzah.

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    Hegs94
    13 years, 6 months ago

    ... I.... I cummed...

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    spookyfox1
    13 years, 6 months ago

    why is this game going to be so much fun its unreal. Im glad i hit pre order for this.

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    SithSymbiosis
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Wasn't the Crossbow in the Assassin's Creed 1 intro?

    I can't wait to use it. I hope I can shoot and hack with it look Altair did in that intro.

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    Warpedpixel
    13 years, 6 months ago

    I wouldn't call a crossbow "artsy"

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    Dimensaur
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Crossbows, the original noob tubes.

    Trailer looks great. This is the first Assassin's Creed game that I can say I'm honestly excited for.