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Did I understand that correctly? You classify AC as a niche series because you don't like the controls? that's not nearly what niche means.

serf 3y ago
AC is a niche series, historically no other games played like it. Chrome Hounds or MechWarrior are/were also niche for that reason. the newest release is the least niche AC ever gameplay-wise, similar to newer MechWarrior. The controls now play similarly to an over-shoulder shooter rather than being pan/scan limited and tracking focused, and not much maneuverability is lost during any high speed segments like boosting/etc. those control differences in the past excluded a large player-base due to perceived awkwardness, thus the reverse-controller meme associated with the franchise. Understandably a lot of fresh blood has joined now that it plays more similar to what is expected in gaming trends. and if we're just nitpicking due to the meaning of niche, i'd argue that the entire mecha segment of entertainment is niche.
- PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago
  this isn't about whether or not AC is niche, this is about the idea that what qualifies it as niche is this posters like or dislike of the controls.
  - decafninja 3y ago
    No, what qualifies it as niche is not my personal like or dislike of the controls. It’s my understanding that a -lot- of people were historically intimidated by the controls of the AC franchise, not just myself.
    - PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago
      While that may have been your intent, you said _I_ in the following quote > Unless the new AC does something different, I would always classify AC as a niche series, implying that your decision to consider it niche is predicated on the control scheme.
      - decafninja 3y ago
        I don’t really understand what you are arguing for or against, but I think we are diverging from the main subject anyways, so let’s agree to disagree - whatever it is.

serf 3y ago

AC is a niche series, historically no other games played like it. Chrome Hounds or MechWarrior are/were also niche for that reason. the newest release is the least niche AC ever gameplay-wise, similar to newer MechWarrior. The controls now play similarly to an over-shoulder shooter rather than being pan/scan limited and tracking focused, and not much maneuverability is lost during any high speed segments like boosting/etc. those control differences in the past excluded a large player-base due to perceived awkwardness, thus the reverse-controller meme associated with the franchise. Understandably a lot of fresh blood has joined now that it plays more similar to what is expected in gaming trends. and if we're just nitpicking due to the meaning of niche, i'd argue that the entire mecha segment of entertainment is niche.

PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago
this isn't about whether or not AC is niche, this is about the idea that what qualifies it as niche is this posters like or dislike of the controls.
- decafninja 3y ago
  No, what qualifies it as niche is not my personal like or dislike of the controls. It’s my understanding that a -lot- of people were historically intimidated by the controls of the AC franchise, not just myself.
  - PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago
    While that may have been your intent, you said _I_ in the following quote > Unless the new AC does something different, I would always classify AC as a niche series, implying that your decision to consider it niche is predicated on the control scheme.
    - decafninja 3y ago
      I don’t really understand what you are arguing for or against, but I think we are diverging from the main subject anyways, so let’s agree to disagree - whatever it is.