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Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag New Game - No Upgrades / No Harbourmaster / No General Store (Challenge)

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How I ended up after completing this mental challenge In this playthrough of the gorgeous Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag , I am doing a raw, insanely mental "classic mode" challenge gameplay without any upgrades for Edward or the Jackdaw. I am not buying any ammo either, and don't open any chests, except for when this is required for optional objectives (namely, in "Nothing Is True" and "Diving For Medicines"). For ammo, I loot bodies and also hunt animals so as to have bones available to craft darts. And I use only Edward's default inventory until the end. I do not buy anything either from the Harbourmasters or the General Stores, and strictly use the market the times that are obligatory by the plot itself, specifically: -to buy the first pair of swords in "Lively Havana", which the game requires as part of the story -to get the intermediate hull in "Prizes and Plunder" as the first obligatory upgrade -to buy the inte...

Deus Ex Mankind Divided - Give Me Deus Ex - New Game Playthrough

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Playthrough of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, starting a New Game on Give Me Deus Ex (Hard) difficulty). This playthrough includes only the main game and no side quests, except one that is essential. Similar to Deus Ex Human Revolution, Mankind Divided continues on the theme of the dystopic future, this time its main setting being a bright and colorful Prague. The game is fast-paced and rich, with strong emotional moments, lots of exploration and very interesting secondary characters. The stealth system is highly improved: you can even play nearly all the story stealthily, and if certain conditions are met, even the final boss fight can be dealt with in an alternative, almost no-fight way.