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/// Well, between Top Gear and Family Guy i had some spare time and thought i'd post this up. Yepp, i finally, after months of procrastination, got round to playing some Assassins Creed due to putting my favorite game on hold until Bethesda sorts out the DLC and NIS drops the Disgaea trophys too.
It took me a couple of hours to get into it and memorise the controls and get the hang of climbing about and counter attacks and the like but patience is a virtue or so i'm told, especially when you hold your breath, take that extra step forwards and give an NPC a bit of R1+square up close and personal, the graphics in such scenes are pretty sweet and i am yet to tire of the numerous ways i get to stab up my targets, or annoying beggar women but that's actively discouraged. Also what's with the snarky comments about acting grown up etc from the residents of Stabfest Damascus? sorry for having fun guys! you just made the list.
The cities themselves are well thought out and the people go about their business as one would expect the roads and tracks between them seem to be populated by over keen soldiers who would try to slice you a new one if you so much as look at them funny but a jab of X and you shuffle past, mostly, undetected.
Now, i've never been one for stealthy games, i played MSG on the PSX and just gave up on Rainbow Six but being a Crusader era ninja does has it's appeal. It's a slower pace of gaming, i found myself scoping out the lay of the land and using my eagle vision to spot any potential hazzards and escape routes from my targets, i do like rescuing citizens as the fights are rather good and when you spin round 180 and pull off a counter move it's very satisfying. Not sure about the whole being strapped into the Azimath (sp?) to access my genetic memories side of it though, that kind of trips my 'whut?' but they glitches and little graphical sci-fi flourishs add soemthign rather special to the game mechanics.
Think it's a keeper. [mobiletone]
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