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The other game I've been excited about recently is Assassin's
Creed, the beautiful
stealth game set in the Holy Land during the Crusades.
Sadly, it's not good, and I can only assume the high
reviews came from people who didn't finish the game.
It's a beautiful game, but the gameplay gets repetitive way too quickly.
It's too bad; they squandered a really interesting setting. Jerusalem during the time of Christian occupation? Templar conspiracies? Sounds brilliant. Alas, the story quickly devolves to "do these five repetitive tasks, then kill this guy". I can't help but think if there were a little choice or interaction in the storytelling I'd find it more compelling. Instead I find myself reading my email while the cutscenes play. One thing I do appreciate is some of the gameplay and storytelling chances they took, the cut scene glitches and the times when Altaïr wakes up in the present time. It felt a bit like failed experiment Fahrenheit / Indigo Prophecy. And it's the first game I've played that creates the feeling of a crowded city rather than the empty zombielands of most games. Hopefully someone can do something more interesting with the game engine. |
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