To me, it’s all just grinding in the end, whether that’s grinding a series of chests or grinding time to get good at a game.

And frankly, the massive amounts of padded content are so great that if I can force myself through to 100%, then I feel as much satisfaction as other more technical or ‘gamer-y’ achievements. Plus I’m a history buff, so that’s all good. The biggest plus for the series is a bit clichéd now, but the settings are always impressive to me. Plus, for a stealth game, the creeping about rarely works for long you will be in a mass brawl in no time, fighting about two dozen cloned guards and pressing square (about one hundred times) to win.Īnd yet, and yet… I cannot deny a certain enjoyment. And the fighting! Basically, press square (one hundred times) to win. The main story is usually so convoluted it’s not worth following, while the side missions are often little more than basic fetch quests. Don’t get me started on chimney pots either, I’ve had more nightmares on those than Santa has. I just want to get through a door yet the protagonist seems to want to leap from door frame to door frame, onto the lintel, back to the frame, then just shoots ten feet up the wall to the next floor and seamlessly flows through a window.Įnough to make you chew your controller in agitation. I play through these games with a friend, and during play we regularly criticise the ‘free’ movement. I very much sympathise with the GC review, regarding the poor movement mechanics, the dreary make-work, plodding plots and so on.

Some very mixed reviews of Assassin’s Creed coming out, and I’m torn.

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