Talkin' about Assassin's Creed.

Hey everyone long time no see!

I don't know if I'll get back to my regular weekly schedule just yet but I did have some words written about the Assassin's Creed series which has a new entry out and is about to enter it's ninth year with no sign of stopping. So let's talk about it! By which I mean you sit there and watch as I ramble on for thousands of words.

There's a lot to be said for the relative strengths and weaknesses of Ubisoft Montreal's flagship series so I'll try to give everything a fair shake as I come to it. That being said... Full Disclosure: I really like Assassin's Creed. I've liked it since the first one, warts and all. So I tend to give these games the benefit of the doubt when it comes to criticizing them but I do recognize there are areas of these games and how they're designed that are very deserving of it.

Gamification, or: The Thing That Ate Video Games

Hey everybody!

It's been a week so you know what the deal is. Was kind of busy this week so the post is shorter than usual but hopefully no less thought-provoking. It has to do with a trend in game design that has become quite prominent lately.

Check it out.

Far Cry 3: Far Cry With A Vengeance

Hey Ladies and Jerks,

Been a few minutes since we last spoke and this time we're talking about Far Cry. Far Cry is a game from 2004 by Crytek (of Crysis fame) about a man with a gun shooting lots of other men with guns in order to rescue a girl.

Far Cry 3 is  game from 2012 by Ubisoft (of Assassin's Creed fame) about a man with a lot of guns shooting even more men with even more guns in order to rescue TWO girls and even a couple dudes.

Progressive, right?

Click through below to find out if there's really more to it than that.