Posts Tagged 'Assassin’s Creed'

Looking past the structure

Here’s a common scenario: you have to save your loved one but the game keeps asking you to enter that sewer level collect some kind of completely unnecessary item. Or maybe you want to escape your average zombie-infested Police HQ, but has to deal with chess keys first. The task structure thrown upon you matters and should not be ignored.

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Looking past the structure

Here’s a common scenario: you have to save your loved one but the game keeps asking you to enter that sewer level collect some kind of completely unnecessary item. Or maybe you want to escape your average zombie-infested Police HQ, but has to deal with chess keys first. The task structure thrown upon you matters and should not be ignored.

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5 video game action figures you didn't know you wanted

Who’d have thought that adults with disposable income and a love of video games might throw their money at well-crafted action figures of their favorite digital avatars? From weird, jointed action figures of Sonic targeted at children to the various offerings from Square Enix’s Play Arts masterfully sculpted with collectors in mind, video game action figures are more popular than ever. Although there are some amazing, long-awaited, criminally underrepresented and wallet-draining video game figures in production, this list will be limited to figures that are out and will be waiting for you when your next browser tab arrives at Amazon or eBay.

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5 video game action figures you didn't know you wanted

Who’d have thought that adults with disposable income and a love of video games might throw their money at well-crafted action figures of their favorite digital avatars? From weird, jointed action figures of Sonic targeted at children to the various offerings from Square Enix’s Play Arts masterfully sculpted with collectors in mind, video game action figures are more popular than ever. Although there are some amazing, long-awaited, criminally underrepresented and wallet-draining video game figures in production, this list will be limited to figures that are out and will be waiting for you when your next browser tab arrives at Amazon or eBay.

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The Most Dangerous Game: Multiplayer in Assassin's Creed

  The multiplayer in Assassin’s Creed is fun. A lot of fun. The kind of fun that is rare in most multiplayer games and the kind of fun that makes a person want to write an article about it with

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The Most Dangerous Game: Multiplayer in Assassin's Creed

  The multiplayer in Assassin’s Creed is fun. A lot of fun. The kind of fun that is rare in most multiplayer games and the kind of fun that makes a person want to write an article about it with

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Taking Another Stab at Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Warning: This review contains detailed mechanical spoilers but only moderate narrative spoilers. Fern already wrote on Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and though people have probably already moved on to Revelations (the newest installment in the franchise as of the time of

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Taking Another Stab at Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Warning: This review contains detailed mechanical spoilers but only moderate narrative spoilers. Fern already wrote on Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and though people have probably already moved on to Revelations (the newest installment in the franchise as of the time of

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RUMOR: Leaked Photo Reveals Ezio Auditore and Unnamed New Character for Soul Calibur 5

Another day, another rumor. This time, from Soul Calibur 5. An unnamed man has apparently snapped this picture from a beta version of the upcoming game, revealing with it a new, unnamed character, as well as Ubisoft’s elusive assassin, Ezio Auditore, as the game’s

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RUMOR: Leaked Photo Reveals Ezio Auditore and Unnamed New Character for Soul Calibur 5

Another day, another rumor. This time, from Soul Calibur 5. An unnamed man has apparently snapped this picture from a beta version of the upcoming game, revealing with it a new, unnamed character, as well as Ubisoft’s elusive assassin, Ezio Auditore, as the game’s

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Get Some Assassin's Creed in Your Assassin's Creed

Yo dog, I heard you like Assassin’s Creed so we- Ahem, sorry. Ubisoft has announced that PS3 copies of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations will come bundled with a copy of the original Assassin’s Creed on the Blu-Ray disk. It’s a smart

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Get Some Assassin's Creed in Your Assassin's Creed

Yo dog, I heard you like Assassin’s Creed so we- Ahem, sorry. Ubisoft has announced that PS3 copies of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations will come bundled with a copy of the original Assassin’s Creed on the Blu-Ray disk. It’s a smart

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A protagonist is NOT you

Most protagonists are empty, hollow shells in need of something to fill them. Thus was our verdict, as handled by our own Stefan Samurai (this is the link to which this article is a response, by the way… CLICK IT!). What

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A protagonist is NOT you

Most protagonists are empty, hollow shells in need of something to fill them. Thus was our verdict, as handled by our own Stefan Samurai (this is the link to which this article is a response, by the way… CLICK IT!). What

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ASSASSIN'S CREED BROTHERHOOD and the attack of the frahmisms

Initially known as Assassin’s Creed II with multiplayer, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood manages, at the same time, to deny the chance for newcomers to become emotionally invested while inviting fans to divest from a franchise whose narrative seems destined to pursue

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ASSASSIN'S CREED BROTHERHOOD and the attack of the frahmisms

Initially known as Assassin’s Creed II with multiplayer, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood manages, at the same time, to deny the chance for newcomers to become emotionally invested while inviting fans to divest from a franchise whose narrative seems destined to pursue

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When Nothing is True, Encyclopedias are Permitted

I’m a big fan of the Assassin’s Creed (AC) franchise, which I believe to be the true spiritual successor to the Prince of Persia games, despite fully knowing these are not great games. They are competent, good games. It’s like

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When Nothing is True, Encyclopedias are Permitted

I’m a big fan of the Assassin’s Creed (AC) franchise, which I believe to be the true spiritual successor to the Prince of Persia games, despite fully knowing these are not great games. They are competent, good games. It’s like

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