Assassins Mislead.
not sure what we were expecting. we had low expectations going into the game, so it's not like we're disappointed. maybe we thought it would be something along the lines of the agent 47 hitman strategy with the free roaming sandbox of a gta. well... that would be a pretty cool game, only assassin's creed isn't it.
assassin's creed is pretty much the hack and slash of any generic action game with the "freedom" and "strategy" of manhunt.
the graphics look alright. we've got a pretty solid next gen compatible system and it gives us a hard time when operating at top capacity. with all the great games coming out with great graphics it's easy to lose perspective. our compliant isn't with assassin's graphics though.
music too is absolutely kicking. the music steals the show in our opinion. phenomenal.
it's just... it's just the gameplay. it's boring. the controls kinda bite for the keyboard too... but that's kinda sorta to be expected, this game was made for a control.
story is ok... we guess... it doesn't interest us. the concept is kind of neat, the whole DNA scanning memory deal... but yeah... we don't care one way or the other about some 11th century assassin with limited options available. plot is a little contrived.
very linear, no real replayablity factor. beyond the visuals... not much to write home about. looks cool, plays weak... might have been better on console, but we doubt it.
this was an impulse buy for us... and we kinda regret it. we'll probably force ourself to try and at least believe we broke even... but yeah... we'd trade this game in a heartbeat for any of the current top ranked games available now. this game really didn't deserve an 8.5...