Difficulty:

Just Right

Time Spent:

10 Hours or Less

The Bottom Line:

"Hard to describe"

Man, I don't know. I was super pumped for this game, and after I saw a few reviews bangin on the repetition, story line, etc, I got kind of bummed. I really wanted it to be good!

So, I went and got it anyway, since I figured what the hell, right, and man. I gotta say. It's a pretty goddam cool game, and it's a hell of a lot of fun to play.

I mean, I've only played through about half the game, but I can already tell that, okay, it's not the mix of GTASA, Oblivion, and, like Ninja Gaiden that some folks might have been hoping for, no. It's not that.

And I think that a lot of people kind of were expecting something like that. I can't blame them! We're all sitting around saying, okay, Bioshock was amazing, so what else have you guys got?

Bear with me here - I think that's really what we SHOULD be wanting! I feel the same way - I want someone to just blow my mind already!

So, looking at it from that angle, I can understand the disappointment.

Also, and maybe worse? (and remember, I do really like this game) I feel as though, creatively speaking, I can see the threads showing. Ubisoft clearly spent a ton of time on creating these amazing (AMAZING!) cities, and making the coolest video-game climbing engine that I've ever seen. But, they didn't have time to finish everything. There's some clipping, a ton of repeated audio, and some general visual shadiness.

But, man. Just standing on it's own? With all those flaws? It's still a sweet game.

Here's what it comes down to, for me - it looks great, has fun controls, it's a unique experience (in that it's quite a bit different from just about any other game out there), and it's totally fun to play.

It's a good game!

Honestly, the thing that I want to do most right now is go play some more. If that doesn't say it all, at least for me, what does?