Glad to hear it captures that "high seas adventure" feel. I really couldn't care less about it being Assassin's Creed, I just wanted a good pirate game.

You're going to get so much tail in California, man.

Obviously, most games are better as games than movies. That's because most games have mediocre (at best) stories, but gameplay/interactivity makes up for that.

After 3 disappointing games, I personally think a pirate simulator is a nice change of pace. Naval combat was by far the best thing about AC3.

Considering how worn-out the bad story in AC is, I think calling it "Assassin's Creed" is mostly for marketing reasons, so I just think of it as "Ubisoft's open-world pirate game". I'm looking forward to it.

@SurfaceNerd cuz gamestops communitey is smert an we deserve props

@VeeArSick @Blackbond Yeah it's mainstream, but I think it has a particular appeal for the weirdos. They get emotionally attached to a game or series and can spaz out from time to time.

Edit: I just read above and you said something similar, only more kindly put.

Personally, I don't want a politically-correct GTA game, but if this were any other storytelling medium (movies, TV, books), it would be normal for a critic to judge it from this angle. Obviously, a lot of gamers don't really consider videogames to be anything other than just games.

@DiverseGamer Heaven forbid a bunch of geeks get upset.

@Gelugon_baat I fucking love it.

@amdreallyfast The same way that hiding in waist-deep seaweed will disguise him from a shark, despite blood gushing from his arm a few moments before.