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I finished Black Flag.
I found it one of the more satisfying AC endings (and one of the more satisfying AC games). AC1 will have a permanent place in my heart (OH MALIK), much like FF8 or Mass Effect. The visuals on Black Flag were astounding and as our current TV is outdated and crap I appreciated that the majority of the action took place on bright sunshiny islands rather than gloomy dungeons ( I had to play the final Observatory jaunt with reference to a video as in many places I simply couldn't see what I was meant to jump towards).
I also appreciated that the main motive was MONEY and a better life as in real life most people I know do things for money and a better life rather than vengeful quests of epicness. Not that vengeful quests of epicness don't have their place (and maybe they were more common in the old days) but money and a better life is a cause that I can really get behind. I guess that makes me an unrepentant capitalist but I have a soft spot in my heart for people whose goal is to sit on sunny beaches swigging rum out of the bottle.
Plus, Adewale is hot.
So I'm considering my next game and as the release of Dragon Age Inquisition and Assassin's Creed: Guillotine Edition are still some months away I'm wondering what to play next. The Last of Us got great reviews but isn't out on the 360. Bioshock Infinite looks beautiful and is well reviewed but the first Bioshock freaked me out enough with its dark rooms filling with water that I haven't tried the franchise since. The last instalment of Grand Theft Auto got good reviews but I've never played a GTO before and I don't know if I want to murder hookers in my spare time.
I could just replay Mass Effect with a kickass female Shepard, but it'd be the third time.
I like historical games with good characters and interesting stories. Two out of those three would be good. Great visuals are a plus but not essential. I get enough of grit at work and prefer escapism, but don't want a game filled with fluff. I used to play a lot of Final Fantasy but the series jumped the shark for me around X-2. Devil May Cry annoys me, I tried the Personas but just couldn't hack the annoying schoolkids, and Shadow Hearts: From the New World lost me at Shania's transformation. I'd like to try KOTOR or Jade Empire but my chances of getting a copy down here are close to zero. I need something I can pick up in a large department store.
So you tell me. What should I play?
I found it one of the more satisfying AC endings (and one of the more satisfying AC games). AC1 will have a permanent place in my heart (OH MALIK), much like FF8 or Mass Effect. The visuals on Black Flag were astounding and as our current TV is outdated and crap I appreciated that the majority of the action took place on bright sunshiny islands rather than gloomy dungeons ( I had to play the final Observatory jaunt with reference to a video as in many places I simply couldn't see what I was meant to jump towards).
I also appreciated that the main motive was MONEY and a better life as in real life most people I know do things for money and a better life rather than vengeful quests of epicness. Not that vengeful quests of epicness don't have their place (and maybe they were more common in the old days) but money and a better life is a cause that I can really get behind. I guess that makes me an unrepentant capitalist but I have a soft spot in my heart for people whose goal is to sit on sunny beaches swigging rum out of the bottle.
Plus, Adewale is hot.
So I'm considering my next game and as the release of Dragon Age Inquisition and Assassin's Creed: Guillotine Edition are still some months away I'm wondering what to play next. The Last of Us got great reviews but isn't out on the 360. Bioshock Infinite looks beautiful and is well reviewed but the first Bioshock freaked me out enough with its dark rooms filling with water that I haven't tried the franchise since. The last instalment of Grand Theft Auto got good reviews but I've never played a GTO before and I don't know if I want to murder hookers in my spare time.
I could just replay Mass Effect with a kickass female Shepard, but it'd be the third time.
I like historical games with good characters and interesting stories. Two out of those three would be good. Great visuals are a plus but not essential. I get enough of grit at work and prefer escapism, but don't want a game filled with fluff. I used to play a lot of Final Fantasy but the series jumped the shark for me around X-2. Devil May Cry annoys me, I tried the Personas but just couldn't hack the annoying schoolkids, and Shadow Hearts: From the New World lost me at Shania's transformation. I'd like to try KOTOR or Jade Empire but my chances of getting a copy down here are close to zero. I need something I can pick up in a large department store.
So you tell me. What should I play?
