As awesome as it looks, I’m still on the fence about this game.

Will the game play be exactly the same as in the first Assassin’s Creed?

Is it going to include 20 missions that all include the same basic steps but with different scenery and a different time period?

Right now, I don’t care.

I just want to drool over the pretty, pretty pictures and not worry about if the game is going to rock or if it’s going to suck. I won’t be pre-ordering it [even thought both the black and white versions look great] so, I’ll just enjoy the game videos.

Watch the most recent one and you can as well.

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Assassin’s Creed 2 New Trailer

The games that maybe didn’t make the most money or maybe didn’t get the most press but still rock and are games that have a hardcore following.

See? THOSE are the games that I want to play.

I want to play the games that people play because they LOVE them and not because they think that they should be playing them and then they find themselves hating the game but they can’t quit playing it because what would people think of them?

Wait. Am I the only one who has done that?

Assassin’s Creed was like that for me.

I was SO FUCKING EXCITED by the things that were offered by that game. The graphics were awesome. The story was pretty solid. The gameplay was good…until you had assassinated like the second person and you realized that every single assassination was going to be just like the first assassination…and the second…and the third. After a while, I felt like I had to finish the game, even though I was so amazingly bored by the whole deal that I started having fantasies about folding laundry.

If I am having fantasies about folding laundry while I’m playing your game then you know that you have officially lost my interest.

So.

I come to you with a plea, of sorts.

What games are you playing? And not just what games are you playing, but what games do you LOVE? Gross, sloppy, tongue kissing in love with.

A couple of restrictions, since nothing with me can ever be easy:

1. Has to be a PC game
2. Has to be a PS3 game [though I have a 20GB PS3 so PS2 games are an option, as well]

I know that there are probably some dynamite games out there for 360 and the Wii but I have no interest in shelling out the dough to purchase those systems. Also, I’m fiercely loyal to Steve, my Ps3, and know that it would hurt his feelings if I cheated on him.

Let me have it, y’all. I can’t say that I’m gonna run right out and grab up everything that you suggest but I’ll definitely give them all a good, hard look.

Not like I have any ideas of my own right now.

Image|idogcow

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A Plea

I’ve made no secret of the fact that Assassin’s Creed is my favorite game of all time. So naturally, getting my eyes on Assassin’s Creed II was my top priority at E3 2009. I’m happy to report that I succeeded, but I’m afraid there’s not much new I can tell you about the game that hasn’t already been reported elsewhere.

Instead, just feast your eyes on these incredible screenshots and that awesome pre-rendered trailer. They tell you pretty much everything you need to know about Assassin’s Creed II, which is coming this holiday season.

Concept Art

Images: Copyright 2009 ©Ubisoft.

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E3 ‘09: Assassin’s Creed II impressions

The first video is the teaser that you get if you go to the website [http://assassinscreed.uk.ubi.com/assassins-creed-2/teaser/]. Not a lot of info is shown but it is a cool teaser and it’s pretty…and you know how I like pretty things.

The second video shows what happens if you can get into the website.

You need to have a webcam to access all of the areas. Click on the symbol in the middle of the screen after the teaser has run. That will give you access to a .pdf file that you need to print off so that you can access the areas that you find by clicking on the traingle symbol on the left.

Oh, my many steps.

So, the teaser and then the actual site experience.

Enjoy.

Image|Toxito!

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Second Assassin’s Creed Site is Live

The style is like a mix between Okami and Assassin’s Creed.

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Prince of Persia E3 Trailer

I started thinking about games that I need to play and then I realized that I suck at completing games. I think the most recent game that I’ve actually finished was Okami.

How long ago was that? A while ago.

I’ve beaten Oblivion and Shivering Isles [if you can ever beat those games] but I didn’t have the balls to beat Drake’s Fortune.

Well, in my defense of that one, Drake’s is like a movie that you get to interact with occasionally. The husband was playing Drake’s on his own save and I was watching him play and it just didn’t make any sense for me to “watch the movie” again. At least I got to see the ending of the game. [And it was cool, too.]

Remember Kingdom Hearts? The first Kingdom Hearts.

Yeah, haven’t beaten it.

#2 came out before I had beaten #1 and I just moved onto the second game. Now, #3 is due out…wait. Does anyone know when? If you know, will you let me know?

Kingdom Hearts 3 is kind of like Loch Ness or Bigfoot – everyone has heard of it or knows a cousin’s, uncle’s, brother who knows about it, but no one has actually seen it first hand.

One game that I can proudly say that I have beaten is the Lion King game for Sega Genesis.

Do you remember that game? It was sweet!

I’m not being sarcastic. I ruled that game and Scar was my bitch!

For those of you who still haven’t bested Scar, you have to make him jump over you and off of the cliff’s edge. Please refer to the picture on the left of your screen.

I beat Psychonauts, too. Can’t forget that awesome game.

It really does rock, but is often forgotten. You can either buy it at the Amazon link that I posted, or you can usually find it in the bargain bin at your favorite game store. I think we picked our copy up for maybe $5. Best $5 I’ve spent in a while.

I guess I should explain why I don’t “beat” games. It’s not that they get too difficult or that I’m a big gaming baby. Honestly, I have the attention span of a fruit fly. [That's not very long] There are tons of games that hold my interest until the middle and then fall flat on their faces. So, for me to actually finish a game really says something for the game.

Take Assassin’s Creed.

Loved the concept. Loved the graphics. The fact that the cut-scenes were interactive made me happy. And, I guess it was kind of fun to shove my blade into a guy’s neck. BUT, after a while, it got really old to do the same thing over and over.

Pickpocket a bad guy. Check. Eavesdrop on a bad guy. Check. Interrogate beat the crap out of a guy. Check.

After the third time of doing all of that stuff I just wanted to puke. But, I trudged on. I wanted to love Assassin’s Creed. In the end, I got to the final “boss” and all of the sword fighting and it just got old and I was finally tired of the game. I’ll go back and beat the damn thing so I don’t loose my street cred, but it will be a while.

Now that I’ve written all of this, I kind of want to dust off the first Kingdom Hearts and just start over.

Maybe this time I’ll actually finish it.

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I Apparently am Incapable of Completing a Game

Case in point, my “boyfriend“. Then again, he does live in Australia, so maybe he doesn’t count any longer as British.

I promise there is a point somewhere in here.

Oh. Right. Why I said that the Brits love Assassin’s Creed.

According to GameIndustry.biz, Assassin’s Creed finished in the top spot across the pond in 2007. FIFA ‘08 came oh-so-close to kicking Altaïr’s ass, but missed the mark by a measly 1000 units.

[I really don't think that we have to worry about FIFA '08 topping the charts in the US.  We Yanks don't seem to hold such a ravenous love in our hearts for soccer as the British.]

I have to say that I’m happy to see Assassin’s Creed do so well.  This is a game that has definitely dug it’s way into a defrosted section of my heart and I’m highly interested to see what’s next for the franchise.

Lighting that changes with the time of day?  Wouldn’t it be extra challenging to off a mark in the dark?  [That sounded Dr. Seusesque]

We’ll see where this goes.  I’ve yet to hear any whispers of Assassin’s Creed 2.  Only time will tell what Ubisoft decides to do with the franchise and what they choose to improve and scrap.

I know one thing though.  This promises to be a wild ride.

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The Brits Love Assassin’s Creed

Don’t want to wait the few hours until show-time?

Me either.

Here’s Flynn’s list of the winners [and losers] from tonight’s show.

Game of the Year
BioShock
Halo 3
Mass Effect
The Orange Box

Best Shooter
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
BioShock
Halo 3
The Orange Box

Best Action Game
Super Mario Galaxy
Assassin’s Creed
God of War 2
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

Best Rhythm Game
Rock Band
Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80s
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Jam Sessions

Best RPG
Mass Effect
Eternal Sonata
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3

Best Driving Game
Colin McRae: DiRT
Forza Motorsport 2
Need for Speed ProStreet
Project Gotham Racing 4

Best Military Game
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas
World in Conflict

Studio of the Year
Harmonix
Bungie Studios
Irrational Games
Valve

Best Graphics
Crysis
BioShock
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Mass Effect

Breakthrough Technology
Portal
Crysis
Halo 3
Rock Band

Best PS3 Game
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
Heavenly Sword
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
Warhawk

Best Wii Game
Super Mario Galaxy
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Super Paper Mario

Best Xbox 360 Game
BioShock
Halo 3
Mass Effect
The Orange Box

Best PC Game
The Orange Box
BioShock
Crysis
World in Conflict

Best Individual Sports Game
Skate
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground
Virtua Tennis 3

Best Team Sports Game
Madden NFL 08
NBA 2K8
NHL 08
Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007

Best Handheld Game
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords

Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show
The Simpsons Game
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja
Stranglehold

Best Soundtrack
Rock Band
BioShock
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground

Best Original Score
BioShock
God of War 2
Halo 3
Mass Effect

Best Multiplayer Game
Halo 3
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Rock Band
The Orange Box

Most Addictive Game Fueled by Dew
Halo 3
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Team Fortress 2
Wii Sports

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Spike VGA’s List of Winners

Right?

Since I am apparently incapable of writing my own Assassin’s Creed review, [you knew I'd weasel that in here one way or another] I have found someone to do it for me.

OK. So Yahtzee didn’t make this review for me per se, but I’ll just act like he did.

He points out just about everything that I both loved and hated about Assassin’s Creed and in a much more humorous fashion than I could have mustered. [or catsup]

Enjoy.

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My Gamer Crush

The occasional load screen or game play freeze was beyond annoying, but it didn’t happen often [maybe five times total] and I just chocked it up to bad luck.

Well, apparently I wasn’t the only one with this problem.

Ubisoft has released a patch for the PS3 version and is available via the PLAYSTATION® Network.

I’m crossing my fingers that the patch will fix my “issues”

Updates to come if the patch sucks.

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Assassin’s Creed Patch