Without delving too far into politics, I’ve found that Assassin’s Creed ran into the whole “depressing narrative” problem. The main character is a Native American who gets to watch (and midwife, actually) the American Revolution. Then he gets to watch (and midwife, actually) the relocation of his peoples. This leaves a sour taste in one’s mouth… historically accurate though it may be. It feels like they said “wouldn’t it be great for us to tell the story of a Native American assassin?” and they came up with a bunch of, yes, great little vignettes and then found themselves faced with having to tell the story of what happened afterwards… which, to say the least, finishes on an unresolved minor chord.
So I’m pleased to start playing Maribou’s non-denominational holiday present for me: Far Cry 3
So… what are you playing?
This post reminds me of Colonization. When you establish your first colony, the local Native American tribe says “Normally we’d demand compensation for settling on our land, but you’re such a small tribe we’re happy to welcome you.” and all I can think is “you poor bastards, you have no idea what’s about to hit you.
I’m playing Dragon Age 2 at the moment, and I have to say it holds up well. While it has a couple of flaws, its still a much better game than most people give it credit for.
far cry 3 as a masterpiece is definitely a bit too far. it is, as the kids say, no stalker.
but it’s pretty good.
It took everything I love about Assassin’s Creed II and the Ezio sequels and put them in a shooter. I’m running all over the island and collecting dingo pieces.
i’ve never played more than a few minutes of the creed series, but i still find fc3’s gamey-ness the most off putting part – i wish the little challenges, etc, were more organic and less 360 xtreme mountain dew, ya know?