from damascus with love

Just got done tearing up assassins creed. The game was definitely one of the most beautiful i have ever played. The free running in the game was awsome, i cant imagine the amount of work it took to make so much of the game jumpable/climbable. I wouldnt recommend buying the game though, following a growing trend among games it can be completed in a couple of days, and it really doesnt have an online contingent that makes it worth owning. It should be a good indicator or what the stealth genre can develop into in the next couple years. I can't wait for the next metal gear and tenchu to come out. Should be hours of shadows,death, and swordplay.

I read a story a while back that the games are getting shorter because research has shown that nearly half of the people that play never get close to the end. I believe that it was based on half life 2 which only has about 4-5 hours of play. It seems really odd to me especially with how story driven games have become. It would be like walking out of a movie that you paid 60.00 to see. Although i think that the finishing of games is probably something that was ingrained in me early, i remember not being able to purchase new nintendo games until i beat the one i had.