I’ve played pretty much all but the most recent. They have their ups and downs. The first was almost like a proof of concept. Kinda boring, but the story sets up the sequels. There was a good overall story arc in the Desmond/Ezio trilogy (Assassin’s Creed II, Brotherhood, and Revelations) that hasn’t been duplicated since.

AC3 was a bit of a breath of fresh air, being part of the American revolution, but it wasn’t for everyone. The story was being deviated from earlier games too much. AC4 is, for me, still the best single-player pirate game out there. It continues with Rogue. Both of those games I highly enjoyed.

Unity (Paris during French Revolution) and Syndicate (Victorian London) both have fantastic maps and character design, but gameplay and story just wasn’t as interesting to me. The series was feeling stale.

To Ubisoft’s credit, they knew that too and entirely revamped the gameplay and menu system starting with Origins (Ancient Egypt), then Odyssey (Ancient Greece), and Valhalla (Vikings during 9th Century). Valhalla was really fun. I love how they change certain villages up throughout the year… adding festivals/challenges depending on when you play. The maps were just getting too huge and overwhelming at this point.

I play the games now mainly for exploration. Gameplay and story are secondary as they aren’t as interesting anymore. They really put a lot of detail into their surroundings and do their research on history, whether real or fantastical. It’s escapism to another land in another time.

Ubisoft is not Rockstar. The story is no longer the reason to play these games. They are forgettable. The Desmond/Ezio storyline of the earlier games are no more. However, we don’t have to wait several years to play a sequel.

Valhalla was the only one that I paid full price for since it was 2020 and we were still basically trapped in our homes, but definitely got my money’s worth. They seemed to take more time making Mirage so I’ll check that out eventually. They are remastering some of their old games so I’d play those over the dated originals.

The Far Cry series has a similar feeling for me, but with a first person perspective. New lands to explore, new stories and characters, but some are better than others.

Political malpractice?

More like global catastrophe. Complete stupidity.

Yes. Senate hearings and trade disputes are for kids. 👍

From what I’ve heard… he said he won’t ban vaccines, but things can change.

I hope Cheryl Hines divorces him soon… unless she thinks she can coerce his decision-making.

🤢🤮😫

Let me hold my breath…

So… another Putin puppet. Awesome!

I like it when I don’t know who the people are when chosen for these positions. It means they are probably qualified. Not this reality shitshow contest.

We are definitely heading towards Idiocracy… if we’re not annihilated first.

Thanks. I thought this was just some random design he came up with.

It’s no joke, dude. It’s a Travis-ty.

To me it’s about balance and design. I’ve been in cars with too many physical buttons and those can be a distraction too.

No way!

Maybe someone should tell Republicans that religion is all made up, not real. Kinda like magic and trickle-down economics.

Republicans want public schools to be terrible. The rich will pay for their kids to go to private schools, while the poor will suffer and have less than ideal education so when they are adults, they become the working class and continue to vote Republican because they weren’t educated to know better.

Challenge accepted.

Those are some long, creepy looking fingers.

Watch the series on Hulu. Good interpretation.

What is wrong with you?

Tarantino has some stupid-ass rules for himself. Won’t watch a remake, won’t make films past 10, likes Joker 2…

I mean, I can understand him not liking Oliver Stone’s version of Natural Born Killers… even though I enjoyed it more on multiple viewings, but to not even give some remakes a chance… it’s just stupid.

Imagine not watching The Wizard of Oz because he’s seen the 1925 version. Or Scarface, or The Departed, or Cape Fear, or The Thing, or Ocean’s 11, or The Birdcage.

And didn’t he pitch a remake of First Blood and thought about remaking his own Reservoir Dogs?

I like his movies, but he’s a hypocrite.

Guess Gavin’s doing something right then. 👍

Can confirm. My wife insisted we watch this last night.

*Watch the series, not just stare at the book.