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here's my response to his article: Dialectical Realism:How Assassin's Creed killed its own potential
You absolutely nailed it on the head, the point about the realism of a game brought out by the character's ability to interact at a higher level within the games architecture. An example where this obvious interaction fails is in FPS games, when you can shoot up crates, blow through tanks with your rocket launcher, and you can't even blow through a wooden wall in a cabin or kick down the closet door.
Granted Assassin's creed had several short comings, such as the inability to swim, enter any buildings, or explore the scenic cliffs/mountains.
Today my friend messaged me about an online game called Kart Rider, so I finally decided to try it out. I used to play Gunbound, so the menu system looked very familiar. It's definitely no Mario Kart DS, and...well...it was nice to see the familiar banana item. Anyways, if you decide to try it out my username is demon180. I've seen a lot of those odd Maple Story commericals, maybe I'll try it out and waste more of my life collecting useless game items.
Oh ya, I signed up to receive free XBLA games for purchasing my 360, and I finally got an email to redeem my games: Robotron 2084 and Joust. Ya...not my first picks, but FREE is better than nothing, right? :( I can't wait to receive my Zelda Quill Stylus for registering Zelda DS. Too bad I'll be done with the game by the time it arrives.
I woke up this morning and noticed a soft glow coming from my Wii. At first, I thought it was Nintendo trying to persuade me into purchasing "Yoshi's Story" for the Virtual Console, but I was surprised to read about another free accessory offer!
This time Wii owners can sign up to receive free protective sleeves for their Wiimotes, just in case your 60 year old Grandmother decides she's too old to use the wrist strap while playing Wii Sports, and launches the Wiimote into your nice 50" plasma HDTV.
Just go to Nintendo's website and look for the offer, and remember you'll need the serial number off of your Wii console.
If you did that you could get a screaming rig for pennies...And it would definitely do justice to the likes of BioShock and maybe even Call of Duty 4. But that rig won't last more than a few months before it becomes an out-dated gaming rig. If you are the "late adopter" buyer that gets the best bang for the buck at the end of the life-cycle of a killer product then, don't let me hold you back. But if you are waiting for the next best thing and once everything is out and you want to pick the winner, now is a bit too soon (or late rather). Let me tell you why I think it's too soon.
