Review by Ginny W. The sunlight is almost blinding as it glints off the rolling hills of Phokis. My horse, Phobos, has somehow survived a bloodless goring by a bus-sized boar who charged right at us while we were enjoying a leisurely canter across a plateau. Unfortunately, he’s nothing like…
Read MoreA new horror game, called Agony, released recently, and it is, by a significant margin, the best depiction of hell that we’ve seen to date. So we discuss how hell should be depicted in a game first up this week. We also talk about Assassin’s Creed, now that a new…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Think back to when the PlayStation 4 was new and shiny. People were excited about what Ubisoft would do with the extra power of the hardware with its moneymaker Assassin’s Creed franchise. After all, a series that is all about massive open worlds and historical epic…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Discovery Tour by Assassin’s Creed: Ancient Egypt has been pitched as an educational resource. In the very headline of the press release it makes it clear that Ubisoft want this to be seen as something from which people will learn: “The discovery tour by Assassin’s Creed…
Read MoreBy Matt C. We all know that if there’s one thing that matters above all else in a video game, it’s capital-c Content. How big is the map, how much is there to do, how long will you spend playing it—these are the questions gamers want answers to, and these…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. I’m a big fan of reading. I recommend it to all people. As much as the world seems to be moving away from the written word and books in favour of “in-depth” tweets at a whopping 280 characters, video games, YouTube videos of tasering rats, and…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Assassin’s Creed Rogue is the one most people – even Assassin’s Creed fans – forget about. It was released on the last generation of consoles at the same time that the first PlayStation 4 Assassin’s Creed – Unity – was catching eyes for all the wrong…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I like Assassin’s Creed for much the same reason that I like Dynasty Warriors: I play these games for their historical setting and narrative, and the actual gameplay is almost a secondary concern. As long as the game is playable – and the Assassin’s Creed games…
Read MoreList by Matt S. Games are getting bigger, longer, and require more time from the players. This is a basic reality, and it’s one that the DDNet team find quite grating at times. Because games shouldn’t have to be as long as they are. In fact, many major games could…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Ubisoft doesn’t have a new Assassin’s Creed game for this holiday season; the first time in a while. Rather than allow Christmas to go without anything from the series, however, the publisher has instead bundled up a number of the older games in the franchise –…
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