"Gimmie a Story, already!" - Commentary on gaming as a whole, particularly Single Player

posted by Kenny (more from this author)
Friday, May 7, 2010 - 11:05 pm (PDT)

Having finished Assassin's Creed 2 today, I took a look at my games library, expecting to find a new title to play. Then an interesting epiphany struck me and here I am, writing what would seem to be a useless rant about the games industry at large today.

These days I find that many of the games coming out lately are lacking in emotional involvement. There are many exceptions, don't get me wrong. Plot twists abound, cryptic riddles assault the player, intriguing him as to what's next.…

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