So it’s been a little over a year. There’s currently a heatwave, I am waaaay too hot and not turning on the PC/console/TV etc. unless I have to because my PC especially functions like an oven. I tanked my Nintendo Switch battery this morning so now I’m rambling on the iPad (hey I have to keep myself occupied somehow). Anyway! Last time I mostly rambled about Shadows and I was a bit over-complimentary if I’m honest.
You see, I think I’m often not honest because I don’t like to admit how much I suck at games sometimes. I said that Shadows had “so much depth to the combat system” and… maybe? That’s certainly what the videos on YouTube say, but for me? Nope. It’s too much for me to engage with, and likely as a consequence I find the combat to be very ‘button-mashy’ and quite boring – at least on Yasuke.
Recently I picked Shadows back up to finish it off, as I need to make space on my PS5. They have made quite a few updates as well, so it’s possible I need to credit an update with it feeling better than I remembered on Naoe. Like the chain assassination thing – that’s fun! I also tried mixing up strategies a bit, like attempting to use smoke bombs, or luring guards near explosives and then using a throwing star to detonate them. However, Yasuke is still not good to play. I still just wind up spamming the abilities, flailing until the adrenaline fills, and then spamming the abilities again, until everything is dead. Nothing else seems to work.
So how do I rank the games now? And have I played anything else?
Assassin’s Creed: An Overview – Pre-Resynced Rambling
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