For the time being, the games on the table are The Binding of Isaac for PC and Assassin's Creed: Revelations for PS3.
Binding, for those who don't keep up with the Indie gaming or PC scene, is a game released from the same people who made Super Meat Boy. The game is essentially randomly generated NES-Zelda style dungeons with strange and unique bosses and enemies. The mechanics of the game are relatively simple and it seems to base a few of it's ideas off of biblical stories or lessons, such as the 7 deadly sins and the story of Isaac and Abraham.
Overall the game is very good. There are 7 depths to the basement, each getting increasingly hard. The same principle applies to this game as it did to Super Meat Boy, this game is not meant to be easy. If you die, you start over at the beginning. Frustrating at times but overall rewarding if you overcome the challenge.
Revelations I have yet to dive into far enough into to have a huge opinion of, but it follows the same storyline of the 2 ancestors, Ezio and Altair, of the former game. I can say that this is NOT a good starting place for those jumping into the series however. The game bases itself off of many events that have transpired in the previous games, while adding a few new weapons and tricks to spice things up. This may have been a mistake, as I have been playing for about 2 hours, with full knowledge of this specific addition, but have yet to be able to utilize it. Hopefully it becomes more clear as the game wears on about how this will affect the gameplay.
The change of scenery is nice. The change from Rome of the previous game to the split faction Constantinople is definitely starting to add to the enjoyment of this game.
Will be more as I delve deeper.
Game well.
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