This game sure has lovely ‘splosions! Everyone has been raving about this being the best game from the PS4 launch lineup, and they’re certainly right that it’s a fantastic game – and the fact that it’s free if you’re a PS+ member is just nuts. I love shooters, and I’m doing OK at this, but I really need to try and understand how to up my game, because looking at some of my friends’ scores on the leaderboards, I’ve still got a ways to go.
Putting aside the fact that the game looks absolutely amazing (on PS4), when I started playing I was having a hard time wrapping my head around the chaos I was encountering: I’m driving around, shit is happening all over, what do I do? But as I started getting a better feel for the UI and goals I was handed, and started to familiarize myself with the “world” (yes, it’s a connected world, not a series of tracks), I fell in love. This game is crazy fun, and feels incredibly alive, with the multiplayer seamlessly integrated within “regular” play. Also, I don’t usually have as much fun playing the cops in the NFS games (like in Hot Pursuit), but I started REALLY enjoying it here, cruising around in my Aston Martin Vanquish cop car, chasing down fools. Certainly a must-buy from the PS4 launch lineup – and it just makes me that much more excited for the upcoming The Crew.
This is absolutely the most fun I’ve had with an Assassin’s Creed game – and I’m quite a big fan of the series, having played through and finished all of them (except the first one, which I didn’t finish). It starts off like a regular AC game, but a few hours in, once you have access to your ship and crew, as well as all parts of the game world, and start visiting islands to explore or pillaging passing ships, this game turns into something incredibly fun and special. As for the PS4 visuals: wow.