More like From Dirt

My first thoughts of From Dust were "Hmmm this is a nice world builder game, Kind of like Populous" The next few minutes decided to change my opinions completely...

From Dust is more of a puzzle type game than anything else. You have to figure out what combination of powers and item locations along with a whole host of other things will allow you to proceed to the next level.

The game is amazingly difficult and that makes it even more fun. I spent a very long time trying to reach a very specific location and then realised that if I went a different way I would most likely complete the level.

Unfortunately I ended up getting washed out and had to start all over again... Of course I got frustrated and closed the game down, only to open it again several minutes later. It is a game that keeps dragging you back in.

Unfortunately there are some annoying bits, such as your people not being able to do anything for themselves and the inability to control them individually. As well as the controls being rather clunky and hard to control. One major downside to it is Ubisoft's stupid decision to put terrible "always online" DRM in the game. If you disconnect even for a second the game shuts down, meaning you lose all your progress...

Despite this though it is a very enjoyable (If challenging game).

It currently costs €15 so I would advise definitely picking it up if it goes on sale.

I will cut you...

So I started playing Assassin's Creed today. I finished the first level and then began on the first leve- wait what? So it seems the game designers forgot to make anything after the first level so they just re-skinned everything instead. The main downside of the game is just the repetition and every now and again some very stupid AI.

I would say the story is fairly good, not amazing but good, but that is not why you would play the game. The story, to me at least, was just slowing down my actual enjoyment by taking me out of the fun world I got immersed in.

However once you get past the horrendous repetition and annoying cut-scenes, you step into a fantastic world of stealth kills, extortion, free-running and amazing scenery. When you stand atop the highest building you can find and just look out across the scenery you feel like you are actually there.

I found the combat system to be really enjoyable, you can strike and riposte and it flows quite nicely. However this is where the bad AI can sometimes kick in. You can find yourself up against five enemies, all of whom stand back politely while you kill them one at a time...

Other than this Assassin's Creed is a really enjoyable game, not one you would play for extended periods of time however but one that you can waste a couple of hours on and not feel cheated.