SO.

I finally got to play the AVP demo on PS3.

Rebellion have noted that they have stuffed up on the PS3 matchmaking which is why the connection never happened and things start to be improving (games can now connect, takes about 5-10 mins – but it’s better than never and waiting for over half an hour). I also managed to play some games with my friend Andrew and while my first go at the game left me feeling underwhelmed the subsequent goes I’ve felt better about the title as I’ve gotten more play time with it.

In movement the game seems to lack on the PS3, but visually screen-shots themselves show very little difference – as the above shot stolen from online – shows. It’s a shame really and I assume it has solely to do with frame rates and AA, and hopefully the Digital Foundry will eventually explain reasons once the game launches later this month.

Last Played: Resident Evil 5, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots, AVP Demo
Last Watched: Black Sheep, Dead Alive (The Weta Workshop Double)

Format: Sony Playstation 3
Adventure/Stealth – 3rd Person
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
Released: 2009

What a change a company can make from some good feedback.

I was not entirely convinced Assassin’s Creed 2 (Screed 2) would be something worth getting upon release, but in the end I was justified by my selection. I think it helped that another game coming out at the time I picked Screed 2 over was actually horrible and bombed that it made me feel even better about making that decision.

However regardless the game took the parts that made the first title work – exploration with general ease and the ability to kill someone – and wrapped it into a story that was far more compelling than the first, allowed you to skip between areas, allowed you to swim – which was important when one of the areas you’re in is Venice – and fixed the pacing which in the original title felt so repetitive you’d really only want to play the game in chunks. Instead sometimes you felt like you wanted to keep going for hours, and numerous people on boards I was at would say they didn’t want to put it down frequently unlike the first.

I purchased the collectors set for this. Ubisoft released a regular edition, a white edition with White Cloaked Ezio figure and some small DLC content (most stockists also added in a bag or t-shirt with this version), and the black edition – which I purchased. This came with a Black Cloaked Ezio figure, the DLC content for the white plus more, an artbook and DVD with music and making of material, and a nice detailed packaging.

Unfortunately the game is still quite fresh in my mind (I only completed it in December 09) so at this stage I cant really be very nostalgic about it, so instead I’ll return to it later on in a re-run post.