am i the only one that has 3 xboxs, 4 xbox 360s, and 2 xbox ones? .-.
As a whole my family has the following;
1 Xbox
5 Xbox 360s (Pre-Kinect, white)
4 Xbox 360s (Post-Kinect design, black)
4 Xbox Ones.
All the Xbox Ones were purchased individually by myself, my 2 siblings and my dad.
About 5-6 of the Xbox 360s were purchased by my parents or one of my siblings. Most purchases were for the Post-Kinect Xboxes, and several were to replace the Pre-Kinect 360s after their disc drives invariably broke, as they were inclined to do.
2-3 of the 360s were won in competitions by my mum.
And the Xbox was a birthday gift for my older brother back when it came out.
I purchased the Telltale Games' Game of Thrones Episode 1 yesterday.
I got to playing it for about 3 chapters and it was really good. Has a good feel to the game and does bring that GoT atmosphere to you quite well.
I think I do prefer Tales From The Borderlands a bit more however, but that might just be me.
And I played a bit more of Assassin's Creed: Unity today. I haven't played it much since it's only been on one of my Xbox One, and it's my one which is currently hooked up to a small TV with no chair (just a bed) and it hurts my back to sit and play on it too long.
So I decided to just move my Xbox from room to room when a TV is free, lol.
The game is good, and Freerunning does seem a bit smoother, but you still get those clunky awkward moments where they do not do what you want them to do. But I suppose it wouldn't be Assassin's Creed if my character didn't accidentally jump off a 50 foot building onto a cobble pavement below every now and then.
My only real issue, or annoyance, is that they've kind of stripped some features down only to give them back to you should you purchase them with in-game points. Which I think you have to earn via multiplayer missions, but I'm not sure of that yet.
For example, the ability to blend in with actions, like sitting on a bench, is something you have to purchase, rather than something you just learn to do.
Furthermore you have to purchase the ability to use a gun, or a long/heavy weapon, rather than say unlocking the holster/sheathe to store it in. It's just a bit weird really. Like they're kind of stretching the game out by making these otherwise normal features something you have to work for, rather than possibly introducing a brand new item/mechanic.
But, on the other side of it, there's a plethora of items in the game, all sorts of interesting and unique weapons available to you, quite likely more than has been in any other game.
And this is things from just your swords, pistols, rifles to heavy weapons (axes and hammers for example), long weapons (poleaxes and lances) and down to items like guillotine guns (these seem to be massive hand-cannon/axe hybrids, but are only available with the DLC).
And then there are lots and lots of new clothing pieces, which you can mix and match. So, rather than an outfit as per Black Flag, it's closer to AC2 and choosing a specific chest armour, hand armour and legs. Each with their own designs (Napoleonic, Brigand, Assassin, etc...) and benefits.
I do fear however that it will probably end up like every other AC game, whereby I have a fairly large range of items to choose from, but there will inevitably be one sword that is the best at damage, parrying, speed and blocking, and while I might like to try and use another item, I'll be frustrated that it's cooler to use, but just not as effective.
Essentially you always seem to be pushed into using one item out of all the ones available.
Hopefully that won't be the case here.
If there are any Dragon Age fans out there, or even those not really familiar with the series, I can not recommend Dragon Age: Inquisition enough. It's just a really really great game. And it's bringing me loads and loads of content.
I thought I'd done a crap load already, and then it turns out I'm only really just through the 1st Act. Yet it didn't seem a chore to do much of it at all.
If you're playing on the Xbox One however, my only suggestion is you go back to Dragon Age 2 and have a look at what your Hawke character looks like.
There is a cameo, and if you're on Xbox One, you won't have access to a DA2 savefile, so you'll have to recreate their face as best you can.
I don't know if that's something it makes you do on 360 or not, since I would assume it would import your characters face, but it's something you might want to look into.
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