I'm still working on a couple of reviews, but I haven't gotten around to finishing them yet. In the meantime, I thought I would throw in a rant. While I'm ranting, I'm going to throw in some pictures that same up when I did an image search on the word "rant."

The Assassin's Creed Rant

Over the course of last week, I beat the original Assassin's Creed. I thought this would be a fun game. The first two hours were fun. Once I finished my first two assassinations (none of them were stealth), the swearing began. Everywhere I turned, I was getting chased by guards. By the end of the game, it would take me 15 minutes just to finally get into a hiding spot so I could continue my mission. I finally took 6 hours on Saturday and beat it. I was so strung out by the experience that I didn't play videogames for several hours. When I went back to gaming, I played Mario. It was a nice gentle break from the swearing. I thought reviewers were being over dramatic when they said it was the "biggest dissapointment of 2007." While it wasn't a dissapointment, it was annoying as heck to play, with very little fun factor for me. I still have Assassin's Creed II in the plastic as a result. It'll be awhile before I play it.

The Final Fantasy Rant

I'm currently playing Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers. I'm enjoying the experience, but in my opinion, it seems a little too linear for a Final Fantasy game. I have not been asked to partake in any side missions or sidequests, and I'm hearing the game is 10 hours at most. This game is so beautiful, I'm a little dissapointed there is no multiplayer or character creation elements like the original had. I'm a HUGE fan of the original, and Echoes of Time was only marginally the same experience. I so want to take my own avatar into the lush world Squeenix made for Crystal Bearers.

The Star Trek Rant

Star Trek Online's open beta starts next week. As a preorderer--erererer, I'll be able to get in on this. I honestly can't wait, and I've been pondering getting a month of WoW just to say good bye to my beloved toons. I'm not going to pay the $15 just to pay $15 on Star Trek. Yesterday, I turned in Assassin's Creed and Batman and put $40 on my $80 collector's edition. Not bad. Here are the people I'm hoping to play with:

Coop, QMarc80, my friend from South Dakota, and my friend from Kindergaten. I just hope the game is worth all of the hype. There is next to no gameplay footage or decription on how the game works. I will be captaining my first starship blind...as will everyone else. Is there anyone else interested and looking forward to this game? If so, here's a code to get a free admiral's uniform from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn."

JIH MUSHA SOH

Sign into the STO site, register, and input this preorder code. I found it online and it worked for me.