All AC4, all the time.

I simply cannot get enough of Assassin's Creed 4.  I can't believe how much it has improved upon the AC formula.  Having only beat AC1, I was surprised how far they have come and now look forward to playing the older games to see if this was a gradual progression or new to this game.  It's unbelievable to me how many different types of gameplay there are to enjoy, from the "standard" missions, to naval warfare, to fishing, to diving, to upgrading the home base, to the fleet missions, to checkers.  It's insane.  I've NEVER spent as much time doing side quests in a game.  When I look back to my favorite games of the past few years, (skyrim, bioshock, halo, borderlands) I have a tough time not putting this game close to #1 of all time.  We'll have to see how the end game plays out.

D3

Quack. Quack. Quack...

So my brother and I sent Diablo back to hell last week.  Finishing Diablo III after a few months of mashing on his minions.

I've never really played the pc sensation, having only played Diablo II briefly with the bad PS1 port.  (One of the few old school "tall" PS1 cases I've ever had)  That said, I can't get enough of the genre, and have played everything I could get my hands on, from Balder's gate on the PS2 to Marvel Ultimate Alliance on the 360.  I enjoy the grind-fest, loot, level up, repeat gameplay although I can't even say why.  This was my first go at the grand-daddy and it is definitely one of the best.

The story is so bad it's a joke.  I can't believe that all the reviews fail to really elaborate on just how bad it is.  I've sat through some of the worst videogame stories there are, and I always follow them through.  This was the first game in a long time that I had no problem skipping through the dialog towards the end.

The game is so good that I can easily look past the story and enjoy it for what it is, especially when playing it co-op.  The gameplay and pacing is perfect, and even with the throw away story we could have kept doing it twice as long as it took to reach the end.  (and probably will)