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And, if it counts, we just wrapped a Skyrim-themed D&D game that we were running for almost two full years.
It's not possible to finish Skyrim, even if it's a D&D game. There's always that one or two quests you miss...

Last game I finished was Assassin's Creed III, and I was warned about this one. I'm one of those people who absolutely loved Assassin's Creed II - it was much better than the first in terms of having something to accomplish other than seeking out and assassinating people who'd gotten too big for their boots while being wound up in the conspiracy over the pieces of Eden. Ezio was a wonderful, likeable character - but only at first, I think. I got bored of him halfway through Brotherhood, and it was torture in Revelations, but I pushed through because I knew I was near the end of his story.

Then III started, and I liked how you play as Connor's father for the first three odd chapters into the game, but it could have been much shorter. Everyone wanted to play as Connor, and get the game started. But I was disappointed with Connor. I felt he was too wooden, and he didn't have any depth like Ezio did. He was more like Altaiir, but at least Altaiir was believable with his demotion in the guild, and probably being a little ticked off as the result. Even when you're building the Homefront, he doesn't seem all that pleased for anyone living there - he'll have a smile, but it felt fake, and he had very stiff body language.

The only thing I think I really enjoyed was building the Homefront and doing the Naval missions. But the later was limited - there aren't very many, and some were pretty short once you'd upgraded parts of the ship. I felt like there should have been much more of a variety of missions, a few random ones around Boston and New York, and maybe even a little bit of an open world with it.

But if you're patient enough to sit through all of that, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is worth it. I'm playing it now on the PS4, and it looks absolutely stunning. I wanted open world in the third game, but damn, I got it in this one. Being a pirate and taking ships and exploring is addicting. My only peeve with this one is that hunting regions are tiny in comparison with III - like, the tiny islands everywhere is where you're expected to hunt for materials to level up your gear (which feels very Far Cry 3 like - which I liked from that game, so thanks Ubi).

But yeah. Assassin's Creed III was okay, but the real treasure is one game ahead.