The agenda of Assassin's Creed 2 is an interesting one. I'm sure everyone has noted the disclaimer at the beginning, which says, ""Inspired by historical events and characters. This work of fiction was designed, developed, and produced by a multicultural team of various religious faiths and beliefs." Maybe it’s true that people of various faiths developed this game, but I doubt any of them were writers for the game.

Speaking of disclaimers, this entire blog post will contain spoilers...

Now you may think I'm here to rant and rave about the unlockable video called The Truth, which is unlocked by finding symbols carved onto famous Italian architecture and solving the puzzles (some of which required you to know Sumerian numerology!).

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In life, there are hunters…then there are MONSTER HUNTERS!
Ironbeard McCullough

If there is one franchise with the most hardcore underground cult-like group of supporters, it is easily going to be the Monster Hunter Series. From it’s humble roots back in 2003, the Monster Hunter Series has been played and enjoyed by many gamers all around the world on it’s beginnings on the Playstation 2, and its ports and spin-off titles on other systems including the Playstation Portable, Microsoft Xbox 360, the PC, and even on mobile phones. In the beginning however, it may have seemed that the publisher and developer of this franchise, Capcom, was taking a chance and aiming it towards a certain demographic of gamers. As the name applies, the Monster Hunter Series is a game in which the player takes control of a customized character and goes on missions that usually require – you guessed it – hunting monsters. Despite the simplicity of the concept, this series is nowhere near simple though a lot of the game is supposed to be simple in general. The best way I can describe it is that the Monster Hunter Series has a lot of depth in its simplicity which in all terms sounds like an oxymoron.

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Those of us reading this article are probably not unlike myself–a listener of gaming podcasts, subscriber of gaming feeds, avid player, article reader, video game junkie.  Maybe, unlike me, you have never stopped and thought how crazy our hobby is.

I’ve heard there is no one that hates their own hobby more than gamers, and I can’t disagree.  A quick look at the venom spewing on any gaming forums proves the point, coupled with the flock of paid gaming journalists that hold our precious few “dream jobs”, in which they only find new and interesting ways to slam the games we wait months to play.  No innovation?  FAIL!  New innovation that rubs us even slightly the wrong way?  FAIL!  At times, I can’t help but think there is just a bit too much—too many games coming out, too much gaming media, too many podcasts, forums and articles to keep up with, and too much of a backlog I’ll never get too, but paid good money to watch collect dust.

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Anyone who looks at my top games of all time will see Fable II sits rather prominently on that list. When I did my “30 Reviews in 30 Days,” I had mentioned I might even consider it my favorite game of all time, though it may have been supplanted by Mass Effect 2. While the game was almost unanimously praised by critics, there was one part of it many felt was a let down: the ending.

So just what was it about the ending of Fable II that left people feeling less than fulfilled? We explore that topic in this edition of “Good Grief; Bad Endings.”

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