Assassin’s Creed gets 9.5 from Game Informer

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Actually I would expect it to be far easier to find a Grand Theft Auto then a Mario Sunshine. However your comparing apples to oranges. One franchise has sold probably well over fifty million copies. While Mario Sunshine sold under six million copies. I would like to give you the exact count, but the site does not have full sales data for the series. Further more the series is bargain priced. I even purchased a dual pack for the Xbox for twenty dollars.

The reality is you cannot compare the two. The sheer volume of GTA sales would defeat the comparison. I do know that linear games rarely have protracted life spans in the hands of gamers. You might find fifty hours of enjoyment playing a Mario game. However once you have dominated the game there is far less incentive to play through again. Some people love to play through games over and over, but for the crowd that sells used games. They are for more inclined to let go of a game they might not play again.

I do not think its an exaggeration to say Sandbox games have a longer home life then a linear platformer. Thus it is a stronger purchase. Sandbox games after the initial play through have no commitment. You can sit down play for a hour screwing with the NPCs, and then go do something else. Meanwhile if your playing a linear game your committing to another full play through.

Anyway the comment I made is solid by the time Montana would finish Creed. There would be a decent chance to find a used copy, or to borrow it from a friend that has played the game out. Meanwhile Assassins Creed would be a very friendly casual play to have on the shelf.

You might gather that I am stingy when it comes to my money. I would rather get one hundred hours out of a game I bought rather then fifty. I have spent more time on sandbox games then I have spent on platformers. So to me thats a better investment. Sometimes I just want to stick in Grand Theft Auto, and go postal on the city. While I haven't touched Sunshine since a month after I bought the game. I played through it completely twice, and the third time I did a speed run. Beyond that it is collecting dust.