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Kyros on 06 December 2007
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"Starcraft 2 should be #1"

agreed

" Mass Effect has the same structure that Bioware games have had since Baldur's Gate II"

with some really small changes like the fact that fighting is now FPS style but its almost the same as Baldur's Gate 2


"Bioshock is System Shock 2 underwater"

Since System Shock 2 was one of the best games ever and there has not been a credible successor for many years I would still count that as pretty new and fresh.

", Assassin's Creed is just another spin on sandbox games"

just another spin on sandbox games? I am willing to bet that some of the elements of Assassin's creed will be found in many titles to come. The huge open city, the awesome crowd, some of the gaming mechanics like climbing, jumping (even the basic fighting mechanic is fresh and cool although it needs some finetuning). I would say Assassin's is the most innovative, beautiful and ambitious game this year although it may not be the best.

"and Uncharted is Romancing the Stone the video game."

yes it is and this is awesome. Uncharted is the first interactive movie that is really fun. After the last disappointments I have great hopes for coming games in this style. Interactive Movies are a great idea. The last full-motion version sucked because gameplay was bad but now they are truly possible.

"I'm not saying that any of these games are bad, but don't pretend they're original. "

I don't know what you file under original, but weird games like Okami or Katamari are not original for me. They are just weird (for me). I think its much more impressive if someone takes the basic Prince of Persia mechanics that millions loved and adds a free-roaming world, a credible ancient world and a big freedom what to do. Yes I am an Assassin's fanboy. Ubisoft Montreal is one of the best studios. True innovation is if you do something and in the following two years many clones come up that at least take parts of your game and copy it. Mario64 was like that and I am willing to bet that Assassin's will also be like that.