i just walked over to the local game store right now to pick up assassin's creed. here's why:
![01 Onlinescreen [Assassin's Creed] Find Your Prey [Ps3]](http://pantagruel.typepad.com/devnull/01_onlinescreen_%5BASSASSIN'S%20CREED%5D_find_your_prey_%5BPS3%5D.jpg)
this is a screenshot; not a screenshot of the usual movie cutscenes in games. it's of the game.
![18 [Assassin's Creed] [Marketenvironment]](http://pantagruel.typepad.com/devnull/18_%5BASSASSIN'S%20CREED%5D_%5BMarketEnvironment%5D.jpg)
the atmosphere! the chroma! a city actually looks like… a city!
![46 [Assassin's Creed] S [X360] [Swordcontact]](http://pantagruel.typepad.com/devnull/46_%5BASSASSIN'S%20CREED%5D_S_%5BX360%5D_%5BSwordContact%5D.jpg)
DUDE.
this weekend, while StormWatch 2008 is blaring on the news, i'll be traveling in my head to damascus, circa 1191. why yes, i am a gamer geek -- why do you ask?