The Light in the Darkness - The Child of Light Take Your Time Review

Quick Note: Between the beautiful painting style graphics and the solid JRPG battle system, Child of Light hits all the right notes for any fan of a JRPG. Plus, it's short play time and simple play style makes this the perfect game for anyone curious in the genre. Child of Light is the perfect JRPG for pretty much anyone.   

My favorite games have always been predominately Japanese RPG's. From starting with Pokemon and moving into Final Fantasy, the turn based battle systems and magical abilities have always been something I have been drawn to. The 90's and early 00's were the golden years for JRPG's, with hundreds of hours worth of great story telling, interesting characters and amazing combat. That all seemed to stop with the last generation. Sure there were a few gems, but the glut of JRPG's seemed to stop, especially with the large franchises like Dragon Quest, which was almost completely absent, and Final Fantasy, which fell down a hole known as Final Fantasy XIII.

To fill in the void, smaller, shorter JRPG's that fit better into a busy schedule have been popping up, and none of them are better than Child of Light. Built by a small team within Ubisoft Montreal, Child of Light takes the traditional story, combat and exploration of JRPG's and makes it fresh and enjoyable again.

Heartfelt History Brought to Life - The Valiant Hearts Take Your Time Review

Quick Note: Old school adventure game steeped in real history, Valiant Hearts is great for anyone looking to relax and learn at the same time. If you're jonesing for deep action and fast paced game play, look elsewhere, but this game is proof of how a fun game can be entertaining to the point you don't even realize you're learning something.   

History is such a large and vast subject that it is so hard to dive into without skipping entire sections of it or glossing over details. So making a game aimed at one specific historical event is a daunting task for any studio. However, Ubisoft Montpellier has pulled it off with Valiant Hearts by focusing on the characters affected by the Great War while presenting the game in such a way that you learn something without even realize you're being taught.

Sony Settles with FTC Over Vita Advertising and Next Year's Assassin's Creed Has Been Leaked - Gamers Source

Hello and welcome to The Gamers Source, your destination for gaming information. It's Friday and after a long holiday, it's time for some gaming news! Sony settles with the FTC over exaggerating the abilities of the PS Vita in launch advertisements and Next Year's Assassin's Creed has been leaked ahead of schedule. SO, without further ado, the news: 

Next Year's Assassin's Creed Has A New Time Period

What Assassin doesn't like new toys?

Leaked much earlier today, Ubisoft has confirmed details on next years Assassin's Creed, and it looks like we are jumping time periods once more.

Xbox One Gets a Holiday Price Drop and Nintendo Talks Limited Edition Amiibos - Gamers Source

Hello and welcome to The Gamers Source, your destination for gaming information. It's Friday, which means it is time to catch up on some gaming news. Nintendo talks limited edition Amiibos and it's quality of life device while Microsoft drops the price for Xbox One over the holidays and PS4 sales hit 13.5 million worldwide. SO, without further ado, the news: 

Ubisoft Explains Why a Japanese Assassin's Creed Probably Won't Happen

Nope. No ninjas any time soon.

For years fans have been clamoring for an Assassin's Creed game in Feudal Japan. Unfortunately, that dream may never be realized. 

Wii U Just Not Strong Enough For Assassin' Creed Unity and Xbox One Selling Well in China

Hello and welcome to The Gamer's Source, your destination for gaming information. Xbox One is off to a great start in China and Ubisoft delays The Crew into December. SO, without further ado, the news: 

Assasssin's Creed Unity Too Much for the Wii U

Leap of faith only available on the more powerful consoles.

The absence of Assassin's Creed Unity on Wii U is not because of policy change, but rather hardware limitations. Despite what has been said by Ubisoft about success on Nintendo's console, the reason why the newest Assassin's Creed game is not on Wii U is because it is just not powerful enough.

Ubisoft Delays The Crew Until December

Driving with friends and leveling up. Two phrases I never expected within the same game.

Driving RPG The Crew is being delayed into December. According to a blog post from Ubisoft, the game is being delayed from it's original release of November 11th in order to incorporate changes players asked for from the second closed beta.

Ubisoft Open To More Smaller Projects After Child of Light's Success

The little JRPG that could.

Ubisoft is keeping it's smaller teams together in order to create more creator lead projects. This movement, which started with Child of Light and Valiant Hearts, has been so successful that the Child of Light team is already getting started on its next project.

Oh A Pirate's Life for Me

Quick Note: From one end of the Caribbean to the other, Black Flag is a joy. If you've never liked Assassin's Creed games, you probably wont change your mind, but if you've felt the franchise has been stagnant, rejoice because the magic is back. 

Assassin's Creed games are hard to judge. On the surface, platforming around giant open worlds looking for treasures and finding viewpoints to sync up is a lot of fun. Taking over the map and exploring the rich, historic levels can be breath taking at times. However, the franchise has fallen into a slog. Most of the main missions are repetitive in a very not fun kind of way, the combat system is still stuck in 2009 when the second installment came out and there tend to be some frustrating bugs while taking on the hardest, most important tasks. Black Flag may not have fixed all of these problems, but the pirate themed game is a big improvement on the franchise.