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dorindaOne of the other videogames I've been playing since I got my console is the "Assassin's Creed" series, in which you climb gorgeously rendered buildings in various cities/towns of the Renaissance (and other times as well), and unravel machinations, and stabbinate people with great style and panache.
I started with AC2, having heard that AC1 was rough and not a lot of fun, and AC 2 starts you with a new main character who carries on for a few games in a row. And throughout the game, Ezio (said main character) becomes pretty chummy with a young Leonardo da Vinci, and Leonardo helps Ezio in his quests and whatnot. Leonardo is an adorable character, sweet and procrastinatey and absent-minded and a genius.
At one point later in the game, there's a cutscene (so I'm just watching casually, my fingers off the buttons), where Leonardo is saying thanks/see you later, and he moves in to hug Ezio. The screen flashes "PRESS X [or whichever] TO HUG". But I wasn't ready, and it only flashed very briefly, so Leo didn't get his hug, and he hesitates and pulls back, shyly. AWWW MANNNN.
Luckily, people who had the same experience re-played the game and put video of a successful hug on YouTube, so I wouldn't have to remember Leonardo's sad face. (A lot of other people get upset about leaving Leo hanging! My people! :D )
As AC2 and the next game, AC: Brotherhood, unfold, Ezio and Leonardo become very close. It was really enjoyable to see. And in AC:B, when they're both older, there's a scene of a really nice tender eyes-closed hug that felt like possibly a reward for those of us who missed the hug back in AC2.
So, I don't just get satisfaction out of solving puzzles or leaping dramatically from a rooftop like a Renaissance Batman. I get all mushy over VIDEOGAME HUGS. Who knew?
I started with AC2, having heard that AC1 was rough and not a lot of fun, and AC 2 starts you with a new main character who carries on for a few games in a row. And throughout the game, Ezio (said main character) becomes pretty chummy with a young Leonardo da Vinci, and Leonardo helps Ezio in his quests and whatnot. Leonardo is an adorable character, sweet and procrastinatey and absent-minded and a genius.
At one point later in the game, there's a cutscene (so I'm just watching casually, my fingers off the buttons), where Leonardo is saying thanks/see you later, and he moves in to hug Ezio. The screen flashes "PRESS X [or whichever] TO HUG". But I wasn't ready, and it only flashed very briefly, so Leo didn't get his hug, and he hesitates and pulls back, shyly. AWWW MANNNN.
Luckily, people who had the same experience re-played the game and put video of a successful hug on YouTube, so I wouldn't have to remember Leonardo's sad face. (A lot of other people get upset about leaving Leo hanging! My people! :D )
As AC2 and the next game, AC: Brotherhood, unfold, Ezio and Leonardo become very close. It was really enjoyable to see. And in AC:B, when they're both older, there's a scene of a really nice tender eyes-closed hug that felt like possibly a reward for those of us who missed the hug back in AC2.
So, I don't just get satisfaction out of solving puzzles or leaping dramatically from a rooftop like a Renaissance Batman. I get all mushy over VIDEOGAME HUGS. Who knew?
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Date: 2014-09-21 12:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-09-21 02:30 am (UTC)