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Assassin's Creed (Movie)

When Callum Lynch saw his mother die at the hands of his father, his life was never the same again. Years later, Lynch is in death row and scheduled to be executed, but he woke up a facility in Madrid, Spain where a woman who introduced herself as Sophia Rikkin told him they needed his past to find an end to violence. Lynch does not know anything about the conflict of the Assassins and the Templars. Aguilar de Nerha was an ancestor of Lynch believed to have been the last person to possess an Apple of Eden. He and other assassins were supposed to protect the Prince Ahmed of Granada from becoming a pawn by Tomas de Torquemada to force Sultan Muhammad XII to surrender the Apple. Callum Lynch wakes up at Abstergo after he was executed Lynch at the Abstergo facility in Spain Lynch's ancestor Aguilar de Nerha Aguilar trapped by Templars The movie is a great addition to the Assassin’s Creed lore. I think it was a good idea that they created a n...

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft Edward Kenway disguises as Duncan Walpole and meets the Templars who are looking for the Sage. The Templars use the excuse of cleaning out of pirates in the Caribbean while they search. Research cubicle at Abstergo Entertainment The Story Edward Kenway woke up to discover that he was shipwrecked near an island and that another survivor, the assassin they faced earlier, was with him. He claims that he needs to get to Havana and tried to negotiate with Edward. The assassin runs off and Edward chases the guy, later discovered to be Duncan Walpole. Edward kills Walpole then decided to take the latter’s place and meet the Templars at Havana. Walpole was a rogue Assassin working for the Templars. Edward wasn’t aware however that the Assassins were also watching him. They knew about Walpole’s deceit but the Order was put in danger because of Edward’s involvement. He learns that the Templars were looking for ...

Minecraft

Developer: Mojang Publishers: Mojang, Microsoft Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment Minecraft has five game modes to choose from. These are Survival, Creative, Adventure, Spectator and Hardcore. In Survival Mode, the player gathers blocks and builds to gain experience points as well as try to survive different physical dangers. He has a health bar, hunger bar, and armor level. You could die in Survival. In Creative Mode, the players cannot be attacked by creatures or be killed. Some unique items are available for crafting. Hardcore Mode is the same as Survival Mode but the difficulty level is harder. When the player dies he can be sent to the Spectator Mode, wherein you can’t interact with any object. In Adventure Mode, you cannot break or place blocks like in Creative and Survival Modes. You can interact with objects however. The best way to experience the game is to pick Survival Mode. Survival has difficulty levels. I picked this one so I can create as well ...

Darksiders

War, one of the Four Horsemen Developer: Vigil Games Publisher: THQ Released on January 2010 Darksiders is inspired by the idea of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse from the Book of John in which was stated that there were seven seals held by God. Opening the first four of these seals will bring out the harbingers of destruction, heralding the Last Judgment. These creatures ride horses of different colors and symbolize events leading to the Apocalypse. The four beings come out in the following order: Conquest (riding the white horse), War (red horse), Famine (black horse) and Death (pale horse). Collectively, they are called the Four Horsemen. The Watcher and War on Ruin The Story In Darksiders, the player takes on the role of War. The mythology behind the Four Horsemen is slightly different from the one in the Bible. Heaven and Hell have been in a constant war with neither one gaining enough advantage to secure victory. Because of this ...

Ezio Auditore in Pen and Ink

I used ballpens and oslo paper then scanned the drawing. I didn't bother editing the photo as you can see.

Connor Kenway of Assassin's Creed 3 in Pencil

Prince of Persia in Pen and Ink

God of War in Oil Pastel

Kratos Zeus

Some Pencil Sketches of Game Characters

Ezio Auditore from Assassin's Creed Morrigan from Dragon Age Sgt. Foley from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 War from Darksiders Zhao Yun from Dynasty Warriors

Heavy Rain (Director's Cut)

This interactive drama features four playable characters who are trying to solve the mystery of the Origami Killer's identity. This serial killer is known to gradually drown his victims, all young boys. No one knows his motives and he leaves very few clues. In the opening act of Heavy Rain, the player is introduced to one of the four characters, Ethan Mars. He is a happily married architect with two sons. During a visit to the mall one of the kids, Jason, went missing. When he did find Jason, the kid tried to run back to his father and did not notice an oncoming car. Ethan ran to save the child but was too late. Ethan himself suffered a coma which probably causes the blackouts he later experiences. Two years after the accident, his remaining son, Shaun went missing in a park. Ethan had another blackout episode and did not know how the child disappeared. When he went to file a report at the police, he voiced his suspicion that the Origami Killer might have taken his...

Assassin's Creed 3

*Note: My review will not include multiplayer This PS3 Exclusive Edition includes the DLC Benedict Arnold Assassin's Creed III is the direct sequel of Assassin's Creed Revelations following Desmond Miles's discovery of the present location of the Grand Temple of Those Who Came Before. Desmond is accompanied by his father William and old buddies Rebecca and Shaun. They gain access to the temple using the Apple of Eden. When one of the power sources partly activated the temple, Juno began communicating with Desmond, showing him the history of her people and the threat they sought to contain. She reveals that the incoming second disaster will happen on December 21, 2012. Desmond and companions have to find the other power sources to activate the rest of the temple. Desmond also has to locate the key to open the inner confines of the temple. To do this, he has to relive the memories of ancestor Haytham Kenway, then later Haytham's son, Ratonhnhaké:ton or Conno...

Dragon Age II

*Note: This review does not include the DLCs. I have also included a short entry about Anders after this review. If you have not played Dragon Age II, you can ignore the last part. Varric Thethras is kidnapped and interrogated by Cassandra Pentaghast, a Seeker, at the start of the game. Varric is a friend to the Champion of Kirkwall, Hawke, who seems to have been involved in a controversial incident several years after the Hero of Ferelden defeated the Archdemon. Hawke has disappeared and Cassandra wants to know the whole story and where to find him.  Hawke is one of the few refugees who fled Lothering during the fifth Blight. He and his family went to Kirkwall to start over. In a span of 10 years, Hawke has gained power and influence and has overall changed Thedas. The story is told through flashbacks from Varric and is grouped into three major acts which are separated by years.  What happened during the 10 years will be played out by the pla...