EDC Update: Assassin's Creed 2 100%

I met a new goal in my extreme difficulty challenge.
It took several hours to become interesting, but the original Assassin's Creed was a game that holds a special place in my heart. When the sequel came out, I jumped straight in and found a game with more streamlined mechanics, a better story, more likeable characters and more overall polish. Assassin's Creed 2 lets you feel like a deadly and stylish assassin on a quest for revenge and ties in several historical Italian figures in a conspiracy that doesn't come across as too hokey. Rarely in a videogame have platforming, exploration and stealth been combined so seamlessly. This game is a must-play for any gamer.

Here's my updated progress:

Halo 3: Legendary difficulty in solo mode
-done
Rainbow Six Vegas: Realistic Difficulty in solo mode
-done
Rainbow Six Vegas 2: Realistic difficulty in solo mode
-done
Gears of War: Insane difficulty in solo mode
-done
Gears of War 2: Insane difficulty in solo mode
-done
Mirror's Edge: Hard difficulty
-done
Halo 3 ODST: Legendary difficulty in solo mode
-done
Assassin's Creed 2: 100% completion, all feathers and items found
-done
Mass Effect 2: Insanity difficulty
-approx. halfway with vanguard (tip: vanguard is unbalanced and weak on high difficulty, attempt this with a different class)
Assassin's Creed: 100% complete
-Templars, Jerusalem flags and Damascus Flags still needed
Project Gotham Racing 4: Receive a platinum medal in every arcade event
-approx. 20% complete
Splinter Cell Conviction: Realistic difficulty in single player
-10% complete

Bad Company 2

Bad company 2 has officially become my latest addiction. I just wish I'd gotten in closer to launch so that I'd have the massive skull-busting Barret rifle by now. Play with me on PSN if you like; my id is twelve1784.

The Long Dark Xbox-less Fall.

I'm going on month number three without a working Xbox 360, which is typically my console of choice. While I wait for the opportunity to pick up a 250Gb 360s bundle I've been catching up on the PS3. I think it's safe to say that I'm far past the Metal Gear Solid 4 hype going into it over two years later and I feel that without those rose colors glasses the game is failing to live up to its reputation, at least at the four hour mark. Red Faction: Guerrilla I found for $10 and if you can appreciate taking down a whole fortress with nothing but a sledgehammer and the sweat off your brow, it would be a steal at twice the price. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 I purchased in a pack that includes the Onslaught maps and Battlefield: 1943. If you haven't played B:BC2, I can't suggest it enough. The single player campaign is fantastical but not absurd and overcomplicated, the characters are some of the most charming ever in an action game and the multiplayer is second only to Halo in my house.

I still haven't taken photos of the upgraded PC as I'm trying to figure out where our camera is. Hopefully those will be up soon. After the upgrade to a Radeon HD5770, I've been running Fallout: New Vegas with Ultra settings, 4xFSAA and 16xAnisotrophic Filtering all silky smooth. If you're looking for a big boost in PC gaming power I highly recommend the 5770.

My Bad Company 2 stats.