October 28: wallet threat level black flag

Are you Assassins Creeded out? Are you too fatigued to climb any more towers or parkour along one more historical city’s skyline? Who can blame you? It’s time for a vacation. At sea. I can assure you that if you’ve got Assassin’s Creed burnout, this week’s Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag is the Assassin’s Creed for you. It’s a cross between the freesailing of Sid Meier’s Pirates, the handcrafted seascape adventure of Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, and the lush production values of an Assassin’s Creed game. And at long last it has a modern-day section that isn’t terrible! Consider this a threat to your wallet.

Also, Battlefield 4 is out this week if you want to pop off some ammunition.