In my ongoing quest to review The Elder Scrolls games completely out of order, next we arrive at Oblivion. Released in 2006 Oblivion was a lot like many of Bethesda's games new and old; admirably ambitious and deeply flawed. But there was something else too. And that thing was amateur. Yeah, considering this is a... Continue Reading →
Skyrim. The prequel to Skyrim: Legendary Edition and Skyrim: Special Edition is getting a sequel, Skyrim Anniversary Edition, to celebrate it's 10 year anniversary. This new sequel is, in many ways, the same game as Skyrim but optimised for next generation consoles so that it can still sell for as close to $60 as possible.... Continue Reading →
Morrowind is a game that opens with you being freed from prison, assuming that fighting a rat is a good idea because that's what modern games have taught you, proceeding to die against the rat's hateful attacks and then being left too traumatised to ever leave the starting town until you have bankrupted yourself trying... Continue Reading →
One has to wonder what exactly anyone was thinking while Fallout 4 was in development at Bethesda. The reason why is because this is a bizarre game simultaneously fixes many of the franchises longest flaws, while also ruining so many of the best things about it. With this game, the franchise suddenly flipped and became... Continue Reading →
Fallout 3 is the joke answer to the question "what is the best Fallout game", given its complete inability to do anything better than any other game in the franchise, be they the older classic games or even the newer ones: Creating an atmosphere of dread and loneliness? Fallout 1 did it better. Discovering communities... Continue Reading →
Alex's Review Corner 