GoozerNation: There is no shortage of big gaming sites on the internet; from your Kotakus to your Destructoids, they all have high respectability, big advertisers, and talented writers. So why even bother with small-time sites like GoozerNation? Because these are the opinions and experiences that matter to the average gamer.
In his (excellent) review of Skyrim, Andrew Reiner listed some statistics he gathered in his 11 days spent with the game. Most notable to me were the 146 quests he completed and the over 105 hours he played. 105 hours in 11 days. In addition to being a truly herculean accomplishment, it's simply not analogous to the way a typical gamer will experience Skyrim. Getting sucked into a game for the equivalent of two weeks at a full-time job (plus overtime) will be a completely different experience than squeezing in a few hours of play time before bed.
Replaying Skyrim after 13 years is a reminder of the progress made in western RPGs over the last decade, but also what's been lost.
RPGs are often huge, sprawling endeavours. With limited playtime, we have to choose wisely, so here's the best western RPGs available today.
"I started playing games yesterday" the List... Meh!
How about a few RPGs that deserve some love instead?
1 - Alpha Protocol - Now on GOG
2 - else Heart.Break()
3 - Shadowrun Trilogy
4 - Wasteland 2
5 - UnderRail
6 - Tyranny
7 - Torment: Tides of Numenera
And for a bonus game that flew under the radar:
8 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
A new Partner Spotlight Sale is now live on the Switch eShop, including Skyrim, lowest price ever for Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, and more.
I wanted to leave a comment on your site because I enjoyed your writing, but I didn't want to have to register to do it. I'll leave it here instead.
Your writing is fantastic and your analysis is sound. I'd like to have seen a bit more to the article. You're marketing this post largely to other journalists who work with sites of about the same size as GoozerNation, so you should know that your audience is capable of reading and writing a bit more than normally.
That said, it was a great piece. I'd like to see more writing like this, despite that fact that it's (unfortunately) not quite sensational enough nor does it involve enough boobies for N4G to truly appreciate.
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Edit.: What's the source of that image? I love it.
As someone who runs a small site it's great to see articles like this, especially such well written ones.
I think that's one of the great things about the internet: average, every-day people now have a chance to get their names out their, display their talents and make a reputation for themselves.
And you know what? It's all thanks to people like you! Yeah, you, the person reading this comment. Thanks to people like you, small sites have a chance to voice their opinion and stand alongside the big names.
No offense but small gaming sites just go along with the crowd to get more hits
Thanks for all the PSV doom and glom articles...oh and that 4/10 Uncharted 3 review was priceless /s
I enjoyed reading this short article that you shared. I don't know if you are the author or not, but either way thank you for sharing.
I am a writer for a small site. I enjoying writing from my own perspective and my own experiences. Small sites do sometimes mirror the bigger sites, but not all of us are into all the doom'n gloom or bashings that some places are fond of.
If you have to justify them, they don't matter.