Josh from OWNT.com writes, "So now that you've quite literally played Skyrim for so many hours as to have officially damaged the vast majority of meaningful personal relationships in your life, you've surely grown quite close to your created character. It's highly likely that, upon firing up the game and wiping the subsequent stain of joy and excitement off your pants, you jumped headlong into the Skyrim character creation process knowing it was going to be a long ride. An intimate ride. A ride of the sort that has never before been seen in the history of theoretically long rides.
"As such, there's something to be said of the type of character you create -- in particular the race you finally settle upon. Something that may very well indeed ultimately tell you some interesting and poignant things about yourself. Things you may not ever have even known!
"So what does your chosen Skyrim character race truly say about you? Well, let's find out, shall we?"
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
Not only glorious jank, but the idea that the story can completely change depending on what you do, or say, or side with, makes it one of the most forward thinking games ever. The amount of story permutation is the equivalent of a Hitman level but in Story Form. And it wasn't just that the story changed, no, it was that you met completely new characters, or missed them, depending on your choices. Made Mass Effect feel static in comparison.
Alpha Protocol was absolutely glorious, indeed. And it was, and still is, more Next Gen than most anything out there these days. In this regard at least.
Pity.
A new Partner Spotlight Sale is now live on the Switch eShop, including Skyrim, lowest price ever for Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, and more.
Felt like I just read one of those horoscopes lol
I went with High Elf and perk up on the warrior side so I am balanced with might and magic. I also have some cool scars and a nifty pretzel knot goatee.
All this time I thought my character liked chicken cause it was delicious - turns out he is genetically predisposed to liking chicken
I am an Imperial.
DO YOU KNOW WHO THE F*CK IMPERIALS ARE?
The leading race.Because I'm a racist bastard,DAMN THEM STORMCLOAKS!