It’s The Firmware Update‘s momentous 20th episode, so of course Tyler finds a way to miss it. That’s okay, because Joe and Malcolm know exactly where their priorities lie. That would be the show for those who didn’t get it.
Talking points: Vita system software 2.01; Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified is number one; Walmart thinks they know when The Last of Us comes out; Assassin’s Creed co-op; Skyrim still doesn’t have PS3 DLC; scruffy white dudes holding guns on a box; Nintendo Power’s last hurrah; the delight of Oreo Oration; Joe figures out why he loves Persona 4 Golden so damn much; bullying Kofi Kingston; Malcolm unboxes a Wii U; Nazi cannibalism; Fiscal Cliff; playing GTA IV with Joe’s six-year-old nephew. Did we mention that Tyler found a way to miss the show?
Interview with Stephen Russell, Actor for (Nick Valentine, Codsworth, My Handy) in Fallout 4 which is a vast open world role playing game set in the apocalyptic wastes of Boston, the Commonwealth. The career goes further with other Bethesda games from Starfield to Prey to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
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