X360A: Games simply don't get much bigger than The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Arguably, it's the year's most-anticipated, biggest title and whether you're into fantasy or not, you'll no doubt be keeping an eye on the game. Having conquered Cyrodiil in Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and checked out Skyrim once already we still had more burning questions to ask though.
Enter Lead Designer, Bruce Nesmith, who via the magic of electronic mail answered our Skyrim questions with sharp, succinct answers, ahead of another long overdue look at the game at this year's E3, which is nice.
If you want to know more about the fifth Elder Scrolls in the series, including info on weapons, combat mechanics, monsters, dragons and how it'll raise the bar for open-world action RPGs. Read on!
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.
Cannae wait!
Good info, good interview. november gonna be a good good month.
11/11/11 can't get here soon enough. Hope the release date holds firm.