Last week saw the release of The Outer Worlds 2, and while I’m looking forward to diving into it soon, I’ve been playing Fallout 4…again. Alas, the call of the siren’s song (or, maybe that’s a settlement beacon) is strong sometimes! I didn’t go into a new playthrough with any grand designs, but I approached…
Tag: Starfield
The End is Only the Beginning in Starfield
Or…at least that’s what Bethesda would like players to think. But I shouldn’t get head of myself in formulating my thoughts on Starfield after finally completing its main story. Doing so didn’t take me nearly as long as it did with, say, Fallout 4, but the process felt much more arduous. In just a matter…
A Character by Any Other Name…
Several years ago on this site, I mused over naming conventions and how important names were to me in the grand scheme of character customization. Even in games where giving individual names to ones creations don’t matter at all, such as when main characters are only called by nicknames or when usernames are all that…
Starfield’s Stories are Good Vignettes Trapped between Bad Mechanics
I’m not one for tracking gaming achievements, but I can’t help but take notice whenever I garner one of Xbox’s diamond achievements. Believe me when I say I’m not bragging, because I rarely see these rare achievements myself, but when two popped up in a row upon completing a couple of Starfield’s faction quests, I…
Starfield: Bounce Back
I left Starfield late last year feeling quite sour about the game. I started playing at release, and I threw in the towel less than two months later. I believe the word I used to describe how I felt at the time was disenchanted. My high hopes for the game simply didn’t materialize. The experience…
Latest Skyrim: Special Edition Breaks All Mods
For whatever reason, Bethesda is still releasing patches and updates for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition. I mean, it’s great to see developers supporting their games even years later, but this version of Skyrim has been out for years and years now, and the company’s most recent update to the game has…
Starfield: Hard Bounce
To be fair, I don’t have the best track record with Bethesda’s huge role-playing games. Sure, I can say now that I’m happy to sink into life hours into Fallout 76 and (ZeniMax’s) The Elder Scrolls Online, that (Obsidian’s) Fallout: New Vegas is a true stand-out among stand-outs, and that I’ll take another round of…
Starfield, the Adventure Begins
After racking up about 20 hours in Starfield during its release weekend, it’s as good a time as any to throw my hat into the first impressions ring, the TL;DR of which is Starfield has so far been an enjoyable but imperfect experience. It’s different but also familiar, as if Bethesda simply placed a new…
Gaming News Needs to Calm Down
Normally on Wednesday I like to bring you some sort of gaming news. It’s usually not breaking anymore by the time I get to it, but I like to hope that a lot of it is interesting enough to comment on. This week is kind of slow news-wise, so instead I wanted to take second…
Game Pass ’14 Days for $1′ Promotion Cancelled Ahead of Starfield Launch
Well, I suppose the headline says it all for this one. Those hoping to take advantage of Game Pass’ long-running “14 Days for $1” promotion for Starfield are out of luck. As of now, Microsoft has suspended the promotion until further notice. If you want to play Bethesda’s latest, you’re either going to have to…
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