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The games in Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls series are huge. Ask anyone who’s played Arena, Daggerfall, or Morrowind and they’ll vouch for that, and Oblivion is no different. In fact, it’s so large that a traditional review would be irrelevant. So, in that light, I’m going to do a series of reviews, covering the game from different angles and time frames. This review, the first in the series, covers the game shortly after you start. Let us begin, shall we? Continue reading
Not long after I did that glowing review of Fable for e-AAGH.net, my Xbox died. I was unable to play Fable anymore, or any other Xbox game for that matter. Needless to say I was very excited to get back to Albion on my PC. Although it’s not perfect, Fable: TLC is just what I needed to rekindle my love for the game.
Fable is a hard-to-review game. You can focus the review on the action sequences, with their magic spells and great weapons; you can focus on the sandbox features, like as adjusting your character’s appearance and getting married; or you can focus on the RPG elements, including the story and character progression. Each of these are good in their own right, but what they combine to create is something completely new and massively captivating. Continue reading