alexch's almanac

Dragon Age II

Even as we marveled at the advancements in the Mass Effect series, longtime BioWare fans loved Dragon Age: Origins for sticking close to the company’s turn-based, epic fantasy past. However, the rushed and misguided sequel felt like a slap to that core audience, with its stripped down, shallow button-mashing combat, small world, repetitive dungeons, and poor storytelling. This was the rare BioWare title that felt rushed and – even worse – halfhearted.

Elder Scrolls Bugs

We love The Elder Scrolls V. It’s our Game of the Year for a reason. You know what we don’t love? Having to keep 100 different save files because we spend our time in Skyrim in constant fear of random, quest-breaking bugs. From skeleton dragons flying backwards to giants sending guards hurtling into orbit, we’ve seen it all when it comes to bugs in this game. While patches have helped, your time in Skyrim may always be a buggy experience, and that’s a shame.