Aiden Short-Gallimore

Everything about the Oblivion remake was perfect: the refurbished game mechanics, the goofy idiosyncrasies of the NPc dialogue between fellow Cyrodilians, the mythical storyline and its accompanying dlcs, the inventory of weapons, the voice appearances of Sir Patrick Stewart and Sean Bean - literally everything about this game is perfect! There is only one other remaster that did a similar job and that is Fable: Anniversary! Howard has won respect, acclaim and prestige from the gaming community once again.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

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Annie Jacobsen provides a darkly fascinating riveting read to the novices who are not familiar with the corridors and rooms of nuclear politics. Her book explores scenarios where the progression of mankind outpaces its moral and ethical considerations for the totality of human society. It is paramount more than ever that the common Joe has a baseline understanding of the nuclear threat and how those in power can utilise internal mechanisms within the political apparatus to obviate the guillotine of nuclear annihilation that blankets all of human civilisation. The book provides a fatalistic reality of what would happen if such a said scenario should occur and what it means for every person to have an ontological imperative for survival and continuation of human society. As Carl Sagan posited in his seminal work in Contact: 'Nuclear Warfare is the negation of conventional military virtues.' There are no victors in the chess play of nuclear politics; only death, dust and echos is all that will remain of man.

Nuclear War: A Scenario

When I first placed this game about a month ago, I was in the beginning sequence of the game and initially I perceived it to be mundane, repetitive and boring; I subsequently uninstalled it. However, I decided to give it another try and by God how wrong I was about the game. This game, despite being nine years old is an underrated masterpiece of storytelling, survival and lonesomeness. The game's themes of hermiticism, ecological stewardship, climate change and mental fortitude carries the game for the remainder of the narrative. It is an magnum opus.

Firewatch

I first stumbled upon this game when I browsing the game pass for something new to play; I initially thought it would be one of those games that I would not enjoy which would possess a shallow story, terrible gaming mechanics and insufferable NPC interactions. Oh man how wrong I was! The antagonistic architecture of Wendell Antonowsky was well done in this game: how he was an asset for the corporation you worked for, his motivations, his mannerisms and his attire which was in fact reminiscent of the modern Holmesian look. The viscera in this game was similar to that of Red Dead 2 and it was addictive to pulverising criminals to their basic atoms. The combat lock-in system was no doubt heavily inspired by the VATS system of the Fallout universe. The world of Old Detroit was amazing to explore and the side quests that came with were also fun to do; they were not dull and repetitive. The side characters were also interesting, especially Pickles! Alex Murphy aka RoboCop was the highlight of the games and deeply developed as an protagonist: he is emblematic of the trans-humanistic approach of humanity society with the blending of human physiology with robotics and the intervention of AI. This game is truly is an underappreciated piece of art in the gaming industry. One of the few times that a film that has been translated into a video game has been successful.

RoboCop: Rogue City

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