Yeah, I like a lot of D'Onofrio's work, but that performance is flat-out terrible. And you're right about the similar issues in the first game - there were times when I was convinced that Brad Dourif was doing a cold read while being distracted by something else.

I've been playing DISHONORED 2 this week – just finished Mission 7 - and so far I'd say it's more of a step sideways than a step forward for the series. While some of the mechanics have been fine-tuned nicely and there are dazzling individual sections (the clockwork mansion is a masterpiece of game design), the story…

As someone who did his best to complete almost every mission in that game - yeah, you'll probably be better off sticking with the main + companion quests. It's a great 40-hour game trapped in an 80-to-100-hour body, and the abundance of filler makes it way less replayable for me than its predecessors. I'm hoping that…

I may have to try it someday. I will say, the Crown Regent's security room was one of the very few areas that I couldn't just charge into without getting killed. Had to sneak my way to him, do the deed and then Blink my way to safety.

This week has been all about DISHONORED (the remastered PS4 edition), and it's been quite a journey. I finished my low chaos playthrough, but failed in my efforts to avoid killing anybody. I was so close! I got through all of the regular missions without any problems, but made a mistake somewhere in the flooded…

I spent most of my Thanksgiving weekend by playing through Telltale's GAME OF THRONES. There are two ways of looking at this one. In contrast to the TV show, it falls short, failing to meet the show's level of writing and generally serving up a lot of stuff that feels like filler (which feels odd in this case, given…

Whoa, this Wednesday edition caught me off guard.

I have no doubt that my weekend will include more SKYRIM, which continues to be a pleasure to work through. I finished up both the Mage's Guild and Companion's Guild questlines this week – both are a little underwhelming, but I enjoy hanging out at the College of Winterhold and pestering/aiding the other mages. Nearly…

More SKYRIM for me this week, though getting caught up in election coverage has slowed my progress a bit. Speaking of which: the election actually altered my playthrough in a fairly substantial way. The first time I played the game, I joined the Imperials in the Civil War, because they struck me as the more reasonable…

That's too bad, but understandable. I played Skyrim for the first time shortly after playing Oblivion, and was sort of disappointed by how much more generic most of the guild storylines were in comparison. That said, returning to Skyrim has felt like a breath of fresh air after Fallout 4, which often felt blandly…

I've been sucked back into SKYRIM in a big way over the course of the last week. I had forgotten just how much I loved the feel of the game: the beautiful and thoughtfully designed locations, Jeremy Soule's score, that feeling of loneliness in a world full of diverse people and creatures. I am playing as a Stealth…

I think I enjoyed ROTTR a little more than you, but your criticisms are pretty on-point. That Baba Yaga DLC was particularly atrocious… I can't imagine how bummed I would be if I had paid $15 for that lazy slog of a story add-on. I do think the optional tombs are generally pretty fun (look for wind chimes if you need…

I finished up BAYONETTA 2, which lost a bit of its creative energy in the final few chapters but was still plenty of fun. That was the last Wii U title in my collection that I hadn't gotten around to yet, and I may end up parting ways with it in order to help pay for the Switch. It was a mighty fine console that never…

That Reaper costume is so great. I really want that one (or any of them), but alas, it's all voice lines, sprays and emotes for me so far (I did get a pretty cool "Reinhardt smashing a pumpkin" emote).

I also endorse the Khajit suggestion. They're nifty and it's fun to listen to all of the surly comments from the Khajit-hating folks in Skyrim (this also makes me feel less guilty about pickpocketing them).

So, I finished RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER, which never really grabbed me on a narrative level (I'm pretty sure I've already forgotten most of the plot) but which was consistently fun to play. I didn't 100% the game, but I did complete the campaign, the tombs and the side missions. I feel like this one has a better…

I finished the BATTLEFIELD: HARDLINE campaign, which got much less L.A. Noire-ish and way more Far Cry-ish as it proceeded (the last chapter was pretty much a straight-up Far Cry fortress takeover). Pretty fun, though it's sort of hilarious to consider the way the plot brushes up against a host of hot-button…

Yeah, that's the version I own. I played through the first one and had a blast with it - just haven't gotten around to 2 yet.

Hmmm. How so? I do watch movies, but haven't noticed a difference between the two in terms of picture quality.

Yeah, the PS3 is probably the one to go. And you make a good point about 3D World - I don't replay a lot of games, but I've played that one twice and would certainly enjoy going through it again. The other thing about the Wii U is that it has a handful of campaign-free games I tend to keep going back to every so often…