I’m not really sure it was Bethesda’s treatment of Kotaku that begat this reaction, though. I mean, it’s possible there’s a bit of an axe to grind here, but plenty of folks who played the game independent of having read Kotaku’s coverage (myself included) found the game to be decidedly, “meh.”

It’s not a bad game. It’s…

Bethesda should have been/should be more professional toward Kotaku. 20 years ago journalists had a JOB to be aggressive and picky and ask the tough questions that would piss off a guest, dig for the dirt nobody wanted known, etc. Woodward and Bernstein! Now the scales have flipped and journalism has almost become a…

Nevermind Kotaku. Bethesda should have been nicer to RPG fans.

It really is an underwhelming game, though. :(