'The Elder Scrolls Online': Stuck Between Identities, Failing at Both

At first glance, it seems like the ideal marriage: The Elder Scrolls franchise, which has produced open-world RPG mega-hits like Skyrim and Oblivion, and massively multiplayer online games like World of Warcraft. They’re both open world, they’re both RPGs, and they’re both rife with powerful wizards and fearless knights.

The Elder Scrolls Online seeks to make the union, but in an effort to please fans of both types of games, publisher ZeniMax has delivered something of a letdown to both sides.

It’s not as if The Elder Scrolls Online is a bad game, mind you. It’s okay. But when you’re up against a titan like World of Warcraft and succeeding a one-of-a-kind blockbuster like Skyrim, okay isn’t good enough. Read more...