About the author: Scott Ellison II
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- Scott is a disabled Marine veteran, married to his wife Nicole and has three kids. Scott also has a full-time job with Fastly as the Manager of Tier 3 - CSE. Scott is most well-known for founding, and writing for Saving Content, but you can find his other work on G4@Syfygames (defunct) and GameCritics.com (active).
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Review
May 05, 2025
I remember when I first sat down with The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion back in 2006, it was just such a jaw-dropping and fantastic RPG experience. It was my first time with a Bethesda RPG, and I was hooked. So much so that I ended up getting 100% of all the achievements on Xbox 360. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is more than a simple remaster, but it manages recapture the feel of playing it like it is the first time. And if it is your first time, you’re in for a real treat. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered stands as one of Bethesda’s best RPGs and a world filled with wonderment and danger.
South of Midnight Review
Apr 25, 2025
Compulsion Games have a deep understanding and execution of narrative elements that keep you hooked. South of Midnight is yet another entry that allows you to invest into its characters and world; though the combat leaves something to be desired, I was compelled to see the game to its end. South of Midnight is southern tapestry full of folktales, heart, earnestness, and it has been worth the wait.
Commandos: Origins Review
Apr 09, 2025
The last proper Commandos game we had (not counting the recent HD remasters) was Commandos 3 back in 2003. That’s a long time for this series to lie dormant. Though thankfully the real-time tactics genre hasn’t been as quiet, seeing resurrections across various games in the last decade. Commandos: Origins inserts itself quite nicely into the fold, thanks to the new internal development studio to Kalypso in Claymore Game Studios. Commandos: Origins is a faithful prequel feels like a fitting return full of challenging missions that will exercise the trial-and-error gameplay that feels like a modern classic.
Breakout Beyond Review
Mar 31, 2025
Breakout Beyond literally turns Breakout on its side for a stylish take on the classic brick breaker. At the helm is Choice Provisions, the people best known for the BIT.TRIP games. It’s unfortunately style over substance, as it is missing a few core components, and a bug that prevents the infinite mode from being endless. That said, Breakout Beyond is still a good experience for new and returning players of the classic Atari game.
Spilled! Review
Mar 26, 2025
Earth Day is just a month away, but Spilled! could be a perfect companion to that. It’s a game that reminds me of the early 90s and how ecocentric and focused we were as a people. We were told to save the ozone (we did), cut plastic rings apart to save the dolphins (still have to), and we had the Captain Planet for everything else. Spilled! doesn’t have any overt messages, but it does help bring awareness while also being a fantastic compact, cozy, and concise clean-up game.
Atomfall Review
Mar 21, 2025
Taking inspiration from the real-life event of the Windscale fire that befell Northern England in 1957. Atomfall is a playable “what if” scenario based on that event that avoids retreading familiar ground we’ve seen in other games about nuclear disasters. And Rebellion have really hit a six with this extremely British survival game. Atomfall is a compelling first-person adventure full of mystery and intrigue that’s unlike anything else, and one I’ll be returning to soon.
FATE: Reawakened Review
Mar 19, 2025
For me, there’s nothing more nostalgic of dungeon-crawler action RPGs like FATE. It was lighthearted alternative to Diablo that also ran in web browsers – 2005 was a wild time. FATE: Reawakened mostly succeeds at recapturing the memories and feelings playing, but the current state is rather buggy. The current FATE games are playable today but are visually lacking, FATE: Reawakened closes the gap of time to be a remaster that doesn’t change too much to be more like how you remember it. FATE: Reawakened goes back to a time when loot was plentiful, pets were loyal, and the grind was a satisfying one.
Expelled! Review
Mar 11, 2025
Expelled! comes from the folks at inkle, the folks behind 2021’s Overboard!. In that game you were guilty as sin, and had to disprove your guilt in a brilliant reversal of the detective game. Here you have to prove your innocence, and it’s a whodunit of insurmountable odds. Expelled! is much better and more expansive experience than its guilty counterpart. There’s plenty of cleverness and bright ideas to go around, so much so that it deserves a spot on the Dean’s List.
Two Point Museum Review
Feb 25, 2025
It’s pretty universal that everyone loves museums, maybe not all of them, but there’s at least one you have as a favorite. Chicago’s Field Museum and Griffin Museum of Science and Industry are my favorites.Two Point Museum is a first of its kind museum management game, and Two Points Studios absolutely nails it. Fun and silliness is still front and center, retaining its British sensibilities and humor that’s not quite “Night at the Museum”, but there’s so much character here. Two Point Museum is a masterclass in the tycoon genre and Two Point Studio’s best game in the series to-date.
Avowed Review
Feb 21, 2025
Obsidian swings hard with its first-person fantasy RPG, and lands a wonderfully timed strike. Set in the Pillars of Eternity universe, Avowed serves up a gateway drug towards discovering those gems. This is much less weighty than other RPGs of its kind, but it’s moment to moment action carries it forward. Avowed is like the ring in trees, there’s a bunch of stories and growth to be found within.
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