What we've been playing – old brands revitalised, ageing classics, and cursed character creators

23rd August 2024

Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we’ve been playing over the past few days. This week, we enjoy Delta Force coming back in a big way; we try out the new character creator for pretty Sims-like Inzoi; and we wince a bit as Skyrim shows its age.

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It’s strange going back to Skyrim because it’s one of those obelisk-like games that hovers imposingly in my – and many other people’s – mind. It’s a biggun, and I remember being very impressed by it at the time – impressed by how it looked, how it played, how it But it’s old now, and I’ve never been more keenly aware of this than when I revisited it on PlayStation 5 at the weekend. I wanted to properly introduce my partner to it. Skyrim’s a name she’s heard over and over, muttered like legend – could the reality of it really live up to the legend?