Macworld (2019-06)

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Winter was a quiet season for iOS gaming, but the scene is flourishing once again with the arrival

of spring. By far the biggest new title is The Elder Scrolls: Blades, which is Bethesda Softworks’ long-

awaited iPhone game that’s set in the same universe as Oblivion and Skyrim. It’s cool, but some players

are feeling more stabbed by the payment model than by the swords. By Leif Johnson

5 BEST iOS GAMES

FROM THE PAST MONTH

THE ELDER SCROLLS: BLADES

EARLY ACCESS

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Technically The Elder Scrolls: Blades is only in early access, but considering that devel-

oper Bethesda claims that well over a million people have already accessed it early,

there’s no reason why it can’t included here. If you’re looking for Skyrim on the iPhone,

this isn’t it (although the graphics come decently close). Instead, it’s a fun made-for-mobile

game about rebuilding your ransacked hometown and delving into dungeons where you

fight baddies by using carefully timed taps for either your sword or shield.

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