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Character creation at the start is pretty basic. You pick a few facial features, a hairstyle, and a skin tone, and that’s enough to get going. But this simplicity makes sense because there is a huge ...

Adam is a lifelong gamer who enjoys RPGs, action adventure games and a healthy helping of VR to boot. He has written for countless sites in the gaming medium, and you can find him playing the newest ...