Jim Franklin

Jim Franklin is a freelance writer, living in Derby UK with his wife and his player 3. When time allows he likes nothing more than losing himself in a multi-hour gaming session. He likes most games and will play anything but prefers MMO's, and sandbox RPG's.

Joined: December 1, 2011
Articles: 757
Comments: 61

ByJim Franklin
OnMay 24, 2011

Rift, my 7 Days (Where did all the time go?)

Well that sucked! I think it was almost guaranteed that as soon as I started my 7 day trial for Rift, that every single second of my day got sucked up by doing what felt like every other thing. So…

ByJim Franklin
OnMay 13, 2011

How much time do Bioware think we have…?

I’m a big fan of Bioware games; from Baldur’s Gate and Neverwinter Nights through to the Mass Effect Trilogy, and The Dragon Age’s; I’ve even got their new MMO ‘Star Wars: The Old Republic‘ on pre-order. So this isn’t really…

ByJim Franklin
OnMay 5, 2011

Batman: Arkham Asylum Review

This weekend, I managed to catch-up with the rest of the gaming population and bought Rocksteady Studios’ ‘Batman: Arkham Asylum‘ for my xBox 360. A mate recommended it to me and after seeing it as a Platinum Hit for a…

ByJim Franklin
OnMay 1, 2011

Dungeons? Is it trying to be Dungeon Keeper 3

Quite honestly, I think it is and it doesn’t do a terrible job. The fundamentals of Dungeon Keeper remain, and it’s been made all shiny and pretty. Bullfrog made Dungeon Keeper and its sequel Dungeon Keeper II sometime in the…

ByJim Franklin
OnApril 27, 2011

Sim Brother Experiment: The House

Below are the screenshots of the Sim Brother house in all its glory. I hope I haven’t left anything out. Once I start the experiment, there’s not much I can do.

ByJim Franklin
OnApril 27, 2011

Sim Brother Experiment: The House Guests

My Sim Brother Experiment involves these eight lucky (or unlucky) Sims.

ByJim Franklin
OnApril 18, 2011
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Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Gameplay Trailer

On the 11th of November this year, Bethesda are releasing the next in the Elder Scrolls series, Skyrim. Of course it all sounds rather catchy as 11/11/11 but if they have to move this date for any reason it will…

ByJim Franklin
OnMarch 29, 2011

Diablo III: Game Preview

This year, Blizzard’s signature RPG dungeon-crawler series is to have a new addition, Diablo III. Diablo II is one of the best-selling RPGs of all time, but is this latest addition likely to take its place or are developers trying…

ByJim Franklin
OnMarch 23, 2011

Fable III: How to Make Millions

Lionheads Fable III has more emphasis on making large amounts of money than any of it’s predecessors. Whilst Fable and Fable II were certainly made a lot easier by accumulating money. In Fable III millions of lives can depend on…

ByJim Franklin
OnMarch 10, 2011

Top Ten Games of my life, So Far

Everyone has points in their life that are so significant that they completely change the way they think and act. Events so monumental in nature that you can’t ever imagine not having experienced them. Well my top ten games run…