Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood is a lot to take in. The upcoming chapter isn't just an MMO version of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion , nor is it simply another massive ESO expansion. It's both of those things, but it's also a marvelous remake of Leyawiin, Gideon, and the Deadlands, and finally, a more single-player-friendly experience thanks to the new companion system. I spent a week playing an early build of Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood, and in that time I plowed through two new dungeons and three delves, took on a bunch of beefy side quests, started several new characters, leveled up two NPC companions, and went to the Deadlands and back trying to stop Mehrunes Dagon's latest scheme. And even so, I feel like there's a lot more to experience. There's a new 12-player raid-style dungeon (a "trial" in ESO lingo) called Rockgrove, for example. Even at max level and with a companion by my side, there was no way in hell I was getting through that. Admittedly, the new world … [Read more...] about Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood is an Oblivion prequel and so, so much more