Father Knows Best

It was Father’s Day, which seems like the perfect opportunity for a thoughtful and in-depth analysis of the way father-child relations have developed as key sets of narrative in modern game design.

Hah, no, just kidding, here’s another best/worst fathers list containing BioShock’s Andrew Ryan, Fallout 3’s James, and Oblivion’s Uriel Septim VII.

Uriel Septim VII, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Father of Martin: Had several legitimate sons to stock the throne with heirs, but wisely kept a child out of wedlock just in case a Daedra Lord killed all of his other kids. Instead of fostering the boy to a vassal or something noble, Septim stuck Martin in the church to keep him out of trouble.