Having finally gotten through the main
storyline of “Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim,” I finally feel confident enough to
talk about it. It’s a damn good game. There is a lot of content and
there is plenty to do in game, which is really nice. The character
creation is pretty smooth the skill trees and leveling is easy to figure
out. It’s also pretty nice to see that after main quest you can continue
questing on side missions. This was something that Bethesda games made the mistake removing in
“Fallout: New Vegas”.
The concept is that the character you create is
a Dragonborn, a person that can use the powers of a dragon and can absorb
the souls of dragons he kills. You begin on your way to get executed when
a Dragon attacks. This allows you a chance to escape and make your way
into the world of Skyrim. Skyrim is lovely world that looks like a
mixture of Viking art and the style of the animated “Beowulf” movie. The
graphics are fantastic and the creatures are very clever.
The good thing is that there is a ton to
do. This whole game is incredible. It’s beautiful to look at and it’s
very detailed from the books you pick up to the music in the background.
You can create a character that is unique and very customized to whatever your
style of game happens to be. If you are a melee style person, ranged
fighter, or someone that would rather hurl magic like champ it is easy to set
up to switch it out on a whim. The NPCs are all very stylized and show a
lot of depth and are not usually the generic kind you see in most other games
of this style.
The mediocre thing is that some of the quests
will get monotonous over time. That is not to say they all are. You will
do a lot of running from place to place. Many of the locations you delve into
will either be way too hard or way too easy so finding that middle ground is a
fair challenge. Still, it isn’t hard to gain experience and find better
equipment so if a place is a pain you can always return later when you are
stronger and ready to meet the challenge.
The bad is that like any Bethesda game this one has an irritating mass
of bugs. It freezes at times. Sometimes characters will go into a
dialogue loop or dead characters will vanish into the floor. This is not
the worst thing in the world but it is annoying that the kinks aren’t all
ironed out. The other thing I’ve noticed is that it’s a real pain to pick
up stuff in close proximity to certain things since if you accidentally take
anything that isn’t yours you will have a bounty on your head and will
immediately have the whole town guard come down on you.
The good far exceeds the mediocre and the bad
on this game. If you are fan of role playing games then this is a
great one. It allows you a lot of chance to explore and create a fun and
unique character. I highly recommend it since it shows a lot of potential
and can only get better if and when DLC comes out. It has an epic story
with original concepts that make it an adventure that is really worthwhile and
memorable. Even a newcomer to the franchise like me can easily get into this
and find it easy to lose time playing.
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