We all know skyrim is without a doubt the most breathtakingly epic game in terms of size and diversity but I thought I would list the five MOST important reasons.
1. Dragons!!
Yes this year we saw the popular dragons appear as the main storyline in skyrim, whislt some people might find being attackd by a dragon annoying ,(probably the damn dumner), im sure the hardy adventurer in all of us relished the chance to strike down a dragon especially being the dragonborn. Being the dragonborn we also get to absorb the soul of the dragon which makes killing dragons that more rewarding.
2. 'I used to be an adventurer like you until I took an arrow to the knee'
3. You literally cannot complete the game
Skyrim is said to have over 300 hours worth of playing time already built in, a mighty feat for any die hard Elder Scrolls fan. But the new feature is 'Radiant story line' which is where the game creates quests for you based on waht your doing. For example if your on your way to Solitude and you pass a cave you have not been in an NPC in solitude may ask you to retrieve a family artifact from the cave. The only downside being some quests can be repetitive but not in the way they were in Oblivion because the dungeons do differentiate this time.
4. Skyrim functions like an actual world
Travel into the wilderness of skyrim and you will probably find alot of wild animals who surprisingly are acting like wild animals. Wolves hunting elk, giants herding mammoths and also hunters hunting the animals. The NPC's and creatures dont just feel like they are there to kill you or give you a quest they actually have some purpose in skyrim and creatures like Giants and Mammoths aren't just there to kill you they are generally quite peacefull (apart when their terrorising farmers for their livestock).
When i was researching skyrim before it came out I read alot about Skyrim's 'economy', now I can see it in place when bartering with shopkeepers because obviously the more of a product the cheaper. But I read that say for example if you were too kill the livestock in the area the demand for food would be higher but Ihaven't really seen this happen (if its worked for you please comment below and let me no!).
5. You can be whatever you want
Yes this was relevant in previous elder scrolls games but its MUCH improved. No longer at the beginning of the game do we select our main skills and star signs determening your character for the rest of the game there is now none of that. Instead you just pick how you look and your name and as you play you develop into what you do the most, for example if you run around with a sword at arms length at all time you will become a competent warrior in either one handed or two handed weaponry and whatevr armour you wear. And it is the same for all skills on the game.
The thing that makes it better though is the face that if you get bored of going round decapitating bandits with your sword then you can simply switch to magic and it also develops the same as your warrior skills unlike in oblivion when you had the dreaded 'Main skills'. So you simply switch to magic and set thhir head alight.
1. Dragons!!
Yes this year we saw the popular dragons appear as the main storyline in skyrim, whislt some people might find being attackd by a dragon annoying ,(probably the damn dumner), im sure the hardy adventurer in all of us relished the chance to strike down a dragon especially being the dragonborn. Being the dragonborn we also get to absorb the soul of the dragon which makes killing dragons that more rewarding.
2. 'I used to be an adventurer like you until I took an arrow to the knee'
Some of you who haven't played skyrim might be thinking this is completely irrelivant but I promise you its not. This craze has taken over youtube with hundreds of videos being uploaded of the skyrim guards famous catchline, my favourite being the ace ventura one (see the video below).
So next time your in the province of skyrim why not stop by the local barracks and shoot a guard in the knee, im sure it'll make his day.
3. You literally cannot complete the game
Skyrim is said to have over 300 hours worth of playing time already built in, a mighty feat for any die hard Elder Scrolls fan. But the new feature is 'Radiant story line' which is where the game creates quests for you based on waht your doing. For example if your on your way to Solitude and you pass a cave you have not been in an NPC in solitude may ask you to retrieve a family artifact from the cave. The only downside being some quests can be repetitive but not in the way they were in Oblivion because the dungeons do differentiate this time.
4. Skyrim functions like an actual world
Travel into the wilderness of skyrim and you will probably find alot of wild animals who surprisingly are acting like wild animals. Wolves hunting elk, giants herding mammoths and also hunters hunting the animals. The NPC's and creatures dont just feel like they are there to kill you or give you a quest they actually have some purpose in skyrim and creatures like Giants and Mammoths aren't just there to kill you they are generally quite peacefull (apart when their terrorising farmers for their livestock).
When i was researching skyrim before it came out I read alot about Skyrim's 'economy', now I can see it in place when bartering with shopkeepers because obviously the more of a product the cheaper. But I read that say for example if you were too kill the livestock in the area the demand for food would be higher but Ihaven't really seen this happen (if its worked for you please comment below and let me no!).
5. You can be whatever you want
Yes this was relevant in previous elder scrolls games but its MUCH improved. No longer at the beginning of the game do we select our main skills and star signs determening your character for the rest of the game there is now none of that. Instead you just pick how you look and your name and as you play you develop into what you do the most, for example if you run around with a sword at arms length at all time you will become a competent warrior in either one handed or two handed weaponry and whatevr armour you wear. And it is the same for all skills on the game.
The thing that makes it better though is the face that if you get bored of going round decapitating bandits with your sword then you can simply switch to magic and it also develops the same as your warrior skills unlike in oblivion when you had the dreaded 'Main skills'. So you simply switch to magic and set thhir head alight.
Please leave a comment below and let me know what you think about my list!
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