The Fantasy is bigger and better than ever before…
Some key points that this game offers:
- Massive open world for you to explore.
- Hundreds of weapons to make use of.
- Freely level and upgrade your character the way you want.
- Focus on one specialization such as a warrior or be a hybrid that wields blades and magic whilst being quiet as a mouse, the freedom to grow as you wish is at your fingertips.
- Dozens of extra quests lie in wait to keep you entertained.
- A Treasure trove of secrets and other unique oddities to discover.
Gameplay & Controls:
The game plays and handles beautifully on both controller and keyboard, here the choice is yours if you are playing on PC, as for the console users, they have nothing to fear here regarding layout and action use vs button options.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim control system has been masterfully designed to offer full control and comfort in one brilliant package.
Just like Oblivion, Skyrim is completely open world giving us the choice to go wherever we want, and do whatever we want. Start the main quest or avoid it all together, as always, the choice is yours. Skyrim has an enormous number of dungeons for you to explore and loot, filled with gold and other treasures.
“The more you use the better you get at it” levelling system of The Elder Scrolls is still in effect here but is has been greatly changed and remastered, for the better if you ask me. Previously we chose a star sign and a skill set and that was the basis of our levelling and character build.
Skyrim has since changed that completely, here you have access to everything, you can focus on being just a light armoured thief or a heavy armoured warrior armed with a sword in the one hand and destruction magic in the other, the freedom to grow and customize your character in whatever way you wish has been given to you like never before.
If you invest the time and effort you can build yourself a hybrid character that has masteries in every skill category you ever wished, for once you can be your own army, armed with everything you need to fight an entire war.
This is but the tip of the spear, Skyrim has been completely hand crafted, making its map and entire landscaping a unique masterpiece. Skyrim has a rather lengthy main campaign, but we all know that’s just a tiny drop in the bucket for any Elder Scroll game, the crown jewels lies in everything else the game offers, such as one of the many ‘guilds’ you can join, the wide variety of side and extra quests that the game offers.
There are numerous unique weapons and armour that can be found and then neatly displayed in our homes, or better yet craft your own legendary weapons and armour if your skill is up to the task, as always, the choice is yours.
Skyrim offers this and so so much more that you will be busy for days on end….
Graphics:
No RPG or Open World game can produce perfect graphics, the world is simply too big to make that happen, however, Skyrim comes pretty close to one beautiful and visual masterpiece.
The terrain is beautifully drawn, delivering that lifelike look and feel, whether we are running through the low fields that resemble autumn or the snowy regions where the snow never stops, all these regions with their unique weather conditions offer a very realistic experience as you travel through them.
The Character design has received the same amount of effort and creative design delivering not only a beautiful world to us, but one filled with numerous characters from different races, each with their own appearance and behavioural patterns.
The world has been created with so much content, from small rivers that have a beginning and ending to rooms and dungeons complete with their own unique furniture and other decor oddities. So much effort went into this game, that it isn’t hard to say that it is a masterpiece.
Sounds:
Another masterful adaptation that has been beautifully implemented through and through. Whether it is the dozens of voice acting scenes that have been brilliantly performed to bring life to the vast inhabitants of Skyrim, or the brilliant background sounds that add life to the forests, mountains and creatures that roam this world.
The soundtrack for this game enhances all of Skyrim in such a significant way that your entire journey is so much more memorable. Battle scenes are livelier, exploration is more interesting, and just plain ol grinding is made better by the combining awe that the sounds and soundtrack offer.
Replayability:
There is so much to do, and explore in this game that it will keep you busy for hours on end, then there are the numerous quests that seems to have no ending…
Last but not least, just like Oblivion, Skyrim will have untold mods for you to make use of.
MGR Gaming’s Conclusions:
Spoilers Ahead:
To simply state that Skyrim is a masterpiece feels like an understatement! There has been so much improvement and expansion since the days of Oblivion that Skyrim isn’t just another sequel, but a breakthrough in Open World RPG gaming.
The addition of Dragons in the game is another spectacular experience. Their behaviour so smooth and fluid that their appearance is a splendour… albeit a dangerous one, but a splendour nonetheless. The developers have added so much extra content into this world that this gem will keep you entertained for days without an end.
The improved levelling system is another nice change of pace, giving us complete freedom to build the character of our choice, with little to no restrictions, which is a step forward in RPG gaming.
Skyrim is in need of a Hero and surely you are in need of a journey, so finish up this review and start this Epic Fantasy tale…
Additional Info:
Platforms: PC: Mac: Xbox 360: PlayStation 3: PlayStation 4: Xbox One: Nintendo Switch
Genre: RPG: Open World: Fantasy: Dragons: The Elder Scrolls
Censor Rating: Mature: Blood & Gore: violence: Sexual Themes
Age Rating: 17
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Release Date: 11 November 2011
MGR Gaming Steam Curator:
https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32364038/
