I admit, I honestly wasn't enthousiastic with Skyrim when I first saw parts of it. Sure, it was cool and all, but following an issue I had with World of Warcraft that would be too long explain, I had kinda given up on that kind of game. Eventually, and friend of mine explained me parts of the story, and managed to convince me to give it a try. I found the game, I installed it, I played.
And I had a hell of a time.
Maybe it's just because that's the first time I play a RPG with all the time needed, but I really enjoyed it a lot. The graphics can have some glitches, but when they work right, they are amazing. You have some great creativity with your character: you can basically have him be whoever and whatever you want (I assume this is, again, common in Elder Scrolls Games). You have a large set of powers and weapons, and a pretty original one in the form of the Shouts. The questlines are of.... variable quality, but the best ones tend to be great. There is little to no manicheism, most of the stories have a lot of Gray and Grey Morality, and, while some parts might seem like a Cliché Storm at the first look, most stereotypes are often deconstructed of subverted in quite epic ways.
Not everything is perfect, though. The commands are a bit hard, and take time to get used to. Also, the Gray and Grey Morality is a double-edged word: sometimes, either because both side are just as bad as each others or both have a point, you can have a hard time to chose which one pick or even give a crap, especially in the Civil War and Dark Brotherhood storylines. The followers, while some of them are cool, usually have a limited amount of development or dialogue, which can make them boring after a time (sad, because a lot of them have potential).
Regardless, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a great game that will most likely entertain you for a while, and makes a great job at creating an interactive world. I recommand it to anyone who ever wished to play a Bad Ass, overpowered Escapist Character in a fantasy setting.
The Game that reconciled me with video RPG
I admit, I honestly wasn't enthousiastic with Skyrim when I first saw parts of it. Sure, it was cool and all, but following an issue I had with World of Warcraft that would be too long explain, I had kinda given up on that kind of game. Eventually, and friend of mine explained me parts of the story, and managed to convince me to give it a try. I found the game, I installed it, I played.
And I had a hell of a time.
Maybe it's just because that's the first time I play a RPG with all the time needed, but I really enjoyed it a lot. The graphics can have some glitches, but when they work right, they are amazing. You have some great creativity with your character: you can basically have him be whoever and whatever you want (I assume this is, again, common in Elder Scrolls Games). You have a large set of powers and weapons, and a pretty original one in the form of the Shouts. The questlines are of.... variable quality, but the best ones tend to be great. There is little to no manicheism, most of the stories have a lot of Gray and Grey Morality, and, while some parts might seem like a Cliché Storm at the first look, most stereotypes are often deconstructed of subverted in quite epic ways.
Not everything is perfect, though. The commands are a bit hard, and take time to get used to. Also, the Gray and Grey Morality is a double-edged word: sometimes, either because both side are just as bad as each others or both have a point, you can have a hard time to chose which one pick or even give a crap, especially in the Civil War and Dark Brotherhood storylines. The followers, while some of them are cool, usually have a limited amount of development or dialogue, which can make them boring after a time (sad, because a lot of them have potential).
Regardless, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a great game that will most likely entertain you for a while, and makes a great job at creating an interactive world. I recommand it to anyone who ever wished to play a Bad Ass, overpowered Escapist Character in a fantasy setting.