A review of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim

Bethesda often delights fans with true masterpieces. And The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is one of them. The game gives you the opportunity to become anything you want – a thief, a mage, an outlaw or an assassin. You can save the world or just build a house and have a family. There are no restrictions in the game.

Either way, it is necessary to create a character to begin with. The player can choose gender, race, appearance and other parameters. All this is familiar from the previous parts of TES. After that the game itself begins, in which the user has a completely unrestricted world in which you can move in any direction.

There’s always something to do…

There is plenty for the player to do here. One can go hunting or fishing. From the skins of animals the character can sew clothes, and collect food in the forest. By and large the changes in the mechanics compared to the previous parts are few, but they are quite significant. For example, weapons and spells can be assigned to both hands and used in any sequence. For example, the mage who sends fireballs at enemies with one hand and holds a sword in the other stands out.

As for the role system, there are no special changes. Skills are still being pumped as you use them, but now they are enhanced with perks. So in one level you can not only increase the damage from magic, but also become less susceptible to poisons.

As you go through Skarim you can get the feeling that the game is playing itself. The hero sees dragons attacking cities, forest giants defending their domains, and townspeople living their lives. Therefore, many gamers do not seek to complete the main quests, but simply wander around, admiring the scenery and interacting with the inhabitants.

This “living” world effect is made available thanks to the Radiant Quest system. For example, if the hero accidentally enters a cave where a story artifact is located and takes it away, the system will change it accordingly. Therefore, the storyline will not be affected in any way. In addition, the game has special mechanisms that generate random stories. And that doesn’t take into account the many thousands of activities that have already been prescribed by the developers.

Final Conclusions about The Elder Scrolls 5

Basically, The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim doesn’t differ much from the previous games of the series. However, it is safe to say that it has become the best open-world RPG. Plus the fans of the series have already created a lot of mods that make Skyrim better every year.

And for the veterans of the series, the fifth part may remind something of Morrowind. It is also a world where you want to go right now and spend a few free days.