Skyrim is a breathtaking game that will suck you in for hours of playtime. The game comes from the Elder Scrolls series and is its fifth installment. Skyrim takes you into a mystical, medieval world full of dragons and magic. As you first start the game, you find yourself captured and on your way to a beheading in which your character is next. Before the beheading, you have the option to choose from numerous races, each having its benefits. Right before you are beheaded, a dragon swoops in and starts burning the village. Ultimately this leads you to run and escape the village while the dragon hunts you down.
After this sequence of events you find yourself in a vast world of mountains, forests, caves and other land features. As you explore the world you find out that you were dragon-born and that you are deemed the “Chosen One.” Your goal is to eventually rid the world of all dragons. You are then opened to a vast number of places to visit and explore.
The game sometimes seems endless; there is the main storyline as well as many side-quests, so that even hundreds of hours of the game won’t be enough. At some points in the game you might find yourself overwhelmed with tasks and quests, but that’s the beauty of the game; it’s seemingly infinite, making it a very replayable game and well worth the $60 it costs for Xbox 360 and Play Station 3. There are so many options and customizations for you that the combinations are endless, just like pretty much everything else in the game.
You will often find yourself looking to accomplish one thing, then a couple of hours later find yourself nowhere near that goal because you have gotten caught, exploring other parts of the world.
The only thing this game lacks is online play, which isn’t too negative considering that it is an RPG. The only other flaws might be a few glitches or bugs along the way, but nothing major. The fact is that Skyrim is a must-own for any gamer and will have you spending hours of time in the game without any repeats.
5 out of 5 stars
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