The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12985 Ratings

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  1. smahlt
    Aug 22, 2023
    6
    A significant step back for the series from Oblivion, but still fun enough for a couple playthrough. The graphics are good and the new combat is fantastic, but the removal of RPG elements and skills removes a lot of the fun from character building. Also after a while, the game tends to feel like you're doing the same exact dungeon over again. Also this game requires too many mods to becomeA significant step back for the series from Oblivion, but still fun enough for a couple playthrough. The graphics are good and the new combat is fantastic, but the removal of RPG elements and skills removes a lot of the fun from character building. Also after a while, the game tends to feel like you're doing the same exact dungeon over again. Also this game requires too many mods to become playable.… Expand
  2. eplate2
    Aug 17, 2023
    7
    I recently played this game for the very first time and I loved it overall but I think the game has just been surpassed by other games with newer engines. The open world here for example, is great but I get super annoyed by mountains that I just can't get up to find an item. I found myself too often avoiding missions in parts of the map because of this issue. The story is terrific hereI recently played this game for the very first time and I loved it overall but I think the game has just been surpassed by other games with newer engines. The open world here for example, is great but I get super annoyed by mountains that I just can't get up to find an item. I found myself too often avoiding missions in parts of the map because of this issue. The story is terrific here though and I love the elements of building up your character. Overall, a terrific experience.… Expand
  3. Squaredash
    Jul 19, 2023
    7
    This game is a mile wide and an inch deep. You can play for hundreds of hours and make basically no progress on the main questline. As fun as that is, it results in the game being way too grindy even with all the exploits and glitches at your disposal. Still a revolutionary game that’s worthy of being a classic, even if it wasn’t for me.
  4. MadAdventurer
    Jul 2, 2023
    6
    Just half step better than Oblivion (and I stil love Oblivion most) - the mods made this game much better.
  5. Potet69
    Jun 1, 2023
    7
    More fun to mod than to play.‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ Still the game is very good.
  6. Yokaii_
    May 20, 2023
    6
    An ok game that is hampered down by bugs, lackluster combat and weak story.
  7. Taken_Hades
    May 19, 2023
    7
    -8/10 story
    -7/10 gameplay
    -7/10 environments
    -7/10 characters
    -9/10 music
  8. nastyjes
    Apr 6, 2023
    6
    The quests are absolutely terrible, boring, repetitive, and the dialogue is incredibly uninteresting. But this is not so important, because the game is solely about looting dungeons. And this aspect is well done. So I can't call Skyrim a bad game and I can have fun with it.
  9. Agusto101
    Mar 22, 2023
    7
    Solid game but I'm sorry it is boring and repetitive AF nothing more to say...and i almost forgot THERE'S A LOT OF FILLER.
  10. Chillaoi
    Jan 14, 2023
    7
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que dei pro jogo:
    Queria colocar uma review mais completa mas o site não deixa, então ta ai 7/10.
  11. HOWDOIPERESSW
    Dec 22, 2022
    5
    in this game move slower than a **** snail,its a super tedious game that focus so harshly on survival and food, no matter if you eat 2 seconds ago your stupid ass character is always
    hungry ,a good thing about the game is the fact that you can kill every npc in the rather than kids of course,bad thing about the game is even with a horse you are still slower than a snail and the bugs, the    in this game move slower than a **** snail,its a super tedious game that focus so harshly on survival and food, no matter if you eat 2 seconds ago your stupid ass character is always
    hungry ,a good thing about the game is the fact that you can kill every npc in the rather than kids of course,bad thing about the game is even with a horse you are still slower than a snail and the bugs, the bugs the bugs cyberpunk 2077 was a hot mess of bugs but the devs fix it in 1.5 years but bethesda still didn't the vanilla version of skyrim, this game is 11 years old and the vanilla version is elden pc launch,so yea 5/10    … Expand
  12. aecsuter
    Aug 17, 2022
    7
    Skyrim is a good game, with a lot to do in it, sidequests that are even better than the main one, but with rewards for them beyond disappointing lol.
    I really liked the game but it's far from the perfect masterpiece that so many paint it.
    Pros: - Good graphics and good immersion. - Wide variety of quests, sidequests, jobs, weapons, armor, spells and powers. - Huge map with a multitude    Skyrim is a good game, with a lot to do in it, sidequests that are even better than the main one, but with rewards for them beyond disappointing lol.
    I really liked the game but it's far from the perfect masterpiece that so many paint it.
    Pros:
    - Good graphics and good immersion.
    - Wide variety of quests, sidequests, jobs, weapons, armor, spells and powers.
    - Huge map with a multitude of caves, forests, huts, cities and tombs to explore.
    - The Shouts idea is very cool, but they could be much better and more usable than they are.
    - The infinity of Mods that can be applied greatly improving the game experience in many aspects that it is flawed.
    - DLCs are very nice to make the story, with good NPCs and at least with better rewards than usual in the game.
    - Interesting skill tree

    Cons:
    - Game gets extremely repetitive after a while if you want to do everything the game has to offer.
    - Rewards from missions that are extremely weak and unimportant for the growth of your items.
    - Animations that often fall short
    - Too weak spells vs weapons with Smith+Enchant
    - Shouts with little impact on fights (unless you use mods, and even then few usable).

    Honestly I don't know anything about this latest version released because I've seen many reviews saying that with MOD it was better than this "remaster". What I can say is that my experience with the Special Edition, which came for free after a while because I had bought the regular one, was excellent.

    I recommend, however, with the above reservations, because the game is not perfection that I see so much talked about, SOOOOO less better than Witcher kkkkk

    74 out of 100    … Expand
  13. Czechinator
    Aug 16, 2022
    6
    Complete the game using the mods. Bad dialogue, bad combat, average story. From afar the world was beautiful , but up close it was no fun to explore .The dungeons all felt the same to me and got pretty boring at times. The music was beautiful.The talent tree wasn't very good.the exploits were fun. Another Bethesda game for long winter evenings nothing special.
  14. Andante
    Jul 7, 2022
    7
    Skyrim is a good game but it doesn't feel special or unique. Most places and dungeons look the same, NPC's are a big disappointment and it is based on quantity rather than quality. Menus and inventory screens are not practical and as a result navigation is really confusing and time consuming. But it is still a good game with a beautifully designed world, and lots of lore spread throughout it.
  15. Tomplexthis
    Jul 7, 2022
    7
    Do not worry people, there will be a re re re re re re re re-Release of skyrim, forever.
    And even in the year 2095, we still will not get TES 6, we will just get skyrim 85.
    As amazing as this game was, its bland, its a dry piece of cardboard, hollow, vanilla. Its the mods that kept it alive, but it is also where the dark age of gaming began. With the horse armor, now    Do not worry people, there will be a re re re re re re re re-Release of skyrim, forever.
    And even in the year 2095, we still will not get TES 6, we will just get skyrim 85.

    As amazing as this game was, its bland, its a dry piece of cardboard, hollow, vanilla.
    Its the mods that kept it alive, but it is also where the dark age of gaming began.
    With the horse armor, now microtransactions are all companies care about.
    But yet, this game used to be amazing, i 100% it on 3 different consoles. and have 9 copies
    Why though?    … Expand
  16. Antohadance
    Jun 22, 2022
    6
    Слабая игра, относительно прошлых частей серии почти ничего нового не приносит, а местами даже деградирует
  17. Pointy
    Jun 16, 2022
    7
    Was Skyrim as good as promised or even really good in general? No. Do I enjoy it extremely thoroughly because it gives a triple A rpg expirence? Yeah
  18. Demon2017
    Jun 10, 2022
    6
    Никогда не любил эту игру. Беседка никогда не умела делать хорошие РПГ. Играть в игру весело, отличная песочница, огромное количество возможности, но отвратительная сюжетная линия и скучные квесты не дают мне возможности поставить этой игре больше 6. Самая переоценённая игра в истории.Никогда не любил эту игру. Беседка никогда не умела делать хорошие РПГ. Играть в игру весело, отличная песочница, огромное количество возможности, но отвратительная сюжетная линия и скучные квесты не дают мне возможности поставить этой игре больше 6. Самая переоценённая игра в истории.
  19. Jackie_Jackson
    May 26, 2022
    7
    Мне уже было к сожалению слишком много лет и слишком лень и игра эта мне надоела примерно сразу какой-то кал малютки не покупайте
  20. KevLooney
    May 17, 2022
    6
    The game has clunky combat where one is waiting around. The waiting is there as a result from no attack cancelation to block an attack and attacks not stopping an immediate attack if you attack just before an enemy. The fov is painfully narrow too.
  21. TheCroWolf
    May 1, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is overrated .....its buggy as hell even in 2022 you need mods to have someone what fun experience .....IM NoT RATING SKYRIM MODS AM RAITING VANILA ...guilds are not something ...combat is boring its terrible even for 2011 game ....story is whatever....if you going to play this play at mods ...mods create proper game of this without is boring… Expand
  22. Zhoulia
    Apr 25, 2022
    7
    The story for a old game is lackluster. Look at Morrowind , it had better story. In Oblivion you get a statue..in Skyrim if you win against the evil..the guards might say something. Just mod it..trust me
  23. Gwimpon
    Nov 19, 2021
    7
    This game is probably a 10/10 with mods but without mods just the base game it does have its fair share of flaws. In 2021 Skyrim can become any game you want it to be with the use of mods but at its core the gameplay a great open world and decent combat but not much more
  24. someperson3949
    Nov 17, 2021
    5
    It is an entertaining game to waste some time on, other than that, the story is lacking and feels very short, the side quests are a mix between interesting and plain boring, the combat feels weird but not exaggeratedly bad, the voice acting is meh, definitely one of its strongest points is the map and some of the landscapes, but even then they can become rather repetitive and plain, andIt is an entertaining game to waste some time on, other than that, the story is lacking and feels very short, the side quests are a mix between interesting and plain boring, the combat feels weird but not exaggeratedly bad, the voice acting is meh, definitely one of its strongest points is the map and some of the landscapes, but even then they can become rather repetitive and plain, and also the mere fact that a lot of RPG elements were cut off or "dumbed down" strikes it very negatively, and of course the pathetic quality of the game, glitches, bugs and all that, hopefully they'll at least bother on making an enjoyable experience for both casual users and those die-hard RPG fans in TES 6, but best to keep my expectations low...… Expand
  25. jarvitom
    Nov 15, 2021
    6
    Very old school game, weak graphics, random storyline, very bad combat, it could have been much better if they used some elements from other succcessful RPG which were around 2011.
  26. Dnische
    Aug 29, 2021
    5
    I genuinely can't understand why would anyone give it more than 5/10. The only option to play this game properly — play it modded, otherwise you will get buggy uncompleted mess. 90% percents of quests there are dedicated to dungeon clearing, the rest do not start at all. The main "plot" — generic fantasy $hit about chosen one whose destiny is to defeat ancient evil and etc. GraphicsI genuinely can't understand why would anyone give it more than 5/10. The only option to play this game properly — play it modded, otherwise you will get buggy uncompleted mess. 90% percents of quests there are dedicated to dungeon clearing, the rest do not start at all. The main "plot" — generic fantasy $hit about chosen one whose destiny is to defeat ancient evil and etc. Graphics remained at the Oblivion level.

    Video game industry died the day when this piece of vidya was claimed GOTY of 2011, the year when Dark Souls and Deus Ex HR came out.    … Expand
  27. Gimas
    Aug 18, 2021
    6
    Boring and monotonous quests. I played 150 hours and it was enough for me to understand that she was too overrated.
  28. Tromble
    Jun 28, 2021
    5
    Skyrim is okay, it does a lot of things right and a lot of things wrong.

    I do not feel strongly about Skyrim.

    I'm not the guy to ask about a recommendation of Skyrim.
  29. PsychoJoona
    May 8, 2021
    7
    Longest videogame ever made? Yes. Skyrim is really long and I don't have a problem with that! But what I do have problem with is that it can get really boring sometimes in dungeons because every dungeon is almost the same thing and in my opinnion there are way too many potions. But I still like this game for it's RPG mechanics which are fun and how much stuff there are to do!
  30. AlvaroK95
    Apr 25, 2021
    6
    Es un buen juego aunque la historia principal y el final no son gran cosa, y el sistema de combate se siente como un "voy a usar todo lo que tengo y, si no gano al hacerlo, no tengo forma de defenderme", a diferencia de como ocurriría en God of War o la saga Souls con el bloqueo y el esquive, dando la sensación de que los combates no se deciden por mi habilidad.
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#2 Best PC Game of 2011
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2011
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#2 Most Shared PC Game of 2011

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Universal acclaim - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. PC Master (Greece)
    Feb 29, 2012
    90
    Unfortunately, Skyrim trips and falls on its own (most probably, to make the cool-sounding deadline of 11-11-11) and just before it reaches perfection as the ultimate specimen of its genre, it self-destructs in a crucial aspect of game design: the interface and the peripheral components (inventory, journal, map, etc)... but that is not to say that Skyrim is anything but a truly majestic, epic RPG that will suck you right in its cosmos.
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  2. Armchair Empire
    Feb 14, 2012
    100
    Skyrim is definitely one of the best games of 2011, but if the DLC holds out, it might just be one of the best games of 2012 as well.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 19, 2012
    90
    Skyrim is the best open world RPG you can get. A true evolution of genre is not flawless but still it is the game you love to live in. [Christmas 2011]
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