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  1. Sep 25, 2014
    10
    The game you want to play, that's it. You may regret the possibilities of a Oblivion, but the simplifications come with improvements in all regards, and are therefore easily forgived. I liked the custom spells though.
  2. Jul 10, 2018
    10
    Jaw-dropping visual (even after almost 7 years since releasing), epic characters, amazing story, giant map, countless sidequests. All of this in a extremely immersive videogame, which gives a immeasurable freedom to the gamer. There's many things that player can do, spending many hours (very well spent incidentally) on this amazing game. Epic as well. One best videogames of all time. EveryJaw-dropping visual (even after almost 7 years since releasing), epic characters, amazing story, giant map, countless sidequests. All of this in a extremely immersive videogame, which gives a immeasurable freedom to the gamer. There's many things that player can do, spending many hours (very well spent incidentally) on this amazing game. Epic as well. One best videogames of all time. Every single moment in Skyrim is worthwhile. Expand
  3. Sep 16, 2013
    10
    Not sure why you wouldn't already have this game or even consider getting it since you should already have bought it. It's difficult to stop playing and so immersing, a masterpiece,
  4. Sep 29, 2013
    10
    Definitely one of the best games I've played out of the whole Elder Scrolls series. I've been playing it since day one. The graphics are amazing, then you have mods to download for the pc which make the graphics even more amazing! This is a game....
  5. Oct 14, 2013
    7
    Skyrim is great, and from someone who loved (most of) the previous games in the series, I'm absolutely in love. The environments are beautiful, the graphics are excellent even on lower settings.
    But the game has bugs. So many bugs. Animations are off, the AI can act irrational and strange... one of the most common bugs is that the top-billed voice actor (Max von Sydow) can't be heard at
    Skyrim is great, and from someone who loved (most of) the previous games in the series, I'm absolutely in love. The environments are beautiful, the graphics are excellent even on lower settings.
    But the game has bugs. So many bugs. Animations are off, the AI can act irrational and strange... one of the most common bugs is that the top-billed voice actor (Max von Sydow) can't be heard at all, and thus has to be hacked for quests to progress! Minor bugs are acceptable and almost expected, especially with games this huge (you can play this game for 100 hours and still have things to discover on the map!), but something as basic as making sure the key elements work?
    I love Bethesda in general, and I will keep playing Skyrim for many more hours, but it's so bug-addled sometimes that the shining light fades slightly and annoyance takes over.
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  6. Oct 24, 2013
    8
    Pros: Huge, beautiful world to explore; no two places are the same; lots of quests between the main plot and all side quests; attention to detail in all aspects of the game; lots of dragons; general feeling of epic-ness and immersion into the world.

    I first played the game on my computer that definitely did not have enough visual memory, etc. so the gameplay was choppy and sometimes
    Pros: Huge, beautiful world to explore; no two places are the same; lots of quests between the main plot and all side quests; attention to detail in all aspects of the game; lots of dragons; general feeling of epic-ness and immersion into the world.

    I first played the game on my computer that definitely did not have enough visual memory, etc. so the gameplay was choppy and sometimes glitchy, but it still didn't bother. Playing on my new, improved laptop yielded much smoother and virtually faultless gameplay.

    Cons: not a lot of variety of monsters/foes; NPC's are somewhat boring and many are just clones with repeated diaogue; most of the quests were very simple and didn't seem to take advantage of the vastness and detail of the Skyrim world; although I liked being able to do the main plot quests and side quests at the same time to prolong my gameplay, I never felt an overwhelming urgency or excitement regarding the main plot. Although the plot does extend its effects all across the world and into some secondary quests, I wish it could have been even more expansive so that more of the quests you do feel as though they are happening at the same time and under the same circumstances as the main plot.

    8/10 Definitely worth playing.
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  7. Oct 18, 2013
    9
    Bethesda, you've done it again! The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is in my top 5 games, and I would just like to say I play a lot of games. My fav thing about Skyrim is that you could go on a road trip from the castle of vampires to the dawngaurd lair (The two furthest points on the map) and have the best gaming moment of the year. You can't get from point A to point B without battling a dragon,Bethesda, you've done it again! The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is in my top 5 games, and I would just like to say I play a lot of games. My fav thing about Skyrim is that you could go on a road trip from the castle of vampires to the dawngaurd lair (The two furthest points on the map) and have the best gaming moment of the year. You can't get from point A to point B without battling a dragon, exploring a dungeon, robbing some farmers and "nosying" around structures. The game is by far the best RPG to date, and also a close competitor to best GAME ever. To start of, character customization. Starting the game your confronted with a menu allowing you to choose a species and then customise it to insane depths. Each species has unique special ability's and skills. After slashing, bombarding or shooting your way through the first dungeon, you reach the beautiful outside world. The first thing it says to do is to go to Riverwood, and have a great time getting there to! On my first run to Riverwood, I found myself conquering bandits, chatting to a friendly hunter, gathering flowers and chasing deer. And that's just about a ten min journey! No game has done "Road Trips" as spectacular as Skyrim has. I could go on but I'll just name some key points. Each hold and character has a different story to tell or forget, and new things to explore. Whether its halting invasions and defeating the drauger or assassinating thanes and stealing from houses, you'll never run out of stuff to do. Guaranteed! Expand
  8. Nov 19, 2013
    10
    This game is a masterpiece!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  9. Oct 25, 2013
    10
    Ton of bugs, lighting issues galore, frustrating UI that was lazily ported from the console. In spite of all this, why am I giving it a 10? Because after 300+ hours I still have fun hunting deer for hides. I still get excited when I find an unexplored dungeon. I have a level 45 that i havent even touched the main story quest on. This game is immersive, it is intimidating, and best of allTon of bugs, lighting issues galore, frustrating UI that was lazily ported from the console. In spite of all this, why am I giving it a 10? Because after 300+ hours I still have fun hunting deer for hides. I still get excited when I find an unexplored dungeon. I have a level 45 that i havent even touched the main story quest on. This game is immersive, it is intimidating, and best of all it knows how to stay out of it's own way. In the land of cookie-cutter FPS and $70 dollar day one dlc preorder mountaindew dorrito exclusive weapon skins, skyrim takes an unusual risk in treating the player like an adult. Expand
  10. Oct 30, 2013
    10
    Another excellent game from Bethesda, less good than the king Morrowind, but better than Oblivion.
    All the ingredients are here a big, beautiful, well-designed map, tons of quests, a living world, a beautiful and inspiring soundtrack,... Everything that make the charm of a TES game is here, even the bugs and crappy AI, ahah.
    Those who know the series know that the main quest has always
    Another excellent game from Bethesda, less good than the king Morrowind, but better than Oblivion.
    All the ingredients are here a big, beautiful, well-designed map, tons of quests, a living world, a beautiful and inspiring soundtrack,... Everything that make the charm of a TES game is here, even the bugs and crappy AI, ahah.
    Those who know the series know that the main quest has always been a weak point in TES, all the interest is in the exploration and side-quests, which are very numerous and interesting.

    I would rate it 9, but I will 10 it because of all the trolls and laughable hipsters rating 0, 1 or 2.
    Don't go see console players reviews of this game, people buying a TES on console are just... stupid. This is a RPG and despise the fact that the game was developed on consoles, it's definitely meant to be played of PC. What's more, the modding community for this game is huge and talented, if something doesn't please you or lacks in the base game, you can be sure you will find it on modding community's sites.
    TES V Skyrim is a very good game and an excellent RPG that I highly recommend to everybody wanting to go on a fantastic journey.
    Don't mind the haters and all the "games were better before" guys, no matter what we do, unfortunately unable to deal with modern video games and spitting on their own enjoyment. Plus, I bet you they are still waiting for TES VI, even if they don't wanna admit it even to themselves.
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  11. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    If I was forced to only play one game for the rest of my life then Skyrim would be it.

    Alright, here's what's great - The landscape is absolutely breathtaking and very accurately reflects the real-world Scandinavian environments from which it was taken.. - The storylines are well-written and engaging, - The armor and weapons are sufficiently Norse and generally avoid the silly
    If I was forced to only play one game for the rest of my life then Skyrim would be it.

    Alright, here's what's great
    - The landscape is absolutely breathtaking and very accurately reflects the real-world Scandinavian environments from which it was taken..
    - The storylines are well-written and engaging,
    - The armor and weapons are sufficiently Norse and generally avoid the silly 'fantasy' look (way oversized weapons and backwards-curving spikes etc) that make so many other fantasy games look absurd.
    - A combat system that allows you to go weapon-shield, 2-hander, double weapon, spell-weapon, or double spell.
    - Character design that avoids warrior, wizard, thief class-system altogether and lets you customize exactly how you want.
    - Playable werewolves! There are vampires also if you are a Twilight fan although to be honest, vamps feel completely out of place in a Norse setting and should all be destroyed.
    - DLC's and player mods that keep things interesting for YEARS of gameplay.

    Here's what sucks
    - Typical Bethesda bugginess. Most of this has been fixed by now and there are always work-arounds for the PC but sometimes you will still run into something that is aggravating.
    - Combat is WAY too easy at high levels even on hard setting. Do yourself a favor and get a player mod that makes high-level enemies tough again.

    That's it really. This is the best fantasy adventure game ever made.
    The end.
    - DLC's and player mods insure that the game goes on and is repayable many times.
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  12. Oct 31, 2013
    10
    Um dos melhores jogos que ja joguei em toda minha vida, nunca tinha jogado um Elder scrolls antes (infelizmente, pois sou muito fã de RPG) nota 1000, o jogo muito completo, história extraordinária, cada cidade que tu conhece tem sua cultura diferente etc... da pra ver que o jogo teve ótimas inspirações em outros RPG's (como tibia, que para mim um dos melhores RPG) e o jogo muito livre,Um dos melhores jogos que ja joguei em toda minha vida, nunca tinha jogado um Elder scrolls antes (infelizmente, pois sou muito fã de RPG) nota 1000, o jogo muito completo, história extraordinária, cada cidade que tu conhece tem sua cultura diferente etc... da pra ver que o jogo teve ótimas inspirações em outros RPG's (como tibia, que para mim um dos melhores RPG) e o jogo muito livre, compra obrigatória para quem fã de RPG.

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    One of the best games I already played in my life, had never played an elder scrolls before (unfortunately, because I'm a big fan of RPG) note 1000, the game is very full, extraordinary story, you know that every city has its different culture etc to see that the game had great inspirations in other RPG's (like tibia, which to me is one of the best RPG) and the game is very free, compulsory purchase for anyone who is a fan of RPG.
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  13. Nov 2, 2013
    8
    I have always liked the Elder Scrolls Series, but I just cant give this a 10. The magic within the game was fairly boring (unlike Morrowind), but they did do a fairly good job at making their linear game. Yes, I know, how on earth could I call this game linear? Well, you see, if the games were not made linear then Bethesda would be unable to make proper sequels. Nonetheless, It was stillI have always liked the Elder Scrolls Series, but I just cant give this a 10. The magic within the game was fairly boring (unlike Morrowind), but they did do a fairly good job at making their linear game. Yes, I know, how on earth could I call this game linear? Well, you see, if the games were not made linear then Bethesda would be unable to make proper sequels. Nonetheless, It was still fun to play and the stories (and the lore) were all very interesting making me want to keep playing. Anyway, I do hope the next game involves the Snow Elves, Dwemer or the Psijic Order (I would really love to know more about the Psijic Order). Expand
  14. Nov 4, 2013
    10
    One of the best games I've ever played. Not sure how this only has an 8.3 user score. I am not usually into the oldschool genre of swords and shields, but I couldn't help but get immersed in this world. I have come back to play this game multiple times since I purchased it, and that is no easy task for me. Once I finish a game, I am usually done with it forever, but not Skyrim. The PCOne of the best games I've ever played. Not sure how this only has an 8.3 user score. I am not usually into the oldschool genre of swords and shields, but I couldn't help but get immersed in this world. I have come back to play this game multiple times since I purchased it, and that is no easy task for me. Once I finish a game, I am usually done with it forever, but not Skyrim. The PC version offers tons of mods to change your experience, and is hands down the best part about the game.

    For those of you having a negative experience with the game, you should try modding your Skyrim. Nexus Mod Manager makes it very easy to do, and the amount of add-ons that this game offers is astonishing. You will be able to customize your game in so many ways it will blow you away. All of your complaints about control schemes and ugly graphics will sound really stupid when you take 5 minutes to look at all of the FREE add-ons this game offers. The 2k textures, the lighting mods, and all of the extra armor, clothes, player customization....the list goes on and on. You are crazy if you pass up this game.
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  15. Nov 5, 2013
    9
    Good game. All for RPG fans you can't stay away. The Elements of the game describes many and many things that hide within such as a lore, and others that people will try to say. The game has astonishing graphics and features such as killcam and unlike other Elder Scrolls game ever, and what people will not expect other than just a normal fighting game. A stunning game that only slight ofGood game. All for RPG fans you can't stay away. The Elements of the game describes many and many things that hide within such as a lore, and others that people will try to say. The game has astonishing graphics and features such as killcam and unlike other Elder Scrolls game ever, and what people will not expect other than just a normal fighting game. A stunning game that only slight of mods will do the work on making Skyrim a "perfect" game of graphics and fighting. The limitation about the game is the problem, is that the game needs more features or the gamers will say it's boring. The game needs real life situations in everyday. The updates and the DLC's was astonishing, but they also need to change more features like Update 1.5. The team needs to be active on the series and put more and more features so the players will not get bored easily.
    9.5/10
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  16. Nov 4, 2015
    9
    The best game of 2011, very good history, awesome enviroments, dragons, talking dogs,lot of things to do,spells,the map is gigantic and full of surprises, you can add mods ... it is an awesome experience, a must have
  17. Nov 15, 2013
    10
    Yeah this game could be a 8 if it's not for its mod friendly system. Mods (especially ENB and HDT hair system) somehow make this old game looks way better than most of the 2013 games.
  18. Aug 2, 2014
    10
    Yes, there are tons of problems with Skyrim, especially for the die hard fans of The Elder Scrolls series, that were fortunate enough to fully experience outstanding masterpieces such as Morrowind. Skyrim went directly to the mainstream, very simplified game mechanics, terrible consolized inventory management, the game being more suitable for kids, so obviously easier, less complex,Yes, there are tons of problems with Skyrim, especially for the die hard fans of The Elder Scrolls series, that were fortunate enough to fully experience outstanding masterpieces such as Morrowind. Skyrim went directly to the mainstream, very simplified game mechanics, terrible consolized inventory management, the game being more suitable for kids, so obviously easier, less complex, hand-holding with quest markers, not even being able to kill many important npc etc. etc. you can call it a sell-out, you can nit pick and find hundreds of problems with this game and in most cases you will be absolutely right, BUT... no one can argue the sheer beauty and complexity of the world Bethesda created here and the fact how Skyrim can literally consume you, it took about 300 hours of my life and I enjoyed every single minute of it. With this in mind, I just cannot go for less than a full score, yes, it's definitely not as good as Morrowind, but just let yourself be immersed in this world and live, explore, just do what you want and enjoy, you won't regret it. Also, the 4CD colossus of a soundtrack done by Jeremy Soule is just phenomenal and I play it quite regularly even years after Skyrim release. Looking forward to the TES VI release with high anticipations. 10/10 Expand
  19. Oct 20, 2014
    10
    When I bought this game I literally could not play anything else for several weeks. Incredibly detailed world, brims with content, massive player freedom in both what you do and the style of character you build and clever graphics. If you buy any game ever, buy this.
  20. Feb 11, 2014
    6
    TESV Skyrim brings almost nothing new into the RPG style games.

    Skyrim is a repetitive experience from start to end, the only thing that changes is that it gets more flashy as you progress, but when it comes to asking to player to be skilled, not that much. The graphics are awful, the characters are boring, it really failed to impress me. Then there's a whole lot of problems with
    TESV Skyrim brings almost nothing new into the RPG style games.

    Skyrim is a repetitive experience from start to end, the only thing that changes is that it gets more flashy as you progress, but when it comes to asking to player to be skilled, not that much. The graphics are awful, the characters are boring, it really failed to impress me. Then there's a whole lot of problems with gameplay, dragons are more plentiful than bandits sometimes, its just ridiculous.

    But then comes modding which is the reason why I give it a 6 instead of a 4. Modding community made some very good mods that introduced very detailed characters, good graphics, and so on. However not one single mod I managed to get my hands on managed to stop the boring level grind and bring a more rewarding system where the player skill is the most important asset (as opposed to the ingame character skills).

    In the end this game can be fun but it feels really lacking, like if they made the basic map and characters of the game and dismissed everything else. Its a trend that its common now, people love the "open world" games so they advertise it and make it look like the options are endless, but this game isn't truly an open world game is it, its just a big map with a main story and random pointless quests/locations.

    Game industry is stalled, goal isn't anymore to make good creative games, it's just all about making something fancy and give false expectations to players so they buy the game, then promise more functionality in paid DLC's or the next game in the series, so people go and buy the next game in the series which added very little to the previous one, sometimes its even less detailed... this is just sad.
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  21. Apr 26, 2014
    10
    Well this game has been made by god I cannot find anything negative to say about this game. I have played for over 100 hours and still feel overwhelmed by the scale of this. The only bad thing about this game maybe is the fact that there will never be anything else again that comes close to this.
  22. Dec 29, 2013
    10
    I have to say, this is THE best game I have ever played. Loads of stuff to do, amazing storyline and lots of fun as you run around the HUGE map of Skyrim. Massive open world game, almost like a Medieval Grand Theft Auto. But better. Definitely should be in every gamers library, aside from a couple glitches here and there, the game is as close as they get to perfect. Amazing game.
  23. Oct 7, 2014
    9
    Best RPG on the planet! Awesome story, unbelievable mods, cool side missions and my personal fav. riding dragons! Really love the DlC's but would like if there were more than just two.
  24. Aug 8, 2014
    9
    The graphic of this game is amazing. This game is great role playing game. The storyline and gameplay is good. This game has many race, you can choose your avatar in this game.
  25. May 20, 2014
    10
    what can i say, i not always was a big RPG fan,even so i did play alot, but those where only F2P mmorpg, skyrim was my first true RPG, well i heard alot about this game and when i play it for the first time it was shock, the game is one of the best games i ever played, and by the rate it got, look like most people agree with me,even after 300 hours there is still so many things to do, andwhat can i say, i not always was a big RPG fan,even so i did play alot, but those where only F2P mmorpg, skyrim was my first true RPG, well i heard alot about this game and when i play it for the first time it was shock, the game is one of the best games i ever played, and by the rate it got, look like most people agree with me,even after 300 hours there is still so many things to do, and you keep find out about more things,and if you count the mods, there are people who even pass the 6,000 hours and keep playing ad doing new things, even you start a new game, you can start a all new story which could be way diffrence fron you last game, i recommend this game to everyone, as well as to the RPG-haters up there, even they most give it a try. 10/10 Expand
  26. Mar 21, 2014
    5
    I think this game is ok. Not amazing, not bad. However here are my problems with the game: Walking is too slow, running is too fast. The PC controls for lockpicking are bad. However the overall game isn't bad. Also there are parts in the game you can exploit so you can finish the game quick.
  27. Jun 26, 2014
    9
    After 3 years, you can buy the legendary edition for few pounds, and enjoy the whole experience with tons of content. And then, of course, you have all the mod that increase graphic, sound, elements, etc.
    it is not perfect, but is really fun to play and to explore. They put a lot of different type of missions, and with random encounter you'll find yourself in funny and sometimes
    After 3 years, you can buy the legendary edition for few pounds, and enjoy the whole experience with tons of content. And then, of course, you have all the mod that increase graphic, sound, elements, etc.
    it is not perfect, but is really fun to play and to explore. They put a lot of different type of missions, and with random encounter you'll find yourself in funny and sometimes incredible situations (in a quest I was escaping from a prison, I was attacked by guards then vampires, a bear and finally... a dragon!) .
    It requires a lot of time, though, so play something else if you want a 20 hour long game.
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  28. Jan 29, 2016
    10
    11/10 actually, I've played over 250h of Skyrim so far and I must say It's the game I mostly want to continue when I come back home from work.

    It's exciting how much you can actually just be yourself and the world around you reacts to very little details of your choices. This game could be even higher rated if there wasn't that paid mods problem in the past, but I'm glad I can freely
    11/10 actually, I've played over 250h of Skyrim so far and I must say It's the game I mostly want to continue when I come back home from work.

    It's exciting how much you can actually just be yourself and the world around you reacts to very little details of your choices.

    This game could be even higher rated if there wasn't that paid mods problem in the past, but I'm glad I can freely install any mod now, even through Steam 's Workshop.

    It's the most amusing game that I'm still playing, and probably one of the most exciting games I've played so far.

    Waiting for "The Elder Scrolls VI: Cyrodill" or something with Dwemer, Talos and the Brass Tower.
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  29. Sep 13, 2014
    8
    If you love the Elder Scrolls series you will love this game. There's lots to do and the stories are fine, once you get get your bearings. Though the game seems to have made a change to be more MMOish. Especially in the "talent" system. The game crashes far less than other ES games. I feel it's not as good as some other games in the ES series. It often feels story was ignored because youIf you love the Elder Scrolls series you will love this game. There's lots to do and the stories are fine, once you get get your bearings. Though the game seems to have made a change to be more MMOish. Especially in the "talent" system. The game crashes far less than other ES games. I feel it's not as good as some other games in the ES series. It often feels story was ignored because you have a pointer on your map leading you by the nose. But there are so many locations on the map, it becomes necessary to have the pointer later. However it is a brilliant step towards Bethsada preparing the series to be a multiplayer in the future. As many of the changes seemed to be based on MMO pvp balances. And because of this it's few flaws and subtractions can be over looked. Expand
  30. Feb 24, 2014
    10
    Skyrim is hands down one of the best RPGs I have ever played. It is beautifully made, very immersive, very complex and fun to play. If you play RPGs for the stories, exploration and character developement, this game is probably still the best one on the market currently. I spent more than 50 hours playing this game and there is still so much waiting to be explored. In terms of storylinesSkyrim is hands down one of the best RPGs I have ever played. It is beautifully made, very immersive, very complex and fun to play. If you play RPGs for the stories, exploration and character developement, this game is probably still the best one on the market currently. I spent more than 50 hours playing this game and there is still so much waiting to be explored. In terms of storylines that is. There are so many of them. If you are more into combat and action though, you might find this game disappointing, probably as well as the other Elder Srolls games in the past. Expand
Metascore
94

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. 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.
  2. 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.
  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]