The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12985 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,063 out of 12985
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  1. bskierys
    Apr 17, 2018
    8
    Truly great game. I really liked game-play mechanics - especially well developed crafting and leveling system that just felt natural. The world is big and beautiful, dungeons has it's own marvelous atmosphere. I have to admit that every good thing I've heard about this game was true. But everything bad I heard about this game was also true. Most of the quests are painfully generic butTruly great game. I really liked game-play mechanics - especially well developed crafting and leveling system that just felt natural. The world is big and beautiful, dungeons has it's own marvelous atmosphere. I have to admit that every good thing I've heard about this game was true. But everything bad I heard about this game was also true. Most of the quests are painfully generic but described as epic. It was a pain for me to save the world for the 10-th time by bringing someone a gem after beating some low-level draugrs. After playing for 120 hours I am hero to absolutely every fraction and yet no one cares. Nevertheless - great game, but I have played better.… Expand
  2. HellMordred
    May 15, 2016
    10
    10/10 Skyrim tem uma excelente historia, bons mods, cenario espetacular, sistema de combate excelente, nao vejo outro rpg para pc que possua um conjunto melhor que Skyrim.
  3. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    9
    One of my most played games is Skyrim. Plenty of awesome content and stories. A few dull quests and bugs keep it back a bit.
  4. shatarah
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
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  5. Cmmcfreire
    Apr 30, 2020
    10
    Story - 9/10
    Graphics - 9/10
    Levels - 10/10 Soundtrack - 10/10 Replay value - 10/10 Gameplay - 10/10 Skyrim is one of the best open world games of all time, what can i say about this game that hasn't already been said?. This might be one the most re-playable games of all time, with the help of mods you will always find something new to do, some place you never explored before and    Story - 9/10
    Graphics - 9/10
    Levels - 10/10
    Soundtrack - 10/10
    Replay value - 10/10
    Gameplay - 10/10

    Skyrim is one of the best open world games of all time, what can i say about this game that hasn't already been said?.
    This might be one the most re-playable games of all time, with the help of mods you will always find something new to do, some place you never explored before and a NPC you never talked to before.
    The graphics for the time in my opinion were jaw dropping, not because of textures but because of the beautiful scenery found in this game, i still find this game graphically impressive to this day, even though the texture and models are outdated.
    Although i love Oblivion, i think this game is an improvement on almost all levels (the character building was a bit better in oblivion), the gameplay is tighter and gives you more freedom with stuff like dual wielding spells and weapons, the NPCs are more interesting and aren't as buggy and the main plot is definitely more compelling and engaging.
    Skyrim gives you freedom to play as whatever you want and that is what gives it it's replay value, you can customize your character to be what you want, and if the addition of mods, the possibilities are almost endless.
    This game will go down as one of the best game of all time and is a must play for anyone.

    10/10    … Expand
  6. delete013
    Apr 10, 2016
    7
    For an Oblivion's successor I would wish:

    - Fighting art included, where proper striking/blocking combination is as important as character stats. - Sorcerer's battles with massive lightning effects, spanning over whole screen, casting complicated spells with some key combination found in an ancient book hidden in the last corner of an abandoned elf mine. Freedom of dressing where    For an Oblivion's successor I would wish:

    - Fighting art included, where proper striking/blocking combination is as important as character stats.
    - Sorcerer's battles with massive lightning effects, spanning over whole screen, casting complicated spells with some key combination found in an ancient book hidden in the last corner of an abandoned elf mine.

    Freedom of dressing where player's own ideas in plate armour combinations or different armour layers can contribute to his advantage over opponents.

    Characters react to situations and are not all scripted. Not much is needed, but when right after dragon attack an old lady casually asks, if I fancy a chatter, is the mood ruined.

    Unfortunately it stayed where Oblivion ended. At least we got:

    Real sized dragons (yes they did it!!)
    Wonderful graphic ovehaul    … Expand
  7. Mitchzap65
    Sep 9, 2016
    8
    This game stands well for a game running for 5 years, but it still has aged some. Everything in this game works, but there are a decent bunch of bugs and glitches, sometimes game-breaking. I would still highly recommend, especially for PC due to the tremendous mod support.
  8. Wiebe
    Feb 25, 2020
    9
    I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I got an arrow in the knee...
  9. muzmuz
    Jun 20, 2020
    8
    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is one of the best RPG games made it the last 10 years, especially back in 2011. I cannot speak for the quality of the game during its release period, as I was able to play it 4 years after, but it definitely set a milestone for games of its genre in the entire industry.
  10. ankittoms
    Jan 2, 2016
    10
    Nearly perfect game after applying the mods. Amazing Atmosphere and realistic graphics.

    Graphics: 9
    Game play : 9
    World Design: 10
    Content: 10
    Immersion: 10
    Story: 9
  11. Metayerju
    Jan 3, 2016
    9
    25 hours spent on this game. Was pretty good. Drawbacks are some glitches, some strange physics in the game when players are on mountains. On good side : scenario, history and what is behind the story, fights, freedom of movements. Good too to find it a 5sgd on steam. That's worth.
  12. BigBountyBar
    Jan 1, 2016
    9
    One of my favorite games of all time. Even without mods this game has almost everything an RPG- Fan could ask for.

    A massive open world, decent combat mechanics, great story- and questlines.

    Graphics for a 2011 release are decent.

    The only thing i sort of dislike is the dumbed down skill system.

    If Skyrim had Morrowind´s skill system skyrim would be a 10/10.
  13. krin2002
    Jan 1, 2016
    10
    эта игра с прекрасным сюжетом идеальной графикой но иногда с такими глупыми багами над которыми можно только смеяться но все же есть и критические вроде бага с Эсберном
  14. 4y4
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    Almost perfect game. Huge modding community! Without modding this game would be 8/10.
  15. Cougargames
    Nov 1, 2019
    8
    Released during Bethesdas glory days of when they didnt have drama such as fallout 76 And fallout 1st. Definetly a game worth picking up and on my top 10 games of all time for noostalgic reasons and of how good it is when you mod it, even the vanilla version is good if your not into modding in wich cas whats wrong with you!? Either way alot of content great world amazing variation inReleased during Bethesdas glory days of when they didnt have drama such as fallout 76 And fallout 1st. Definetly a game worth picking up and on my top 10 games of all time for noostalgic reasons and of how good it is when you mod it, even the vanilla version is good if your not into modding in wich cas whats wrong with you!? Either way alot of content great world amazing variation in combat, music is incredible, Bad parts dummed down in almost every aspect but still managed to keep all sides somewhat happy. Story is what you expect from a bethesda game not great. But stil an Essential game to everyones gaming collection.… Expand
  16. ExcaliberDG11
    May 23, 2016
    8
    So Skyrim is my third favorite elder scrolls game so here are the pros and cons

    The Pros: +Perks +Dual Wielding +Better Archery +The Graphics were amazing back in 2011 +The Smithing is cool +Mods +Main Quest was cool +Tons of side and misc quests +Werewolves are back for the first time since Morrowinds Expansion Bloodmoon and they are in the main game Cons: -No Mysticism    So Skyrim is my third favorite elder scrolls game so here are the pros and cons

    The Pros:
    +Perks
    +Dual Wielding
    +Better Archery
    +The Graphics were amazing back in 2011
    +The Smithing is cool
    +Mods
    +Main Quest was cool
    +Tons of side and misc quests
    +Werewolves are back for the first time since Morrowinds Expansion Bloodmoon and they are in the main game

    Cons:
    -No Mysticism
    -Classes are gone
    -some spells from oblivion didnt return like water walking or the unlock lock spells
    -Guild questlines are slightly worse than oblivion's guild questlines    … Expand
  17. JustSomeGamer
    Apr 27, 2016
    8
    This is one of my favorite games of all time! If you for some reason haven't played this masterpiece yet, buy it now!! (believe me you won't regret it) The only reason I didn't rate this game a 10/10 is because if feels like they sacrificed some quality for (even) more quantity.
  18. askold_temp
    Apr 18, 2016
    8
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  19. OzBountyHunter
    May 9, 2016
    9
    An authentic jewel, full of nice gameplay, incredible story and addictive, and re-playable.
    i love this game, with all kind of mods in pc version we have hundreds of hours of fun
  20. badeli
    May 12, 2016
    10
    10/10 for the gameplay
    10/10 for the level of detail put into the game.
    10/10 for content and the extremely large amount of replay-ability
    10/10 for big **** statue mods
    10/10 for the best modding community
    5/10 for main story
    10/10 for side quests.
  21. KayVen17
    Jan 4, 2017
    8
    Deutsche Review - Kritik

    Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln    Deutsche Review - Kritik

    Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln verstanden?
    Dann sind hier meine Punkte.

    Mein persönlicher Score = 75/100
    Mein User Score = 8/10    … Expand
  22. EzDC
    Jun 2, 2016
    10
    There is only one reason why this game in 2016 is still being played, FIVE years after it's release. -=Mods=- Yes, mods. Mods is what makes this flawed game great. Bethesda even gives you their own creation tools for you to tinker with every aspect of the game. Want something that isn't possible with the creation tools? Write a script! Install SKSE if you reach Bethesda's scripting limits.There is only one reason why this game in 2016 is still being played, FIVE years after it's release. -=Mods=- Yes, mods. Mods is what makes this flawed game great. Bethesda even gives you their own creation tools for you to tinker with every aspect of the game. Want something that isn't possible with the creation tools? Write a script! Install SKSE if you reach Bethesda's scripting limits. It has nearly an astronomical ammount of mods on the nexus (or steam). This and only this is why Skyrim deserves a perfect 10.

    Without mods, Skyrim is just a slightly above average game. Especially on day 1 it was painly obvious it was developed for consoles. It had a really incredibly terrible user interface (which was fixed by a mod eventually) and on day "2" Bethesda came with some badly needed high resolution texturepack.

    The story isn't all that extraordinary and can be played through in under 40 hours. The combat gets predictable after a while and a mod is needed to make it interesting again. The gameplay is quite fun, but the vanilla levelling system, skills and perks are flawed. The quests given throughout the game are just OK. Enemy AI doesn't make sense most of the time. Since an arrow in their face shouldn't fall under "must have the wind". And dragons making angular turns isn't also something i would call realistic.

    But, everything is fixable with mods. And because Bethesda designs the game around the ability to mod it, it deserves a perfect 10.    … Expand
  23. psiklon
    May 25, 2016
    9
    I was able to get the complete download from Amazon for a very reasonable cost, as soon as I logged in I was instantly hooked! This game is a great way to spend a few hours or less, having a virtual world to explore by your self makes you appreciate all the detail that went into the game design. Controls are a little different than online MMORGs but easy to manage. I expect that I willI was able to get the complete download from Amazon for a very reasonable cost, as soon as I logged in I was instantly hooked! This game is a great way to spend a few hours or less, having a virtual world to explore by your self makes you appreciate all the detail that went into the game design. Controls are a little different than online MMORGs but easy to manage. I expect that I will keep this and Oblivion for as long as i am able to. I gave the game less than a 10 due to the "Steam" factor, I would prefer a stand alone deal. I initially got the disk and was forced to download ALL the content anyway, a time consuming process I had hoped to avoid....I am liking Steam more now but resented being forced to use their service to play the game.… Expand
  24. adrii9715
    Nov 1, 2016
    10
    He venido a valorar Skyrim porque creo que se merece una critica favorable que no he podido dar en Skyrim Special Edition.
    El juego de Bethesda de 2011 me enamoró, y me tuvo enganchado al ordenador por más de 400 horas, y es que el contenido que tiene este juego es impresionante. La historia principal es muy buena, y las tramas secundarias de especialización de clase (asesino, ladrón,    He venido a valorar Skyrim porque creo que se merece una critica favorable que no he podido dar en Skyrim Special Edition.
    El juego de Bethesda de 2011 me enamoró, y me tuvo enganchado al ordenador por más de 400 horas, y es que el contenido que tiene este juego es impresionante. La historia principal es muy buena, y las tramas secundarias de especialización de clase (asesino, ladrón, guerrero, mago) no se quedan atrás. El mapa es muy bueno, aunque quizás a lo largo de los años se ha quedado, en comparación a otros, como un mapa un poco vacío (nada que no se pueda cambiar con los mods).
    A nivel jugable, no tengo ninguna queja, de hecho la idea de cambiar entre primera y tercera persona me parece muy buena.
    Si fuera únicamente Skyrim lo que valoro aquí, seria de un 9, porqué tiene muchos errores gráficos y bugs; pero los Mods que ha creado la comunidad ha hecho de Skyrim un juego de 10 que sin duda recomiendo.    … Expand
  25. vega17
    Jun 4, 2016
    7
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  26. rockman909090
    Jun 1, 2016
    9
    Wow.... One of the best RPG ever. Incredible beauty world and lore. Good crafting and leveling. If only missions was varied I would give 10/10. But I love this game.
  27. Sarticus1516
    Jun 7, 2016
    10
    I liked it. I mean seriously, what are you doing on here reading about this game? Go play it. Then go onto google, look up Skyrim rule 34, and then ruin your life one messed up picture at a time.
  28. El3ctr0_
    Jun 10, 2016
    8
    I like Skyrim. I played it for hours, and I will always play it. I play on PC, so, the graphics dosn't matter. I love the musics, but the story is... flat. Here the resume of Skyrim : Hello, i'm Alduin and I come here to ate yo... WHAT THE F??! FUS RO DAH !!!!!! *credits*
    Cool, but easy. 8/10 -Metacritic
  29. frhanhanif
    Jun 14, 2016
    9
    the game is great, what i like the most is the big world and immersion in this game. for example every npc is different at each other like a real person, unlike another sandbox game that npc is just a copy paste at each other.
    the reason i dont give skyrim 10 is because of lack of the story and repetitive gameplay. Also skyrim graphic is very dull, luckily there are many mods that improve    the game is great, what i like the most is the big world and immersion in this game. for example every npc is different at each other like a real person, unlike another sandbox game that npc is just a copy paste at each other.
    the reason i dont give skyrim 10 is because of lack of the story and repetitive gameplay. Also skyrim graphic is very dull, luckily there are many mods that improve the graphic quality in skyrim    … Expand
  30. Sohkka
    Jul 27, 2016
    8
    Well, I'm a fan of Skyrim, I have played it like 7 times(full game) but I have to be honest, the game is not perfect and has a lot of troubles. Your actions doesn't really have a impact in the game(being the lider of the companion, thieft guild, etc), the leveling sistem is BS, the variety of weapons,armors and enemies are so poor, bugs, etc etc etc.
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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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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. 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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