The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12985 Ratings

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  1. Thatoneguywholo
    Sep 8, 2019
    10
    Even though the story isn't best, Everything else is amazing. To music to incredible gameplay. 10/10
  2. CountCristo
    Jul 19, 2019
    8
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  3. REEDDLES
    Jul 19, 2019
    7
    Main evaluation criteria:
    -Story: 6
    -Atmosphere: 7 -Characters: 7 -Graphics and design: 8 -Gameplay: 8 -Sound and Music: 7 -Bugs: 6 -Interface: 8 -Completeness of the world: 8 Аdditional evaluation criteria (Do not really affect the assessment): -Freedom of choice: 7 -Coop in Story mode: 0 -Multiplayer: 0 -Mods and the ability to change the game: 10 Scores from 1 to 10,    Main evaluation criteria:
    -Story: 6
    -Atmosphere: 7
    -Characters: 7
    -Graphics and design: 8
    -Gameplay: 8
    -Sound and Music: 7
    -Bugs: 6
    -Interface: 8
    -Completeness of the world: 8

    Аdditional evaluation criteria (Do not really affect the assessment):
    -Freedom of choice: 7
    -Coop in Story mode: 0
    -Multiplayer: 0
    -Mods and the ability to change the game: 10

    Scores from 1 to 10, the higher the better    … Expand
  4. Babutto
    Jul 17, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Don't really understand all hype around Skyrim.

    I remember the times of Daggerfall, Morrowind. And when the Oblivion was released it was already a disaster and downfall. Skyrim is not an exception. There is a huge list of stupidity happening in this game:
    - you are FORCED to travel around different shop owners to sell your merchandise. If you do not do it, you will be always overweighted;
    - all the caves are almost the same. You follow the route, fight the zombies, come to the final boss, pull the lever and appear near the entrance. Taps are visible, money not a big deal there, also learn new words. Ok. Same BS as in Oblivion except for shouts;
    - physical issues. It's just a disaster. Objects fly around, sometimes you need NoClip cheat to fly through the door. Thousands of threads on forums about that issue and NOTHING done to fix it in patches;

    The story is boring. The game is just boring. Morrowind was the whole new world. In Oblivion you at least could upgrade your athletics and acrobatics. Here you can crawl mountains without training anything, here you are slow. You should be a werewolf to run faster. Falling almost never causes any damage.

    Just one huge waste of time. I didn't even finish. Deleted and watched the rest on youtube. Recommend you doing the same to save your time.    … Expand
  5. fkingkurwa69
    Jul 15, 2019
    10
    10/10 because this is the best **** game hands down you can't change my **** opinions **** all of you who rate it lower than 9/10 **** you get the **** outta here this game is legendary
  6. iamXanadu
    Jul 12, 2019
    10
    Ah Skyrim...

    At üstünde çorak topraklarında dolaştırdın beni, gece ormanda gezerken vampirleri yolladın üzerime, kalenin en tepesine çıkıp manzarayı izlerken müziğinle mest ettin, yoldan geçerken adamlara selam verip almayı sen öğrettin.. İlk defa bir oyunda, bir dünyanın içine bu kadar girdim. Seni seviyorum... Açık dünya, uçsuz bucaksız topraklar.. Bu toprakları gezerken başıma    Ah Skyrim...

    At üstünde çorak topraklarında dolaştırdın beni, gece ormanda gezerken vampirleri yolladın üzerime, kalenin en tepesine çıkıp manzarayı izlerken müziğinle mest ettin, yoldan geçerken adamlara selam verip almayı sen öğrettin.. İlk defa bir oyunda, bir dünyanın içine bu kadar girdim.

    Seni seviyorum...

    Açık dünya, uçsuz bucaksız topraklar.. Bu toprakları gezerken başıma gelebilecek türlü türlü olaylar. Bi' tarafa döner mamutlara rastlarım, bi' tarafta kurtlar saldırır, kaçarken yolda biri gelir yardım ister, kıramaz yardım ederim. Uzaktan bir mağara ilişir gözlerime, içeri girer, göz atarım. Bir kale var puslu dağlar arasında, içeri girer halkla muhabbet ederim. Bu RPG değil dostum, bu gerçek yaşam!

    Skyrim...

    Kale duvarları içinde gezerken insanlarla muhabbet ettim, yeri geldi yardım ettim yeri geldi yardım aldım, yeri geldi kandırdım yeri geldi kandırıldım, yeri geldi pazarda gördüğüm kızla evlendim. Açık konuşalım, bazıları uyurken evlerinden eşya çalıp kuytu köşelerde sattım. Yeri geldi haklı buldum isyana destek verdim, yeri geldi rüşvet verip hapislerden çıktım. Senden tek beklentim RPG iken, sen bana 1 ve 0'larla gerçek yaşamı sundun.

    Hikayen muazzam. Senden çok derin, ağzımı açık bırakacak bi' hikaye istememiştim. Sen bana destan sundun, mitleri yaşattın. Eski çağların kaybolan defterlerine bi' yerlerde isim yazdırdın. Kahraman yaptın beni, durduk yere Fus Ro Dah! diye bağırdım olur olmaz yerlerde.

    Grafiğin pek iyi değildi, ama olsundu. Her ne kadar Special Edition adı altında 'yenilendi!' diyerek başka bir sürüm çıkarıp pek bir fark yaratmasan da, oluru bu dedim. Zaten yeterdi. Eski çağı en ince pixeline kadar yaşamasam da benim için problem yoktu.

    Dedin ki istersen yer altından gel, bir kuyruğun olsun, suda nefes alırsın. Dedin ki, istersen ormanlardan gel, on ikiden vurursun attığını, kolay kolay da hasta olmazsın. Dedin ki, istersen insanların içinden çık gel, al eline kılıcını kalkanını, insanlığın gururu ol!

    Bazen oturdum, uzandım topraklarında.. Attım kılıcı kalkanı bir tarafa. Etrafımda kimse yok. Sadece uzaklardan gelen müzikler ve akan nehirin sesi, bir de börtü böcekler; kalkmadım saatlerce, yıldızlarını izledim. Rüzgarda hışırdayan yapraklar bir şeyler anlattı bana, onları dinledim.

    Üç yüz saate yakın bir süre geçirdim topraklarında. Bir üç yüz saat daha geçirmek için yeni bir çağrı bekliyorum senden. Altıncı kez buluşmak istersen, ben hep buralarda olacağım...    … Expand
  7. Moonman95
    Jul 5, 2019
    8
    Skyrim is a good game, not a perfect one but still a good one. The story is engaging, rough around the edges but flashy enough to be cool. The combat is fun, the skill system is better than in any other installment. My main gripe with the game is how you interact with the NPCs, and the story in general. This game takes itself way too seriously, would it have killed to have *one*Skyrim is a good game, not a perfect one but still a good one. The story is engaging, rough around the edges but flashy enough to be cool. The combat is fun, the skill system is better than in any other installment. My main gripe with the game is how you interact with the NPCs, and the story in general. This game takes itself way too seriously, would it have killed to have *one* intentionally funny moment in the game? Or have a character tell some sort of joke? In contrast, Oblivion knew when to be serious and where not to be, you can still take it seriously in the serious moments, and laugh in the silly ones, the Sheogorath quests are a good example of comedy in Oblivion done right. Sheogorath in Skyrim isn't as mischievous as he was in Oblivion, and it still somehow feels like there's tension as if you're doing the Alduin questline. Now to the NPC interactions, Bethesda really went crazy with the essential NPCs, even the random beggar on the street is essential, even if he's not related to the main quest line at all. Why would Delphine or Jarl Balgruf be essential? They're just middleman characters who don't do things themselves, they have you or another smart character do it for them. The fact that you couldn't just progress through the story without these annoying characters being in the way is really contradictory to the freedom the game advertises. But it's still a good game regardless.… Expand
  8. Hutake
    Jul 3, 2019
    10
    The game was really ambitious in 2011 and until now (2019) still one of the greatest RPG that ever existed. The map is very big, great enemies, great charcter building, great quests. There are some bugs but for a game so complex its kinda unfair to consider thouse bugs as a bad point in a review. For sure one of my favourite games of all time.
  9. Wweald
    Jun 25, 2019
    8
    I don't see this game as a masterpiece, but it is great. It's lost a bit of it's charm over time, but when it was released it was pretty awesome. The modding community helped it stay relevant for awhile.
  10. fredthepickle
    Jun 21, 2019
    8
    Very large, full, and rich game. You can put hundreds of hours into this game and still not be bored.
  11. winars1
    Jun 18, 2019
    5
    THIS GAME IS THE BEST GAME EVER MADE IN THE WORLD AND YOU SHOULD BUY EVERY VERSION OF THE GAME!!!! EVERY!!!! VERSIOOOON!!!!!!!!!This game is made by the smartest game designers in the entire game designer comunity and it has no flaws and its perfect (LIKE ME) BUT EVEN IF ITS PERFECT ITS HAS SOME FLAWS that are invisilbe for the simple human. LIKE the lack of gender diversity and the lackTHIS GAME IS THE BEST GAME EVER MADE IN THE WORLD AND YOU SHOULD BUY EVERY VERSION OF THE GAME!!!! EVERY!!!! VERSIOOOON!!!!!!!!!This game is made by the smartest game designers in the entire game designer comunity and it has no flaws and its perfect (LIKE ME) BUT EVEN IF ITS PERFECT ITS HAS SOME FLAWS that are invisilbe for the simple human. LIKE the lack of gender diversity and the lack of race diversity AND I MEAN It !!!!!! Like. where is my african-american **** or my chinese rice seller ?????? And what if i want to become a bisexual rice seller asian black woman with a peenis. And that fact that i cant make that its disgusting and horrible. But even if the game is not perfect the game has some amazing features like the paid mods. The people who complain about the paid mods are probably homeless people who bought the game from a 7 th party seller like G3A or Kunguin or even Instant-Goiming ( NOT LIKE ME who got all the skyrim versions and i didnt buy them once like a pleb I BOUGHT them 5 time so i can suppor the BEST game company EVER). The paid mods are just awesome and make the game even better ( EVEN IF PERFECT AND ITS ALMOST IMPOSIBLE THE MAKE PERFECT MORE PERFECT). Bethesda is the kind of game kompany that does everyhing so the costumer is happy and they do like no other company( they are my favorite game devs after Elektronic Arts). Another flaw in this game is that it allows the played to add mods that are not paid ( such wow i cant belive they did this) like why whould you need free mods when you can buy them (paid mods form the creation club are awesome) the non paid mods are so trash and give you nothing compared to the paid ones. In conclusin this game is the best game made and nothing will top it (maybe skyrim 2)and if you didnt buy at least once every single copy of the game you should even play it. and you shouldnt even play this game because there is no option the make a black asian rice seller women with a peenis and its disgustin to all black asian rice seller women in this world and others. DONT PLAY !!!!!!!!!!… Expand
  12. Gnid69
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mmmm very good it is me childhood game too ahhhhhhhhh mmmmmmmmmmm yeeeeeesssss… Expand
  13. bb_thebasedgod
    Jun 10, 2019
    3
    Skyrim isn't a good game, it's not even mediocre, it's just bad. The characters are blank and completely uninteresting, most of the quests and storylines are just boring and almost all of the side quests are just as boring. The only thing Skyrim has going for it is gameplay, and even it isn't that good, the combat is passable but still boring, and you'll be stuck fighting the same easySkyrim isn't a good game, it's not even mediocre, it's just bad. The characters are blank and completely uninteresting, most of the quests and storylines are just boring and almost all of the side quests are just as boring. The only thing Skyrim has going for it is gameplay, and even it isn't that good, the combat is passable but still boring, and you'll be stuck fighting the same easy enemies over and over again. I don't understand how Skyrim became so highly acclaimed.… Expand
  14. VasiVasi
    May 28, 2019
    9
    Aside from some annoying things like not being able to climb mountains, this game is gold
  15. PrimeGM
    May 22, 2019
    10
    very late review but its never to late to say that skyrim change the way that i play RPG's
  16. xMysticSong
    Apr 17, 2019
    9
    A game I've sunk countless hours into and still continue to do so.

    It was a true marvel when it released back in 2011 and now thanks to mods it still holds up as one of the most recommended Open World Western RPGs. Skyrim is beautiful and big province of Tamriel and after so many years I still find something new. You can choose how you want to play. Be it as an archer, mage, swordsman    A game I've sunk countless hours into and still continue to do so.

    It was a true marvel when it released back in 2011 and now thanks to mods it still holds up as one of the most recommended Open World Western RPGs. Skyrim is beautiful and big province of Tamriel and after so many years I still find something new.
    You can choose how you want to play. Be it as an archer, mage, swordsman or a mixture of everything.
    While the main story is hardly as epic as Oblivion's, it's the various side quests that make up for it.
    I'd say this is the best game to introduce someone to PC gaming, even after so many years simply because of its enormous modding community.    … Expand
  17. Ferociousmite
    Apr 9, 2019
    0
    1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000/1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 IGN
  18. Elkay_Gaming
    Mar 19, 2019
    10
    This game set the bar for open world RPG games. I can see the mod support will keep it alive until ES:6 is released.

    The witcher 3 did surpass Skyrim in my eyes, though the fact that i'm a huge witcher fan boy and i still love them equally should shed some light on how amazing Skyrim is...

    One of the best games ever made. Simple as that.
  19. BarelyLewd
    Mar 15, 2019
    9
    Great game, everyone has played this game on every console you can think of from the 360 to the switch, to the toaster, there isn't an electronic that doesn't have support for this game, and that's saying something, I have a few complaints but the first and foremost is that the battle system is basic as **** and it really shows, but everything else is top of the line.
  20. MadnessisRising
    Mar 15, 2019
    10
    One of the best RPG's (and also games) ever made. Absolute exciting and fun.
  21. Arcypresher
    Mar 10, 2019
    9
    I really like that you can install a lot of mods that can make your game better but still SKYRIM have some bugs and technical problems BUT still very nice
  22. CommanderASN
    Mar 9, 2019
    10
    Honestly, this is the game I have had the most raw fun in, despite the clearly superior features of other, newer games and RPGs. I will always be able to go back to this game to have real fun, but I will, and already have, gotten bored of the newer games.
  23. Shellphie
    Feb 26, 2019
    10
    I realized that this is a great game, when one day after killing an imperial patrol and having left off to sell the loot, I ended up with a gang of marauders who came to rob MY blinkers! As a result, I had to carry things from their carcasses too.

    Absolutely lovely feeling of returning to Fallout, the very first one, when you seem to have a goal and still do everything you want and    I realized that this is a great game, when one day after killing an imperial patrol and having left off to sell the loot, I ended up with a gang of marauders who came to rob MY blinkers! As a result, I had to carry things from their carcasses too.

    Absolutely lovely feeling of returning to Fallout, the very first one, when you seem to have a goal and still do everything you want and more.

    And the atmosphere in the game is excellent, the winter is cozy, and even the translated songs performed by bards do not annoy but work for the atmosphere.

    And finally I fell in love with the game after two moments. At first, in one of the cities a guard came up to me, frowned at me and said - "Or maybe this is me, only I don’t know it yet." And the second was much later, when the thief who met me at night, to my usual "what am I like a person who has money?" honestly answered me that I look like a person who has nowhere to put them ..    … Expand
  24. N0rdicPT
    Feb 15, 2019
    9
    The interface is better fitted for consoles, but other than that, this game deserves a spot in the hall of fame of video games. It's iconic, with a beautiful and very fleshed out environment and story that greatly dwarfs the previous installment of the TES. Best part of Skyrim has to be the modding though. It's got one of the biggest modding communities I have ever seen, and the gameThe interface is better fitted for consoles, but other than that, this game deserves a spot in the hall of fame of video games. It's iconic, with a beautiful and very fleshed out environment and story that greatly dwarfs the previous installment of the TES. Best part of Skyrim has to be the modding though. It's got one of the biggest modding communities I have ever seen, and the game allows itself to be modified to great extents.… Expand
  25. infin1ty92
    Feb 15, 2019
    8
    It took me a while to actually start playing this game, because it just felt wrong compared to Oblivion. After taking my time with it, it was a good game. But the story just seemed dull in comparison, (Dragons... meh), bow gameplay was too easy, sidequests not nearly as unique and interesting as I could have hoped. Still, I find myself returning to this game, and I have played around 500It took me a while to actually start playing this game, because it just felt wrong compared to Oblivion. After taking my time with it, it was a good game. But the story just seemed dull in comparison, (Dragons... meh), bow gameplay was too easy, sidequests not nearly as unique and interesting as I could have hoped. Still, I find myself returning to this game, and I have played around 500 hours, perhaps more.… Expand
  26. Zeratex
    Feb 11, 2019
    9
    A great game to lose yourself into, one of my favorites, a lot of good open world things like side quests and gameplay variety, skills and exploring and top notch and some of the best gaming has to offer.

    Suffers from:
    - bugs
    - bad combat
    - dumbed down RPG
    - bad story
    - forgettable characters

    Oblivion < Skyrim < Morrowind

    9/10 despite all the flaws, yea its that good, a must play.
  27. Ydun79
    Feb 11, 2019
    9
    With mods this game is an easy ten. Without it's still a nine. The combat and scaling of the vanilla game are just really of putting. Other than that you get an awesome world, great story and just overall amazing experience.
  28. Tilt1k
    Jan 29, 2019
    10
    One word: MODS and thats enough to make this one of the most immersive RPGs of all time
  29. shellwyck
    Jan 7, 2019
    3
    If you combined boring, easy combat, generic quest lines and side quests, badly paced guilds, dry characters, and coot and pasted dungeons you would get a bad game. If you combine all of those things, you also get skyrim.
  30. Sten-Bengt94
    Jan 4, 2019
    6
    Too many bugs and the game is only fun with mods but mods also make the game very buggy. Other than that it is quite fun.
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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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