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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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The fifth installment in Bethesda's Elder Scrolls franchise is set in the eponymous province of Skyrim, where the ancient threat of dragons, led by the sinister Alduin, is rising again to threaten all mortal races. Only the player, as the prophesied hero the Dovahkiin, can save the world from destruction.
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"Skyrim's first DLC offers a broad array of quality new content that smoothly integrates into the game without feeling forced."
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Game Of the year.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. A big open world sandbox where there is no limit to how to play the game a full RPG, FPS with dragons. I love this game I have used so many hours in this game even though… Read more

Can it be considered a classic yet?

I've come back to this game so many time in the last six years. I started on PC and put in 100's and afraid to say maybe 1000's of hours. I played "unmodded" for a long time, afraid of "breaking the g… Read more

Strong characters and moments make Skyrim worthwhile

I waited until Bethesda fixed the PS3 version before buying Skyrim. And I bought it used just to spite their crappy handling of that situation. But I bought it out of devotion to the ideas of this sor… Read more

a late review of skyrim

skyrim is a epic fantasy role playing game in this installment you play as the dragon born facing a huge threat f**cking dragons which is the most powerful creature in fantasy.You start the game going… Read more

This game is brilliant!

If you are fresh from Fallout and all Oblivioned out then this is the game for you! This changes the horrible menu interface from Oblivion and makes it into a slick 4-way menu which means that you are… Read more

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Review

The role playing game that arguable defined the genre for this past generation of consoles, the PS3 and 360, left me in awe once I finally broke away from it 75 hours from the start. It wasn’t just an… Read more

An overdose of things to do.

The Elder Scrolls series has always been groundbreaking to some degree. The first games had randomly generated algorithms and they were still too large for their own good. Morrowind was a big undertak… Read more

An RPG Masterpiece

NOTE: This review is being written after the updates on PS3, so the frame rate issue along with other bugs has been fixed and will not be in the review as they are no longer an issue. Pros: -Huge and… Read more

A very typical Bethesda game, in both good ways and bad

Morrowind had problems. They were addressed somewhat in Oblivion. But then Oblivion had problems, which were addressed somewhat in Fallout 3. For Skyrim, Bethesda stuck with the same basic formula as… Read more

Skyrim Review

BY – POSTED IN: DAVID'S POSTS , MICROSOFT , PS3 , REVIEWS , REVIEWS ARCHIVE , SONY , XBOX 360 Developer: Bethesda Publisher: Bethesda The time has come. The time has come that fans of Oblivion have be… Read more

Secret's Short Reviews #002- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

As someone who loved Oblivion for all of it's flaws and for hundred upon hundreds of hours, I was afraid of going into Skyrim, as I wasn't sure if I'd be able to enjoy another entry of the series with… Read more

My Skyrim Review

I feel I should start this out by saying that Oblivion is not only my first Elder Scrolls game, but is was also my first Bethesda game as well and I fell in love with it instantly. It scratched an itc… Read more

Epically Epic

Oblivion has been the longest time I've ever spent in my gaming career (108 hours before DLC. 130 hours post-DLC). I was actually hesitating to play Skyrim due to the fear of this game sucking my life… Read more

Bethesda have perfected the formula

If I had to use one word to sum up The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the sequel to Bethesda's critically acclaimed 2006 game Oblivion, that word is epic. Although to use only one word to describe a game so… Read more

Fus-Roh-Doh!

Ahh Skyrim. Probably the most overrated game of this generation. Before you fanboys get your panties in a twist let me explain myself. I did give the game a six. This means it is playable. But it real… Read more

Skyrim: Dawnguard Review

DAWN GUARD IS FINALLY HERE! Many of you have been waiting for this day since it's announcement a few months ago! Well wait no longer! Finally a DLC package for an amazing game like Skyrim! SKYRIM is a… Read more

Very cooooolll

one of the best game ever after playing RPG from Fallout 1 to 3 ! the art is topnotch,environment is awesome and the gameplay is addicting.. when i start this game i cannot stop because i love it. Rea… Read more

One of the deepest open-ended RPGs to date.

Most games earn the unflattering distinction of being catalysts of social destruction. Is the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim any different? No, not really. Yet, if you can allow yourself to cave in, a hugly… Read more

Skyrim is The Best Game EVARRRRRRRR!!!!

You go out and buy this game right now! It is worth whatever price it is. There is nothing that needs to be said to prove my point that Skyrim is the best game ever, but I'll give you some short reaso… Read more

Great Game

This game is amazing. Though on the 360, the initial release was a bit glitchy...it was rarely game-breaking. With a game that is such a large world and contains SO many intricate pieces, there's no w… Read more

Skyrim: Constantly on the Horizon

Skyrim in two words: Too Ambitious. Skyrim in a bunch of other words: Skyrim delivers what we have come to expect from Bethesda. From the moment your character wakes in the opening sequence it is imme… Read more

Dont Take An Arrow In The Knee, Play This Game

24 hours and 31 minutes. In most games that would mean I had played the game to the fullest. I would probably have completed the game on numerous difficulties, and got to a high rank in on-line multi-… Read more

Great Fun

I've been a fan of the Elder Scrolls since Morrowind, so I'll probably be a bit biased here. I'm sure everyone else has read mostly what they know from the past few months. So I'll be brief. Skyrim ge… Read more

Unbelievably good.

Sometimes a game comes along that is just a cut above the rest. Skyrim is one of those games. Yes there are bugs. Yes there are glitched, game-breaking quests. No, none of that matters. The gameplay i… Read more

More gimmick than game to me. But it's an awfully good gimmick

If you ask most gamers, Bethesda's brand of seam-busting, side-quest stacked, open world gameplay is the pinnacle of interactive entertainment right now. If not all interactive entertainment, certainl… Read more

A friendly WRPG

This seems to be the game that everyone was talking about last December. Skyrim, the new entry on the Elder Scrolls franchise. This game seems to have quite a big cult following, with fans defending i… Read more

Skyrimmin'?

"Why are you killing that lady?" "Because I can." So begins Skyrim, the game where you can do anything, be anyone, and rule the world... except that you can't. Vast, open, and begging to be explored,… Read more

FUS RO DAH!

There are currently 2 items pinned to my computers taskbar; Internet explorer, and The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. I'll be completley honest, I did NOT expect this game to live up to the hype it was give… Read more

An immersive sandbox game that goes nowhere but the ride is good

I have played all the Elder Scrolls games in the series beginning with Daggerfall and like many I do believe that Skyrim is the best of the bunch, I was not keen on Morrowind, never got into Oblivivio… Read more

Super Simple Review: The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

If Bethesda's promise of dragons, 100's of hand crafted unique dungeons, Radiant AI and dual casting of spells excited you, then read no further because this game is for you. Go and buy it because not… Read more

Beautifully executed

It's been 3 years since BethSoft (yes, that's the name I'd like to call their company now from now on) has released Fallout 3 and 5 years since the last Elder Scrolls game. So just like in the past tw… Read more

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

This games is fantastic. I love playing Fallout 3, but this game is so much better. I love how the game starts and it never stops. I love that you level up higher than level 20 like Bethesda has done… Read more

A game worthy of the Dragonborn

28 hours. That's my current time spent the amazing world of Skyrim. In those 28 hours, I've ventured out, done many side-quests, and got to join the Dark Brotherhood, my favorite of the groups to join… Read more

Bethesda's Finest

Sense of place, the intangible feeling of everything belonging within a game world’s narrative context, is perhaps the most important aspect of sandbox design. Taking that feeling and turning it into… Read more

Expansive surplus of fantastic stories and technical hilarity.

The world is expansive. 50 hours into Skyrim and there’s still a voluminous amount of content to explore. At this point in the game, my character is developed enough to combat virtually every situatio… Read more

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Review

This was probably one of the most anticipated games of the year for me, and I have to say that having put so much time into it, and planning on putting more time to seek out random dungeons that this… Read more

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Skyrim came out exactly one month ago, so now seems like as good a time as any to write about it. I haven't been playing it constantly that entire time, but I have spent quite a few hours with it. I h… Read more

Nice game, but feels repetitive to the other Bethesda games.

This game is a very nice on the eyes, I enjoyed it very much, although it reminded me to much of Fallout: New Vegas, but what can you expect from Bethesda, I just was hoping to see a game that looked… Read more

Impressive World, But Fails in the Role-Playing Department

Skyrim is a truly remarkable game that demonstrates some of the best in terms of the graphical power and the versatility of this generation's game consoles. Straight up it is an incredibly beautiful g… Read more

Bethesda doing what they do best, RPGs. Video and written review.

“The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” is developed and published by Bethesda. Skyrim is a direct addition to the long running Elder Scrolls franchise in which the fourth entry of the franchise, dubbed Oblivio… Read more

Kiss your Social Life Goodbye.

I approached the gigantic tundra with my sword drawn. A native of the town of Whiterun had asked me to clean out this cavern so that he could continue his mining operation. As I approach the cavern an… Read more

Skyrim > Oblivion (duh)

I'm just gonna put it out there. Skyrim is awesome. As for why, well, that's a much longer statement. This game does not need my praise as it's gotten overwhelming support from game critics and the co… Read more

OOOH, WHAT'S THAT: The Game

Thank god for Skyrim crashing from time to time, because that's the only reason I stop playing to do other, real-life things, like sleep. It's that good. “I stop playing only when the game crashes.” t… Read more

Everythings better with dragons.

Always have trouble writing reviews for this brand of game because there's just so much stuff going on that I inevitably forget to mention some key point or feature. But whatever. I'll do what I alway… Read more

Horse hero.

TES: Skyrim is a caliber of game that only comes around every few years and it should be treated as such. When going in I had no idea what Skyrim was actually going to bring to the table, something al… Read more

The Definition of Immersion

Skyrim. What else is there to say? The perfect younger brother of its older siblings, Oblivion, Morrowind, and Daggerfell. Truly, Skyrim is the game that Bethesda has wanted to make; it is the final d… Read more

So who else lost there social life to this game

So after almost two weeks , i am ready to review this life altering game.It would not be fare to say that me like many other gamers are biased when reviewing such a great game franchise, which has put… Read more

Complain All You Want, But This Is Bethesda's Best Game Yet

For anyone addicted to release-date gaming, this November has been a grueling month, each week stuffed to bursting with high-profile new games. It’s been the kind of hectic month that April is for cer… Read more

An epic journey that will make any social life crumble

Where to start with this game.. i truly don't know. There are so many things to do, to see, to kill. There is no review or video worthy enough to explain what this game is and does. I say does because… Read more

Tamriel Just Got A Little Better

Skyrim is a big open world sand box that put plainly, is a ton of fun. It hits all the key points you would expect a game of It's type to hit, but It doesn't stop there. Skyrim will continue to surpri… Read more

A Dream Come True!

Skyrim is a game we have dreamed of for years and why we are intrigued by video games A bold statement but taking into account of what gaming is Skyrim does it all providing a game that could take a l… Read more

A Museum of Our Medium

There’s a cardinal rule at play with video game reviewers, which is that you cannot review a video game having not completed it. The ramifications of such a thing are plainly obvious – it could send a… Read more

Shut Up and Take My Money

I broke my new game policy for Elder Scrolls: Skyrim for one reason: Because it is The Elder Scrolls. The only other company I will wait in line at midnight for is Valve, and thanks to Steam and digit… Read more

'Ere Be Dragons! The First Giantbomb User Review of Skyrim!

The RPG event of the year is finally here. If you're like me, not much else in the gaming world has gotten you as psyched as the arrival of Skyrim . As such, most of what I'm going to comment on in th… Read more

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