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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC DVD) Reviews
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC DVD) Reviews
| 215 of 230 people found the following review helpful  Enthralling, By = Fun:  This review is from: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC DVD) (DVD-ROM) If you're reading this, you must have at least some idea of what to expect, but these are my feelings after ~20 hours of play (only just scratching the surface really).The good: Beautiful - Even on my 4-year old Quad core XP PC with a Nvidia 8800GT, the game still looks pretty damn good, and plays well enough to not notice any serious framerate issues. Quality settings are mostly medium (although the autodetect wanted to set low) Immersive - Skyrim feels much more of a functioning world than Oblivion or Morrowind. There are plenty of background incidents going on all over town (and out in the country). I've even seen a pack of wolves chasing a deer that I had startled. Music - Perfect. Background music that doesn't annoy, but subtly warns of impending danger. Crafting - Nicely done. The opportunity to mine several different ores, smelt them into even more varieties of metal; and then turn them into armour and weapons. You can improve existing gear... Read more 70 of 76 people found the following review helpful Single-player RPGs are not dead., By = Fun: This review is from: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC DVD) (DVD-ROM) In a time when even giants of single-player RPGs like Bioware try to cash in on the MMO market, it's nice to see Bethesda stick to their guns. And right they were, because Skyrim turns out to be a fantastic game. If you have played previous Bethesda titles such as Morrowind, Oblivion or Fallout 3, you will know what to expect and need read no further. Skyrim is as good if not better than those games, so if you liked them, make sure to pick up Skyrim as well.For those readers who have not experienced those games however, some introduction may be in order. The game setting is a world called Tamriel, populated by different human races, elves and orcs as well as the humanoid cats named Khajit and the reptilian Argonians. But wait, don't take this to mean that the world is generic fantasy to the point of being boring, because it's not. I could not hope to give even a summary of the extremely detailed history of Tamriel, but in-game books will keep you occupied for hours on the... Read more 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful Amazing...but., By Prime Cod (Sheephaven, Cotswolds) - See all my reviews = Fun: Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC DVD) (DVD-ROM) Yes it has a "but" so you're probably wondering why 5 stars. Simply because this game deserves to be rated more than 5 stars, around 6 because it transcends gaming as we know it in its scope and pushes the boundaries out of what is possible in gaming. So it deserves more than 5 stars because it's in a class of its own..but it's still not perfect. Here's why:1) The AI (artificial intelligence). It has not improved much in the last ten years and this game is no different. The graphics are very very good and cinematic, the special effects also. But the AI is not that different from Morrowind released almost ten years ago. The characters in the game have a tough time tracking you (they get stuck a lot), they are repetitive in what they say and I would say in that respect they feel less life like than the previous Elder Scroll games. 2) Sameness. Look at the trailer and you think you're getting an epic game along the lines of Conan and Beowulf and you'll be on your... Read more |
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