I finally bought it! I'm so stingy these days I won't buy games until they get to about £25 and Game had it for that amount the other week. Armed with £11 of Game gift cardy goodness I finally acquired my own copy; and how pleased I am that I did!
Skyrim is an epic, open world RPG set in the snowy, mountainous north of Tamriel, the fantasy world in which the Elder Scrolls games set themselves.
Being the land of the Nords, the Elder Scrolls version of the dark age Norse, I had been aching to get my hands on the game since before it came out. However, I was very aware that all the Elder Scrolls games I've played before have always lacked something for me; I play them for a good few hours and then get bored or annoyed at a certain aspect that grates at me, such as stupid magic items or the weird levelling up of creatures in the wilderness, as per Oblivion.
I've been playing Skyrim now for about 10 hours and there seems to be no sign of this random levelling up and, in fact, the player levelling system doesn't create huge leaps in ability as I find in other games.
I'm really taken to the setting, the locations and characters are deep, well thought out and give a real sense of immersion. Being the land of mountains and snow when you climb to the top of mountains the weather worsens around you as you go and if you're lucky to catch some clear weather the view is absolutely staggering!
There's a huge amount to explore inside the game, I am already thinking about what my next character will be and how I can squeeze in more hours of play, without sacrificing my own life?
Ulf Torssen's adventure in his homeland of Skyrim has only just begun! I will let you know how I get on and further thoughts on the game in due time.
