“AS THE LAST DOVAHKIIN , OR DRAGONBORN, YOUR JOB IS TO HUNT
DOWN THESE DRAGONS, ABSORB THEIR SOULS TO GRANT YOURSELF
FANCY NEW POWERS CALLED SHOUTS...”
craft yourself some spiffy armour
to keep your hide safe from foes
looking to add a few new holes to
your face, or brew some tastily
potent potions that’ll give you
an edge in the challenges you
encounter. Or, if you’d rather follow
a more peaceful path for a time,
simply sell the items you fashion to
earn some cash to buy yourself a
home and decorate it. Up for a bit
of exploring? There’s a massive,
magnificently populated world in
which to muck about, discovering
new towns in which to search for
potential quests to undertake,
or simply basking in some of the
absolutely awe-inspiring scenery
that so convincingly makes this
fantasy world one of the best
there is. If you’re up for a bit of
dungeoneering, you could roam
the map clearing out trap-filled
dungeons and bashing skeleton
skulls while searching for loot.
There’s so much to do that you
shouldn’t be surprised if you find
yourself ignoring the main story
entirely, instead sketching your own
rough work of role-playing art on
the blank canvas that is Skyrim.
It’s difficult to find things to
complain about with this game
when you’re blinded by all the
wanton tomfoolery on offer, but the
game still has its flaws. For one
thing, its incredibly buggy. They’re
furiously patching it at every turn,
but nevertheless, you should
definitely expect to see some
oddities should you take the plunge
into these depths. Granted, in a
game of this magnitude, bugs are
always going to be commonplace,
and while I haven’t encountered
anything that completely broke
the game, they should still be
mentioned. There’s also the NPC
(Non-Player Character) AI, which
likely has been greeted by many a
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