How Mods Made Me Love Skyrim
Anyone who's read my previous posts on this wiki probably knows how I feel about The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Whilst my opinion of it isn't exactly low per se, it's not very high either. I feel as though it's a very shallow and poorly put together game overall, and whilst my opinion is unchanged, and shall remain so, there is one mitigating factor that took a boring, disappointing RPG and turned it into one of my all-time favourites. That anomalous factor, as you've likely guessed, is its modability.
Originally, before ascending to the PC Master Race, I played Bethesda games on the PlayStation 3. Having played the PC versions of the more recent Fallout and The Elder Scrolls entries, I won't ever be able to go back to the console versions. To be…
Tamriel Tales: Big Game Hunting
The Slightly Embellished Adventures of Alflagondorf the Adventurer
Big Game Hunting
This short story chronicles a true (if slightly embellished) adventure I've had with my main PC character, Alflagondorf.
Emerging from Brittleshin Pass, the adventurer Alflagondorf, accomponied by his stalwart companion Faendal, stopped to rest on a small rock outcropping. Scouting the vast field ahead of them, Al's eyes lit up as he saw a pair of figures approaching on the road from the west.
"Hey Faendal, you hungry?"
He was. They hadn't eaten since early that morning, when they stopped in Oakwood for breakfast. Of course, this wasn't any breakfast. This was what Alflagondorf called "a Nord breakfast", which generally consisted of a few slices of venison, wash…
Elder Scrolls Online wins "Best RPG of E3 2013"
Bethesda has recently announced that, after winning various awards from a number of different sites, the Elder Scrolls Online won the "Best RPG of E3 2013" award. This is the fourth game published by Bethesda Games Studios that has won the "Best Role Playing Game" award, with the other three being The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Fallout 3, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Players can find more information about the award-winning Elder Scrolls Online in this article or on the official website.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition Game Guide Announced
Bethesda has recently announced that an updated version of the Prima strategy guide for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will be released this Tuesday, June 4th, alongside the Legendary Edition of the game. This updated guide covers the base game and its three add-ons: Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn.
The standard edition of the guide comes with over 1,100 pages detailing the various items, quests, enemies, and locations, with 4,205 screenshots. The Standard Edition of this guide comes with a two-sided map poster. Also available is the hardcover bound Collector's Edition, which contains ribbon bookmarks and a 24" poster with signatures from Bethesda Game Studios employees. More information about these guides, and where to buy them, can be found…
Skyrim DLC Review: Good, Not Great
A few blue moons ago, Bethesda announced that they were moving on to a new adventure, leaving The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim behind to work on other projects. This disappointed me, as I felt that the game had at least another add-on in it. It's not that I think the game is in any way incomplete, it just feels like they could have done more with its life cycle. I wouldn't have even minded if they supported Skyrim with little downloadable titbits like a weapon back or a unique set of armour. Unfortunately, I was left wanting more... and not in a good way.
Hearthfire was the add-on for which I was most excited, and it certainly did deliver in some aspects. I actually wrote a review for this one, so some of the points mentioned there will overlap with…