The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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The fifth game in the series, Skyrim takes us on a journey through the coldest region of Cyrodiil. Once again player can traverse the open world RPG armed with various medieval weapons and magic, to become a hero of Nordic legends –Dovahkiin, the Dragonborn. After mandatory character creation players will have to escape not only imprisonment but a fire-breathing dragon. Something Skyrim hasn’t seen in centuries.

Gameplay

After Oblivion, the magic system was reworked, in order to show players more aggressive and direct combat. As a Dragonborn, your character will be able to use the powerful magic of dragon shouts, powered, upgraded and researched with the souls of the dragons that will be randomly encountered by players, while traveling. Hundreds of sidequests will invite players to discover every part of the newly introduced land.

Visuals and other features

Aside from already filled with guilds, Daedra and steampunk Dwemer ruins, Skyrim has additional DLC content that not only brings Solstheim island and vampire conclave but gives players the ability to build their own homes, instead of buying pre-made ones.

Release Date

Nov 11, 2011

Metacritic Score

94

Rating

Achievements Count

302

DLCs

7

Play Time

34 hours

Games in Series

11

ESRB

Mature 17+: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol

System Requirements

Minimum:

  • CPU: Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • GPU: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512 MB of RAM
  • HDD: 6 GB

Recommended:

  • CPU: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • GPU: DirectX 9.0c compatible NVIDIA or AMD ATI video card with 1GB of RAM (Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or higher; ATI Radeon 4890 or higher)
  • HDD: 6 GB

Interesting Facts

  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is an action role-playing game, playable from either a first- or third-person perspective.
  • It features Radiant A.I., along with Radiant Storytelling or Radiant Story, to help enhance quests, and a new and improved graphics engine.
  • The game is set 200 years after the events of Oblivion, and takes place in Skyrim, the northernmost province of Tamriel.
  • At the beginning of the game, players select their character’s sex and race, with 10 choices for the latter including races of humans and fantasy races such as elves and orcs.
  • There are over 150 dungeons scattered across Skyrim.
  • There are eighteen skills in all, six for each style of play.
  • The player character is Dragonborn and is typically referred to as such. The Dragonborn can be male or female, from one of ten races.
  • Combat has undergone a significant overhaul from previous installments of the series.

Mod Support

Yes

Cheats support

Yes

Microtransactions

Yes

LGBTQ Inclusive

Yes

Split-Screen

Yes

Virtual Reality Support

Yes

Number of maps

24

Third/First Person

First person and Third person

Platforms

Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox 360 Xbox One Xbox Series S Xbox Series X

Genres

RPG

Game Engine

Creation Engine

Protagonist sex

Male

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