Yes, my name is Skyrim, you called???
-ahem- Skyrim is a gorgeous game, beautifully done, and WELL worth the money. IF you have an XBOX360, I
highly recommend playing it there. Of course, if you have a good system, I guess you
could play it on your PC/Mac, but honestly the controls feel SO much better and at home on the XBOX. I began playing it on my mac (the reason I... um... actually went out and
bought it -coughcough-), and when I played it on the XBOX, man, wow. I'm just really in love with the game, so much that I've decided I'm going to try to play all the other Elder Scrolls games. |
I'm playin' Oblivion right now, it's so cute, bahaha.
There are a LOT of things to do in Skyrim if you like doing side quests and stuff. The main quest is a great length, not too long, definitely not too short. I had to go around and clear a few extraneous dungeons here and there to level up sometimes, though. But all in good fun, the game is super well made, so you never really feel like you're wasting time. Ahh, sorry, I'm gushing, I can't help it, this game's enamored me dfgdsg
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Here's the list of the main questline. It's really moderately built! I believe it's a great length, IMO.
It also depends on how you'd rather play, too. My play style seems to be a more unusual type, not as popular amongst lots of players? I played the game completely concentrating on archery and stealth (I chose to be Bosmer/Wood Elf, I've always preferred ranged weaponry and stealth). I sneaked around a lot and was able to sneak through
lots of things and, well, when using the perks I'd get leveling up on archery, I mean c'mon, I could kill things without them even knowing it, IMHO that's pretty awesome /shot
But I digress! Regarding the question about races, that was just my choice to be a Wood Elf, because of the natural affinity to archery and stealth, however other races have other traits. The Khajit are also more stealth oriented. The Imperials, I believe, make money easily? xD The Bretons have an affinity to magic, and so do High Elves. The Dark Elves too, but they're a more stealthy race, as well. I've also seen people make characters of a certain race for the role playing element of it, too. It seemed like a really interesting idea, because in fact, characters react to you if you're of a certain race! Since I made my character a Wood Elf, I'd get mean remarks sometimes from Nords because they
hate the Thalmor, which is run by Elves. (I hate them too, they deserve to be hated >:C just them) I've heard that if you play as either beast race, Khajit or Argonian, you get racially slurred at because those races are the most oppressed by everyone else! So it really creates a different overall mood when playing.
sdf Okay, sorry, long post is long, but I just really wanted to relay all that. I promise, it is SO worth your money, it's a GORGEOUS game.