Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Review

The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim is a role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios, and published by Bethesda Softworks. It was released on Xbox 360, PS3, and the PC.



Skyrim is the fifth game in the elder scroll series, was released in quarter four of 2011, and it is set in a region which shares the shares the same name. It had also received many awards for best of E3 in 2011. E3 or Electronic Entertainment Expo, is the biggest video game convention in America.



The Elder Scrolls V, Skyrim is one of the providences of Tamriel. Tamriel is the world in which the Elder Scroll games take place. Skyrim is home to the nords, which is one of many races in the game. The game starts when the player is bound, as a prisoner, and is being taken to be executed. When the area of execution is reached, the player may chose their character's looks, and name.



Then right as the player is about to be executed a dragon appears, and all hell breaks lose. Through a series of events, the player is set free, and guided to the escape route. After they eventually escape, and finish the quest, the player is allowed to go, and do whatever they wish. The main story line focuses around the player being "Dragon Born".



This means the player has dragon blood, and can speak the dragon language without years of training. They may also defeat dragons, and absorb their souls. As the story line progresses the player learns that the black dragon he saw when it attacked the town at which he was to be executed, is called Alduin and has been resurrecting dragons.



The resurrected dragon attack towns, and kill numerous people. The dragon born learns he is the only one who can stop this evil dragon. There is also a secondary storyline with The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim, it first it appears to be the main line though.



Here a rebel attacks, and kills the high king of Skyrim. He then escapes, and begins the rebellion against the imperials. He calls his faction the storm cloaks. The player may choose to take any side.



The quests consist of taking over forts, then taking other the faction's capital city in the end. In summer of 2012, the first downloadable content is scheduled to release, and will be on the Xbox live marketplace first for thirty day. After the thirty days are up it will be released for Ps3, and PC.