NEWS
"Perhaps more so than any other RPG by Bethesda Game Studios, Skyrim does
a superb job of making sure that you have a genuine presence in the game’s
world."
I’m not exactly sure of when I realized that
three hours had flown by since I loaded up my save file, but I do know it was
somewhere between my helping of a man with a necromancer problem and my fleeing
from the lair of an angry mountain troll that I had happened to come across
during my travels. Not even my potion of invisibility, which I had created in a
happy accident while randomly mixing ingredients in order to increase my
alchemy level, could help me avoid this fearsome foe. Just as quickly as the
encounter had started, it was over, with the troll proving victorious. As my
High Elf character Ysmin took her last breath and I was confronted with a
loading screen, I finally remembered that I wasn’t actually in the land of Skyrim—this
was just a game.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
has a lot going for it. It’s a game that’s full of interesting story content,
secrets to discover, a gorgeous soundtrack, mods to enhance the already
wonderful experience, and offers up plenty of fun to be had...provided you’re
either a Skyrim newcomer or are looking to revisit a game you no longer own.
The pretty scenery and addition of mods just aren’t enough new additions to
justify the price tag for those who already own the game on last-gen consoles,
but there’s a high chance that those looking to see what all the fuss is about
will quickly become obsessed with it, and those who already beat the game but
are looking to revisit it will find that it’s an experience that’s just as
captivating as they remember it being.