Games Design Principles - Task 3

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a fantasy, RPG game in which you create a character and use magic or handheld weapons to fight your way through a war to decide the fate off Nirn. In this game you do what you want by exploring and making choices that affect your future in Skyrim.

What I really liked about Skyrim was being able to freely explore the map and doing whatever I want with no consequences, I also really enjoy the levelling up system in the game as it is extremely different from any other game I have played. I disliked the glitches in this game as although some can be very fun a lot of them break the game and either make you lose your save or crashes meaning you were not able to save your progress. One such glitch is getting stuck in a random wall: Stuck in Wall Glitch.

The graphics in the game are 3D and are good for when they were made but they still look slightly off which to me makes it look even better as the game is set in a medieval time where everything was dark and unrefined so I think it fits the game. The music in the game is very fitting as it is very much a medieval theme with the grunts and weapons in the background of the music. There are no cinematics in the game because everything is around you and what you do. The game is all about story and the different choices you make and how that effects the story as you progress. There is a lot of content in the game including the main story and three DLC's that can give you 100's of hours of fun. The controls can be a little complicated when you start the game but as you play you get used to them very quickly and they are easy to remember and smooth. The gameplay is fun because you can do what you want and make different choices for that character and then make a new one and make different choices allowing you to have endless fun. Personally this is my favourite game of all time and always will be because I can play for days and never get bored with all the different opportunities there are in the game.

Overall this is a fantasy game that you can play for hours and never get bored with the massive story and DLC's, however watch out for the glitches that you will undoubtedly encounter at random time. Overall I give it a 8.5/10.