Well, this one was a long time coming.

One of the best games ever made (according to most at least), 13 years later, still getting re-re-re-re-re releases, yet this is my first time ever getting into it. So how was it?

It was... good... ish. I'm sorry lol but let me explain.

My first encounter with Elder Scrolls was Oblivion. I've played it religiously, even had a world map printed out and on the wall next to my pc, where I would mark all the locations I've been, that's how much I was addicted. Loved it. And that is my biggest issue with Skyrim, it just felt to me all the time like I was playing Oblivion, but kinda ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ version in some ways. There was an overall feeling of "been there, done that".

*THIS WAS ME PLAYING SPECIAL EDITION, WITHOUT A SINGLE MOD!*

Stuff I liked:

- World. It's big. Like, really big. Loved exploring all the caves and dungeons. Really well crafted world, it looks like a ton of effort went into it.
- I really dig the setting and overall themes.
- Soundtrack, like Oblivion, is just amazing. "Dragonborn" is chills all over the body, "Sovngarde" hypes you up for the last battle like nothing, "From Past to Present" makes roaming through Skyrim so magical, "City Gates" makes you feel welcomed in each city, "Steel on Steel" answers you a question on why you can't fast travel... You get my point, I can go on and on. Soundtrack in my opinion is like 70% of the game.
- Some of the quests and story lines are good and fun, ex. getting all the Daedra artifacts, Dark Brotherhood questline etc.
- Shouts are fun to use (some of them at least).
- Paarthurnax <3 (if you kill him, you suck! ♥♥♥♥ Blades!)
- Signature jank is there and sometimes hilarious stuff happens, I hope it stays the same in ES6.
- Lots of options for crafting and stuff, which is nice.
- DLC hub zone. And villain is good and miles better than the main game one.

Now for the not so good stuff:

- While I've praised the caves and dungeons, there are some dungeons that are huge and super long, but mostly empty. You'll get like one section, and with like 2-3 enemies in each hallway, some times none. Yet you walk endlessly. It gets boring and repetitive.
- Main cities are kinda small and not so populated, compared to Oblivion. I mean, Imperial City alone can act as 3 cities here easily.
- Combat. I mean, for Christ sake, combat is like 90% of the game and yet they made it so simple and boring. I'll admit though it is kinda fun to go archery and stealth, but rest of it is just lame.
- Dragons are the new adition, they are fun to deal with, but sometimes frustrating because they either won't land at all or land 3 miles from you. And they'll happen to spawn the least you want them and they force you in combat.
- Main quest is nothing special, especially the main villain. His fight sucks, it's basically a regular dragon fight, no unique mechanics or phases.
- Some minor bugs, but was surprised that there weren't many as I've expected.

That's pretty much it. Like I've said, if I hadn't played Oblivion before, if this was my first ever ES game, I would probably liked it a lot more. But I can see why people love it and praise it, it has its moments, and when it all works, it absolutely freaking works! But sadly for me, been there, done that!

I still 100% recommend it to other 5 persons that haven't played it yet. Especially if you are fun of RPG games, you'll guarantee enjoy it.

Well, this one was a long time coming. One of the best games ever made (according to most at least), 13 years later, still getting re-re-re-re-re releases, yet this is my first time ever getting into it. So how was it? It was... good... ish. I'm sorry lol but let me explain. My first encounter with Elder Scrolls was Oblivion. I've played it religiously, even had a world map printed out and on the wall next to my pc, where I would mark all the locations I've been, that's how much I was addicted. Loved it. And that is my biggest issue with Skyrim, it just felt to me all the time like I was playing Oblivion, but kinda shittier version in some ways. There was an overall feeling of "been there, done that". *THIS WAS ME PLAYING SPECIAL EDITION, WITHOUT A SINGLE MOD!* Stuff I liked: - World. It's big. Like, really big. Loved exploring all the caves and dungeons. Really well crafted world, it looks like a ton of effort went into it. - I really dig the setting and overall themes. - Soundtrack, like Oblivion, is just amazing. "Dragonborn" is chills all over the body, "Sovngarde" hypes you up for the last battle like nothing, "From Past to Present" makes roaming through Skyrim so magical, "City Gates" makes you feel welcomed in each city, "Steel on Steel" answers you a question on why you can't fast travel... You get my point, I can go on and on. Soundtrack in my opinion is like 70% of the game. - Some of the quests and story lines are good and fun, ex. getting all the Daedra artifacts, Dark Brotherhood questline etc. - Shouts are fun to use (some of them at least). - Paarthurnax <3 (if you kill him, you suck! Fuck Blades!) - Signature jank is there and sometimes hilarious stuff happens, I hope it stays the same in ES6. - Lots of options for crafting and stuff, which is nice. - DLC hub zone. And villain is good and miles better than the main game one. Now for the not so good stuff: - While I've praised the caves and dungeons, there are some dungeons that are huge and super long, but mostly empty. You'll get like one section, and with like 2-3 enemies in each hallway, some times none. Yet you walk endlessly. It gets boring and repetitive. - Main cities are kinda small and not so populated, compared to Oblivion. I mean, Imperial City alone can act as 3 cities here easily. - Combat. I mean, for Christ sake, combat is like 90% of the game and yet they made it so simple and boring. I'll admit though it is kinda fun to go archery and stealth, but rest of it is just lame. - Dragons are the new adition, they are fun to deal with, but sometimes frustrating because they either won't land at all or land 3 miles from you. And they'll happen to spawn the least you want them and they force you in combat. - Main quest is nothing special, especially the main villain. His fight sucks, it's basically a regular dragon fight, no unique mechanics or phases. - Some minor bugs, but was surprised that there weren't many as I've expected. That's pretty much it. Like I've said, if I hadn't played Oblivion before, if this was my first ever ES game, I would probably liked it a lot more. But I can see why people love it and praise it, it has its moments, and when it all works, it absolutely freaking works! But sadly for me, been there, done that! I still 100% recommend it to other 5 persons that haven't played it yet. Especially if you are fun of RPG games, you'll guarantee enjoy it.