Nick Bridwell
Professor Karen Dwyer
English 102
3 October 2014
Skyrim: To Play or Not To Play The video game industry has been one of the fastest growing industries in the last 20 years. Games have evolved into their own genres and there are thousands to choose from in each genre. Role-playing-games or RPGs are a category that lets the player live vicariously through the character in the game. One company famous for its RPG series, The Elder Scrolls, is Bethesda Softworks. The latest installment in the Elder Scrolls series is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Skyrim delivers the most bang for its buck in the RPG universe and it provides fans with what they have come to expect from an Elder Scrolls game; a deep immersive experience. Skyrim offers …show more content…
The climate will change based on the location. For example, the farther north the player goes, the colder it gets and the more snow will be there. Not only does the environment change but so do the things in it. Walruses can be found at the northern shore but you will never see one in the forests to the south. The game developers do a good job of giving each city a theme and based on its location. This theme controls many aspects of what is found in each place. Markarth, a city to the east is built on dwarven ruins and the architecture in the city is influenced by the culture and the city’s history. The deep thought put into every aspect of the environment and the attention to detail allows for an environment that does not contradict itself due to irregularities in the lore of the game. Each place has its own history and many characteristics that make it seem like it could be a real place. This allows for a very immersive feel and you can begin to connect with the environment as if it were a living breathing …show more content…
Skyrim has many new introductions into the game mechanics. A notable addition is the use of dragon shouts in combat. Dragon shouts allow the player to have another form of attack besides what is in the player’s right or left hand. This gives the player more options when defeating enemies. More options means that the player is not limited to just doing the same thing over again. Skyrim keeps the game interesting because there are so many ways to do anything. Another great mechanic is the system used to increase experience in a certain attribute such as smithing, or swordsmanship. In order to level up in a skill, you don’t need to wait until you level up your character and then get points to spend. All Skyrim requires is that you simply use that skill. If you want to get better at destruction magic, use more fireball spell. If you want to improve your armoring skill, start making improvements to your armor. This is a more interactive way to level up and immersion is not ruined by the need to allocate points in order to get better in
Professor Karen Dwyer
English 102
3 October 2014
Skyrim: To Play or Not To Play The video game industry has been one of the fastest growing industries in the last 20 years. Games have evolved into their own genres and there are thousands to choose from in each genre. Role-playing-games or RPGs are a category that lets the player live vicariously through the character in the game. One company famous for its RPG series, The Elder Scrolls, is Bethesda Softworks. The latest installment in the Elder Scrolls series is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Skyrim delivers the most bang for its buck in the RPG universe and it provides fans with what they have come to expect from an Elder Scrolls game; a deep immersive experience. Skyrim offers …show more content…
The climate will change based on the location. For example, the farther north the player goes, the colder it gets and the more snow will be there. Not only does the environment change but so do the things in it. Walruses can be found at the northern shore but you will never see one in the forests to the south. The game developers do a good job of giving each city a theme and based on its location. This theme controls many aspects of what is found in each place. Markarth, a city to the east is built on dwarven ruins and the architecture in the city is influenced by the culture and the city’s history. The deep thought put into every aspect of the environment and the attention to detail allows for an environment that does not contradict itself due to irregularities in the lore of the game. Each place has its own history and many characteristics that make it seem like it could be a real place. This allows for a very immersive feel and you can begin to connect with the environment as if it were a living breathing …show more content…
Skyrim has many new introductions into the game mechanics. A notable addition is the use of dragon shouts in combat. Dragon shouts allow the player to have another form of attack besides what is in the player’s right or left hand. This gives the player more options when defeating enemies. More options means that the player is not limited to just doing the same thing over again. Skyrim keeps the game interesting because there are so many ways to do anything. Another great mechanic is the system used to increase experience in a certain attribute such as smithing, or swordsmanship. In order to level up in a skill, you don’t need to wait until you level up your character and then get points to spend. All Skyrim requires is that you simply use that skill. If you want to get better at destruction magic, use more fireball spell. If you want to improve your armoring skill, start making improvements to your armor. This is a more interactive way to level up and immersion is not ruined by the need to allocate points in order to get better in