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The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

We all know that videogames are a great way to pass the time. When you’re at home and bored, you play a game. Some games are on consoles, such as the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft’s Xbox, Sony’s PlayStation, and, of course, the computer. However, there is a game that is on the computer, PlayStation, and the Xbox. It is called The Elder Scrolls V (5), Skyrim. This game was released 11/11/11, and is famous for its amazing gameplay and Easter eggs, or surprises/references to other games. Skyrim is famous for its bugs as well, such as false walls and that one door that just doesn’t open. You can choose the destiny of your character, the race and the gender.

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You can battle bandits, thugs, thieves, and dragons, of course. There are many threats in the game, however, various animals include: Sabre cats, snowy sabre cats, skeevers (giant rats), venomfang skeevers, slaughterfish, wolves (ice and pit), bears (cave and snow), horkers (three-tusked walruses) mammoths, trolls, and mudcrabs (just large crabs). There are animals that will not fight back, however, and they are: dogs, chickens, cows, foxes, deer, elk, goats and rabbits. Now, let’s get to the REAL threats in this game. These are the creatures that will not hesitate to give the player’s character a shallow grave. There are many forms of dragon, and the most fearsome of them all is Alduin, but let’s not talk about him just yet. There are more variations of dragons, such as the regular, which just breathe fire, and there are the frost dragons, which breath frost, then there are the blood dragons, that breathe either fire or lightning, followed by the Elder and Ancient. These types are the more powerful types. They can breathe fire, lightning or frost, depending on the dragon. These are the threats that rule the sky. But what about deep underground? In those ancient burial grounds? Well, there are many threats there, too. We have the weaker skeleton, which only takes a few hits before its bones are once again laid to rest. Then we have the Draugr, which is like a zombie. There are various forms of Draugr; regular, Draugr overlord restless Draugr, Draugr Wight, Draugr Wight overlord, Draugr overlord, Draugr scourge, Draugr scourge lord, Draugr deathlord, Draugr death overlord, and that’s just scraping the top of the threat

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