The right outfit matters. It defines you and who you want to be. Your image, your attraction, and your expression are in display with the outfit you wear. With outfits being so personal, it is not surprising there is usually a design aspect in role playing games. RPGs rely on the player being so immersed that they feel they are apart of the game, and thus grow an attachment to the story, characters, and ▨world. Outfits may be a small aspect of RPG immersion, but it certainly adds to the feel of choice.
Skyrim is an RPG where outfit customization can help define your character. If you want to be a mage who shoots lightning out of their hands, it is best wear some colorful robes. On the otherhand, an axe wielding barbarian would be best wearing an armor that makes them feel like a juggernaut. A lot of the outfits in Skyrim are actually quite stylishly designed, and even the clothing that can be seen on common citizens looks pretty cool. However, some outfits appear dull and clunky, which is not necessarily surprising since most of the people in Skyrim woဣuld prefer practical, warm clothing over anyth💃ing fashionable. There are plenty of different outfits, and this list aims to rate five of the best along with five of the worst. Ratings will be based on aesthetic design rather than anything based in combat stats.
10 🌌 Best: Nordic Carved Armor
What makes Nordic Carved Armor well designed is how meticulously crafted it is. It genuinely feels like an armor that a pa🐻ssionate Nord blacksmith would craft in their spare time. This feels like the perfect armor for a Nord of Skyrim to wear. It✤ is a warrior based armor, with cultural designs inspired by the Nordic forebears, Atmorans. Additionally, we are always a sucker for a helmet in the shape of animal, with this helmet being that of a bear.
9 🧸 Worst: Roughspun Tunic ♒
This is the clothing the Drag🍷onborn starts out with in the beginning of the game. A lot of prisoners and beggars within the game wear this sort of clothing. It is a some🎉what fitting outfit for a game where you start out with nothing, but who would actually want to keep wearing this around?
It does not look comfortable, it is definitely not warm enough for Skyrim’s climate, and the tannish grey coloring is so bland. T🥃his just feels like the equivalent of covering yourself with a potato sack.
8 💃🌠 Best: Daedric Armor
Now if you want look an evil overlord, then this the right look for you. Daedric armor is one of the best combat armors within the game, but people do not give enough credit towards how awesome it looks. The black, jagಞged armor tinted with crim♔son just screams intimidating and not to be messed with. This is the perfect look for an evil warlord set on wreaking havoc on Tamriel.
7 💧✤ Worst: Steel Armor
This armor is extremely common within the game. Truly, there is not much to say about it, because of how generic it. Gray steel is pretty bland, and the whole design is something that could be seen in any other fantasy game. The horned helmet is kind of cool, but a lot of other outfits in Skyrim also have horned helmets with much cooler looking designs⛎ than this one.
6 Best: Sk🍸aal Armౠor
This armor is not the best in terms of defense, but it certainly looks cool. It is the armor commonly worn by the Nords from Skaal Village in Solstheim. This outfit looks like something an Eskimo would wear as it appears very cozy against the cold weather of S🌸olstheim. It may not seem like the most fashionable wear in Skyrim, but it has a rough and rugged look to it that appeals to our wild side.
5 ꦛ ✨ Worst: Imperial Light Armor
This armor is reminiscent of the armor worn by Roman soldiers, as well as being the common light armor for the Imperial Legion of the Empire. While some of the background for this armor is neat, the design is just boring. The helmet looks dumb, the brown color makes it look rotting, and it lacks a distinguishing quality. It all sucks considering how often you will see this outfit being worn by꧑ the Imperial Legion.
4 ♍ Best: Archmage Robes
This outfit feels like a more intricate design of the Master Robes, with a hood attached to it and fur-ဣlined mantle. It is the ro🤡be worn by the Archmage for the College of Winterhold, which is the highest title for the mage guild.
This𒁏 outfit will make anyone wearing it feel like they are a master in the arcane arts, while also making the status clear to everyone else. This is certainly the best outfit for any mage.
3 💃 Worst: Blue Mage Robes
On the flip side of magic wear, is the blue mage robe. Like a lot of the other bad outfits on this list, the blue mage robe is simply boring. It looks cheap, poorly crafted, and has a boring color scheme. There is not a lot going on with this outfit, and while it does give the appropriate look of being a wizard, a lot of basic mages wear this outfi𒁏t in the game.
2 ও Best൲: Dragonborn Mascot’s Armor
The other Elder Scrolls games have never really had a mascot, but Skyrim’s Dragonborn is so iconic that it has marked a place as a memorable videogame mascot. The Dragonborn just fits Skyrim so well. This is a Nord warrior who is dead set on slaying dragons with the power of his voice. The armor the Dragonborn wears is an assortment of various clothing, with the helmet being the iron helmet and the rest being a deviation of the studded armor. The Dragonborn was one of the first things shown witඣhin Skyrim, and it told us that not only would Skyrim be awesome, but also that we would look fabulous throughout the game.
1 🦂 Worst: Thalmor Robes 🍷
The thing about the Thalmor Robes is that, while they are not necessarily badly designed, the awful and pompous attitude the Thalmor have throughout the game ruins the clothing. Wearing the Thalmor robes feels like wearing a Nazi uniform, which makes sense considering that is basically what the Thalmor are supposed to be. People may say it is the man that makes the clothing, but trying to make a reputable name while wearing clothing like this just feels like an uphill battle not worth fighting. A good outfit is not just what is fashionable,𝄹 but moreso what it means to you, and honestly wearing the Thalmor robes just comes off poorly.