The 2010s have brought us many high quality and high profile video games. This obviously applies to games in pretty much every genre, but in this particular case it is the RPG department that will be focused on. Naturally, among the first games to come to mind when thinking of a popular RPG, specifically a triple A game, is Bethesda's 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
It is hard to believe that, by the end of this year, it will have come out nine years and two console generations ago. Yet, despite the age, it remains to be one of the most addictive RPGs ever made. Here are 10 reasons why it's one of the best games made in the last decꦺade within its genre.
10 The Graphics (For The Time) 🎃 ཧ
Of course, graphics do not necessarily make𓄧 a great game. But it sure helps to add positively to the overall experience for the player. Video games are a very visual medium, so it makes sense that graphics will play an important role in any game. While this is originally a game that was released during the days of the PS3 and the Xbox 360, the graphics were impressive for the time.
Even now with the Special Edition, the graphics are far from poor. This is something that is more so applied to the era♚ it came out during, but it is still something that can be appreciated today.
9 ๊ ༒ A Blank Canvas For A Character
Some games prefer, and can even benefit from, having a preset main protagonist to play as. However, one of the most beloved features of an RPG, or even any genre of game, is having a character creator. Skyrim heavily benefitওed from this for a number of reasons. One of them being that with the way the stories are told in this series--they're often set many years apart from each entry--it maꦿkes more sense to have a completely new protagonist in each game that you can create yourself.
Also, it worked as a blank canvas to play with that helped the experience become more personal and immersive since pla𒁏yers were playing as someone of their own creation. Not to mention the abilities that will be d♋iscussed later.
8 A World Filled With Lore 🐽
Like with any RPG--and especially ones that so clearly fit into the fantasy genre--having a world filled with interesting lore is a must. Skyrim has a big advantage in this department as it is the fifth mainline entry in the overall The Elder Scrolls series. As such, it already has a massive background in fa꧋ntasy lore.
But the addition of added another heap of lore to delve into. This could be explored through the mainline story of the game, the side quests that explore multiple different factions within the world, and also book🅠s you can find along the way.
7 Cr👍eativity In The Combat System
While some can make the argument that the combat in Skyrim can feel awkward since it is mainlꦆy you flailing your arms around with an opponent until one of you di༺es, which is not wrong, it definitely has its perks. For one, despite the awkwardness, it still manages to work and be fun to do. However, its main strength is in its ability to give amazing freedom to the player to be creative.
You can choose to do two-handed weapons, dual-wield weapons, one-handed weapons with magic, one one-handed weap൲on with magic in the other hand, or dual-wield magic. This inspires immense levels of creativity and experim🔯entation in what play style is most fun to you.
6 Incredibly High Re𒀰play Value
The o𒐪verall level of replay value that an individual video game has is another crucial as🐈pect to the general experience of the game in the eyes of the player and to the longevity of the game. Sure, this may more so apply to multiplayer games and some games might be fine in enjoying a play-through just the one time. But for the most part, it is in the developers best interest to create an experience that will keep players coming back for more.
Skyrim arguably has some of the highest levels of replay value among ꦚanꦆy triple A RPG. This also incorporates the earlier point of the "blank canvas character" and the different approaches to the combat. It is a combination of these factors and more--like the different choices you can make in the narratives--that keep players coming back to the game even almost nine years.
5 𝔍 The Mod Support
One of the biggest--and arguably best--staples in a Bethesda RPG is the mod support factor. This is also a reason where playing Skyrim, and any other Bethesda RPG for that matter, is best on PC at least for the most part. Skyrim, and other Bethesda games in general, have some of the bigge💃st modding communities, support, and libraries availabไle to players.
Some can be goofy, fix glitches (something Bethesda should have done themselves, to be fair), or make the experience more immersive. At the end of the day, they are all int🌠ended to be fun. Whatever you are looking for, yo💯u will be sure to find it.
4 🔯 A Solid Main Story 🌞
Being an RPG, and a Bethesda fantasy genre RPG, a solid main story is necessary to help cement the experience of playing th🐷rough the game in the minds of players. This is even if th♓e main story is out-shined by the various side quests and their narratives (more on that later).
Thankfully, Skyrim provides a generally 🌟strong main fantasy story and adventure that will likely please those fans who have been with the series since the earlier entries and wanted to see an expansion of the lore. It may not be the longest main story in an RPG, but it doesn't overstay its welcome and remains enjoyable throughout.
3 Excellent Side Quests ♕
Speaking of having the main story be out-shined by the major side quests offered in the world, Skyrim truly offers some greatly entertaining and content-heavy ones. This is where the bulk of the hours get dumped in by players. Specifically, some of the best side quests are in the multiple "factions" that are present throu𓆏ghout the game's large world.
You have plenty of options that e🔴ach offer great individual stories through groups like the Dark Brotherhood, the Thieves Guild, the College of Winterhold, and the Companions. Aside from their stories, they eac🐽h offer worthwhile rewards that contribute to the development of your character.
2 ꦓ A Larg🐼e, Dense Open World
Like with any open-world action-RPG, and any game that decides to adopt the open world game model as well, the content, amount of the content, and the quality of the content filling up that▨ world is crucial. No one wants to play a game that has an open world, no matter how large, that is there just for the sake of being there that is devoid of fun, meaningful content. Unfortunately, there are some games with open worlds that have this very problem.
Skyrim does not have the aforementioned problem in the slightest. The world is dense in the be🥀st possible way with enjoyable content that wi🔯ll always lead you to discover something new. There is the main story, side quests, and enemies that will keep you entertained as you explore, but there are also things like dungeons that are not always part of the most common story beats in the game to discover.
1 ꦏ Wort𓃲hwhile DLC
Most video games nowadays, particularly big-budget triple A ones, come with a season pass for upcoming DLC packages, microtransactions, and everything in between. Sometimes this works out for the players and sometimes not. This could range from bloated price tags rivaling the initial price of the game and whether ✤the quality of the DLC was high enough to merit another purchaseﷺ.
The DLC offered in this game, Dawnguard and Dragonborn in particular, gave worthwhile experiences that added to the lore and, in some cases, added new gameplay features. Dawnguard offered a new lore-rich story involving stopping (or joining) a clan of vampires while Dragonborn added a n𒐪ew꧒ story that also gave the ability to tame and ride dragons.