I just recently started playing skyrim, and because the game is so expansive, I will be breaking the review of it into several parts over the next few weeks. So here's an intro and my very first impressions.



Skyrim is the 5th installment in the widely popular "The Elder Scrolls" action-rpg series. This game takes place in skyrim, home of the nords and, as almost everyone who heard anything about the game likely knows, dragons!



The start of the game is action packed for the most part and enters you into an interesting plot, but you can't seem to skip the cutscenes, which may be a hindrance in future playthroughs. However the intro to the game does leave one interested and it offers you a choice almost immediately, which is pretty interesting.



The graphics of the game are a great improvement from the previous elder scrolls game Oblivion, and it really does work well. The scenery around you is incredibly detailed, and character models are looking better than most I've seen in games before. The character models are even more impressive when you realize that every NPC is uniquely designed, thanks to the new engine that the folks down at Bethesda created. Overall the graphic so far have been excellent.



The controls, for the pc, are the only point sp far I've had a problem with. Using the keyboard for a game like this is actually a lot more difficult than I anticipated, and it made my progress through the game substantially slower. That being said, I've never played an Elder Scrolls game on pc before, so I may actually grow to like the contorls. Who knows. For now, however, I intend to use the built-in feature to use an xbox 360 controller in place of the keyboard to control the game.



So far I have yet to progress through much of the story, and I likely have many hours of play ahead of me. But so far the game is looking great. Apart from a few difficulties with the controls, the experience so far is excellent.