Current Review from May 2nd, 2015;
I am updating my review due to the changes Valve/Bethesda have made to the paid mod fiasco. Because of this recent event it has occurred to me that reviews of games should be about what the game itself offers and not what the community can/could offer.

So having said that, I cannot recommend Skyrim at full price because the game is full of bugs, issues, and reeks of being a blatant console port. There are glaring issues that still haven't been fixed for the past three and a half years the game has currently been available on both consoles and PC's, but of course the modding community has fixed these problems on PC.

However, the game at its core is great and is totally worth it at a discounted price, but keep in mind that the game isn't as fleshed out as recent installments in the past. Some people refer to this issue as "Consolitis", so if you're a fan of Morrowind and/or Oblivion you'll probably be disappointed with the vanilla Skyrim experience, but will be more than surprised with mod variety.

If you're a new player to the RPG genre and have never played a Elder Scrolls game before you'll definitely fall in love with this one, but be warned that trying to go back and playing the older Elder Scroll games might leave you with a bad taste in your mouth because of how dated those games are, so I'd recommend going back and trying to play Morrowind or Oblivion first so you can enjoy those great games and then come back and enjoy Skyrim.



Outdated Review from April 25th, 2015;
Skyrim is an amazing game and is definitely worth the full amount and is a must buy at a discounted price, however due to recent events of Valve/Bethesda having the bright idea of allowing community made mods to be sold on the Steam Workshop has changed my view of the game entirely.

As of right now, I cannot recommend this game while the current Workshop system is in place. I also do not recommend buying other Bethesda games until this change has been reversed and mind you this is coming from a huge Bethesda fan that has been playing Bethesda games since Morrowind on the original Xbox.

I'd also like to note that this is not a "knee-jerk" reaction as some people like to claim. Since this system has been put in place some modders have shown their true colors of greed by refusing to update their "free" mods and other people stealing free mods from 3rd party sites and selling them on the Workshop while Valve/Bethesda turn a blind eye. Money has corrupted the modding community and Valve/Bethesda are to blame. Do not support this system as it only hurts the modding community and will more than likely hurt future games like TES:VI and Fallout 4.

Current Review from May 2nd, 2015; I am updating my review due to the changes Valve/Bethesda have made to the paid mod fiasco. Because of this recent event it has occurred to me that reviews of games should be about what the game itself offers and not what the community can/could offer. So having said that, I cannot recommend Skyrim at full price because the game is full of bugs, issues, and reeks of being a blatant console port. There are glaring issues that still haven't been fixed for the past three and a half years the game has currently been available on both consoles and PC's, but of course the modding community has fixed these problems on PC. However, the game at its core is great and is totally worth it at a discounted price, but keep in mind that the game isn't as fleshed out as recent installments in the past. Some people refer to this issue as "Consolitis", so if you're a fan of Morrowind and/or Oblivion you'll probably be disappointed with the vanilla Skyrim experience, but will be more than surprised with mod variety. If you're a new player to the RPG genre and have never played a Elder Scrolls game before you'll definitely fall in love with this one, but be warned that trying to go back and playing the older Elder Scroll games might leave you with a bad taste in your mouth because of how dated those games are, so I'd recommend going back and trying to play Morrowind or Oblivion first so you can enjoy those great games and then come back and enjoy Skyrim. Outdated Review from April 25th, 2015; Skyrim is an amazing game and is definitely worth the full amount and is a must buy at a discounted price, however due to recent events of Valve/Bethesda having the bright idea of allowing community made mods to be sold on the Steam Workshop has changed my view of the game entirely. As of right now, I cannot recommend this game while the current Workshop system is in place. I also do not recommend buying other Bethesda games until this change has been reversed and mind you this is coming from a huge Bethesda fan that has been playing Bethesda games since Morrowind on the original Xbox. I'd also like to note that this is not a "knee-jerk" reaction as some people like to claim. Since this system has been put in place some modders have shown their true colors of greed by refusing to update their "free" mods and other people stealing free mods from 3rd party sites and selling them on the Workshop while Valve/Bethesda turn a blind eye. Money has corrupted the modding community and Valve/Bethesda are to blame. Do not support this system as it only hurts the modding community and will more than likely hurt future games like TES:VI and Fallout 4.