10 RPGs That Ruined Every Other RPG
Some RPGs leave such a mark on the gaming landscape that it's hard for those that come after to live up to the new standards they have set.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the multi-million-selling fifth entry in the Elder Scrolls franchises created by Bethesda Softworks. Set two hundred years after The Elder Scrolls IV; players will embark on a quest in the north of Tamriel as they come into their own as a Dragonborn, a being of immense power that has the ability to save the world. Players will travel the land of Skyrim with their own created character as they take on various quests and battle many foes on their way to stop Alduin the World Eater, a Dragon destined to destroy the world.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Franchise
- The Elder Scrolls
- Platform(s)
- Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation 5 , Xbox One , Microsoft Windows
- Released
- November 11, 2011
- Developer(s)
- Bethesda
- Publisher(s)
- Bethesda
- Genre(s)
- Action
- Engine
- Creation Engine
- ESRB
- Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol
- Expansion Packs
- Dawnguard, Hearthfire and Dragonborn
- Sequel
- The Elder Scrolls 6
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