{"id":213,"date":"2012-02-07T11:05:49","date_gmt":"2012-02-07T16:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galaxyalex.com\/?p=213"},"modified":"2012-02-07T11:31:09","modified_gmt":"2012-02-07T16:31:09","slug":"the-one-about-skyrim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/galaxyalex.com\/?p=213","title":{"rendered":"The One About Skyrim"},"content":{"rendered":"

Be warned, fair traveler. I am about to do what is commonly described as “hating on”.<\/p>\n

Skyrim<\/em> (or, as I like to call it,\u00a0Wrong Side of the Mountain<\/em>)\u00a0is Warcraft<\/em> without the people<\/strong>. It successfully translates all of the hyperaddictive qualities of an MMO to the console. You craft. You explore. You play dress up. All that good stuff.<\/p>\n

It’s massive. Multiple main plotlines, a seemingly limitless number of sidequests and errands. Just walking from one end of the worlds to the other would take a few hours, even if you ignored all the random stuff happening along the way.\u00a0Cool secrets<\/a> to be found only by wandering. And the occasional bitchin’ dragon fight. It really is quite fun<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

But.<\/p>\n

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Get used to this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gripe Primus<\/strong>: In Red Dead Redemption<\/em>, you can six-shooter your way from snow-covered mountains to desert plains without a single load screen, even if you go inside. Huge. \u00a0A typical mission in Skyrim<\/em> consists of the following:<\/p>\n