I may never get around to playing Skyrim. Is this something I should feel bad about?
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If you're someone that just likes to dip in and out of a game casually and not feel lost because of some half-forgotten questline, then Skyrim is just going to annoy and frustrate you. I happen to like the game myself (981 hours played, so Steam tells me) but I'm not compelled to tell everyone else "you MUST play this game and LIKE it" just to assuage my own ego.
It's kind of unfair to call Skyrim an RPG; it's more like an open-world, fantasy-themed exploration game that wriggled into its sister's RPG pants but they don't really fit and now they're all stretched out and... I'm getting lost in the metaphor here. Sure, there's stats and levels and whatnot, but not much of what you do in one part of the game is going to seriously impact another; you could be the Thane of Whiterun, the Archmage of Winterhold and the leader of the Companions, and that asshole guard at Riften's north gate is still going to try to shake you down for some gold the first time you show up. It's also long in places where it should be short and short in places where it should be long.
But really, if you like wandering around and discovering surprises and interesting tucked-away bits, Skyrim is chock full of that. And the great thing is that you can install all manner of mods for even more interesting stuff.
It's kind of unfair to call Skyrim an RPG; it's more like an open-world, fantasy-themed exploration game that wriggled into its sister's RPG pants but they don't really fit and now they're all stretched out and... I'm getting lost in the metaphor here. Sure, there's stats and levels and whatnot, but not much of what you do in one part of the game is going to seriously impact another; you could be the Thane of Whiterun, the Archmage of Winterhold and the leader of the Companions, and that asshole guard at Riften's north gate is still going to try to shake you down for some gold the first time you show up. It's also long in places where it should be short and short in places where it should be long.
But really, if you like wandering around and discovering surprises and interesting tucked-away bits, Skyrim is chock full of that. And the great thing is that you can install all manner of mods for even more interesting stuff.
How dare you not touch the holy grail which is Skyrim. Be the unbeliever which has yet to gaze their eyes upon the glory which is Bethesda's Skyrim. To witness firsthand the Dovahkiin's voice shout sweet nothings which tear mortal man and dragons in twain. You shall be cursed from this day forth , to have nothing to say at the water cooler at work...
I get you though it is a long game, but it does work out if you play in spurts. The main story line is really not that long if you go from point to point. It's just the exploration and the random side quest you stumble upon which pad out the game nicely. Bethesda did improve from the previous games in the series. Other than that, don't feel bad not finishing or playing Skyrim it's a good game but it should not be something you feel guilty about not playing.
I get you though it is a long game, but it does work out if you play in spurts. The main story line is really not that long if you go from point to point. It's just the exploration and the random side quest you stumble upon which pad out the game nicely. Bethesda did improve from the previous games in the series. Other than that, don't feel bad not finishing or playing Skyrim it's a good game but it should not be something you feel guilty about not playing.