Preparing for a new Elder Scrolls game is like preparing to die. One must ensure they get all their worldly affairs in order, speak with the people who mean everything to them, and have a final meal. After all, once that disc goes in, the user may as well have departed from our mortal world.
The freedom to explore large areas, approach objectives in multiple ways, and stumble across amusing distractions will always be an excellent format for video games, but some do it better than others. To celebrate the formula and parse the best from the best, have a look at the best open-world games of all time so far.
The developers of Lordbound increased the scope as they became more familiar with the Creation Kit and got inspired by the original Skyrim.
Created by Bethesda Softworks, The Elder Scrolls is hailed as one of the most groundbreaking RPG franchises.
Even Destructoid? Is this the greatest game ever made?
i have to say, I am a huuuuge fan of oblivion (played over 100 hours), but i started skyrim and i am quite underwhelmed. Graphics are okay (ps3) but the combat is just awful (it was bad when oblivion came out and nothing has changed) and the animations are jerky. Not sure this deserves a 10/10. :S
Edit: Dont get me wrong, I want to love this game. I've been waiting for it for ages.
phearr3d - My biggest gripe is the combat - which is universal across all platforms. The graphics are passable.
Oh I wish it is more Morrowind than Oblivion...
After reading through a few reviews, i'm convinced Skyrim will win GOTY. I can't wait for the 11th!
Kinda surprised at the score. I thought Dark Souls was a bit too long and I hear this game is like 200hours. Meh. Wasn't planning on buying it anyway. Oblivision didn't really impress me much(though I loved that arena thing)