The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition – PC
- Live Another Life, In Another World: Play any type of character you can imagine, and do whatever you want; the freedom of choice, storytelling, and adventure of The Elder Scrolls comes to life in one legendary experience from all three official add-ons.
- Dawnguard: The Vampire Lord Harkon has returned to power. By using the Elder Scrolls, he seeks to do the unthinkable – to end the sun itself. Will you join the ancient order of the Dawnguard and stop him? Or will you become a Vampire Lord?
- Hearthfire: Purchase land and build your own home from the ground up – from a simple one-room cottage to a sprawling compound complete with an armory, alchemy laboratory, and more
- Dragonborn: Journey off the coast of Morrowind, to the vast island of Solstheim. Traverse the ash wastes and glacial valleys of this new land as you become more powerful with shouts that bend the will of your enemies and even tame dragons
- Steam account and Internet connection required to activate the game
Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year awards, experience the complete Skyrim collection with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition, including the original critically-acclaimed game, official add-ons – Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn – and added features like combat cameras, mounted combat, Legendary difficulty mode for hardcore players, and Legendary skills – enabling you to master every perk and level up your skills infinitely.
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Jimbo (North Carolina) – See all my reviews
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I have the legendary edition through Steam. I am 60 years old retired and my Wife has passed.
I have played this game over 1200 hours there are some that are approaching the 5000 hour mark. I have though about buying this game through Amazon just to have the disks. I start over constantly because there are things I have missed and the twist and turns of the story are amazing. I cannot say enough about this game without reveaing spoilers but I will say it is the finest game I have ever played. The mods add so much so buy the PC version. Steam can be a problem sometimes so save your game around every 30 minutes. Or it could be mod compatibality which can cause problems. I would tell you add one mod at a time and see how it works. Also do not forget Nexus a great source of Mods that have no size limit. If you never buy another game and even with Steam who lacks a phone number to call for support buy this game. You will not be sorry. Take your time and make you first mod 100 times your carry weight. Or as it is called Picked up a spoon.
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UNDER A PERFECT SKY, ONE CAN FIGHT FOREVER (*), By
NeuroSplicer (Freeside, in geosynchronous orbit) – See all my reviews
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The ELDER SCROLLS series has given us a number of masterpieces over the years. Morrowind will always remain etched on my brain whereas Oblivion has offered a vast world I found myself immersed into for hours at no end. Following up on footsteps of such giants is never easy. And yet the 5th installment of the series, SKYRIM, still managed to impress and ensnare me. INFINITE. INFINITE IN ALL DIRECTIONS. ALL SCHOOLS OF FIGHTING ARE WELCOME USE OR LOSE IT KEEP YOUR EARS OPEN. IT PAYS
103 of 117 people found the following review helpful
A Truly 5 Star game, By
Lynne Wilson (Pecos, NM) – See all my reviews
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What can I say about Skyrim Legendary Edition; well quite a bit it seems.
FIRST THE CAVEATS: 1) Do NOT try to upgrade your current game with this version….PERIOD! Now, to the game, I run the game with about 95 mods (www.skyrimnexus.com). These mods help make the game play richer and more rewarding (sorry console guys), I have been playing Skyrim since the day it was released and this version is working the best. So far I have made it to level 104 without any CTD’s (crash to desktop) and contrary to what some on the steam forums have said the game plays perfectly on Windows 7. Skyrim is a big game, and it does not do well with low powered hardware. I own 2 copies of Legendary Edition and I am playing them on two computers, one is a dual processor SR-2 by Evga with an NVIDIA gtx 660ti and an Asus Rampage formula with an Intel i7 960 cpu and an NVIDIA gts 650 video card. The hardware could be why I am not having problems with the game. ATTENTION!!! To sum up, I ordered this version because I live in the woods above 7200 feet and have a somewhat slow internet connection, downloading the balance of the game and 1 DLC took 9 hours, so with Legendary Edition, it is all on the disk and my download time was reduced to 17 minutes. |
Legendary Edition,
I have played this game over 1200 hours there are some that are approaching the 5000 hour mark. I have though about buying this game through Amazon just to have the disks. I start over constantly because there are things I have missed and the twist and turns of the story are amazing.
I cannot say enough about this game without reveaing spoilers but I will say it is the finest game I have ever played. The mods add so much so buy the PC version.
Steam can be a problem sometimes so save your game around every 30 minutes. Or it could be mod compatibality which can cause problems.
I would tell you add one mod at a time and see how it works. Also do not forget Nexus a great source of Mods that have no size limit.
If you never buy another game and even with Steam who lacks a phone number to call for support buy this game. You will not be sorry.
Take your time and make you first mod 100 times your carry weight. Or as it is called Picked up a spoon.
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|UNDER A PERFECT SKY, ONE CAN FIGHT FOREVER (*),
The ELDER SCROLLS series has given us a number of masterpieces over the years. Morrowind will always remain etched on my brain whereas Oblivion has offered a vast world I found myself immersed into for hours at no end. Following up on footsteps of such giants is never easy. And yet the 5th installment of the series, SKYRIM, still managed to impress and ensnare me.
INFINITE. INFINITE IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
For SKYRIM, Bethesda will only take up 6GB on your HDD and with that the game designers created a literally endless world, with extremely long drawing distances, high mountains, passing clouds, dark forests, foliage moving to the wind and water trickling in streams. Everything you see in the horizon is actually accessible. Now, compare that to the …21GB RAGE takes up for a much, much more small and visually limited world to realize what was accomplished with SKYRIM. The world is absolutely huge – and it feels real.
The graphics are gorgeous, almost realistic. Sure, I could do with somewhat more detailed textures when it comes to clothing (they look much better in the inventory than when worn) as well as a more bold color palette (besides grasses, there are also colorful wildflowers, Bethesda); however, the imaginative design of the items and equipment, the natural movements of the characters and the way light and shadows play with each other all the time more than make up for these shortcomings. The game is as beautiful as it is deep and endless.
ALL SCHOOLS OF FIGHTING ARE WELCOME
Each hand has its own menu. You can go with sword and shield or spell and weapon, dual weapons or dual spells (yes, spells can be combined – and the spell effects are very impressive, especially the frost and thermal ones!). Ana always keep in mind: some Words have power beyond any comprehension.
The camera is very accommodating and both First-Person and Third-Person views are available. It will take some time before you settle into your own fighting style but once that is done the game mechanics will feel like second nature to you. Yes, the finishing moves reminded me of Fallout 3 however, it would not be fair to claim that SKYRIM is the mere cross between FALLOUT 3 and OBLIVION.
SKYRIM was much anticipated and its gameplay does not disappoint in any way.
USE OR LOSE IT
This is true to all living things and it also true in SKYRIM. In the beginning of the game you only get to choose what your hero looks like. How you then play the game will determine what class and what abilities your hero will acquire.
The skills you use the most are the ones you are actually getting better at. You can also increase your skills by skill training and reading a skill book. Leveling up heals your hero (health and magicka) and you can unlock a skill perk and increase one attribute reserve (health, stamina or magicka) by 10 points. Both the enemies you encounter and the loot you find level up with you, however there are areas designed to be almost impossible to lower level heroes. A word of advice: until you are powerful enough, avoid going up into the mountains. I had to learn this the hard way!
There are Achievement you earn but this is what I found beautiful: as you progress the game creates constellations corresponding to your skills and perks and, so, you can see your character make its mark, well, in the sky of SKYRIM.
KEEP YOUR EARS OPEN. IT PAYS
I usually do not pay attention to the sounds of a game. The less I notice them, the more natural they usually are. In SKYRIM both the ambient and action sounds are so well made that they stand out at first. After a while you take them form granted and blend into the background – yet they keep adding greatly to the total immersion. Draw a sword, deflect an arrow with your shield or walk in a narrow corridor and you will see what I mean.
Moreover, the background music, whenever cued, is also epic and majestic, like a medieval liturgy choir chanting about your deeds. One name should describe its impact: Jeremy Soule.
The towns are alive with people going about their daily chores – however, I have to admit that I found The Witcher II to be much better in this aspect. Nevertheless, paying attention to what NPCs have to say has its own rewards. Not only can you get lore and valuable information and even quests but you can even gain skill…
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|A Truly 5 Star game,
FIRST THE CAVEATS:
1) Do NOT try to upgrade your current game with this version….PERIOD!
2) Do a clean install!
3) If you have the standard version of Skyrim with any DLC installed, create a new user account because Steam is not capable of telling the difference and will not fully install the game. Especially if you have a slow internet connection.
4) Let the install routine put this new game in the folder it wants, if you would like to put the game in a particular folder, Steam cannot tell if there are nested folders under your folder of choice. (I use Bethesda as the top level folder but wanted to put the game in a nested folder called Skyrim under Bethesda) but Steam could not or would not see this or give me a choice.
5) Make sure your video card has adequate cooling, the game is often blamed for the performance of poor equipment.
Now, to the game, I run the game with about 95 mods (www.skyrimnexus.com). These mods help make the game play richer and more rewarding (sorry console guys), I have been playing Skyrim since the day it was released and this version is working the best. So far I have made it to level 104 without any CTD’s (crash to desktop) and contrary to what some on the steam forums have said the game plays perfectly on Windows 7.
Skyrim is a big game, and it does not do well with low powered hardware. I own 2 copies of Legendary Edition and I am playing them on two computers, one is a dual processor SR-2 by Evga with an NVIDIA gtx 660ti and an Asus Rampage formula with an Intel i7 960 cpu and an NVIDIA gts 650 video card. The hardware could be why I am not having problems with the game.
ATTENTION!!!
All mods are not created equal and many do not play well with other mods. If you install a mod and start having crashes, or strange behavior, deactivate the mod and see if the problem goes away. One other thing, just because you got some form of Windows 7 to work on model XYZ (you fill in the blanks) computer, does not mean the game is automatically going to work. Lets face it, minimum hardware means minimum game play, period.
To sum up, I ordered this version because I live in the woods above 7200 feet and have a somewhat slow internet connection, downloading the balance of the game and 1 DLC took 9 hours, so with Legendary Edition, it is all on the disk and my download time was reduced to 17 minutes.
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