New Years Tradition

Some people stay up to midnight on New Years to count in the new year in what is the closest experience to honestly feeling time pass. I stopped staying up when I was about 18, save maybe a special event. This year was different because I had a Christmas present that I wanted to ring in the new year with: Elder Scrolls V Skyrim!

The fifth and latest edition to a very old and famous line of RPGs, Skyrim was the only way to ring in the new year. It was raved as one of the best games of all time due to three things: the obvious graphical improvements that come over time, the enveloping game play, and over all story telling.

The last time a game of this caliber hit my doorstep was too long ago. I've played Kingdom Hearts, 2 many final fantasies to count, and a plethora of RPGs that don't even touch on what Skyrim brings to the table. Kingdom Hearts breathed such a breath of fresh air into console gaming with its insanely innovative fusion of Disney and Final fantasy characters in a brand new universe that it was heralded as the greatest game of all time. Skyrim EARNED its title as the only 10/10 game by bringing to life just one country in the middle of a civil war having you play as the "dovahkin" otherwise known as Dragonborn. This hero of legend has been foretold as a man born with the soul of a dragon that when speaking a "thume" or shout can bring to life the power of the dragon language.

Long has the title of most enveloping game play gone to a series that many have said will not ever truly make a finale. While final fantasy may have man different heroes, when becoming the dragon born there are so many options to choose that you truly can make yourself the hero of legend. Alternatively you could create who you want to be or act out in a way you never thought possible. The country of Skyrim offers more choices then all the worlds of the final fantasies combined.

The story of the Dovahkin, your story, is so special in that you tell it however you feel. You can make multiple characters and tell so many stories it would fill up a library the size of Skyrim herself! I think that's why I like playing it so much and why I played it into the new year. 2012 is going to be my year to tell my story to a brand new world, and fill up a library atleast a petabyte big! I played Skyrim all night long because I was excited for the new adventure I have awaiting me this year.