Monday 10 December 2012

Review: Skyrim Dragonborn DLC

G'day folks!

From rumour, to confirmed and then highly entisipated, the Dragonborn DLC was hungrily downloaded on the day of release to many eagar fans. With a return to Skyrim and the Dovahkiin, we see ourselves attacked by cultists in any random city, only to kill them with ease (of course) and a note found on one of their bodies, indicating their orders. A man named Miraak has sent orders to have you the "fake imposter" dragonborn killed and your now legendary tale wiped from history. So you must travel to Solstheim in Morrowind to find and put down the man who tried to have you killed.
After arriving to Solstheim, you find most of people there under some kind of trance, each chanting the same message over and over.
However, seeing as I nearly spoiled the entire Omega DLC, I shall stop myself here!
Some of the great new perks in the new DLC is weaponry. With the inclusion of two new weapon types, we get to see a new look of our characters, and the various rumours of a new DLC based on the origin of Skyrim may actually be true. New weapons, spells, shouts, armour and more for you to discover, the game also offers updated graphics. From Morrowind and beyond, the graphic detail is greatly shown, especially during "Black Book" sequences (trying to give detail without spoiling huge plotpoints).
Puzzles also make a bit of a comeback as part of the new content will require you to gather items and solve how to get to new regions.
The only issues reported about the DLC so far are ending boss fights where some enemies do not die, AI following issues during quests and areas refusing to load. However, I personally have only experienced one out of the three and Bethesda have already released statements for a quick patch coming in the near future.

Although this new adventure in the Elder Scrolls series and blew on the embers of the furious PS3 gamers, the Dragonborn DLC is definitely worth the price. Sure, it does seem a little more costly, but with the effort gone into audio, new areas, graphics, arsenal and more for you to uncover, this new content is definitely a worthy add into your download list.
Out of 10, I give the Skyrim Dragonborn DLC an 8.5/10

Good points
+ New weapons and armour types
+ Stunning graphics with new areas
+ Diverse new characters and vocal acting.
+ Definitely worth the price...


Bad points
- ...but still a bit of a longshot.
- AI glitches

The Dragonborn DLC is only available on Xbox 360 for now at 1600 MSP

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