8.0
With an engaging main quest and a multitude of extra goodies to keep you entertained, Dragonborn justifies its price tag.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn
Bethesda Game Studios · Dec 4, 2012
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With this official add-on for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, journey off the coast of Morrowind, to the island of Solstheim. Encounter new towns, dungeons, and quests, as you traverse the ash wastes and glacial valleys of this new land. Become more powerful with shouts that bend the will of your enemies and even tame dragons. Your fate, and the fate of Solstheim, hangs in the balance as you face off against your deadliest adversary -- the first Dragonborn.
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- 9.0Complaints aside, the Dragonborn DLC is really great. There is lots of new areas to explore and items to craft and find. The main quest can take about six to eight hours to complete, but there are tons of great side quests and ruins to explore that add about twenty plus hours to your playtime. This truly is a Skyrim expansion pack, and is a great purchase for any fan of the series who’s hungry for a new adventure.
- The primary story arc of Dragonborn is dwarfed in comparison to the 29 side quests that are available and that's not counting miscellaneous errands various villagers send you on. It took me about 15 hours to finish the main quest and there is still so much more to do that it's almost overwhelming. Bottom line, this DLC is well worth your time and money to check this out, especially if you're going though Skyrim withdrawal.
- 8.8The requisite new armor pieces and weapons look very cool – and can even benefit higher-level players – but by and large Skyrim isn’t going to wow you, visually speaking. This is still Skyrim, albeit one year later, and Dragonborn is an expansion pack in every sense of the term. But there’s enough new stuff here, highlighted by the spectacular island of Solstheim itself, to make Dragonborn the best piece of add-on content for Skyrim yet.
- 8.0Dragon taming doesn't feel very engaging, but because of the story's depth and the host of new items and abilities, Dragonborn is still a thoroughly charming experience. If you're already invested in Skyrim and want to play the next chapter in the Dovahkiin's story, buy this DLC. Because of the end-game content, however, this expansion probably isn't suitable for new or fledgling Skyrim players.
- 7.5Getting back into a game like Skyrim after an extended absence is something of a toll itself. You have to relearn systems, try to remember what gear you were using, what power set, etc. While "Dragonborn" is certainly a worthy addition to what I consider one of the best games of last year, the rewards don't justify a return trip for an adventurer who's already moved on.
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