Article by: Joe Stawski
The first Elder Scrolls was released in
'94 for the DOS PC system, in this first enstalment of the series the
player was intended to take on the role of a gladiator in an arena.
However, during development of the game adopted the role-playing
genre. This game began the principle of “being who you want, and
doing what you want”, which persisted throughout the rest of the
series.
Next came Daggerfall. This second
installment of the series touted the first true 3D world, which its
programers claimed that the game world was bigger “in scale” than
Great Britain. After this installment of the series Bethesda decided
to create some titles in the series that were of smaller focus and
scope than their predecessors. One of these sequels was a liner third
person action adventure. Morrowind was the third installment in the
numbered series was released in 2002 and saw the return to the
old-style and non-liner gameplay.
However this sequel had a smaller
game-world than the first two of the numbered titles of the series.
The game though was a success selling four million units by 2005.
There were also two expansion packs made to follow up the release of
Morrowind. These boasted better graphics and AI (artificial
intelligence) and expanded content. Elder Scrolls Oblivion was
released in 2006 and with many of the general concepts of the game
staying the same the main characeter in the game is tasked with
returning the emperors son to the throne after the emperor is
assassinated. The latest release of the series Elder Scrolls Skyrim
was released in 2011. It is not a direct sequel to Oblivion taking
place some two hundred years after the prequel. Skyrim has since it's
release received Spike's Game of the Year award.
Below: Entrance to Mulfitz.
My travels of the land of Skyrim have lead me to the some awesome and wonderous sights. Yes, I know how nerdy this sounds but for anyone who has played the game knows the scope and attention to detail that is put into this game they will understand. So far in this game I have became the leader of a group of warriors for higher known as the Companions. In doing so I contracted lycanthropy, if you don't know what that is lets just say I am a werewolf. My recent travels have taken me to the Dwarven halls of Mulfitz. This area was very difficult to navigate do to the subterainian creatures known as the Charus, (The are dog to lion sized insects with razor sharp mandibles.) 
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