What Type Of Skyrim Player Are You?
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With so much to do in Skyrim, there are bound to be plenty of ways to play the game. Which category do you fall in to?
Photographer
Who can blame the Photographer for wanting to capture the most beautiful, epic and surprising screenshots of all that is Skyrim? With the improved graphics, vast draw distance and arguably the most epic fantasy RPG at their disposal, the Photographer wants to flesh out their journey as if it were the greatest vacation ever. Almost anything goes: flowers, a new creature, a river, first dragon sighting, new town...you get the idea. Looking through their three digit catalogue of screenshots is like flicking through your mother's first photo album. The more aspiring photographers are capable of capturing some very epic shots though, and for that, we say snap away!
Troublemaker
That's a nice looking town... let's go screw it up! That is the mindset of the Troublemaker. They are not happy unless they are causing trouble. Stealing, trespassing, murder and anything else that causes mayhem to Skyrim's many NPC's is the rules of their game. The bounty on their head is no match for the swift swipe of the pickpocket's hand or the argument inciting sharpness of their tongue. Oh the joy that spreads their face when a dragon coincidentally attacks the town, joining in with their chaotic rampage. Some dragon slayer they turned out to be!
Power Gamer
Stats, plus signs and levelling up is what the Power Gamer pays attention to. They want to be the most powerful character possible. In order to do this, the Power Gamer searches any dungeons that show promise of holding an almighty weapon. They will grind to level up as quick as possible and spend a lot of time in forums to find out where the enchanted armor resides and what the quickest ways to level up are. This frivolous pursuit usually comes hand in hand with self obsession. Going into third person mode they will rotate the camera around their character admiring how 'awesome' and 'badass' they look. Just don't hold a mirror to their face, the results are somewhat disappointing.
Freeflow Adventurer
Letting the (imaginary) wind guide their path, the Freeflow Adventurer has no real goal or even purpose. One foot in front of the other and let fate decide itself, is the dictation of their philosophy. If a kidnapped NPC runs their way, begging to kill their captors, they will probably attend their needs. If they stumble across a town they may enter and observe its bumbling activities, or they may turn the other way and head off into the mountains hoping to stumble across an unexplored cave. Yes, the Adventurer really exploits the open ended narrative of Bethesda's efforts and lathers themselves in freedom.
Game Breaker
At the end of the day, despite the immersive possibilities of Skyrim, it is still a computer game. The Game Breaker will happily find bugs, clipping issues, missing textures and make sure everyone knows about them. When this fails, they exploit the possibilities of cheats and make an effort to have as much fun negating the rules of the game. The less militant of this type bought Skyrim on PC for the chance to tweak the game with mods, making it look better or transforming it into the most hilariously twisted world imaginable.
Do you fit into any of these categories? Got more to suggest? Sound off below!