User:Aven Ice-Heart

A Part of My Story

I remember, years ago, one of my friends at school told me about a game. He said, "it is awesome. You can go anywhere and do anything." At first, his description sounded interesting, but as he went on, my interest faded. Eventually, I told him it did not sound like a game I would enjoy, and he dropped the subject. The game he was describing was Morrowind. (Don't feel bad, I told him the same thing when he first showed me Star Wars) It was not until years later, when one of my roommates was playing an older (at the time) game called Oblivion, that I fell in love with the Elder Scrolls.

When I heard that the Elder Scrolls V was coming out, I told everyone I knew. I swear I met new people just so I could tell them about Skyrim. I read, listened to, and watched everything I could about the game. If I received a dollar for every person who bought the game because of me, I could have easily afforded the Collector's Edition. I was the first in a line that stretched around the block, and at midnight, I was one of the first people in the city to own a copy of the game. (Excepting Steam users, those jerks!) When I took it home, a part of me knew the game could not be as great as the hype I had built up around it. Like the "Man of Steel" movie I would watch a few years down the road, I built it up so high, I knew I would be disappointed.

I was wrong. Everything about Skyrim was BETTER than I had imagined. The graphics, the gameplay, the story. Flowers, butterflies, wind, snow, foxes, mammoths, a civil war, flowing rivers, massive mountains, dragons, amazing, fantastic, SKYRIM! If it were released today, I believe it would still win this year's game of the year. A friend of mine showed me Crysis 3. "Isn't this great?" He asked. I replied, "Meh. Skyrim is better." It is no exaggeration to say that Skyrim is literally the game other games set as their standard. With the end of the Skyrim era, I hope the rest of you still maintain in your hearts the same love for the greatest game ever made.

This user has been on UESPWiki for 11 years, 6 months, and 22 days.

This user is a member of the Nord race.

This user supports the Stormcloak Rebellion in the Skyrim Civil War.

This user follows the teachings of the Nine Divines.

This user plays on the Xbox.

This user wants an N64. Who doesn't want one?

This user has a dual citizenship in America and Texas, but keeps a summer home in Skyrim.

This user's evil/good? twin is a member of the Breton race.

This user has an evil/good? twin, who fights for the Empire in the Skyrim Civil War.

This user likes hearts. Usually.

This user is not a Fuzzy Wuzzy Teddy Bear.

You know a game is great when...

You can explore outside the map, and it more fun than other games.

For a while, I was exploring the Jerall and Valus Mountains, and they are awesome. I don't have access to console commands, fortunately, there are a number of passes into the mountains. There are many things I did not expect up there. In addition to snow and rock, there are plants, trees, rivers, roads, etc. Sometimes the only way I know I'm past the edge is the lower textures. In the northern parts of the ranges there are even weather and dragon attacks! Of course, eventually you get to the "Great Cyrodillic Desert", which I assume happened as a result of the Great War. Beyond that is the "Heartland Aquifer", and eventually I can swim in Lake Rumare. My favorite sites are of course the White-Gold Tower and the Red Mountain. I remember the first time I saw the White-Gold Tower, I said, "Oh, wow. I finally found it!"

I have to say, the best spot I've found so far is peak of the third highest mountain in Tamriel. From there I have an excellent view north and south. I can see the tower, Lake Rumare, the Niben, clear to the Topal Sea. In fact, I can see all four oceans. To the north, High Hrothgar dominates the view, but I can still trace from the Sea of Ghosts, up the White River, all the way to Riften. I can see Riften's birch trees, Arcwind Point, and even a bit of the Karth River, wending its way. It is amazing the detail Bethesda, I mean the et'Ada, put into the world. Unfortunately, I can't see the Red Mountain or Solitude from there, but hey, nothing's perfect.

There are many awesome coincidences.

The other day I was in Arcadia's Cauldron and decided to attack her. Why, I had to reload a previous save, so I thought, "why not"? After attacking her, she ran and a guard came in. He killed me, and as I lay dead on the floor he said, "wait, I know you." To this point I had been caught committing no crimes in Whiterun. So in my mind, he had just realized that he killed his friend. "Wait, I know you." "Aven? Why did it come to this!" Then he sobs uncontrollably.

Later, I am robbing, excuse me, "looking around" the Jarl's Longhouse in Falkreath, when my follower clears her throat. Of course, I stopped what I was doing and looked around. Sure enough someone was coming. Thanks for the subtle warning, Uthgerd!

North of Falkreath, I am traveling through the forest when I hear an animal sound. I stop and look around. Nearby are two Elk, bugling at each other. In my mind, they were right about to charge each other when I arrived. They stopped bugling at each other, turned, and started bugling at me. Then my stupid follower shows up with a torch and scares them off. Thanks a lot Uthgerd!