The game’s writers had to introduce the setting, these two main conflicts, and the major players all in one scene. LIKE, NEXT SENTENCE.) On the one hand you have the civil war between the imperial Empire and the nationalist Stormcloaks, and on the other you have the return of the dragons, who want to eat the world. There’s over 500 hours of content in there, and two main storylines. It’s not too bad the first time, but having to go through it every time you make a new character? No wonder its become an internet joke.īut the thing is, Skyrim is a very complex game.

It takes too long, for one: it can be an hour or more before you’re actually running around the world under your own steam. Skyrim’s intro gets a lot of flack from the gaming community – and it does have its faults. And since I’ve recently been on a Skyrim high, we’re going to start there.

I’m going to use examples of good and bad worldbuilding to teach you how to make better worlds in your own writing. I’m starting a new blog series about worldbuilding.

Skyrim my ancestors are smiling at me