The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Playstation 3 Legendary Edition

My favorite things in a video game are: Looting, exploring, leveling up and moments of intense action thrown in. This is my second time purchasing Skyrim. I originally had it on the Xbox 360, but didn't play the DLC. I saw this PS3 version of the legendary edition on sale and scooped it up. I'll do all I can to keep spoilers out. First. I loved Oblivion, but it had several flaws that bothered me. For one, Oblivion, to me, wasn't a mature game. It annoyed me when I hit someone in the neck with a sword or axe and their head stayed attached. I understand people don't like senseless violence, but bad logic bothers me more than senseless violence. That's all fixed in Skyrim. That's a note to the parents out there since I'm a parent too. This game is very graphic. I also thought my character moved awfully clunky on Oblivion. Skyrim fixes that to a point also. Good start. I also should say I like nearly all of Bethesda's games. One of the reasons I didn't try the DLC on the original version was I had read about Dawnguard causing vampire attacks on the towns. Sometimes killing merchants. I'm all for making games more realistic, but I have to have someone to sell my loot to! The story in Skyrim is very enjoyable. I will say it's very easy to forget the main story even exists. I love non-linear games. Leave me alone about the Civil War, I'm hunting dragons! Off with thy head. Yes, it's one of those games. It really pulls you in. I spent many nights playing until my wife got up yelling at me to go to bed. I do think Skyrim is easier to get into than the previous Elder Scrolls games, I've only played Morrowind and Oblivion. What you're going to notice first is you really don't have to be a certain skill specialist. The leveling up allows you to be strong in nearly all areas. Also, archery is much more effective in Skyrim. I didn't even fool with leveling it up in Oblivion. Skyrim has balanced the attack styles more evenly. You know what the best part is? Just roaming around. I would give the story a B+, but the roaming gets an A+. I like the fighting strategy Bethesda puts in their games. Hopefully, this won't be a spoiler, but there are giants in this game. Once you're leveled up you can take these big galoots down pretty easily, but early in the game they are a real pain. Still, I'll all but guarantee you, you'll go irritate one of them until they start chasing you. I then read "The giants won't go in water". So I ran up to a giant, hit it with my sword and took off running. I jumped in the water, climbed up on a rock in the water, and shot the giant with my bow and arrows. It's things like this that makes these games so fun. I would hope most people know about the shouts. I personally thought it was the dumbest sounding idea I had heard since Mario had a raccoon tail. Then I got the Unrelenting Force shout maxed and had not seen any video use of it. I think I laughed for 10 minutes when I used it to launch an archer off of tower. I also like the depth the shouts add by allowing you to do things, and get to places you previously couldn't. Kind of reminds of me of the powers on the original Metroid on Nintendo. I've now played through the main game, 4 times, including twice on the Xbox 360. I also like this part of Bethesda games, talking about Fallout of course, I like being able to play through the game making say choice A, then playing through again, making choice B. The weapons are much better than in Oblivion. If there is one big change I noticed on the DLC, I love looting. You can tell me all day, "You don't have to make the best weapons", but who doesn't make the best weapons? It does make the game much easier and kind of takes the fun out of looting since you're not going to find anything near as good as you can make. That's a very minor complaint. The SKyrim game and main story is easily a 5 star. Brief reviews on the DLC. Hearthfire - I wanted this to be much more than it was. Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed making my own house, but they all look the same. I was hoping I could make a rock house, sort of be like my character's man cave, literally. I also thought the process of cutting wood was extremely tedious. I finally just started making leveled weapons, selling them and using the gold to have the lumberjacks deliver wood to my building site. At least you get some funny glitches including the giant who likes to stand in front of my house. You run out the door with no weapons, with intentions to fast travel to a cave to loot, Mr. giant hits you, you go flying over your house. I would rate it 3.5 out of 5. Dawnguard - I honestly didn't care for this DLC. It has its moments, but most of it just seemed shallow. I also still had the random vampire attacks, killing two of my favorite merchants in the process. I would still give it a 3 out of 5. Dragonborn - This is the fun one. There's something special about being able to summon your own dragon to attack others. I would give this DLC a 5 out of 5. Overall, the game more than lived up to my expectations. I had roughly 250 hours across two characters on the Xbox 360 version and went over 300 hours on 3 characters on the PS3 version.

If, for whatever reason, you have yet to experience this landmark game, then get it right now--seriously, just click "Add to Cart"...there you go--and once it arrives, tell your friends and loved ones that you'll see them in a couple of weeks. Yes, it really IS that good. All the superlatives you've heard about this game are true, every single one of them, with no exceptions. Even if you don't think a single player, high fantasy epic is your kind of game, get this anyway. There is simply too much to do, too much to see, too much to read, and too much to experience, for any gamer to skip this. If you're squeamish, and you've seen the content warnings, you're probably thinking, "Blood and gore? Intense violence? Eww, no." Not to say that's not there: finishing someone off with a power attack from a battleaxe can be a bit messy. And it's also true that there are a couple of quests which genuinely do try to scare you. But if a battleaxe isn't your style, there's Destruction magic, there's archery, and you can always try to simply sneak your way through. And while there are some genuinely creepy quests, there are also a couple of quests which seem to be in there strictly to lighten the mood. The best one I've stumbled on so far started out as a friendly drinking game, and next thing I knew, I felt like I was playing through a remake of "The Hangover" that was being co-directed by Peter Jackson and Terry Gilliam. And there are also times in the game where you can just stop, do nothing, and watch the world go by. If you think that sounds boring, then try this: around 4 AM on a clear morning in Solitude, make your way up to the top of the fortifications on the eastern side of the city, and then look out over the water, and just watch the sun rise. If you've got a big screen, this is an awe-inspiring sight. And then there is the soundtrack, which is thisclose to being worth the price of admission all by itself. Now add to that mix the number of the game's one-liners that have gone on to become pop culture references in their own right. As a source of familiar pop culture quotes, Skyrim may not be the "Casablanca" of video games just yet, but it may end up there eventually. Also worth noting is the total freedom you have to design your character--and, in the Hearthfire add-on, your home!--to fit your style of play. Will you be an upstanding citizen, or a master criminal? Do you want to use a bow and arrow, sword and board, two-handed warhammer, or Destruction magic? Do you side with the Imperial Legion, or the Stormcloak Rebellion? Again, there is just so much to see, do, and be in this game, that you may never see it all. And while there are some parts of the game that definitely aren't for the squeamish or the easily frightened, there are also unexpected moments in the game where you're going to stumble onto a scene of breathtaking beauty. Admittedly, having so much freedom to do what you want can lead to some system hiccups and lock-ups, so save your progress often. Load times can get "go grab a beverage" long once in a while, so be prepared for some infrequent hurry-up-and-wait, particularly if you're in a large city and you're going in and out of multiple buildings. Technical quibbles aside, this is a game that you have GOT to play at least once in your life. Get this game, get it now, and get ready to experience one of the most convincing worlds in the history of video games.

As a game by itself, Skyrim is an epic Action RPG with one of the most richly details words on videogame history. But the key point of the Legendary Edition for the Playstation 3 is that PS3 users finally have access to all of the Downloadable Content that was only released for the X-Box360 Consuls. This are the Dawnguard, Hearthfire and Dragonborn editions. All three are loaded into the game by 1, so you can add as much as you want when you want. Also, the latest "Patches" are also installed automatically (programming upgrades that fixed many of the bugs found in the original game) so things run a lot smoother. Specific Information: Dawnguard is a new storyline about the reformation of a famous clan of Vampire Hunters and their struggle against a growing Vampire invasion and attempted conquest of the world. You can join either side and change the shape of the game. This gets you a host of new weapons (featuring the Crossbow) armor and Followers, including Armored Trolls, war Huskys and Hell Hounds as well as the chance to become an even more powerful form of vampire. (Even having access to perks for being a Vampire or Werewolf) Hearthfire is literally very close to home. You have the ability to Build your own properties literally from the ground up. The original game included locations you could purchase to live in, either by progressing in the Civil War Storyline or becoming a Thane in the five major Holds of Skyrim. Hearthfire allows you to buy and develop different plots of land form 3 of the four holds you could formerly not but property from (Only Winterhold has nothing to offer you but you still have a bed at the Mage's College). These new properties can be build upon using new materials designed just for building, you can mine for Clay and Quarried Stone and buy logs from Saw Mills, to build humble dwellings for 1 or giant halls each with three wings, an entranceway and a dug out cellar. If you have the materials; you can customize you mansions with a large selection of decorations, containers, furniture, crafting stations (The cellar can be turned into a Full Blackmith station, with Forge, Grindstone, Workbench, Tanning Rack and a Smelter). You can also hire Stewards to buy animals, hire a bard for your property, a horse, carriage and do other various tasks. Hearthfire also adds the ability to adopt children. You can adopt the kids from Honorhall Orphanage after assassinating Grelod the "Kind" or you can adopt some of the various orphans found wandering the streets of certain cities. Finally Dragonborn adds another impressive quest surrounding a Cult that worships another as the Dragonborn and believe your some sort of fluke and do everything in their power to exterminate you in preparation for the true coming of the Nordic Legend. Even travel back to the cursed island outside of Morrowind. All in all, if you have Skyrim for the Ps3 and yearn for all the bonuses the X-Box had, this is your chance to get them. If you never played Skyrim before, please start right here with all the above extras plus all the amazing content in the original: Seek your true destiny as the Dragonborn, a legendary figure who can take the souls of vanquished Dragons and use their powers. Delve into the darkness of the assassin group, the Dark Brotherhood and try to survive their life or death contract killings and the power struggle between the followers of the Brootherhood's ancient ways and those following the power hungry Astrid, bent on ruling it with an iron fist rather then bothering with tradition. Join up with the Thieve's Guild and make coin the less-then honest way while uncovering a conspiracy that proves there is no honor among thieves. Enroll in the Mage's College of Winterhold and perfect your magical abilities and rid the school of a corrupt interloper. Or become one of the Companions, the greatest brotherhood of warriors throughout Tamriel and fight for honor glory and your Shield Brothers and Sisters. Choose to obey or refute the dark gods of the realm of Oblivion, earning the respect or ire of the Daedric Princes. And of course, save the world from the ongrowing threat of the most awesome forces to ever threaten the world of Tamriel; The Eater of Worlds, Alduin the Dragon lord. If your not already a fan of the game or the series, this is the perfect place to start, while longtime veterans would probably regret not getting the full experience. However, it IS very pricey for the DLC but most die hard Elder Scrolls Lovers will probably feel it's worth it, especially because you can't just download the updates from the internet. And those who have no ability to connect their PS3 to the internet (there seems to be a lot of people like that, including me) this physical disc is the only way to access these extras.

Amazing game the glitches cant even knock the 5 stars. The intollerable load time, the fact you get to one of the main bosses and there is a glitch where he is invulnerable some how, the sound glitch if you play to long none of this could stop my 5 star rating but I bought this for ps3 reading all the glitches are fixed. That is a lie. Blatant lie. I dont like being lied to so I posted this review. I would suggest buying this game on PC. Dont buy this on console for the fact you cant fix glitches you can only load previous save points. I am an OG elder scrolls player been playin since dagger fall so I know you have to save and have many many different save points like 15-20 so when Alduin went invulnerable on me I just reloaded a save point from like 4x before which only put me back about 15 minutes. Well once I figured out there is a glitch that the boss can just suddenly go invulnerable this is fixable on PC if its your only save on console your done for this is a game ending glitch and I put in so much time I would go insane if I didnt have so many previous saves. I think everyone should know about the Invulnerable Alduin glitch and that it cant be fixed on any console only on PC. I heard ps4 and xbox 1 dont even have ssd HD's..... I guess Im gonna have to buy a nicer PC so I can experience skyrim the way its supposed to be experienced the load times get worse the longer the game goes on console. Thats Xbox or ps3 I am not knocking either console just I cant believe they haven't upgraded to SSD to get rid of these absurd load times. Amazing game though. Upset levitate is gone. Upset acrobats / athletics / slowfall - skills are gone. Upset they have simplified the elder scrolls game every game since morrowind... Bring back levitate! let me walk fast in the air chasing dragons or jump high attacking and slow fall back down...

This game is just awesome. I played Oblivion on the 360, and I really did not like it much. Thinking that this was more of the same, I was hesitant to purchase this game. My friends and some of the reviews her convinced me that I should give it a try. Plus, when I bought this game, the deal was killer. A few months later, I am still hooked. I play a few minutes here and there whenever I can. There is a ton of customization, virtually unlimited content, and hours of fun. They really did a good job at revamping the skills system. You don't have to pick who you want to be right off the start. I started out thinking I was going to be a sword wielding, heavy armor wearing warrior. Then I ended up being a thief, archer, assassin guy. It just worked better for me. But now, having completed the primary missions in some of those categories, I have now started to move more towards the worriers path. The skill system allows you to choice what you want, when you want it. Don't even get me started on the content that is available. There have been times I was focused on once quest, and all the sudden a dragon came out of nowhere and started attacking me and my comrades starting an epic battle. Or perhaps a group of paid thugs came to rough you up. There are issues every once in a while with glitches such as freezing the game, getting stuck in random places, and so on. But over all this game is tons of fun. P.S. My wife even loves it. She has never been much of a game player.

I've owned this game 3 times now, and I must have put atleast 400-500 hours into it. Sure it's shallow and everything seems to be written from a Nord perspective, but can you really blame Bethesda for not wanting to write race specific dialogue for 10 races? Freezes were nowhere near as constant, and I found the fps to remain playable even after your save file size got bloated. As popular as this game was I found it hard to believe they only made 2 DLC's for it. I'm not even going to count Hearthfire as a DLC. Dawnguard: Unlike some people I found the random vampire attacks at night a real treat. Sure, they can kill important quest givers, but what's a little risk. Unfortunately I found the writing abominable. Why wouldn't the Dawnguard kill Serana on sight? Why wouldn't Lord Harkon take the elder scroll from Serana for safe keeping? The new areas and creatures were unbelievably lame. I encountered a soul crushing bug where I could not open up Castle Volkihar even though Serana was with me. I had to look up on the web how to fix it (basically uninstall and install everything again). Booooo!!!!!! Dragonborn: By far the best DLC. It opened up a new island to explore, had compelling quests, and gave you the ability to ride dragons! I loved every second of it. I may start a dark elf wizard and go thru it again.

Typically I'm not a fan of reviews that talk about the game itself more than the gameplay, but I feel like I should point this out. If I didn't like Skyrim so much (I played the base game on 360 before) I might have sent this back. This game, as Skyrim is known to do, glitches SO MUCH. It freezes sometimes, it can lag, there might be frame rate issues. The thing is, it's entirely up to your game - sometimes, you'll get a Skyrim that runs really smoothly, and you might not run into a glitch into really late in the game, or you might get a game like mine, where you run into so many potentially game-breaking glitches that you wonder if it's more worth it to send it back and exchange for another game, but then you don't know - "if I send this back, will I get a game that's better, or worse? I still want to play Skyrim, so I don't want my money back - I want a game." Skyrim has a LOT of potential game-breaking issues, to the extent that I have six or seven interchangeable save files of one character, and I always read about a quest before going on it. I feel I should warn people of that. I tried not to let it effect my rating too much, but it's one of the reasons I couldn't give this game five stars. The other is personal preference. That all being said, as I previously stated, I really like the game. With the addition of Hearthfire, Dragonborn, and Dawnguard, there are missions abound to keep you plenty occupied. By level 39 or so, I had finished most of the "big" missions in the base game and owned a lot of the houses when I played on 360. Now I'm about the same level, have "finished" Dawnguard and Dragonborn questlines, and still have plenty of missions to go. Of course, your pace is up to you, and that's one of the best things about this game. The added expansions even add for a lot more freedom - with the base game, I had many missions I kind of felt an obligation to do, just to have something to do in the game, but now I feel like I have plenty enough to occupy me that I can do what I want. I definitely recommend this game (if you can handle the glitches)

First, let me just say that I'm over 50 years of age. I say that because I know there's a lot of folks that grew up in my era with kids that sucked them into playing video games. My kids are now 24 and 28, and have been trying to get me to play Skyrim since it's release. I've been playing for about a month now. What it's Like Skyrim (for those who haven't played this type of game) is a free-roaming open world game where you play in virtually any style you like. There are "main" quest lines that help the game progress, but you can easily spend hours doing little side quests, exploring, mining, gathering, hunting and simply immersing yourself in the world of Skyrim. If you played any of the Fallout games, the mechanics are very similar. The realism of the graphics and the first (or 3rd) person game play is quite compelling. Controls I've been a PS3 gamer for almost 2 months now (hold your applause till the end please!). The controls were relatively simple for me to pick up. They made sense and only took a few beginner-mode quests to get the hang of it. There are multiple menus to navigate (like the Fallout series), but that's what comes with a very expansive and versatile experience like Skyrim. Your character moves with the left stick, while you adjust your view angle with the right. It's relatively simple once you get the hang of it. Pushing down on the right controller arm changes your perspective from first person (you see from your characters perspective) to 3rd person (you see from behind your character). Overall, controls are extremely similar to Fallout. Game Play This is a massive storyline that will keep you glued to the couch for longer than you should be. If you have things you need to get done, don't turn this game on. The game goes to great lengths to pull you into multiple story lines, rewarding you for each of the paths you follow. Your play style is completely up to you in Skyrim. You have an extremely versatile skill assignment tree that lets you buff your health, stamina, magic, crafting, potion, spell casting and many other areas of your character development. You can literally play this game in dozens of character configurations. I've been running through buffing my ranged and defensive skills, while letting my mercenary carry all my heavy stuff and tank for me. (oh yea. You get mercenaries to carry all your loot. . . also, did i mention loot?). You can easily craft a mage, a tank, a stealth back-stabbing rogue, an archer or any other character (or combination thereof). In short, the game play is extremely compelling and fun. It's both rewarding and well thought out. Crafting As with other games (like World of Warcraft), the crafting requires materials. You can easily gather materials from mining, hunting and gathering. Unlike many titles, Skyrim doesn't make you pick a specific gathering skill. You can collect plants for potions, leather for clothes and armor, and minerals and ore for heavier armor and weapons. Skills are honed by creating items. The more you create in a school (potions, weapons, armor) the more you level up that school. Materials of all types are plentiful and crafting is a fun distraction that can easily be woven into your pursuit of questing initiatives. The World Skyrim is a vast world where you encounter many major cities, small towns, vast amounts of engaging NPCs (non-player characters) and a variety of critters, trolls, wildlife and of course Dragons. The free-roaming play style lets you engage the world as you'd like. Spending time on the specifics of the game that you find to your liking. Each town has multiple opportunities to quest, gain faction, establish your character reputation and to simply explore and enjoy. I can't honestly say how vast the world is because I've been playing it for weeks now, and still have a full quest log. There's much to do in the world of Skyrim. Good Guy or Bad Guy? Much like Fallout, you get to pick how your characters personality evolves. You can choose to steal, murder and pillage. Naturally these choices come with bounties and other consequences one would expect when they don't play nice. Or you can choose to be helpful, kind and honorable. Both fine choices and lead to varying alternatives throughout the game. This aspect alone lends itself to the replay value of Skyrim. Hone your persuasion skillls and experience different dialog and outcomes based on your ability to convince others. Werewolves and Vampires? Yep. You can turn into a werewolf and/or a vampire and play in that fashion if you'd like. You start as a live character, but can easily (and accidentally) get vampirism from the bite of a vampire. If you don't cure it, you develop an entirely new skill set, along with a peculiar taste for human blood. Yet another avenue that you can follow in Skyrim if it suits your play style. Don't want to be one, no sweat. There's a cure. It took me hours to figure it out and get cured, but the entire process was fun! A House, a wife and a couple of kids? Skyrim lets you buy houses in the major towns, provided you've got the cash and have met the prerequisites for these purchases. Buying a house is pretty much a necessity if you plan to continue to explore dungeons and reap the fat loot rewards. You'll need somewhere to store your stuff. Once you have a house, you can choose to marry (a wife or husband) and even adopt a few kids. Skyrim is an extremely engaging experience. A bit of a negative, but tolerable The load times on this game (as others have reported) are somewhat lengthy. It could easily take 60 seconds or longer to engage in a save or a load, so keep that in mind when you play. I also (highly) recommend saving your progress often. I bought my first horse after a struggle to acquire the 1000 gold required to do so. Shortly thereafter, he was killed by a bear. Realizing I hadn't saved since mid-way through a dungeon, I had to repeat 2 hours of play to once again buy my horse. Save early and save often. Oh, and if you "lose" your horse (misplace him or he runs off), don't worry. Just fast travel to the next town. He'll be waiting by the stable if you didn't kill him. Replay Value I see this title being on my replay list for quite some time. The storyline is engaging, the NPCs are fun and well thought out. The voice acting is great and the side quests will keep you busy for days. The ability to shape your character in any way you'd like, coupled with the depth of the story and the massive amounts of quests makes this title repayable. I will spin other characters to try other play styles and wander through the world of Skyrim many more times. Oh, and the music is great. TL;DR (too long, didn't read) Skyrim is fun, engaging and epic from an adventure standpoint. Character customization is virtually limiteless, and only bound by the selections you make. You pick your playstyle, you pick your talents, you pick your journeys and the storyline will help you find a destination. This title is a keeper. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do. I should have bought it years ago when my kids told me "Dad. .you gotta play Skyrim!" dom

This game me lose my job. I lost my girlfriend. My friends stopped calling me. I don't know where the last 300 hours of my life went. 10/10 would recommend and gift to other people.

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Incomparably unique. Role play in a class of its own.

I bought it on ps3 a few months ago after covid-19 started since i had sold my ps4 pro a bit before all of it started and i am really not disappointed by it. I had already played it and finished it when it first came out and ended up selling it, rebuying it on ps4, and now rebuying it on ps3 again lol. I had never done the expansions for some reason but i decided to buy it again and start from scratch and do all the things i never did in the game. Even though the loading time is a little slow on the ps3 the game is still amazing. I highly recommend it to those who love RPGs and never played it.

Skyrim es un juego de rol o RPG de mundo abierto, el quinto de la saga Elder Scrolls, siendo secuela de The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion. Con una ambientación medival, la historia comienza con el regreso de los dragones al continente de Tamriel, y el jugador siendo un prisionero que recién entra a la provicia de Skyrim, y sin saberlo es el Sangre de Dragón, héroe con la hablidad de hablar el idioma de los dragones. A parte de ese hilo argumental principal, encontramos al país sumergido en una guerra civil, imperiales contra capas de la tormenta. Además de las campañas de los diversos gremios: ladrones, hermandad oscura, magos, compañeros, y demás misiones que alargarán la duración del título por más de 100 horas. Esta edición trae incluido dentro del blu-ray los 3 dlc que se publicaron. Heartfire: Te permite construir hasta 3 casas en diferentes áreas del mapa, desde conseguir materiales, edificar y construir los muebles. Además de permitir la adopción de niños y mascotas. Dawnguard: una nueva campaña en la que te presenta un conflicto entre los señores de los vampiros y la Guardia del Alba, pudiendo escoger el bando y un nuevo árbol de habilidades siendo vampiro u hombre lobo. Dragonborn: añade una nueva extensión del mapa, la isla de solstheim anteriormente vista en en TES III Morrowind. El argumento consiste el resurgimiento del primer sangre de dragón, que busca hacerse con el control de toda Tamriel. La expanción también añade nuevas armas, armaduras, estilos arquitectónicos, además de misiones. Desventajas: el juego tiene problemas de lag y rendimiento, a pesar de que ya viene parcheado en su última versión, el lag vuelve un poco molesta la experiencia cuando uno pasa de las 100 horas, sin embargo, se soluciona temporalmente desactivando los autoguardados y reiniciando el juego cuando comienza el lag. También hay uno que otra ocasión en que se congela la pantalla y los tiempos de carga a veces pueden ser largos. El doblaje en español es un poco repetitivo y por último esta edición ya no trae el mapa impreso ni los stickers. Ventajas: el juego se encuentra a un excelente precio, teniendo en cuenta toda la cantidad de contenido que trae dentro del mismo blu-ray. Tanto el juego principal como los dlc vienen en 3 idiomas: inglés, francés y español. Buena historia y buena jugabilidad que te mantienen pegados a la pantalla y un sinfín de cosas que hay por hacer en un mapa abierto con una gran extensión. Ya viene con el último parche por lo que no hay necesidad de actualizar nada. Un compra totalmente recomendada si eres fan de los juegos de rol y del género de la fantasía épica, o simplemente gustas de los videojuegos largos y con una titánicamente cantidad de cosas y misiones por hacer, que harán que pases más de 200 horas jugándolo y cazando dragones. El envío fue por DHL, llegó en tiempo y forma, bien empaquetado y sin ninguna queja.