Elder Scroll V: Skyrim

In the postmodern period of films, film-makers are constantly pushing the boundaries of genre definitions, as well as putting different genres into various new combinations. One such combination is the “fantasy-adventure” genre; This genre can be defined as narratives in which an otherworldly figure or situation interrupts the human real world or a human is a part of an otherworldly lifestyle. Within these parameters, the protagonist must overcome obstacles in a world full of physical and moral peril and accomplish a critical mission in order to save the society from whence they came. In short, the “fantasy-adventure” genre comes from the use of adventure stories to realistically ground the fantastical surroundings and situations in order to

There are several different genres to choose from for entertainment. One genre is an Epic which is a bizarre story with a lot of unbelievable happenings. A good example of an epic is Raiders of the Lost Ark.

In both the movie and book, Ender’s Game offers a great variety of events. Both were very interesting pieces, but they were told in different ways. There was things in both versions that made it unique and have its own spin to the story. In addition, there were some similarities and differences that could be seen, and others that were hardly recognizable. This shows us that we can’t just skip the book and watch the movie because it is different in its own way.

Jill Walker discusses in her essay A Network of Quests in World of Warcraft typical questlines and why they are both helpful and problematic towards gameplay.

Joseph Campbell has a theory called The Hero’s Journey in where an individual is shown in a mundane world, called to an adventure, and goes on the adventure. In the adventure, the individual goes on the path of trials that consisting of making new friends, new mentors, new enemies, facing new challenges, gaining new skills, and new knowledge. When the individual comes back to their mundane world, they are the master of two worlds through their new experiences they've gained in the adventure. The Hero’s Journey has been repeated in literature and films through many years: two examples that have The Hero’s Journey are the films, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

The reason why i chose this game is because as a Star Wars fan i could not imagine what it would be like to play an actual Star Wars video game, i was drawn in by the fun Lego design and then stayed for the tricky but fun game play. All of these adventures take place in the Star Wars galaxy, within the game you will be able to travel to your destination of choice. When you begin the game you only have the option of being Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui Gon Jinn, or C3P-O, you will be able to switch characters among these 3, each of them have their own special talents which will come in handy for different missions. The purpose of this game is to achieve each of the missions at the begining of each chapter, usually you will have to fight your way through and use the force to enable door and hatches

choose from. They all have different hair and clothes, but most of the avatars are boys. In the game there are lots of obstacles to overcome. One of the harder obstacles are Baddies. Baddies are bad guys that can do anything from zapping to punching you which cause you to lose health. The characters in move around in the game by the arrow keys, up key to jump and left and right keys to move from left to right. All characters in Lava La La Land move on the x and y axes. The characters reach the next level once they make it across the first three stages without losing all their life.

At the beginning, a player will choose one kind of characters like high-elf, wood-elf, redguard, or breton,.... Each character type will have some weakness and advantages like redguard will be good at using one handed weapon, but bad at using magic. High elf and wood elf will be good at using magic but can not use weapons. The character that players choose will response for each obstacles that they face in the game. The dragons and bandits in the game will be stronger since the character’s strength increases. This keep players from getting too bored of defeating their enemies. Moreover, the critical things that keep the game balance is the operation rule, constitutive rule, and implicit rule. These rule help the player follow the game process and using the correct logic to win the game. For example, a player could not solo face to face with a dragon, so they have to hide and wait for a good time to attack which make the game more realistic and fascinating. In Skyrim, the skill is more important than chance since most of enemies will be stronger than the player. The chance to win an enemies is very low, unless that player have a good strategies which is not always work. Usually, players need to get a better equipment by doing the side quests which is the main purpose of the game developers. Defeating many enemies and facing different obstacles will also give players more skill and experiences to

Open world game is the game that players can go around the world without limitation. It is one of popular game genre for people to explore the game, but it is also one of the hardest concept for game developer because the game requires to show various places with no repetitive contents. For example, The Division, open world third-person shooter game in 2016, successfully showed destroyed New York City with natural color, but it failed to give various contents with good gaming experience. Another example, No Mans Sky, open world action adventure game, had a huge world with different planets, but it failed to show different atmosphere of environments. However, Breath of the Wild solves these problems well. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

In this critique of Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, I will be looking at the game through a Critical Race Theory(CRT) Lens. This paper is about the CRT of the playable races and factions within Skyrim and the underlying racial tones portrayed. I have organized this paper into a couple of different parts. The first is enough information to establish an understanding of the narrative of the game. Secondly, I will cover some basic ground of Critical Race Theory and how I will be relating certain parts of Skyrim to it. After that, I will dive into two subjects from the game. One about a city and its segregated population, and the phase of “Skyrim is for the Nords.” I conclude with my thoughts and understand of CRT and Skyrim.

Dark Souls II is an example of both emergent and progressive game play. The progressive gameplay comes from the game levels being pre-designed. The narrative of Dark Souls II is an example of a purely emergent narrative because the player is in control of how they unfold the plot. I would guarantee that most players couldn’t even tell you what the plot of the game was if asked after a play through. In order to play the game players do not even have to know the plot of the story.

With its unique, interactive, and even shocking storyline, minimalist gameplay, and plot twist, Portal creates a game experience like no other video game. While the gameplay is rather simple, the game itself is rather brilliant, especially with its storyline. Portal also introduces aspects of gender issues and feminism, with the only playable character being a female.

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor a third-person open adventure game published by Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment. The world is set in barbaric times, land of the orcs patrolling areas keeping a watchful eye on the humans they keep as prisoners forced to serve the captains and its army, consisting of uneven dry terrain, caves, large buildings and castle's surrounded by impenetrable walls, weapon racks and orc camps scattered around the world.

Skyrim continues to be one of the most popular games in the world. Much of the success of the game does belong to stunning storytelling and a great soundtrack. However, the continued

Whenever you pop the game into the console (or open it digitally in my case), you are greeted to one of my favorite themes from any adventure game. I often found myself waiting until the song dragonborn had played to press the menu button in order to continue on. The score gets you