Sandboxes and open worlds, or why I love Skyrim so much
Back to my childhood years, my sister and I used to play a lot with Playmobil toys. What we found so enticing was the opportunity for us to tell our own stories. At least, my sister was telling stories, I was merely following her lead. Thinking back, I think she was some kind of game master in our own role-playing game. Playmobil gave us the settings and the characters, and it was all we needed to enjoy ourselves all day long. I loved this feeling of freedom, being able to make up our own rules, building relationships and backstories for every character. Recently, I realized I was doing exactly the same when playing Skyrim, and that’s one of the main reasons (the other reason being the amazing modding community) I’m never getting tired of this game. Each time I start a new game, I come up with a backstory for my character, which is gradually changing with random events happening in the game. Skyrim is a game that lacks depth in its narration, so exactly like when I’m writing fanfiction...