Skyrim: will I be completely lost if I'm new to the series?

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Skyrim is obviously becoming the game of the century.  I was always hesitant about getting it because this is supposed to be the fifth installement in the series, and I haven't played any of the previous Elder Scrolls series so I wouldn't know the back story.   There were more than a few games I bought and dumped immediately because it presumed I already knew who the characters were, and coming into the middle of a story is always annoying- did you ever try playing Biohazard 2 while wondering why the heck all those weird people were running around on the bottom of the ocean?

Is Skyrim a completely independent story so someone completely unfamiliar to the Elder Scroll series can pick up Skyrim right away, or will it be like someone getting into Star Wars by first watching The Empire Strikes Back and wondering who that guy in the black mask is and why a ghost would tell some frozen guy to go to a jungle planet?

Pleysteyshion · Accepted Answer

Hi Dave. I had the same problem, I had one previous game from the series but I only played that for 5 minutes. I bought Skyrim and I'm not lost at all, the game does make references to things from past games but it's not something that would make you feel left out. It's not like a sequel, so yeah you can pretty much just jump into it. The game explains most things anyway so I think you will be fine if you get it.

Good luck.

Anonymous · Answer

I'll be honest, I've never played any other Elder Scrolls game, but from a plot standpoint, ED5:SR can be totally standalone. I wasn't lost at all when I stared playing it. As for the "objective" of the game, It's open world, so it's not like, say, Halo (or Star Wars, like you said), where playing Halo: 3 before knowing the plot would be mighty confusing.

Hope this Helps!

Kaleb · Answer

My first Elder Scrolls was Oblivion and now i love these games so no, you can jump right in to the series theirs no continues story line. I really really really suggest getting this game it will blow your mind.

Joshua Chapman · Answer

You do not need to play the other game. There are references to them, like there is several references to the Oblivion Crisis, but You don't need to really know about it, you just need tknownow it happened.

Michael · Answer

yes you be ill do sum research be you start playing

Skyrim: will I be completely lost if I'm new to the series?

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