12.: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
While the third entry into the venerated Elder Scrolls series, Morrowind, will probably forever remain one of the favorite games of all video critics, Skyrim, especially on PC, is an easily overlooked, high quality gem. Don’t get me wrong, Skyrim is not little or subtle or anything. It is one of the biggest and boldest RPGs out there. One that is not without flaws. But especially on PC, a horde of talented people used Bethesda’s toolkit to take care of the most glaring of these flaws, from graphics to combat mechanics, up to introducing a hypothermia simulation.
Skyrim was already a great game without the mods of course. A vast map riddled with things to do, to explore, to find, monsters to hunt, people to fight, dragons to kill. With the addition of mods however, Skyrim became something even more. Oh and then there are the DLCs that elevate it beyond most other Elder Scrolls games, especially the most recent one, Dragonborn, that adds a Morrowind-inspired new island to explore.
