Since its release on 11th November 2011, the 5th release from Bethesda studio’s Elder Scrolls series; Skyrim has managed to steal scores of hours from my real-life – so much so that it’s becoming harder to distinguish the two worlds apart.

Skyrim is the most ambitious RPG to date presenting a sprawling, believable, highly detailed, stunningly beautiful world where every corner promises a new discovery, where every action the player makes contributes to an evolving character skill set so levelling up your character involves nothing more than playing the game how you want and in turn your skills increase in that style of play. It’s a wonderfully empowering system which free’s the player of the shackles of micromanagement of skills and abilities typical of this type of game.