So I finally decided to buy Skyrim over the weekend. Why do you ask (and why did I not buy it before)? Well to answer the second question first, the Playstation 3 version of the game was apparently horribly broken when it was first released. When it was eventually fixed, I had long since lost interest. Until last Friday that is, when my mind wandered at work (as it does sometimes) and I decided "I should platinum Skyrim!" A quick Google search revealed that this task would take over a hundred hours, there might be a glitched trophy, and there were definitely a couple that were missable. Sounded to me like a piece of cake. (If you have no idea what trophies are, or why I'm so obsessed with them, click here)
Since this is probably going to end up being a crazy task on my part, I've decided to chronicle my insanity in a weekly journal. Wish me luck. Hopefully I don't lose my mind.
Day Zero: 5/3/2014
The road to all role-playing game (rpg) platinums starts with character creation, and that is exactly where I begin. I choose to play as a cat-like character called a "khajiit" because cats are cool (and slightly, ok very, mean). I also choose to name her "Selina" after Catwoman in the DC comics.
Apparently I've gotten myself into quite some trouble here, as I'm sent tot he beheading block before I've even taken a step in the game. Which is just horrible.
Luckily, right before the axeman swing his mighty axe, a dragon appears out of nowhere, and I'm able to escape with a fellow prisoner (I am also given a choice to run away with a guard. One of the guards who just tried to kill me. I'm sure that would have turned out well).
Anyhoo, after a quick journey through an enemy filled cavern I'm finally free. My companion then tells me that we really should separate and runs off. Now I'm just stick with some leather padding and a couple of rusty daggers in the middle of nowhere. Oh, and there's a dragon still around here somewhere. What have I got myself into?
