Since Skyrim's been out for a while i've played over a hundred hours and I've loved every second of it. My favorite moments are when you can just look around at the scenery and enjoy that this game looks AMAZING! My personal favorite location is outside the door to the Dawnstar Dark Brotherhood hidout and looking up at the moon over the mountains. What's yours?
What is your Favorite Location In Skyrim?
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I like the place with all the hot springs and geysers. Generally every around Riften is stunning in complete sunlight.
I love Markarth. The architecture is my favorite of any environment I've encountered in the game yet, and I want to buy Vlindrel Hall in the city since it seems like a worthy purchase. Unfortunately though, the bug with it means I can't, so I am hoping it is addressed in a patch.
Standing outside Vlindrel Hall and looking down to the city below is something that makes me really happy about the game design. Markarth reminds me a little of Fallout 3's Megaton with the different tiers of the city, but it's a much more elegant looking city.
I haven't yet looked out from the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary but the next time I'm at it I'm going to remember to take a look, since I imagine the environment will be fantastic looking. Markarth remains my favorite location in Skyrim at the moment but if I see something really amazing it could be topped.
Standing outside Vlindrel Hall and looking down to the city below is something that makes me really happy about the game design. Markarth reminds me a little of Fallout 3's Megaton with the different tiers of the city, but it's a much more elegant looking city.
I haven't yet looked out from the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary but the next time I'm at it I'm going to remember to take a look, since I imagine the environment will be fantastic looking. Markarth remains my favorite location in Skyrim at the moment but if I see something really amazing it could be topped.
Sadly, I have some trouble divorcing my opinion of scenery from my opinion of the people inhabiting it. I'd probably like Riften a lot, if it didn't seem always covered in shadow, and Markarth...well, even if the architecture didn't make me vaguely nervous, way, way too many bad memories about the place. >_>
Overall, though...I probably gotta say Riverwood. It's a pleasant area in a river-cut canyon between the mountains, footpaths everywhere and close by the rocky hills of Whiterun (especially near Silent Moons and Halted Stream bandit camps, which I also like), and it's below the snowline.
Second would probably be Morthal; man, I wish I could buy a house there.
Overall, though...I probably gotta say Riverwood. It's a pleasant area in a river-cut canyon between the mountains, footpaths everywhere and close by the rocky hills of Whiterun (especially near Silent Moons and Halted Stream bandit camps, which I also like), and it's below the snowline.
Second would probably be Morthal; man, I wish I could buy a house there.
Pretty much this. I walked around for a few hours down there just staring at teh awesum.galaktar said:
I also really loved (insert forgotten place name here). With the giant waterfall and just beautiful overall setup, I thought the place was just stunningly awesome. I really wish I could remember what it was called. I know that a really big forsworn camp is there, and at the top there is a dragon word of power, in front of which two hagravens were creating a briarheart, which I actually snuck up on and watched because it was really cool. It had this giant plank sticking out over the waterfall (marked on the map) called Bard's Leap or something like that. I jumped off for lolz, and I got an interesting reward for doing so. xD
The Wilderness around Markarth is my favorite area. I've always had a thing for swamps/marshes and there's also the huge waterfalls and all that eerie fog.
I don't remember where, but it's at some dragon's roost and when you look up the scenery of the sky is amazing, so many colours and patterns.
Which bug is that? Two of my characters live in Vlindrel Hall.Paul said:
OT: Blackreach, Markarth and Riverwood get my votes for favourite places. Blackreach because it's the dungeon delve of a lifetime, Markarth because of the architecture and because for some strange reason it puts me in mind of Minas Tirith, and Riverwood because when I first arrived there I just looked around and thought "this is a nice little place".
I like Windhelm. Reminds me of "a christmas carol" or something lol. I like the architecture of that city the best. None of Skyrim's cities can hold a candle to Balmora and Sadrith Mora from Morrowind though.
Sovngarde. The sky is eerie and appropriate, the dragonbone bridge, hall of heroes etc, all awesome.
Are you playing on PC? If so I know how to fix the Vlindrel Hall glitch.Paul said:
Though in honesty I was underwhelmed with the Markarth home. There doesn't really seem to be a perfect place. Proudspire Manor and Hjerim are my favorites, but they are in such bad locations, and Whiterun's Breezehome has one of the crappier interiors. When the creation kit comes out, I'm building a huge tower in the middle of the map with an attached questline, the prize at the end being the best home you could possibly have . . enchanting\alchemy tables, 10 mannequins or more, a few dozen weapon racks and stands . . . it'll be a dreamhome.
Sorry, got carried away there.
Solitude is pretty nice. It's got wonderful architecture and weather, one of the best homes out there . . it's just a shame it's all the way in the corner of the map.