Even though I haven't even seen everything that the original game's massive world has to offer, there's still something really exciting about dropping into a new map that's full of potential. It's all very bizarre and interesting.Įntering Solstheim, for me, was sort of like starting up Skyrim from the beginning, with no knowledge of what was in store.

There are strange new areas and enemies-a city of nature-worshiping Skaal is protected by a powerful wind barrier an underground tomb's dark elf corpses turn into hideous (and deadly) Ash Spawn little goblins called Rieklings infest watchtowers and castles all across the land. See, the first thing you'll notice, once you take a boat to Raven's Rock and start poking your way through Solstheim, is that it actually feels like a new experience. Solstheim is full of problems, quests, cities, dungeons, and all sorts of other things to explore and fight your way through. Skyrim's newest DLC-out today for Xbox 360, and early next year for PC and PS3 (yes, PS3!)-takes you to the island of Solstheim, which you may remember from one of Morrowind's expansion packs, Bloodmoon. It could also turn out to be Skyrim's best DLC yet. I've spent a few hours with Skyrim's latest piece of DLC, Dragonborn, and what I've played so far certainly feels like an expansion pack. The second DLC, Hearthfire, was basically Barbie's Playhouse with dragons. Skyrim's first DLC, Dawnguard, was a disappointing add-on filled with boring, samey quests. Skyrim's DLC will feel like expansion packs, the developers assured us. When Skyrim first came out, Bethesda had lofty promises for the game's downloadable content.

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