Skyrim's Civil War Is Elder Scrolls' Least Interesting Story
The civil war in Skyrim is one of the game's biggest overarching plots, but it is also one of the weakest. Skyrim is a world full of adventures waiting for the player to embark on. However, the civil war lacks much of the charm and entertainment value of the game's more fun and exciting quests, and its prominence hurts the game much more than it helps.
The civil war in Skyrim is contested between the Empire and the Stormcloaks. The Empire is the current ruling structure of Skyrim, and while the Imperials are powerful, their recent banning of Talos worship as well as their recent attempts to negotiate with the Thalmor — a fascist elven empire — have proven very unpopular. Meanwhile, the Stormcloaks are a resistance movement devoted to overthrowing the Imperials, but they are primarily focused on the rights of Nords while ignoring or even discriminating against Skyrim's other races.
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Starting from Alduin's attack on Helgen in Skyrim's introduction, the main questline involving the return of the dragons and the Dragonborn's growing power is unique and interesting. However, the civil war is the exact opposite. It lacks the elements that make so many of Skyrim's best quests work, and is drawn out far too long. It feels like a shame that so much of the game is devoted to the squabble between Imperials and Stormcloaks, despite it being one of the game's least engaging aspects. Sadly, there are several points of Skyrim's civil war that can be dissected in order to explain why it's the game's weakest element.
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