I came to in a dimly lit cave, which I was
told, wasn't exactly the start of the game, but about 45 minutes after the title screen. We know a bit about what happened in that time, but you'll
need to learn about it yourself when you play the game. We'd been gifted this head
start on the game's story and were told to get right into the action.
I was weaponless (or so I thought, I hadn't
checked my stocked inventory at this point) and quickly ventured into the light
and into Skyrim's great forests, plains and hills. Skyrim, without a weapon, is a
scary place (forget for a moment that I was stupid and didn't realize I had a
veritable armory in my backpack). I took one look at the world map and thought my
only chance at survival was to head for the nearest town, Riverwood.
Over the bubbling of a nearby stream I
heard the sound of wolves. They came over the hill, hungry for my flesh. I punched one in the head a few times until it fell, dead, but its
companion, equally as hungry, was too much for me to handle. Skyrim's punching
controls have a serious amount of impact and while you can go mano y mano with
any number of fiends in Skyrim, it's best not to pursue this course of action
unless you're fully armored.
I wasn't armored at the time, so I turned and
fled over the hill towards Riverwood. I almost died by the wolf's claws, but
was saved when it turned away from the village.
