While Obsidian's Avowed certainly takes some inspiration from Skyrim, its magical combat has plenty of unique qualities all ...

Obsidian Entertainment has done a wonderful job capturing the "magic" of RPGs like Skyrim that makes exploring every crevice fun, and immersing yourself in this world is stupendously easy.

A mod worth building a playthrough around, Legacy of the Dragonborn makes you curator of a Solitude museum with a spot for every unique magic item in Skyrim, and a bunch of the mundane ones as well.

The Elder Scrolls 6 will be released in a very different time to Skyrim, and needs to offer a magic system far beyond what Skyrim offered.

Shouts have become synonymous with Skyrim, and yet, they’re an oddly underutilized mechanic that many players forget to use, favouring magic or a trusty sword. It seems odd that such a core ...

What are the best Skyrim mods? They can be tough to find because there’s a lot of them. They’re the work of a thriving and diverse scene; an army of fans and bedroom coders determined to make ...

Combat is fun and interesting in Avowed -- but surprisingly for an Obsidian game, the story and characters are not.

You can see why some would compare Avowed to Skyrim, though ... At face value, it has similar first-person melee and magic battles, with the character dual-wielding weapons and spells.