With Alternative, I sought to try my best at writing something I would like to play, because I love stories and I find the plot of the main quest misplaced, the way it forces me to comply with choices my character would not make from the very beginning, a minus to what is otherwise my favorite game and the one I spent most of my gamer time playing. Lots of factions are negated (like the Thalmor) in favor of factions that I personally dislike and the way we go through the game is through a very unsatisfying main quest that, even though it has a great beginning and an epic battle at the end, it still lacks what I would consider essential: character writing and meaningful choices. But at the same time, I’ve always known it was only a matter of time before the hastily-put-together main quest of Skyrim would drive me crazy with its lack of player choice and options for role-play. Hundreds of hours later and I’m still going through Bleak Falls Barrow only to test some mods or a build. Ever since I stepped out of that Helgen cart I knew I’ve just witnessed the beginning of a relationship with a great game.
