Humble Sky – How Elder Scrolls naysayer Dave Meikleham fell for Skyrim
It may not be a three-part epic starring Ian McKellen, but my tale of humble pastry-eating and tundra-tinged second chances does involve Tolkien’s hairy little ‘uns. While watching Peter Jackson’s recent Middle-earth movie, which involved losing a sock in a Leicester Square cinema (don’t ask), I had a sudden urge to indulge in a eardy action-RPG. One that perhaps boasted the tagline ‘epic fantasy reborn’. There was no way around it: I had to skulk back into Skyrim. Fus Ro d’oh!