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Here are a couple of early Hearthfire reviews, both with similar criticisms.
Eurogamer says Hearthfire offers "all the character and personality of an Ikea cupboard" on the way to a score of 5/10:
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Eurogamer says Hearthfire offers "all the character and personality of an Ikea cupboard" on the way to a score of 5/10:
CVG doesn't have a score but they call it "more a novelty than an actual game".What sort of Skyrim player are you? Are you there for the story and the Achievements, taking advantage of the game's loose logic to play multiple characters in one playthrough, heading up the Mage's College even as you take charge of the Thieves Guild, and saving the world while playing as an evil assassin? Or do you use Tamriel's vast canvas as a backdrop for your own adventure, setting your own limits and rules and immersing yourself in its rich milieu?
If it's the first then you've probably got no interest in Hearthfire, the new DLC that lets you build houses. There are no quests here, with no story and no definable ending. You may have already posted a witty comment about Skyrim Sims. Congratulations. Hearthfire is not for you.
If, on the other hand, you've already started planning which of your weapons you want to display where, whether to store gems in the same chest as jewellery, and are actually looking forward to spending hours trying to wrangle floating items into display cases so they're positioned just right, then Hearthfire is most definitely for you. It's just not that good.
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