The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Hearthfire
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Hearthfire is the second downloadable content add-on for the action role-playing open world video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The game was developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The Xbox 360 version of Hearthfire launched on September 4, 2012. It was released on Microsoft Windows via Steam on October 5, 2012. It was released for the PlayStation 3 on February 19, 2013, in North America and February 20, 2013, in Europe.
Hearthfire revolves around acquiring and improving land, allowing the player to build and customize their own home. The add-on also introduced adoption, giving players the option of adopting up to two children to live with them in their personal home.
Gameplay
Hearthfire allows the player character to purchase a plot of land and build their own home from raw materials such as
Release
Hearthfire was released on September 4, 2012, for Xbox 360,[2] and October 4, 2012, on PC.[3] Due to performance issues, the PlayStation 3 version of Hearthfire was delayed and later released on February 19, 2013.[4][5][6]
Reception
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Metacritic | X360: 54/100[7] PS3: 69/100[8] |
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Eurogamer | 5/10[9] |
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | 7/10[10] |
Official Xbox Magazine (UK) | 6/10[11] |
VideoGamer.com | 4/10[12] |
Digital Spy | [13] |
The Escapist | [14] |
Hearthfire received a mixed reception, with
References
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- ^ "Skyrim Hearthfire Releasing On PS3 Today". February 19, 2013. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^ "PS3 Skyrim DLC Release Date: Hearthfire Releases Tomorrow, Feb. 19, Followed By Dawnguard One Week Later". February 18, 2013. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
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- ^ a b Whitehead, Dan (2012-09-05). "Skyrim: Hearthfire Review • Reviews • Xbox 360 •". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
- ^ a b "Skyrim Hearthfire PS3 review - New build is ambitious but not to all tastes". Official PlayStation Magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
- ^ Alice Bell. "Xbox 360 Review: The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - Hearthfire Review - Xbox 360 - The Official Magazine". Oxm.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
- ^ a b "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Hearthfire Review for Xbox 360". VideoGamer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
- ^ Lee, Ben (2012-09-07). "'Skyrim: Hearthfire' review (Xbox 360): Restricted planning permission - Gaming Review". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
- ^ a b The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Hearthfire Review. "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Hearthfire Review | The Escapist". Escapistmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2013-09-13.