The city of Windhelm is a familiar sight, full of candlelit windows that guide weary wanderers towards its shelter from Skyrim’s north-eastern snow storms. Here, large swathes of Morrowind’s Dunmer dwell, offering scarce passage to Solstheim: this series’ first snow-capped frontier.
Windhelm, for the hundreds of hours spent in Skyrim, looks much the same on a return visit, two years since release. And yet here and now, it feels different. The coastal winds bluster, rippling the snow like waves: there’s a newfound chill in the air…
Available in Issue #222 of PC Powerplay Magazine
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