The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard
The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard
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Despite the huge number of mods and total conversions from the loyal fan community, which mean that Skyrim still looks good and offers tons of new content, a total of three official DLCs were also released, although only two of these were provided with new music tracks. Unfortunately, there are also no OSTs, which is why we have to make do with a gamerip for Dawnguard and Dragonborn.
In terms of content, Dawnguard revolves around a group of vampire hunters who have set themselves on the heels of the bloodsuckers. It is up to us to decide which of the two factions we want to join. In terms of both the story and the music, we are transported to musty castles and abandoned crypts, which sounds just as entertaining as it ultimately is. With just four tracks, the gamerip is listened to much faster than the adventure is played through.
Wo Soule im Hauptspiel eine ganze Welt offenstand, bietet der instanzierte Abstecher in die Welt der Sonnenallergiker wenig Platz für musikalische Meisterklasse. Tatsächlich ist nur das Stück der namensgebenden Dawnguard, What’s Left of the Snow Elves / The Forgotten Vale, is worth mentioning, even though it ironically remains rather bloodless despite its soulful approach. The vampire counterpart Vampires of Clan Volkihar sounds like typical dungeon muff à la Oblivion, and the last two tracks Ancient Depths (Ambience) and Vampiric Depths (Ambience) are ambient. Too bad.
Nostalgia warning
The rating of the individual tracks is purely subjective and clearly colored by my own experience with the game. You can find out more in the article About Nostalgia.
