Is there peace and quiet to be found in Skyrim? 

Hi everyone. Here’s a video to watch when you finally get a quiet moment away from family on this nice Christmas Day. I’ve always celebrated Christmas and not any of the other ones but I’m a big fan of rituals and agreed upon celebrations so all of them are cool in my book. Be safe and have a good new year and I’ll see you next week probably.

the way you describe ivarstead makes me want to see a "real estate agent of skyrim" series. just going to uninhabited houses around the world and rating its features for prospective buyers.

I've actually tried to find a peaceful place to sit and enjoy the ambiance, and about 5 minutes into chilling a pack of wolves had to ruin it

Feeling bad for a digital lighthouse is a new Christmas tradition.

I reckon the "lighthouse" is more of a beacon to warn ships not to approach because the water is shallow and they will get beached. If so, the fact we don't see any ships is a sign that it is in fact serving it's purpose.

The best thing to help me rediscover Skyrim was survival mode. It was exciting going shopping for basic supplies, preparing for the trip, eating and sleeping at inns when I had enough money, building a camp and just sitting on a little bench near my firepit for 5 minutes before going to sleep. It really helped me appreciate the landscapes, the cities and these little moments of calm at this new home I finally built from my own hands.

That part about the lighthouse reminds me of the fact that there's no real economy in Skyrim. NPCs don't go out and buy stuff, stores never sell their wares or get new stock (without it magically appearing in their inventory). Only the player buys and sell stuff. The shops only exist to serve a singular purpose. They are not tied to the conventions or lore of Skyrim, they are only tied to the actions of the player.

I cannot tell you how many times I came out of the college of Winterhold only to be greeted with battle music and an Ice Dragon.

Jeremy Soule's music seals Skyrim as an atmospheric classic.

Hey Austin, regarding the part of the video where you were staring back at the island from the top of the lighthouse and had trouble deciding why it felt weird, I think the answer is that it forces you to think about the passage of time. In your head you can visualize the past "you" down on the little lump of ground, walking around staring at rocks, and even a layer deeper, you as a person, sitting in front of your TV playing skyrim, trying to decide what to say about that rock. When you looked up at the top of the lighthouse, you were unwittingly staring back at your future self, staring down, visualizing the past. Its so interesting that in a game with a calendar system and fully realized day and night cycle with weather patterns trying their absolute best to differentiate one in-game day from all the others, looking down at a rock where you were standing earlier is really what impresses the passage of time. It makes me recall your halo multiplayer map video where you said something along the lines of the maps being playgrounds that never change. A video focusing just on the details games use to try and define artificial time passage and how effective or uncanny they are, might be a good way to flesh out the topic.

expanding on the prayer bit in a more positive way- the lighthouse is sending a message but something unexpected is receiving it. it’s there to send a message to ships but it ends up messaging the player details of the world. what it intended and what it conveys ends up being totally different from each other, but nonetheless something sees it and takes something from its message. that’s not dissimilar to how prayer can comfort others or provide a sense of internal strength even if the purpose is to reach a god

I love that you made this. When I was younger, I was a very angry person, and for anyone else who has ever had that experience, they know usually it cones from deep pain, insecurity, invalidation and sometimes trauma. I realized even as a teenager that I needed a mental state, like a "happy place" to go to, but "happy" felt too silly. I wanted a place where I could be nearly alone, in quiet, to be serene. The colder the better. After a little thought, I chose The Throat of the World, where Paarthunax lives. I respect Paarthurnax, but the cold mountaintop away from the rest of the world, where the snow drifts down so fine it looks like fog on the ground and everything is so far away, and the air is so cold it's like it's standing still, that's calming to me. It took me a long, long time to work on that anger, but that was the day I started, where I gave myself a safe place in my mind to go, and Skyrim was perfect for that. What is better, to be born good, or to overcome your nature? Maybe that Paarthurnax comment was why I picked that place. Anyway, this video speaks to that feeling, that potential.

That house in Ivarstead used to belong to that guy walking around but it burned down. He is involved in 2 quests: the first one has you listen to his emotional story about losing everything, including a very important person in his life, recovering something from her corpse and bringing it back to him, causing him to have an emotional breakdown. The second one has you murder him in cold blood for the dark brotherhood. Happy new year!

I think the beauty of Skyrim is that you CAN just wander around and absorb the amazing atmosphere if you want to, but if not - there's plenty of action to be found around every corner. It can do both!

"GO BE QUIET IN SKYRIM!" Mom yelled at the kids playing outside. And so they did.

I honestly got a bit choked up watching this video. Skyrim is something that my sister and I have shared since it came out. She passed in April, and it just hasn’t been the same since. The reflection and moments of comedy of this video just hit me the right way. Thanks for another great video on a hard day :’)

3:58 Finally someone who understands why Todd is truly based in releasing skyrim on every platform possible

What makes your “looking at things” videos so compelling is that the contemplation of these artificial spaces is inherently subversive to the purpose of the existence of the space. Taking solace in the quiet, mundane moments is like an escape within an escape. Skyrim is a vast world, where you are meant to be all powerful in a narrative crafted around you, yet the power is found in the sublime- the things that exist without you and remind you of your insignificance- vast seas and mountains- experiences that ground you. However, you are occasionally interrupted by inconsistencies such as not seeing boats or not needing to sleep. We are free in this fantasy, but the illusion is just that. It’s the straddling of that dichotomy that your videos explore- the real versus the simulacrum; meta engagement vs the immersive experience, revealing a matrix of life within art, and discovering our place within it all. (I’m just rambling and trying to make use of my philosophy degree 💀)

Also, favourite way to relax is definitely through the following steps - fast travel to throat of the world, preferably at night - clear skies if it’s windy or cloudy - summon Durnehviir so he can fly around and enjoy the fresh and free air under his wings (I felt really bad for him) - enjoy the music and ambiance of the scene, chat to partysnaxx and repeat until feeling peaceful again

I made a mod that makes almost all animals completely passive. Bears, wolves, sabrecats, mudcrabs, elk, rabbits, etc... It's actually easier to list the animals I deliberately left out of the mod. My dad retired a year or two ago and started playing Skyrim. To help him get a modded set up going, I would watch him play for a while, take notes of his complaints and issues, and later track down a mod that would fix it. Well, one of the things I was genuinely shocked by was how much time he spent fighting off animal attacks. On a simple walk from Riverwood to Whiterun or something, he'd be attacked like half a dozen times. He didn't mind, but I'd gotten so used to being able to walk right past a sleeping sabrecat that I forgot how often the game thrusts you into combat situations. I really appreciate my mod because it makes these quiet and peaceful moments much easier to find. You can enjoy the atmosphere of Skyrim much more when you're not fighting off a pack of wolves who popped in right when you were getting comfortable

Dude I dont genuinely laugh that often but I kept cracking up throughout this video because of how candidly honest, bone dry and self aware your humor happens to be lmao

Honestly I've never related to a Skyrim video as much as I did with this. One time I was walking through the Pale on my way to Windhelm when I noticed the night sky above me. I dunno if it was part of vanilla Skyrim or just one of my mods but the aurora borealis was absolutely gorgeous, just vivid hues of green and blue. I stopped sprinting and just looked up at the sky. It was then I noticed the cloud textures on the snowy hills, the wind blowing, and the sort of crispy sound of the snow and trees creaking. And like you said, it almost brought a tear to my eye. I audibly whispered to myself "THIS is Skyrim".

my personal quiet and peaceful spot in Skyrim is on the upper level of Narzulbur Stronghold, in front of the entrance of Gloombound mine, overlooking the landscape beneath. Go there late at night, with clear skies and the auroras shining above. There's no place quite like it.

Back in the 360 days (my early teens) I would always find myself playing Skyrim late into the night, just wandering and adventuring. These adventures would ALWAYS somehow end up in the frozen northern coast amongst all the icebergs and glaciers. I could've been doing quests down in the Reach but inevitably I would always wander up north to those glaciers. It's been a long time since then, but I still think about that every time Skyrim is mentioned

In Fallout 4, I love to build a pier out from Nordhagen Beach or Spectacle Island and just have a little chair with a lantern, looking out onto Boston Harbour and the city lights. That feels a bit like this.

I've never even played skyrim, but I had a pretty shitty christmas and this video helped me unwind. Thanks dude. Side note I love those channels that make hour+ long game / show ambience videos, nothing like falling asleep to the star trek Enterprise bridge ambience

I always build a house by the lake north of Falkreath. I like to sit on the deck and watch the sun go down and see the colors fade out and the huge moon come up. Listening to the soft music and nature sounds. One of my favorite parts of Skyrim. I also like to walk around the northernmost shore. It is windswept and barren. It makes me feel the cold air.

I've never had this experience in skyrim, but in oblivion. it was late, and I was in the aleswell inn, and the ambience kicked in that I actually slept from the background music. proper sleep as well, woke up 4 or 5 hours later. now that's peace and tranquility

i was 6 years old when skyrim came out. i’m 18 now and still obsessed with it. it’s my most played game ever. i can play it over and over again and still feel the magic. i started playing survival mode and at first i hated no fast travel but then as i started playing it, i found so many random interactions and encounters i never got before because i just fast traveled a lot. now i actually look around at everything and i explore a lot more playing survival mode. the music, the sky design, the god rays, i just love traveling horseback all across skyrim now. traveling up all the roads and mountains and exploring even more of my favorite game. slowing down, i feel like i’ve enjoyed the game even more now.

'Scrolls games live and die by those quiet moments where you've just emerged from a dungeon and are wandering through some dark foggy woods only to crest a hill and be met with a picturesque view of the twin moons illuminating the land as Jeremy Soule's elegiac music softly starts to play

I appreciate the way you pronounced Ivarstead differently every time you said it.

The music in Skyrim is such a special one. It really feels like a lot of time and arrangement went into it. Immediately recognized Narfis destroyed house from the quest he gives and the Brotherhood quest. The ship is either the Brinehammer or the Strident Squall. Probably the latter, because of the Red Mountain. Using the Clear Skies shout is a very simple way to get the northern lights :)

I BEG ANYBODY if you like scenery like this my favorite is using the emerald paragon in the forgotten vale (and the forgotten vale in general) and walk to the end of the waterfall. The beautiful sky is in all its splendor, you can see the temple balcony and the icy mountains in the distance, the sound of water and snow. I would stay in there all my life if I could.

My favorite spot is the Falmer camp at the end of the Forgotten Vale, underneath the Monastery. The ambience, music and snow aesthetic is criminally underated

Theres a spot between the Rift and Eastmarch just off the path. There's a giant mourning his lost mamoth friend. I always take a moment to just stand there with him before moving on. The giant won't agro you and the two of you can stand there mourhing his friend together as long as you like.

I feel like that this effect is 10x stronger in SkyrimVR. I love it so much, at the end of an exhausting play session I often just lay down on my bed and watch the stars and passing clouds and just take in the ambience and music. It really made me appreciate all the little areas like this.

mr austin makes me so happy, he made my christmas day better and i hope his christmas day is really nice

I love to go by the coast near the sea of ghosts and watch the waves, hear the ocean, and see the clouds drift by. It's my favourite spot to relax.

I really enjoy the fishing content added by the Anniversary edition. The fishing spots are often quiet and beautiful. It’s easy to relax and zone out a little while fishing for those magic rings. Traveling to each fishing spot and discovering new ones made me think differently about exploration.

One of my favorite liminal spaces is in Fallout 4 at the edge of the Glowing Sea. It's so starkly beautiful, quiet and intimidating and depending on where you enter you can get completely swallowed up by the sadness of the place and feel lost. There are parts of the Glowing Sea that are so purposefully alienating, where every visual clue tells you you're on the bottom of an ocean and not what once was probably Sherborn, Massachusetts, where radioactive spores float past you like they're carried on the tide and only the sound of the wind and the steady ticking of your Geiger counter (or sudden radscorpion ambush) reminding you where you are. I especially love moving out of the Glowing Sea to the south near Somerville Place, the ocean floor illusion gives way to menacing petrified trees that blend into a quiet rainy swamp. It feels like such a thoughtfully constructed liminal space designed to bring you from somewhere that feels alienating and contaminated into something familiar and natural.

god, your videos are always so lovely. just a cozy, contemplative type of energy with just the right amount of comedy sprinkled in. great work, as always!

I think in the mentioned video the guy meant more that the world has no realistic size, thus everything is very close together and thus if you're walking around you're constantly run into things. Of course if you stand around somewhere there can be quiet moments, but it's hard to aimlessly wander for a while before the game runs you into a dungeon or enemies or some kind of landmark

It's funny because you show the roof of the college of winterhold and my immediate reaction was "Oh yeah, I had a pretty cool random dragon encounter there once." ... It's quiet when that isn't happening, however.

It's been awhile since I played, but from memory, these are some of my favourite liminal spaces in Skyrim; The little rocky pass to the west of Harmugstahl. There's a noble who pases through there from time to time, but he doesn't have much to say. The path wraps around and connects in a way that you can see the rest of the path below/above you, which I really like. The icy areas towards the North-East edge of the map. Not really anything out there aside from a few Horkers, but you can kinda travel between the ice and just get lost for a bit between the chasms. The little path that wraps around Forelhost. It's one of the few areas in The Rift where you can't see the capital city. There are a few frostbite spiders there which attack randomly, but otherwise it's just a nicely forested area with nothing of note. It might be getting a bit more attention now as it's near the entrance to Fort Dawnguard, but back when the game first launched, it was quite peaceful. It's also just my favourite hold in the game, overall, and near Bear's Shrine, which is one of my favourite mods to this day. The path leading to Helgen's West gate. Approaching from the East will lead you down the game's starting path, which many players are well familiar with, and coming from the North will have you going back through the game's starting area from Riverwood, but going East from Falkreath once again presents you with a path where there really isn't anything going on. Then, when you finally reach the gate, it dawns on you where you are in a sort of awesomeness sets in. Slightly South of one of the Dwemer ruins (I think Alftand) is a little outcropping with a chest in the snow. The location's memorable for me because this is where I first ran into the Ebony knight, but the location itself is quite peculiar looking back on it. The swamps above Morthal. This is quite a small area, but it's got a unique presence in the game. Not a whole lot of swamps to be found in Skyrim, and if your first experience with it is walking out of the abandoned shack during the Dark Brotherhood quest and trying to find your way back to civilisation, it can be pretty cool. Clearpine pond's also quite nice, but it's a named location, so I don't really count it.

I love this channel. The appreciation of small things made as part of larger games.

I don't know if you'd be interested in a puzzle game, but I think the talos principle (especially 1 but also 2) have some great moments for standing somewhere and just contemplating a really beautiful but uncanny environment, and how in the first game how that's even justified within the lore. I really love that game

I use to play a hunting game when I was like 8 called Hunting Unlimited 2008. Really fun. But I use to wonder the maps and you can find farms, houses, camps, occasional planes and vehicles. And every one of them I wanted to go into. I would try to drop what I was doing and go into the house, try to interact with the plane, fish on a solemn dock, drive the tractor and tend the fields, maybe even go inside one of the houses and talk to the people who live there. I would be so long trying to trick the game into letting me do these things. But I couldn't. I was in a hunting game. A lonely lonely hunting game with me and an assortment of animals. The saddest part was when I would find small roads and follow them. They would lead to the edge of the map. I would stand in the middle of that road on the edge of the map border. I would look as the road stretched far beyond what I could see. I would use my gun sights to look down the road and look for cars, lights, anything. But there was nothing. I wanted to go further, beyond the reaches of this game and it hurt my heart that I couldn't.

I wonder how many people stood on that rock gravel island mound. You may of been the first to admire it's gravely gravel rocks and it's stick. It is a nice stick, a feature of the island mound thing for sure. I will go and stand there and contemplate about lighthouses. Standing man.

The lighthouse is a great place to just hang out. It reminds me of places I've been, just hanging out somewhere next to a fire, taking in the environment with nothing really going on. Paying close attention to the rocks, listening to the water, feeling time. Good stuff.

I played the opening of Skyrim for the first time recently. I didn't even realize it was having me choose a faction until after I followed the Imperial, and the Stormcloak guy yelled at me. I was like, "welp, guess I'm a bad guy now." 😅 I liked the Imperial guy better anyway, but I assume he was only nice to me because I was Nord.

"Where should we go be quiet next?" is such an underrated question and I wish more people asked that

I totally get that "standing here and looking at the place I was just standing" thing in games. It trips me out in a way that I can't really describe, like whole different perspectives are actually there in this simulated world. It's also there in large scale multiplayer games but in a different way, like in ESO looking down at an area that's densely populated with players. Very weird. Thanks for making this video, I always went into this weird meta-aware zone or kind of opposite of meta zone playing games as a kid, particularly open world games and it's interesting to see someone sees them the same way.

You bring such a special and unique appreciation to mindfulness in video games. I just wanted to say that, I really love your videos man. Especially in an age where it feels like everything is constantly vying for your attention, wanting you to move on to the next thing as quickly as possible. It's important to reinforce just how much value there is in taking things slow and appreciating the world around us and how it makes us feel. Going for walks is my favorite method of meditation for that same reason, and if you ever did some sort of "Odd and Unremarkable Places IRL" type video, it'd probably be my favorite thing you've made lol. Merry Christmas

I think the feeling you’re feeling of seeing the lighthouse from the island and then the island from the lighthouse is the joy of filmmaking

My favourite thing to do in Skyrim has always been to sit under water for a long time, preferably near a waterfall. I always grab a water breathing enchanted amulet before leaving Riverwood and keep it in my inventory for the entire game. I don’t know why but I’ve always found it nice and relaxing to let game sit there and pan around my character. I wish more games would let you do this.

"I recommend that in any game that has the ability to just sit" - yes. I used to do this in skyrim, and I do this even more now that I'm an adult, in a lot of different games. Some of my best times in cyberpunk even are just riding around night city on my motorcycle, looking at all the pretty lights, or just finding an area just outside the city where I can watch it in all it's glory while I take a couple dabs and just chill.

This was really nice and meditative. And you're right, I think the reason Skyrim is so immersive is the way you can ground yourself in that reality despite it just being a video game. I would love to walk around Skyrim some more with you :^) Please make more videos like this

As long as the Courier breathes, you will not know peace. Even if he stopped breathing, he will wait for you into the Oblivion.

Austin you continue to be a gift to this world and I hope you know this.

If you think about it the lighthouse could guide you, the player, to shore, or wherever you were going, despite not being a boat. In fact that very lighthouse may have guided and/or touched/inspired millions of players across the world :)

I’m really glad this channel rebounded in the last year and change. I’ve been around since the Eggbuster days and have always considered you a great creator. Hoping for you continued success in the coming year!

you really nail the "i dont really know what im going to talk about but i like talking about it" voice and its so nice to have in the background

There is a purpose to the lighthouse, one of the quests with the dark brotherhood - Emperor’s ship arrives

Skyrim is my favorite game in the entire world, probably because it got me to love rpg games, the time period where i was in grade 7 and all my friends were going nuts, The actual world and game play. There is no easy way to describe it besides. 'Sometimes I like to get really drunk when the kids and wife are in bed. Just walk around listening to the music and thinking. This is the more beautiful time of my busy life"

13:10 I know that wonderful feeling or atleast something that comes close to it. Games let you explore many different places and often I take the opportunity to look back at places I previously visited far in the distance. The best example I can give is in Dark Souls 3 when the player holds up the banner to travel to the Undead Settlement. The game shows this amazing view of future levels that the player will explore. This feeling makes the world believable, alive, Immersive. The best games have worldbuilding that connect in a way that makes sense.

That fallen log bridge near riften is my favorite peaceful place. Usually where I go and set the last save of my long play throughs so when I log in after a few years I’m brought back to my favorite place

I have this in the Witcher 3 where every time there's a sunset I just feel the need to appreciate it for a moment before going back to whatever it was I was doing. Like, it's a digital sunset that will always look the same, but just in that environment, with the music and the colour grading, it just feels so beautiful.

I never played Skyrim until two years ago when my roommate got me into it, I was 23 I think, I can easily say it’s one of my favorite video games. It’s a game I’m glad for and has given me so many good times and different play throughs. I don’t know if I ever would have picked it up if it wasn’t so updated and continually rereleased like they do and kept relevant

There's a road out in the Rift near Treva's Watch where the road is just straight ahead, and it's lined by the autumn colors of the trees, plants and bushes. It's always one of my highlights whenever I take the road towards Riften or Ivarstead.

13:16 EXACTLY I was sleeping and woke up to this and its uncanny how accurate this feeling is for me its melancholy, looking down on a past time never to revisit it. even if you went back to the same place youd just be looking UP at another past memory trying to relive another

The jak and daxter series has this ambience to it too. loved sitting around. I do this in real life sometimes, but it's hard to find a good spot these days

this i might be my favourite video to date, just you introducing.. I wanted to say melancholic but serene fits better, just you introducing us to serene spots in the world. It certainly gave me a breath of air after a stressful and lonesome week (which is only halfway through). It semi-reminded me of that guy that makes video essays about skyrim, camelworks(?), but I prefer your thoughts and voice in whole. Thank you

Your content is amazing! I'm so glad I found you. The way I found your channel was being linked your recent video on Assassin's Creed 1 ( one of my favourite games ever) and it really struck a chord with me. You deserve many more subscribers my friend. Thank you for posting this video on Christmas for me and others to appreciate in our quiet moments of reflection.

This guy's comedy and delivery is something I didn't know I need and somehow also makes you face and think about reality and death and life and a new way while playing video games we all love and most of us played in our childhood

Thank you for making a video like this. This brings me back to a year or two after skyrim released. I was modding it, and found a piracy mod where you can captain your own ship. After interacting with that mod for like four days straight, I capped off that week by parking my ship just outside dawnstar, looking up at that aurora-filled night sky.. Set my icy-white khajiit to meditate up at that sky, and I just let that amplience play. I set it up in my speakers and I slept to that. It was blissful. This was before I found ambience videos I liked (Thank you, Sabulanis!) and man. Bringing me back, Austin, thank you.

wonderful video as always austin! it's my birthday and i'm taking a quiet moment to relax for myself in the middle of the christmas chaos and this was a perfect watch :)

solopsism: the lighthouse isn't real, the world only exists for you and you alone

This is exactly why I like Valheim, it has a sitting mechanic that serves a purpose. If you are just after or just before some action, it is a good idea to sit by a campfire for a bit. You don't have to sit long in game to get the benefits but making the place you're sitting look nicer gives you more benefits. You can sit the exact minimum amount of time to get the benefit and leave but the mental rest you can get while sitting makes me often sit for double or much longer than the time required to gain the in game benefits because I'm busy getting the real world benefits of just taking a second to relax with a great view and pleasant sound.

I totally feel you, man. I have always travelled by foot everywhere in Skyrim, just enjoying the views, the sounds, the music. The feelings and emotions it can evoke are just unbelievable. I can recommend you using mods like Frostfall, stronger wind mod, better weather mod, Campfire and iNeeds Mod. This mix, for me, creates an incredible mix of ambience, evokes many thoughts, and lets you get mentally rested. I am so happy you've created this video, I'm delighted to know there are other people who also feel it similar way I do about the game's insane philosophical, calming, thought-provoking views. ❤

No Man's Sky really scratched the "boring game" with beautiful moments itch personally, Starfield not so much

love all your vids. I think metroid prime would be a great game for your style videos.

These quiet moments are one of the reasons why Skyrim VR is an incredible and underrated experience since it just enhances the overall vibe to a new level.

Brah, when I first escaped Helgen, I just stood there in the midnight snow, shocked at the beauty and ambiance. Still stunned by the horrors that I just faced. Pure chaos to pure calm over a single loading screen.

I was depressed by this video.

This is what the Skyrim haters don’t get.

The balcony in the jarls quarters in dragonsreach looks over the whole city and its beautiful. You can also jump up on the roof and enjoy the view from up there as well

Patrician is absolutely right about encounters on a timer. Notice how you can't walk through the woods without bandits and wolves swarming you. Half the time you step outside your house there's a giant/wolf/bandit/vampire. Hell, even your first example, dragons spawn at the College of Winterhold all the time.

Isn't Starfield MOSTLY "quiet, dull and contemplative"..?

This is awesome. I love these quiet moments in Skyrim. Likewise, we are visiting the beautiful landscapes of Starfield, one planet at a time in our Destination of the Day.

I love all the commentary on the vibes of being by the lighthouse, but I feel like it should be noted that the light house is in fact used for a quest, you turn it off, a boat runs aground, and you go in to collect loot for the argonian guy in Solitude.

Ivarstead is one of my favorites. It's a peaceful, idyllic little town with a beautiful environment, and aside from the ghost in the ruin and the sealed wizard on the island in the lake there isn't much going on. Other "peaceful" spots I like include the Sea of Ghosts, Whiterun during the night, the snowy path between Windhelm and Winterhold, the small mountain road linking Helgen and Ivarstead that goes through the throat of the world and the markers on the 7000 steps

5:00 Regarding sitting, I find Inigo to be great for this. There are certain conversations you can only hold with him while one or both of you are sitting down and in a safe area. Probably other mods that do this too- but then that's not the base game I guess

Its like youre still there looking up at yourself, a ghost of yourself, connected by time and memory only but still there

I was in high school when Skyrim came out. I loved to sit out by the lake west of Riften. The orange and red trees of fall with the sun shining on the lake hit just right❤

I kinda like just finding cool, chill spots to be in open world games. I'd love to see a video like this about Cyberpunk or something

You just waxed poetic about a fraudulent lighthouse for a really long time

I often sit in games like this (Oblivion, ESO, etc.) for the sole reason of grounding myself in the world, taking in the scenery, the ambience, etc. It feels great to just chill out.

This video is a work of art. I love the way you weave comedy and profoundness together. Good work.

Honestly, I was a bit depressed before this video, but the lighthouse part honestly helped for some reason. Thank you

13:22 I feel like this is a sort of game version of vertigo, where normally you're seeing this place 'around' your character but you don't exactly feel "there", instead it feels like you're looking at a picture or movie. Seeing a realistic place you were just at from a novel perspective sort of snaps you out of that, giving you just the slight impression that you really are inside of this world.