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@@sonaffe2248 Won't be a problem since once I forget the game, I'll feast my eyes on the beauty of Skyrim "for the first time". You know how people say that the first time will always be the best experience ❤️
Shloomy Shloms I bought fallout 76 and fucking regret it. What a shit game. I figured it was like any other fallout game with a cool story line and coop with your friends. They fucked up in a major way, The better route they should have taken was to make the game with a nice storyline full of NPCs, coop and servers, no leveled monsters, private worlds, build multiple bases or large bases.
When I discovered that I could actually READ the books lying around everywhere I was mind blown. The detail and lore put into the game was what made it one of my favs.
I can't believe Skyrim came out almost 10 years ago. I remember playing Skyrim that winter and Christmas like it was yesterday. Crazy. It's been almost 10 years and I vividly remember almost every detail about it.
Saika I got Skyrim a year or so after it’s release for Christmas and I remember playing it on my older brother’s Xbox 360 in his room and he bought this really nice smelling Glade air freshener called Cashmere Woods that he would spray in his room after cracking open the window and it smelled like cinnamon and pine so it would usually smell like that as I felt the cold wind come in from outside while I would play Skyrim which would really immerse me into the world. Now anytime I play Skyrim during winter I buy some of that air freshener spray it, open the window to let the cold air in, and I play Skyrim and it takes me back to being 11 years old and exploring Skyrim with that sense of wonder, awe, and peace that I had when I played it as a kid.
Saika you should start playing again, especially since more and more passion projects for expansion/dlc sized mods are becoming a common occurrence. Skyblivion and beyond skyrim will be the craziest mods to ever release, far surpassing the mods of other games too
Honestly liked oblivions soundtrack better, but theyre both great. The opening oblivion music made me really feel like I was in this grand place, while skyrim definitely made me feel like a viking dragon child
Skyrim was, at the time, the greatest "choose your own adventure" game to come out. Also the marketing was great, the fus roo dah! song and the memes to go with it was very powerful
That shit has so much to do and its the size of fucking australia (probably excadurated, i cant spell that word im polish), huge world so much to do, give it a try, its only like 50 zlotys on steam
Yep.... not far behind you buddy.... i just hope Elder scrolls 6 is released before we die... or worse end up in a old age home, where they don't allow video games. =(
My parents got me this for Christmas that year. I remember being in my room and playing it for almost 10 hours straight. I remember jut standing outside at night, staring up at the sky and seeing the northern lights, the moons, and the stars coupled by the music, and being completely mesmerized by it’s beauty. Not a big deal to others but it was for me.
I remember playing it for the first time and deciding to explore a little bit before trying to figure where I was supposed to go and after what seemed like forever, just stumbling out of the woods into this wide open plains area; it was near evening and overcast/cloudy and a whole other world and atmosphere. Had same feeling, 'wow' and just being overwhelmed by it-as well as wondering if I was even 'supposed' to be there 'yet'. I think I'd found a horse somewhere and I just rode around for a time staring at everything. It seemed so huge back then.
I remember 2012 when there was a rumor about how Elder scrolls 6 wouldn't be released until 2016. I thought I couldn't wait for 4 more years. Now it's 2020 and there's still no release date 😫
And hopefully Bethesda delivers something that's better than RDR2 or even GTA6, since they wanna take this long it better be the best game of all time with a new engine not the same crappy old one that they've used forever
As of right now I believe Rockstar is the best game maker RDR2 was am astonishing game and was one of the most anticipated games of all time if not the most anticipated game, and Rockstar has the 2 most profitable titles of all time right now, this being GTA5 that has made ove 1B in its time and RDR2 that made just over 700M on release
@@johnathanrancier2837 Johnathan Rancier chill cyberpunk hasn't released yet and if it is better than rdr2 then cdprojekt is a better game developer than rockstar with Witcher and cyber on its side
Ellis Dee console like the ps4 can barely play with mod anyway,the hardware is too weak, just 1 simple weather/lightning mod is all it take to reduce the fps on the ps4 below 20 fps in many areas in fallout 4 and skyrim
Is it still worth playing oblivion? I have several hundred hours in skyrim and dont know if that would diminish my enjoyment for oblivion if i were to play it.
@@John-iu9kl I would not recommend oblivion as it doesn't have mods or any good mods so graphics are pretty old for most people . Not too much deep story and side quests like Skyrim . Skyrim is much bigger and better , you can watch some videos for lore of oblivion , but Skyrim is on another level .
@@John-iu9kl I would say that it's worth playing. The factions and side quests are much better in Oblivion and the Magic system is also a lot better in Oblivion like you can make your own spells and stuff in Oblivion. But at the end of the day it's your choice.
Starting the game up for the first time, when before you know it half a day had passed; and you realize the game would never get old. On top of that music is still one of the greatest game soundtracks of all time.
I love the music in Skyrim, seriously, it's so good. I love Skyrim in general too, I find it hilarious whenever I mention that on RU-vid and you get 20 people responding trying to convince you why it sucks. Lol. I don't care, I like what I like.
@@kayenat10 I don't know who could hate skyrim. I've played morrowind, oblivion and skyrim. It's hard to choose between which one I like the best, they're all great even with all their flaws.
I just started Skyrim for the first time ever yesterday. Its definitely a last gen game with the story and combat, but the exploration, the lack of handholding, the crafting/cooking/alchemy is all really cool. I’m going in blind, but so far so good. I like that the world levels with you, for the most part. You never walk into an area and are completely out of your element, not belonging there. Except for this giant I ran into that smashed me with one hit. That happens though.
@@DVankeuren the company should be ashamed for not really fixing their games post launch. Tho they pretty much acknowledged that their games are being fixed by volunteering modders. In 2016 instead of delivering something new how about skyrim-as-a-service with same bugs n glitches like the original Every creation club update brought nothing good but broke mods. Good thing it has stopped, for now. Paid mods is a disgrace.
Idc what everybody thinks, imo skyrim is the game of the decade in the 2010's. It's pretty obvious that even after almost 9 years, it is still significant and have outplayed games that are more recent than it. Edit: i know most of you would say witcher 3 is far better, and i agree with you. I played and love both games, witcher has better graphics, better story and prolly better overall, but skyrim has that magic in it that i can't explain. Even though i replayed witcher 3 several times, it still lead me back to skyrim and create a new playthrough that will somehow turned-out to be a sneaky archer. But tbh skyrim is one of those games that you'll always remember and never get bored replaying.
Witcher 3 is good for if you want to play an amazing story with incredible characters, but Skyrim is good for if you want to experience an awesome world through your own eyes. Skyrim, to me, remains better than the Witcher 3 simply because you can be anyone you want in Skyrim, but you're always seeing the world through Geralt's eyes in The Witcher.
@@elise205 agree, even though the witcher's story is great, you'll always be a 2 sword monster hunter. Unlike skyrim, you can be whatever you want to be, either a sneaky elf archer, dual-axed orc berserker, a healer magician breton or just simply play a normal nord dragonborn. It's the reason why skyrim is one of my favorite game, if not my favorite.
I will never forget how I downloaded this game in the Winter holidays 2011, started it and it just blew my mind. I kept playing it from morning until I had to sleep for almost 2 weeks and it felt like the best gaming experience I ever had in my whole life. 10 years later I still haven't played any other game that gave me this feeling.
@@kamron_thurmond doom and Duke 3d are roughly the same graphicaly but still amongst the best fps games of all time hell better than 90 percent of modern fps titles today.
@@kamron_thurmond you can disagree all you want but facts remain facts at the end of the day if you cant get into them thats you and i respect that but you cannot argue with facts
Tsyuna Desu Skyrim came out in 2011 and has sold about 30 million copies. Witcher 3 came out in 2015 and has sold about 25 million copies so I'd say your claim is quite exaggerated. I'm also gonna go out on a limb and assume your kid. Skyrim is a simpler game that children can understand so I can see why it would appeal more.
@@codyvandal2860 I mean I understand your opinion the witcher 3 is a great game. But I must say skyrim is not a simple game. Sure some of its quest can be boring, but its lore is what makes it complex. the daedric princes, the dragon war, Alduins War and if we we're as to go as far as Elder Scrolls Universe Lore then The heart of Nirn, Sovngaurde and even Akavir. There is a lot more complexity to Skyrim then you think. Witcher 3 and Skyrim are both fantastic games and don't get me wrong the witcher has some good lore too. But you must consider that Skyrim is a 8 year old game the witcher 3 is a 4 year old game. So think about it this way skyrim is old and it stills has a massive following and you have to give it props for that. All in all These games are both great but it's quite dumb to compare the both despite the age difference so be more considerate even if this person is a kid or not
I'm constantly sucked into the elder scrolls universe, it's just so well written and rich with lore and potential. I recently wrote a whole small kingdom in the jeral mountains south of Skyrim, based in geothermic canyons, which my character, an imperial, Skyrim-born Dragonborn takes hold of and leads as king while preparing to take over the ruby throne via a siege. Even on the switch, the game is stunning and immersive, and because of this deep attachment and expectations, other games fail to impress me and hold my attention for more than a few months. Breath of the wild was amazing, but after a while the emptiness and lack of serious worldbuilding and deep character creation get old, the puzzles were fun but it's definitely not that replayable. If full dive and ai generated quests and the freedom to do whatever comes to the elder scrolls, I'd love to replay as a dragon soul-devouring badass who is able to make my written kingdom come to life.
Tbh I think Skryim as a whole has aged really well. I've had a hard time finding other open world titles that strike me in the same way (other than Witcher 3). The art style and even the stock graphics have held up well in my opinion.
Reputation nowadays is like the weather, always changing. Who cares if you made 2 extremely good franchises that everyone love and have some of the most played games ever? If you mess up one game it's over for you. For me bethesda still has the reputation. Attempting something new and hard and failing should never be punished like this.
How to make money with Skyrim on RU-vid: 1: Skyrim was a big deal 2: Oblivion and Morrowind are also games 3: Skyrim has flaws 4: Skyrim is still great 5: Skyrim has dope mods 6: Profit
Mods weren’t the reason why people bought Skyrim. Mods were unavailable on PS3 and Xbox 360 and sold very well nonetheless. And of course no mods were available at launch, when the game sold very well.
@@DoleMemes "tech" i.e. a good engine they they'd have to put in work to make, or update the shitty embryo engine to something workable But they've done nothing, as seen with FO76 using 2015s engine to date
I remember walking down a mountain and running into a few bandits trying to rob me and I had just unlocked the freeze spell and froze them all into a cube it was amazing. Loved that game.
i remeber the first time i played skyrim iin a gaming cafe and i was blown away by the vastness of the game, i just had finished the tutorial but realizing that there was so much to do in the small amount of hours that i played it simply made me want to get it for myself and play it. at the time couldnt since i didnt have a good pc for it, so i stacked it like all other games i was stacking. so when i finally got to play it a couple of years later.... oh boy how rewarding was to wait all those years. now i dont play it as often but i do enjoy every rerun i do with a new iteration of choices. it took me one whole year to finish the main stuff. that feat for me says a lot of a game by itself
In. The. Knee. 9 freaking years and people still can't type a sentence with proper grammar. It's "I took an arrow in the knee", it's not that hard. I'm not even a native speaker.
@@soullessSiIence to the knee is the way its acctually said in the game. you gotta remember skyrim is set a real long time ago, the grammar is gonna be different
Dre S never played it with mods before but I do agree that it was a bit overhyped. And I genuinely hated hearing all the fan boys talk about it and wearing all the Skyrim merch without A playing it and B without playing a single other elder scrolls game and not know that they even existed. And Bethesda really milked Skyrim dry
The sheer amount of EVERYTHING when I first played it. How it all starts, escape from Helgen, the beauty of Riverwood and world around it. The FPS aspect of sword fighting, it was new at the time, at least for me. All these quests, stories.. becoming a werewolf, vampire.. possibilities to do so much. Don't have enough words to do this game justice.
"the genre has kind of left the game in the dust" "have far surpassed Skyrim" :o What did I miss? I'd love to play a game that provides a similar experience to Skyrim. Can someone tell me games that surpassed and left Skyrim in the dust? Thank you.
Won't say that it left skyrim in the dust but the witcher 3 did surpass it.Not by a really big margin, but it did take the top spot and is yet to be dethroned(as the number 1 fantasy RPG).
There is none lol I played everything the Witcher 3 has to offer and I prefer Skyrim. Like the only ones that say TW3 is better to have probably not played Skyrim to its fullest. I don't know man like I am playing Skyrim right now doing the dawn guard quest just met Serena. I have modded it so my experience is far more enjoyable than vanilla which is already good. Like people are sleeeeeeping on Skyrim especially these kids. Also, Witcher 3 is more talked about just because it was released 5 years ago and Skyrim 10 years ago of course Witcher 3 would be the topic of the RPG genre but I don't know man Witcher 3 is so forgettable even though I love it I have forgotten so many events and the DLC's are sooooo baaaaad I prefer the main story but oh well that's just my opinion
@@exiledcowboy298 I feel similarly, adding up the latest numbers on my different saves, it seems that I played Skyrim for 930 hours at least, I like it, but I didn't get further than the first few hours in the Witcher 3, I didn't like it.
The graphics were fantastic for 2011. I remember being blown away when I saw my character standing naturally on stairs with his feet on different steps.
I think the greatest thing for me is that it’s like a new experience every time I go into it. There’s just so many play styles and ways to play the game.
I never finished skyrim either and I don't regret it. I played the shit out it and the side quests were always more interesting than the crappy political, predictable main story. I will never finish the game, it feels so old already. I enjoyed when it mattered.
That could be the easiest and hardest answer at the same time. When I first played Skyrim, it truly felt as if I was learning to live in that world. Each character had their own history, schedule, affinity towards the player... It was so rich in details that I just couldn't stop playing and going deeper in that lore. The immersion presented in that game is still unique in so many levels that even today it is a game that endured the test of time and still enjoyable. The easy answer? Because it was a game made to absorb the player and made them learn about the world. The more complicated answer: it just feels like you are living in the game and you don't even understand how that is possible.
When a game rewards grinding beyond getting stronger. Below is an actual experience when I was grinding dragon shouts. This is why I still love the game formula to this day. *go into my 54th random dungeon* I hope there is at least another evolution of a dragon cry down here. *see underground city with mech guardians* oh... oh shit.
@@alfiemoloney1163 Why does that matter? Online or single player it's still the most profitable piece of entertainment ever produced. And it had its biggest player count when the casino update released, 6 years after it came out. I just don't see how game of the decade could go to anything else.
@@h4rdi7g3 skyrim has left a mark even on nongaming people. The amount of memes and support it receive can't compare to anything. You can always find something new for skyrim, new fan Content, new mods new everything a d the game came out almost a decade ago. Gta5 is an amazing game, I just don't see the same amount of support from the community and influence om the gaming industry. Hell, there are still some very popular skyrim channels on RU-vid, mostly talki g about lore and mods
I also loved how many ways there was to start a quest. It played towards everyone’s play style and made wondering so rewarding. It’s what makes me play ESO today. To scratch that itch.
In one word ? *Immersion* Even though the tech level is not nearly as great as it is today, Skyrim had the ability to actually take you out of the real world
tons of games have modders yet most arent nearly as big as skyrim is. skyrim at its base is still amazing game. no need to give modders all the credit lol
Jody Boles I strongly disagree on that. Base skyrim barely functions as a game with the nearly infinite bugs and their future games showed how much they relied on modders to fix things.
@Baxter Powel lol thats so wrong because the game was still very popular and fun even on console. its still a massive and great game with or without mods.
What made Skyrim such a huge release was the sheer scale of everything. It was a enormous map, i think the biggest at the time, with an insane level of detail and lore and depth to it. It really is another world! And mods make it better, yes but the mods arent the reason why were still playing it 11 years later.
At the time I was younger and it was really the first game I got appart from assassin's creed 2 that was "too old" for me to play, so it was really quite a monumental moment for me in my gaming "career" like alot of other people, that first step out of helgan was......just breath taking, I just knew that I was going to spend hours upon hours exploring and was so buzzing to get out there while also being so immersed by the world and story ❤️
Yeah I remember really gpod how impressed I was when I played Skyrim now I see Skyrim and say oh that graphics are okayyy... Well I still think Skyrim have aged well and I still LOVE this game and I can't wait play Elders Scrolls 6 :)
@@insomniacbritgaming1632 Specially if u use graphics mods I use probably 200 mods on my Skyrim Special Edition and it looks really really good is not next gen graphics but is not far away sometimes u notice that this game is old sometimes the mods really help the game look awesome. With those mods I would say that the game looks like from 2016 or something like that not fron 2011 so it helped a lot ^^ The game definitely looks 5 years newer younger with those graphics mods I really can recommend u try mods out.
I remember as a kid just getting lost in the vast land of Skyrim, and discovering new things about the world and the people in it. The is was also my first Elder Scrolls game and it was a great first impression.
Ah you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but blinding!
What I love about the series is the fact that once the player has control, there's always something staring at you, beckioning you, "Hey, check it out. You know you want to see what mysteries lie within" WITHOUT forcing you to check it out. ES3: There's a billowing volcano rising above the landscape spewing ash over everything. ES4: See a ruins and feel compelled to explore it. ES5: There's a crypt high up on a mountain surrounded by clouds. Love the series, love the mystery.
I remember talking to my friend and saying: "Man, I don't care about another elder scrolls game, I didn't even liked Oblivion". Then the trailer dropped and I was like "well ok, you have my attention". Fast forward a couple of months and I was neck deep with +250 hours of playtime with my breton mage 😆 I keep going back after all this years, trying different goals and mods. Still one of my favorites games ever.
I can't really put it into words other than that once I got into Skyrim, the story gave me a sense of purpose within the fantasy world, which became my world. I had a role to play, a significant presence in the world of Skyrim that I never had in real life. Skyrim is addicting because it makes me feel like I actually matter, like I'm doing something that matters. It makes quite an impact on me.
That fact that it also is mean to be played in first person really put's you into the shoes of your character and helps engross you in the environment around you. I think it was smart that CD Project Red went this route with Cyberpunk.
I was not a fan of RPGs until i played Skyrim. The story and the big world and the interesting things in it is just wow. The fact that you can just be walking and some dude just comes out nowhere and it turns into a fight ia amazing. The fact that you can avoid fights or start fights is amazing. You play how you wanna play and literally go anywhere.
So true, it was like the side quests are the main quest and the main quest was the optional bonus. Still haven't beat the game or want to to even try to. There's so much to do, so much to learn its exhausting. So many hours spent exploring and dicking around I'd constantly forget what exactly was going on or what i needed to do to progress the main story.
Just a magical combination of music, fighting, feeling like you have gone back in time- or forward, and discovering the new world-- the cities, the wilderness, the randomness-- the people you meet, some who die. Its like an old friend, you keep going over to see how they are..
How after the second or third characters I played through I still had so much to learn and recognize mistakes. I'm currently on my ninth, it's all nostalgic now and yet...I'll make another character because after everything I've done since it's release I still like to get lost wandering around wherever my mind or my axe takes me. It's like therapy at this point.
I had it on PS3 and PS4 and PC (Standard and special edition), I still have the special edition installed on my PC and get back into playing it every now and again.
You forgot to mention the Music !!!! I still remember when the score - secunda - started playing for the first time, I was in the plains of whiterun doing something and I just stopped and listened to the tune, completely mesmerized by the combination of the scenery and music.
LOTR books and movies in particular introduced the fantasy genre( and made it very popular) for so many people around the world..and this laid the foundation for exellent games like this. I’m in love with ’em both ☺️
