You may be wondering, why does it cut strangely at 2:22. Reason is because there previously was a cinematic intro here. For the music I used the original soundtrack first which got claimed and stupidly replaced it with a cover made by Colm McGuinness (you can find here: ruclips.net/video/QpM7TBr-feo/видео.html) to circumvent copyright thinking it counted as fair use. Of course it doesn't and Colm, rightly, copyright claimed the video. I decided years later simply to trim the intro out because it was a silly move on my part that I made out of total ignorance.
i was listening while doing stuff and i felt the buildup and i was so ready and i got cockblocked so hard and i immediately whipped my head in what the fuck
Honestly mate, in all the years I’ve played it, I’ve only finished the main quest once. My second play through atm I will finish it though, but due to the survival mode (which I highly recommend) I’ll be taking my time. The world is so dangerous and immersive.
@@AncientGuardianOfTheGate Lmao I am at level 17 and have been roleplaying as a fisherman and hunter in survival mode. Never had a more enjoyable time.
It won’t die because the game is literally becoming an engine itself. The things modders can do to transform this game is far more dynamic and flexible than STALKER.
There was one mod I would always use, I think it's like In world save characters or something. You make a save game with a character then at some point go to a temple and give your soul to it and if you play a different character you can have your other saved characters just in that world. Going to a tavern and seeing my stealth archer and talking with them was mind blowing
the soundtrack has a special place in my life. i used to study for HOURS with the soundtrack on repeat. the calm tracks when I read, the combat tracks when I had exams to prep for. 10 years on, the soundtrack has a different meaning now. Every night after story time i play the night tracks to put my daughter to sleep. This game will truly never die for me.
@@golfcookie5151 mate i picked up skyrim last year and on my main save i got level 100 smithing in a week or two and enchanting i got high quit the game for a bit because i got bored of just getting enchanting higher then i came back got it to level 100 then went to solestheim and well... kinda ruined the dlc for myself but hey its my journey and i was so busted op that nothing could even come close to hurting me
I was a mere child when i started playing this game now I’ve completed college and heading towards a new job; a new quest in my life. Skyrim is paved within my lifestyle now.
When I heard that they were doing a 10th anniversary event I initially thought "meh, I'm done with skyrim." but I reinstalled it last week started looking up my old favorite mod authors to see if they'd done anything new and playing through it again. I have well over 800 hours in SE alone and I have never beaten the main story BTW you need Ordinator by Enai Siaion.
enai siaon improves the game in so many ways its hard to play without any of them more complex and versatile perks and spells standing stone bonuses that are more increase xp by x racials that actually feel unique and recently wintersun adding an entire new system of mechanics via a religion system what enai saion excels at is opening up allot of different playstyles for example in running a support bard with a focus on speech restoration and illusion something that wouldn't be possibly normally but with the new speech tree like a performer power that will heal buff alies and damage enemies it very much is so yes i recommend all of them really
it's also kinda interesting that in previous TES games you were just a random hobo who was lucky enough to end up in the wrong place at the right time, while in Skyrim they went "the chosen one" route
@@Anthony.462 Really? Without mods? You do know how shit the normal Skyrim menu System is right? I learned modding 2 hours into playing Skyrim for the first time because the menu was so ANNOYING! Same with the base game Map. It is horrific to look at. Would you actually have fun playing Skyrim without Mods? I certainly wouldn‘t.
@@leonmuller8475 my first play through was on ps3 in 2011 so I couldn’t get mods. the menu system has never really bothered me at all. Even now on pc I have played without adding much mods as I just love the base game for how it is tbh. To each their own though
I've personally put thousands of hours into this game, before mods... Ahhhh, I remember when it first launched, Alduin roaring at the Dovahkiin in that first, iconic trailer, being launched by a Giant for the first time, the epic, sweeping, orchestral music by Jeremy Soule, the snow-bound, awesome, atmospheric environment, that was just the icing on the cake, not to mention the greatest shout that is Unrelenting Force... There's truly nothing like it...
I started playing Skyrim when I was 11 I’m 16 now and I love this game so much it has helped me through hard times and I truly adore everything about it I don’t even know how many hours I have in it I just know it’s in the thousands
Since I got Skyrim on Switch years ago, I’ve played a ton of vanilla Skyrim. I love modding, so I was a little skeptical of vanilla Skyrim after the completely overhauled game I’d been playing previously. I was surprised, then, when I discovered a newfound appreciation for the base game and sunk another few hundred hours into it. I’ve been playing Skyrim since I was a sophomore in highschool, and it feels like this sacred space to me now. It’s like the game grew alongside me. The game is different now than it was when I was a teenager playing for the first time, like a reflection of my growth and change. The more I put in, the more I get out. I consider it a masterpiece, but at the same time I wonder if I don’t have some form of Stockholm syndrome after all the valid criticisms levied at it since its release.
I made an essay in High School explaining exactly why in four core reasons - Skyrim, or the Elder Scrolls in general is so popular that it is today. Its has such an impact and cultural phenomenon in our community. Theres many different fantasy universes that exists, and while their all reputable in their own respect. The Elder Scrolls has something none of them have unfortunately. Which is 1. Relatability 2. Familiarity 3. Historical Importance - And 4. Creativity. There is no Fantasy universe or RPG game that has all three of these staples that make The Elder Scrolls so interesting. Its why people of all ages can understand and get behind The Elder Scrolls (take Shirley Curry for example). The world and universe of The Elder Scrolls can be familiarized with many different Greek, Roman and other mythologies and cultures into one grand spectacle. Different races and factions worshiping different gods, magic and technological advancements like the crossbow. Seeing the types of armors people wear and the groups that have different beliefs that relate with real life counterparts is what brings a sense of relatability in the Elder Scrolls. Nords being honorable Vikings, Imperials being civil like the Romans, Redguards like the Arabic nomads, Argonians having many Native American influences, and we can even get political to describe the High Elves as perhaps a rising Reich that perceives every race inferior compared to their own. And wants to dominate the world. The Dragonborn, is in itself a Hero's Journey which we all play a part of. We rise from nothing, to become something. Its inspiring and there are many stories similar to such a character like Gilgamesh and even Hercules. Where we are a warrior of legend to save the world, but we choose who want to be. That is the creativity of The Elder Scrolls. And I will always cherish this franchise with all my heart. Even despite the toxicity Bethesda has been getting.
Love it or hate it, it’s Skyrim. I don’t know what it is but it is an amazing game that changed everything. That music makes you want to go back to it. It’s old, its been over done but nothing can take it’s place.
I mean modders are the ones keeping it alive since Bethesda is actually encouraging people to mod skyrim on console now and I love it man. Plus I even got a modded DLC to go back to ESC 4s map and with new stuff to do and explore
I mean yeah they do encourage modding, but bethesda by themselves are very lazy. Whatever bethesda creates is mediocre at best and modders just improve on it. It is easy to call yourself an artist when all you draw on a canvas is dots and lines, and pass it on to others.
@@Shushkin so you are talking about big game map with souless npc like open world game nowaday? are we talking same game now? lmao. are you just blasting through their main story quest ?? or just play their game for combat?
@@paybacksuper3670 You can't be this ignorant of the whole TES world they've created in skyrim. For example, know the very basic magic skill, beat the whole quest line with an axe, become arche mage of winterhold. That is just one example, typing them all up here would be too much. I feel like you'd ignore them anyway.
I wish we have a lotr version of skyrim without any multiplayer feature. Imagine become an adventurer who go through many dangerous to get to the lonely mountain, make friends and companion along the journey, look at the beautiful scenery that make you feel so little when standing there. The desire to leave home and go on an adventure without knowing what's gonna happen is really great. The thing I want to be is that I can be nobody, I'm just myself instead of being dragonborn, a witcher, a hero, a chosen one,... Too bad in the singleplayer games you have to be someone or become someone like in KCD while in multiplayer games it just doesn't have that desire to discover though, all you do is farm items, materials, get skill points, level up, do quest... Online games has the potential of the world design while offline games has the story and interaction, combine this together we will get the best game
25:39 it’s really cool to see Raven Rock in Skyrim and know that you built that settlement in Morrowind. To the point where you actually get to choose what buildings to build
I think one of the most underrated aspects of Skyrim is actually the story, and the characters, which is all part of why the world feels so alive and was so ripe for memes. To this day, people argue over whether Ulfric or the Empire is the correct choice. To this day, people want to send Nazeem to the cloud district. To this day, people despise Delphine and the Blades for making us choose them over goodest boi Paarthurnax. To this day, people choose Lydia as their first companion just for nostalgia’s sake. To this day, people feel cheated they can’t marry Serana. It created a world rich with lore, rich with character (albeit scarce in voice actors) and rich with immersion that immediately made you feel at home there, as all the places you can visit and all the people you meet feel real and believable. Yeah, there aren’t many fleshed out, three dimensional characters but there don’t really need to be, you just need the player to believe this is somewhere they could spend a lifetime learning all about these people and their histories and personalities and I think the game accomplishes that very well. And even in the cases that previous games did better such as the believability of rising in the ranks of the Mage’s Guild or Dark Brotherhood which are laughably easy by comparison in Skyrim, I don’t think there are any major aspects of the game - in terms of writing and storytelling - that are actively bad or unenjoyable. Even if it’s objectively poor writing, I still get a kick out of being named Archmage after using a sword for the whole quest so that’s got to count for something, lol.
tbh it’s just that the other games had such better writing than the skyrim that makes skyrim’s writing feel worse, tbh there’s a crap ton of fetch quests but i always enjoyed them i never hated them. oblivion specifically had much better side quests than skyrim just much less of it
*Fable was the first RPG i ever loved and Skyrim reminded me ALOT of it....how everyone has their own schedule, the different areas in the world....i think the only thing Skyrim lacks is the ability to get married and have a child lol.*
Skyrim is neither my favourite nor the best Elder Scrolls game, but the impact it had on me is nothing short of phenomenal. Living through all those fantastical stories and the world during childhood changed my perception on what gaming was - the game pulled me into its vast universe and made me live in it for a good while. My real life, back then, literally revolved around Skyrim. And, because of that, although I like Oblivion more and Morrowind is a better Elder Scrolls experience, this game will always have a special place in my heart!
@@warlockengineer Nothing is objective m8, only arguments to be made for each sides. Skyrim isn’t a pure Elder Scrolls experience compared to the 3 previous ones. It’s made to appeal to the mainstream and that’s one of the reasons it sold so well. It really depends on your side of the spectrum I suppose.
@@thegwynbleidd4202 no you're wrong Skyrim is THE elder scrolls experience. Morrowind is bland garbo and oblivion is fantastic but not nearly as good as Skyrim. Its an objective fact, m8
@@warlockengineer The thing Skyrim did wrong was removing all the rpg elements, it breaks the immersion when you can be both the archmage and harbinger for the companions. Morrowind did the class, birthsigns and races best, Oblivion changed a lot of it to dumb it down for the mainstream. And then when Skyrim came out, it was only for the mainstream gamers, and Bethesda lost most hardcore rpg gamers like Indigo, Lyle Schnub and Zaric Zhakaron to name a few well known elder scrolls youtubers.
The Dawnguard is my personal favorite dlc; its characters are so well written, the areas look absolutely stunning, the lore is incredibly interesting and of course the voice acting is a marvel.
Skyrim has a special place In my heart in that it changed my entire perspective on gaming I only used to own Racing games and GTA, buying Skyrim changed that, and even if it was on PS3, where it stopped working properly after too many hours, I enjoyed it like it was the only game I had for years.
There’s just so many times in my life where I’m bored with video games and I download Skyrim and I’m literally hooked just like the first time I played. Mods absolutely changed everything for me on PS5, the game is just incredible
Never played the game that much. (only played the intro years ago) Never felt like playing it, but this video did show me what impact it had and stil has on the gaming community. Great vid.
Being able to have a whole party of followers, and meeting certain ones organically during whatever quests, along the way towards my character's end goal, just makes it feel like a real traditional rpg akin to Final Fantasy or Legend of Dragoon.
As a Fallout Player considering getting back in to Skyrim, are enemy encounters scaled to match the number of people in your party? That is the issue in Fallout 4, you end up with an unstoppable army.
@@aaroneudell4388 I've only got 3 party members(2followers) so far, and I'd say no. I've played the majority of Skyrim's quests dozens of times, and I can guarantee there's the same amount of enemies in the same places. Just easier to fight cuz there's 3 of us instead of 1. I usually play on Adept and have been tempted to turn up to Expert or Master with all the followers I intend to get. But as is, it's really satisfying seeing us tag team fools. Especially with the more finisher animations mod and the follower AI mod. Makes it so sometimes 2 of us are pulling a finisher on the same enemy at the same time and it just looks so cool. Wouldn't get that on Master with the health sponge enemy's. So I've kept the difficulty down for aesthetic. Maybe increasing difficulty would scale combat realistically to a party of combatants, but I almost never turn up Bethesda games difficulties cuz its not actually any harder, just cheaper, and as such ruins the immersion.
@@aaroneudell4388 Really? I don't remember that in FO4. Skyrim uses what's called an Encounter Zone. Basically everything is scaled to your level, but they have min and max level. Say you are level 5, and you goes into a dungeon with a min level of 10 and max level of 15, then the dungeon will set itself to a level nearest to your level, in this case is 10. I think FO4 uses the same/similar system.
A fun mod I recommend for anyone wanting to play throught the main quest again, but seems to have trouble seeing it through. A mod called "End Times" It's a mod that puts a time limit on the main quest line, you can set it to whatever you want. if you dont defeat alduin in that time. The game will end with Alduin literally coming from the sky and meteors hitting the ground. The world literally comes to an end. Just like the prophecy. its a fun mod that puts a some sort of urgency to the game. I had really fun with it.
Skyrim will always have a special place in my heart. Whenever I think of my all time favorite games I would easily say Skyrim is in the top 3. Even tho this game is so old it’s the 1st game i would buy when i get a PC.
You want to use Simple Follower Manager to set outfits for your team. Console commands are for fixing things when they break and should never be your default solution at risk of breaking things even harder, which you found out the hard way
Skyrim is a top 10 game of all time and I see it as important as Super Mario was for the open world genre. I've been playing Skyrim for years and still am enchanted by the lore, the gameplay loop still is fun, the characters and world is still enjoyable. Skyrim is a nice place to spend some time and pick some pockets maybe kill a dragon at Riverwood when trying to go to the trader to sell all the stuff in your pockets.
Even without the mods this game is amazing. It’s not a perfect game but it’s nearly perfect. I haven’t replayed this game in about four years as I need to make time for newer games but I am looking forwards to getting back into this game. I have high hopes for ES6. But I do believe that our nostalgia will always see Skyrim as superior.
Skyrim came out in a specific time, when specific culture was defined and shaped and not yet started rotting to the core. I remember these times. Bethesda knew what they were doing when they released a raw borderline shitty game with a ton of instruments to modify it. So after finishing the game players will feel like they've completed a demo. And with proper mods, this game can create an experience and atmosphere no other game can. That's why i believe it's one of the games like warcraft3 or doom2 - an immortal game that our kids and grandkids will still play.
Coincidentally, I’ve honestly named my character Stede before, also! Stede Bonnet was a rich guy who decided to abandon his lifestyle and become a pirate, in the 1700s.
The game is so imersive with the music and scenery; it truly transports you there and is definitely an escape from this real world. So many times while playing i'm like I wish this was real life.
Hey thanks for naming the torrent, "SE Skyrim 2021" or some crap. It was nice getting a text from my internet provider this morning threatening to sue me for "copyright infringement"
Rain World also does the immersion of the world is NOT revolving around you, the creatures truly ARE fighting among each other, the creatures have their own stories and pathing, all WITHOUT words, you’re living in this beautiful landscape and you’re a prey species, it truly makes you FEEL like YOU ARE THE CREATURE, It’s honestly how I feel about Skyrim too, both make you feel like YOU ARE NOT THE PERSON IN CONTROL, it’s beautiful in a way, it’s even more beautiful when you notice that sometimes in Skyrim you can get inheritance letters, pointing out you DO have family, despite you knowing your character doesn’t have such family members known, it’s a random event but it’s a beautiful one…
For the past decade, Skyrim's been a game I told myself I'd play but always ended up putting off for whatever reason. Finally got the Special Edition, so wish me luck
You really gave the honest to God answer away within the first 40 seconds of the video. Skyrim is what it is because beyond the massive game with so much potential for world building & role playing, it's the sustained community effort that took it to the next level. The Skyrim community and work done by the fans themselves is unrivaled in the history of video games & this is from someone who didn't play Skyrim for the 1st time until like 9 years after original release lol.
Im so glad I stopped playing Skyrim when I heard about the anniversary edition and ditched my save file because I had a feeling the mods I had were gonna make my save get corrupted as the warnings had told us and sure enough when the painful hiatus from Skyrim was finally over and I downloaded the new version my save was immediately crashed. Luckily I only was at high Hrothgar and hadn't done too much or I'd be livid.
I can't even begin to explain how much this game impacted me moving forward in life. I was 11 when skyrim released... I remember watching Tobuscus' parody trailer and therefor actually buying the game. My friend and i glitched our way to level 81 on my crappy ps3 back then, and i've since time and time again come back to this game. I've come in and out of phases where i dove deep into lore and builds through different content creators and recently played the game again on pc for the first time with mods that blew me away because i was used to the ps3 version for 10 years... Sincerely my favourite game of all time. It's amazing how relevant the game still is to this day. Thank you Bethesda
There are, indeed, male-chicken mods for skyrim. Shape, size, angle, all customisable. Hell, want a horse-male-chicken hybrid? Modders got you govered. Want physics on those hose-chicken hybrids? yup, got ya covered. Want to share that bounty with NPCs? Yup, you can make aure every NPC has a chance to have one 😂
Something that doesn't get talked about enough when it comes to Skyrims success is the fact that it has a 1st person view (even if it's dated). There are a plethora of cool ass open world games that have came out since Skyrim but I could never enjoy them simply bc they force 3rd person. And as much as I love Skyrim I don't think I would have ever even gotten it, let alone enjoyed it if it didn't have 1st person view.
I'm sure this is months too late, but if you ever happen to do a another playthrough of this game. For sure look up the Serana Dialogue Addon. Adds a shit load of new content for her and fleshes out her character even more. It's takes an already amazing follower and ascends them to a person that grows and evolves over the course of your journey, not just of Dawnguard, but the journey you two share together. Highly recommend.
Loving the video so far- I bought the anniversary edition when it came out because I just needed to try out the creation club along with others mods that I used to use back on special edition. I went with a wood elf, which is probably my favorite race, and I’ve been exploring on survival mode; it’s been so immersive and it’s really revived my love for this game.
I've easily put over 2k hours in this game between different consoles and versions since it's original release. It's far from a perfect game but the life breathed into it by modders alongside it's sandbox nature definitely means it's just shy of immortal. It's been such a constant through my life, and such a 'comfort food' in its aesthetics and gameplay and music that at this point, I know I'll keep picking back up this game for the rest of my life.
My most favorite modded moment has to be finding a OP OP dragon ball z Elemental Wizard and panting him or Beating a Raid Boss that the mod literally gives you a follower to fight it with. I went into a small burrow only to find this Elemental Archmage who kept chilling my ass at level 3, i got pigheaded so i used a mod called "Thief Tools" to sneak up to him and bonk him with a mace, Stunning him as I burnt him to Death to claim his Mask. With the Raidboss, I was walking from Whiterun to Red Eagle Tower when a ghostly werewolf blitz my ass at level 5. I equipped a scroll that did x3 his magic and watch that raid boss melt into the ground.
I couldn’t have said it better myself dude. Skyrim is a perfect game. There are few RPGs that can boast about that but I’ve been playing it since 2015 and haven’t stopped since. My latest play through is an Old Nordic Hedge Knight named Ser Gerald Highland who is living in Bruma who was thrown out of service from his lord due to catching lycanthropy so he heads to Skyrim to learn how to cope with his new life as a Werewolf and spread as much good before his life fire runs out. Ya like?! Just one of many haha. I went with the Alt Start Live Another Life mod (crossed boarder of Cyrodil into Falkreath) - to the Companions Questline (EFS Companion Quest Overhaul mod) to the Civil War Questline (Open Civil War and totes sided with Ulfric n’ da Boyz) then the Main Questline and FINALLY BACK to Bruma with the Beyond Skyrim Bruma quest mod. Thoughts? Suggestions? I’m currently LOVING my character. He’s like a Ser Barriston Selmy from GoT only with the Beast Blood 🐺 🐾⚔️🛡
i think many people don´t give credit to the foundation vanilla skyrim provides. If the base game wouldn´t be so great people wouldn´t bother to mod it so much and no matter how many mods you install, the game doen´t really change that much. It will look better but feel very similar.
You may be wondering, why does it cut strangely at 2:22. Reason is because there previously was a cinematic intro here. For the music I used the original soundtrack first which got claimed and stupidly replaced it with a cover made by Colm McGuinness (you can find here: ruclips.net/video/QpM7TBr-feo/видео.html) to circumvent copyright thinking it counted as fair use. Of course it doesn't and Colm, rightly, copyright claimed the video. I decided years later simply to trim the intro out because it was a silly move on my part that I made out of total ignorance.
Came back to rewatch this before doing a new playthrough.
i was listening while doing stuff and i felt the buildup and i was so ready and i got cockblocked so hard and i immediately whipped my head in what the fuck
This video is basically telling you, "Even if you've played skyrim for a thousand hours already, go play it again!"
im thinking about it
I have something About 20k hours on skyrim. I should stop playing it
Because Skyrim is the home we eventually go
I think I play it at least once a year haha
"Do come baaack."
I can’t tell y’all how many times I’ve restarted the game on several different platforms and still haven’t gone over level 50 lol
Same
Honestly mate, in all the years I’ve played it, I’ve only finished the main quest once. My second play through atm I will finish it though, but due to the survival mode (which I highly recommend) I’ll be taking my time. The world is so dangerous and immersive.
I remember putting 400 hrs in this with no mods on the 360. It's a meme at this point, but it's on every system I own still
@@AncientGuardianOfTheGate Lmao I am at level 17 and have been roleplaying as a fisherman and hunter in survival mode. Never had a more enjoyable time.
I couldn't move on from racemenu deciding how my character would look like
It won’t die because the game is literally becoming an engine itself. The things modders can do to transform this game is far more dynamic and flexible than STALKER.
The shitty engine is exactly the reason it's going to die. There is still code and bugs from DAGGERFALL in skyrim, and that shit got released in 1996.
@@shockwavecity die though? Theres a certain magic that prepetuates the game and those who adore it. Most likely the modding community.
@@shockwavecity really? HOW
@@user-nu9vc4be1e he is lying
More flexible tan a really old games? You dont say
There was one mod I would always use, I think it's like In world save characters or something. You make a save game with a character then at some point go to a temple and give your soul to it and if you play a different character you can have your other saved characters just in that world. Going to a tavern and seeing my stealth archer and talking with them was mind blowing
familiar faces?
@@talha.4983 maybe. I haven't looked at my mods list for like 7 years lol
@@Revenkin You really should, some are bound to have updates
This mod sounds sick as hell.
There’s a similar mod now called Project Proteus
the soundtrack has a special place in my life. i used to study for HOURS with the soundtrack on repeat. the calm tracks when I read, the combat tracks when I had exams to prep for. 10 years on, the soundtrack has a different meaning now. Every night after story time i play the night tracks to put my daughter to sleep. This game will truly never die for me.
That’s super cool.
This speaks volume about this endless game
You either quit playing or see yourself live long enough to be the greatest smith in Tamriel who prefers to live as a stealth archer murder hobo.
I’ve been playing Skyrim since 2016 and I only just hit level 100 smithing earlier this year
@@golfcookie5151 rookie
@@golfcookie5151 mate i picked up skyrim last year and on my main save i got level 100 smithing in a week or two and enchanting i got high quit the game for a bit because i got bored of just getting enchanting higher then i came back got it to level 100 then went to solestheim and well...
kinda ruined the dlc for myself
but hey its my journey and i was so busted op that nothing could even come close to hurting me
oi oi dont expose me like that xD
I was a mere child when i started playing this game now I’ve completed college and heading towards a new job; a new quest in my life. Skyrim is paved within my lifestyle now.
I was in middle school I graduated and am getting my masters. Skyrim has been with me the whole time
When I heard that they were doing a 10th anniversary event I initially thought "meh, I'm done with skyrim." but I reinstalled it last week started looking up my old favorite mod authors to see if they'd done anything new and playing through it again. I have well over 800 hours in SE alone and I have never beaten the main story BTW you need Ordinator by Enai Siaion.
I hear you, I have like 1.5k in SE and another 1k in LE. The game is just great, and I find it soothing to explore.
Ordinator made me play a khajiit with mf HANDS 👊🏾👊🏾
@@JustPassinn i prefer his new minmilistc series
enai siaon improves the game in so many ways its hard to play without any of them
more complex and versatile perks and spells
standing stone bonuses that are more increase xp by x
racials that actually feel unique
and recently wintersun adding an entire new system of mechanics via a religion system
what enai saion excels at is opening up allot of different playstyles
for example in running a support bard with a focus on speech restoration and illusion
something that wouldn't be possibly normally but with the new speech tree like a performer power that will heal buff alies and damage enemies
it very much is so yes i recommend all of them really
I spent 200 hours on a character before finishing the main quest.
it's also kinda interesting that in previous TES games you were just a random hobo who was lucky enough to end up in the wrong place at the right time, while in Skyrim they went "the chosen one" route
This looks like an adventure of a lifetime! I’ve never played Skyrim before…
You really should. It's loads of fun.
Lucky you being able to experience this game for the very first time. Appreciate the first time if you do decide to play it
PLAY IT. honestly bro. Even with 0 mods it’s a glorious masterpiece.
@@Anthony.462 Really? Without mods?
You do know how shit the normal Skyrim menu System is right?
I learned modding 2 hours into playing Skyrim for the first time because the menu was so ANNOYING!
Same with the base game Map. It is horrific to look at.
Would you actually have fun playing Skyrim without Mods? I certainly wouldn‘t.
@@leonmuller8475 my first play through was on ps3 in 2011 so I couldn’t get mods. the menu system has never really bothered me at all. Even now on pc I have played without adding much mods as I just love the base game for how it is tbh. To each their own though
I've personally put thousands of hours into this game, before mods... Ahhhh, I remember when it first launched, Alduin roaring at the Dovahkiin in that first, iconic trailer, being launched by a Giant for the first time, the epic, sweeping, orchestral music by Jeremy Soule, the snow-bound, awesome, atmospheric environment, that was just the icing on the cake, not to mention the greatest shout that is Unrelenting Force... There's truly nothing like it...
I started playing Skyrim when I was 11 I’m 16 now and I love this game so much it has helped me through hard times and I truly adore everything about it I don’t even know how many hours I have in it I just know it’s in the thousands
Since I got Skyrim on Switch years ago, I’ve played a ton of vanilla Skyrim. I love modding, so I was a little skeptical of vanilla Skyrim after the completely overhauled game I’d been playing previously. I was surprised, then, when I discovered a newfound appreciation for the base game and sunk another few hundred hours into it. I’ve been playing Skyrim since I was a sophomore in highschool, and it feels like this sacred space to me now. It’s like the game grew alongside me. The game is different now than it was when I was a teenager playing for the first time, like a reflection of my growth and change. The more I put in, the more I get out. I consider it a masterpiece, but at the same time I wonder if I don’t have some form of Stockholm syndrome after all the valid criticisms levied at it since its release.
I have over 4000 hours in this game. The mods are just amazing. I'll never stop playing
I made an essay in High School explaining exactly why in four core reasons - Skyrim, or the Elder Scrolls in general is so popular that it is today. Its has such an impact and cultural phenomenon in our community. Theres many different fantasy universes that exists, and while their all reputable in their own respect. The Elder Scrolls has something none of them have unfortunately. Which is 1. Relatability 2. Familiarity 3. Historical Importance - And 4. Creativity. There is no Fantasy universe or RPG game that has all three of these staples that make The Elder Scrolls so interesting. Its why people of all ages can understand and get behind The Elder Scrolls (take Shirley Curry for example).
The world and universe of The Elder Scrolls can be familiarized with many different Greek, Roman and other mythologies and cultures into one grand spectacle. Different races and factions worshiping different gods, magic and technological advancements like the crossbow. Seeing the types of armors people wear and the groups that have different beliefs that relate with real life counterparts is what brings a sense of relatability in the Elder Scrolls. Nords being honorable Vikings, Imperials being civil like the Romans, Redguards like the Arabic nomads, Argonians having many Native American influences, and we can even get political to describe the High Elves as perhaps a rising Reich that perceives every race inferior compared to their own. And wants to dominate the world. The Dragonborn, is in itself a Hero's Journey which we all play a part of. We rise from nothing, to become something. Its inspiring and there are many stories similar to such a character like Gilgamesh and even Hercules. Where we are a warrior of legend to save the world, but we choose who want to be.
That is the creativity of The Elder Scrolls. And I will always cherish this franchise with all my heart. Even despite the toxicity Bethesda has been getting.
I thought you were going to paste your entire work here for a second when I saw that expand button on your comment. LOL
@@slykhajiit2 Yea same 🤣
Well said. I’d read the essay.
i'd love to read the essay sometime :D
Love it or hate it, it’s Skyrim. I don’t know what it is but it is an amazing game that changed everything. That music makes you want to go back to it. It’s old, its been over done but nothing can take it’s place.
I mean modders are the ones keeping it alive since Bethesda is actually encouraging people to mod skyrim on console now and I love it man. Plus I even got a modded DLC to go back to ESC 4s map and with new stuff to do and explore
I mean yeah they do encourage modding, but bethesda by themselves are very lazy. Whatever bethesda creates is mediocre at best and modders just improve on it.
It is easy to call yourself an artist when all you draw on a canvas is dots and lines, and pass it on to others.
@@Shushkin well if you call them lazy can you find any open world western rpg with that scale nowaday?
@@paybacksuper3670 Their games are incredibly shallow. Size of an ocean, deep as a puddle. Prime example is skyrim.....
@@Shushkin so you are talking about big game map with souless npc like open world game nowaday? are we talking same game now? lmao. are you just blasting through their main story quest ?? or just play their game for combat?
@@paybacksuper3670 You can't be this ignorant of the whole TES world they've created in skyrim. For example, know the very basic magic skill, beat the whole quest line with an axe, become arche mage of winterhold. That is just one example, typing them all up here would be too much. I feel like you'd ignore them anyway.
I wish we have a lotr version of skyrim without any multiplayer feature. Imagine become an adventurer who go through many dangerous to get to the lonely mountain, make friends and companion along the journey, look at the beautiful scenery that make you feel so little when standing there. The desire to leave home and go on an adventure without knowing what's gonna happen is really great. The thing I want to be is that I can be nobody, I'm just myself instead of being dragonborn, a witcher, a hero, a chosen one,... Too bad in the singleplayer games you have to be someone or become someone like in KCD while in multiplayer games it just doesn't have that desire to discover though, all you do is farm items, materials, get skill points, level up, do quest... Online games has the potential of the world design while offline games has the story and interaction, combine this together we will get the best game
Outward is an example of an RPG where you are just a regular guy
i agreee
Hard to believe I've been playing this game 10 years.
25:39 it’s really cool to see Raven Rock in Skyrim and know that you built that settlement in Morrowind. To the point where you actually get to choose what buildings to build
The passion that you illustrate this game with, along with slick editing and concise structure, made this a joy to watch James
Because no one has managed to make anything like it yet and there may never be again
I think one of the most underrated aspects of Skyrim is actually the story, and the characters, which is all part of why the world feels so alive and was so ripe for memes.
To this day, people argue over whether Ulfric or the Empire is the correct choice. To this day, people want to send Nazeem to the cloud district. To this day, people despise Delphine and the Blades for making us choose them over goodest boi Paarthurnax. To this day, people choose Lydia as their first companion just for nostalgia’s sake. To this day, people feel cheated they can’t marry Serana.
It created a world rich with lore, rich with character (albeit scarce in voice actors) and rich with immersion that immediately made you feel at home there, as all the places you can visit and all the people you meet feel real and believable. Yeah, there aren’t many fleshed out, three dimensional characters but there don’t really need to be, you just need the player to believe this is somewhere they could spend a lifetime learning all about these people and their histories and personalities and I think the game accomplishes that very well. And even in the cases that previous games did better such as the believability of rising in the ranks of the Mage’s Guild or Dark Brotherhood which are laughably easy by comparison in Skyrim, I don’t think there are any major aspects of the game - in terms of writing and storytelling - that are actively bad or unenjoyable. Even if it’s objectively poor writing, I still get a kick out of being named Archmage after using a sword for the whole quest so that’s got to count for something, lol.
You just inspired me to pick the game back up this month, my allotted Skyrim time was used, alas I do not care anymore.
tbh it’s just that the other games had such better writing than the skyrim that makes skyrim’s writing feel worse, tbh there’s a crap ton of fetch quests but i always enjoyed them i never hated them. oblivion specifically had much better side quests than skyrim just much less of it
*Fable was the first RPG i ever loved and Skyrim reminded me ALOT of it....how everyone has their own schedule, the different areas in the world....i think the only thing Skyrim lacks is the ability to get married and have a child lol.*
I’ve always felt Fable is like if Skyrim & Sims had a baby. It’s not as in-depth as either but it has mechanics from both in a pretty great way
You can get married in Skyrim, and adopt a child. However, yes, you cannot marry and have a child with your spouse who is your descendant
Amen! Skyrim has just become part our life and vocabulary. Even my parents, who are not gamers, have taken up some Skyrim lingo just by osmosis.
It's been 10 years but the main theme still gives me chills
Skyrim is neither my favourite nor the best Elder Scrolls game, but the impact it had on me is nothing short of phenomenal. Living through all those fantastical stories and the world during childhood changed my perception on what gaming was - the game pulled me into its vast universe and made me live in it for a good while. My real life, back then, literally revolved around Skyrim. And, because of that, although I like Oblivion more and Morrowind is a better Elder Scrolls experience, this game will always have a special place in my heart!
A nice statement but you're objectively wrong about oblivion and morrowind being better
@@warlockengineer Nothing is objective m8, only arguments to be made for each sides. Skyrim isn’t a pure Elder Scrolls experience compared to the 3 previous ones. It’s made to appeal to the mainstream and that’s one of the reasons it sold so well. It really depends on your side of the spectrum I suppose.
@@thegwynbleidd4202 no you're wrong Skyrim is THE elder scrolls experience. Morrowind is bland garbo and oblivion is fantastic but not nearly as good as Skyrim. Its an objective fact, m8
@@warlockengineer The thing Skyrim did wrong was removing all the rpg elements, it breaks the immersion when you can be both the archmage and harbinger for the companions. Morrowind did the class, birthsigns and races best, Oblivion changed a lot of it to dumb it down for the mainstream. And then when Skyrim came out, it was only for the mainstream gamers, and Bethesda lost most hardcore rpg gamers like Indigo, Lyle Schnub and Zaric Zhakaron to name a few well known elder scrolls youtubers.
@@thomasrosendahl2783 the game came out 10 years ago theres only so much lore you can cover silly.
Geralt of Rivia: “Lol, dragons don’t exist. That’s a wyvern.” I’m so glad to finally hear someone call Skyrim out on that 😂
The Dawnguard is my personal favorite dlc; its characters are so well written, the areas look absolutely stunning, the lore is incredibly interesting and of course the voice acting is a marvel.
I genuinely would be fine with Skyrim one day having a full engine upgrade, and playing it all over again.
I love the modding community for this game, so many good mods every day that I can add to my ever gowing modlist.
Skyrim has a special place In my heart in that it changed my entire perspective on gaming
I only used to own Racing games and GTA, buying Skyrim changed that, and even if it was on PS3, where it stopped working properly after too many hours, I enjoyed it like it was the only game I had for years.
on god gta on ps3 was the best no doubt modders ruined it especially invisible body players
There’s just so many times in my life where I’m bored with video games and I download Skyrim and I’m literally hooked just like the first time I played. Mods absolutely changed everything for me on PS5, the game is just incredible
I agree 100 percent.
Never played the game that much. (only played the intro years ago) Never felt like playing it, but this video did show me what impact it had and stil has on the gaming community. Great vid.
This is one of the best videos of 2021
Also you were right to keep the intro as it is, the music really makes it perfect
Being able to have a whole party of followers, and meeting certain ones organically during whatever quests, along the way towards my character's end goal, just makes it feel like a real traditional rpg akin to Final Fantasy or Legend of Dragoon.
As a Fallout Player considering getting back in to Skyrim, are enemy encounters scaled to match the number of people in your party? That is the issue in Fallout 4, you end up with an unstoppable army.
@@aaroneudell4388 I've only got 3 party members(2followers) so far, and I'd say no.
I've played the majority of Skyrim's quests dozens of times, and I can guarantee there's the same amount of enemies in the same places.
Just easier to fight cuz there's 3 of us instead of 1.
I usually play on Adept and have been tempted to turn up to Expert or Master with all the followers I intend to get.
But as is, it's really satisfying seeing us tag team fools. Especially with the more finisher animations mod and the follower AI mod. Makes it so sometimes 2 of us are pulling a finisher on the same enemy at the same time and it just looks so cool. Wouldn't get that on Master with the health sponge enemy's. So I've kept the difficulty down for aesthetic.
Maybe increasing difficulty would scale combat realistically to a party of combatants, but I almost never turn up Bethesda games difficulties cuz its not actually any harder, just cheaper, and as such ruins the immersion.
@@aaroneudell4388 Really? I don't remember that in FO4.
Skyrim uses what's called an Encounter Zone. Basically everything is scaled to your level, but they have min and max level.
Say you are level 5, and you goes into a dungeon with a min level of 10 and max level of 15, then the dungeon will set itself to a level nearest to your level, in this case is 10. I think FO4 uses the same/similar system.
Really great video James. I feel like skyrim does not get the love it deserves for being a great rpg. But you see it and that is great.
Skyrim is an interesting phenomenon. People talk hella shit but people buy this game more than any other elder scrolls lmfao...
A fun mod I recommend for anyone wanting to play throught the main quest again, but seems to have trouble seeing it through.
A mod called "End Times"
It's a mod that puts a time limit on the main quest line, you can set it to whatever you want. if you dont defeat alduin in that time. The game will end with Alduin literally coming from the sky and meteors hitting the ground. The world literally comes to an end. Just like the prophecy.
its a fun mod that puts a some sort of urgency to the game. I had really fun with it.
Skyrim will always have a special place in my heart. Whenever I think of my all time favorite games I would easily say Skyrim is in the top 3. Even tho this game is so old it’s the 1st game i would buy when i get a PC.
You want to use Simple Follower Manager to set outfits for your team. Console commands are for fixing things when they break and should never be your default solution at risk of breaking things even harder, which you found out the hard way
Another fantastic, insightful and well structured video. The amount of time taken to make this is crazy.
James you make such well produced and thoughtful videos. Keep creating man. Lots of love from South Africa.
Thank you dude! I truly appreciate that
Skyrim is a top 10 game of all time and I see it as important as Super Mario was for the open world genre. I've been playing Skyrim for years and still am enchanted by the lore, the gameplay loop still is fun, the characters and world is still enjoyable. Skyrim is a nice place to spend some time and pick some pockets maybe kill a dragon at Riverwood when trying to go to the trader to sell all the stuff in your pockets.
"personal stories of growth, companionship, heroism and triumph"
Me looking at my mod list: "mmm... Yeah sure "
Many games may come and go but skyrim will always be the game that will be a benchmark for RPG open world games, which will never be topped.
I first bought Skyrim in 2011 on the X360. I later owned the PS4 and got the Skyrim SE. 2022… I’m still playing it. One of the best games ever.
Playing a modded Skyrim in 4k on an HDR OLED right now and its still magnificent.
I haven't played it in 8 years. Just started the anniversary edition... oh my the nostalgia feels. And it still holds up really well.
because nobody ever attempts to top it. Make your own character and choose your own path. There literally are no other alternatives, and that sucks.
Elden Ring is good but it cannot come close to Skyrim
Even without the mods this game is amazing. It’s not a perfect game but it’s nearly perfect. I haven’t replayed this game in about four years as I need to make time for newer games but I am looking forwards to getting back into this game. I have high hopes for ES6. But I do believe that our nostalgia will always see Skyrim as superior.
Wow! Amazing video. You got me so immersed that the 30 minutes felt like 5. So good. Thank you.
I’ve been playing this game for 10 years and I’m still addicted to it best game ever made
Just getting back into Skyrim now. Enjoying just as much as I remember.
this is the best video youve ever made mate, makes me want to play skyrim
best game. period.
Skyrim is the o ky video game my mom has played. Once she started she just never stopped. She still plays it.
Legacy of the Dragonborn is an amazing mod that'll shake up an entire playthrough, but will pretty much require starting over to get the most of it.
Its really good to see how Bethesda have taken mods seriously and realized how important they are for their game.
Or more like realized they can make money off mods.
I once had a playthrough where I was the leader of a secret society that runs skyrim from the shadows. It was super cool and personal like you said.
Skyrim came out in a specific time, when specific culture was defined and shaped and not yet started rotting to the core. I remember these times.
Bethesda knew what they were doing when they released a raw borderline shitty game with a ton of instruments to modify it. So after finishing the game players will feel like they've completed a demo. And with proper mods, this game can create an experience and atmosphere no other game can. That's why i believe it's one of the games like warcraft3 or doom2 - an immortal game that our kids and grandkids will still play.
I am really hyped for this.
…aaaaaaannnddd I wanna play the game all over again. Great video
Coincidentally, I’ve honestly named my character Stede before, also! Stede Bonnet was a rich guy who decided to abandon his lifestyle and become a pirate, in the 1700s.
You can say all you want about Bethesda but at least they respect their modders and modding community, unlike Rockstar.
found your channel this week and now are my favourite youtuber
Thank you! Really appreciate that 🙏🏻
I've been playing this for 10 years. Started a new vampire play through the other day and I'm as hooked as I was all those years ago!
The game is so imersive with the music and scenery; it truly transports you there and is definitely an escape from this real world. So many times while playing i'm like I wish this was real life.
Showing the ad at the end of the vid is pretty cool of you
Hey thanks for naming the torrent, "SE Skyrim 2021" or some crap. It was nice getting a text from my internet provider this morning threatening to sue me for "copyright infringement"
Great video, probably gonna play skyrim again now
Rain World also does the immersion of the world is NOT revolving around you, the creatures truly ARE fighting among each other, the creatures have their own stories and pathing, all WITHOUT words, you’re living in this beautiful landscape and you’re a prey species, it truly makes you FEEL like YOU ARE THE CREATURE, It’s honestly how I feel about Skyrim too, both make you feel like YOU ARE NOT THE PERSON IN CONTROL, it’s beautiful in a way, it’s even more beautiful when you notice that sometimes in Skyrim you can get inheritance letters, pointing out you DO have family, despite you knowing your character doesn’t have such family members known, it’s a random event but it’s a beautiful one…
I know he is combating the ubi problem but I hope I see a premiere for ac revelation 10yrs later
Me too, I know George is working on it now. He posted on his Twitter screenshots of playing Revelations
Same would love to see it
PredCaliber the OG, man is so dedicated and helped me so much for my first modding experience.
For the past decade, Skyrim's been a game I told myself I'd play but always ended up putting off for whatever reason.
Finally got the Special Edition, so wish me luck
Enjoy!
Ive earned Every single achievement and trophy.. on my ps4 and xbox one..and i still go back playing every time
You really gave the honest to God answer away within the first 40 seconds of the video. Skyrim is what it is because beyond the massive game with so much potential for world building & role playing, it's the sustained community effort that took it to the next level. The Skyrim community and work done by the fans themselves is unrivaled in the history of video games & this is from someone who didn't play Skyrim for the 1st time until like 9 years after original release lol.
Im so glad I stopped playing Skyrim when I heard about the anniversary edition and ditched my save file because I had a feeling the mods I had were gonna make my save get corrupted as the warnings had told us and sure enough when the painful hiatus from Skyrim was finally over and I downloaded the new version my save was immediately crashed. Luckily I only was at high Hrothgar and hadn't done too much or I'd be livid.
I can't even begin to explain how much this game impacted me moving forward in life. I was 11 when skyrim released... I remember watching Tobuscus' parody trailer and therefor actually buying the game. My friend and i glitched our way to level 81 on my crappy ps3 back then, and i've since time and time again come back to this game.
I've come in and out of phases where i dove deep into lore and builds through different content creators and recently played the game again on pc for the first time with mods that blew me away because i was used to the ps3 version for 10 years...
Sincerely my favourite game of all time. It's amazing how relevant the game still is to this day.
Thank you Bethesda
There are, indeed, male-chicken mods for skyrim. Shape, size, angle, all customisable. Hell, want a horse-male-chicken hybrid? Modders got you govered. Want physics on those hose-chicken hybrids? yup, got ya covered. Want to share that bounty with NPCs? Yup, you can make aure every NPC has a chance to have one 😂
Something that doesn't get talked about enough when it comes to Skyrims success is the fact that it has a 1st person view (even if it's dated). There are a plethora of cool ass open world games that have came out since Skyrim but I could never enjoy them simply bc they force 3rd person. And as much as I love Skyrim I don't think I would have ever even gotten it, let alone enjoyed it if it didn't have 1st person view.
I'm sure this is months too late, but if you ever happen to do a another playthrough of this game. For sure look up the Serana Dialogue Addon. Adds a shit load of new content for her and fleshes out her character even more. It's takes an already amazing follower and ascends them to a person that grows and evolves over the course of your journey, not just of Dawnguard, but the journey you two share together. Highly recommend.
Loving the video so far- I bought the anniversary edition when it came out because I just needed to try out the creation club along with others mods that I used to use back on special edition. I went with a wood elf, which is probably my favorite race, and I’ve been exploring on survival mode; it’s been so immersive and it’s really revived my love for this game.
I've easily put over 2k hours in this game between different consoles and versions since it's original release. It's far from a perfect game but the life breathed into it by modders alongside it's sandbox nature definitely means it's just shy of immortal. It's been such a constant through my life, and such a 'comfort food' in its aesthetics and gameplay and music that at this point, I know I'll keep picking back up this game for the rest of my life.
1500 hours atleast and yet I've never played a Stealth Archer.
Started playing Skyrim a few weeks ago. First time actually playing it and so far it’s pretty good. Will watch this after I finish it!
You never finish Skyrim. Enjoy the game. I remember my first play through 10 years ago vividly. What a experience
@@f1sker_karma thank you I will enjoy! I’m glad you enjoyed it too hopefully it will turn out to be a really good game!
If you love skyrim but have never experienced it in VR I can't recommend it enough, it really is an absolute must.
My most favorite modded moment has to be finding a OP OP dragon ball z Elemental Wizard and panting him or Beating a Raid Boss that the mod literally gives you a follower to fight it with.
I went into a small burrow only to find this Elemental Archmage who kept chilling my ass at level 3, i got pigheaded so i used a mod called "Thief Tools" to sneak up to him and bonk him with a mace, Stunning him as I burnt him to Death to claim his Mask.
With the Raidboss, I was walking from Whiterun to Red Eagle Tower when a ghostly werewolf blitz my ass at level 5. I equipped a scroll that did x3 his magic and watch that raid boss melt into the ground.
I remember dark nights by myself with my hoodie up while drinking wine or ale as I teared up at Skyrim's beauty. It has been too long indeed.
Glad to see that you're as big of a lover of Skyrim as I am.
"A Nord's last thoughts, should be of home" -Ralof
I won’t be surprised if I’m able to play Skyrim on Tesco vouchers soon
i wont be suprised if im able to play skyrim on the little computers at chillys soon
It is my favorite game and boy do I love the community
Just started the video!
03:05 - MASSIVE chills and also my favorite part of the soundtrack! ❤
Just when I thought I was out...they pull me back in.
I started replaying since i had gotten hooked to valheim, 600 mods and 100 hours later still havnt done the main quest.
The dragons in Skyrim are so intelligent that they can fly backwards lol
I couldn’t have said it better myself dude. Skyrim is a perfect game. There are few RPGs that can boast about that but I’ve been playing it since 2015 and haven’t stopped since.
My latest play through is an Old Nordic Hedge Knight named Ser Gerald Highland who is living in Bruma who was thrown out of service from his lord due to catching lycanthropy so he heads to Skyrim to learn how to cope with his new life as a Werewolf and spread as much good before his life fire runs out. Ya like?! Just one of many haha.
I went with the Alt Start Live Another Life mod (crossed boarder of Cyrodil into Falkreath) - to the Companions Questline (EFS Companion Quest Overhaul mod) to the Civil War Questline (Open Civil War and totes sided with Ulfric n’ da Boyz) then the Main Questline and FINALLY BACK to Bruma with the Beyond Skyrim Bruma quest mod.
Thoughts? Suggestions? I’m currently LOVING my character. He’s like a Ser Barriston Selmy from GoT only with the Beast Blood 🐺 🐾⚔️🛡
i think many people don´t give credit to the foundation vanilla skyrim provides.
If the base game wouldn´t be so great people wouldn´t bother to mod it so much and no matter how many mods you install, the game doen´t really change that much. It will look better but feel very similar.