The best tip I have for this game is to not be afraid to get sidetracked, there is no urgency to finish the main quest and no doubt the most memorable moments you might have will be while doing side quests and just exploring the 🐉 are the least of your worries for now
For sure! My brain is teetering between exploreeee and stay on task for the sake of video length 🙃 When I play Elden Ring, exploring is my favorite! Thank you so much for watching!
@@LizXP Oh please explore, this game's exploration is on par or maybe even better than Elden Ring. You will learn so much about the lore and honestly, we are watching as fans, so I feel I speak for most here, video length is not an issue.
@@LizXP I second that, take your time, don't worry much about video length! As said, going off track (and I find not looking at/disabling your compass) will lead to great discoveries and forge your own story.^^ Dragons are cool, but there is SO much more.:3
Yes like for example asking about stuff that the NPCs talk about on your first meeting, like the theft that they talked about in the Riverwood trader, it's leading to a nice beginner quest, that teaches you a lot about dungeons and coincides with the main quest very soon, most of these general things you see are some of the first things you hear about in each town, or some of the main faction quests. The theft in Riverwood, murders in Windhelm, Conspiracy in Markarth, boy doing cult stuff in Windhelm, gray Quarter trouble, or Falkreath cemetery, etc.
Every time I watch a first time Skyrimmer (a word? Probably not.), what really motivates me to continue watching the vids is the choices made by the new player. When you have played the game for the 10th time or more, you tend to run up to each person to choose just the dialog option you want, or you run to the quickest way into or out of a location. This makes it so refreshing to a viewer who can relive that first time experience. I know there are probably hundreds of youtubers who make Skyrim videos. Some roleplay, some do special challenge runs, but, a pure first time playthrough is just magical to watch. (dragon - secret word)
You can switch to third person by pressing R3 with your controller. And I recommend picking flowers. Exploring and talking to everyone is one of the best parts of the game. Good luck fighting all the dragons.
Whiterun is indeed very pretty. It's one of Skyrim's five biggest cities, and all of them are unique. Irileth is a Dark Elf. Ingredients are all over the place, you actually passed a bunch of them on the road. You can use things like butterfly wings, mushrooms, and flowers. In Whiterun alone you can find mountain flowers, nightshade, tundra cotton, and dragon tongue.
Also, Alchemy Tip! Every ingredient has four effects. As long at least two ingredients in a potion share an effect, the potion will have that effect. You can also eat ingredients raw, and this will teach you the ingredient's first effect.
Also, once you leave Helgen (and wherever you see snow), you'll see a lot of snowberries. Around Whiterun during the day, you'll see blue butterflies. Pickup the snowberries and blue mountain wings, and you can create potions for enchanting. When you're at the enchanter, you can drink one of these potions, then enchant something, and the newly enchanted weapon or armor will be better. Eventually, you can make DRAGON weapons and armor, too!
My friend just starting playing it for the first time as well, I love seeing people discover it for the first time!! Skyrim was my first game ever so it’ll always have a special place in my heart hehe, hope you enjoy it just as much :)
It's such a great game! Been modding it for years now too. But I didn't get it when it first came out; the trailers had me convinced I wouldn't be able to handle it and would just cry the whole time, that it'd be too tough for me what with the dragons and all. Despite my friends telling me it was great and to get it. A while later it was on sale though, and I did get it. Had absolutely no idea what I was really doing, but that's what made it so much fun... the first time I found Whiterun Plains by accident, I thought I had gone off the path and was somewhere I wasn't supposed to be. It was such an alien, different feel all overcast weather and wide open unlike the Falkreath Forests that I'd been stumbling through before.
I’ve been playing Skyrim for a long time, and I always fondly look back on my first time playing. You never get that feeling again, savor it, and may you have an amazing adventure ☺️
Skyrim was also my first "big" game that was a website/flash game. I still remember when me and my brother only had one computer and didn't speak English and we didn't know how to switch languages LOL. I remember the visuals when I was in the Whiterun planes and it was night time, and we saw the beautiful sky and planets. Skyrim has a big place in my heart.
I have been playing Skyrim off and on since it's release. Yes I'm old I'm 55. I have over 3000 hours invested, so it's been a long time since I have seen this game played without all the amazing mods this game has to offer. You will be able to play this game for many many years and not grow tired of it.
I'm in my 60s with over 10k hours racked up. My wife has threatened (I hope she was kidding) to leave me many time but I just can't seem to stop. Perhaps an intervention is called for.🤔
Draugr, pronounced Droy-gar or Draw-ger. It's an Old Norse (Viking) word for ghost or undead. A restless spirit who would travel by night to haunt the surrounding area. Many Norse and Germanic peoples feared these creatures as they believed that the sign of walking dead meant Ragnarök, the death of all life, would be brought from them, so many Norse tombs were sealed by a massive stone to prevent them from leaving. Others were burned in their ships. The word descendant of this is Draug from Norwegian. Also I'm Norwegian/Saxon, so I'm a flatland and forest lover, but I also love harsh cold, deep snow, and towering mountains and fjords. And since I like two handed weapons or short handed weapons with shields, I generally choose warrior. 🐉
@@LizXP You're very welcome! Norse/Germanic expert and semi linguist (I'm not quite fluent in German or Norsk yet, but I know enough XD) so I'll share what knowledge I have when it's appropriate 🙂😂 Prost und Viel Glück! 🇩🇪🇳🇴🍻 The next episode will be pretty tough so I'd recommend getting some health potions and training a bit. But you'll do fine!
You've already recorded the next episode but since you asked a few questions... --You asked if you can see your character. Yes, you can switch to 3rd person in the options/settings. I'm one of those weird ones that actually likes 3rd person vs 1st person so I always see my character in skyrim. -- When you followed Hadvar (Imperial side) last episode you also had the option of following the guy who talked to you on the cart (forget his name but he is Stormcloak side). As you play you can chose to join one of the two sides in the war or stay neutral. If you go to Solitude--the quest Hadvar gave you--you will be going down the Imperial path. You will be able to find quests for the Stormcloak path if they fit you better. I think you asked about other things but I don't want this comment to drag-on. ;-)
@@LizXP Yes it depends which one you run into the tower with. It's a while since I played Skyrim (too busy with Fallout 4) but I think the other guy is named Raloff (?). If I was to give one piece of advice it would be to stop running everywhere - that's a good way to run (literally) into trouble. Going into strange locations like dungeons it's best to sneak in at first. Many have animals hiding in them - and other creatures!
@@LizXP you don’t have to make any decisions about who to side with in the civil war right now. Technically the game considers you neutral right now so both imperials and stormcloaks will not be hostile towards you. There are many side quests and faction quest lines you can choose and it’s easy (and ok) to get sidetracked from the main quest. It can be a little overwhelming how big this game is, but just go at your own pace and choose what you want to do and say
"All hail to Ulfric! You are the High King! In your great honor we drink and we sing. We're the children of Skyrim, and we fight all our lives. And when Sovngarde beckons, every one of us dies! But this land is ours and we'll see it wiped clean. Of the scourge that has sullied our hopes and our dreams!" (look it up, there's an amazin cover "Malukah - Age of Oppression - Skyrim Cover") Time to learn your first word in the Drangon Language, "Dovah" which means, of course, "Dragon".
Another entertaining episode. Can't wait until you deal with your first DRAGON. Oh, and just a small tip- you are entirely right to be alert when you're wandering in the wilds and on the road, but you can mostly relax in the major cities. It's rare to be attacked in them so long as you didn't do anything to warrant being attacked, I.E.- getting caught stealing or assaulting a citizen. And if you are attacked by a baddie the guards typically help you out. Also, you absolutely can swim in this game and even find and make items that let you breathe underwater. Oh, and that carriage you saw outside Whiterun can be paid to take you to the other cities.
Great episode, thank you! If I may give a tip without spoilers: learn how to bind weapons and things to you right and left hands. Your greatsword is a two handed weapon so when you activate it in your inventory, you'll see 'LR' next to it. Try doing that with a dagger and shield: one in the left, one in the right. Then your attack buttons (left and right) will either stab or block. When you go into your spells menu, you can also bind spells to one or both hands. Learn to use the quick menu to "Favorite" weapons, spells, etc. Then you can quickly swap, like if you need to turn your shield hand into a heal spell hand. Good luck at Bleak Falls Barrow, and watch out for dragons! 🐉
As a True Son of Skyrim, out of dozens of playthroughs, I've never seen this from the Imperial point of view. Kind of funny TBH I'm a book collector in every playthrough. Every house I have is loaded with books. Personal favorite house is Lakeview Manor. I'm getting a whole new home theater setup with 5.1 surround sound (can't wait to piss off my wife and kids with Dragon shouts 🤣), PS5 and Skyrim Anniversary Edition after Christmas. I don't plan on stopping until I've finally completed the entire game with as many achievements as possible.
I just started my probably 300th playthrough of the game, took a year or took break and now I'm playing again. wish I could experience the game for the first time again, such a great feeling being lost in all the things you can do in this game, and not knowing the ending to any of the quests. looking forward to part 3!
Same boat, I play skyrim too much, I miss the 1st time experience! I will say that when I tried the game on vr for one brief hour, it was almost like playing a new game again.
quick question because i’m new to skyrim. I’ve slept in a bed at riverwood but i’ve woken up and a red bar has taken half of my stamina and I don’t know how to get rid of it. do you know who to because i’m so confused
You are playing exactly as you should! Exploring, admiring the view, enjoying your surroundings. Don't worry about the video length, we all here for it. What a game, keep it up!
i love this game. im doing my first playthrough right now. its beautiful, charming, emmersive and sprawling... i mean its kinda ashy but its still amazing.
mountain person born and raised, i started out as a mage but have played thief and warrior, yeah i only went into a few buildings first time through but i was hell bent on getting to the jarl. and DRAGON
"Enough! I'll not stand idly by while a dragon burns my hold and slaughters my people!" Haha, XD! This part is just gold as you gotta love how dramatic it sounds. ⚔⚔⚔👑
Not sure if anyone else already mentioned this, or if you finished the game already, but just in case. It's usually a good idea to explore most dialogue options, if you want to get all the side quests (some that are quite big/significant). Thanks for an interesting video! :)
Its crazy, I played this game almost every single day since I was 7 in 2011 lol. Hope you enjoy playing this game as much as I did! Get ready for around 150 hours on one character
Wow, I was 18 when Skyrim came out and it’s pretty cool to know that people whose first game (or *one* of their first games) it was are freaking adults now!
150 hours? That's rookie numbers! I had a character lost to my dead PS3 that had over 5000 hours on it. (I say this with all good humor. :) ) 150 hours is still a long time. My very first time ever playing the game, I logged 80 hours in the first week and a half of owning it....
Seconding (or whatevering, since I'm far from the second) the motion to listen to background conversations, pick all the conversation options you want, read books, and go exploring. Elder Scrolls games are all about the exploration; the main quest is just a vague guide, and pretty much no quests are actually timed except if you want to get married (if you don't show up on the right day, your formerly-affianced will be quite cross with you.) A few general things to note: You can go around killing everyone if you want, but be aware that everyone will treat you like a serial killer if you do. (There's even a faction in the game who'll like you more for it.) Notice how all the cheap stuff in Alvor's house went from "steal" to "take" after you talked to him? The game tracks how much both factions and individuals like or dislike you; the more someone likes you, the more expensive stuff you can take from them without consequence. It _is_ based on value, btw, which is why the gauntlets were free but the more expensive armor would've been stealing. It's also why taking all that gold was okay; each stack was only three or four gold, even if they added up to a fair amount. You may want to be picking up more random crap, at least early on, so you can make some money to afford better stuff. You can just wait until you loot better stuff, of course (it's what I'm doing with my current character), and you're almost guaranteed to have too much money in the late game, but it can be helpful early on. Also, if you do that, pay attention to the value/weight ratio. An iron dagger may not be worth as much as iron armor, but it's worth more per pound, and you have limited carrying capacity. You can go into almost any building and talk to anyone, but some (especially out in the wilderness) will be automatically hostile (they're usually bad guys; just kill them or run away). Also, people have schedules and personal areas; a shopkeeper may get annoyed if you go into their bedroom, and will absolutely be annoyed if you break in after hours (unless you're too sneaky to notice of course!) Looking forward to the next few episodes before I catch up. I'm having a whale - or, should I say, a _dragon_ 🐲 of a time!
Love your reactions to the game Liz. Keep "dragon" along you will find what is important to you. Wood Elf, interesting choice, was my first choice too.
As a dog lover, you can use the "calm" spell to stop the wolves from attacking. I really like your playthrough I've never read the book of the dragonborne all the way through and now that you did, It changes the way I play that game. Thx
MOUNTAIN haha. Hey sometimes there are choices. You actually followed the red armored imperial guard. By following him you made an initial choice. You will find that Skyrim is the ultimate roleplaying game. You can be a part of many groups. Cant wait to see what you become. I have a shelf full of books and a rack full of staffs.
Just got my dad to start playing Skyrim. He's 71 and doesn't really play many games, but since he's retired and a little bored now, figured I'd get him hooked on the best game ever. He had to lower the difficulty, but he likes it so far.
1 tip i recommend is if you see a more valuable item that's enchanted and glowing you either have the option to sell it if you don't want it or disenchant it. Disenchanting will you allow to put that enchantment on another piece of armor or weapon to deal frost, fire or other types of damage or enchnant your armour with more health, or different types resistances
On my current play through of Skyrim I am not Dragonborn. The way to do that is never go and talk to the Jarl of Whiterun and never accept the dragon quest. I am 150 hours into it and have yet to see a dragon after Helgen. Also, you still learn the words of power but you can never unlock them because you never absorb dragon souls.
I’ve only just started watching this series and so excited to watch more. I’ve seen so many Skyrim play throughs but not by many girls so it’s nice to see another girl in the Skyrim community 😭😭🥰🥰
I fell asleep watching ep.1 last night and woke up and ate breakfast watching ep. 2. this morning. I loved watching my wife play, she loved, loved, loved it and is not a gamer. She played like Ratchet and Clank years ago, but this was her first "real game". Oh I am from Florida too (born and raised), I moved to Norway like 3 years ago, so yes I love the Mountains as well, but miss the beautiful beaches. It is more beautiful in Norway than I, or anyone from FL, could ever imagine. Pretty much Skyrim in real life
The best advise for you would be to not buy anything from stores, except healing potions (and couple other potions) because you will find much better gear outside the cities than in shops and blacksmiths
she definitely has gamer skills and knows a lot about what to do and how to explore. I love that she's not trying to race through to get to the end, but rather stops to smell the roses and appreciate all the details that went into creating the world and the characters in it.
The first time I played was with my little sister and we had an absolute blast together. After completing the main quest and most of the side quests I could find I made a new character with different morals and stuff and made it just as fun as the fist time.
LOL, my son and I had played Skyrim together too when it first came out and we do still played together by one doing battles , another exploring with gathering loots and we do both decide on what decisions to make on quest outcomes for old times Mom and adult son's bonding moments! As for characters, my son will choose race of characters awhile I will do character creation build since he feels I make good looking ones compared to himself. ❤
Mark 4:27. Me too! One of my first mods was the one to make the wildlife friendly, especially the predators. Prey animals, typically start out nice. Sometimes, my PC, would find, Foxes & Rabbits, keeping pace with them, just because. By the way! There's a, Console! It can be used for, Commands. One such command lets your PC switch places. Or rather, you can take command of an, NPC. I once did so with a, Fox, and then be tried to keep up with my PC and party. Too fast though. Poor things. When your PC gets to be so fast, the rest find it difficult to keep up! Now they know how, Batman, must feel when the others run away!
Having played this game since it came out and having put hundreds of hours I always love watching people experience it for the first time and enjoying this amazing game, by the way if you ever decide you want to change your guardian stone you can do as often as you like so if you ever decide to use magic I'd recommend using the mage stone
Ur video popped up in my recommended and now I’m depressed and jealous… I wish I could play this game again. I’m sure you’re gonna have an absolutely amazing time though and you’ll have to do some modded play throughs after you beat the game
I'm loving this series. Skyrim is huge, and there's literally a million and one things to do, so talk to everyone and go everywhere. errr, here... be dragons?
You are playing my favorite game of all time. Savor it. Skyrim is a game where I can walk around with no particular goal in mind, and just have fun exploring.
Lovely to see somebody see the world for the first time. My tips, search every nook and cranny, speak to everybody and get your sneak skills up quite early, its so fun to sneak up on people.
For somebody who says they want to hear people's stories you do rarely press that talk button. There is really no need to walk about with a drawn weapon especially in the cities some other characters may treat you as hostile then. Crafting in this game can be very very helpful. And nobody will mind if you just spend hours on walking around admiring the beauty of the landscape and discovering new locations
I was filled with so much anxiety every time you wandered up to people with your weapon drawn, then to hear you question if you should just kill people....good video but man my heart couldn't take much more!
Loving your play through. Refreshing to see a new player and the excitement they are experiencing Dragons for the first time. A small note - No, I would not read all the books, there are a ton. Maybe just slowly page through them so if viewers want to pause and read them theirselves they can. I would just read journals, notes and books related to quests. Oh also. You move a little faster with your weapon sheathed and having your weapon out while talking to people makes them uncomfortable.
Alchemist me: no you forgot the mora tap. Oh geez you left the lavender. Blue mountain flowers don't just walk by them! Lol it's kinda fun watching new blood playing skyrim. I have no idea what she's gonna do.
and never fear just picking a direction and heading off the beaten path. my first play through I wondered in the woods for 3 hours, just hunting and exploring. so much fun.
Love that you're playing for the first time! My suggestion especially is to search all over caves and forts that you're tasked to clear out; a lot of times there are chests with gems, coins, other treasures, sometimes extra potions hiding on shelves or in corners. Also, you can never have enough lockpicks either haha, you'll be asked to unlock chests and doors on some quests.
You said in your first video that you usually like to play necromancer types in games like these. Go into conjuration if that's the case. You can buy spells from shopkeepers, but the best spells are at the college of winter hold. You can take the carriage out of any major city for a quick visit to Winterhold. I recommend getting the health and Magicka increases a bit more every level if you go for this style of play. Remember that you can always go back to those guardian stones for a 20% boost in magic learning. These guardian stones help whenever you want to level up what you're doing at the time. Another tip, talk to everyone, it will give you tons of quests. I look forward to next episode.🐉🐲
its been 13 years since this game came out, It still looks pretty good considering. It's amazing game, the music alone set the moods so well. Cannot wait to see what the next one brings.
Really enjoy seeing someone play this for the first time. Skyrim is an Awesome Game! I also have around 3000 hours in game, so you have a long way to go, LOL. Have fun.
2:28 - beach person! Born in Florida and moved to more mountainous areas, but just moved back and loving being by the water again! 3:24 - always the thief, no matter what the build starts as, it ends up being a stealth archer 🐉
I love the look on your face as you see the expanse of the map... Totally Awesome... I Just discovered your channel today. and should catch up to your latest ep. really looking forward to this play through... Also loved the jarel self correction once you heard it in game... keep going. And Like others have said... going off track is almost the point of playing. Edit: Dragons are very awesome part of this game. You may want to level up a bit first...
🐲🐲🐲loving this series!!! I’m replaying Skyrim right now myself, so seeing your vids remind me of my first time playing. Cant wait for the next part!!!!!
Yeah I decided to replay too and was loving it, had an awesome start loot wise etc and then ran into a game breaking bug unfortunately.. was at level 17 and doing the dawnguard quest, I went to take serena back and refused her dad and now the game won’t let me out of the castle.. All of my previous saves are with serena (as I did a few nearby quests with her) so I can’t I can’t load before starting her quest so I’m kinda screwed.. don’t know why Skyrim only lets you load from 4 save points??
Already on episode 5 haha, so I don't doubt it ;3 But yeah, it's fun watching someone take their own pace with the game as well. Feels like I'm reliving my 2011 self lmao@@LizXP
Another great video! Please wander arround, that's the best thing in Skyrim! Getting sidetracked and discovering small detail like the dragon skull right above the Jarl's throne!
I can’t believe you got lost on the way to Whiterun, but I struggled to enter the Imperial city in Oblivion. So pot, kettle. You’re honestly doing great so far! As a completely new player, I look forward to seeing your journey.
The best tip I have for this game is to not be afraid to get sidetracked, there is no urgency to finish the main quest and no doubt the most memorable moments you might have will be while doing side quests and just exploring the 🐉 are the least of your worries for now
For sure! My brain is teetering between exploreeee and stay on task for the sake of video length 🙃 When I play Elden Ring, exploring is my favorite! Thank you so much for watching!
@@LizXP Oh please explore, this game's exploration is on par or maybe even better than Elden Ring. You will learn so much about the lore and honestly, we are watching as fans, so I feel I speak for most here, video length is not an issue.
@@LizXP I second that, take your time, don't worry much about video length! As said, going off track (and I find not looking at/disabling your compass) will lead to great discoveries and forge your own story.^^
Dragons are cool, but there is SO much more.:3
Yes like for example asking about stuff that the NPCs talk about on your first meeting, like the theft that they talked about in the Riverwood trader, it's leading to a nice beginner quest, that teaches you a lot about dungeons and coincides with the main quest very soon, most of these general things you see are some of the first things you hear about in each town, or some of the main faction quests. The theft in Riverwood, murders in Windhelm, Conspiracy in Markarth, boy doing cult stuff in Windhelm, gray Quarter trouble, or Falkreath cemetery, etc.
@@zipflik7887 I agree but the quests you mentioned at the end are kinda spoilers if she reads this
I love that she’s reading the signs, asking about the creatures, and just overall appreciating the lore.
and people say girls can't be true gamers
“Who am i mad against, stormcloaks or imperials?”
Said literally everyone who ever played
@@OgBobby42 so glad I’m not the only one (I’m playing for the first time now)
Every time I watch a first time Skyrimmer (a word? Probably not.), what really motivates me to continue watching the vids is the choices made by the new player. When you have played the game for the 10th time or more, you tend to run up to each person to choose just the dialog option you want, or you run to the quickest way into or out of a location. This makes it so refreshing to a viewer who can relive that first time experience. I know there are probably hundreds of youtubers who make Skyrim videos. Some roleplay, some do special challenge runs, but, a pure first time playthrough is just magical to watch. (dragon - secret word)
Thank you so much! I'm honored that you're enjoying it! I'm still loving this game so much and I'm on episode 40 now!
You can switch to third person by pressing R3 with your controller. And I recommend picking flowers. Exploring and talking to everyone is one of the best parts of the game. Good luck fighting all the dragons.
Aww I would love to pick flowers! That's so nice! And I finally figured it out in episode 3! Thank you!
NoooooOooOoo. Leave the flowers alone and _buy_ your flowers. Keep Skyrim beautiful.
@@SwiftJustice They grow back!
@@LizXP eat stuff you pick up too. even the gross raw stuff.
Whiterun is indeed very pretty. It's one of Skyrim's five biggest cities, and all of them are unique.
Irileth is a Dark Elf.
Ingredients are all over the place, you actually passed a bunch of them on the road. You can use things like butterfly wings, mushrooms, and flowers. In Whiterun alone you can find mountain flowers, nightshade, tundra cotton, and dragon tongue.
Also, Alchemy Tip! Every ingredient has four effects. As long at least two ingredients in a potion share an effect, the potion will have that effect. You can also eat ingredients raw, and this will teach you the ingredient's first effect.
And Deathbells. Don't forget the Deathbells!
Also, once you leave Helgen (and wherever you see snow), you'll see a lot of snowberries. Around Whiterun during the day, you'll see blue butterflies. Pickup the snowberries and blue mountain wings, and you can create potions for enchanting. When you're at the enchanter, you can drink one of these potions, then enchant something, and the newly enchanted weapon or armor will be better. Eventually, you can make DRAGON weapons and armor, too!
Whiterun is alright but Solitude will forever be my favorite place to live.
@@phoenixwing5133 Solitude is great, too. My true home in Tamriel will always be Balmora, though.
You missed the one rule of picking a stone in Skyrim…you gotta look up at its beam touching the sky
"How do I get so far off track?", welcome to Skyrim. 😆
My friend just starting playing it for the first time as well, I love seeing people discover it for the first time!! Skyrim was my first game ever so it’ll always have a special place in my heart hehe, hope you enjoy it just as much :)
Thank you so much! That's awesome! I'm enjoying the game so much so far!
It's such a great game! Been modding it for years now too. But I didn't get it when it first came out; the trailers had me convinced I wouldn't be able to handle it and would just cry the whole time, that it'd be too tough for me what with the dragons and all. Despite my friends telling me it was great and to get it. A while later it was on sale though, and I did get it. Had absolutely no idea what I was really doing, but that's what made it so much fun... the first time I found Whiterun Plains by accident, I thought I had gone off the path and was somewhere I wasn't supposed to be. It was such an alien, different feel all overcast weather and wide open unlike the Falkreath Forests that I'd been stumbling through before.
Wow, my first digital game was pong. Graphics, stories and immersion has improved a little bit since then.
I’ve been playing Skyrim for a long time, and I always fondly look back on my first time playing. You never get that feeling again, savor it, and may you have an amazing adventure ☺️
Skyrim was also my first "big" game that was a website/flash game. I still remember when me and my brother only had one computer and didn't speak English and we didn't know how to switch languages LOL. I remember the visuals when I was in the Whiterun planes and it was night time, and we saw the beautiful sky and planets. Skyrim has a big place in my heart.
I too own a Irish Wolfhound named Maebh. Fun fact: All of the dogs in Skyrim are modeled after the Irish Wolfhound.
I have been playing Skyrim off and on since it's release. Yes I'm old I'm 55. I have over 3000 hours invested, so it's been a long time since I have seen this game played without all the amazing mods this game has to offer. You will be able to play this game for many many years and not grow tired of it.
Same here bro. I’m 52 and just started another play through. This game is timeless, especially with mods.
Heck, I'm 74 with over 8000. It just keeps getting better!
25 with over 10k invested. no judgement here.
@@DarthChosen 😆
I'm in my 60s with over 10k hours racked up. My wife has threatened (I hope she was kidding) to leave me many time but I just can't seem to stop. Perhaps an intervention is called for.🤔
Draugr, pronounced Droy-gar or Draw-ger. It's an Old Norse (Viking) word for ghost or undead. A restless spirit who would travel by night to haunt the surrounding area. Many Norse and Germanic peoples feared these creatures as they believed that the sign of walking dead meant Ragnarök, the death of all life, would be brought from them, so many Norse tombs were sealed by a massive stone to prevent them from leaving. Others were burned in their ships. The word descendant of this is Draug from Norwegian. Also I'm Norwegian/Saxon, so I'm a flatland and forest lover, but I also love harsh cold, deep snow, and towering mountains and fjords. And since I like two handed weapons or short handed weapons with shields, I generally choose warrior. 🐉
Ooooh thank you for sharing! Love hearing the lore!
@@LizXP You're very welcome! Norse/Germanic expert and semi linguist (I'm not quite fluent in German or Norsk yet, but I know enough XD) so I'll share what knowledge I have when it's appropriate 🙂😂 Prost und Viel Glück! 🇩🇪🇳🇴🍻 The next episode will be pretty tough so I'd recommend getting some health potions and training a bit. But you'll do fine!
Episode 3 is here: th-cam.com/video/vx0vztQje60/w-d-xo.html 🤗 Thank you so much for your support!
You've already recorded the next episode but since you asked a few questions...
--You asked if you can see your character. Yes, you can switch to 3rd person in the options/settings. I'm one of those weird ones that actually likes 3rd person vs 1st person so I always see my character in skyrim.
-- When you followed Hadvar (Imperial side) last episode you also had the option of following the guy who talked to you on the cart (forget his name but he is Stormcloak side). As you play you can chose to join one of the two sides in the war or stay neutral. If you go to Solitude--the quest Hadvar gave you--you will be going down the Imperial path. You will be able to find quests for the Stormcloak path if they fit you better.
I think you asked about other things but I don't want this comment to drag-on. ;-)
Oooh interesting! I didn't even realize there was an another option! 😵💫 I'm so torn! Thank you so much!
@@LizXP you can quickly switch to third and first to not in settings
Ulfric is a traitor. Glory to the Empire! :P
@@LizXP Yes it depends which one you run into the tower with. It's a while since I played Skyrim (too busy with Fallout 4) but I think the other guy is named Raloff (?). If I was to give one piece of advice it would be to stop running everywhere - that's a good way to run (literally) into trouble. Going into strange locations like dungeons it's best to sneak in at first. Many have animals hiding in them - and other creatures!
@@LizXP you don’t have to make any decisions about who to side with in the civil war right now. Technically the game considers you neutral right now so both imperials and stormcloaks will not be hostile towards you. There are many side quests and faction quest lines you can choose and it’s easy (and ok) to get sidetracked from the main quest. It can be a little overwhelming how big this game is, but just go at your own pace and choose what you want to do and say
"All hail to Ulfric! You are the High King!
In your great honor we drink and we sing.
We're the children of Skyrim, and we fight all our lives.
And when Sovngarde beckons, every one of us dies!
But this land is ours and we'll see it wiped clean.
Of the scourge that has sullied our hopes and our dreams!"
(look it up, there's an amazin cover "Malukah - Age of Oppression - Skyrim Cover")
Time to learn your first word in the Drangon Language, "Dovah" which means, of course, "Dragon".
Another entertaining episode. Can't wait until you deal with your first DRAGON. Oh, and just a small tip- you are entirely right to be alert when you're wandering in the wilds and on the road, but you can mostly relax in the major cities. It's rare to be attacked in them so long as you didn't do anything to warrant being attacked, I.E.- getting caught stealing or assaulting a citizen. And if you are attacked by a baddie the guards typically help you out. Also, you absolutely can swim in this game and even find and make items that let you breathe underwater. Oh, and that carriage you saw outside Whiterun can be paid to take you to the other cities.
So cool! Thanks so much for the tips and for watching 🐉 and commenting!
Great episode, thank you! If I may give a tip without spoilers: learn how to bind weapons and things to you right and left hands. Your greatsword is a two handed weapon so when you activate it in your inventory, you'll see 'LR' next to it. Try doing that with a dagger and shield: one in the left, one in the right. Then your attack buttons (left and right) will either stab or block. When you go into your spells menu, you can also bind spells to one or both hands. Learn to use the quick menu to "Favorite" weapons, spells, etc. Then you can quickly swap, like if you need to turn your shield hand into a heal spell hand. Good luck at Bleak Falls Barrow, and watch out for dragons! 🐉
Thanks so much! I was wondering where my shield went after the last episode haha thanks so much for watching and commenting!
As a True Son of Skyrim, out of dozens of playthroughs, I've never seen this from the Imperial point of view.
Kind of funny TBH
I'm a book collector in every playthrough.
Every house I have is loaded with books.
Personal favorite house is Lakeview Manor.
I'm getting a whole new home theater setup with 5.1 surround sound (can't wait to piss off my wife and kids with Dragon shouts 🤣), PS5 and Skyrim Anniversary Edition after Christmas. I don't plan on stopping until I've finally completed the entire game with as many achievements as possible.
So excited to watch you fight your first dragon. Gets me hyped when new people are experiencing it for the first time.
Heck yes! Thank you so much for watching!
It's neat to be able to watch someone new to Skyrim entering the world of Tamriel and discover more mysteries of the Dragonborn!
This World is so alive and beautiful! I can tell I’m going to enjoy the exploration and story a lot, our Sword looks cool too! Enjoyed the Episode! 🤗
I know!! The graphics are amazing! Thank you so much!
Your very welcome! 🤗
@@LizXP there are great mods for this game that enhance weather, graphics, and give you lots of extra weapons.
@@Phlegnut19 just let her enjoy the game as it is.. for beginners mods ruin the game
imagine with mods. so many beautiful options.
I just started my probably 300th playthrough of the game, took a year or took break and now I'm playing again. wish I could experience the game for the first time again, such a great feeling being lost in all the things you can do in this game, and not knowing the ending to any of the quests. looking forward to part 3!
Dang that's awesome! Have fun with playing again! It's been so fun so far!!
Same boat, I play skyrim too much, I miss the 1st time experience! I will say that when I tried the game on vr for one brief hour, it was almost like playing a new game again.
quick question because i’m new to skyrim. I’ve slept in a bed at riverwood but i’ve woken up and a red bar has taken half of my stamina and I don’t know how to get rid of it. do you know who to because i’m so confused
@@povism6073 eat food
@@lordomdadon ur joking 😭😭😭😭😭 thank you
The distraught feelings over having to kill the wolves made me flashback to my first play through. I had the exact same reaction at that scene 🥺
im so jealous. that first walk from riverwood to whiterun...core childhood memory
Always glad to watch someone new on Skyrim
You are playing exactly as you should! Exploring, admiring the view, enjoying your surroundings. Don't worry about the video length, we all here for it. What a game, keep it up!
" Let me go ahead and buy a dagger 🗡️ too" the wild things you never thought you'd hear 🤣
i love this game. im doing my first playthrough right now. its beautiful, charming, emmersive and sprawling... i mean its kinda ashy but its still amazing.
mountain person born and raised, i started out as a mage but have played thief and warrior, yeah i only went into a few buildings first time through but i was hell bent on getting to the jarl. and DRAGON
"Enough! I'll not stand idly by while a dragon burns my hold and slaughters my people!" Haha, XD! This part is just gold as you gotta love how dramatic it sounds. ⚔⚔⚔👑
Not sure if anyone else already mentioned this, or if you finished the game already, but just in case. It's usually a good idea to explore most dialogue options, if you want to get all the side quests (some that are quite big/significant). Thanks for an interesting video! :)
Its crazy, I played this game almost every single day since I was 7 in 2011 lol. Hope you enjoy playing this game as much as I did! Get ready for around 150 hours on one character
That's so awesome! I'm loving it so much! Which character are you about to hit 150 with? It was so hard for me to choose!
@@LizXP I have one Imperial Warrior that I have about 150 on. Another I have a Breton Spellsword with like 60 Hours
Wow, I was 18 when Skyrim came out and it’s pretty cool to know that people whose first game (or *one* of their first games) it was are freaking adults now!
@@NIKSEEN yeah! And we're all still waiting for Elder Scrolls 6...
150 hours? That's rookie numbers! I had a character lost to my dead PS3 that had over 5000 hours on it. (I say this with all good humor. :) ) 150 hours is still a long time. My very first time ever playing the game, I logged 80 hours in the first week and a half of owning it....
Seconding (or whatevering, since I'm far from the second) the motion to listen to background conversations, pick all the conversation options you want, read books, and go exploring. Elder Scrolls games are all about the exploration; the main quest is just a vague guide, and pretty much no quests are actually timed except if you want to get married (if you don't show up on the right day, your formerly-affianced will be quite cross with you.)
A few general things to note:
You can go around killing everyone if you want, but be aware that everyone will treat you like a serial killer if you do. (There's even a faction in the game who'll like you more for it.)
Notice how all the cheap stuff in Alvor's house went from "steal" to "take" after you talked to him? The game tracks how much both factions and individuals like or dislike you; the more someone likes you, the more expensive stuff you can take from them without consequence. It _is_ based on value, btw, which is why the gauntlets were free but the more expensive armor would've been stealing. It's also why taking all that gold was okay; each stack was only three or four gold, even if they added up to a fair amount.
You may want to be picking up more random crap, at least early on, so you can make some money to afford better stuff. You can just wait until you loot better stuff, of course (it's what I'm doing with my current character), and you're almost guaranteed to have too much money in the late game, but it can be helpful early on. Also, if you do that, pay attention to the value/weight ratio. An iron dagger may not be worth as much as iron armor, but it's worth more per pound, and you have limited carrying capacity.
You can go into almost any building and talk to anyone, but some (especially out in the wilderness) will be automatically hostile (they're usually bad guys; just kill them or run away). Also, people have schedules and personal areas; a shopkeeper may get annoyed if you go into their bedroom, and will absolutely be annoyed if you break in after hours (unless you're too sneaky to notice of course!)
Looking forward to the next few episodes before I catch up. I'm having a whale - or, should I say, a _dragon_ 🐲 of a time!
Love your reactions to the game Liz. Keep "dragon" along you will find what is important to you. Wood Elf, interesting choice, was my first choice too.
Bob Ross painting in a game. That has to be the best description for that landscape. 👍
Im so excited to see more from our DRAGONborn!
Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
As a dog lover, you can use the "calm" spell to stop the wolves from attacking.
I really like your playthrough I've never read the book of the dragonborne all the way through and now that you did, It changes the way I play that game. Thx
MOUNTAIN haha. Hey sometimes there are choices. You actually followed the red armored imperial guard. By following him you made an initial choice. You will find that Skyrim is the ultimate roleplaying game. You can be a part of many groups. Cant wait to see what you become. I have a shelf full of books and a rack full of staffs.
Lol, you know, you were already near Bleakfalls Barrow when at Riverwood ... Forshadowing indeed; then you'll meet a Dragon soon enough! :)
Great, now I’m replaying Skyrim for the 1000th time! Can’t wait to see more of your blind playthrough! 🐉
Thanks so much for watching and commenting!!
Just got my dad to start playing Skyrim. He's 71 and doesn't really play many games, but since he's retired and a little bored now, figured I'd get him hooked on the best game ever. He had to lower the difficulty, but he likes it so far.
Btw, you can switch between first and third person pressing R3 I believe? (Or whatever the Xbox equivalent is)
1 tip i recommend is if you see a more valuable item that's enchanted and glowing you either have the option to sell it if you don't want it or disenchant it. Disenchanting will you allow to put that enchantment on another piece of armor or weapon to deal frost, fire or other types of damage or enchnant your armour with more health, or different types resistances
On my current play through of Skyrim I am not Dragonborn.
The way to do that is never go and talk to the Jarl of Whiterun and never accept the dragon quest.
I am 150 hours into it and have yet to see a dragon after Helgen.
Also, you still learn the words of power but you can never unlock them because you never absorb dragon souls.
I’ve only just started watching this series and so excited to watch more. I’ve seen so many Skyrim play throughs but not by many girls so it’s nice to see another girl in the Skyrim community 😭😭🥰🥰
I fell asleep watching ep.1 last night and woke up and ate breakfast watching ep. 2. this morning. I loved watching my wife play, she loved, loved, loved it and is not a gamer. She played like Ratchet and Clank years ago, but this was her first "real game".
Oh I am from Florida too (born and raised), I moved to Norway like 3 years ago, so yes I love the Mountains as well, but miss the beautiful beaches. It is more beautiful in Norway than I, or anyone from FL, could ever imagine. Pretty much Skyrim in real life
The best advise for you would be to not buy anything from stores, except healing potions (and couple other potions) because you will find much better gear outside the cities than in shops and blacksmiths
this makes me so happy to see because i also played skyrim for the first time about a month ago and i'm totally hooked lol. subscribed!! :D
Niceeee and same! I can't wait to play more! Thank you so much for watching and commenting and subscribing!
I'm excited for your journey away from Dragonsreach to Bleak Falls Burrow. Good hunting!
As for what stone I originally chose, I think I went Mage for my first playthough.
Thank you for commenting!
HAH your reaction to this game is golden, made me laugh so much...
That makes me so happy! Thank you!
Looking forward to seeing u get that 🐉 stone tablet
Thank you so much for watching and commenting!! 🐉
she definitely has gamer skills and knows a lot about what to do and how to explore. I love that she's not trying to race through to get to the end, but rather stops to smell the roses and appreciate all the details that went into creating the world and the characters in it.
The first time I played was with my little sister and we had an absolute blast together. After completing the main quest and most of the side quests I could find I made a new character with different morals and stuff and made it just as fun as the fist time.
LOL, my son and I had played Skyrim together too when it first came out and we do still played together by one doing battles , another exploring with gathering loots and we do both decide on what decisions to make on quest outcomes for old times Mom and adult son's bonding moments! As for characters, my son will choose race of characters awhile I will do character creation build since he feels I make good looking ones compared to himself. ❤
love your videos, keep up with the amazing work. Me and my brother play this game every time
That's awesome! I'm hooked already, so the videos will definitely keep coming! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
Mark 4:27. Me too! One of my first mods was the one to make the wildlife friendly, especially the predators. Prey animals, typically start out nice. Sometimes, my PC, would find, Foxes & Rabbits, keeping pace with them, just because.
By the way! There's a, Console! It can be used for, Commands. One such command lets your PC switch places. Or rather, you can take command of an, NPC. I once did so with a, Fox, and then be tried to keep up with my PC and party. Too fast though. Poor things. When your PC gets to be so fast, the rest find it difficult to keep up!
Now they know how, Batman, must feel when the others run away!
17:53 that was soldiers escorting a prisoner, you could of freed the prisoner if you talked to him and even given him a weapon to fight the guards.
Having played this game since it came out and having put hundreds of hours I always love watching people experience it for the first time and enjoying this amazing game, by the way if you ever decide you want to change your guardian stone you can do as often as you like so if you ever decide to use magic I'd recommend using the mage stone
Ooh that's nice to know! Thank you and thank you for commenting!!
Ur video popped up in my recommended and now I’m depressed and jealous… I wish I could play this game again. I’m sure you’re gonna have an absolutely amazing time though and you’ll have to do some modded play throughs after you beat the game
For sure I agree! Thank you! I'm having so much fun already! Thank you for commenting!
Brings a smile to my face seeing u having fun in Skyrim. :) Beware the dragon!
Yay! I'm glad to hear that because I'm having so much fun! 🐉 Thank you for watching and commenting!
Go to the room behind forengar the bookshelf has books that will give you good quests
Nice! Thank you for the tip!
keep up the good work, i enjoyed this vid, you're giving such a great energy
Thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed!
You're doing great! Keep up the good work:)
Thank you so much!!
@@LizXP you’re very welcome! Your video’s have the quality of a larger channel; no doubt you’ll get there:)
I'm loving this series. Skyrim is huge, and there's literally a million and one things to do, so talk to everyone and go everywhere. errr, here... be dragons?
I would trade a very large portion of my game library to experience skyrim for the first time. So glad to see you enjoying it, keep it up!
I like mountains more than beaches but love them both for different reasons.
As a Skyrim Veteran, its so neat to see someone play it for the 1st time, i remember my 1st playthrough
🐉Soo glad I found your channel!
I'm honored! Thank you so much for being here!
You are playing my favorite game of all time. Savor it. Skyrim is a game where I can walk around with no particular goal in mind, and just have fun exploring.
Lovely to see somebody see the world for the first time. My tips, search every nook and cranny, speak to everybody and get your sneak skills up quite early, its so fun to sneak up on people.
For somebody who says they want to hear people's stories you do rarely press that talk button. There is really no need to walk about with a drawn weapon especially in the cities some other characters may treat you as hostile then. Crafting in this game can be very very helpful. And nobody will mind if you just spend hours on walking around admiring the beauty of the landscape and discovering new locations
another dragonsome episode thank you for keeping me entertained! :D
Niceeee job with the secret word! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!!
I was filled with so much anxiety every time you wandered up to people with your weapon drawn, then to hear you question if you should just kill people....good video but man my heart couldn't take much more!
dragon I'm enjoying your playthrough l have played ever since 2011 and l still enjoy the game but l now use mods to improve my game
Loving your play through. Refreshing to see a new player and the excitement they are experiencing Dragons for the first time. A small note - No, I would not read all the books, there are a ton. Maybe just slowly page through them so if viewers want to pause and read them theirselves they can. I would just read journals, notes and books related to quests.
Oh also. You move a little faster with your weapon sheathed and having your weapon out while talking to people makes them uncomfortable.
when skyrim actually works right and without glitches.one of the best games ever made
🐉 really like to see your enjoying it! Catching up with episodes! Can't wait to see more
Alchemist me: no you forgot the mora tap. Oh geez you left the lavender.
Blue mountain flowers don't just walk by them!
Lol it's kinda fun watching new blood playing skyrim. I have no idea what she's gonna do.
It was a mountain of fun watching someone play Skyrim with fresh eyes.
and never fear just picking a direction and heading off the beaten path. my first play through I wondered in the woods for 3 hours, just hunting and exploring. so much fun.
Hahaha You got yourself a new follower, i'm subscribing. Nice one! I'm starting a new aventure on survival xD it's very hard but fun.
Ou dang! Survival sounded tough! Thanks so much for subscribing and commenting!
Absolutely amazing video. I love this game. Its nice seeing others having as much fun as I do playing this game.
Love that you're playing for the first time! My suggestion especially is to search all over caves and forts that you're tasked to clear out; a lot of times there are chests with gems, coins, other treasures, sometimes extra potions hiding on shelves or in corners. Also, you can never have enough lockpicks either haha, you'll be asked to unlock chests and doors on some quests.
Awwww you missed it "i did see a dragon. It'll kill us all and then you'll believe me" my wifes favourite line in the whole game.
After playing Skyrim forever it's amusing to watch someone discover it for the first time.
You said in your first video that you usually like to play necromancer types in games like these. Go into conjuration if that's the case. You can buy spells from shopkeepers, but the best spells are at the college of winter hold. You can take the carriage out of any major city for a quick visit to Winterhold.
I recommend getting the health and Magicka increases a bit more every level if you go for this style of play. Remember that you can always go back to those guardian stones for a 20% boost in magic learning. These guardian stones help whenever you want to level up what you're doing at the time. Another tip, talk to everyone, it will give you tons of quests.
I look forward to next episode.🐉🐲
its been 13 years since this game came out, It still looks pretty good considering. It's amazing game, the music alone set the moods so well. Cannot wait to see what the next one brings.
Really enjoy seeing someone play this for the first time. Skyrim is an Awesome Game! I also have around 3000 hours in game, so you have a long way to go, LOL. Have fun.
2:28 - beach person! Born in Florida and moved to more mountainous areas, but just moved back and loving being by the water again! 3:24 - always the thief, no matter what the build starts as, it ends up being a stealth archer 🐉
"I can't tell who the bad guys are". Welcome to skyrim. :-) There is no good or evil. Only moral dilemmas. Lol'd so hard at the Bob Ross comment.
I played through this when it first came out many, many years ago. I just reinstalled it to play through again in VR this time.
Great video.
I love the look on your face as you see the expanse of the map... Totally Awesome... I Just discovered your channel today. and should catch up to your latest ep. really looking forward to this play through... Also loved the jarel self correction once you heard it in game... keep going. And Like others have said... going off track is almost the point of playing. Edit: Dragons are very awesome part of this game. You may want to level up a bit first...
Archery and stealth is a really fun build too. You're a wood elf so archery is natural. You get so good you slow down time 😆
🐲🐲🐲loving this series!!! I’m replaying Skyrim right now myself, so seeing your vids remind me of my first time playing. Cant wait for the next part!!!!!
Yeah I decided to replay too and was loving it, had an awesome start loot wise etc and then ran into a game breaking bug unfortunately.. was at level 17 and doing the dawnguard quest, I went to take serena back and refused her dad and now the game won’t let me out of the castle.. All of my previous saves are with serena (as I did a few nearby quests with her) so I can’t I can’t load before starting her quest so I’m kinda screwed.. don’t know why Skyrim only lets you load from 4 save points??
Thank you so so much! That means a lot! I'm so excited to play more!
I love the whole secret word thing Haha The Dragons are cool for a long time, Then they just become Very "Intrusive" lol
Something pure about just enjoying a game like this, cant wait until you see more dragon!
Just wanted to say your content is so relaxing and fun! It's amazing watching someone genuinely play Skyrim for the first time ♥
Thank you so much for your kind words! It makes me so happy that I can just be myself! I hope you continue to enjoy the series :)
Already on episode 5 haha, so I don't doubt it ;3 But yeah, it's fun watching someone take their own pace with the game as well. Feels like I'm reliving my 2011 self lmao@@LizXP
Thanks for playing Skyrim. I've been trying to get back into the seventh attempt of playing it. It's really helped a lot! 🐉
I love watching these first time playing Skyrim videos.
Another great video! Please wander arround, that's the best thing in Skyrim! Getting sidetracked and discovering small detail like the dragon skull right above the Jarl's throne!
I can’t believe you got lost on the way to Whiterun, but I struggled to enter the Imperial city in Oblivion. So pot, kettle.
You’re honestly doing great so far! As a completely new player, I look forward to seeing your journey.
"Can I go up, off the path?"
Ahh, the age old journey of learning to "Skyrim up cliffs" has begun 😊