It Doesn't Get Better Than Skyrim
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ค. 2024
- Why is it that we keep playing Skyrim, even a decade later? Why can't we move on from this Open World RPG even when newer games with better graphics are released every year? In a word, what makes it special?
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How many hours do you guys have on a single playthrough? I'm up to 7 days and 10 hours on one and still discovering new quests every day 😯
try Daggerfall Unity if you havent
a single playthrough? im up to 180 hours on my 100% playthrough, and still got a lot more to go, this is the game that keeps on giving
My longest playthrough had aproximatly 850 hours, on the ps3
my longest is about 50 hours level 47 wood elf
I keep re-starting because of mods... LE, SE now VR.. VR alone I spent 1661 hours so far.
Welp, time to redownload Skyrim
Already downloading it
This is like the LOTR of video games
You removed it?
I’ve played so many times and I know I can still have fun if I play again. On the PlayStation it says I played 3782 hrs. The next close game was red dead 2 at 2277 hrs. Mostly online though.
I never can uninstall Skyrim. It feels wrong not to have it installed in my pc even if I don't play
I'm a 65 year old lady who loves gaming. I played Oblivion when it first came out, then played WoW for 10 years before finally uninstalling for good. Then I bought Skyrim (2 years ago). I have never loved a game as much as this and have been playing every day since! You touched on all of the reasons I love about it. Well done!!!
I'm a 66 yr old gentleman (retired now) and got it in '19. I have about 2,000 hrs in and have never finished the game 🙄 , just so much to do and see ... then I started modding it (some DLC sized mods) ... then I would break the game with too many mods or did it badly ... rinse and repeat. I would jump on a horse and just go discovering, then I wouldn't pick a side (Stormcloaks vs Imperials) both rubbed me the wrong way. So, I played/adventured my way. I just started again a month ago and am going to try to finish it 🤦♂. Who would you side with? I love the ethereal beauty/music of it, it's my got-to to relax.
I'm a 45 year old lady who also loves gaming. And while I've played so many amazing games over the decades, Skyrim truly is my number one. It's the only game that still gives me that thrill of exploration and newness and fun, the same way video games did when I was a kid. And Caleb, though young, absolutely did a great video explaining why Skyrim is still so playable after all these years!
@@jmgajda8071 All three of you are so awesome! I love hearing your thoughts and perspective.
@robhaney8568 I have minimal mods, mostly enhancements to sounds and visuals. With more than 2 dozen playthroughs, I've only done the civil war campaign twice, once on each side. I love the role-playing aspect and chose each side based on my character's back story. I never use horses or fast travel...that's how much I love the atmosphere of the game. I don't always finish the main quest line, it depends with each character. I could go on and on..... LOL! I love this game!
Perfect roommate right here 😄
The witcher was geralt's story, i witnessed it. Mass Effect was sheppard's story, i witnessed it. Ghost of Tsushima was jinn's story, i witnessed it. But Skyrim was my story, i was the dragonborn, i was the member of the dark brotherhood, the thieves guild, the companions... Skyrim is a real place, it exists somewhere, i went there and did all those things
Yes Skyrim is the players story
@@assassinbrcp6206 probably why Skyrim is still playable bcos can be anyone, in its sense its the most generic rpg out there but can do tons of playthrough with tons of options, other games despite better graphics can only do 2-3 playthroughs before we explore most of the options and dont play it anymore
Fua la re vivis escubi
That feeling is even stronger when playing in VR. I feel like everytime i play i go somewhere else and then return back when i am done. Incredible game.
@@owVRI used to play psvr version and we had to deal with some insane shite with that tracking system and controllers. Now with ps5 VR and I just wish Skyrim would re drop. I’ll pay $60 all over again, because I know I’d take my time and enjoy every little bit for months just like I did on my ps3 12 years ago
I got back into skyrim about 3 weeks ago now, and have been playing it every day. I will always remember the first time I ever heard about this game.
My dad, who is also a gamer, tried getting me into it by showing me footage of the game and telling me its ratings literally a week after it came out in November of 2011. I kept putting it off, saying it's just not my kind of game, and I kept giving it looks of disgust whenever I saw it. Christmas rolls around, I open a present, and my dad got it for me on the XBOX360. Literally the first words that came out of my mouth were "UGH. FINE. I'LL PLAY IT."
Played it for 12 hours until I fell asleep on the couch lmao
Awww that so sweet! I got onto the Elder Scrolls games in a similar way, but it was my older brother insisting I play Morrowind as a teen girl. It's the game that made me a gamer. I hope that Skyrim will be the game that will get my daughter's into gaming or, with any luck, it will be the next Elder Scrolls game...if it ever comes out!
had a similar exp with my older brother he brought baldurs gate 1 when he got his first pc and i looked at it and bleh what is this crap.... played it one day out of curiosity and it literally changed my outlook on life... never judge a book by its cover
what was ur dads reaction
@@alexjr977":)"
Haha your a piece of work. Let your dads love in
It cannot be understated how important Jeremy Soule's musical work was to not only Skyrim, but all of TES franchise. That being said: his work on Skyrim holds a special place in my heart. I can sit and listen to it on loop all day, it's heart-rending how beautiful it is.
I just hope they can find someone just as good as he was for TES6. It's a type of rich but subtle ambience that's hard to beat.
@@wisefries4205Shame about those damned false accusuations he's facing, I just know it's not true.
A while ago i came to the realization that for the most part its his music that makes me feel so nostalgic towards this game.
@@chazzcoolidge2654 a lot of people backed up the claims that he’s not a great co worker so it seems pretty legit. His work is beautiful but someone like Inon Zur can do just as great a job. It’s not like we know him personally, we have no idea what he was like behind the scenes
@@tomo4977 yeah, i heared that too, but I still think that Jeremy Soul was unmatched when it comes to atmospheric music. Inon Zur is a great composer, the Fallout 4 music is incredible, but the HOURS long atmosphere music in Skyrim is THE very best i have ever heard in a video game. Jemery Soul has the ability to create music that actually makes you feel like you exist and live in the moment in that video game. This is extremely rare and Inon Zur was never able to achieve that for me personally. The only one who was able to make me feel that way aswell is Hans Zimmer.
My dad passed away in 2019 but he was obsessed in Skyrim. He was at his happiest copying and predicting familiar NPC dialogue lines. He never wanted to finish the game even though he did... At least 5 times that I can remember. He loved it so much that I had Jeremy Soules "From past to present" played at his funeral. Great video my man and Foos-Ro-Dah to my Dad!
Sorry to hear about your Father passing. My Father passed as well, it's tough. Very cool that your Dad played Skyrim though!
Your dad is in sovengard
Feasting with mead among heroes.
I grieve with your loss. ❤
this is beautiful. i want secunda and a few others from the soundtrack played at my funeral. blessings to you and your father who is watching over you, guiding you on your path. may your roads lead you to warm sands
Hope your dad rests in peace man
Also, damn, Jeremy Soule music hits different indeed
Just booted up my last save in Skyrim last week, found out it was 10/27/21. The fallowing month of that same year around Thanksgiving my grandad passed away. I didn't even think about how long it had been since he died, let alone how much passed in the nearly two years since the last I played it. But when I did, I was immediately taken back in such a way that it felt surreal, much like the same way when I first played it. And oddly, while still playing it onward to this day, I can't stop thinking about my grandad. Maybe its because Skyrim is a kind of game that brings you back to better times even when its been so long since you last touched it.
This recent trend of people who think it's cool to hate Skyrim drives me nuts. I still adore this game.
That's part of why I made this video. It seems like people hate on it because they think it makes them superior or shows they have good taste or something. But it's an amazing game, and no amount of people saying otherwise will convince me.
I can proudly said I hated BGS games before it was cool !
Jokes aside the Elder Scroll series never managed to get to me. I don't hate them per say, but I'm not into it. I still poke at some of the world building that makes no sense, but it's more for fun as the games are great at what they try to be. The Fallout series on the other hand I can say I hate what they made of my beloved C-RPG, but that is another story.
@@caleb.a.robinson I think that is mostly projection... I mean it depends on how they are doing the "hating" and what you define as "hating" but opinions are opinions.
And in mine it is a good game but far from perfect and the worst one of the Elder Scrolls in terms of overall gameplay. Watered down mechanics and more like a theme park than an RPG, overall more casual experience. Which it is fine if that is what you prefer, just don't project your feelings on to me for having a different subjective taste in games.
@@caleb.a.robinson Agreed, not sure why but lately I've been seeing groups flow into every random topic section just to disagree or impose their self appointed superior opinion in some form like a bunch of bots. Even if they agree they will find a way to 'educate you somehow' so they can boost their self inflated ego. It's beyond annoying and immature to everyone but themselves.
Its just that people are starting to realize that Bethesdas game design is kind of terrible and outdated. With FO4 being outdated by comparison to its peers, and Starfield being a garbage dump of empty worlds and boring quests, its clear that the philosophy of "medium sized worlds with lots to explore" doesnt work very well when theres nothing to fucking do in the places you explore. The quests suck, the enemies are uninspired, and the character building is too simple and unimpactful to be engaging. FO NV, Morrowind, KCD, and plenty of other games manage to make this game design good, Bethesda is just an awful studio who churn out slop, and thats what Skyrim is in retrospect. It might have been novel at the time, but its not up to snuff
70 year old Grandma here and I love Skyrim. I have more than 300 hours on it and just started my 3rd playthrough. I played Oblivion and loved it as well. I also loved Horizon: Zero Dawn and Forbidden West all the Final Fantasy's through 12 - but no game has captured my interest like Skyrim. It just never gets old
Zero dawn is good but not the same
You should play RuneScape
Give Control a shot. That's a good one for a first time.
Post some content?
You might like morrowind, it was the game before oblivion. Maybe the richest in lore and stuff.
definitely way weaker graphics wise, but I've found graphics and stuff tend to be more important to younger folks anyway
I have searched for years for anything close to Skyrim, but the truth is there’s nothing else like it. A truly special experience.
Skyrim and fallout new Vegas. The 2 games whose vibes can't be replicated
I don't think we will find anything out there like skyrim the closest game I found that is somewhat similar was kingdom come deliverance its not a Sci fi game but the feel of everything reminds me of skyrim
Try Dragons dogma dark arisen (story not so good but gameplay 100x times better)
just bethesda make this games... luckly for us we will soon have starfield :3
@@ppgod6989I’m a massive New Vegas fan and I have had so many play throughs, more than Skyrim, but I feel like there is a lot more in Skyrim.
Got Skyrim at launch, but Morrowind will probably always hold the #1 spot in my heart.
I got it on Xbox right after it came out after having hip surgery on my Summer break(had hip dysplasia when I was a kid,) so 12 y.o. me was high on painkillers exploring this alien world, delving into every nook and cranny I could find(getting killed in a lot of places I was too weak to be in.)
I still remember my first showdown with Umbra and all the prep I did to this day.
First Morrowind comment I found. That's the last Bethesda game I loved.
I'm 16, and started playing Skyrim a couple days ago, despite Skyrim being so old, I'm in love with this game. There is no other game like it.
Welcome to the journey we've all been on, friend.
what platform/version?
I'm glad there are still young'uns today also getting into Skyrim. I started playing it at release when I was 11 years old and barely understood English so I didn't even know what was going on most of the time, but I was captivated by it. I played it troughout my entire upbringing, it's like a second home to me.
It's so funny to read all this (old game and stuff) when you started playing Morrowind in 2002 and still are playing it in 2024 😂
alright relax little man it isn't that old LOL
I liked this game so much I wanted to leave a large enough time between each playthrough so that I would forget stuff and rediscover them again. So I've only ever played it twice. Once when it originally came out and then again with the special edition about 3 years ago, and that second time was the first time I played any of the DLC. I plan to do a third playthrough when ES6 comes out.
My favorite “thing in Skyrim i didn’t notice till way later” is when you kill the last enemy in a dungeon you can hear a subtle jingle play.
Wait seriously? I've never noticed that! I'm going to have to go clear a dungeon now
@@caleb.a.robinson Yes, that jingle is the signal that the dungeon is now "cleared"
WHAT! i consider myself an expert at the game and i never realised thaattttt :((
Mods. I Literally can't fully explore the world in one playthrough. if i was an OCD/collector type player, it would be hell... but I'm a role player, playing D&D since the 70's. This is a single player D&D game.
I gotta go take out some draugr now.
Skyrim was there for me when I needed it most. When I was in middle school when Skyrim came out, I was dealing with the worst time of my life where I was bullied relentlessly. Playing Skyrim allowed me to be the person I wish I could be irl during that time. It allowed me to immerse myself in a world where I could be anything, do anything, where I could just be me.
Brother I hope you will become a strong confident man in the face of wrong doings by others. Workout becme strong, eat good, and protect goodness.
I had to stop at this comment for a minute. I unfortunately feel that alot of people can relate to your story. I'm truly sorry for that. I also realized that I was pulled into Skyrim for this exact reason, so thank you for making me realize this through your experience.
Bjj my friend
cringe
@@RealLegendofSH What was the point of that? Just another dude on the internet lashing out? I'm sorry...
When my grandpa died in maybe 2012, I remember not being able to process it well at all.. but my aunts Ex left his Xbox, and it had Skyrim on it.. out of desperation and boredom I booted it up. Changed my life forever. Made me feel better and escape. After the funeral and we flew back home I begged to get Skyrim and I finally did. was so addicting. I couldn’t put it down. The soundtrack Music is still in my calming playlists to this day gaga
Skyrim was a blessing for me. I played it when it came out in 2011 and I was still a teenage girl at 17. It was the worst year of my life, and if not for Skyrim, my depression would have gotten the worst out of me. Skyrim kept me away from smoking (I have never even tried a ciggarete to this day) and drowning in alcohol. Everyday, I thought about doing things that I had never done in my entire life. I thought about anything that would help me feel less, think less, cycling between periods of oversleeping and being unable to sleep well for months.
But Skyrim helped me to get through it all. To me, there's no better word to describe Skyrim than home. Skyrim will always be a home for me, a safe place, and I owe it so, SO much. Even though I've played videogames since I was little, this game really opened my eyes, it made me realize how videogames can be much more than just that. Writting this shit made me cry ffs. I just love this game.
I feel you my friend, I'm 27 now and I had a much simpler life with friends back then, now I am self employed and rarely socialize and when I boot skyrim up it feels lonely .. But so calming like I'm home
It’s a combination of the player freedom, cozy, fantastical Scandinavian atmosphere, and the magical soundtrack.
And dungeons
@@unclephillymya dead, shallow dungeons
@@Mentalex0 what do you mean by dead dungeons?
It's the NPCs man, they are the 'chef's kiss'
@@Mentalex0 I completely disagree
I've spent over 6000 hrs in LE, SE and VR; I was very ill for a long time, lying in bed hooked up to machines, and modding Skyrim gave me something to do. I think it saved my sanity in a lot of ways; I was too broke to keep buying new games, but there's so much you can do with mods on pc. I'll probably always go back to it, it has a really special place in my heart.
We're together bro!
I hope you're healing well🖤
i feel like i have to at least have 2 months in this game but sadly i cant track my xbox 360 hours. I bought a pre owned version of the game and didnt even realize it had the dlc but when i found out man i just grinded it for days. Just an insanely fun game despite how everything is a little buggy and weird a lot of the time.
@@Vinnare Yeah, when you turn it into weeks and months you get a new perspective. If I spent 3+ months in another country, it wouldn't feel weird to say I used to live in that country, and it kinda feels that way about Skyrim. It's like sliding back into an old pair of slippers, no other game feels so much like home.
Skyrim has been home to many amazing memories for me. Once, I had a mod that added a little rabbit follower named Dovahbit. He didn't fight, but would run around and distract enemies sometimes. We fought the giant in the Sanguine Rose questline, and I had run away from the giant to regain stamina. I turned around to see the giant had stopped chasing me and was after Dovahbit! Dovahbit ran for his life, zigzagging across the tundra, until the giant used his huge cudgel as a golf club and sent my poor little rabbit flying far off into the distance. Enraged, I avenged Dovahbit and slew the giant. I feared the worst. It wasn't untill after I'd finished returning Gleda the goat to the farmer in Rorikstad that he finally showed up again. Surprisingly, he seemed no worse for the wear. I rejoiced to see my fluffy little comrade again! To this day I still wonder where the giant's strike must have left him.
Awesome and really well written video! As I get older, I have such mixed feelings on games, especially relating to nostalgia. Games used to be my life and all of my favorite experiences and friendships came through playing them. As a 30 year old dad now, I really struggle to find the time/motivation to truly let myself get sucked into these worlds without feeling like I'm neglecting other things in my life. I have an ever growing list of games, Skyrim included, that I long to play so badly but never seem to get around to without psyching myself out when I think of how much time they would take to fully experience. I spent so many hours playing games' like Mass Effect and Oblivion but have been really in a rut trying to get myself to play all of the "bucket list" games that have come out over the past 10 years that are spoken about/reviewed in the same way the games that I played back then were.
I absolutely still love following games though and am so grateful people like you show it still is possible to be a thoughtful adult who plays games as their main hobby. I take inspiration from video essays like these and am still trying to convince myself to start slowly and cross one game off at a time without thinking too far into the future. I am also extremely excited to be able to introduce my kids to games and revel in their enjoyment during a much more simple time in life when it seems like the future and all the responsibilities it entails are far, far away.
Keep up the great work and thanks!
I played this obsessively when it first came out in 2011 for about a year and put it down. The atmosphere, story, and absolute wonder gripped me. About 2 years ago 'Secunda' came across a youtube playlist for some reason and i clicked on it. Uncontrollable tears streamed from my eyes for reasons i cant explain. That track that i hadnt heard in 10 years was inexplicably tied to some of my deepest, fondest memories that i had forgotten about. Ive played it off and on again ever since and i have a 2 hour atmospheric secunda track that i listen to all the time.
Thats the corniest comment i have ever read. I can see why people make fun of gamers now..
I am 60 years old. I started playing Skyrim in January of 2012. I followed other people instructing me about mods which I eventually started using. I have played repeatedly for what is going to be the past 12 years and not one game has been the same. I will never stop playing this game.
Great to hear🥲
Oh man. I'm 72 and play it every day. I started about the same time you did. I like maxing out my and my hireling's armor and weapons at the enchanter and alchemy station. Don't forget to DO SOME EXERCISING! Your colon will thank you! Trust me! Or play standing up or while walking the treadmill! Such a great game! Even WITH all the bugs.
Partner, Skyrim has a lot of boring quests, boring NPC, boring companions with a few exceptions, i had much more fun with Fallout games, Dragon Age, etc. but... but, there is something magic with Skyrim, i just want to keep playing it, i just feel good playing it, i feel transported to another world, not a single other game has achieved that. The Witcher 1 is probably the closest that makes me feel like skyrim.
Have you tried Elden Ring? for me, elden ring really just set the bar extremely high and no other game has ever been the same. I keep replaying it. My first playthrough of it really made me feel liek a kid again. That is special
Ever play its predecessor, Morrowind? That is totally engrossing, even though its combat system is rudimentary compared to Skyrim.
Thank you!!! I so loved this!!! I have loved Skyrim for 8 years, but you just lit the fire again! Thank you!!!
Grandma!
Love watching you play Skyrim!
@@bgildersleeve Thanks!
Hi Grandma. Thanks to you, Skyrim is even more special
@@maxdelpo5578 Thank you!! :)
My daughter and I started playing when it hit the shelf. She just graduated from college and she still calls to tell me about her new character or some awesome new or classic quest. Great video.
Thanks for this video! Skyrim is seriously one of the greatest games I’ve ever played. And the only game I’ve bought several times for multiple consoles. I wish I could go back to the first time I played it and when I knew NOTHING about the game it was such a magical experience. I remember waking up during summer when I didn’t have any responsibilities and gaming for 10-12 hours straight until bedtime. Truly a masterpiece of a game and I truly hope ES6 can deliver even a fraction of what Skyrim did!
You don't stop playing Skyrim, you just take really long breaks..
YES! Some people can't understand why I've played it through so many times. Can't count my playthroughs anymore. 12 years. Since it's release. Again and again. It's relaxing. Never boring. Filled with quests. I have it for 2 systems. Been playing video games since Atari was new. Yes I'm a grandma. My son plays skyrim. My grandson too. You nailed it. And now I understand. And it's not just me.
This is as they say wholesome. What builds do you usually play as?
with mods, it's still like if it was released yesterday.
For some reason my characters always seem to devolve into a murder hobo with insatiable bloodlust, maybe i'm just a psycho. I just find the quests to be endless errand-running. I've played through the campaign proper one time and that was enough. I just can't resist the urge to sprout arrows from evereyone's head!
@@mjgII blood porphyria, you got vampirism, probably from killing a vampire and getting in contact with the blood. You need to drink the antidote in less than 3 days.
@@mjgII ur definitely a psycho bro
At this point I just leave it downloaded on all my consoles. It’s currently on my ps5 and every now and then, I get the itch. Boot it up and get lost for a week or two before I move on again to only come back months later. No other game does this to me. I’m 32 years old. I’ve been playing games since I was 7 years old. I started with Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Metal Gear Solid. But mainly horror games. I’ve evolved and I play all genres like Dark Souls and indie metroidvania games as well. No other game has the effect Skyrim has. When I first played this game back in 2011 I was in awe. It was also during a time when my life was less stressful. Now over a decade later, I’ve come to realize just how amazing this game really was at the time…
Skyrim is my favorite game of all time. And this, will never change.
what you say at 5:30 hits home so hard. I wish I could go back there and restart my life from then.
Skyrim is like comfort food for me. I’ve played it so many hours that I can just turn my brain off and enjoy it. You don’t have to think and strategize, you just play it. The core gameplay loop is addicting, even if the rpg aspects are toned down from previous games. Also, leveling smithing is and always will be a pain in the ass.
I personally feel that the toned down RPG aspects does wonders for the game when it comes to replayability. You can just jump in and play over and over again because of how simple and easy the early game is. There's been a fair amount of failed attempts to get back into Morrowind simply because I can't bring myself to go back to missing attacks on a dice roll in the early game. People diss it for simplicity, and yet it's the one in the franchise that has so easy to play quickly that replaying Skyrim again has become a community meme.
I got static skill leveing mod + no experience while leveling skills mod.. so leveling stuff like smithing is way less repetitive but it's still balanced.
You can level up smithing really fast by just using an NPC for carrying Dwemer Items by using the "I need you to do something" and asking then to carry said item, without it overburdening them. Then just melt everything into dwemer ingots and craft dwemer bows until you reach 100. Actually sells pretty well and levels up smithing fast.
@@ilovehotdogs125790 Yeah I prefer playing this way myself. I dig the base system but it can be too tedious after many playthroughs
love the user name and you are the 5828 person to used it?!
The musical score is absolutely iconic, and moving. I listen to the Skyrim soundtrack on Spotify quite often. It’s like movie music
I always listened to it when I was studying. In my Spotify wrapped 2022 Jeremy was my most listened to artist and I was part of his top listeners 😭
It is theeee best music in videogames of all time in my opinion.
@@joeharm8141 agreed
Would've won an Oscar in a movie definitely
Games like halo , Skyrim and the Metroid series have had the best video game music imo. You could also include Pokémon and Zelda series
first played Skyrim at 2014, i was 5 years old, now 10 years later and i still absolutelly love it. and as time passes i just fall in love more and more with this beautiful game. no words can express how i feel about Skyrim, this game is just... Amazing.
i remember when i used to hunt dragonflyes with a bow when i was 6 and i actually had a great aim. i used to hunt mudcrabs, dragonflyes, bees, deers, giants, sabre tooths and bears. i remember i was scared to the bone of spiders lol. i used to only play as kajiit because i liked cats and i remember that i accidentally became a vampire and i didnt know because i couldnt read back in that time. it was very weird because at day i would be very weak but i just started playing at night and i noticed i was much more powerful (probably its just because of the sneaking boost you get at night when youre outside, i didnt knew of that boost at that time so becoming a vampire kinda forced me to learn about it lol), i also remember collecting a shit ton of nirnroot and vampire dust because my uncle told me i could make invisibility potions with them, he then helped me to make them and i was absolutelly disappointed that the invisibility effect in Skyrim is almost useless because Bethesda and the enemies could still see me most of the time. back in the day i would only play as an archer, like, i didnt even carry any other type of weapons on my inventory, i was a full archer. i had this one ebony bow that had a green effect on it (probably had stamina damage enchantment). i also remember being inside this one fortress that looked kinda like a thalmor fortress but all the guards wore ebony armors, i dont know where it is to this day and im not even sure if it really existed, but i was stuck in it and i literally had to go to a save i had made earlier to get out of that place. i then spent a few years without playing Skyrim because i didnt have a PC nor console to play, and when i came back i finally had my first contact with the DLCs, at this time i had lost all my aiming skills with the bow so i replaced the bow with a dagger and became an assassin, i remember falling in love with the dawnguard DLC as soon as i saw the crossbows and found out that Serana couldnt be killed, to this moment all the followers i had previously ended up dying so i was just playing by myself. i then started playing with daggers, crossbows and using Serana to tank the damage when we fought an enemy i knew i couldnt take (that was basically all enemies since my main focus was putting points on stamina because "more run more happy" and because i would rather put points on speech than in light armor. i was the definition of glass-cannon 💀). later that same year i finally beaten the main-storyline and mid the main-story i came across Miraak and after i beaten the main-storyline i decided i would kill that mf because he was stealling my dragon souls and i wanted to unlock my new shouts. so for the next 2 months i would be struggling to reach him because fuck Dragonborn DLC these dungeons are a maze and the enemies are extremelly overpowered. but eventually i killed him and when i got his mask i throw it into the frozen lake on the forgotten vale because it was useless and i ended up hating Miraak more than i hated Braith. then later my PC broke again and i would spend a few more years without Skyrim, when i finally came back i finally owned the game in my personal steam account and in the first 2 weeks i had 200 hours of gameplay, i made 5 characters in those 200 hours of gameplay and simply accepted i couldnt play as anything other than an assassin after i turned a two-handed sword warrior, a mage and a dual-wielding battleaxe warrior into different types of assassin builds 💀
i love skyrim
This was a good video, man. I may not quite share your love for Skyrim (it was my first TES, but I have since become a certified Morrowboomer), but it was still interesting to hear the perspective of someone who does continue to get something out of it even 13 years on, and the snippets of dev interviews do show the passion they had for creating it. I'm not dogging on Skyrim, I myself enjoyed it a lot for like 2-3 playthroughs, but don't share the fascination with it all these years on. The times I do pick it up again, I quickly get frustrated with the lack of the things they've stripped out compared to previous games in the series, not having to choose factions except for the Civil War and the Dawnguard DLC, and every faction making you leader after you've been around for five minutes. The strange, alien world of Morrowind just resonates a lot more with me personally, even though it's graphically less impressive, and I am a firm believer that having to record voicelines and make pretty graphics has resulted in a lot less depth to these worlds. But to each their own, we each value different aspects more than others in our gaming experiences.
Skyrim was the one thing I could always count on over the years. When my father died, i had something to focus on other than grief. When i finally got out of a crippling heroin addiction, Skyrim gave me something to keep me busy. It will always have a place on my shelf/game library.
I finally got out of a crippling Skyrim addiction with heroin.
Hope all is well with you now
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Weird but even years later as an 33 year old mom-I still feel nostalgic whenever I hear the music from Oblivion or Skyrim and I thank people like you guys for keeping this awesome game alive.
Same here, but I'm two years behind you 😌
@@amygodward4472 31 gang (not that I'm a mom...or a woman, but still lol)!
Awww that's sweet. I love the music too. I have it on the psvr it's amazing with the motion controls...every npc is life sized
I'm a 33yr old dad... and I listen to the music to help me sleep.
@@Taima doesn't matter lol just anybody that has the same love for Skyrim's soundtrack like the rest of us.
THIS. This has got to be the most comprehensive and satisfying video explaining Skyrim I’ve ever seen. It hits every point I can think of for why I like this game. It’s like you reached into my head and sorted my own thoughts better than I could. Awesome!!!
It's very easy for me. When you walk out of the Whiterun and you see the rolling plains ahead, shrouded in fog, stretching way into the horizon and bound by rocky snowy mountains...you just stand there, and it feels...like home. The wind ruffles some bushes nearby, and I swear I can feel it's chill on me. Then the music gently fades in and it all comes to life. Jeremy Soule's work on TES series is timeless. So emotional, full of colour and tells a story of it's own. It's the sound of Nirn, and everything beyond it. It's really why I keep coming back to not just Skyrim, but other games of the series. It's not the gameplay, it has never been good. Not the RPG elements, they have never been deep. Not the story, or characters. It's the world. And these quiet moments of just embracing the stillness. The infinite night sky, the wind, sounds of the scenery, and unbelievably beautiful music. There's just some magic in it, and I can't describe it. Lore and worldbuilding used to be Bethesda's ace up their sleeve, back then. I'm horrified to see that they may have lost it, looking at how poorly implemented worlds of F4 and Starfield are. I did not have a single moment like this playing Starfield. Good art was there, the music is alright. But there's just no spark. No life in it.
i just started playing skyrim for the first time, i’m a few hours in😂
🤩 oh you are in for a WORLD of fun 😁😁😁😁 glhf
Now go and play Morrowind
welcome to a life-long addiction
I’m stuck
We ALL envy you rn. I hope you love it.
Excellent video, hits all the notes on why we all love this game as much as we do.
Thank you! I've been super excited for Skyblivion since I heard about it. Thank you for all your hard work!
I keep saying. Yeah Todd Howard isn’t perfect. Not even close. But when he’s gone and some bigwig takes over. We may look back at Todd’s time at the helm… more fondly than we do now.
when is skyblivion coming out bruh
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I just began to play Skyrim two months ago for the first time ever. I fall so much in love with this world. Even if there are some annoying mechanics. The storys, quests, people, the world are so great. The atmosphere is so great. the Possibilites are so many. When I visit Erandur in his home "Tempel des Nachtrufers (I dont know the english term), its like visitig a dear friend. When I come to Whiterun to my girls and home, its like coming home. When I visit the magic academy, its like looking whats new, whats going on here now, because I became the new archmage. This game bulds up emotional ties to NPCs, places, your kids, your home, quest and questlines, and so on. Its the first game I talk to about with non players. I really have to talk about whats going on in Skyrim. The world is just so lovely. I am happy to play this game now, even if it is an old game.
I also startet The Witcher 3 and playes around 6 hours, but in the beginning it wasnt half as immersive als Skyrim, even if it has better graphics. I just stopped The Witcher for now and play my Skyrim.
I just saw your video. Thank you for making it. I've been playing it since day 1 on multiple consoles. I just started playing it again and it's like day 1 all over again. It truly is a masterpiece.
I love that you didn't know that annoying noise was Nirnroot.
The only reason I recognized it so quickly the first time I played Skyrim was because of a quest in Oblivion that involved gathering Nirnroot.
The noise that those plants made in Oblivion was substantially more grating than the sound in Skyrim. Lol
When he said he didn't realize what the annoying sound was, I went "Seriously?! I knew about that in Oblivion!"
That quest was brutal. It was to find all 100 Nirnroot in the game, and they were all unique, and never regrew. It was a thrill anytime you heard that annoying sound.
Same. I knew what it was the moment I heard it thanks to Oblivion.
I don't understand how this guy has been playing Skyrim for years, and looks into every nook and cranny, but never once found a nirnroot. There's like 2 or 3 along the river on the walk away from Helgen. There are some in the cities. Pretty much every body of water has them and they stand out like a big, green, sore thumb.
I don't know why, and couldn't even try to explain - or justify why ... But I actually like the Skyrim Nirnroot sound.
I Love the diversity in gameplay style in Skyrim, it really inspires multiple playthroughs. For example, my very first playthrough of Skyrim I was a stealth archer, and then on my 100th playthrough I was still a stealth archer.
Its the Skyrim equivalent to the evolution of a crab. All playthroughs end in Stealth Archer if you pick up a bow at any point.
Once you choose your path as a Mage or Warrior or an Assassin, you bound with it.
I like build character as a Mage (destruction & conjuration) combine with a Sneak (one hand weapon).
Diversity is our strength.
The diversity and style has just gotten weaker and weaker since Morrowind.
@@incognitobandito244 I have to be honest, I have never understood this joke.
I have literally never played as a stealth archer. Not one single time, ever.
My first playthrough was a sword & shield with a bow for range, before replacing the bow for magic. My second playthrough was pure magic. My third playthrough was a dagger assassin.
I have over 1900 hours on my PC _alone,_ not counting that I had Skyrim: Legendary for my PS3 originally.
In all of over seven years I've played this game, not ever have I used a stealth archer.
This game has a special charm to it. Its magical. Still playing it 12 years later. Crazy.
Same
Been playing it since 2018, and always do a yearly play through, never thought id fall so much in love with any game.. definitely has a special place in my heart.. ❤
I still remember it like yesterday. Went to buy my 360 from a local garage sale, and ended up getting it. I went to turn it on for the first time, only to realize they left a copy of Skyrim inside. As a kid who grew up on things like LOTR & 0 idea what Skyrim was, I ended up playing it out of curiosity and had a truly once in a lifetime experience. Has always stuck with me.
Dude hit a fucking gold mine
I’m so jealous you were able to experience it blindly. I think most other people including myself knew exactly what it was before playing
That's an awesome way to stumble across the series! Elder Scrolls (specifically Morrowind) was what made me a gamer. I'd played many video games before like Super Mario Bros. But as a 13yo girl in the early 2000s I wasn't interested in gaming. My older brother insisted I try this new game under the premise that I could do whatever I wanted. My first playthrough started as a quest to get the coolest outfits but I got hooked on the story.
A decade later I was in college. Skyrim had just come out and my semester had ended. I sold my used textbooks back to the school library and got just enough money that I immediately drove to GameSpot and bought Skyrim. A decade later and I have 3 kids and I'm still here playing Skyrim desperately waiting for Bethesdas next Elder Scrolls game and realizing by the time it happens it will probably be the game that hooks my daughter into gaming. A fully cyclical timeline!
I clearly remember the day I bought it. I was actually at the checkout in Sainsbury's buying another game (possibly MW3). I just got chatting with the cashier about gaming and he said he'd just bought this new fantasy game called Skyrim and that I should check it out... That night I looked up reviews on it and was completely blown away at the stuff you could do. The idea that you could practically live another life in this fantasy world was just insane to me...
First played it when I was 13. I’m 23 now and still play it. There’s just something magical about it that no other game has.
Morrowind has much more magic
@@od8401nah it's just nostalgia
@@od8401 and shitty graphics and engine. Skyrim SE has better graphics and mods can do it even better
its just because you grew up in a time when good games are almost never made anymore. skyrim is actually the worst elder scrolls game by far.
I’ll never forget all the kids at my middle school ranting about the game when it first came out, I played it almost every day for at least a year
i played this continuosly 6 years and really couldnt move on
i never knew you and never saw your videos
but this video made me subscribe
i practically grew up with this game, started playing it on my xbox when it came out, i was 5. couldnt read so i remember starting thousands of new characters before i managed to continue and i still loved every minute of it, there was so much to find and i couldn't look up videos or guides so discovering things was all the more fun, and when i got my first pc a few years later and i found out there were now dlcs for the game and different editions i had to play it again, and even now at 18 im still playing the game modded and enjoying it all these years later
It’s a magical game. I played it for the first time when I was 11 and now I’m 23. It’s apart of my life.
First played at 23 now I’m 33!
When I was 10 I got Ocarina of Time for Christmas and I probably still replayed it when I was 23.
exactly the same
Well if they are apart you should bring them back together.
It has been a long time since I played Skyrim, but I still go on walks across that beautiful countryside. I live in a place where there is no countryside to enjoy. In my old age of 74, it is a breath of fresh air to actually listen to the wind blow, see wildlife wandering free, and a nice warm hearth to sit by when there is actually snow that doesn't freeze you to death. When I played I was a healer, and I spent hours collecting plants for potions. It was divine. It is heaven on Earth to virtually take my mind back there to places I still recognize and will never forget. Every time you play it is different, and there is a vast countryside to cherish. That is why it is so very special to those who play it, or HAVE played it. There is no such thing as burn out. It just never gets old.
Hell yeah, we love to see it. W
I am 57. I hope to playing RPGs like Skyrim when I am 74. Skyrim is a special game for me too. The music draws me in.
yea I do that too. play in survival mode with the camping mod and just go sit around with a few followers and build a fire. fight off the cold. sleep, hunt, etc.
Amazing video. It reached me AND my soul and we both couldn't agree more...
I recently started playing it again, portable now on Steam Deck (also Switch)...originally I had several hundred hours or so on the old 360 version. It truly is one of my favorite games of all time. I still have fond memories of my first character's adventures; he was an Orc that eventually became a powerful vampire lord. (*that part of the power fantasy---that you can be a person who eventually becomes a vampire...or a werewolf; that was part of the main selling point for the Elder Scrolls world for me. Almost no other videogames at the time delivered on that; they typically just present those creatures as enemies to kill, nothing more.)
My grandma bought me skyrim for Christmas and I thought what the hell is this game, I’ve never heard of it. The following day I played it for 18 hours straight from wake up to bedtime. My favourite game of all time.
Your grandma the real MVP. Wouldn't have expected a grandma to be so cultured on video games.
Enjoy!!! I've got 3 of my grandchildren hooked on Skyrim. We grandmothers love sharing this game with our loved ones.
Grandmas are awesome.
If she's still around you should call her and tell her you love her. You'll never regret telling someone you love them to many times, you will regret not doing it enough.
You must be very young, I find it hard to believe someone never heard of this title.
Ive played skyrim for years it was my childhood helped me through hard times in my life there will never be a game like skyrim
Yikes I feel old! Morrowind and Oblivion was my childhood
Went through a terrible illness near the end of 2011. The doctors werent even able to give me a proper diagnosis. I was only a 20 year old college kid. Skyrim helped me get through a really rough time, replaying it regularly has become a form of therapy.
This was such a nice video to watch cus I've loved Skyrim since I first played it when I was 10 and hearing how much u love it was nice. Cool vid
This game help me through some really tough times, my parents filed for divorce in 2010 and as a 10 year old I wanted to escape the reality I was in, Skyrim was a game I could get home from school and enter my own perfect world. Spent countless hours from 2011-2023 on this game. This is a game that I will play forever
Got me tearin’ up here friend 😢
sorry, bro. If only it was possible to play in DX12, the game would run much better and we could load all those hundreds of amazing mods. But since it was built in old technology, new computers have trouble keeping up with FPS. I had to built a super computer to be able to play it in all its full potential.
I was a young girl and my dad and I liked video games. He’d introduced me to Spyro and a few others, but I remember him buying Skyrim. He bought it for him, cuz my mom and he thought I was too young. We lived in a 2 story at the time with a playroom upstairs with an open wall overlooking the living room, and at night he would play for a while after dinner and I would secretly watch from the playroom. It was honestly an entrancing game. The dungeons and landscapes and even the loading screens with bits of lore and items captivated me. I played it myself when I got a little older and I’ve loved it ever since and revisit it often, but my fondest memories are of hanging out with my dad and watching him play. He had like a level 75 character named Wolf that could one shot dragons. Good times
awwwwwwww that's wonderful
Hi from Dad & Daughter players. Currently we build, fight and feast in Valheim
this is so sweet 😊
I’ve gone through that part a little bit too quickly before - and ended up with default Nord muscle with the name of ‘Prisoner’ hahaha!
it was my first video game on console, i still have the same game with the same console (a ps3), and I started a new playthrough as a mage in expert difficulty. It's very tough, I love it. I feel like I'm discovering places i've never been, like yesterday I got the Telekinesis shout, and at the same place there was a dragonpriest and a blood dragon, I don't remember ever seeing that.
Best game of all time. I said it.
I recently decided to give the college of winterhold a chance again and paid attention to Tolfdir when he goes on his "Just look at all these coffins." rant. He wasnt talking about the maybe 20 coffins circling the room. He was talking about the hundreds above and below it. Blew my mind and made me actually listen to him from then on out.
I hear ya, I didnt know that either until one of my companions in the game pointed it out to me. Kinda spooky seeing them all up there.
Which quest? I don't remember that.
@@breeze1088 it's the mission to sarthal, the dungeon with the eye of magnus.
@@mars9986 Thanks, I've done that at least 4 times but never noticed "all the coffins"
I was growing up poor. My own parents told people that i was crazy for taking college without any money. I did everything to survive in the city, painting houses, cutting grass, cleaning sewer. One day, I managed to sign a scholarship with an oil company. Got a cheap laptop and downloaded pirated Skyrim at 2012.
For me, Skyrim is not just a game. It's my savior, my company through a hard time.
Once i had a decent income the first game i bought was Skyrim and i still play it to this day.
this video made my day honestly... i started playing skyrim when i was 13 and i'm still playing it to this day at 21 (have been thinkig about starting a new character in a few weeks when i get the time)
I will never not be touched by the music from this game. I haven't played it in years, but the music takes me back. I *feel* what I felt 10 years ago. It all comes back. The perception of a vast, explorable world. The feeling of being a single character in a world that is alive. Urgh. I want it back.
i love how this came up for me today, this game holds such a special place in my heart! i've been going back to skyrim at least for a few months every year since release and, for all the in-game danger, i've recently realised that it almost feels like a place of safety for me now. the atmosphere, depth of lore, beautiful visuals and the untouchable soundtrack make it a joy to return to every time. i have dear memories of being sat by the fire playing skyrim with heavy snow outside. thanks for this :)
Relate to this 10000%, I feel so safe an home somehow… it legit is therapy for me
I absolutely could not agree more and oblivion does the same thing for me greatly!
It’s hard for me to say which soundtrack I love more, but either way both of these games for me or extremely safe spaces that do the most wonderful job of making me feel at home!
Exactly. It really does feel like home
Great video. I've been researching the various elements that made Skyrim, my favorite game of all time, so enjoyable and addicting as I am working on designing my latest self-improvement program. "A gamified self-improvement experience" is how I am positioning it, and with its name being, "Gravel To Castle," I have found it fitting to have similar themes and branding to Skyrim. Your video game me some great insight and was very enjoyable to watch. I appreciate ya!
The mods man. The mod makers love Tamriel. So many mods can be added and it ends up being more Skyrimmy.
I can’t stress enough how the relationship the mod maker has with the game reflects in the final product.
Every mod list is like love letter to the world. It’s odd, but that’s how it feels.
Even the jank. Last play through I killed Erik the Slayer. A hundred hours later I forget about it…but Rorikstead has not. I’m sitting there, IRL trying to figure out what happened, wracking my brain, and I actually say “you know what you little F**ktards? I couldn’t care in the least.” Them shunning me actually got under my skin.
Then I read about SzPD for a bit, questioned my life choices, and then picked the controller back up to look up the form ID for the NPC so I can revive him.
He arises…still hostile to me. So I turn up the volume of the dungeon synth I have playing and start flicking through my potion menu for poisons. I’m torn between debugging Erik recruiting him, and rah’ing off a mountain top, or fragging the entire town for its insolence.
This has escalated quickly. I hit him with paralysis and start losing up the master frenzy spell. We will let them thin each other out for me.
At this point, human beings who weren’t even born when this game was released start feeding me kill requests. Telekinesis is everyone’s favorite. Next leaving poison apples about and betting on who eats one first. One wants me to summon a dragon and calm the town so the dragon can eat them in peace.
The generation that will inhabit a virtual world part time…they will all have been trained on Skyrim and GTA5.
Can't emphasize enough how absolutely masterful the soundtrack is.
Streets of Whiterun is my favourite. Gives the tingles.
Even today, more than a decade later, every time I hear "Secunda" playing I got this breeze of emotions that envelops me whole. The feel of excitement, wonder, awe of my first hours in Skyrim world, breaking into some NPC's houses in the dead of night, looting and stealing whatever I can fill my pocket in. And hearing this music playing in the background. Taking it all in.
And then another time when I got lost in the midst of forest in Falkreath hold, discovered a fort and reading a book about "Cabin in the Woods." Then getting jumpy from every little things.
There is no day goes by without me wishing if I could just forget all memory about Skyrim, to experience it all over again from the very beginning. I think I'll be the happiest man alive.
Skyrim, witcher 3, oblivion, Fallout new Vegas, red dead 2... Man those games all have that quality that makes you wish you could play fresh without knowing anything over and over again
Secunda hits every time ❤
Secunda is the only reason i like the "Wise Mystical Tree" meme tbh
and being always alone... that sensation of being surrounded by pure evil and only you can make a difference, while the music sounds and the wind blows.
@@Tombraithwaite1998 Dragon Age Origins and Inquisition added to my list too.
Sometimes I'll load it up just to park my character in the woods and soak up the ambient sounds with my surround.
Skyrim is more than just a game. An entire generation grew up there.
I'm an 80s kid, Skyrim is my favorite game. Followed by days gone.
You're actually a god for being able to ignore that nirnroot sound without knowing what it was for 10 years
Its hard to explain why I played it for so many hours. It felt like... I was there. The world feels lived in and not made for you unlike other games that feel like it is a thing that revolves around your character. It feels like the world has always been, and the Dragonborn is just one of countless lives that will exist in it, as though the world will continue long after I'm gone.
Skyrim is very much a game world where everything revolves around your character
@@JaddyOG There is a difference between how a person feels about something and what that something really is. Just because you didn't think about that immersion like I did changes not my argument at all.
@@classydays43 I do agree with everything you say, but.. it does feel like the world revolves around your character in Skyrim. You're basically the 'chosen one' in every guild and questline, and seems like your character is the only character who can get anything at all done
@@AlexSantF the Dragonborn ends up in these positions of leadership because they have countless dragon souls stacked inside them including the one that was there upon birth. The roads are also dangerous AF, so any normal person wouldn't dare travel for fear of their life. When you do, you take initiative.
The characters see you and believe you would be the best candidate by your presence alone and they don't know why. Their lives haven't changed because of you, and they will continue to live as they always have done. Or it seems so, at least.
@@AlexSantFnah he mean it like the world is designed for the character in other games but in Skyrim you the main character but the world exists with or without you. In other games the rest of the world is static if you don’t interact with it
I'll never forget the first night I played Skyrim in 2011 I found the book 'Gentleman's Guide to Whiterun' in Alvor's home. Since my next quest objective was to go there I read the book and my imagination soared at what Whiterun would end up being like when I actually went there. Learning about the districts and people there... It was so oddly exciting. I had to work the next day so I went to bed after reading the book and literally just laid in bed thinking about what it was going to be like when I got to Whiterun tomorrow. No other game has captured me in that way ever.
It's still capturing me to this day. Every time I sit down for a playthrough, I try to find something new, try a new set up, do different missions. Aside from other Elder Scrolls games, I cannot think of another game that actually brought me genuine happiness to play in the last few years given the sorry state modern gaming is in.
Thats me right now I’ve always heard good things about skyrim but I thought it was never the game for me but i just started playing 4 days ago level 7 orc and the exploration and the gameplay is unbelievable magic seems OP asf tho
Your video sums up my thoughts and feelings about this game incredibly well! Thank you for making a video about an almost 15 year old game that I just can’t help but keep coming back to and making me feel understood.
Looking at Skyrim and how things were back when it was developed, I’m scared what TESVI will be like. Fingers crossed it will be able to keep up with this masterpiece.
I'm curious about people's thoughts about Skyrim compared to Oblivion. I am a person who was 13 when Oblivion came out and it consumed my life. I think it was the first game I ever tried to fully complete and I still have great memories about all that happened during the game. From the escape out of the sewers, to all of the different guilds and the amazing DLC. For whatever reason, when Skyrim came out, I just couldn't get into it. I think at that point I was much more into competitive shooters like COD and it just was too much work to try and re-find the magic I experienced during Oblivion.
I've always known though that Skyrim is held in extremely high regard and videos like this just push that point even deeper into my brain. Essentially, I'm just looking for a bunch of Elder Scrolls fans to convince me I need to jump into this game years after Oblivion and create some new memories! Thanks!
This video meant a lot to me. I miss my high school days when I could stay up until 3am playing Skyrim with little to no repercussions. Life was easier all around back then, and this game was the icing on the cake. Thanks for a great video.
You didn't have repercussions when you stayed up to 3am while still in school? Did you have night school or something?
@@Mephilis78 landing a B in basic high school history while on 3 hours of sleep is way easier than performing at 100% for your actual adult job that provides your wages for living 😂
I can relate to this, I was in high school playing TES Oblivion for 7 hours everyday lol
damn my curfew/bedtime was 10pm. ma thought i was addicted to Baldur's Gate 2. and i got straight a's, it was a hippie school though so not a huge achievement.@@Mephilis78
I relate to this! I was in college when Skyrim released but had already sunk years into Morrowind and Oblivion. Back then I still had so much time to sink into Skyrim. I've felt myself before let down and not putting much time into Statfield, and I find myself wondering if it's because the games not as good, or because now I'm a mom of 3 and just don't have the time to sink into a game anymore. Maybe it's a little of both. The thing Stardield lacks that he mentioned as a high point of Skyrim is how open the world felt, whereas Starfield feels like a forced linear path.
When I first played Skyrim I had no idea what an impact this game would have on my life. Coming out of school and then diving into this world was everything for me. Thank you Bethesda!
Starfield is coming out September 6th. I might buy it day one but I swear if they do me like Cyberpunk and Saints Row I might never buy day one again.
Yay. Escapism!
When i first played this game i was in 9th grade and will never forget how mad my parents were when they found out i was sneaking downstairs and pulling all nighters on school nights to play this game. All these years later, with my own home, a wife, and kids soon on the way, i still periodically come back to this game and have the same wonderful experiences. Easily the best game ever made in my humble opinion.
I am still obsessed with nordic countries. I have gone to Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark 7 times since I was 27, and we are going back again. I actually never played Skyrim until last year (37 years old) and I found my new favorite game.
Two VERY important things you sort of missed that tie into how much life has changed for most of us. It's amazing not having to deal with server issues like so many of today's games as a service. Also, many of us have married and have kids since this game first released. The ability to pause or save the game at almost any point, is crucial for domestic harmony.
Yes! I can play skyrim for hours, or for 15 minutes. Either way I'll have a blast, and I never have to worry about whether or not it will be there.
lol I was 9 when Skyrim came out and I started playing it with the Xbox 360 my parents got me and my brother that same Christmas in 2011. Now I'm 21 about to finish university. Time does fly...
Both of you. Name 1 game that "hasn't been there" that you "need to worry about"
And secondly... are you being disingenuous on purpose? Or do you just not know that literally all single player games still allow you to pause the game.
Lol you spring chickens speaking of Skyrim as somehow classical and I'm over here laughing as my step-son is shocked that he has to restart a mission after dying in GTA3.
@@long-long. Maybe they weren't referring to single player games, but, just games in general?
i played starfield for about 4 hours and then decided to come back to skyrim after about 6 years and im hooked all over again. this game is truly incredible
Pure garbage you mean, you can't pay me to play this trash
Man I hope they really keep adding content to Starfield. I dont think it deserved nearly as much hate as it got but it does feel very empty.
@@Nick-kw9ozI put something like 80 hours in starfield, completed all major questlines and that's pretty much it... Very empty and very short compared to Skyrim and Fallout 4. I had a good time with starfield, but it's mediocre unfortunately
It's the exact same shallow nonsense in a setting you're familiar with.
@@elimgarak1127 nah bro its really not, in Skyrim every npc is unique with unique dialogue and most of them have a sidequest for you to do. Exploring is running into one thing after another, getting sidetracked so much you forget what were going to do to begin with. Starfield is none of those things. It feels like less content than Skyrim spread out over thousands of planets. It's not even close
this has become my comfort video
Im so happy im 29 and I played mmorpgs exclusively till now. Means is have ALLLLL THE GAMES like Skyrim, all souls games etc ALL OF THE GREAT GAMES still to play 🥰
For me, it's Skyrim itself. The setting. I'm a huge fan of Winter and Autumn, so the landscape just does it for me in a big way. I also have a lot of interest in Norse and Celtic mythology which factors in heavily in the culture of the Nords. The detailed interaction with almost all components of this world is so immersive, like other Bethesda games, my other favorite being Fallout: New Vegas (despite the inherent Bethesda bugs).
Jeremy Soule made this game what it is, the music has such a deep and rich impact. No other game compares. The music is so memorable, the only other game that has this effect for me is Zelda: Ocarina Of Time
If im having trouble sleeping, i go on spotify and put on the streets of whiterun, and i am teleported there and i am in pure bliss ❤
So heartbroken jeremy wont be on the new games 😢
No jeremey on TES6?😢😢
@TecnixX unfortunately not, pretty sure he was accused of sexual harassment. I don't think bethesda want him back after that
imagine Austin Wintory take on Elder Scrolls tho... that would be my dream pick replacement
I think Darren Korb is one of the few names who can replace Jeremy Soule, his work is truly amazing.
@@shadodovahkiin3951 this is also a really good choice. Darren Korb is really talented
The thing that makes me come back to this game every time is the replay-value, especially with the extensive amount of mods people have made for Skyrim it can make the game feel like a whole new game every time depending on what guild you do first, what city you start in or any other thing (I am a big fan of Skyrim Unbound where you're not a level 1 weakling that's already dragonborn, I wait until my character is already a badas)
I am probably the only person who ‘accidentally’ got into Skyrim and hasn’t left it since. My older brother bought it and i remember thinking whats this ass game he bought, watched him play it for like 1 hour and then leave and move onto a different game (he doesn’t like RPG’s) I thought nothing of it. One day i was bored of playing Cod and decided to play Skyrim, I remember starting the game and creating my character then thinking about how big the game is and how i have to explore everywhere and do every quest. I have over 3000 hours in it and still have it installed on my ps5 and i keep going back to it. This game got me into RPG’s , this lead me to playing Fallout NV, Fallout 3 and even Fallout 4, all of which i have 1000+ hours… this game gives me a different vibe, reminds me of simpler times, back when family was all i had and i didn’t have any form of stress or responsibilities, maybe its because i miss being a kid, sinking hours into games and getting lost in it i dont know; but i am genuinely thankful my brother bought the game till this day.
Skyrim will always hold a special place in my heart. It brings back memories of being a care free kid, amazed by the massive world to explore. I always play it around Christmas to relive the memories of when I first played it! Truly an unforgettable game
Skyrim will always hold a special place in my. It brings memories of being a care free kid, amazed by the massive world to explore. I always play it around Christmas to relive the memories of when I first played it. Truly an ungorgettable game
Lol I thought I was the only one who does this, I reboot it every November close to thanksgiving, been doing that since I got it day one 😅
Same I too always play it Nov-Dec maybe it just takes me back to getting it for christmas all those years ago and traversing the cold mountains while it's cold irl
Play red dead redemption 2, knocks skyrim out.
Oh my god, listening to that music just brings back so many, so many fond memories. I remember seeing Whiterun for the first time so vividly. Hiking through the forest, coming to an opening, the fog disolving and looking down on Whiterun. What a game.
Oh yes! 11.11.11 1 hour before afternoon school i had this experience. I can remember it like its yesterday.
Do you get to the cloud district very often? Oh what am I saying, of course you don't.
@@DaMazzaf97 How could I forget him...
I really love this video! Exactly what i was looking for as i just stsrted playing again😅.
Dont worry your not alone in foguring out the ninroot glowing sound that drove me insane🤣.
I really appreciate your tone and delivery when it comes to articulating what you are spealing about. Down to earth and relatable and comforting☺️
I have never been able to find a game that draws me back like skyrim
One of the more remarkable aspects of Skyrim is that almost every dungeon, even the most simple one, has a little story to it. You can pay attention to the objects that tell the story or just power through.
i have consistently played skyrim since its launch date, i recently rediscovered my love for skyrim with VR. the game is so totally different and you notice things you never seen before. i spend many many hours in dungeons just looking at the place. exploring books, trying to read books and just having one of the most fun ive ever had on ANY game. if you have never played VR skyrim i 100000000000000000000% ercommend
At release not enough praise was given to what a good job they did addressing Oblivion's arguably biggest problem of having hard-to-distinguish copy-paste procedural dungeons, basically all of the ayleid ruins and caves were like that (most infamous is probably how people got sick of the oblivion gates for the same-ness). Skyrim's diversity in cave layouts etc was really orders of magnitude improved. Not that there was no copy paste, it's inevitable when there is so much content, but the amount of hand crafting small and large interior spaces made a huge difference.
@@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5repent to Talos
I never really thought about it, but Skyrim really is the last game I fell in love with. Games like red dead 2, fallout 4, gta, assassin’s creed, souls series, sekiro, elden ring, etc are good but Skyrim holds a very special place in my heart. It dropped my freshman year of high school. I’m 26 now with 2 kids of my own. My 4 year old son refers to it as the “kitty cat game” because him and I made a khajit character. And that’s really fucking cool to me that a game I loved when I was young, I now play and enjoy with my son and we have our own little inside jokes and favorite activities.
Congrats man, you won at life👏i was also a freshman at the time and getting on the 360 and jumping into chat with my friends always felt good. My first born will be here in a few days and you bet your ass she'll know what skyrim is😂 all the best to you and your family🙏
@@carson6707 congrats, friend and good luck
We're around the same age. The last one I fell in love with was Planescape Torment - beaten for the first time last month. Outer Wilds before that, beaten two years ago. It's not you, it's the games you're playing.
I also never really cared for Skyrim past its presentation, so obviously everyone is different and has their own tastes but go play Outer Wilds. Not the Obsidian one (Outer Worlds) but the astronaut Majora's Mask game.
I believe that there is a mod for "multiplayer Skyrim". Then you and your son can maybe team up?
@@guccimalcs I'm 28 and my son is still only 2 but I can't wait for the day to come when i can watch him discover skyrim for the first time. I like making argonian characters so maybe it'll be the lizard game in our house 😂
Skyrim and fallout 3,NV and 4 will always be in my gaming rotation.
I've dumped over 900 hours into Skyrim and didn't know you can have a skeever, crab or fox pet until I've seen this video. That's the point, really, we keep discovering every time we get in
I've never seen the ants.. OMG
I've played this game for a decade. I'll never move on. I don't want to. I will replay it over and over forever and love it just as much as I did when I first woke up in that wagon.
Bro. I was the one who woke up in the wagon.
I wagon bro
Well u will be for atleast another 4 or 5 years or whatever ES6 releases
Rorikstead.. I’m from rorikstead
General Tullius, sir! The headsman is waiting!
I’m literally in a playthrough now, still playing this game after 11 years. The last time I played was 6 months ago because I forced myself to take a break.
I'm 73 and still play Skyrim every day. I started when it was released and have 9,302.3 hours. And I still find new things with every play through.
Jonah has a completely different philosophy to Emil. If Emil were in charge of the critters, he'd create an entire quest around collecting each one, packed with quest markers to make sure you KNOW they're there. Glad there were other people on the team that actually appreciate subtlety.