Why is There no Other Game Like Skyrim?
Why is There no Other Game Like Skyrim?
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The Elder Scrolls V is possibly the most popular RPG title of all time. During the past decade, Skyrim has been a staple in the gaming world, among open world RPG fans but also millions of casual gamers. I consider the lovechild of Todd Howard to be Bethesda’s crowning achievement, and in this Skyrim Review/Analysis I try to explain why, 10 years later. This Skyrim Video Essay has been something I’ve wanted to make for a while, to go against the popular opinion of Skyrim being a shallow experience and explore why the beautiful atmosphere of Skyrim has not been recreated since, and why itās likely that we will not get a game like Skyrim until Bethesda releases Elder Scrolls VI (6).
If you like skyrim play enderal forgotten stories its a full game mod for free on steam and its great
And Markarth!!! Sheesh!!! How beautiful is Markarth?! I would give my soul to actually live in Markarth!
I couldn’t find a similar game to Skyrim. I really enjoyed it. Let me know if any game is similar. I have already played Witcher. It’s not same
When you said that the game has width and a little depth, like the dog need not needed to be pet or be given names, just dog’s presence is enough: that’s also where the mods come in, someone out there will make a mod where you could actually pet him or send him to space. The game has width and also some depth, but the community is always there to add depth to add some of the features. Honestly, I dont think there can be any other game like Skyrim.
I accidentally stumbled upon this video of yours, and man, what a pleasant surprise!!! You are really spot on with your description of our beloved Skyrim and what makes it unique. It is indeed an exceptional game. We all hate the bugs, the clumsy combat, and the shallow and unsatisfying storyline. But, what really makes this game special is the experience itself, the majestic atmosphere, the neverending side quests, and the memories that will stay with you for a very long time. I feel the temptation of playing the Special Edition, but I’m so afraid of ruining my first play-through memories!!
"that uh uhhuu huuu huuuu shit kicks in"
The only game that’s made me feel what I felt in Skyrim was BoTW. Im hoping Elden Ring is the next game that can break new grounds.
I saw the video’s title and was like, "That’s exactly what I’ve been wondering!"
And I say that as someone who’s not even a hardcore Elder Scrolls fan. Seriously, I’ve put over 70 hours into Skyrim and I still feel like I couldn’t tell you a single thing about it. Take that as a compliment or a criticism; I don’t really care.
Also the best fucking trailer in gaming, I still rewatch the original game trailer and it’s hard to avoid not to start playing Skyrim after watching it, in fact I’ve had problems to work because sometimes I just want to play Skyrim xD
Waitā¦ so he first explained why this video is different from all the others, and then goes on to review Skyrim ?
One word money and being lazy. If it has no microtransactions, battleroyal, nft, or new trend they don’t make it.
if your not using a shield then your doing combat wrong
bethesda should make skyrim 2
It felt like a slap in the face when he said "and yes i know Bethesda sucks now"
me:D… dd.. Doom?
I get a sense that more people are dumping on Skyrim just because it’s popular to dump on Bethesda these days. Yes, Fallout 76 was a disaster, and no matter how many times they changed it afterwards, I fundamentally have so many issues with that game. But that’s just one game, and it doesn’t suddenly reverse all the insane and consistent critical reception and player engagement Skyrim has received the last decade. If there was a Monopoly of video games, it would be Skyrim. Very few single-player games are actually healthy and alive 1 decade later. Most games are forgotten the week of, or maybe a few months after release. Skyrim is a triumph very few games measure up to, including many game of the year winners which are quickly forgotten about. Unless you’re Minecraft, GTA5 or are Nintendo these days, you probably don’t make single player games that sell 30 million copies that people still play a decade later – honest truth.
Only gamers could find so much to complain about this game. This game is perfect in my eyes and i could care less about its ābugsā or all that. The game is unlike any other
at the end of the day you are overpowered from the very start… which is a bad trend in video games..
Itās really not that good of a game. Generic rpg that was a little ahead of its time
i want tbh. blackreech was super annoying to me and super boring…. Someone else here feeling the same ?
The game actually feels alive with out mods and adding your choice of mods makes it even better and it has a so many personalities from the environment itās self to the character actually seeming like they are going about their daily lives (SKYRIM AND RDR1-2 do this the best to me)
witcher 3 and skyrim. i wished i could forget everything and play to experience everything again.
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wow youtube compression really didn’t do this one any favors
first upload in about 3 years, hi
wanted to make this video because I miss being able to get lost in a game, looking up youtube videos about it and discovering tons of hidden secrets. been a while since a game felt so vast and full of content.
Elden ring?? dark souls??
first mod i downloaded was to remove the clouds from the map
I like all the Elder Scrolls games. Skyrim is no exception.
8:14 I repeated this 20 times, so well sung!
Finished a couple different playthroughs without mods on 360 but once i got my PC and mods i been running overhaul mods always and do hella self forced challenges
Its how real and full of misteries the world is. First time you try to kill a chicken, not only you can but the world reacts to it. Can I catch butterflies? Is there something under that waterfall? Why does this sword have a name, maybe someone is looking for it? etc. You can do anything in the game and feel rewarded for the choices you make.
Then you play some other RPG and you cant even jump over a fence.
I still canāt believe they pulled this off in 2011 I canāt imagine how many bugs they had to fix with how detailed it is obviously they couldnāt fix them all but still
To put it simply:
Cash grab, micro-transactions, mandatory internet connections, complacency, release frequency over game quality, user-content over plot and character development.
Closed source modding instead of open source. Ego instead of heart.
I think developers of The Witcher 3 has done a great job on all these points
One of my best video game experiences was an 8 hour journey from whiterun to riften. I got so distracted by the world
If there is any studio i have trust in it is Larian studios. I loved divine divinity, divinity ego draconis, Divinity os1 and i absolutly LOVE Divinity Original sin 2. Baldurs gate 3 seems to be the way to go.
What does a great rpg make a great rpg to you ?
I tell you its the freedom!
And there is no more freedom in dialogs , fights,quests and builds(while still beeing fairly balanced) than in Divinity original sin 2. The only thing i am missing is that the worlds are connected. not parted into acts.
The freedom i felt when i ran around skyrim meeting all those different npcs with different problems ? Thats what i got in divinity os2 with my quests. if i could combine divinity os2 with the even more open world like withcer 3 boom. And thats what Larian stuidios trys to create with baldurs gate 3 right now. They also implemented the best rpg of all. A game that never can ran old because it runs with imagination and numbers. Dungens and Dragons.
If someone asked me . What is the best rpg in your opinion ? What gives absolut freedom and can NEVER run old. Rly NEVER. cause you are the one creating it. I would tell them its Dungeons and Dragons. NO rpg can compete to that. Not even skyrim.
I agree with you
The only cool weapon that stuck around with me longer than the scenery is the Volendrung. That shit is op
Avowed is about to try to give me what I want.
I fell in love with this game the very first time as once I had reached Riverwood, I went off the track and came across a butterfly I couldn’t catch for what felt like ages. After finding myself on the other side of the mountain range with wings in my pack, I didn’t last long as I thought you might be able to talk with giants. As I found myself looking at the loading screen as my body X was on its way still to the stratosphere, I knew I needed to explore more of the map (and stay the F away from giants) before I could give a hoot about the main story line. 9 years later and on the third device playing the game, I finished the main storyline. Whoever thought having the butterflies as collectibles in the game, just know it took this fool well off the beaten track for a great time.
I liked Oblivion but is it just me I couldn’t stand the grey colors of everything?
This was Bethesda catching lightning in a bottle. Unfortunately I have 0 hope for their upcoming Starfield and ES 6. They have Greedy Corporate Fat Cat Syndrome like most AAA studios today. But %100 agree about skyrim.
who else stumbled upon the dark brotherhood and the thieves guild by accident
Skyrim and the company behind it. Has been that company of the past generation. The future RPGs looking bright too
The Elder Scrolls VI: Return to Skyrim
That would be crazy
I used to be envious of younger kids getting to grow up with games like Skyrim… But I never would have expected this would be the pinnacle of gaming and that the entire industry would be creatively bankrupt and commoditized to the extent it is today.
Its been very immersive, it felt like you were navigating a real land on a real world, with its own characters and stories. Seeing a random couple robbed and murdered on the road and reading their journals, I actually felt sad for thim.
I enjoyed skyrim a lot but it do be feelin a little outdated now. At least on console. Idk how it holds up with mods on pc
Iāve been playing this in VR with a mod that lets you speak to the NPCs instead of clicking the answer and itās made it so immersive. I love it.
I stumbled into BlackReach accidentally on my first playthrough, outside of the questline that takes you there… I think I was level 20 to 25 or so, so I’d scoured the overland pretty thoroughly. I honestly was so stunned by BlackReach that I thought I had found some special secret area in the game. Skyrim has the ability to capture my heart and my breath like nothing else I’ve ever played!
I think Jeremy Soule’s music is a huge part of why this game is so unique…the soundtrack in this game melds so perfectly with the tone, atmosphere, and setting of Skyrim that it would not be the same game without it. I love this soundtrack, one of my all time favorites, and one of my favorite memories of playing this game was exploring the tundra on the way to find Red Eagle’s sword, and the music had this forlorn, sad choir playing in the background, and for some reason it just stuck with me
Should have been "Why is There no Other Game Like Oblivion?"
Great stuff, intelligent thoughtful and admirable insight, as Vader would say āimpressiveā¦ most impressiveā as a gamer from Christmas past, I genuinely have concern for what and how future games are going to be.
Skyrim definitely is one of those rare gaming moments, a culmination of beautiful music, fascinating lore, fused together produces an dripping tangible atmosphere of wonder.
The Uber greedy corporations are tarnishing our gaming future, producing risk free cookie cut games, we need rich studio heads to hold that yard sale, refuse entry, and stay passionate and poorer, sadly one gold bar isnāt enough for these peopleā¦ā¦.