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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is an action role-playing open world video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fifth installment in The Elder Scrolls series, following The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Skyrim was released worldwide on November 11, 2011, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. Three downloadable content (DLC) add-ons were released—Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn—which were repackaged into The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Legendary Edition, which was released on June 4, 2013.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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  • DJ_JJSlider DJ_JJSlider
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    3 years ago
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    FUS RO DAH! Nyango-style!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBfQ_-VHrUo
  • Casey Smith Casey Smith
    Casey Smith wrote his opinion about The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
    5 years ago
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    between the base game, the DLC's, and the modding community this game has an endless amount of combat and is the most fun game to just explore and do side quests.
  • Nodley Nodley
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    5 years ago
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    Wow, 7 years old. I haven't played this since it came out. Maybe I'm due another play.
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      Editing … Okay, I started a new game and it's like a new purchase, I can't remember a thing. I may enjoy this.
      5 years ago Heart 2
  • Aramonde Aramonde
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    6 years ago
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    What your Skyrim race says about you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2fGrzQCxwI
  • Chris Elliott Chris Elliott
    Chris Elliott wrote his opinion about The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
    6 years ago
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    Skyrim was the graphicly updated sequel to Oblivion and although it lacked some of the depth of RPG elements it had a wide and rich story and offered hundreds of hours of play
  • John Pratt John Pratt
    John Pratt wrote his opinion about The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
    6 years ago
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    Solid RPG, but just too simple for me. A lot of the color and personality was drained from Oblivion and replaced with endless questing in boring ruins. Still didn't stop me from putting 700 hours into it.

    Even the music just doesn't hold up to Oblivion and Morrowind, but it's still acceptable.
  • Husky Wing Husky Wing
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    7 years ago
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    Bethesda hasn't taken down the original version of Skyrim to enforce Special Edition sales http://store.steampowered.com/app/72850/
    Good. It's common for devs to remove the option to purchase the original title once their improved release is out (Sleeping Dogs), but to do so for Skyrim would be hurting what's literally gaming's hugest modding community.
    BioShock's remasters include the original versions as part of the purchase (and owning the originals also granted the remasters for free). A bit nice, if there's something to be had in the originals that the remasters don't have. Also good for archival purposes.
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      Editing … I'm surprised by how little they changed the game, and they still have the balls to ask for sixty euros. They didn't even fix all the bugs for Christ's sake.
      7 years ago Heart 1
    • Husky Wing
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      Editing … I heard one explanation was that the game was slightly amped as they were preparing the engine for Fallout 4, and then they decided to improve it enough for a full release. It's not a remaster, it's just another "definitive edition" release. I think it has purpose in existing--it adds some effects previously only found in ENBs, upped visuals, including some which can't even be modded in (currently), and mod support for Xbox One! (and... uh... idk, godmode for PS4?). The 64-bit engine also removes some mod limitations on PC. Just considering how many people are huge fans of this game (it's one of the gods of the market, pretty much), it has every reason to become available to a larger audience. Also, the game is $20 cheaper on PC than on consoles.
      7 years ago
    • Husky Wing
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      Editing … Right now, ENBs can't work on SSE though, because the new Creation Engine is based off DX11, instead of DX9. Unless the ENB dev makes a new build, there will be no ENBs... and the original Skyrim will always be the prettier game, after both iterations have been modded.
      7 years ago
    • Not Important
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      Editing … I heard another explanation was that Bethesda really, really, REALLY likes money and so they decided to release a new "definitive version" of the game without bothering to really make it current gen, resulting in it looking like a good looking game from five years ago, fucking up the mod support and leaving the same problems the gameplay had whilst not even bothering to remove the mods.
      7 years ago Heart 2
    • rockshard PhD
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      Editing … But if they leave both up then how do I know which one to buy? >_>
      7 years ago
    • Not Important
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      Editing … But on the bright side; people apparently are gobbling it up. So good for Bethesda, get that money.
      7 years ago Heart 1
    • Husky Wing
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      Editing … Rockshard, by researching before buying, as should be a consumer's duty :p
      7 years ago Heart 1
    • Husky Wing
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      Editing … Actually that step can be eliminated by reading the store pages
      7 years ago Heart 1
    • Rich .
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      Editing … I don't see the point of the special edition on PC but for XB1/PS4 it's cool that there's a port.
      7 years ago
    • Husky Wing
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      Editing … Enhanced modding capability (due to being 64-bit) is the primary upgrade on PC. At any rate, since they made the improvement over the base game, there wasn't much point keeping it off of the PC (and they made it free if you owned all the content in the game, so it's not an inconvenience)
      7 years ago
  • Husky Wing Husky Wing
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    The Xbox One will allow 5GB to store your mods http://www.gamespot.com/articles/skyrim-remaster-mods-space-limited-to-1-gb-on-ps4-/1100-6444721/
    This is compared to 2GB for Fallout 4.
    Though it could use more, this should allow most users to use almost every mod they want, excluding ones that would slow the console's performance, right?

    However, on PS4... 1GB for mod storage.
    This is all the space you need on a PS4, considering you can't download any custom models, sounds, textures, scripts, any custom assets whatsoever. Don't expect any sizable mods.
    Fallout 4 only has 900MB on PS4.
  • Gries He Gries He
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    7 years ago
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    Remember skyrim? It's back

    In pog-form!!1

    On the Nintendo Switch

    Isn't that just the most exciting thing ever.
    • Dr Eggnog
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      Editing … All those people who don't own a ps3, an xbox 360, a ps4, an xbox one, or a PC, and will own a Nintendo Switch, but are interested in non-Nintendo-y things will be thrilled.
      7 years ago
    • Axersia
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      Editing … In all honesty, I'll probably pick up the Switch version at some point. But not for many years, as this re-release is just an excuse to put it out for 60 bucks again, and that game is worth 5.
      7 years ago
    • Dr Eggnog
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      Editing … Is it even possible to release a physical game for 5 dollars new? Though we are heading that route where physical games aren't physical games. It's all happening so fast man. I still can't believe my laptop doesn't have a disc drive, I thought we were years away from that. Anyway, I paid 60 twice to buy Skyrim on both PC and PS3 (the first time I had a gift card) so I'm probably done buying it.
      7 years ago
    • Axersia
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      Editing … Sure, I've bought factory-sealed PC games back in the day for that price. Various PS2-era Ubisoft games come to mind, only a year after release. But I wasn't necessarily thinking about physical releases. I'm saying you can go to G2A.com and buy a Steam key for literally 5 bucks, if you didn't already catch a sale in the last five years.
      7 years ago
    • Husky Wing
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      Editing … It's not just Skyrim, it's PORTABLE Skyrim!
      7 years ago
    • Axersia
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      Editing … You can also get portable Skyrim on the #GPD Win, #SMACH Z and PGS.
      7 years ago
    • Husky Wing
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      Editing … I've seen benchmarks for the Smach Z and PGS, and both of them struggle to even hit 30fps. They generally hit ~20 for AAA games, and that's not even including anything from after 2013.
      7 years ago
    • Axersia
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      Editing … Well Skyrim didn't look too hot in that Switch trailer either, truth be told. Here's 52 secs of Skyrim running on GPD Win https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNxbM8ZGJwA Not perfect, but certainly playable. I'm still waiting for the day I can finally play Kingdom Hearts II on a handheld. Right now it's not really worth it as PS2 emulation of such a game is too demanding for these devices. And Square Enix are assholes for giving us Vita versions of FFX/X-2 but not the KH series.
      7 years ago
  • Husky Wing Husky Wing
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    7 years ago
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    18 days until I seize the opportunity to return to my favorite world.
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