Skyrim Legendary Difficulty Will Change How You Play

Playing Skyrim on Legendary was actually more fun than I could have imagined, I ended up dying a lot less than I thought I would but still had fun nonetheless

[@MagicTater]

My gripe with Legendary difficulty is that it's like most other games where you simply do less damage and the enemy does more. To me that doesn't make the game harder, just makes it more tedious. I like games where when you increase the difficulty the ai actually gets better, or they have more moves or something other than just simply making the enemies spongy.

[@Forsworcen]

There are several difficulty mods that do this. Advanced AI, tactics in groups, using skills and abilities to there best effect.

[@sparkymotive]

I totally agree. It's the absolute laziest solution to a problem that could be made to add so much more depth and replayability to any game. It makes mods essentially mandatory.

[@zanagi]

True lol it also breaks immersion so much because enemy without armor can withstand blades like they wear some kind of armor.. just a chore at this point.

[@sethhager4097]

@@zanagi yeah slashing a non armored, non magical opponent 15 times with a sword breaks my immersion every time

[@cappuccinosnephew1382]

Bethesda bro don't expect TOO much from them.

[@Musti404]

I was hesitating to comment but then I noticed you weren’t very popular, the video was very well made and I didn’t notice that you are still starting out, great video bro I wasn’t trying to be rude it’s just you have a very well made video style and definitely deserve more ❤

[@Awake4U]

Thank you!! I really appreciate it!!

[@VortexKiller2]

What is it with small youtubers with 100 or so subs all playing Skyrim, I like it but its kinda sus. Have we developed an algorithmic conspiracy? Is the world doomed to a world full of budding youtubers with great Skyrim content? Does Skyrim indeed belong to the Nords? And let me guess, has somebody stolen your sweetroll? All valid questions that will unfortunately go answered...

[@logannearhood1154]

@@VortexKiller2 do you know the underlying meaning of the sweetroll thief? Its actually kind of funny, and I love seeing that reference

[@VortexKiller2]

@@logannearhood1154 not fully no, mind explaining?

[@theredwhirlwin]

I love this community.

[@reeven1721]

As someone who usually starts the game on Expert, even then, I can testify the giant spider in Bleak Falls Barrow is no joke. That thing kills me more often than the Draugr at the end.

[@Noodle177]

Kid named shield bashes and paralysis potion🗿

[@Siegward37]

How I beated him was to lure it to the entrance and then hit and then keep distance with it. Sometimes it goes back to the NPC so I enter the room again and lure it. That's how I beated it on legendary difficulty but still had to use a few health and stamina potions

[@livmilesparanormalromanceb6891]

I beat it on the second try because I played the game like a total pansy. I shot at it, got out of dodge, waited until the spider forgot about me, then shot at it through a hole in the wall until it died. 😅

[@araujoPr]

Same

[@willbebexxsoon]

right? i thought so too but doing a mage build solves that problem. the giant spider dies so quick, i thought the difficulty was set to novice. and i do it always immediately to snatch the dragonstone on my way to whiterun.

[@edwinramirez1019]

Summons and companions are critically important. You'll find that if someone can soak the damage for you early game, you'll eventually get strong enough to handle enemies on your own.

[@thegreatkrimpus6139]

What’s more important is keeping them alive my poor faendal died a few times, and Sofia had her ass kicked so using courage and restoration spells are essential in the early game

[@daniels7717]

​​@@thegreatkrimpus6139I say let them die. My faendal survived until a dragon and vampires attacked riverwood and killed alvor, his wife and the dog plus him 🤣

[@fynn530]

heal other spell, if you play as a mage or use the stave if playing as a warrior. Also use cooked food as buff and those potions u always sell come in very handy. Also memorize weaknesses of all creatures linked to illusion and destrucion spells. If u study the whole game even legendary is easy

[@JohnJeyaPratama]

I'm new to skyrim and play without companion on legendary difficulty. I'm having a hard time but still progressing. It's fun and more challenging.

[@user-ry6bs2vk1w]

The thing I simply LOVE about the legendary difficulty is that you do feel the combat mechanics. Nearly all of them. This difficulty just makes you noticin' that one lethal hit, like when you think to yourself "Oh well, that's gonna be fatal". And then you start using that one "useless" mechanic, which is sword/weapon bash or some magic combinations if you play as a mage. It really IS nearly useless when playing on lower difficulties, so the Legendary definitely adds more immersion

[@fynn530]

Passive skills like block, alteration and restoration become necessary

[@OgBadlaws]

Nah you just stealth archer as always.

[@user-ry6bs2vk1w]

@Ceroid well... I've passed a game as a mage😎 on the Master difficulty (I didn't have the Legendary one back than). Even though not solely with destruction magic, but still with magic only. And you know what? I liked that😅

[@user-ry6bs2vk1w]

@@fynn530 Yeah! You caught the idea)

[@user-ry6bs2vk1w]

@@OgBadlaws LMAO you revealed what I was trying to hide😂

[@ripsage.]

This was cool to see. I'm an insane Legendary Difficulty enjoyer and have started my new playthrough a week ago, Dark Elf in the image of Azura. The pain of being one shot never goes away there's always something out there even if it hasn't met you yet. Sabre Cats..

[@dattruemg_6062]

Bears....

[@bonesguitarist4147]

skeevers...

[@danieltirico6593]

Frostbite spiders of varying sizes…

[@caseysweat9449]

The bears on legendary difficulty are absolute tanks for no reason.

[@shinkuhogoshasatoshi4331]

Yyeesss!! Someone who understands!

[@larkermouse]

I really appreciate that you don't pause and spam food while fighting. It's such a boring way to play, and so many people do it. Using healing spells in combat is much more engaging and fun, both to play and to watch. Also, levelling up shield skills is really handy for high difficulty. You can interrupt enemy attacks, and if you time it right, it really helps with getting through fights.

[@alexanderlori7651]

I personally always play Legendary with dagger and healing, just running around enemies and using conjurations or my follower to tank hits

[@iCome2k1ll]

Agreeeeeed I avoid going into menus as much as possible in combat. Way more fun and doesn't feel like cheating lol

[@ideadlift20kg83]

Yeah, how dare they play the game the way they enjoy it. Everyone should play the game the way I enjoy it or else they are cunts.

[@larkermouse]

@@ideadlift20kg83 ❤️❤️❤️

[@lennartstockl5826]

Well you can´t carry enough food to carry you through a fight with a restless Draugr using frostbite.

[@nuclei4798]

I did my Platinum Trophy playthrough on ps4 on legendary difficulty as a battlemage and it was a blast. Getting better gear didn't just feel like a "huh some new kit" like on lower difficulties. It was really rewarding.

[@7Eleve]

Same honestly, ecpecially finding new better spell tomes after clearing a dungeon . You actually feel something

[@outlawgibbon9171]

My legendary playthru I did summoner build. I would give a zombie good gear summon a familiar and use the multiple follower glitch. The games honestly easiest if you go from Riverwood and join the stromcloaks after u give the axe to white run start winterhold buy spells then to bleakfalls. Haven't had an issue being stuck cause I hide behind my army

[@florencehall005]

Love your narration style and the way you leave the Skyrim music in. It’s so comforting 😊

[@formless3791]

Dude legendary difficulty is a torture in skyrim. I went to labyrinthian with uthgerd. Fought a draugr that was using unarmed shout. it was midnight and the draugr unarmed both of us. Swords went flying somewhere in the dark, uthgerd started fighting with her fists and i started using conjuration(skeleton) with my bow. took 30+ mins to defeat that draugr. At the end I was able to find my sword but not uthgerd so i got her dwarven greatsword that i found later.

[@Gongodahbongo]

That sounds like a badass battle to be honest

[@formless3791]

@@Gongodahbongo I was playing with the survival mode that came with anniversary edition. 70% of my magicka was gone because I hadn't slept in like 2 days. 40% health gone because i was freezing. If i keep 0 followers then I'm done lmao. Uthgerd and the conjured skeletons are my tanks. I'm playing a cleric build. A mage and warrior hybrid.

[@formless3791]

Also I had to keep healing uthgerd so the draugr wouldn't turn on me

[@SkyrimExplorer]

On legendary you can't just go to the first dungeon and just clear it 😁

[@caseysweat9449]

This is the type of thing where I quick save before engaging And then reload it the second I can't find my weapon lol

[@user-ud8ok7hg1n]

I would love to watch more videos like this by you, your voice is so well fitted for skyrim and i spent a great time thanks mate

[@Laughingman313]

Dang, can't believe you only have 3k subs this is really good quality, in everything the audio, visual, editing, flow, nothing feels dragged out or stalled to lengthen the video, im impressed.

[@swarthhy]

This is SO well made! Loved every second of it and was convinced it was from a massive channel. Well done and keep it up!

[@encyclical]

Me too!

[@LadderFromMGS3]

this actually looks a lot more fun than it sounded like it would be, I’ll probably try it sometime

[@vbonifas]

I was seriously stuck in this video, well made, love your narrative. Keep up with the good work

[@boobajew3812]

Very well done video and you have a really nice narrative voice. I would love to see a continuation of this. Maybe even document your journey through the game on legendary.

[@mousedraws6094]

I’m too much of a baby to play legendary, but it was really fun to watch! Your commentary was awesome! Thanks for the video! It was refreshing after a lot of what I’ve been watching from Skyrim has gotten repetitive :)

[@PcAPTen_sTUPPeD]

Wildcat is an amazing combat mod. Makes it more difficult but even. Even adept difficulty doesn't get easy till maybe late 20s to mid 30s. I would also recommend a second channel for play-throughs, I like your delivery

[@KaptifLaDistillerie]

I wholeheartdely agree. I've been using Wild Cat for many years and I love the way it changes the combat to make it more strategic and skill rewarding and how it changes the AI to be more careful and thoughtful of their moves, or to surround you when you are outnumbered. Add Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim to that and you make combat really fun again !

[@VeryProfessionalGamer]

I’ve been using valhalla combat and MCO and their plugins. Makes the game really hard sometimes, to the point where I am REALLY careful about how to engage mages, cause they deal so much damage.

[@BoshyG]

Im using wildcat now and i was shocked at how fast i was tempted to reduce the difficulty, tried to clear the draugr mine near rorikstead at level 2 or 3 and got blown back by the basic draugrs.

[@FFn101]

what nonsense you get scrolls and poisons along the way to cheese through adept

[@TiaanUys]

Top video! Great editing, epic humour, and so much personality. Also incredible insight brought with this experiment!

[@scottblanchette4346]

Well done! Thank you for the great content! If you made a series of this I would watch the whole thing:)

[@caseynubnub6815]

I love the video, legendary is definitely my favorite way to play. I have a level 250+ character I've played throughout the years and it is definitely rewarding going from corner attacking/blocking to being capable of just playing normally as you would on a much lower difficulty until you run into something formidable.

[@senskrad5860]

Ok, you motivated me, having to think so much and fight with actual strategy? Using your envoirment? I'm in for that shit. I normally storm through everything, let's try this

[@DuckBoiGames]

Really fun video. Well edited. Was really good to watch. I would love to watch an entire playthrough of this

[@django163]

Skyrim always manages to draw me back time and time again without fail. Great video man

[@Mythic_Mirage15]

Can definitely see this channel taking off with more stuff like this

[@masonyeatts3206]

Absolutely. 2023 watch

[@NidotheKing]

I remember my first playthrough on Legendary. I got my ass kicked so much, I had no choice but to learn and use all the tools available. I had never cooked before, or bothered crafting many poisons and potions before Legendary. Really changed the game.

[@fynn530]

with the veggie soup even legendary is easy. i play as a pure skill imperial paladin. stun locking enemys with shield bash and healing my companions makes legendary easy. the game is like rock, paper, scissors there is always a counter against every enemy

[@Hursimear]

Great narration. This is deeply relaxing and thoughtful

[@lechdabrowski3614]

Great video. After more than a decade I still learn more stuff about this game. Thanks!

[@zandercopeland6143]

Great video! Personally I like playing a modded legendary survival skyrim playthrough with wildcat, apocalypse, ordinator, and a few other mods that add more enemies and give them a some more tools of death. Love how the video lays this out as an epic adventure as thats always how it feels since you're putting in more effort and using all your kit to try to just barely take out your enemies leaving you dreading the next fight. The after shock of the adventure as well and just that slight boost in power where wolves(even skeevers in my case) would cause you issue or even kill you now feel like nothing compared to the hell of that last dungeon. Just overall makes a playthrough feel all the more fulfilling.

[@Voidsmoothie]

This is a pretty well-done video. Your voice and pronunciation are nice, the pacing is good, the editing is good, and the idea is well manifested. I’ve subbed, looking forward to more quality content from you.

[@spiderz5145]

Subscribed, I’m about to binge your content lol, you seem like a professional already.

[@natecuenca45]

Bro fair play to you! I might stream my end of skyrim legendary, it definitely changes the way you play! Love the video!

[@tstar5360]

The most fun part of legendary difficulty imo is you end up naturally getting more clever in the way you play the game. You meticulously map out areas your fighting in, use traps in dragur dungeons to kill them, using doors to cut off hordes of enemies and fight them one at a time. Legendary is how the game is meant to be played, you min max everything to ensure everything is perfect for your next fight or boss battle.

[@twistedactinide6016]

Yep it really does feel like that's how the game was meant to be played

[@testing77798]

Plus, it makes often glazed over mechanics of Skyrim so much more useful. I've been playing on Expert for a little while, and it really emphasizes the usage of items and picking up everything you find. Then the shrines (especially Arkay's) and sleeping bonuses to skills which means you'll level up and if you're about to die just pop it into one of your stats. The damage magicka regen poisons are very useful as well. I was fighting a hagraven that was using a lot of spells, so I shot an arrow at it with a potion I created earlier that depletes magicka regen by 100%, and it was stuck hiding behind a ward and unable to use ice spikes against me and my follower. Frost spells are especially deadly on higher difficultures, as they slow you down and then you are trapped. So far, I would say the hardest enemies I've encountered are draugr, because they are immune to all poisons and are often too high of a level to use scrolls on, and they have frost magic. Took me forever to clear one temple, which also turned out to have a dragon priest. I had to fight 2-3 deathlords (thankfully, not at the same time), and bunch of wights and scourages. It's pretty easy to take them down when they are alone and you have a follower, but once there are multiple, things get tricky. I did get a few ebony weapons out of it though! Plus a bunch of other potions and loot. Don't think I'll be wandering into any more draugr cripts soon though!

[@rylanallen1629]

legendary difficulty at first is so insane, but then by like Lvl 60, it's the only level left that has a challenge. Love this vid and your format! Hope to see more content :)

[@eleksitia]

*looks at that one time i created a glitched fortify one handed and fortify archery ring, then used it in a Legendary Difficulty Battle of Whiterun for the heck of it* (i also had super op armor.) It was so easy that the stormcloaks didn't even breach the first barricade. (i was fighting on the Imperial side in that playthrough). I was one shotting everything whenever i wore that ring, regardless of difficulty Glitched gear makes it to where even legendary difficulty is easy. .. well, unless you are fighting the Ebony Warrior and a certain perk of his relfects that damage back at you.

[@youtubewatcher4955]

*Me who restarts after level 10*

[@sirspongadoodle]

@@youtubewatcher4955 well then dont

[@rira-zen54]

Nice video! Inspired me to start my own legendary play-through!

[@theamazingincrediblespider9689]

Please do more of this difficulty. I really loved your presentation.

[@ranggasirrangga]

Legendary and survival mode has been my a must mode to play this game for couple months, even from beginning. The keys are just these 3 : patience, alchemy and dexterity. It really is much rewarding than starting it from adept.

[@howdoyoudo5949]

Drugs for the win

[@azidal3755]

Awesome video! I've actually been playing through legendary difficulty myself! I'm doing a challenge run where I'm only using the skill that get a racial boost. Imperial battlemage is a lot of fun. Mace, shield, heavy armor, destruction, and restoration mean I can really survive a lot and deal the damage.

[@Cowboy2004]

This video was made nicely! Have a Merry Christmas, I subbed and liked!

[@redneck13265]

I usually only play on legendary and i agree it does make you rethink what you need to do to just survive. and your approach on every fight is key to survive as well as being very prepared for it before hand. it teaches you what you need for items for your playstyle more based on your preferences. so for me i always put alchemy as one of my first skills i put at least a few points in at the start and then go from there based off what weapons and armor type i decide to use. also knowing where the stuff you need for your build is also important.

[@peskieiv8341]

Playing legendary difficulty was really fun for me, opened me up to a new play style entirely. I recall going Argonian for the racial trait which restores your health super fast allowing you to trade blows efficiently, while mostly using sword and shield and two handed weapons alongside restoration and alteration magic (witch 200kgs of heavy armour, ofc). Something I had never tried before but was really really fun to do

[@ChIJM-p46zbTOLARHwyji9I9TVM]

i’m not big on combat and neither is skyrim, so for me personally it really comes down to what build im going with. most of the time master difficulty feels like a breeze especially with 100 sneak, but from time to time i also enjoy just turning it all the way down to novice if im fucking around experimenting with wacky unconventional fun but not strong playstyles or focus more on story progression. i’ve barely done legendary myself, the most ive heard about it is either how many many hits it takes to kill enemies, or “the grind” to become god. your video is different in the sense that there is no grind to glory, just surviving helgen lv1 and the main quest as its pretty refreshing hearing you breaking it down to genuine adaptations to the surroundings with an open mindset and exploring different options early game. im glad algorithm made me discover your channel, great work & your voice is very soothing to listen to. looking forward to more content like this from you!

[@straden79]

conjuration is one of the few ways to survive the legendary difficulty.

[@MisterJoshuaTree]

In Riverwood, Feandal can be acquired as a follower very easily by doing his little quest that involves lying to Camila Valerius because he's simping for her super hard. Having a follower makes legendary SO much easier, as followers deal and take normal damage from enemies, essentially making them meat shields for you. Having a follower to take agro from enemies makes every fight much easier. Having Lydia as a follower is also great in the early game for this reason as her heavy armor lets her soak up significantly more damage. Likewise, consider using conjuration in the early game, it's one of the most powerful tools available to you. First and foremost it allows you to conjure a bound sword which will do much more damage than any regular sword you can acquire in the early game. Second, it enables you to summon atronachs which, in addition to followers, serve as meat puppets during challenging encounters. This is perhaps even better than a follower since if your atronach dies, you can just pop a few magicka potions and summon another, whereas if your follower goes down you'll have to wait for their health to regen. Also, stealth archer is a meme for a reason. It's insanely effective because it allows you to chip away at enemies from a distance with minimal risk if you can stay undetected, which even with a low sneak skill is really rather easy. Melee playstyles are tricky on Legendary, especially in the early game since you're likely to draw agro from multiple enemies at once. Trying to soak up damage from a melee enemy while also being targeted by a ranged enemy (particularly magic users) can be overwhelming very quickly. With the proper application of skill grinding, it becomes possible to trivialize the game by exploiting the overpowered mechanics of smithing and enchanting. The damage penalties incurred by playing on legendary difficulty can be all but negated by properly utilizing these skills. Alchemy also allows you to create incredibly overpowered potions that will essentially make you unkillable. Smithing is particularly easy to level up quickly and it's optimal to create the best armor and weapons possible as soon as you can. Another tip: use your level-ups wisely. When you level up, you instantly regain all your health, stamina, and magicka, so save your level up for when you're in a pinch. Overall I would not recommend playing a pure mage on legendary unless you're really looking for a challenge. It is possible, but having to sacrifice armor for magicka related enchantments on robes leaves you susceptible to massive damage. Playing a mage is actually very overpowered in the endgame, since you can create an armor set that allows you to cast all spells from two schools of magic completely for free, and the impact perk from the destruction skill tree in combination with that armor will allow you to infinitely stun lock any enemy (literally any enemy, even Alduin). That being said, using destruction magic in the early game is very difficult since you will run completely out of Magicka while hardly having dealt any damage. You will need to carefully manage your magicka through the use of potions, enchantments, and level-up investment. Followers are, both narratively and in terms of gameplay, your best friend. Rely on them to sponge up damage from powerful enemies. Don't be afraid to run away from encounters you have no hope of winning. Use shouts and powers to their maximum effect to escape danger or turn the tide of a fight in your favor. The most powerful race power in the game by far is the Orc's berserker rage. This allows you to deal double damage and take half damage for 60 seconds once per day, which is invaluable as it essentially lowers the difficulty back to a more manageable level on command. You can even simply wait 24 hours after using this power so you have access to it's benefits whenever you need it. For a mage, the Altmer's Highborn ability grants you massively increased magicka regeneration, which is also extremely useful. These powers can be used immediately, even in the tutorial sections. Unfortunately many of the other race powers are very underwhelming or downright useless. The Argonian ability Histskin is notable as well, however. In many instances, the only way to survive will be to play as optimally as possible, using any means at your disposal to stay alive and deal as much damage as possible. Potions, scrolls, powers, and shouts, when used effectively, will save your life. The early game is by far the most difficult, as your arsenal of tools is very limited. Gold is best spent in the early game on skill training in my opinion as this allows you to level up quickly without risking your life. DO NOT waste your gold on things like houses in the early game. Owning breezehome will not save you from the frost troll on your way to High Hrothgar. Play to your strengths and focus on leveling skills that will directly assist you in combat. Identify perks that will give you an edge in combat and go for them first. DO NOT waste your perk points on utility perks such as extra pockets. Having more carry weight will do you little good in a fight.

[@nathangrabias8045]

Yes but I think part of the point is skipping the side quests to add challenge.

[@wadeszn]

lil bro typed a whole essay

[@MisterJoshuaTree]

@@wadeszn it’s a public service bruh don’t talk shit just go play Skyrim (-.-)

[@MisterJoshuaTree]

@@captainkirk4271 true! Hadn’t thought of that.

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

Playing pure mage isn't too bad with a follower TBH. Because you are ranged your follower can tank whilst you are almost completely invulnerable. Plus, you get pretyy good mage gear just for taking the carrige to winterhold (+40 magika, -12% destruction cost and +75% regen), whilst without the enchantment loop it takes a while to get good melee gear. The major thing with playing pure mage is definitely the NPC tanking thing though. Atronarchs you pointed out, but followers can be healed with a few easily avaliable restoration spells, making them way better tanks. Once impact is unlocked you can lock down high priority targets, and the game is almost easy. Alternative is enchanting a couple of bits of armour with +5000 magika. Because regen is a percentage of your max, with a big magika pool is regens faster than you can spend. Chain AoE destruction spells with impact are still a lot of DPS. Oh, and the tip of all time: get chaos damage and the double enchantment perk. Enchant a weapon with the lowest damage chaos enchantment you can get, and the highest damage health adsorption. Then get the +50% damage of frost, shock, and fire magic in the destruction tree. This will make your absorb health enchantment 237.5% stronger, because they apply sequentially, thus giving +50%,+75%, +112.5%. 30 health adsorption is good. 100 health adsorption is immortality.

[@ShinigamiNoZycon]

How do you only have 28 subscribers yo your content is good and entertaining and made me laugh

[@Awake4U]

[@silentshadow9522]

Love the video man! 😅 I can still remember trying to play all of skyrim on legendary, legit sneaking is your best friend and bows are superior. Never forget it lol

[@christiantoledo6328]

Awesome video man with this quality I could have sworn you were a channel with 500k, keep it up you're doing great

[@danielhunter8008]

The one issue that I have with using bleak falls Barrow is that it offers more options to the player than any other dungeon in the entire game and that has a lot to do with how polished it was for the demo when this game originally came out. I personally prefer playing on master difficulty because legendary is such a jump up from master. It's basically a masochism simulator. It is nice to use traps and mechanisms against your enemies, but when those traps and mechanisms aren't there, it can be grueling with skyrim's stock combat system. All in all this was a fantastic video !

[@ermwhatthefish]

nice video! I'm not a big fan of legendary difficulty since I find vanilla combats a bit boring but I like the fact that it forces you to play smarter and prepare for boss fights by brewing potions and upgrading your gear (at least before you reach like lvl 30) anyway keep up with good work!! your content deserves more recognition : )

[@SkyrimExplorer]

My pure warrior is level 50 and on legendary she is almost a god. It's a matter of choosing proper perks, developing proper skills and preparing gear.

[@purplehaze2358]

I don't know if it was the dry tone or very quiet audio, but this man's voice gave off vibes of just.. unhappiness.

[@someone_sad]

God I love Skyrim so much! I gotta-gotta replay it some time soon! Nice vid, bro, subbed ;)

[@backwoods711]

Feel like this is going to be a big channel with time

[@t.n.4779]

I really do love Legendary difficulty. Especially for "Immersion" reasons like being weak at the beginning of my journey and becoming stronger and stronger with time. Unfortunately after playing like 6 playthroughs in Legendary you realize that you just rush trough smithing, enchanting and alchemy every time and you kinda play on adept with that just with bigger numbers. I really liked your video 👍

[@zanderrobson6512]

Makes games seem more real being harder you have to be better at the game

[@SaiceShoop]

When I do this I try and give myself a hard limit on the crafting skills to keep me from rushing them. Sure it is the optimal way to do things. But I find if I give me self a hard cap I can keep the difficulty curve more organic. What I do is set a limit and don't allow myself to grind up any of the crafting skills higher then my main combat attack skill. This keeps me from speed running to top tier weapons and armors. It also makes found gear more useful for a large chunk of the play through.

[@t.n.4779]

@@SaiceShoop that's sounds very fun actually. But I think this playstyle is only possible with weapons since destruction mages can't boost their damage without self-made potions or spamming spells with self enchanted reduction gear.

[@erichdegurechaff9515]

After 6 playthroughs you could just not do craft

[@t.n.4779]

@@erichdegurechaff9515 it's an addiction

[@davidkermoon7346]

Incredibly well made video, made me consider playing Skyrim again. I didn't even think you are a starting youtuber while watching the video with that quality. Best of luck on your journey!

[@ryanmartyn2420]

Great video. Certainly enjoyed it. Keep up the good work!

[@crob5030]

Great video. I’m playing through legendary survival mode right now. It forces me to play very slowly, prepare intensely for every trip or combat encounter, and actually work on smithing and alchemy to get my gear just good enough to not want to hang myself with my Xbox power cable when I get one shot by mudcrabs for the 99th time. I’m loving the world and music and atmosphere again for the first time since the game came out. Feels good to use my brain in this game once more

[@moosecannibal8224]

Very impressed with the video quality considering the size of your channel! If this is you just starting out I look forward to seeing what you end up making later!. I'll be honest I've played Skyrim on Legendary before and I kind of ended up doing very similar to you. Heavy armour becomes more worthwhile, spells and effects that normally have no real use on easier difficulties end up being viable if not vastly important for survival. Smithing and crafting in general become more important too, but because of the importance of damage output and armour rating you can't focus completely on crafting like you can on the easier difficulties. My only real issue is how enemies can get insta-kills on you if you're low health, even if you're moving out of the way of their hit, the game will initiate the animation and you'll be bounced back to them so they can do their "cool kill". All in all I prefer Skyrim when it has a semblance of challenge to it, so it's more enjoyable for me than easier difficulties, but the Bethesda Jank still finds a way to make it imperfect. Looking forward to ES6 eagerly. And once again, good video!, Made me want to play Skyrim again.

[@EyebrowBandit]

Would love to see this as a series, I don't usually see normal playthroughs on legendary.

[@MasterSkywalker..]

Best Skyrim content i've seen in a long time, earned a sub :)

[@zlorfik2428]

I like that you refer to the working solution multiple times to kiting because that's really everything that Legendary "difficulty" is. It's not more difficult, it just takes waaaay longer to win any fight. Yes you die quicker but deaths are inconsequential because you can quicksave after every hit if you so want to. Also, you are encouraged to not take damage already anyway, so it just hones that skill slightly.

[@victorkreig6089]

It is a difficulty because the default allows you to be an overpowered sumbitch with very few consequences Legendary makes you play the game as it was meant to be played, more or less makes you like every other character in the game the only reason you feel it takes longer is because they weren't able to fit in a much more varied combat system that would allow for more complicated attacks that could end the fight quicker like say Kingdom Come Deliverance has. You people ALWAYS forget that this came out in winter of 2011 Back when games HAD to be able to fit into a single CD and not a Blu-ray because fuck Sony and nobody liked having to use multiple CD's for a game(that also wouldn't work for an open world game) Therefore you only had 6.8 gigs to work with for the entire game I swear you kids have zero sense of time

[@Durovnax]

Imagine not disabling autosaves/quicksaves on skyrim

[@snappythesnapster1856]

​@Durovnax nah that sounds lame

[@tr3dawggg]

I'd love to see you continue to adapt to legendary difficulty lol, this video was really fun. If you do couple tips, magic hurts an absurd amount, fighting dragons in melee is almost never fun, and marked for death shout

[@ShadowedAgony]

Commenting and liking for the algorithm but I always feel so happy stumbling across a good but small KZbinr. It’s like being in on the ground floor. I have no doubt the channel will take off more and more.

[@nervousb206]

Great video. Congrats on 200k views. Hope this is the first of many!

[@helpfulapple3125]

Dang, I’ve never tried Legendary difficulty before. I just breezed through on Apprentice or Novice because no one has time for Skyrim combat lol. Definitely a fun watch, I’d love to see some more of your Legendary adventures; especially a dragon fight.

[@deathbyastonishment7930]

The combat is actually more interesting when enemies can easily kill you, rather than just trading hits you need to learn to avoid attacks.

[@This_guy_on_youtube]

I only play on legendary but lately i added survival mode on top...a few tips: try shield bashing with vegetable soup early, this will make huge difference cuz you stager the enemis infinitly, and have your companion do the dmg...

[@decryus5591]

vegetable soup is the real winner its funny that i never made it only with the addition of survival mode and i feel like i need it for every character that use at least one weapon of sort.

[@Vincrand]

@@decryus5591 I often opt for dual wielding and have drain stamina on 1 of the weapons.

[@flute136]

@@Vincrand usless with veggy soup. absorb health astronomically better as you do extra damage and heal up to full pretty much by just attacking..

[@Vincrand]

@@flute136 no need for 2x absorb health though. With absorb stamina you don't need to bother with getting veggie soup and having it run out.

[@ryuujidark6775]

Interesting video, well edited, keep up the good work!

[@ryanjohn8872]

You have a nice cadence and rhythm when talking, it compliments the really well! Keep it up man, you're gonna blow up no doubt.

[@dylan0264]

I enjoy the video but I found your legendary and my legendary very different. From the get go you seem to do a lot more damage and are able to take many more kits then I do on mine, almost like what you would expect playing master. Not saying thats the case but even with heavy armour and blocking an attack with a shield I either die or am almost dead. I ended up beating the game relying on conjuration and companions. Since taking a hit wasnt an option early on and especially true later. Good Vid :)

[@Awake4U]

Truth be told this was my first time ever playing Skyrim on Legendary but more often than not I did end up getting one shot by enemy power attacks when I'd be around 70% hp. All round a really fun experience I'll definitely be playing more on this difficulty

[@C00T47]

He's an orc? I usually go nord cause I hate getting stamina drained by the cold

[@crusaderofthelowlands3750]

What I like about Legendary difficulty is that you’re planning ahead more often than not. You save certain dungeons for later and you get supplies for the harder ones. Usually in Skyrim you pick a certain class and stick with it. What I like about this difficulty is that you end up dabbling in everything. I have a heavy armour with a sword and shield type of build, but I also ended up putting points in sneak, restoration, illusion and conjuration.

[@sweetlolitaChii]

I just found this on my recommend. How does this guy only have 3k subs? Such a good video, great editing

[@tylernguyen1271]

Dope video! Really enjoyed watching it

[@jackieboyborden]

I wish you could make all damage higher, making death faster for enemies but also yourself

[@taLLdavidproduction]

Actually i like that idea. Custom difficulty

[@NidotheKing]

Play on Adept and don't invest in Health. It's pretty fast and crazy at upper levels. I 2-3 shot everything and they do the same to me.

[@user-jb5rz3hu5w]

Install Requiem mod. 100x more thought out and deep experience than any difficulty in vanilla

[@Justin-T]

survival in FO4 does that, it boosts damage done and taken and it feels great as far as combat goes

[@jackieboyborden]

@@Justin-T I loved FO4 survival for that reason

[@marcoyourfriendlyspacemari819]

Actually inspired me to play in legendary difficulty. Nice video. Awesome writing.

[@BeverageOfSorts]

Gonna binge your vids now, long live the algorithm

[@crazy_kylie1635]

your voice is so calm and so nice to listen to 🤌

[@bensylar1910]

Wow, this brings back memories. Used to play legendary as a mage with the apocalypse mod. Got a melee companion and stayed back casting supporting spells. Good times. Well made video btw, glad I got in on your channel while it has less than 1k subs. Good luck, I hope you stick around.

[@Justus-Vibin]

It's very funny this video showed up in my feed the day I started a legendary Skyrim playthrough

[@Danka524]

Amazing editing, dropped a sub

[@justinpineda4692]

I haven’t seen a relatable video in a while but this,I relate to this so much

[@rons3634]

You made it harder than it had to be due to choices made, but it was fun to watch. Well done video. As a bonus, I've never seen anyone ever die due to poison so that was new. lol

[@Sx-xy2zi]

I love these videos So relaxing

[@o0Lanterns0o]

I agree fully on what you said about legendary difficulty. Great video as well. I'm running a custom rules modded legendary/survival run my self and I've been posting the deaths and other things their, I love getting comments on the deaths because most of them feel like the commenter has never played on legendary or at most adept. I know my rule set limits me from dealing out max damage for my level but on legendary a mud crab can cut you down fast and you make a great point of explaining the ins and outs of it.

[@MeleeChannel]

Such a fascinating dive into the difficulty! I always considered legendary as unfairly tedious, as most have already pointed out in regards to how Skyrim handles difficulty, but you clearly had some serious joy from the experience! Wonderful presentation as well! Having said that, I was under the impression that the speed of leveling did not change whatsoever on the higher difficulties, because from what I remember, the enemies don't have less health and the player deals less damage, meaning experience gain is just much slower. Maybe there's more opportunities to damage enemies that don't die immediately from followers and such, but I'd never thought it woud be that impactful!

[@the_nerd_showtv5562]

Just commenting to help you with the alrgorytm, keep going, that's a really good video.

[@skyrim2972]

This video is great, keep it up dovakin

[@mauriciogarcia4190]

Great video especially since I would never be crazy enough to start the game in legendary. It does seem like once you have maxed out your enchanting, smithing and armor of choice, the only challenging difficulty at that point is legendary. This deff increases immersion no doubt about it🤙🏽

[@YouTubecanfuckagoat]

A nice damage sponge to distract the people with sharp pointy things aimed at you is a must.

[@cultcab]

Commenting for the algorithm cause good Skyrim content is always appreciated

[@oisnowy5368]

Morrowind music is so relaxing. Especially quiet, in the background. See you really enjoyed yourself, legend!

[@awnstar2139]

Out of subject here, apologies for that. I'm currently playing Elden Ring and i'm amaze for all the surrounding areas etc., but watching this video i got struck by nostalgia it self. I will replay this game thanks to you Awake!, but no question will be Legendary difficulty 😇. Thanks for sharing!!!☕

[@katzenddoggo2824]

Good job man,really nice video.Thank you for your lessons, experience and good content Keep up the good work,don't give up and have a nice one

[@annesbane7907]

Very well made and entertaining keep making videos!

[@lanceschulz1182]

Giving you a comment because you are an underrated channel

[@zencefil2848]

That's cool mate now we need more of this stuff

[@RollinPlunder]

Thank for capturing the magic of Skyrim

[@tombstone54]

I like your style dude... subscribed.

[@viceisra5216]

Awesomely made video man, keep it up!! 👍

[@TheGireon]

Just startet a new run, testing out on legendary whilst getting your video into the time-line. Actually I have survival mode active as well (loving it, due to the fact, that many features, as inns, food etc.. With it are actually important, which in my opinion makes skyrim somewhat more complete). Since Survival mode gives like no health recovery over time and debuffs for several stuff it makes life even harder. For the run you showcased I got me a follower in Riverwood as fast as possible and after the dragon on whiterun Lydia is my shield for nearly everything

[@carlospadua8853]

This video is really well made and I just wanted to thank you for making my day better with this awesome production! I've never even played this game, even though I heard a lot about it from my friends, and this video has really shown me the power of it's immersion.

[@The_Hoff_12]

Awesome video! Entertaining and educational