Why It's Impossible To Play Skyrim Now.

[@sketch_1177]

I just got married and found out my wife had never played it. Watching her discover the game for herself for the first time is truly wonderful

[@ThisMyhandlenow]

It's boring. I never completed it.

[@Haveuseenkyle]

I actually just got my woman into this old gem. She loves it

[@Wirmish]

You can play with her. There is a Coop mod out there...

[@jayfng123]

It took my wife 2 or 3 full playthroughs with different characters to figure out "you can improve your armor and weapons." She was so disappointed. I love her.

[@AlexTheQuestionable_36]

@@ThisMyhandlenowcalm down

[@borginburkes1819]

I’ve played it to death over the years since I was 12. I’m 22 now. I’m at the point now where I know every cave, every NPC, and every side quest.

[@thomassugg5621]

I’m in the same boat, I was 13 when Skyrim came out, Iv played Skyrim for thousands of hours and have completed everything. Got all the game trophy’s. I still love it and look back with happy memory’s, but I can’t play it anymore without getting bored after an hour. It feels like the magic of playing it has gone.

[@fredrik3614]

Play enderal if you haven't

[@adamburgess7890]

Same here, I was 11 when the game came out

[@ShawnnyPerkins]

Isn't the game 11 years old now?

[@piggymaster3209]

Same and it's boring

[@MonolithTMA]

I was 42 when Skyrim came out, and I still have and scratch that itch from time to time. For both Fallout and Elder Scrolls, it's wandering around the vast worlds that keep me coming back. That and the mods.

[@williams00]

Yeah, this video seemed focused on people who played the game as kids and had that childhood nostalgia. I played it when I was 31 and am reinstalling right now to play once again. (with a ton of mods of course)

[@primescar]

Kind sir, may I introduce you Devil May Cry, Metal Gear and Final Fantasy as a side quest?

[@xiqy1959]

why are you so old

[@roadracerdave7645]

@@williams00what are mods and how would you "install" them onto your Xbox Series X?

[@Ginamy72]

I first played Skyrim when I was 9… what a time to be alive, right? And yet here I am again 10 years later playing it with my lil cousin… my oh my how the time flies.

[@TTRPGSarvis]

I think I've somehow reached the opposite point. I can't stop playing Skyrim because of how familiar it is to me. It's been a part of my life for 12 years now. The fact that I've seen everything there is to see makes me feel relaxed and at ease. Kind of like home.

[@jeromyxavierwenzelwashingt4625]

youve gone mad!

[@OverL00k707]

you belong to sheogorath now

[@theforevergamemaster]

Honestly, I can relate to that extremely hard! Skyrim is a predictable world that in a sense you can control, you know what is going to happen and there is none of the guess work that comes with other games that haven't been played much. Like you said, it is in many ways another home. It has and will always be a comfort game for me

[@hapwn]

With all the shit games, I find myself going back to the older games I grew up playing, me being older and wiser now.

[@andrejz8954]

This is what FO: New Vegas is to me. Some places are so nostalgic (like Novac- my home/base every playthrough) I almost cry when I revisit them x)

[@aleccope1320]

Oblivion was my Skyrim. After not playing it for about 8 years, I picked it up and started to play. Felt good again.

[@aguy2162]

I still play both regularly, but Oblivion is the best. One of the single greatest games of all time

[@aleccope1320]

@@aguy2162 I agree

[@davidtrahan8092]

same

[@TheRosswise]

Closing the gates always felt janky to me, but I agree Oblivion is an amazing game.

[@Downs4]

Me too! I'm trying a overhaul with it. I think the DB & Theives Guild is much better

[@LetoChrist]

You can always role play and never run out of quests. I've been playing over 10 years now and still to this day I am still finding stuff and making up adventure to keep it alive. They've never made a game like it since.

[@aliasofanalias7448]

I don't even really quest anymore other than for the noatalgia raiting. I mostly just camp and hunt lol

[@moonrivervayonetta]

This and Borderlands 2 are like games that I should be forgotten and moved on but it's impossible. So as passed old games that are made out of love and not greed or undercooked

[@antlerr]

​@@moonrivervayonettabooooo borderlands is still the best of the entire borderlands series come on troll stop lying and don't ever compare Skyrim to a crappy made second instalment of a game, Elderscrolls Oblivion is better then what you claimed and skyrim paid homage to what was in Oblivion.

[@moonrivervayonetta]

@@antlerr Comparing? Where in the flying fuck I mention comparison in my previous comment. Aight I'll restate it AGAIN. These games in the past are like fine wine, I never said one is better than the other. I suggest reading SLOWLY think TWICE...

[@antlerr]

@@moonrivervayonetta you tried saying borderlands two was made so well you can't forget it! so no you need to pick up a dictionary and learn what words mean, borderlands two was a crappy made game the 3rd even worse only borderlands game that is good enough to replay is the original like I said how dare you try comparing a crappy made addition to a serries to a amazing game like skyrim where people still are finding new stuff to be done and the game was released in 2010 and a year after won the worlds most sold game, the 2011 gamespot games choice winner, the 2011 E3 winner, PiAU winner of best of E3 2011, and 2011 best game crittic reveiw! now borderlands 2 has not one accalade or title but has a ton of holes, flaws and critticts saying how bad it is. it's morons like you not thinking and not understanding the very language you speak that is why the worlds so messed up right now, thinking you are right even when you are speaking out your ass!

[@williambailey1451]

Being older makes you realise how the ebony warrior felt, there really doesn't feel like there is anything else left to do in Skyrim. Edit: yes I know about mods.

[@DCK770]

and i believe that this feeling goes further just like ebony warrior wanted to stop living with dignity i also want to leave skyrim in a dignified way not just abandon the game you know? skyrim is so amazing that when you get very strong right at the beginning or very early on you get the feeling of "what am I going to do now?" just like ebony warrior is more different from him we don't have a stronger warrior to fight

[@Ed_man_talking9]

mods are a good life support, but I've gotten to the point where I just spawn in the artifacts and spells I wanted to toy with, level myself automatically to 30, but newer, greener games have popped up over the 10+ years, the series I grew up with, the legend of Zelda, has one banger of an open world game.

[@gaygekko]

You either quit early, or play long enough to see yourself become the Ebony Warrior

[@lonehawk3164]

I still come back to Skyrim, the music the gameplay and most importantly the nostalgia.. I will always love this game.. and the memories it brings...

[@DCK770]

@@gaygekko Yes and you become more stronger that he

[@corm7538]

I still find joy in games such as Skyrim at the age of 48 you don't have to be a kid to enjoy them you just need to be a kid at heart . As you age being a kid as heart is to me extremely important because it gives you a way to escape the real world and it helps relieve the stresses of the everyday adult world that we all live in.

[@acarna6669]

Well said mate, I don’t think just because you turn 20 you can’t touch into your youth or past youth and be like a kid on a fun game for a bit like this video implies is wrong.

[@KittKatPawz]

We grew up during the video gaming era, definitely will keep enjoying what we grew up on. 👍🏽

[@Myrtana1]

This is exactly how I feel and think about it. I'm 63 now and I still play and enjoy gaming just like I did when I was very young. It is only that most of the other people of my age can't understand it. I often hear I am wasting my time or worse. The same people that seek psychologists or other people to help them with problems I don't have because I could dive into a virtual realm to help me through rough times. And I don't think this will change even when I'll be twenty years older (or more if my brain/body keeps up to it)

[@RosePierce.]

It’s rare that I see a take as heartfelt as this. I agree and thank you for putting me in such a good mood.

[@Johnnythefirst]

@@Myrtana1 "You're wasting your time" is such a stupid thing to say when you're talking about things you like. All of us are wasting our time until the day we're no longer here. Might as well waste it with things you love to do.

[@SketchySkullKnight]

I genuinely cannot explain why, but Skyrim is enveloped in this intense sense of melancholy and wonder that has faded but never dissipated. I went through a very difficult childhood, and I still remember first hearing from a friend at school about this new game called Skyrim. I bugged him for stories from his playthrough and lore of the series until my mother was finally able to get it for me. I was presented with the biggest and most open world I had ever seen, and I was immediately hooked. I spent literally thousands of hours during my childhood playing Skyrim, and it became a quirk of my personality that I was obsessed with The Elder Scrolls. Any time things got too hard for me, I had a pair of headphones and a controller that immediately allowed me to escape to a world in which I, and the actions I took, actually meant something. I even met my best friend because of Skyrim, and we shared stories, lore, and gameplay until we lost touch with one another. Now when I play, I get this strange feeling of both longing for the past, and being thankful that this game allowed me to escape it. Even the music makes me feel something in my soul. For this, I will forever love Skyrim.

[@LuciusEV]

It’s ever since I played cyberpunk 2077.

[@MultiBearsfan54]

Ain’t shit dissipated we just aren’t kids anymore so our imagination isn’t as strong.

[@ZANKUKONI]

I would say especially the music makes it very nostalgic often

[@Goiaba308]

@@MultiBearsfan54Not how it works

[@acetown2263]

I played about 10-20 hours of skyrim when it launched in 2011, I had just graduated highschool then. Now I"m 30, and just picked it up again for the first time since then, and I'm very much enjoying it! Although I can see how folks who have played it a lot over the last decade+ would start to burn out. You've seen and done it all. I'm hoping Starfield can pull a lot of us back into that "first" time feeling just like Skyrim did in 2011. Child or not, a good enough game can still get me lost in its world.

[@tokin420nchokin]

Im with you. Last time i really played it was on 360 haha. I have bought like 3 version at least by now an really didn't play it much with the updates. Its definitely a lot better these days

[@_MaZTeR_]

Skyrim probably would've felt unique back in 2011, but after playing FO3, New Vegas and 4 first, I already felt that I had already experienced that type of RPG so it didn't exactly blow me away (then again I finished Skyrim the first time last year).

[@tokin420nchokin]

@@_MaZTeR_ yeah they are all super similar Mechanically speaking*

[@Ed_man_talking9]

i remember buying that sucker for $60 on the ps3, now i see the same copies for 5 bucks.

[@zerada00]

I got the physical PC copy all the way in 2011 when I was just a preteen and I loved it. I really wish Starfield would able to resparkle that old spark in my heart again because I did really love playing Skyrim and it has only been reasent when I have been getting the burn out.

[@rosebliss2625]

I feel now that I'm older (26) I'm able to fully comprehend and understand emotions of characters better then when I first played Skyrim in 2011. I'm more inclined to listen to what every npc says and how they feel, I never skip through dialogue. Skyrim to me feels like an old book from my childhood that even as I age, I am able to enjoy the story for different details I didn't fully get to appreciate when I was younger.

[@urbonx]

Exactly. Better with mods. 😎

[@danielpayne7194]

26? Still much younger than me lol.

[@Yeppy-f2y]

Exactly, the Stormcloaks are a good exemple of this for me

[@danielpayne7194]

@@BlazingBurrito2K if you want good characters and writing... novels are the way to go.

[@danielpayne7194]

@@BlazingBurrito2K fair enough that you want it from a video game. I, however, do not. I never watch cutscenes if I can skip them. If I can't, I'll just read until they mercifully cease... 😏 Saying that... the original God of War games are fine with story etc for me.

[@emrek99205]

Arena was my Skyrim. Having 3D skeletons that moved and fought based on limb bones was truly amazing. Especially when all other games were 2D arcade scrollers or blocky 3D shooters like the original Doom and Castle Wolfenstien.

[@vikimseruh4500]

I am 60 and I have only been playing Elder Scrolls V since 2018. I have mods installed that give it the look and feel I want which is wonderful. This time around I am a treasure hunter. I explore every inch of the lands and have found even to this day things I had missed. Just doing the quest is not enough, you have to explore everything. To me that is what Skyrim is all about. I have talked to NPCs and then the next time I talk to them something new is there in what they say. I hear so many say, "I beat Skyrim" and I laugh. You don't beat Skyrim, you explore it and finish quest if you want too. I got interested in this because of Shirley Curry watching her play in her 80's and thinking "Wow, this looks fun to play". Thanks to her, I am now a forever Skyrim fan.

[@Mr.Skdoodle]

You're 60? Have you played the older Elder Scrolls games?

[@Pslytely_Psycho_GreybeardGamer]

Hello fellow sexagenarian! 64 here and playing since release. currently using the NOLVUS modpack with mixed results. It seems a tad unstable even though my setup is very much capable of handling it. But I have a lot of modded unstable games like Kerbal Space Program, Oxygen Not Included, Fallout 4 and many others, so par for the course! We apparently are superheros as we are (according to the video here) doing the impossible. I've never in the twelve years since release, not once completed the game, always something else to do or see, or a new mod to explore. Never played the older ES games though, I tried Oblivion but couldn't get into it, and before that it was usually simracing and flight simulators. Have a great weekend vikimseruh!!!!😎

[@wadewilson333]

A friend of mine visited a little while ago and saw me playing, (He didn’t recognize that it was Skyrim because my game is so heavily modded), and told him when he asked me what game it was. He then said, “oh, my son already beat that game.” I told him, “then he ain’t playing it right. You don’t just beat Skyrim. You unravel it, like the wrapper on a piece of candy.”

[@vicnighthorse]

I first played Skyrim about the same time Avarti did, only I was 46 then. It is not that we are not children (he is still one by my standard and I am envious of that) anymore it is that after awhile you realize that you can't say what you want, the NPC's rarely more than 4 sentences deep, and it is still mostly DPS contests followed by loot fests when it comes down to it. The boss fight convention is getting tiresome. I was as impressed with Pong when it came out in '72. My immersion with that only lasted an hour or so. 21 years later in '93 Doom blew my socks off and that immersion lasted a few weeks. 18 years after that Skyrim's immersion lasted a couple months about 3x over 11 years. When AGI both writes the next great game and runs the NPCs of it, we may finally have lasting satisfaction. Anyway, Avarti hasn't waited for the holy grail of computer RPGs anywhere near as long as many of us. He was born into the age of decent computer games.

[@aircobraman1375]

Have you played Ark? In singleplayer there are really not even one NPC. But the lack of real storyline does bore me in it. But if you are a roleplayer there is a lot to imagine within the map. I was also in my 40s when Skyrim came out, and yes, the lack of depth in NPCs since they are in the game is what ruins it.

[@riftbandit223]

Thankfully I wasn't able to fully mod Skyrim until 2020, despite having played it since release, so It's still rocking and fresh for me.

[@RealKutcha]

I play on Xbox360... so still no mod in 2023 😅 I think some adventure still waiting for me

[@WingZero-mn2md]

same here. my secret formula that everyone knows: Mods, lots of them.

[@Fuegoaries]

Yes bro same here jus got a pc so it’s new and fresh for me

[@xvx_K1r1t0_xvx_killmeee]

Bruh, I just recently got a pc and bought Skyrim yesterday. Glad I don't feel this way

[@paladinezrah4874]

You lucky son of a Took! 😢

[@saakers]

Maybe YOU'RE not a child anymore; I was 26 years old when Skyrim released and I loved and obsessed over ever minute of it. Getting my rig ready to start a full VR playthrough in a few months. If you're unable to enjoy things you once loved, there's a good chance it's depression, not "growing up"

[@skylerjessop9551]

I totally agree with this, I love this game. I was 14 when it came out

[@austinkeever1387]

This comment was so contradicting and backwards it gave me a migraine trying to understand lol

[@theboy1625]

@@austinkeever1387it wasn’t hard to understand, I was 14 when this game came out and am well into my 20s and I still love this game. The guy who made this video had other problems goin on and it ain’t the games fault

[@luisostasuc8135]

If you're able to play in VR you also have the "not being poor" aspect of life that tends to enhance things.

[@Broken_Clocks04]

​@@austinkeever1387the all caps made it feel like an all out attack i was so confused

[@captaintuna5402]

I’ll never get tired of Skyrim, the lore and fantasy and all is just so rich and interesting to me.

[@silverscalederg8632]

My issue is the whole how shallow it is. When it first came out and I heared you could play as a "dragonborn" I was so hyped. I was thinking it'd be a dnd like "dragonborn" but I was disappointed to learn that the term "dragonborn" was used to mean "dragon hunter" not actual "born of dragons" (doesn't help that in cannon he's a nord). All the "fantasy" games never really give you the option to do evil shit. Only game that comes close is bauldersgate 3 which I love it...BUT i kinda wish there was a real time action game like that

[@DivagandoLibremente]

@@silverscalederg8632 could you please clarify what you mean by evil shit when you mention that skyrim doesn't offer that option? in skyrim, you can actually engage in morally questionable actions like killing innocent people and making deals with daedra, which I'd consider quite evil. however, i'd like to point out that i'm not familiar with baldur's gate 3, so i'm interested in your perspective on what you define as evil shit and why you think baldur's gate 3 allows it while skyrim doesn't.

[@viniciuspimenta5399]

@@DivagandoLibremente being able to join the Dark Brotherhood and the Volkihar vampires is already pretty evil lol. Sure, both of these factions have neutral aspects, but on the surface they're plain evil

[@smoovkilla]

Never really played skyrim got an xbox 360 last week with legendary edition I’m gonna sit down and play the whole thing

[@silverscalederg8632]

@@DivagandoLibremente "morally questionable" sure but there are no options to be truely..."evil" like in lets say bauldersgate 3 where you can kill basically anyone you damn well please, can betray your crew, there even is a character option dedicated to being evil. All that aside being able to side with dragons as a "dragonborn" (because logiclly if one is a dragonborn there are ties to dragons...meaning one shouldn't fucking massacre them for no reason

[@valerwolf255]

Skyrim is my all time favorite game. It always will be and I’ll always go back and play it.

[@scottman666]

Skyrim is my favourite game ever, nothing has come close to what this game makes me feel. I played it when it first came out. I was 14 at the time now I'm 25 nearly 26 and I still find myself playing it and having a great time.

[@VelehkSain]

Same. It always take me a few try’s to get a fresh roleplay but every like 4 takes I’ll have a good long play once a year. I just recently have been playing an orc witch hunter and it’s the best immersive playthru I’ve had in years.

[@johnnyflannigan136]

Skyrim sucks.. After playing games like the witcher 3 its impossible to enjoy Skyrim.. The quests suck.. The dialog sucks.. The story sucks

[@VelehkSain]

@@johnnyflannigan136 sucks so bad it’s still played, talked about, and relevant 13 years later. Cool opinion tho

[@lonehawk3164]

@johnnyflannigan136 Witcher 3 combat isn't great and IMHO I think the game is overrated. I think it sucks, you may think otherwise but we all have opinions. Skyrim>Witcher3😊

[@darkaks2165]

You poor soul ... Forevermore lost to the True World ... We shall all weep for your passing ~

[@TheSlamWizard]

I’m always gonna go back to Skyrim. I don’t think it can ever really leave my life after giving me so much freedom during the worst times.

[@Wft-bu5zc]

The mods are just insane. You can change the game so much and make it feel completely fresh each time you come back. It's a never-ending game.

[@bdleo300]

The game is obsolete. And if you want to mod it, good luck: you need 3 months for every patch, fix, compatibility patch with other patches... quite frankly, not worth it.

[@TattleDelta]

@@bdleo300 Always entertaining seeing people like you out themselves as not knowing what they are talking about lol.

[@enrique5834]

that's entirely not true@@bdleo300

[@Gelato41_]

@@bdleo300hear me out, if you bought the game it'd be way easier to mod than on a pirated version

[@41666bg]

I'm 39 and I still play Skyrim in VR. It's a Whole different experience in VR. We often move away from our childhood interests as we get into our early adult years. Interest usually return in your 30s sometime. You're still quite young. You'll see

[@HansBelphegor]

This, im 34

[@annamelse1563]

31, never lost it haha. But yeah it's true

[@JacksonYoung528]

Love this comment.

[@jessejordan5658]

I'm tired of people making definitive statements and your take is very refreshing and positive instead of the nonsense these click bait title videos produce...

[@lXBlackWolfXl]

Yeah, I already an adult by the time Skyrim came out. Not all of us have the experience of playing this game when we were more ignorant. I still play it today, and I don't even use combat mods. Maybe the game has aged, but honestly the only newer game I own is Shadow of Mordor, and I haven't played that in quite a few years. Skyrim may not be perfect, but considering what game programmers go through, honestly its better if we don't ask for perfection. Several programmers took their own lives due to the mistreatment they got making Red Dead Redemption 2. Now I just assume any new game lead to real-life tragedies. Point is, maybe my not playing more recent games has helped keep the game from aging as badly. I simply know nothing better. And I'll be honest, I'd rather keep it that way. Besides, we still have the Beyond Skyrim project to look forward to. It'll greatly expand the world, and actually have decent writing. Of course, who knows if we'll ever see it at this rate, given the trouble the team has finding people to work on the stupid thing, and Bethesda trying everything in their power to stop mods from working. I'm shocked the project is even still in development. Mods that old normally don't work anymore. It'll be great if it comes out, and it'll surely give Bethesda a run for their money. It may be in an older engine, but it'll still be higher quality. Besides, es6 is being made with the creation kit again, so honestly it probably won't be THAT big of a leap beyond Skyrim. Fallout 4 was a major disappointment when it came out, and the same damned engine is going to be used for es6. Imagine what THAT'S going to look like when it finally comes out in 5 years? I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it was a repeat of the release of ET for the atari 2600. Fallout 76 was already a diseaster, and fallout 4 failed to make any real impact. The Beyond Skyrim project is basically going to be what an ES game should be, but Bethesda cannot manage for w/e reason. If we never see any of the Beyond Skyrim projects (it has been a while since we've gotten an update, and they did admit some time ago the projects haven't been going too well), oh well. It is what it is. Besides, plenty of people still play this game despite Beyond Skyrim literally not existing yet. People still play freaking Morrowind, and a year or two ago they even came out with their own 'Beyond Morrowind' project (for lack of a better term). Skyrim is a younger game, so it'll probably last longer than Morrowind does. Point is, morrowind shows that old games can continue to live on, and honestly Skyrim got's far more going for it than Morrowind (other than Morrowind arguably having the better writing).

[@artua7461]

I've never played skyrim before, but after new years, I saw it in my library, and though I'd try it. Some of the most fun I've ever had in gaming, can't wait to play more

[@tugalord]

Good luck brother, from a skyrim veteran.

[@Schzercro]

Good luck man, and if it feels boring after playing one or two times Look towards the nodding community, there is an ENDLESS amount of mods

[@seraphim4586]

I'm 17 and didn't grow up with games like Skyrim and Fallout: New Vegas. I only came across them in the last five years. I haven't encountered the issues you mentioned because I'm still exploring these games. I adore every bit of Skyrim, and it doesn’t matter to me if some consider it outdated. I've already invested 1000 hours in New Vegas and another 500 in Skyrim, and I feel like I'm just getting started. Perhaps in 7 years, I'll understand where you're coming from, but for now, I'm fully immersed in these adventures.

[@julianblake2281]

Same man! I was never allowed video games when I was a kid, so now that im older (18) ive been playing a shit tona skyrim, fallout:nv oblivion and stuff. I only just completed the final dlc for skyrim, but have only explored like four locations in solthsteim!

[@nothanks9503]

Well this video was auto generated everything is fake now you have to remember that sadly you missed the time when anything was real and genuine But I also basically had the same experience around your age fallout new Vegas was my favorite and fallout 3 and 4 both made those areas in real life infinitely more interesting I highly recommend all of them as they’re from before the time of “games the service” back when people bought disks and games were games and movies were movies and life was life

[@bamlosers7795]

​@nothanks9503 did you say it was auto generated? Are you dumb? 🤦‍♂️

[@cavenkrom3271]

The thing i love about bethesda games is the modding community because if i ever get bored to the base game i go on nexus mods and go ham. Want more spells bam mysticism, odin magic overhall, apocolapse magic

[@chriscruz8644]

Enjoy Guys. Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas and Skyrim Are Life Changing Games.

[@kage2624]

I became a blacksmith irl thanks to Skyrim. This game made my childhood, gave me my passion for fantasy and created my dreams, that came true. After more then 4K hours and 1K iron daggers, I can say for sure that this game was, and still will be, best part of my life.

[@Luvmyswag]

the golden ring grind irl must have been insane.

[@sol4976]

what irl exploit did u use to level up your blacksmithing?

[@Yannopill]

@@sol4976exact same as in Skyrim, you can just keep doing something over and over and keep getting better. Except usually irl you can’t smith 2334 daggers in two minutes with an autoclicker.

[@ogway1772]

@@Yannopillusually!?

[@Yannopill]

@@ogway1772 The necromantic side is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be… unnatural.

[@MsPunkRockk]

Very well put. I thought aesthetically it was a beautiful and very cool game for its time, i loved watching my brother and partner at the time play it. I was 19/20 in 2011, now i’m 32, but i can still appreciate its beauty despite its age and how many technical issues/glitches it has. Recently i was talking to my 21-yr-old coworker about it and when i said it was a gorgeous game he said “hmm… it is…. Interesting”, like he didn’t agree but he didn’t want to be rude either. I didn’t remember how old the game was and had to look it up for myself-i can’t believe it’s from 12 YEARS AGO!!! No wonder he had such a different opinion of it.

[@wishbone346]

Really sad to hear this. Personally I still find so much joy and magic in the game. I'm also very much into writing and creating my own worlds though, so it's easy to find and make my own fun with a game like Skyrim.

[@chobin7982]

Wishbone, same here with the writing. Hit me up, let me see what you got. As an aspiring writer, id love to give feedback

[@acarna6669]

I don’t understand his point tho.

[@windowsVD]

This isn’t surprising at all. Half of the content on this channel is devoted to tearing Skyrim apart despite claiming to love the game. He spends so much time hoping on the Internet bandwagon by needlessly nitpicking the game’s flaws instead of enjoying the game’s strengths that I stopped watching him because of how tiresome it got. I’m honestly surprised that it took him this long to admit that he had finally reached this point. It’s hard if not impossible to have fun playing a game when you spent so much time with the mindset of over-analyzing and obsessing over the game’s flaws instead of just taking in the whole experience and the positive elements that the game does very well. Personally I think it’s good that he’s moving on from this game, because by this point, it doesn’t seem like his relationship with Skyrim is entirely healthy. Seriously, for a while he’s talked about the game more like an ex-girlfriend that he once loved and had a bad breakup with rather than a game that he enjoys. Although as I say this, it appears that he still makes content talking about Skyrim. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@missbimbeaux]

@@windowsVD Glad you called him out on this, I always thought it was odd but never commented this myself

[@ThisHorrorFilmDoesNotExist]

​@@windowsVDDude's gotta pace himself with the cynicism. He's only what, 23? Everything gets so much worse from here, but he's already more jaded than literally anyone I know my age, and I'm 42.

[@Jurkox26]

I have yet to get tired of this game. Been playing this every summer ever since it came out. I never do everything, never have I completed every single quest, every single faction during one gameplay and I knew what I was doing. Now I am able to start the game again, get myself some nice mods and immerse myself into the deep world of Skyrim.

[@Dragonbornsolos]

Thank you idk wtf they wolfing about these mfs prolly just download sex mods 💀

[@ThisMyhandlenow]

Look at this guy lying

[@coob5207]

@@ThisMyhandlenowwhy can’t he enjoy a game?

[@zedorian6547]

@@ThisMyhandlenowi doubt that he is lying since I play games in the exact same way.

[@DolphLundgrensDolphinDungeon]

Skyrim sadly died for me when I did the restoration alchemy trick and took any challenge out of the game. Atleast I learnt to stop trying to max everything in a game and just enjoy it. It's so much more satisfying just doing whatever, treating the world as a sandbox, and dealing with the challenges that come from not building the most ultimate character ever rather than trying to eliminate challenge completely

[@wingman4564]

The soul of TES is exploration, adventure, and discovery. If you no longer feel these, it's time for you to go out and find your own adventures, your own explorations, your own discoveries.

[@tehMaloWalo]

cringe

[@legitrob9527]

lmao

[@hutki_shira]

@@tehMaloWalo stfu and go touch some grass

[@hlriiiviiiv]

Like that one time I played as a nobody that sold firewood for money and spent all the money in the tavern every night. …..it’s getting too real at that point.

[@d.finnmurray2476]

@@tehMaloWalo not cringe, true

[@virtus12ful]

Understand the burnout, for sure - I recently picked up Skyrim again a few months ago (after a 2-3 yr break) mainly due to modding. Graphical updates, improved scripting for combat and a few mods for fixing bugs really go a long way to making this game look and feel more contemporary. SKSE and other frameworks/tools ensure Skyrim will be improved for a long time to come.

[@victorhng]

Wish some of those cool ECO combat mods like the one with the samurai/ninja combat overhaul mod I saw on KZbin, weren't just exclusive to Patreon accounts. You can find some good ones on Nexus though like the Sekiro combat mod and TK dodge or Elden ring combat

[@MethuselahWinter]

I love Skyrim, I started gaming at a later age at 22 and years later I couldn't imagine ever getting bored of it. Story, lore, open world , fantasy and rping. I also suck at combat at really find no enjoyment in any combat, I mainly mash buttons and hope I make it through. I also love that I don't have to have a group of people following me.

[@IndependentOreo]

I miss the way Skyrim felt when I first played it, and am sad I won’t feel that way about Skyrim anymore, but at the same time it’s calming to play knowing I’ve done all there is to be done.

[@IamZanderChen]

mods

[@jst601]

you have surely NOT done all there is to do....

[@gabrielfmm]

@@jst601 and how exactly do you know that?

[@AndroidFerret]

Play the big modpacks

[@Rgyth]

VR Skyrim

[@547ws45]

Oh, sweet summer child. I'm past 40 and I really dig how you have described - very precisely - how a lot of folks I've interacted with felt about Morrowind. It's touching. Mind, I picked that one up in college, then finished it properly over the pandemic (thus beginning a trip through several other games, including skyrim, witcher iii, elden ring, etc.) So it's not quite the same for me, but I really relate to your story.

[@bobbyboucher-k9t]

I hope you get it back my man I never lost it , I completed skyrim this year and im still seeing new things

[@perkitaseaman3290]

No matter how old Skyrim is getting it will never be old to me happy early birthday Skyrim I love you Skyrim the greatest game ever released in the world 🌍

[@mr.wilson9941]

You haven't played many games then lol

[@claystedman6923]

@@mr.wilson9941 And you clearly don't know what a good game is lol

[@miguelpadeiro762]

​@@claystedman6923How's skyrm the greatest game ever though...

[@claystedman6923]

@@miguelpadeiro762 It has influenced so many future open world games such as breath of the wild and Elden Ring, the open world is timeless with it great art style and music, the exploration and dynamic feel of how you come across quests and encounters in the game it something very few games even come close to matching, fun quests, lots of variety of armor, weapons, spells, skills, etc, and people love the game so much that they spent over a decade modding it so that they could keep playing. These are some of the reasons why its one of the goats, so successful, and why its been remastered and ported almost as much as RE4 (another one of the goats).

[@miguelpadeiro762]

@@claystedman6923 Again, a fucking amazing and revolutionzing game. But imo not the greatest in anyway way. I even personally don't see it as the greastest TES game, let alone greatest of all games ever.

[@juanningatlife]

Even listening to a song from the soundtrack fills me with nostalgia and unspoken joy. Truly iconic game for me, and it released during a period of my life where i really needed something like it. Forever grateful ⚔️

[@midweekcentaur1050]

A buddy of mine has Skyrim atmospheres on his #1 played song.

[@ethansmith8813]

Dude I play one off them all night to sleep. One of the deepest sleeps I've ever had

[@markbranham6365]

Started playing it in about 2013 at age of 35. Still boot it up a couple of times a month. Even if it’s just to go on a fishing quest or hang out at the Bannered Mare. And every now and then something undiscovered still reveals itself.

[@Myrtana1]

With me it is the opposite because Skyrim often helped me through bad times in my life. It always feels like coming home. I have been playing it for 12 years now (on and off and recently modded ) and it is wonderful to see my granddaughter playing it now. I also loved Morrowind and Oblivion and even more Nehrim and Enderal. I'm sure I am not yet done with Skyrim.

[@judaychop]

I used to be a gamer like you, then i took an arrow to the thumb.

[@Myrtana1]

@@judaychop 🤣

[@RealBradMiller]

This warms my heart. Granddaughter?! 😭 See, I'm a newcomer, and I started off modding IMMEDIATELY after downloading, so playing it on my Switch with just the Anniversary Edition content is all new to me. Wish you could wear more than one ring, the shrine system had a bit more depth, and there were actually sky whales up in the atmosphere. 😂

[@aaronbozack830]

I'm glad you loved it but as a morrow wind player and oblivion player it felt kinda half baked. I still enjoyed my time it is a good game but was a tad disappointed.

[@Myrtana1]

I know what you mean. I played both of them several times and I loved them for the dense atmosphere and history (I love the Dwemer ruins and I was sad there were so few in Skyrim). The funny thing is that I played Nehrim before I played Morrowind and Oblivion because after Gothic Morrowind seemed somehow weird and I didn't like the skill system and alchemy and the way they made the characters talk. Nehrim made the difference for me to fall in love with TES@@aaronbozack830

[@kyuujinyetto6228]

this video made me cry, the realization that i am looking for the feelings when i was younger, the nostalgia, when i had time and energy to lose myself in a world almost created for myself. i am no longer a child, i am no longer a person that could enjoy skyrim like i did before, just like you i was 11 when it came out, and i am just trying to reach that carefree innocence i once had.

[@Trysomieflexntjes]

Are you depressed bro?

[@veryrare432hz]

@@TrysomieflexntjesThats just a natural transition from childhood to adulthood. I mean how could you not be depressed in a corrupt capitalist soul draining society who kills your imagination and sense of wonder everyday ?

[@Titansdragon75]

​@@veryrare432hzThats a you problem. I live in the same society, and im not depressed.

[@neurohack9038]

The guy who made the KZbin video is 23. Still a kid. It doesn’t matter how old you are, you can still get lost in games. He’s just become jaded and depressed entering adulthood. He will turn 30 and be much happier.

[@chazzzztastic]

@@neurohack9038 he’s the most boring lispy voiced guy I’ve ever heard, don’t get how some people like him, he’s trying too hard to be cool but his voice is awful.. maybe Americans like it I guess

[@zylliax249]

Played it as a kid, still playing it to this day.

[@kahrnivor]

Playing it right now. It's New Vegas I'm having problems with.

[@farr4_moon87]

Im reverse i just finished fnv, i just started skyrim but its slow. Im just reading how to min max the stats, i dont care for the world :/

[@kingjamization]

I love playing both games

[@Nexusgamer8472]

i'm having problems with new vegas but for me it's getting the game to run without crashing or freezing on a loading screen

[@davidponder1654]

Yeah. It’s a great game but I’ve played over 2k hours there’s nothing in the game I haven’t seen

[@davidponder1654]

@@farr4_moon87that’s why most people don’t like Skyrim. Every time I play i couldn’t be less interested in the story and just end up fuckin around with side quests til I get bored and uninstalled it again

[@Jojo-yb3kg]

The heart-tuggingly yearning quality of the soundtrack and beautiful lore (and wisdom of Paarthurnax!) often tempts me back to play it again, but you're right you can never recreate the enjoyment of a game which you attach to a certain period of your life, probably more free, irresponsibile times. For me Skyrim was probably the third game I played on Steam back in 2012, and I was enthralled by and obsessed with it. But like an old flame that has since moved on, some things never feel as good if you revisit them.

[@joshsimmons2663]

One of the huge reasons aside from boredom, is knowing how much time it takes to complete even a small amount of tasks and I have more important stuff like a family so I can't even think of playing it.

[@petetrc9671]

It's the same for me with Skyrim and Witcher 3. I simply became too familiar with it. Installing mods didn't help. Oh well..

[@AtomicFlounder42]

I literally put the skyrim ambient soundtrack on real low to fall asleep sometimes

[@replicant6]

I just installed Nolvus and it’s the same old Skyrim, but all fresh and new and exciting again!

[@shnoops7759]

I‘m actually very grateful for the anniversary edition; these new quests and items really give a new feeling to the game I haven’t felt in a long time

[@jackiswack]

Try the mod “interesting npcs” has some great writing and can extend play time for hours. So much fun and so much to discover, although you will need the wiki for some of the more obscure quests

[@DopaminedotSeek3rcolonthree]

I don't enjoy it due to the way it's all inserted into the world. I didn't want the creation club content in the first place, but I could have dealt with it far better if they hadn't jammed it in with such little regard for how it could be integrated. The Unofficial Patch devs making the most fallacious arguments to avoid letting people download the pre-anniversary edition version of their mod when it's already common practice to list both pre-AE and AE versions of mods only makes the problem worse. Over all, I feel as though my choice as a consumer was violated, and I'm going to take control back wherever I can, even with my video games.

[@PeterKoperdan]

Would you agree with this Steam review? If I play it (1st time ever) should I remove the Anniversary Upgrade content from the game (if possible)? "Why Bethesda why? Decided to get this bundle on sell was pretty excited, till about level 20~ish it just broke me. Why is none of this content even remotely balanced? The new spells, cheaper and stronger then base. New homes, make every other house obsolete and are often free. The armors, not level gated and often better then their standard conterpart, level one daedric. No elderscrolls is perfectly balanced, but this is ridiculous. All the new quests I have played have been pretty bare bones and outta place. There is some really nice things in this bundle, but so many broken things as well. If you do get this bundle please take a look at the items you decided to download in UESP."

[@shnoops7759]

@@PeterKoperdan If it’s your first time ever playing the game, I would advise you to remove the anniversary content at all costs. The anniversary edition is, in my opinion, made for people who already know every inch of the game and are looking for new refreshments to justify another playthrough; for those players - like me - the anniversary upgrade is a welcome one. Yes, it breaks the game and removes every last shred of balance it already didn’t have, but it’s new, and a lot of fun. However, If you are a new player, you should experience the game raw. You get a much more authentic and balanced feel for the game, and it actually feels like Skyrim. Fall in love with the game first, get bored with it, leave it, come back to it, fall in love with it again, and repeat that until you got enough hundred hours into it that basically nothing about the game can surprise or excite you anymore, and THEN get the Anniversary Content.

[@PeterKoperdan]

@@shnoops7759 Thanks you your advice.

[@AndrewBrownK]

5:42 to 6:11 is so spot on. Even if Bethesda stayed completely the same in all these years, or even improved in every category, we're not the same audience we used to be. Either way, I'm happy for the next generation that will get to enjoy these with fresh, child-like eyes.

[@Eramidas]

VR is the only thing that made Skyrim fresh and exciting again, best time I've ever had in a game. It also has made combat the most fun part of the game, with mods of course.

[@sakarsayami2656]

Skyrim will never be boring to me no matter how many times I play it.

[@Hazy18]

My niece is 11 now and starting to appreciate games and actually taking time to listen to dialog and stuff in games and I’ve been having the best time playing it with her and seeing her react to it with new eyes the way I felt when I first played it. I get that you’re burnt out but I still love it no matter how old it is and knowing every quest and cave etc of the game helps when playing with my niece, she loves it and I love playing it with her, she was so happy when she finished Bleak Falls Barrow by herself and fighting Mirmulnir at the watch tower

[@forrunnerninetyeight4420]

That's the fun thing about growing up you get to show your families kids fun experiences you had as a kid and rediscover discovery in a senses. The best way to describe it is as you get older you see a tree as just another tree you've seen them before. But it's not to a kid exploring for the first time it forces you to reexamine thing you once took for granted.

[@juanjo_sound]

This is kinda sad to hear. I'm 31 and my imagination is way waaaaaay more alive now, than it was when I was a kid playing these games. And my imagination was cranked up to 11 back then. But now, looking back, my child imagination capacity seems so dull and limited, comparatively. I think a well nurtured imagination will only grow and grow as we age. I know mine will only become more and more whimsical and far-reaching in its capacity to enliven the soul. But.. admittedly, this effect is dampened infinitely if I go down unhealthy lifestyle routes, such as regular unhealthy eating, not going outside enough, not nurturing friendships enough, not working out regularly, and so on. I think most people have more access to this as a kid because their unhealthy engagements haven't had enough time to break down the soul yet. Whereas if you treat your being more like a car that needs to be maintained, all that magic returns but even moreso. I think people mistakenly see it as a mindstate singular to childhood, this is wrong. Now.. i admittedly don't enjoy oblivion quite as much now as I did back in 2006. But that's because I've since become acquainted with much better game design in the years following. This causes older, primitive game design (aside from occasional timeless designs) to wither and degrade. But if a new spin on oblivion emerged, aligning with modern standards, I'd be enjoying that now more than kid me did oblivion. For instance, I recently played Stray, Inside and Cocoon, and I've been enjoying those easily as much as I enjoyed games as a kid, if not more. I'd probably say it's more, as my imagination has grown so much since then

[@Centuries_of_Nope]

The only other time I felt that way, was when I played my first long form D&D campaign with a group of friends. I miss those moments.

[@Haggis-Giggles4692]

This KZbinr should just start playing World of Warcraft season of discovery to get a similar feeling.

[@King-Arveleg]

No matter what, I will forever love this game. It's been my introduction into the amazing world of the Elder Scrolls. I will always get back to playing it from time to time along with Morrowind and Oblivion.

[@Fallenimperial]

I am a new player to Skyrim, and with 20 hours in it so far I would say its an extremely fun game and I am starting to love the game in a way which I haven't experienced with any other game in years. It makes me want to start playing some of the older games that were released in late 2000s and early 2010s. Back when games were made with love and were completed and weren't rushed by todays industry standards

[@CompleteProducer84]

I totally feel you. I find the ONLY thing keeping me playing is the Legacy of the Dragonborn mod. Trying to completely fill out the museum with thousands of quest items, weapons, all armor sets, etc gives me the fuel to play the quests again, and the feeling of hanging it in the museum is great.

[@ForeverTraitor]

I did my heavily modded playthrough a couple of years ago, basically 100%ed the game plus a bunch of the highest rated quest mods and that recaptured the magic I felt when I first played it. But I agree, I'll always remember Skyrim and think back fondly of my time with it, but I'm ready for new games now.

[@kg30004]

Suit yourself, I still love every second of Skyrim to this day!

[@RomyCats]

Replaying Skyrim in VR has brought it alive in a whole new way. Details I've never noticed before suddenly grab my attention, like the thief's symbols on various buildings. Wow, there is actually a lot of marked buildings. Despite 100's of hours of playing in various versions of Skyrim, I still discover new stuff.

[@MrVioletfirefly]

replaying skyrim is a whole different perspective..its as they knew vr would be out.

[@jollypolly1686]

The fun in Skyrim is to mod it into oblivion. You can completely modernize it, extend and enhance it to the point you'll be able to play new stories again. Modding does require a lot of dedication and time though.

[@anuraggdeshpande286]

Pretty funny when a metaphorical statement like "modding it into oblivion" takes on a sort of literal meaning I the for of skyblivion

[@farfa2937]

Yeah, it's almost a game itself. I don't even particularly care if I play it once it's done.

[@arturius9715]

It pretty hard to get tired or lose that sense of wonder when you have it modded out

[@chrisdonley4233]

I agree that the game has run its course and is a masterpiece I get a lot of enjoyment out of Skyrim by watching my niece and nephews play it now it reminds me of the awe that I experienced

[@whitewolf3051]

I only got playing Skyrim when it was ported to the Switch, and I don't play it that regularly, but I don't feel like it ran its course, the only way it does that is re-releases, that said, playing it alone hasn't run its course.

[@jamie3356]

Kingdom Come: Deliverance showed me what an rpg should play like in recent years.. although it’s ageing a little these days the combat system was a huge challenge and added an extra layer of progression. The storyline and multiple endings really made it replay-able too. Some skills could be completely overlooked but added huge advantages to players who took the time to indulge in them. Skyrim set the bar for other games that followed, it’s like windows 98.. many have followed, but few have successfully added to what it brought to the table.

[@Leo_409]

Kcd is awesome 👌

[@andrewrogers2348]

Dang every couple years? I have my “yearly play through” every year. Gotta get those numbers up

[@nonamesorry7135]

You know, to get tired of a game after beating it to death for a decade + is an achievement. It says a lot about how good this game actually is, even if it is a bit bland, perhaps its actually to its benefit. Elder scrolls games have always been a playground for its community, its like a series of books with the outline and tools already prepared for you, with a big hole in it for you to fill.

[@tergam4523]

I played Skyrim at 11 as well and remember the wonder of exploration and delving into lore to make my own character story. The game was truly the most wondrous gaming experience I have ever had and I would give anything to get those old feelings back. I listen to Skyrims music often and get the itch to play it but I realized that even with all the mods I have to make it a different experience, I just can't play it for a full play through anymore.

[@gr4s5h0pp3r6]

im 15 and i have played games in the past i took a couple year break but what your explaining is what happened to me for ark it was so fun and i could do what i want and such and i had and amazing time because it was something unknown same with legend of zelda and fortnite i came back to them and it feels shit to play it but im playing skyrim rn i have known of it but the last year i played for a couple months didn’t play for a little but i’m having fun playing every couple days but gaming isn’t the same no more and all games are just dead shitty devs and a lot more it’s sad miss the days

[@frato21]

I started playing skyrim less than a month ago, without having any idea of what I was about to experience. I'm 100% blind on this run, and I'm playing it unmodded. Right now it feel immense and incredibly free in terms of gameplay, character development, moral choices and possibilities, aside from the exploration of the world itself. To me it is an incredible adventure, I find myself playing all night long without feeling the time running away. It's like being in my childhood again, when I could play destiny for hours and hours, when I could play without caring about anything, even if I actually have to. Fellow Dragonborns, I'm pleased to join this community even if I'm late, I promise I'll be a great traveller, with the happiness of a child and the awarness of an older self. I hope you can find a game that makes you feel this way again.

[@tavinhooliver9778]

No one want it to believe... believe Avarti would post again 🎉

[@TribetWilson]

This is exactly how I felt when I played rdr2 for the first time a few years ago, now I’ve started playing Skyrim and I can’t wait to get that feeling again

[@hengineer]

I couldn't really get into RDR2. I can't stand being locked into 3rd person view, and the movement doesn't make me feel immersed.

[@TribetWilson]

@@hengineer your able to go into first person on the ps5 idk about other consoles but I agree that the movement isn’t the best

[@hengineer]

@TribetWilson maybe I could on the PC. I think they focused so much on how realistic things were it broke player immersion when it came to wanting my character to "go here" "do this", to me anyway. The 3rd person view is what killed Witcher for me, though.

[@Hero_Of_Old]

I always want to play Skyrim, until I actually play it. I mainly just listen to the soundtrack which is incredible. Its almost too epic for the game, and the content doesn't live up to the music. Its the idea of Skyrim and atmosphere which is appealing.

[@NexusVain]

what game have you been playing?

[@Hero_Of_Old]

@@NexusVain I'm mainly referring to the quests and gameplay. The atmosphere is still fantastic.

[@David-ix1qi]

That feeling I got from playing Skyrim when I was 12 and well into my teenage hood, I thought could never be replicated again. But somehow, as a 21 year old man, Morrowind did just that. I genuinely feel people can’t quite grasp how amazing that game is until they play it for themselves.

[@piggymaster3209]

Is there a way to get into it fully and without feeling lost? It's very difficult for me

[@David-ix1qi]

@@piggymaster3209 allow yourself to feel lost! Be patient with yourself. The experience the game provides is more than worth it and one day, you’ll have it mastered, and you’ll long for the days that the world, it’s mechanics and creatures felt daunting and “larger” than you. Embrace the learning curve. Read the books. Explore the world without looking online. You won’t regret it :)

[@547ws45]

@@piggymaster3209 Learn to enjoy the experience of getting lost? I think that's part of it.

[@JurassicDavidy]

​@@David-ix1qiReminds me of the souls series. I miss when everything was so daunting and scary, felt like everything was bigger than me. But at the same time I love to look back and recognize how good I've gotten and how much I know about the games mechanics.

[@piggymaster3209]

@@David-ix1qiill try it again but I never look up guides or anything unless I absolutely have too

[@Wenvolt]

It's not impossible I've played tons since it's release. I'm taking a huge break but I know I'll be back! I'm currently playing ES4 Oblivion for the first time and I'm loving it!!

[@waynepayne9875]

I started playing Skyrim again after a 2 year break, shortly after watching this video. It felt old and repetitive at first but after adding a bunch of mods, its more fun than ever. I'm 25 and I'm having as much fun with it as I did when I was 13.

[@BlindIo0374]

Sorry that was your experience dude, I’m still as invested with each play through as I was at the beginning. I find something comforting in the familiar faces and voices. I always find some small differences through each time. Sounds cheesy but for me, it feels like coming home.

[@Eisenbison]

I just got re-addicted to Skyrim a few months ago and I'm having a blast with it. I'm also 31 years old. Skyrim didn't change, Avarti. You did.

[@higglybiggly1174]

I feel this so hard. I was at the midnight release in 2011 at Gamestop. School the next day, but I was a senior so my dad let me stay out and stay up to play it. I got through the opening and to Riverwood before calling it for the night. The sense of awe and wonder I felt was like nothing else. Beat the game over the next few months, did every side quest I could. By the time the dlc came out I had moved onto other games, but assured myself I'd come back to it. When I moved to college and got a gaming PC, I did in full force. Sunk more hours into it with mods then I did my first playthrough. Sadly, the luster of mods kept me from playing the dlc. Now, 12 years later, I still haven't fully finished dawnguard or dragonborn. The luster is gone, the nostalgia isn't enough to fuel the fire to play. I've tried and tried but this video is so true. I've moved on... The closest I came to reigniting it was when it came out on the switch. The portability made it viable and I got halfway through dawnguard... But stopped playing. Still this game holds a special place in my heart, and the teenager that fell in love with it will always love it.

[@Dj.MODÆO]

Try playing Skyrim in vR …..it’s jaw dropping and it is everything you imagine it would be like

[@NihilismIsGone]

try playing oblivion, it is older then skyrim but still has many similar elements and aspects to it.

[@bibo3282]

I will always and forever love Skyrim and see it as my all time favorite game. I can also say that the modding community is the biggest reason why I'm still on it though, as it allows me to change up my playthroughs every time. Regardless, the game itself (the quests, lore, etc) remains the most important foundation for this desire to come back but it is the mods that allow it to truly flourish and cultivate said desire.

[@gogurt_st]

I still don’t see how it’s “impossible” to play 💀

[@acidtux]

It's funny how I stumbled across this video precisely because I'm getting back to Skyrim after years of thinking I was done with it forever just like you're saying in this video. I couldn't play it anymore much before you and for many different reasons (being older I didn't quite grow up with the game, modding too much and ruining my saves too many times, etc). But I think life is about cycles, circles, loops or whatever. I had to come back someday, even if it's (supposedly) the last time. With how easier it is today to mod Skyrim it doesn't feel like a chore and I'm pretty sure my choice of light modding with quality of life and mild graphics improvements, as well as a museum to display my achievements will be the perfect balance to not get overwhelmed and enjoy my (hopefully) most complete and definitive playthrough ever.

[@MasonStevens9863]

How's it going, homie?

[@tobik84]

Yeah. 4 years ago I thought i was done with skyrim. Some days ago i installed it on my steam deck. Having a great time again. So not done with it. 😂

[@saakers]

Agreed. I'm getting my pc set up to do a full vr playthrough in the next few months with some quality of life improvements. I am so excited. Personally, I think the video author is simply depressed by life. I think most are

[@tobik84]

@@saakers he sounds quite depressed, yeah. Have a look at the nolvus mod pack. Its beautiful. Im so amazed by it. Wish the deck could do it.

[@Loonlings]

I just really can’t relate because I can play the same thing over and over again and still be happy. It may not have the same feeling to it as a kid but I can’t stop. It’s basically kind of like stimming. I can’t get enough no matter how many times I play

[@cynic5581]

I just started a vanilla survival play through (no exploits master difficulty). So no backpack, no camp supplies, no duping, no crazy enchanting, etc. Basically playing as “expected” by Bethesda. It’s completely revitalized the game for me. It’s like a new game. Suddenly quest that were mundane are very challenging and require preparation. Owning a horse is a requirement since you can’t fast travel. Staying at inns is commonplace since sleep is required. Finding a campfire in the frozen tundra is exciting. Perks like ‘hunters discipline’ make sense. Using poisons on arrows is now very helpful. Not picking up specific valuables to sell due to carry weight limitation is a thing. Cooking and stealing food is mandatory. Knowing which holds don’t have carriages and how your going to deal with that. Etc etc etc. If you’re completely burned out on the game but really want to play it I’d highly recommend a unmodded (except unofficial patch and visuals) survival play through on a difficulty you find just slightly too hard. I never would have never thought the start of Azuras quest would be challenging but there is no camp fire at her shrine! 😂

[@TheHabsburgJaw]

I feel this sentiment, I can’t really play Skyrim anymore, I’ve beat it numerous times and have come at it and it’s DLCs in multiple different ways. I haven’t done everything in the game but I’m kind of at a point in its lifecycle where, I’m good with it. Like it was beautiful, still probably one of my all time favorite games from the PS3 and 360 era, where I shared a lot of memories with my brother and a few friends while we deep dived into the game for the first few times. But I just don’t get the same feeling anymore when I play it’s 10th remaster. I honestly have a better time with Morrowind, oblivion, fallout 3 and new vegas right now but that’s just my preference because I like the older style of games and storytelling.

[@curtisyue182]

One of the interesting things for me about replaying Skyrim is every time I pick it back up, I find something I've never seen before. Granted, its never a questline or something big, but maybe some small location behind something id never seen before, or an easter egg. It fills me with appreciation every time knowing Skyrim is so intricately put together that I've probably not seen everything.

[@PeterKoperdan]

Would you agree with this Steam review? If I play it (1st time ever) should I remove the Anniversary Upgrade content from the game (if possible)? "Why Bethesda why? Decided to get this bundle on sell was pretty excited, till about level 20~ish it just broke me. Why is none of this content even remotely balanced? The new spells, cheaper and stronger then base. New homes, make every other house obsolete and are often free. The armors, not level gated and often better then their standard conterpart, level one daedric. No elderscrolls is perfectly balanced, but this is ridiculous. All the new quests I have played have been pretty bare bones and outta place. There is some really nice things in this bundle, but so many broken things as well. If you do get this bundle please take a look at the items you decided to download in UESP."

[@curtisyue182]

@PeterKoperdan So, the thing about the anniversary content is that it's not official content made by Bethesda. It's a compilation of mods made by prominent modders curated by Bethesda. When you fire up AE, the game downloads a bunch of mods basically. I think it's $20. The review is accurate, a lot of the new content is out of place and the spells are definitely stronger than vanilla spells. But I personally like it. It's mods I wouldn't have put together, and I don't know everything in the mods so it adds a bit more of that discovery feeling back to skyrim for me. Up to you tho, you can probably find a list of the mods included in AE if you feel like saving $20

[@PeterKoperdan]

@@curtisyue182 Thank you.

[@Jpow5734]

Downloaded Nolvus for the first time and my god it has probably turned Skyrim into one of my favourite games of all time and is up there with some of my most memorable moments in gaming.

[@KyloZach]

Skyrim is an truly amazing game! Love the option to do whatever i want and been playing with mods to make it into a snowy continent with amazing weapons, dragons and adventure! I've first played this game since 2015 and it has been an amazing treat from Bethesda. Skyrim will forever be in my heart!

[@Vntichrist]

This shit makes my heart hurt. I guess its us growing up. Spent hundreds of hours with my friend Hector playing Skyrim.. and while it was fun and so nice exploring a huge world with a friend (even though we were alone in our world’s), it makes me sad knowing i’ll never have that experience again

[@hush9185]

im still playing 10+ years later :D

[@kevinstryder5461]

I felt this years ago at around 2017. I’ve seen, heard, and completed all the quests 10 times over. I actually tried Skyrim again very recently but I still too quickly got tired of it. Skyrim will always have a place in my heart, I still know so much lore,characters, lines of dialogue and the sound track is still worth a listen to from time to time but it is time to move on. As others have pointed out, we are the Ebony warrior.

[@vidux6289]

I think what works with Skyrim and what is impossible to reproduce after the first playthrough is that you want to explore. You are an adventurer, and the world invites you to explore, you quickly feel powerful and it feels good walking around. I tried Fallout 4 a while back, and I felt so weak, everything outside is a threat, the very air wants you dead. I hope Starfield with its setting can make us feel like adventurer again. However, growing up and understanding mechanics and seeing patterns in game makes it hard sometimes to enjoy games without thinking too much and be immersed.

[@jurgiscool4508]

I sunk hundreds of hours into that game, over the course of 10 years. I tried playing it a couple months ago but I'm so familiar with it that it doesn't feel like an open world rpg anymore, but rather some simple game like rock paper scissors. Every encounter is known and I have experienced it thousands of times, random interactions do not induce awe and mystery like they used to. I have grown up and now math and physics is what makes me awe and wonder. That outro skyrim song still hit hard tho😢

[@KRG30001]

Easily my most played game ever. Tens of thousands of hours at least and I still love coming back and playing some more, it’s like comfort food. My playthroughs are shorter now though

[@unreal4139]

thats cap lmao 10k hours? thats more than a year and a month of playtime bro wtf

[@freshavocado1066]

lol you may think thats a lot but its really not... I personally have 14k hours in a game i play. thats just one game. @@unreal4139

[@007chicken11]

@@unreal4139to be fair the game is like 13 years old lmfao, 10k hours is crazy but it’s definitely possible

[@aliasofanalias7448]

Compared to starfield which had about 100 hours of playability

[@rashadd2615]

My last save on my pc was in 2020. Always want to start up a session and just run around off nostalgia but I know that time can be put to use exploring new games. Skyrim will always be the game I hold most high though. ❤

[@krazylevin]

I still play Skyrim lol Just started again last month after a little over a year away from it,,,again, because I had a fun memory. Now I'm at level 52 and still enjoying it. I walk more and run less. Take in the scene and not just fly past things. I explore more now and still do quests at a leisurely pace. I will always be amazed by it.

[@Daniel218lb]

I was 23, and it changes my life! What a game! I´m still playing it! :)

[@chadnorris8257]

I get feelings like that too, where I have a desire to replay a game I used to be really into, but after actually playing it I realize why I quit in the first place. Shadow of War is a big one.

[@piggymaster3209]

I did 6 back to back 100% runs for Shadow of War and I want to play it but can't bring myself too 😢

[@Grandmaster-Kush]

For me shadow of war has such good gameplay loop that I can easily jump back into it, same with Devil May Cry 3 or FEAR but Skyrim, Oblivion, Morrowind, FNV etc are too much commitment both in terms of making them run stable on modern hardware but also in terms of investment and gameplay loop

[@piggymaster3209]

@@Grandmaster-Kush I wish shadow of war was 60 FPS on console

[@depressedcheems9961]

It such a shame that they are determined to keep the Shadow of Mordor series in the dark. If they could make a fleshed out open world and flesh out the nemesis system, it could be one of the best games ever made.

[@gmarie732]

This is really depressing dude :( I’m sorry you feel this way. I’m 17 and I’ve played it for the first time recently and LOVED it until the quests started to feel the same. I also still love Minecraft and I really hope I don’t lose that love like you did…

[@yam7913]

Skyrim will always be remembered in one of the best games I've ever played. It's the nostalgic feeling that gets me hooked up to the game every time I replay it.

[@Anthony99]

I feel you, particularly the line 'we're not children anymore'... most games don't hit me much nowadays, it's a rare title that does something new, that captivates you beyond being forced to drown countless hours into mundayne quests and story lines; with characters that you struggle to care about and worlds that just aren't immersive like the classics once were...

[@rightfulfuture4]

it doesn't help when the bloat games past the 10 hour mark

[@antlerr]

you have to be joking kid or never played skyrim holly fukin hell!

[@DrLeute]

This was truly eye opening. Thanks for sharing your personal thoughts on this matter.

[@gummiewizard9904]

I really felt it when you said you couldn’t scratch that itch. I was also 11 when Skyrim came out and I played the hell out of that game for over 10 years. Now when I try to play it I get bored in less than an hour but still want to play it. I’ve tried playing other rpgs and just can’t seem to “scratch that itch” anymore. Nothing will ever compare to the first time I truly got lost in Skyrim, and it saddens me to realize that I may never really experience that again.

[@RepugnanciaDulzona]

You should really try Morrowind if the graphics don't really bother your genzer arse that much

[@squidmanfedsfeds5301]

What he said, time for another elder scrolls adventure, morrownd or oblivion

[@brandon9172]

bro, you got old, this happens to literally everyone with literally everything. Plenty of games compare and you 100% can feel like your getting "lost" in something again, you probably just won't get it from video games. Find something you actually enjoy, not something that's nostalgic.

[@Mkrause762]

Play dragons dogma

[@lhz337]

I just wanna take a moment and appreciate the developers for making this game and allowing us all enjoy it, what was once someone’s dream they made real, and we all got to enjoy it together

[@lordsaviorswarmthatwalks3385]

Thanks the modders instead

[@IvanKisaragi]

​​@@lordsaviorswarmthatwalks3385modders wouldn't be able to do anything without the base game.

[@windblownleaf6450]

I replay it every two years or so. By then, that burnt out feeling is usually gone.

[@mandoad1841]

That last line, we're not children anymore. I was 8 in 2011, and watching my dad play skyrim for the first time was thrilling. Getting to play it for the first time a few years later. Exactly what you said, imagination running wild. We may not be kids and are going to be disappointed, but these new kids will get that same feeling with starfield and eventually with ES6. Our biggest age of wonder is over, but their's has just begun.

[@kurosakiichigo7475]

Just as the players of morrowind and oblivion looked at you - elder scrolls ridiculous development time has lead to this cool effect

[@W.Isarnorix.D]

@@kurosakiichigo7475 Morrowind will always be home.

[@ashbajwa8965]

That hits more than I would like to admit.