Beating Skyrim The Way Bethesda Intended

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim can be approached in a variety of different ways - in this video I play Skyrim the way Bethesda intended, as according the official game guide. Elder Scrolls: V Skyrim.
This video was inspired by MysteryOre's awesome video about beating Minecraft the way Mojang intended - go check it out!

[samuelromero]

I like how alchemy is less of a way to make useful potions and more of a method of making absurd amounts of money.

[brendanomalley]

“Getting the Dragonstone before going to Whiterun is the more efficient thing to do.”
*Has follower from Whiterun*

[mickles]

The "bonk" sound when you get a crit with the bow is so addictive though.

[chrisrynn]

My friend and I started playing Skyrim when it was first released.
After a few weeks, she (who played a lot less often than me) was talking about how she was dragonborn and had magic shouts.
I had no idea what she was talking about! I had avoided the main quests to make the game last longer. Never got the dragonstone or met the grey beards. I trained as a blacksmith in whiterun and got involved with the companions, then went off to university to learn magic.
I was a hundred hours in, and it was like we were playing different games! That blew my mind like no other game ever did.

[peshkybee]

*takes deep drag of cigarette* "game guide... haven't heard that name in 15 years..."

[Dreager]

Avarti: “we will be playing the game the way bethesda intended”
also Avarti: *names his character Chad McThiccAss*

[danoliver]

It amazes me how this game manages to stay relevant after 9 years

[gferrol]

"Most of us eventually become stealth archers"
Well that explains why so many people have taken arrows in the knee

[h-harnesshobo]

I wish I could forget everything about this game and play it for the first time again, damn

[SpyWilliam]

"Grabbing the Dragonstone before going to Whiterun is more efficient"

Also has Uthgerd as a follower, implying he has already been to Whiterun

[farhansaber]

Me watching Avariti put poison on his axe against the draugr: “No...stop... you fool, poison doesn’t work on the undead” lol

[spazzy]

"It's not a bug, it's a feature." The definition of Skyrim.

[tiwilydarling]

Skyrim guide: pick up some flowers on your way to Riverwood
Avarti: travels all the way to frigging Morthal to gather swamp shrooms

[shrooman]

Friend, I had reached level 40 before I even realized that I'd forgotten about bleak falls barrow..

[garybusey]

Oh no, you can’t do this to me. You’re going to make me play Skyrim again, aren’t you?

[ProjectChaos]

Man, I still remember standing in line all those years ago for Skyrim. Even after a decade it’s still running strong thanks to some dedicated mod makers.

[NamelessKing]

"It's more efficient to go through bleak falls before going to Whiterun." "Thankfully I've got Uthgerd with me." 🤔

[auroragoth]

I basically do a similar thing, but I have been nicknamed a “loot goblin” because I’m constantly looting for even 2 gold pieces from a dungeon skeleton. It’s a fun way to play, just constantly picking up every little thing you come across. And then barely selling it but still owning all the houses due to the gold picked up along the way

[KarmasAB]

*Has game guide*

*Tries to poison mummy that has no blood*

[SwordOdOdin]

Vegetable Soup was my most trusted companion since my first playthrough. As it slowly regenerates stamina, it means that you can power-attack without ever being forced to wait for stamina to regenerate.