The Elder Scrolls Skyrim 10 Years Later: An LGR Retrospective

Fus Ro Dang, it's time for an LGR review of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim! It's now one decade old (wut) so let's take a look back the original game from 2011 in celebration of its 10 year anniversary. Wow time flies, that midnight launch on 11-11-11 still seems like yesterday.

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[benrs]

Heard they're reforming the Dawnguard. Vampire hunters or something, in the old fort near Riften. Might consider joining up myself.

[aloysiuslchomas]

Looking forward to LGR's 20 year Skyrim retrospective

[NintenloupWolfFR]

LGR : Why is there so much scrolling.

Me : Well, the game's called the elder scroll no ?

[albogypsy]

2001-2011: Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim

2011-2021: Skyrim, Skyrim, Skyrim

[thespiffingbrit]

Ahhh perfectly balanced even 10 years on!

[ShortHax]

“Honey it's time for your 2PM new version of Skyrim"
“Yes dear"

[Diamond-ummg]

Man, seeing LGR cover Skyrim as a Retrospective feels straight up weird and makes me feel very old

[davi]

By the time we have all passed away, the AI Copy of Todd Howard will still be re-releasing Skyrim.

[TrueKivan]

"it's 200 years after the events of Oblivion" yeah man, feels that way!

[theboredengineer]

Every time I try replaying Skyrim, I always find that I like the idea of replaying Skyrim more than actually replaying Skyrim.

[Tyrranis]

One of my favorite parts of Skyrim was when I 'fixed' the mining.

Normally, you're locked into a painfully slow animation in order to mine. However, if you equip the pickaxe as a weapon and swing it as such at the mining spot, you still gain the material.

There's also a shout that temporarily increases your weapon swinging speed.

I think you can see where I'm going with this. Find a mining spot, equip dual pickaxes, shout and flail wildly at the spot until depleted.

Made mining for the Hearthstone materials a lot faster, it did.

[Doughty]

“What in Oblivion is that?” ‘Thomas the Tank Engine theme plays.’

[sharkinahat]

Unmodded Skyrim - now that's a sight I haven't seen in years.

[Sir_Uncle_Ned]

Fun fact: There is, obviously, a mod that vastly improves the map screen and even lets you see the roads across the landscape

[RonJomero]

Though he lent his voice to several memorable characters in Skyrim, I am glad they used Stephen Russell's voice as Mercer Frey, the leader of the Thieves Guild. A great nod to Stephen also voicing the greatest thief of all time: Garrett from Thief - The Dark Project.

[WillyToons]

I love how Clint disliked his own Elder Scrolls Arena video.

[HVtux]

"keep things in check so you don't end up with abominations"

And then in came the modders.

[CommanderWiggins]

My favorite way to play Skyrim is to spend 10 hours installing mods, and then actually playing for 3 hours.

But all jokes aside, Skyrim definitely is in the top 3 of games I've put the most time into over the years. Definitely has a special place in my heart.

[jamesturner]

This game was my escape throughout high school, and was really the only game I ever connected to on a personal level.

Whenever I hear the music, see the scenes I feel a wave of nostalgia rush through my chest in the most painful of ways. I really wish I could play it for the first time again, and just be that 13 year old kid.

It’s not the perfect game, but it was perfect for me. And whatever Bethesda do next, I will always be thankful for making my teenage years so much better.

[fratercontenduntocculta]

I think it's funny the way that Bethesda clings to skyrim. I am impressed that this game is still having new official content released a decade after its launch. I have played this game so much that I have memorized the lay of the entire game world. Bless you modders, you made this game the joy it is to play.