The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition - Xbox One

When I last played Skyrim a few years ago on xBox 360 I ended with over 500 hours invested into the game. It was the only video game that I had no regrets putting that much time into and it will now be the only game that I have no second guesses about doing it all over again with this xBox One remaster. I noticed the updated graphics and smoothness right from the start. With the remastered graphics, dynamic depth of field, screen-space reflections, and new water / snow shaders you get a totally fresh feel to it and you do not notice that it was a game that was written years ago. I feel that the story is in no need to review with all the awards and achievements the original game has received. You will have all the open-world RPG goodness that the original game had along with all the DLC (Dawnguard, Hearthfire and Dragonborn) plus mods! Yes, mods! As of writing this, xBox One currently has 125 mods that are ready to use. Ranging from adding a few tables and chairs in different inns to allow extra seating, no health regeneration or even realistic carrying weight. There are plenty of mods that allow me to customize the game to my liking. I highly suggest the mod called "Slave Pack Riekling Porter [XboxOne]". This mod adds a little funny looking Riekling Porter who lives alone on his selfproclamed Wak Wak Island, a small rocky Island in front of RavenRock. You will also want to get "Relationship Dialogue Overhaul - RDO [XB1]". This amazing mod adds over 5,000 lines of completely voiced dialogue for NPCs. It mainly adds to friends, followers, spouses, and rivals. Every word is voiced using the original voices from the game. This is a must have for anyone playing this game. Skyrim Special Edition includes: - The critically acclaimed game - All official add-ons – Dawnguard, Hearthfire and Dragonborn - Remastered art and effects - Volumetric god rays - Dynamic depth of field - Screen-space reflections - New water and snow shaders - Play PC mods on consoles. Now console gamers can experience new quests, environments, characters, dialogue, armor, weapons and more *My Favorite Mods* Alternate Start - Live Another Life [XB1] Adds a totally new feel to the game by changing the starting story. Misery and despair have haunted you all your life. Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, you've been arrested and thrown in the dungeons. Your trial was supposed to be weeks ago, only nobody has come for you. It's been so long since seeing daylight you no longer know what month it is anymore. The dungeon is cold, damp, and worse still, you're running out of food. You will be given the opportunity to choose your race and then choose a new life for your character to lead. Relationship Dialogue Overhaul - RDO [XB1] Adds over 5,000 lines of completely voiced dialogue for NPCs for more than 50 voice types, focusing mainly on friends, followers, spouses, and rivals. All dialogue is voiced using the original voices from the game, achieved through re-adding existing dialogue in new and suitable places, as well as editing together multiple lines to form brand new dialogue. Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch [XB1] The goal of the Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch (aka USSEP) is to eventually fix every bug with Skyrim Special Edition not officially resolved by the developers to the limits of the Creation Kit and community-developed tools, in one easy-to-install package. Features hundreds of gameplay, quest, NPC, object, item, text and placement bugs fixed. No unsafe changes (such as deletions of stock objects). Designed to be compatible with as many other mods as possible. Slave Pack Riekling Porter [XboxOne] This mod adds a little funny looking Riekling Porter who lives alone on his self proclamed Wak Wak Island, a small rocky Island in front of RavenRock. You have to do a favor for him in-order for him to join you. I won't spoil that for you.

Everything is bigger, bolder, and better in Skyrim, be it dragons, giants, mammoths, breath taking panoramas, or simply shouting an unsuspecting NPC off a cliff. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was the game of the year in 2011, and it is still massively entertaining today, even with other notable games available (looking at you Witcher 3). The freedom this game allots one to be whoever one wants to, to fight the way one wishes to, is truly the reason I believe why people come back over and over again to this game after five years! One can be a blacksmith, a thief, a pickpocket, a juggernaut with two handed weapons, a master swordsman, a prudent warrior with a shield, a reckless dual weapon wielder, a mage, an assassin, a chef, ..... I really can keep going on. This game is, in one word, epic! Like every other Elder Scrolls game, Skyrim is, indeed, plagued with all sorts of glitches. Nothing like seeing wee bit Dorthy phantasm-ing through wooden walls of her home. Or boldly stabbing a Draugr Death Overlord multiple times with abandon cause he is rooted to the spot and cannot dish it back at you. Or watching a ten tonne mammoth soar vertically through the air like its ascending the heavens. Glitches. Lots of glitches. But these are minor annoyances, or delights, depends on your mood really, while playing this massive epic. You will be entertained with this, in my opinion, ultimate fantasy RPG to date. So get your copy and be whoever you want to be. Use 'shouts' to take down your enemies and dragons!!. Or shoot them down with a barrage of arrows. Or simply use fire, ice or lightning. Or use magic with your left and stab them with your right hand! You can and will do everything in Skyrim!

I waited a long time to get this, and was very excited to find out the game was getting remastered. The graphics are amazing considering how massive the open world map is. I'm sure there's a lot to process when the game's running, but it looks great. The one downside, somewhat major is many of the bugs from the previous version on XBOX 360 were never patched. But that's Bethesda for ya. Just maintain a healthy 20-50 game saves and rotate them so a game breaking bug doesn't set you back too far. This is a great RPG, the story involving the Dragons is interesting, and the story involving civil war through out the land is kind of comical since it doesn't really seem to matter too much who you favor. There are plenty of funny quests and character, all kinds of unique loot and strange encounters to be had. This game has some of the funniest random glitches since there's so many resources and variables to pull from. Would highly recommend to anyone that likes RPG/Fantasy games.

You will either love this game, or hate it. But that goes for a lot of games. To the people who have never played an Elder Scrolls game including Skyrim, definitely give it a shot. If you tried out and liked Fallout, but have not tried an Elder Scrolls game, get Skyrim for it's pretty similar in gameplay. Most people have already experienced Skyrim and want to know if it's worth the price tag. My answer? No, it is not. And that's coming from someone who loves Elder Scrolls and who has already put in 60+ hours on this remastered version. The upgrades they made to the game are barely noticeable after a short while of playing the game. The only thing I love is the new quick loading times. I've messed with several mods and they're fun and cool, but overall I like to play games the way they're made. I see lots more hours to come on this Remastered version, but I still don't think it's worth the full price tag. If anything, I feel that I'm just making it worth it myself. But I'm a big fan, so Bethesda has my money, and I'm happy with the purchase after owning two other copies on the xbox 360.

I played Skyrim my first time on my MacBook Pro and I was less than pleased. The graphics on there were horrible, and I thought the plot, the first time I played was very light. Then I took a step back and played Oblivion, Skyrim's predecessor and it gave me new insight into The Elder Scroll series. Having loved Oblivion, I took another chance on Skyrim, with this new version and have to say I LOVED IT this 2nd time around, and am glad I played. TES series is about exploring the environment and doing all the side quests while you role-play as the type of character you want to shape. The main quest, surprisingly, is ancillary - the beauty is all the other content that is in the game. And boy, does this version have all the bells and whistles! Skyrim SE just looks beautiful through and through - they redid the density of plantlike in the forests, they expanded the color palette drastically, and it comes with all the DLC! This is the definitive version of Skyrim, and the best part is on XB1 it fully supports Mods, which PS4's version does not. Enjoy! :)

The three star rating is for the game that has been released on every platform, sans Nintendo consoles and mobile devices (unless you are like me and can always find a way....). This game needed a re-boot, not a re-master. The game uses the same mechanics as the older version, which feel old and out of date. The "God Rays" cause lighting issues in and out of dungeons which leave you open to an enemy's attack when blinded or shrouded in shadow. I feel like I'm on a three dimensional track when moving around with an x,y,z axis swinging my weapon, casting spells, and blocking attacks. On the other hand, your enemies feel free from restriction, giving them the upper hand in most situations. Unless you switch out into 3rd person, you'll be wondering why you can't walk up a steep hill that seems more than capable in first person. Skyrim is still a solid game with plenty of play time; I have yet to complete every single quest in my old save from 5 years ago. Then again, so was Oblivion.....and Morrowind.....where are those re-masters?

I bought Skyrim at launch on 11/11/11 all those years ago and I didn't finish the game until February 2016 because there is simply just so much to see and do. The map of Skyrim is HUGE and you can walk or ride your horse almost anywhere you can see. You don't have to follow the main story if you don't want to. If you've never played this game and you have even a slight interest in Role Playing Action games, this is a must buy. For those who have already played the game the graphical improvements alone might not be worth the full $60. But if you've never played any of the DLC's then that alone is a reason to buy this complete package. On Xbox1 you can take advantage of even more mods, and Bethesda games do tend to run better on Microsoft hardware. All that aside, Skyrim is a wonderful game that I would recommend to anyone. Gamers of any and all skill levels are bound to find something to love in here.

One of the best games I've ever played, but I've encountered a couple glitches in a few of the missions where I had to google how to then use a different glitch in order to complete the mission. Can be frustrating at times especially if it's a critical mission. Annoying when all I have to do is pick up an item to complete a side mission, but yet it somehow falls under a bench and now I can't pick it up. ive tried using magic and shouts to move the object to an opening to pick it up but nothing has worked. I had to simply move on from the mission and maybe go back later and try to see if I can complete it at a different time, but that's an example of how annoying it can be at times. All-in-all its a great game with a massive story that you can take in countless directions. However, it takes up a lot of your time so you better come up with a good excuse/story for your girlfriend...if you have one. Lots of fun.