Ah, Skyrim. The game that refuses to die, much like the dragonborn themselves. First released in 2011, it has since been ported to every platform imaginable—including your toaster, probably. And yet, we’re all still here, ready to shout "Fus Ro Dah" at bandits while stealing every fork, plate, and wheel of cheese in sight.

Let’s talk about the gameplay. Skyrim is what happens when you give players a massive open world and absolutely no sense of moderation. "Go save the world from Alduin, the World-Eater!" they said. But did we listen? No. We were too busy chasing butterflies, adopting children, and somehow ending up the leader of every guild in Tamriel. Seriously, how does the Companions trust you after you "accidentally" decapitated half of Whiterun?

The graphics? Stunning in 2011, still passable in 2024—especially with mods. Oh, the mods. Want to fight Thomas the Tank Engine instead of dragons? Done. Want Macho Man Randy Savage yelling at you from the sky? Also done. Skyrim is less a game and more a platform for chaos. The limit isn’t your imagination; it’s your PC’s ability to run with 400 mods installed.

And then there’s the bugs. Glorious, beautiful bugs. Floating horses, NPCs walking through walls, and your follower getting stuck in a door for the 50th time—it’s all part of the charm. Bethesda didn’t create a flawless masterpiece; they created a sandbox where even the glitches are entertaining.

The soundtrack? Perfection. You’ll be humming the Dragonborn Theme while getting wrecked by a frost troll on the way to High Hrothgar. It’s a rite of passage. The voice acting? Well, let’s just say the same five voice actors are really working overtime. But hey, you’ll never forget lines like “I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow to the knee.” Iconic.

Skyrim is less about the story (because let’s be honest, who even remembers the main quest?) and more about the experience. It’s a game where you can spend hours picking flowers, crafting iron daggers, and wondering why every guard knows you’re carrying stolen goods. It’s a game where you can literally shout a dragon off a mountain and call it "strategy."

So, should you play Skyrim? Absolutely. It’s a timeless classic that lets you be whoever you want—except someone who actually finishes the main story. Whether you’re a stealth archer (let’s be real, we’re all stealth archers) or a dual-wielding lunatic, Skyrim welcomes you. Just don’t forget to save often—because that frost troll isn’t going to wait. 10/10, would Fus Ro Dah a goat off a cliff again.

Still a crazy good open world game after more than a decade despite some jankiness. And the mods definitely made it more the better.


I know the Legendary Edition is unlisted. But if you somehow still manage to grab it and and want to mod, be prepared for hours of tinkering and headaches. List of the technical problems that I've faced while modding:

+ There is an unlisted DLC on Steam store for HD textures patch -> I needed it for another bug fix mod to work.

+ No borderless/windowed fullscreen mode -> Had to changed the .ini file setting. And yet it's still a bit janky when Alt-Tabbing to something else.

+ Running game over 60fps and high refresh rate will cause weird water splashing sound when walking or running -> Had to adjust the fps limit of my monitor.

+ Skyrim HD - 2k Textures mod will cause crash at the start of the game or infinite loading screen (happened to me at Whiterun gate). This is due to something related to original Skyrim being only x32 bit and runs on low VRAM (iirc) -> Needed to change it with ENB. Very time consuming just to look up the solution.

+ Can't turn off strong head bob / screen shake when sprinting in both perspectives, causing motion sickness -> I found a mod for it and it only worked for 1 session. I haven't tried to fix it.

+ This is more on the mod itself but Skyrim Unbound (Alternate Start) mod may lock you out of the main questline if you don't choose to be the Dragonborn at the start.


Just some notable problems that I still remember. Tbf I used the Skyrim Ultimate Immersion collection (100+ mods) on Nexus so a lot of time was spent checking what worked and what not. My game still occasionally crashed after every ~3hrs of gameplay but it was nothing serious and I'm too lazy to check crash log.


Honestly if I could I would have just bought the Special Edition to make my life easier.

fus ro dah this game into a new version Bethesda so I can buy another