It Doesn't Get Better Than Skyrim

this game and many mods add that little extra cherry on top Blackreach The Headless Horseman ants crawling on tree stumps and small bugs like butterflies what do all of these have in common their additions to Skyrim that were not in the original schedule created by developers passionate that I just wanted to give the game a little more life according to Joel Burgess, who we heard from earlier. Less than 100 people worked on Skyrim for perspective. Approximately 500 people worked on Cyberpunk and Breath of the Wild had around 300 people at its peak, according to interviews. that the developers of Elder Scrolls 5 loved what they did and who they could do it with, they really cared about this project, they competed to improve each other, they cast the role and they took it upon themselves to make the experience as immersive as possible for Every player.

It was never about what I drew or what I modeled or what I added; It was always about what can we give to the player, what can we do collectively to make this

better

than it was going to be with each of our add-ons. steps there, the ants, you can thank Mark Tier for that, no one asked him to do it and when he presented it in a meeting after he had completed the work, the reception was lackluster, but listen to him describe his thought process, you have like I'm very, very interested in a participatory audience and they will find what you love, then you add it and they will do something with it and they will enjoy it.

This is just, you know, it tickles me, but I bet someone else would like this. Jonah Loeb, a character artist who just wanted the world to feel alive and full of promise, pushed the idea of ​​a critique. His criticism prompted the idea of ​​a bug system and told developer Sean Simono. I know I said that wrong, but I promise to practice first until I decided to create it as a side project. Thanks to these two taking the initiative, the game has fireflies, butterflies, moths and other little critters that help our subconscious connect with the game. And what about Blackreach in an entire area of ​​the world, a fan favorite? area that wouldn't exist without Nate Porcupine and Joe Burgess sneaking quotes.

I mean, a lot of people know it now, but sure enough we introduced it and there's my personal favorite, The Headless Horseman. Justin Schramm created a character that appears randomly. in the world and then rides at full speed to the site of his grave. I love seeing the smile on this guy's face as he describes his creation. It's a simple and silly thing, but I'm very proud of it. There are so many little pieces. of the game added by countless passionate developers, the final cumulative effect of everyone who worked on this game doing their best to add just a little more to the game is one that feels complete, lived in beautifully, even one of my favorite things in Youtube. is a 10 hour long Skyrim Ambience video that I play in the background while I'm at work.

It makes the day

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to have that music and see the calming night sky of Skyrim shining down on me as I write code from time to time. As you scroll through the comments you'll find people longing for a place they've never been, people like me who've never found a game that matches this one, and others who just miss simpler times like I mentioned before, life is so much more complicated now For almost everyone 10 years ago, it is a challenge to deal with bills, car maintenance charges, debt, aging parents, health problems and financial crisis, and all of these factors make it more difficult to find time to relax.

Sometimes when we have time it's a challenge to just let it go for years Skyrim has been the perfect way for me to do exactly that. I come in knowing I'm going into a fantasy world where I can do anything and be anyone, usually anyone is just a guy wandering the tundra looking at the sky through the trees, stumbling upon little shacks or little quests to help the NPCs. It's a place where I can relax and where I have no expectations except that it will be fun and that the game will bring something new and exciting if I just do it.

Give it a little time if you go to the same place over and over again to relax and find the calm, the adventure, the excitement or the exploration that you are looking for, it becomes easier and easier to find because you have already lowered that neural level. I've walked dozens of times before with Limitless Freedom, the endless content, rich lore, countless quality mods and carefully designed world, things stay fresh for years, if the game starts to feel stale you can simply start over with a new version or, if it becomes worse, you can give it a break for a few months or years, but you will come back because when we play this game we enter a certain mood.

One of anticipation filled with memories knowing that this game, all these years later, still has more to offer, oh no. To answer my previous question, I haven't been able to find another game that I enjoy as much as Skyrim because it is a unique game that aligns perfectly with my preferences. You could argue that Red Dead Redemption 2 and The Witcher 3 do some of the things I mentioned in this video even better than Skyrim, but I will never like those games as much due to my personal taste, all the mechanics, the story, the world and Skyrim's stories combine to create a game that is objectively good and subjectively thought to be the best game of all time, if you're still watching it, it probably resonates with you.

Luckily for us, the game isn't going anywhere and we can always hope we're still alive in 2088, when Elder Scrolls 6 arrives. Out until then I'll just be here playing Skyrim strangely awake you were trying to cross the border, walk straight into that ambush imperial, the same as us.