{"id":169509,"date":"2021-01-16T19:27:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T19:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/skyrim-10-years\/"},"modified":"2021-01-16T19:27:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T19:27:43","slug":"skyrim-is-one-of-few-games-to-actually-last-10-years-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/16\/skyrim-is-one-of-few-games-to-actually-last-10-years-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"Skyrim is One of Few Games to Actually Last 10 Years | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For many games, longevity is\u00a0commonly a bumper sticker claim from developers, but rarely do they\u00a0experience the type of relevancy that Bethesda’s\u00a0The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>has seen over the past decade. With the ten year anniversary of\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>coming up in 2021, it’s important to look back and understand what made the game so successful. Beyond having great gameplay and story,\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>is a perfect example of how community is just as important to a game’s lifespan.<\/p>\n

Over the last ten years,\u00a0The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>has managed to become a best-seller on every platform it was released on and many fans would purchase multiple copies for multiple platforms. Despite the fact that the core game has never changed, Bethesda’s focus on creating an immersive experience has allowed\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>to feel like the first, truly open-ended RPG. As a result,\u00a0the possibilities for\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>feel endless yet still rewarding ten years later.<\/p>\n

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Despite the number of platforms that\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>has been released on, there is no platform more crucial to its success than PC.\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>has a great base game with a\u00a0massive amount of content on any platform, but PC mods\u00a0enable its infinite replay value. Perhaps the biggest reason that\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>is still so successful is Bethesda’s willingness to develop modding communities around its games. While some developers frown upon modding or even sue for copyright infringement, Bethesda openly supports modding<\/a> and even offers players the Creation Kit, a program to create custom content with the game’s files.<\/p>\n

The modding community is extremely active\u00a0to this day and is perhaps the biggest reason for\u00a0Skyrim’s\u00a0<\/em>longevity<\/a>. Most games will feel outdated a few years down the line whether it’s because of graphics, gameplay, or something else. However, modding exists to circumvent that issue allowing players to play\u00a0Skyrim <\/em>any\u00a0way they please.\u00a0The sheer number of existing mods covers everything from 4K textures to revamped UIs to entirely new combat systems. If a pre-existing mechanic is unenjoyable for a player, they can easily modify it to their preference. As a result,\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>rarely feels like an outdated game nearing ten years. Instead, each new save file can bring a different experience for players, and the endless possibilities is a major reason for\u00a0Skyrim’s\u00a0<\/em>continued success.<\/p>\n

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Of course, having a dedicated modding community around a game doesn’t necessarily guarantee its longevity either. There are plenty of games with a great modding community behind them that don’t come anywhere near the level of success of Skyrim<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>While having an active modding community is the biggest reason that\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>has been successful for so long, it’s just as important to acknowledge how well-crafted the base game is.<\/p>\n

The greatest appeal of\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>is\u00a0how immersive the experience feels. Back in 2011,\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>was a huge shift in how open-world games played<\/a>. With\u00a0the giant map, players were free to explore anywhere at any given time and were not restricted by the mainline quests. Even today, games still attempt to recreate the immersive feeling that\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>offered with the scale of its open-world freedom.<\/p>\n

Moreover, thanks to the inclusion of radiant quests,\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>has an endless amount of randomized quests<\/a> allowing for different experiences during different playthroughs. Each faction in\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>offers randomized questlines that change components such as location, enemy type, and reward. These quests can be repeated infinitely and offer players\u00a0a new experience every day. Of course, these quests might appear redundant or stale after a while, but\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>features a lot of richly developed sidequests to go along with them.<\/p>\n

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When\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>was first released, there was some criticism from longtime fans of the series that the\u00a0mechanics were too simplified. Compared to its predecessor,\u00a0The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind,<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/i>there were fewer armor slots, less customization, and the combat\u00a0was no longer stat-based. The learning curve for previous games had been removed, consequences and limitations were minor, and the combat system was revamped and simplified. Over the years, however, it’s become evident how important accessibility\u00a0is for\u00a0Skyrim.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The base mechanics of\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>are fairly simple and don’t require any sort of learning curve. This means that new players or players less accustomed to RPGs are able to pick up the game and start enjoying it right away. At the same time, veterans of the series are able to utilize the skill development system to give themselves a challenge. The variety of skill builds and combinations are huge, and this is also another factor in\u00a0Skyrim’s\u00a0<\/em>longevity. It might be more accurate to describe\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>as a sandbox with RPG elements<\/a> rather than a RPG with sandbox elements. The RPG mechanics aren’t the biggest draw of\u00a0Skyrim, <\/em>it’s the ability for any player to pick up the game and immediately start immersing\u00a0themselves into its world.<\/p>\n

This design philosophy is evident when Bethesda decided to release\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>again on the Nintendo Switch<\/a>. In most cases, a\u00a0six-year-old game should not be expected to sell well on a brand new console. Yet the Nintendo Switch offered a new form of accessibility for\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>that it hadn’t seen before: portability. Releasing the game on the Nintendo Switch allowed Bethesda to tap into another market of gamers that might not have originally found\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>interesting. All of a sudden, players were able to take\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>wherever they went, and this new accessibility turned the game into another best-seller for the Nintendo Switch. Even without any sort of modding support behind it, the Nintendo Switch version was able to sell incredibly well because Bethesda was able to recognize the potential of a\u00a0new audience.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0fact that\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>has lasted ten years is a testament to not only the game itself but the community that’s been built around it. As for future plans, Bethesda has mentioned that\u00a0Skyrim’s<\/em> longevity means that its successor will have to last just as long. It seems that Bethesda\u00a0plans\u00a0to make\u00a0The Elder Scrolls 6<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/i>last for at least a decade and judging by their track record, this seems more than plausible. After all,\u00a0The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion\u00a0<\/em>have both been around longer than\u00a0Skyrim,\u00a0<\/em>and with the amount of mods available, show no sign of slowing down in the future.<\/p>\n

Bethesda has managed to create an open-world adventure that not only features stellar gameplay, but also allows players to customize their experience through\u00a0its communities.\u00a0As\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>closes in on its tenth anniversary<\/a>, it’s interesting to see how Bethesda’s\u00a0development\u00a0of\u00a0the modding community and accessibility has shaped the lifespan of the game. With its continued success,\u00a0Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>is one of the few games that can claim relevancy for more than a decade.<\/p>\n

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>is available on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n

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