The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

 PlayStation 5
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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 50 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 4 out of 50
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  1. Pandapitch
    Jan 10, 2022
    3
    У Skyrim существует 3 версий на консоли - снимаю 2 балла, за каждую, так как продавать ту же самую игру уже ~ 11 лет, просто некрасиво.
    Еще минус 1 балл, за технические "грехи", игра вылетает, некоторые текстуры висят в воздухе.
    Если оценивать, эту игру как игру 2021 года - это 0 баллов. Если как переиздание - 3 балла. Все честно.    У Skyrim существует 3 версий на консоли - снимаю 2 балла, за каждую, так как продавать ту же самую игру уже ~ 11 лет, просто некрасиво.
    Еще минус 1 балл, за технические "грехи", игра вылетает, некоторые текстуры висят в воздухе.
    Если оценивать, эту игру как игру 2021 года - это 0 баллов.
    Если как переиздание - 3 балла. Все честно.
  2. HaloFever
    Nov 29, 2022
    6
    Two console generations later and Skyrim is still a buggy mess. What Skyrim does right is give the player agency over their protagonist and how they they tackle the world. The only other games that do this as well are Bethesda’s Fallout games. So fans of 1st person RPGs have to take what they can get.

    My son asked me what I was playing. Then he said, “That game looks terrible.” Indeed it    Two console generations later and Skyrim is still a buggy mess. What Skyrim does right is give the player agency over their protagonist and how they they tackle the world. The only other games that do this as well are Bethesda’s Fallout games. So fans of 1st person RPGs have to take what they can get.

    My son asked me what I was playing. Then he said, “That game looks terrible.” Indeed it does. There is no graphics technology to improve upon. In its day, Skyrim was a lackluster looking game. The game engine is last, last, last gen. The game does not run without hiccups even on a PS5. Stutters happen. Bugs also happen. Quest breaking bugs to be precise. All this time and Bethesda didn’t bother fixing much of anything.

    Most of the gameplay is simple, awkward combat. You can level of Speechcraft but it barely matters. Most of the enemies are zombies and your only discourse is in killing them again. If you equip a shield for blocking, you can see what Bethesda was trying to do. Block at the right time and you have a window to counterattack with no risk. Or maybe the enemy goes crazy with exploding fireballs. This is not an issue of the mechanics not aging well. Other games at the time had this kind of combat all figured out. The real game (what we now call the “meta game”) is making the most powerful character as quickly as possible. The downside of becoming a god like being is that the game becomes pointless. The upside is figuring out how you will break the game. As a Skyrim veteran, I focused on one kind of weapon and restoration magic to heal my character. Then I maxed out Smithing, Enchantment, and Alchemy to make weapons and armor that outclass any quest reward. I’m not sure if my time is worth finishing the story. But I did it. I broke the game using only the game mechanics. The story and such is interesting but limited in depth. Bethesda when quantity over quality with this before The Witcher 3 showed us that we could have both. NPCs are all blah, blah, blah and I’m like fast travel to a cave and get the thing. There are only so many ways to wrap a fetch quest. The cut and paste dungeons don’t make quests any more interesting. The big let down is the magic. In prior games, which are really, really old, players could cast levitation spells, stack huge amounts of damage, become permanently invisible, etc. Skyrim limits magic to just combat, and from a damage standpoint, weapons work better. So if you want to go full mage, maybe lower the difficulty.

    Full disclosure: I downloaded this through PS+ Extra. So for me this was an interest side mission for nostalgia’s sake. Can I recommend buying this game? Not really. 2022 has too many better games to offer. Even on PS+ Extra, you will have a better time with Ghost of Tsushima or Horizon Zero Dawn. But as I said, if you want a 1st person RPG with player agency, Skyrim and Fallout are your only options.    … Expand
  3. daryl83
    Jan 27, 2023
    1
    Buggy mess with performance issues and crashing. I have never played a game that crashes this much and is so poorly optimised!
  4. Fximendes
    Nov 22, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Exploring the world of Skyrim was already too good with the new content added completely for free just got even better. I recommend.… Expand
  5. SK1DZ93
    Nov 17, 2021
    9
    With the new upgrade, it has made me excited to play it again, I've been on it everyday since the next gen upgrade released and can't say enough about how impressed I am.
  6. frankie_gino
    Mar 2, 2022
    9
    Excellent experience on the PS5. Smooth 60 fps and some updated visuals make jumping back in for another playthrough well worth it.
  7. MrSemitastic
    Nov 14, 2021
    7
    If you enjoyed it before then you will now! The added content is probably worth the £16 if you invested many hours before
  8. CnPx98
    Jun 19, 2022
    9
    Great game. I never played much of Skyrim until now. I played a little bit on the X360 but I was to young to really understand MMOs back then. I grabbed it on offer on my PS5 and had a lot of fun. A couple tips is to complete mage guild ASAP as you get some awesome mage armour and do the thief's guild up until the point you get the master key. Its an unbreakable pick lock before you getGreat game. I never played much of Skyrim until now. I played a little bit on the X360 but I was to young to really understand MMOs back then. I grabbed it on offer on my PS5 and had a lot of fun. A couple tips is to complete mage guild ASAP as you get some awesome mage armour and do the thief's guild up until the point you get the master key. Its an unbreakable pick lock before you get the upgrade which will speed your pick locking up loads. If you complete the quest you will loose it so I would do pick locking 1st.
    Its a fun game and was definitely ahead of its time when I came out. With all the different skills and stuff to work on and different ways to build up your account. The quests are great aswell. You can also find this game quite cheap these days aswell.    … Expand
  9. TheCroWolf
    Oct 25, 2022
    7
    Lets be realistic story is poor,guilds are downgraded for oblivion ,combat is bad even for time when this was realised and specially in 2016.... world is nice,exploration,Atmosphere in game is good,and you have some mods even on console vanilla game for me is 7/10 with mods are 8/10 on console and 9/10 on PC bcz if you want 9/10 game you must play on PC and only on PC you can get fullLets be realistic story is poor,guilds are downgraded for oblivion ,combat is bad even for time when this was realised and specially in 2016.... world is nice,exploration,Atmosphere in game is good,and you have some mods even on console vanilla game for me is 7/10 with mods are 8/10 on console and 9/10 on PC bcz if you want 9/10 game you must play on PC and only on PC you can get full experience with all that great mods that are on PC and you can make it look like game from 2023 ...you can play on console and have fun add few mods and so on if you don't mind that game is updated and looks really bad now ...I'm a guy who have 2 full platinums 100%700h in this game with mods and without i like the game but I'm realistic and say how really is… Expand
  10. mhaaad444
    Aug 3, 2022
    8
    First time experiencing the famous Skyrim for myself, I picked this vesion: the Special Edition for the PS5.

    Amazing addictive game, no lag, quick loading, every line is voice acted.
    I loved it and I now think if you need a great game this one is it.

    I hate horror, and this game is filled with zombies and mutated elves, it is why I gave it an 8.
  11. Filip1992
    Aug 17, 2023
    7
    This game is overrated and overhyped story is shallow combat is really poor and you can't say it's old game so combat is like that bcz game like dragon dogma is from 2013 and combat is like mile away...exploration is repetitive tho a lot,magic is basic....overall not that grate experience but if you buy game for like 15euros/dollars then oke have fun but more that that nah man