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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Description
Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning detail. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features like remastered art and effects, volumetric god rays, dynamic depth of field, scree...
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4.4/5

( 870 Reviews )

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Product details
2016, Bethesda Game Studios, ESRB Rating: Mature 17+...
System requirements
Windows 10 (64-bit Version), Intel i5-750/AMD Phenom II X4-945, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX 470 1GB /AMD HD...
DLCs
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Upgrade
MODs
The Elder Scrolls: Skyblivion, Enderal: Forgotten Stories
Time to beat
26 hMain
112.5 h Main + Sides
204.5 h Completionist
116 h All Styles
Description
Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning detail. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features like remastered art and effects, volumetric god rays, dynamic depth of field, screen-space reflections, and more.

EPIC FANTASY REBORN
Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.

LIVE ANOTHER LIFE, IN ANOTHER WORLD
Play any type of character you can imagine, and do whatever you want; the legendary freedom of choice, storytelling, and adventure of The Elder Scrolls is realized like never before.

YOU ARE WHAT YOU PLAY
Choose from hundreds of weapons, spells, and abilities. The new character system allows you to play any way you want and define yourself through your actions.

BATTLE DRAGONS
Battle ancient dragons like you’ve never seen. As Dragonborn, learn their secrets and harness their power for yourself.

Please note that the DRM-Free version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition does not include the Creation Club feature. The entire Creation Club content (74 items) is included in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition





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You can also check out Enderal: Forgotten Stories – unofficial, standalone total conversion mod created by SureAI



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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
26 hMain
112.5 h Main + Sides
204.5 h Completionist
116 h All Styles
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Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
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Size:
24.7 GB
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Mature 17+ (Blood and Gore, Sexual Themes, Language, Use of Alcohol)

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Posted on: December 15, 2023

hairofthegod

Verified owner

Games: 19 Reviews: 2

Broken Game as of Dec 2020

I've been playing GOG Skyrim for a year and after the recent Bethesda update, the game crashes on start. This game seems more like a scam at this point. It's not worth playing without Nexus mods and now it doesn't work with those mods, or it doesn't work at all. I've spent more time trouble shooting the game than playing the game, and that's when it was working at all. Now it just doesn't work.


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Posted on: February 5, 2024

rerogers027

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Games: 9 Reviews: 5

How did it get this bad?

If this is your first Bethesda game you might get caught up in the magic of an open-world. Morrowind was a fun but technically flawed game that put Bethesda on the map. Oblivion was a dumbed down version of Morrowind with a slightly improved graphics engine. By selling out to console design Oblivion was more successful in sales than Morrowind. It was a less fun game in every way especially with all the magic nerfs. Unfortunately, they continued this design strategy to the point Skyrim is like "RPGs for Dummies". If you do purchase this just get the Special Edition. The additional fan created content in the Anniversary Edition is absolutely terrible and was a nightmare to complete.


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Posted on: September 29, 2022

Skyrim4Life76

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Games: 155 Reviews: 25

Greatest porn game ever made

All others will writer serious review, but I want to write something original to make you buy this excellent game so... BOOBS! Skyrim is the ultimate sex game, way better than any stupid "slideshow, adult visual novel". You can give your dragonborn: - skimpy outfit - giant boobs with physics - 4K high poly curves - A "V" with physics You can even give a female dragonborn a giant schlong, futanari style. All dudes can become total Chads. The money shot will stay with you... The amount of "possibilities" is enormous in any way, and with anyone. So if you're a horny dude or gal, buy the best porn game ever made right now!


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Posted on: July 22, 2023

TurboVirgin64

Games: Reviews: 25

Meh

I give the Soundtrack 5 Stars. The game itself is bad in all aspects. Just bought the game when it came out, because you could turn into a werewolf.


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Posted on: November 19, 2022

Shmacky-McNuts

Games: 198 Reviews: 24

Well polished Beta, Not a Complete game

I really hate this game. So go ahead and downvote this review now. There is such a laundry list of reasons and frankly the entire problem, when comparing Oblivion and Skyrim to previous Elder Scrolls games, makes me keep thinking that neither feels like a completed product. The more I have played both games for over 50+ hours. I just thinking how so many things are either not implemented. Not finished or just flatly broken altogether and left that way for many years. To name a few major problems: -You need and I do not mean as an option. YOU NEED to change the entire interface to be able to stomach looking at the dumpster fire that was made and meant for console systems. -Controls are illogical, even when you should be able to change things. You will find the primary key pressing really annoying compared to most other games. The "Activate" key for example. You press it to open fifty billion containers and instead of being able to press it again to leave the container, you have to use a different key.....well, that may be picky to you a few times, until you slip a few hundred and just hate this as one of many annoyances that you should have change in the first place! You should not have to literally change the entire way the game functions to tell others the game is great. Even vanilla Morrowind was never so ignorantly designed. The limitations of the time are acceptable. Skyrim should not be more than a graphics bump that ripped off the fan creations of(no surprise) Morrowind mods, such as MGE XE for example. I know this may seem contradictory. But think about it. Morrowind was good when it came out. Adding to it, to make it better because the addition of something was good. Skyrim is just half a game that is not even made well and added stuff from a previous game many to make the "New" game look shiny. Also, doesn't anyone question the map being a fraction of size compared to previous games?? The entire map should not have so little......such a mess of game...


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