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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition contains the full game plus all three expansions and over 500 pieces of unique content from Creation Club, including pre-existing and new quests, dungeons, bosses, weapons, spells and more!
Details
- Released
- November 10, 2021
- Developer
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks, Xbox Game Studios
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
The technical issues do detract from the experience somewhat, especially when considering that many of the bugs are more than a decade old at this point, but they are not enough to keep Skyrim: Anniversary Edition from being the definitive way to experience the classic title.
Aimed at those who are yet to experience The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for the first time, this Anniversary Edition offers exceptional value for money, and is easily the best way to jump into one of the best role-playing games ever made. It may not quite look current-gen, but the fast loading times and reduced storage footprint are both meaningful gains for PS5 players, while the included Creation Club content adds yet more meat to the game’s bones which are already heaped with flesh. For those that have already played Skyrim to exhaustion, however, there’s not much here to draw them back. Thoug...
When we first heard of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition, Bethesda’s way of celebrating the tenth anniversary of what was, is, and will probably forever be its most successful game of all time, we laughed. We had to laugh, not because of any particular issue with Skyrim itself (that game is amazing), but the fact it’s yet another re-release of Skyrim. Even Bethesda had already poked fun of this game’s many, many, MANY ports with that phenomenal skit with Keegan Michael Key...
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition comes to Nintendo Switch 2 with better performance and visuals befitting of an upgrade, but the performance isn't exactly up to par in all scenarios. There's a lack of 60 FPS support outside dungeons, and the upgrade path for physical owners of Skyrim can be cumbersome. Despite these setbacks, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition is still fun and feels really good to play.
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I have undoubtedly played more of Skyrim than any other game. Unfortunately, it isn’t really possible for me to give an accurate playtime because I have now played the game across so many platforms that it’s just unrealistic to keep track. PS3, PS4, PC, and sometimes even multiple versions of the game on the same platform. Now add PS5 to that collection and it begins to look like an obsession. This is a game that I have almost religiously bought the new version of nearly every single time...