The biggest improvement here is the absence of load times on next gen consoles.
Arrow to the knee, ‘You never should have come here’, and the other oft-repeated phrases uttered by town guards and other characters across its snowy wastes have made it recognisable to the point of comedy, and the Anniversary Edition only hammers that home further. Returning, once again, to Skyrim after its decade of re-releases is a familiar process its opening, ‘Good, you’re finally awake’, having long ago descended into meme fodder along with so much of the rest of the game. Being attacked by a towering, fire breathing dragon is a more visceral experience when you can hear it than when someone simply tells you about it, and the Elder Scrolls series was built on the principle of letting players experience the full richness and depth of life in a fantasy world. It was also nice to be able to see what was going on, rather than just using your imagination. In the early days of video games, the chance to experience such an adventure without needing reams of paper and encyclopaedic instruction books was instantly appealing. Brought to life solely in players’ minds, their chance encounters and battles were decided on the roll of arcane sets of dice. Role-playing games used to be the preserve of pen and paper, relying on verbal descriptions of an otherwise intangible fantasy world. The Elder Scrolls 5 beats GTA 5 to the punch by being released at full price for three generations in a row – but is Skyrim still worth it? Skyrim Anniversary Edition – has it really been 10 years (pic: Bethesda)
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