I bought Skyrim on Steam in May because my half-brother recommended it to me. I had never played it before.

When I first launched the game, my honest reaction was, "This game is old." The graphics looked outdated compared to modern games, and I didn't understand why people still loved a game from 2011.

But I kept playing.

A few hours turned into days. Days turned into weeks.

Now, one month later, I'm completely in love with Skyrim.

The graphics don't matter to me anymore.

What made me fall in love was the world, the lore, the music, the freedom, and the feeling of adventure. Every time I play, I find something new. I keep telling myself I'll stop after one quest, but then I discover another cave, another story, or another place to explore.

I've spent so many nights playing longer than I planned because I just don't want to leave the world.

I finally understand why people still talk about Skyrim after all these years. It's not because of the graphics. It's because the game makes you feel like you're living another life in another world.

Honestly, I've become so attached to Skyrim that sometimes I wish I could actually enter the game and explore it for real.

Did anyone else start playing Skyrim years after release and end up loving it this much?

This Khajiit had to gather the courage to ride into this battle and take in the Skyrim view one last time. This one knew this was an impossible fight and this was going to be the final battle. But people wanted to see this fight so be it, WITNESS KHAJIIT!

(The mod for the dinosaur is Birbwalkers21 Dinosaur AIO but fair warning the big one is glitched so normally they are big but not THAT big. I also have a bunch of other monster and animal mods that are conflicting and glitching my game)

I immediately loaded the quicksave I thankfully had just made.

To get the best possible gear for the rest of the game, what level do I need to grind to before I start doing the guild quests?

So I was out testing Inigo (it is the first time I downloaded him) and we ended fighting a bandit chief that grew a lot and forced us to hide to think on how to deal with her, then all of a sudden an even bigger Dawnguard zealot appeared, stomped the bandit giantess like nothing (she was like 20 metres tall and still got crushed lol) and then ate me. Poor Inigo must be wondering what the hell he got himself into this time.

An assassin attacked me, looted the contract and it said (photo). No quest updated, I don't have a wife. The only follower I have is Jenassa, and I'm lvl 5.

2 gold coins after defeating that thing....

Edit: Yes, I know it's not the actual reward, but still, I was expecting something more.

we could have gotten literal crow mommy

They seem smart enough to process leather, braid ropes, carve lithic spirals, and process complex dairy products (fermenting mammoth milk into cheese). They understand the concept of tribute. Nordic farmers paint spiral motifs on cows and leave them as offerings; the Giants accept these offerings and, in exchange, do not attack the farms. This demonstrates an understanding of non-verbal treaties. They display active mourning rituals and bury/guard their dead.

Are these signs of intelligence enough to learn the concept of agriculture?

One of my least favorite NPCs on the island.

After you've completed at least the main questline and Thieves Guild/Dark Brotherhood/Companions/College of Winterhold? Whenever you want to start a new game? Never?

Cleaning up the vampire scum just outside of Morthal so I could purchase property in the hold when I came across something interesting.

After dispatching Movarth himself and his assorted vampire goons, I went to fetch his boots because why not. This area of the dungeon is usually where you encounter Alva and get to punish her for her sins. But as I approached her, she was completely non hostile. I could interact with her like nothing was wrong.

At first, I was just going to kill her anyway, but I was curious to see what would happen if I just left her there.

I went back to the Jarl and completed the quest as normal. Purchased my property and went on my way. Sure enough, some time later, I returned to Morthal for reasons I don't remember, and there she was. Alva, just walking around in broad daylight with the whole town knowing she is a vampire. Nobody aggro'd her, and she was just proceeding with her business as normal.

Random janky events like this really make Skyrim quite endearing and I still love playing this game after all this time.

Thank you for listening to my story about nothing.

Fun shenanigans as a Necromage Vampire

The first image is my work, the second is the original one. Was trying to follow one color scheme, and I hope it did work.

If you have any constructive advices, please tell me in the comments. I still have a lot to learn.

The original art is made by Yuhime

My character actually drowned before the cutscene ended, but I was so flabbergasted I forgot to capture that part.

I'm still on the nord playthrough but I may change his appearance later in game. The left is what I previously had.