Since the initial launch ofThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimin 2011, the game has been re-released multiple times. The first major re-release came in 2016 with the game’s fifth anniversary in theform ofThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - Special Edition, which updated the graphics for modern platforms and bundled the base game together with its post-launch expansions. A year later, Bethesda re-releasedSkyrimyet again, but this time as a VR game.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim VRfirst debuted on PlayStation VR but has since made its way to other virtual reality platforms. As its name promises,Skyrim VRtakes theSkyrimexperience and translates it to virtual reality, allowing players to experience all of the quests and content from the base game in VR form. The ability to playSkyrimin VR is enough to convince many fans of the game to try it out, but one viral video is showing an unexpected reason why this version has a leg up over other versions of the game.
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A viral video originating from social media app TikTok shows someSkyrim VRgameplay. In the video, the person playing the game reaches their hand up and slaps the signs hanging off poles in various towns across the Skyrim province. This action isn’t possible in the other versions of the game, and while it’s hyperbole to say it’s a truly important advantage in the VR version, it does illustrate howSkyrim VRdoes offer a different kind of experience.
Anyone interested in playingSkyrim VRfor themselves have multiple ways to do so. As previously mentioned,Skyrim VRis available on PlayStation VR, and it’s also playable on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality headsets. Those who want a more traditionalSkyrimgaming experience have plenty of options available to them as well, with the game readily available to play on all modern platforms. There’s even aSkyrimSwitch port, so fans can take the beloved open world RPG on the go.
PlayingSkyrim VRis definitely one of the more unique ways to experience Bethesda’s groundbreaking game, but there’s an even weirder way to play it. What initially started out as a joke became a legitimate re-release whenBethesda releasedSkyrimfor Amazon Alexa. This version essentially turnsSkyriminto a text-based adventure game that players control with voice commands.
2021 marks the 10th anniversary ofSkyrim, and so it will be interesting to see if Bethesda has any big plans for the game up its sleeve. Yet anotherSkyrimremaster would likely be met with mockery, but on the other hand, it would give fans of the franchise something to do while they settle in for thelong wait forElder Scrolls 6that they have ahead of them.
Skyrim VRis out now for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR, and Windows Mixed Reality headsets.
