A Unique Open World, in VR
I recently published an article regarding Skyrim’s modding community, which you can read here. The reason I bring that up, is because today’s article I would like to talk about Skyrim yet again, although this time instead of talking about Skyrim’s “regular” versions; (Legendary Edition and Special Edition, respectively), I would like to talk about the VR port of Skyrim that was released in November of 2017.
Beautiful sights, beautiful sights everywhere
However, Skyrim VR is not all bad. Thankfully, just exploring is incredibly fun. Regardless of how bad the combat is, the actual exploration gameplay is remarkably fun. Skyrim is a land full of marvelous visages and sights to see. As if Skyrim wasn’t pretty enough already, Skyrim VR only amplifies the “pretty” factor due to the game almost making you feel like you are in Skyrim. Many times during my travels in Skyrim, I have stopped to admire a particularly awe-inspiring view. This does not change in Skyrim VR. In fact, it multiples that by quite a bit. Anywhere you go, something is amazing to gaze upon.(Source: Bethesda)
I suppose that is just the beauty of Skyrim. No matter how long you play, you can always discover something new within Skyrim’s diverse and expansive world. You will always find a beautiful new visage of some kind to gaze upon. That’s just one of the many reasons why Skyrim is awesome!
Now, I wouldn’t spend all day in Skyrim VR, as it is a little disorienting and clunky like I previously stated. But, it is not a bad experience. Dungeons are transformed from not particularly scary and safe, to frightening and dangerous! Fighting in VR is not very easy, as most of the time, you will be fighting with the game mechanics instead of the enemies.
All in all, is Skyrim VR worth $60? No. Thankfully, if you don’t already own Skyrim VR, it is $17 on Steam currently, due to the Quakecon sale. If you are interested in Skyrim VR, I recommend you take this chance to try it out. If you don’t like it, you can always refund it!
(Source: Bethesda)
Back in the non-VR versions of Skyrim there was a fairly funny “feature” where if a giant’s club hit you it would send you into space. Thankfully, at least for me, that is seemingly not present in VR. As when I was struck by a giants club my character just did the now-iconic/memed little spin that Bethesda thought would be a great idea for a “death animation” and fell down, instead of being launched into space as some makeshift spaceship. Now, being launched into space in VR would certainly be interesting to see, but it would almost as certainly be incredibly disorienting.
What are some of your best moments in Skyrim VR? Let me know in the comments below!
