AnElder Scrolls 5:Skyrimplayer has shown off footage from a mod that allows players to see the game’s iconic intro from a new perspective. EverySkyrimplayer remembers the game’s opening, and this mod is the perfect way to breathe new life into it.
Skyrimhas one of the most active modding community of any game in the world. Even Bethesda’s later release,Fallout 4, hasn’t managed to maintain as active a modding scene over the years. It speaks to Bethesda’s brilliant design over a decade ago, that the game allows players to makeSkyrimwhatever they want it to be. While this particularSkyrimmod is only a small addition to the game, the scale varies massively across the modding scene. For example, theSkyblivionmod aims to recreateOblivioninSkyrim, which is no small task and has been in development for years now. A lot of these bigger projects never see the light of day, which is why many players stick to smaller mods.
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The clip was posted to Reddit by user Tezzinatoe, showingSkyrim’s Dragonborn watching from a distance as Ulfric Stormcloak is wheeled into Helgen for execution. It’s interesting to see the intro from a different perspective, and according to the comments in the thread, it’s all possible due toSkyrim’s Alternate Start mod. This mod offers plenty of options to change howSkyrimbegins, with one of the choices being in Helgen while the intro takes place. Interestingly, it even places a Khajiit in the place of the Dragonborn, so their seat isn’t completely empty in the player’s absence.
Some players in the thread took the chance to make jokes about the intro, with one player claiming this was “if the Dragonborn crossed the border legally.” Others lamented Helgen’s wasted potential inSkyrim, with some wishing that the game offered an opportunity to rebuild the town after it’s destroyed in the opening. However, there areSkyrimmodsfor this, just as there seems to be for everything in the game. That doesn’t mean that players can’t wish it was a part of the base game, however.
Skyrim’s intro has become synonymous with the game itself, with plenty of memes over the years about it. With the upcomingElder Scrolls 6, Bethesda will be hoping lightning will strike twice, and it’ll be able to create another intro that stands the test of time. That’s still a very long time away, however, with the company currently occupied with new IPStarfield. Every player has their own opinion of how the new intro should go. One gamer even thinks thatThe Elder Scrolls 6should look toFallout: New Vegasfor intro inspiration. It will be interesting to see the path Bethesda eventually takes.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
