Highlights
- Skyrim, despite being released in 2011, remains popular due to its open-world gameplay and the ability for players to discover new ways to make the game feel fresh.
- A clever Skyrim player recently shared their gameplay change on Reddit, using simple settings adjustments to achieve a top-down point of view similar to Diablo.
- While some fans voiced concerns about the impact on gameplay elements, this creative alteration showcases the ongoing creativity and longevity of Skyrim in the gaming community.
A clever Skyrim player has figured out a way to make the game look similar to Diablo with a few simple changes to the game's settings. Major changes in Skyrim are usually done with mods made to the game, but this gamer managed to make an interesting alteration just through the in-game settings.
Despite being released back in 2011, Skyrim is still incredibly popular over ten years later. Many critics and gamers still consider Skyrim as one of the best open-world games to have ever been released, and that's one of the biggest reasons why it has withstood the passage of time. Not only are new players still coming around to Skyrim, but veteran gamers who have been with the game since its beginning are still discovering hidden secrets that they haven't noticed until years later. The vastness of the game has provided fans with hours upon hours of playtime, and some of these fans even find creative ways to make the game feel fresh.
A Reddit user known as Warp_Legion shared their clever gameplay change to the Skyrim subreddit. Through some simple settings changes to the third-person camera, Warp_Legion was able to play Skyrim using a top-down point of view that is similar to the camera angles seen in the Diablo franchise. There are many creative fans in the Skyrim community, and Warp_Legion has used their creative thinking as a way to bring forth a fun unofficial crossover.
Although this gives players an interesting new way to play the game, some fellow fans in the comment section voiced some concerns about how this camera angle would impact certain gameplay elements. For example, this top-down camera angle would probably be a big hindrance to fighting long-range enemies. The worst-case scenario is coming in contact with a dragon, which would be incredibly difficult to fight with this camera angle. Despite these concerns, this would still be a fun new way to play Skyrim. With so many Skyrim mods out there, it's refreshing to see a change that players can make from the game's own settings.
It's amazing to see how gamers have played Skyrim for years and are still finding new ways to make the game feel exciting. Whether it's through mods or switching up the game's settings, it seems as though Skyrim is the gift that keeps on giving for many gamers, and that's why it's still one of the most popular open-world titles in gaming.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
