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13mcaulma

PC, 10 Hours

I found the RPG elements were too shallow for me. The dungeons all felt the same.

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AcesPluim

PlayStation 3

A looooot of hours, probably over 300 hours, just never finished the story

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Aelys

PlayStation 3

Didn't catched up.

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aerialdo

PC, 1½ Hours

Not my kinda game

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alexo774

PC, 6 Hours

not my type of game

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Armagaddonnox

PC, 25 Hours

Don't really know how many hours, but i guess this.

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AWP_Ownz

Xbox 360, 121 Hours

I got all achievements including all DLC without "cheating."

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Ayalen

PC

Have recient edition

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beba89

, 100 Hours

never finished MQ

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Bernieem

PC, 35 Hours

played with a crap ton of cool mods, sadly didnt finish haha

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bluesocks

Xbox 360

Too shallow. Just couldn't get into the emptiness, boring quests and unsatisfying combat.

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bookmage

PC, 9 Hours

have enhanced edition

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BurntValve04

PC, 131 Hours

Upgraded to Special Edition

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Chrissin

Xbox 360

JOGUEI MUITO MAS NAO ZEREI, JOGO BOM

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Churd

PlayStation 3

Really liked this! I got about 60 hours in without fighting a single dragon... maybe I should do the story some day. Hm.

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citrushitman

PC, 242 Hours

moved to SE

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codebreakpt

PC, 67½ Hours

Spent a lot of time playing this game, never finished it.

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Crayin

PC, 92½ Hours

Dropped Off. Multiple Playthrough Attempts.

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crossxfire68

PC, 145 Hours

Upgraded to Skyrim Special Edition on PC

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cublikefoot

PC

Played before I got on Steam. Never beat the game, but did mess around a lot with mods.

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damarikoh

PC

Noioso

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dapastaman

PlayStation 4

Beat and finished original copy. Have played SE since.

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DeadXecuter

PC, 221 Hours

Restart on newer version

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DeanBean

PC, 85 Hours

Special Edition

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DeathKillerNOR

PC

Physics going highwire at the start of the game, at the cart scene. Basicly Unplayable.

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decodersmith

Nintendo Switch

Completed on PC

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Droppisalt

PC

lol

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DuplexEagle

PlayStation 3

Have it on Nintendo Switch and PC

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erictbar

PC, 18 Hours

Had my fill

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Erzaine

Nintendo Switch

Game broke through two play throughs

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Esked

PlayStation 3

buggy counter for Deadric Artifacts trophy

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evil_maya

PC, 154 Hours

Technically I never finish it, mods just made the main story obsolete.

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FDonkel

PC, 5 Hours

I didn't like it.

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firearchitect

hated it

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Flanbean

PC, 677 Hours

upgraded to SE

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foo_bar

PC, 63 Hours

Completed on Xbox. Had 60+ hours in this save, but it's five years too old to continue with.

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GHSTmonk

PC, 79½ Hours

Replaced with Legendary Edition

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Glowhyena

PC, 200 Hours

Too long to beat.

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Greyv

Xbox 360

Lost

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Hageli98

PlayStation 4

Wtf is this game man...

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HannahD

PC, 18 Hours

idk why

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haribi

PC, 25½ Hours

The game started to get boring

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HolyDiver451

PC, 11½ Hours

Combat's boring and shallow, many things to level up but nothing that really feels fun to use.

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Hotaru3

PC, 26 Hours

Game sucks

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idahomee

Xbox One, 12 Hours

Never really caught my attention so I stopped playing

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iksdistek

Mac

many on and off playthroughs with no substance. who knows, maybe one day?

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Jaarka

PC, 201 Hours

Duplicate, Superceded by Special Edition

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Jamesified

PC, 49 Hours

Switching to special edition

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jammi24

PlayStation 3, 86 Hours

Retired due to the game being a buggy mess.

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JasIruka

PC, 15 Hours

Got bored

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JC3

PC, 84 Hours

Did ppend to much time ingame ;)

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Jezusoid

PlayStation 3, 47 Hours

No longer own this version, no point in trying to finish it now.

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jimmyzeke13

PlayStation 3

Extremely long. Will play other Elder Scrolls games first.

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joaoiora

PC, 70½ Hours

Replaced by Skyrim Special Edition - PC

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JustRiceCast

PC, 218 Hours

I've played and modded this game too much.

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justVen

PC, 175 Hours

Replaced by Special Edition.

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K_BillTV

PC

I don't really think I enjoy skyrim anymore

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Kalegoat

PC

its skyrim man

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KaleSalads

PC, 655 Hours

100% baby

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KardaxZaya

PC, 10 Hours

I don't like the game that much

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kart_racer

PC, 9 Hours

Got the special edition instead

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ketsunoana

PC, 40 Hours

Sandbox played

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KingDingusMcBingus

PlayStation 3

100% All Trophies

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kingofools

PC, 100 Hours

played until i was bored

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kiriez

PC, 98½ Hours

remake

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Kogarasumaru

PC, 32½ Hours

tired of

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Kolvencia

PC, 181 Hours

Playing Special Edition instead

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konami21

PC, 213 Hours

two words: special edition

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Konsul

PC, 20 Hours

mission system sucks, bugs, even with mods

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Kowego

Xbox 360

Didin't finish because of freezes

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kSlank

Xbox 360, 2 Hours

I got stuck and gave up

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kuejoh

PC

couldnt get into it. played just enough that i now understand why some people dislike modern bethesda games.

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kylohn

PC, 33 Hours

I played the game a lot on cracked, then I lost my save file and bought the game on steam. Played some more, no revisit

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Lagsz

PC, 186 Hours

Never completed a single story run, played many times.

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laurelraven

PC, 53½ Hours

Replaced by newer version

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LazyBillon

PC

I bought it to atone for pirating. Already beat it on Xbox 360 and Special Edition on PC.

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legitbot

PC, 9 Hours

didnt enjoy the story but will try again when i get the vr release

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Leowe

Xbox 360

Joguei 40 horas, jogo não mudou nada desde o primeiro minuto. Enjoei, desisti

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m00shpit

Nintendo Switch

24.1.23

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Ma1pa

PC, 90½ Hours

Replaced by Skyrim Special Edition

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mad_catmk2

PC, 101 Hours

TESV SSE supersedes this.

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Mangasia

PlayStation 3, 60 Hours

Don't remember why I stopped, probably lost interest since it was my 2nd time playing

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Marsl

PC, 17½ Hours

it did not hook me

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MattMaxfr

PC

Will play the Special Edition instead

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Navikins

PC, 1½ Hours

Vestibular migraines

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nimportequoi

PC, 53 Hours

[200430] > 46.54 : A full on modded experience was maybe too much to ask for... It ruined everything else :(

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NorthernStratego

PC, 148 Hours

Mainly sidequests done thinking main quest would be easier. Main quest scales with character level.... Superb game!

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Not_Kei

I've never actually finished the game and probably never will.

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ntropie

PC, 171 Hours

Wanted to do all side quests before the main story. Did all side quests, then lost interest. Retired in 2016.

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Nuggerfugger

PlayStation 3

Very mediocre

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OmgItzKraken

PC, 2 Hours

i was young and wasn`t interested i guess

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Oriaf

PC, 25½ Hours

I've tried replaying the game so much that it now gives me existential dread to even think about or discuss.

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Orzog

PC, 40 Hours

Never finished main story lol

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P_Him

PC, 446 Hours

Superseded by Special Edition.

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PotdeColle

PC, 267 Hours

Sortie de : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition

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ProDexter

PC

messed around, never did missions

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qbgabe12

PlayStation 3, 32½ Hours

Last Play: 2015/10/17

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ranma

PC, 2½ Hours

Boring

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ratstar

PC, 200 Hours

Over 200 hours but never completed, good stuff

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Rauschwandler

PC, 62 Hours

I used to play this game but then I took an sidequest to the... finish?

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RingoKai

Xbox 360

Sold (no longer physically own)

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rzr8

PC, 31 Hours

Completed some storylines but never got the urge to finish the main quest

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sealy_boy

Xbox 360

54% achievements

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seanm4001

Nintendo Switch

Just never bothered with the main story

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Seruschl

PC, 36 Hours

Habe nie die Hauptstory abgeschlossen

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shahalo

PC, 27 Hours

Switched to PS4

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SilveryBeing

PC, 4 Hours

Retired due to previous playthrough on another platform

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sir_technicolor

Xbox 360, 59½ Hours

Finished buidling character and Companions questline

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SnakeSteak

PC, 26 Hours

Also played a lot on physical. More progress on special edition

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sonofajay

PC, 282 Hours

Played it a lot. But I don't remember ever beating it.

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Szonin

PC, 12 Hours

Didn't like the combat

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thefallensky

Xbox 360

Own both VR and newer version on Series X

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TheProsthetist

PC, 102 Hours

No longer interested

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throne

PlayStation 3, 34½ Hours

Level 25

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tigerrose

, 2191 Hours

didn't complete

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TimmyTheDank

, 9 Hours

Skyrim just ain't my thing :

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toastyimp

Nintendo Switch, 95 Hours

I lost interest after almost 100 hours of meaningless side quests and tons of glitches.

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toma007

PC, 19 Hours

I hope one day i will finish this game....

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totalbehaved

PC, 5 Hours

Just don't feel motivated to continue my playthrough right now.

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Udal

PC, 14 Hours

Special edition come out

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UnpatchedGlitch

PC, 40 Hours

Retired, as I switched to the Special Edition release.

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Varancar

PC, 125 Hours

Survival Mods installed - Frostfall, Realistic Needs and Diseases, Campfire, Hunterborn and many others.

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vhaziri

PC, 12 Hours

playing special edition instead

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Vivalafred

PlayStation 3

Played it for 1 hour, 12 minutes, 12 seconds and it was BUGGY. A bug that occurs when save files exceed a certain size

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vsdeux

PC

I have no attention span

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VSOmnibus

PC, 643 Hours

There's a reason I have not posted my play time...

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Wally71551

Xbox 360, 3 Hours

Old Save

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Xirvet

PC, 13 Hours

Messing a lot with mods so it raises play time

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Xpert

PlayStation 3

Will playthrough PC version instead eventually

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Yata3arasu

Xbox 360

Better on PC

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YoGirl

Nintendo Switch, 51 Hours

It was okay but it's not my type of game. I also sold this game.

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zeruel132

PC, 137 Hours

A very interesting game, only problem lies in the bugs. It can ruin your playthrough and make you start again.

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Zerxont

Xbox 360, 71 Hours

Last Played 1/27/2012

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