Skyrim Gets 'Remake' Treatment, But Updated Graphics Divide Players

Over the years, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been ported to just about every console imaginable throughout their various generations.

It truly is the prime example of the gift that keeps on giving.

It’s perhaps unlikely, however, that Skyrim will ever undergo the remake treatment.

Bethesda isn’t one to update its prior outings, with The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered being one of the sole outliers.

Perhaps one day Bethesda will remake Skyrim, but it could prove to be a risky project given that it's arguably the nostalgia for the original that makes it so popular.

In the meantime, fans of this classic RPG have taken to creating their own ‘Ultimate Skyrim Remake’.

The remake is predominantly the work of YouTuber Greg Coulthard although a tech demo was shared by channel Digital Dreams.

Essentially, Greg has been transferring Skyrim over into Unreal Engine 5.

It’s not, at this stage, a completed project with the community simply only able to view this work in progress.

That hasn’t stopped it from generating plenty of discussion though.

Greg’s work is impressive and, fair to say, Tamriel has never looked this crisp and glossy.

It’s for that reason though that the idea of a Skyrim remake is proving to be very controversial.

A Skyrim Remake Looks A Lot Like Crimson Desert

“Lost the Skyrim charm, as usual,” said one naysayer. “Skyrim ain’t supposed to look realistic.”

“It has no soul,” added another, while someone remarked, “Just play Crimson Desert.”

You can’t blame this hesitation to shift away from the original art style.

There are plenty of other fans though who are more open to change.

“The snow looks awesome,” read one comment. “Thanks for letting us dream about the perfect Skyrim,” said another.

An official Skyrim remake does, admittedly, feel unlikely - at least in the next five years or so.

We do instead have The Elder Scrolls VI on the way which could look just as impressive, although I do have my concerns.

Personally, I enjoyed Starfield but it was a polarising game on the whole.

I don’t think that’s down to anything particularly being ‘wrong’ with the game; it could just be that to some gamers, Bethesda’s formula doesn’t hold up these days.

Aspects of Starfield did almost feel like a relic of the past and while I didn’t mind that, I think it’s why the title failed to impress the masses.

Many Bethesda fans have been looking to The Elder Scrolls VI as a potential return to form, but it’s perhaps not that simple.

If Bethesda sticks to what it knows, The Elder Scrolls VI risks feeling outdated and formulaic.

If it opts for change, that could alienate long-time fans.

It’s going to be a crucial few years for Bethesda as it carves out the next generation of its identity.

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