...Why Skyrim?

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Skyrim is one of the most consequential games ever made. It has stayed overwhelmingly popular since it's release, and I often find myself wondering...why? Skyrim has no shortage of flaws, yet it cemented a place as an all time great that people are still playing to this day. So, I've spent a good chunk of the last few months trying to find out what all has led Skyrim to become Skyrim.

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Sources:
The 10 Best-Selling Video Games of All Time (Jordan Sirani, 2024): https://www.ign.com/articles/best-sel...
Bethesda: Why we turned down A Game of Thrones (Jessica Citizen, 2011): https://www.vg247.com/bethesda-why-we...
‘Euphoria’ Is Now HBO’s Second-Most Watched Show Behind ‘Game of Thrones’ (Jennifer Maas, 2022): https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/euph...
Behind the scenes of how Bethesda marketed giant fantasy hit Skyrim (Dean Takahashi, 2012): https://venturebeat.com/games/behind-...
On Skyrim’s launch day, two parents named their newborn son Dovahkiin and won a lifetime supply of Bethesda games: Here’s where they are now (Alex Avard, 2018): https://www.gamesradar.com/on-skyrims...
Skyrim Already Approaching Lifetime Sales of Oblivion (James Brightman, 2011): https://web.archive.org/web/201204020...
One More Run: The Making of 'Spelunky 2' (GDC talk by Derek Yu):    • One More Run: The Making of 'Spelunky 2'  
You're Finally Awake: Nine Developers Recount the Making of Skyrim (Jonah Lobe, 2021):    • A SKYRIM DOCUMENTARY | You're Finally...