Post by Paladin on Nov 29, 2023 22:58:37 GMT -5
www.ign.com/articles/sentimental-skyrim-players-booting-up-xbox-360s-and-ps3s-to-retire-original-characters
Sentimental Skyrim Players Booting Up Xbox 360s and PS3s to 'Retire' Original Characters
A wave of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim players are getting a little sentimental and booting up their old Xbox 360s and PlayStation 3s to "retire" their original characters.
Skyrim is now more than a decade old — 12 years, two weeks, and six days, to be exact — but remains in player consciousness as much as it did at launch. Bethesda's beloved role-playing game lets players explore a vast open world, fight great evils, and become a living legend, not to mention build a house, get married, and have kids.
A wave of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim players are getting a little sentimental and booting up their old Xbox 360s and PlayStation 3s to "retire" their original characters.
Skyrim is now more than a decade old — 12 years, two weeks, and six days, to be exact — but remains in player consciousness as much as it did at launch. Bethesda's beloved role-playing game lets players explore a vast open world, fight great evils, and become a living legend, not to mention build a house, get married, and have kids.
"It occurred to me, this account that I spent hundreds of hours on was just sitting there waiting for me to pick it back up at any moment. This little Skyrim dude saw me through high school, and part of college, and I just left him sitting this whole time. So I decided to get back on the 360 to retire my old guy.
"I took him to his custom built house, put him in some emperor clothes, put all the weapons away, and sat him at the table. Saved the game and shut it off. Gave the virtual dude some closure and said goodbye to my first playthrough. It weirdly felt kinda nice. Before you laugh at the idea, give it a try."
The post became very popular on Skyrim's subreddit, with other players chiming in with similar stories and several pledging to do the same themselves. "Good idea. Gonna boot up my PS3," said luigiknightx. "I'm gonna get super emotional, not gonna lie. That first save still feels like a second home to me. Even though i haven't played on it in a long time, just the memories of my first playthrough make me feel emotional."
Hbell-LarkbirdTO put their own spin on it. "This brought a tear to my eye," they said. "I might do that, or I might put her to bed with her husband like that couple in Titanic who cuddles in bed while the ship sinks." Plenty of other users agreed too. "This is beautiful and I will absolutely be doing this," CantBake4S**t said. "Even my husband who isn't a gamer said it's brilliant."
"I took him to his custom built house, put him in some emperor clothes, put all the weapons away, and sat him at the table. Saved the game and shut it off. Gave the virtual dude some closure and said goodbye to my first playthrough. It weirdly felt kinda nice. Before you laugh at the idea, give it a try."
The post became very popular on Skyrim's subreddit, with other players chiming in with similar stories and several pledging to do the same themselves. "Good idea. Gonna boot up my PS3," said luigiknightx. "I'm gonna get super emotional, not gonna lie. That first save still feels like a second home to me. Even though i haven't played on it in a long time, just the memories of my first playthrough make me feel emotional."
Hbell-LarkbirdTO put their own spin on it. "This brought a tear to my eye," they said. "I might do that, or I might put her to bed with her husband like that couple in Titanic who cuddles in bed while the ship sinks." Plenty of other users agreed too. "This is beautiful and I will absolutely be doing this," CantBake4S**t said. "Even my husband who isn't a gamer said it's brilliant."
