- Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
- Release Date: Oct 28, 2016
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox One

- Summary: Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in detail. The Special Edition includes the game and add-ons with all-new features like remastered art and effects, volumetric god rays, dynamic depth of field, screen-space reflections, and more.
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- Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
- Genre(s): Role-Playing, Western-Style
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 36 out of 40
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Mixed: 4 out of 40
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Playstation Official Magazine AustraliaJan 8, 2017Thankfully, the base game itself remains as utterly essential as always. [January 2016, p78]
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Oct 28, 2016The PS4 version has seen some slight increases to audio fidelity, resulting in an incredible auditory experience whether you're out exploring the wilderness or speaking to an NPC. For some unknown reason the Xbox One and PC versions are not only unequal in this regard, but their files have been compressed to a point where the quality suffers.
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Nov 4, 2016If you’ve never had the chance to climb the snowy mountains of Skyrim, face off against its fierce Frost Trolls, or absorb the souls of dead dragons you’ve bested then jumping into Skyrim Special Edition is a no brainer.
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Oct 31, 2016After five years The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is still an incredible experience that can cover the amounts of glitches and the animations system. Unless you are a PC player.
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Nov 9, 2016Even with some technical enhancements, Skyrim looks and feels a bit old today. The best thing about this console remaster is still the modding feature, now authorized (in a limited way) on PS4 and Xbox One.
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Nov 1, 2016If you’ve never experienced Skyrim, the Special Edition is certainly an adventure you can’t afford to miss. It still includes many of the original version’s bugs, ugly character models, and weak combat animations, but the memorable world benefits hugely from improved lighting and effects.
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Oct 31, 2016This remastered version of Skyrim includes a graphical improvement similar to the PC version with HD mods. The console version includes mods support, but this is not enough for Bethesda to sell this remastered game as a full-price version for the consoles.
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Positive: 129 out of 198
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Mixed: 28 out of 198
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Negative: 41 out of 198
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