If there’s one thing to be said aboutSkyrim, it’s that it’s a pretty game. From day one (cast your minds waaaay back), it’s been held aloft for its visual qualities. Okay, the vanilla release has aged massively, but we have ways of milking this RPG cow.
As noted byDSO Gaming,The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimstill has some life left in it, to the point where it can be reinterpreted in a different engine for thatumphin graphical acuity. In this instance, YouTuber L. Torres has rendered the game in Unreal Engine 5, specifically by showing us a walkthrough of Riverwood.
The resultant footage casts a new light onSkyrim, quite literally. The render uses version 5.4 of UE, along with some additional tools for that extra detail, such as Lumens for the lighting and Blender for the textures and modeling.
Sadly, NOT coming to aSkyrimnear you
The above footage speaks for itself. We get to see a different take on Riverwood, with far more advanced visuals, such that you can be forgiven for thinking this is a separate game entirely. Given thatTES5was released in 2011, L. Torres’ video easily demonstrates just how far video game technology has come over the past decade or so.
It should be mentioned that this walkthrough isnota showcase for any upcoming mod that’s currently in the works, official or otherwise. As the creator says, this is a fan-made “cinematic lore [visualization] for theElder Scrolls” and nothing more.
We’ve seen a few instances ofSkyrimbeing reimagined in Unreal Engine 5, showing the possibilities of a remake or what things could have been like had Bethesda released the game just a couple of years ago. Honestly, it fascinates me that people are still tinkering with the aged RPG, squeezing as much life out of it as they can. Here’s to the game being rendered in UE6 when that comes out, because you’re able to’t flog a dead horse if said horse is alive and well.
