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Game entry

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

2011 · Action RPG, Action-adventure, Sandbox · PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 · Bethesda Softworks

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is ranked no. 56 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,871 and 60% of duels won.

World rank

no. 56

ELO score

1,871

Wins

60%

Duels played

3,716

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About The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose. Play any type of character you can imagine, and do whatever you want; the legendary freedom of choice, storytelling, and adventure of The Elder Scrolls is realized like never before.

The community says

It keeps winning most of its duels and honestly that's about all I need to know at this point. People can argue the mechanics all they want, the thing still…

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,871 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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  2. 54 GoldenEye 007 1,873
  3. 55 Super Mario Bros. 3 1,872
  4. 56 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 1,871
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  7. 59 Silent Hill 2 1,868

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  1. brian_mayer

    It keeps winning most of its duels and honestly that's about all I need to know at this point. People can argue the mechanics all they want, the thing still gets picked and still gets played.

    rowe_trystan

    That goat detour got me too, once, except mine turned into an entire evening I'd promised to spend doing laundry.

  2. NovaMaster

    I picked it up during a slow week off work, mostly to see what the fuss was. Ended up ignoring three side quests for an hour just to follow some guy walking his goat, which tells you everything about how it pulls you in and how little it seems to care about pacing.

  3. AbdullahKnight

    Honestly, I'm tired of the same argument every duel: yes it's buggy, yes the freedom is real, we all know this already (and the ranking still won't move much either way).

    CritRunner70

    Claro, "gana la mayoría de sus duelos", como si eso dijera algo del juego y no solo de quién vota.

  4. froyer

    On me l'avait offert sans grande conviction, j'y ai laissé bien plus d'heures que prévu.

    Kris94

    Why fight it? People keep coming back to it, that's the whole answer right there.

  5. PedroHunter

    Lo instalé sin muchas ganas, casi por aburrimiento, y terminé jugándolo semanas seguidas sin darme cuenta. Ahora ni me acuerdo bien cómo llegué a ese punto.

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