Summary
As part of 2023’s Creation Mod Con, a yearly showcase of exceptional work in theElder Scrolls V: Skyrimmodding community, developers of the expansiveSkyblivionproject have released a brand new 20-minute gameplay video showing off the current state of the mod.Skyblivionhas been in development for over a decade, with the ambitious goal of completely remakingElder Scrolls IV: Oblivionin theSkyrimengine.
Soon after the launch ofSkyrimin November 2011, Bethesda made the decision to release the Creation Kit, a set of modding tools that would allow a robust modding community to form around the game, maintaining its relevance and popularity for over a decade after its release. That same community is still producingincredibleSkyrimmods for fans to tryeven to this day, ranging from silly gimmicks and simple quality of life features to massive, ambitious expansions and overhauls like theSkyblivionremake project.
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While the mod is still not expected to release until 2025, the recent 2023 Creation Mod Con featured 20 minutes of brand-new gameplay footage fromSkyblivion, showcasing a full playthrough of one ofOblivion’s many memorable sidequests, Mazoga the Orc. The video is accompanied by a voiceover from one of the mod’s developers describing various features on display and offering some insights into the team’s design strategy. It ends with a call for further volunteers to join the development team to help them finish the project, as well as reaffirming thepreviously announced release window forSkyblivion.
Playing through the Mazoga the Orc side quest allowed the mod developers to show off several distinct environments within the game, including the grand city of Leyawiin, the foggy marsh of Blackwood, and an ancient Ayleid ruin. This video is a far more compact showcase than somepreviously releasedSkybliviongameplay footage, offering a much closer look at a specific, polished section of the game that can give fans a sense of what to expect from the finished experience.
While this gameplay footage offers an exciting glimpse of what is to come, fans still have about two years of waiting ahead of them beforeSkyblivioncould be ready to enjoy. Sadly, there is likely to be aneven longer wait beforeThe Elder Scrolls VIarrives, as that title was confirmed to still be in its preproduction phase as of 2022. Fortunately for fans, the robust and activeSkyrimmodding community is still consistently releasing new content for the classic RPG, so there is plenty to enjoy until the next big project is released.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
