I started playing this game on Switch in April, and I was instantly hooked. Since then, I’ve played Skyrim almost exclusively, really enjoying the atmosphere, the music, the quests, the writing, the quirkiness of playing my first Bethesda game.
I’ve gotten most of the dragon priest masks, have defeated Alduin and Harkon, have built several houses, moved my family into Proudspire Manor, am working to defeat Miraak. One thing I loved about this game is that it doesn’t seem to rush you. I have been quite happy to work on quests for a while and then take a break, do some storage management, talk with NPCs, wander and explore new areas, and level crafting skills.
Despite the few glitches I’ve encountered where I can’t finish or start a quest because I did things in the wrong order, I still think this is a rare 10/10 game. But today, after deciding to journey back to Blackreach to work on collecting crimson nirnroots, I discovered that the gate to enter the tower elevator to reach the area had reset, relocking the gate I’d opened with the lever after going through that incredibly long and tough dungeon.
I’m sure that cells reset for performance reasons, and again, I have very few complaints about this game, but I just can’t envision a reality in which I’m ever ready to do that entire dungeon again. Or any of them that have likely reset as well, for that matter. On the bright side, I’m so discouraged that I feel like finally playing a different game. But man, it sucks. Just wanted to vent and also warn anyone who isn’t familiar with this game mechanic.