Playing A Game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition PC

So the Special Edition of Skyrim has updated graphics, and unfortunately reintroduces ages-old bugs (gee, where have I heard that before). Sure thing -- whatever.

What really drew me into this remaster was finally having an excuse to play the DLCs I bought forever ago, but never started: Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn. Thoughts on those to be enumerated separately. Along the way, though, I found myself very easily re-immersed in Skyrim's huge world, innumerable quests, and addictive skill-ups.

Last time around, I was a magic-using sneak-thief. This time, I'm an archering sneak-thief. ... yeah, really not all that different. I'm still methodically looting every house and dungeon, and I'm still gradually climbing the ranks of every organization on the map. Even though I'm re-treading a lot of the same ground from the game's original release, and even though it remains full of embarrassing Bethesda bugs, I'm still having a ton of fun with it.

I should have no problem breaking my 140-hour record from last time. (I'm already at 127.)

Better than: BioShock Remastered
Not as good as: the remastered Red Faction: Guerrilla, I guess
And obviously better than, if only technically: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Rating: Awesome