Summary
- Skywind is a massive project reimagining Morrowind within Skyrim, offering a modern experience with original charm and features.
- The Skywind team showcased a two-hour gameplay experience, highlighting new interior instances, full voice acting, and spellcrafting.
- With Skyrim aging and TES 6 on the horizon, now is the perfect time for Skywind's release.
The Skywind team has released another deep dive video that details their progress in porting the beloved island of Vvardenfell into Skyrim. Even among the ocean of mods that have made Skyrim into the ultimate Bethesda sandbox, Skywind stands tall as a truly ambitious undertaking. At its core, it is a remake of Morrowind built upon Skyrim's foundation, but the scope of the project has since outgrown its humble roots and became something closer to a modern re-imagining.
While it is not the only such mod for Skyrim, an argument could be made that Skywind is certainly one of the most anticipated. With over a decade of development, Skywind represents the ultimate collaborative project for creatives in The Elder Scrolls community, as many modders have poured years of effort into making the mod a reality. However, a release date for Skywind has yet to be narrowed down.
As part of the Creation Mod Con 2024, a recent deep dive was posted on the Skywind YouTube channel. Hosted by Overseer, Marco, NewtonsFourth, and Argyle, the video showcased a two-hour gameplay experience in Skywind, taking the players from the Sixth House strongholds in the northern Ashlands, across the Grazelands, and towards the territories of House Telvanni and House Hlaalu. The Skywind team set out to capture the unique charm of Morrowind, and even elevate it, and the results speak for themselves.
Skywind Shares Two-Hour Gameplay Deep Dive
Instead of simply porting over the dungeons and landscapes of Morrowind, the Skywind modders have attempted to build all the interior instances from the ground up – creating a new, modern experience while maintaining its original intent. Whereas Morrowind had very limited voice acting, even for its main storyline, Skywind is expected to be fully voiced by hundreds of voice actors from across the world. Furthermore, many features that were removed in Skyrim – but were present in Morrowind – will be making a triumphant return, such as the art of spellcrafting.
With Skyrim being 12 years old, and The Elder Scrolls 6 in active development, it could be argued that there is no better time to release Skywind than now. While areas such as the Grazelands are effectively finished, there is still plenty of work to be done. As a project, Skywind is being built with mod support in mind, and even after its release, other fans will be able to create smaller mods within its framework, such as player housing or even completely new areas.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 81 /100 Critics Rec: 83%
- Released
- November 11, 2011
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol
- Developer(s)
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Bethesda Softworks
WHERE TO PLAY
- Engine
- Creation Engine
- Cross-Platform Play
- no
- Cross Save
- no
- Expansions
- Skyrim: Dragonborn, Skyrim: Hearthfire, Skyrim: Dawnguard
- Franchise
- The Elder Scrolls
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- yes
- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- How Long To Beat
- 35 Hours
- PS Plus Availability
- Extra & Premium (Special Edition)
- File Size Xbox Series
- 29 GB (DECEMBER 2023)
