I had the original Skyrim. Attempts to find the expansions became like a treasure hunt. They are available to get from the Steam store if you know EXACTLY where to look. But it costs less to get the Special Edition than to dig up the actual expansions. There is another Anniversary version, so if you haven't picked it up watch for a sale and grab it. If you have played Any of the Elder Scrolls games it's great fun to play and still looks pretty good for the age of the game. Was playing with the unofficial patch that fixes a bunch of issues from earlier versions. Didn't check if they are fixed in the Anniversary update. Compared with other games in the same category, does not look too dated. Plus the modding community is strong, you can make it look and play however you want provided you don't care about achievements (first time you use a mod it will disable achievy's until you take it off).

Running it on an MSI Raider 75 laptop with a Samsung 32" curved HD monitor. Runs smooth as silk. You have options to remove more of the RPG aspect out, but I prefer them. Background music score is iconic, capturing the essence of Tamriel. If you enjoyed the previous titles, and didn't not get the addon's when they came out, this is well worth the money.

I had the original Skyrim. Attempts to find the expansions became like a treasure hunt. They are available to get from the Steam store if you know EXACTLY where to look. But it costs less to get the Special Edition than to dig up the actual expansions. There is another Anniversary version, so if you haven't picked it up watch for a sale and grab it. If you have played Any of the Elder Scrolls games it's great fun to play and still looks pretty good for the age of the game. Was playing with the unofficial patch that fixes a bunch of issues from earlier versions. Didn't check if they are fixed in the Anniversary update. Compared with other games in the same category, does not look too dated. Plus the modding community is strong, you can make it look and play however you want provided you don't care about achievements (first time you use a mod it will disable achievy's until you take it off). Running it on an MSI Raider 75 laptop with a Samsung 32" curved HD monitor. Runs smooth as silk. You have options to remove more of the RPG aspect out, but I prefer them. Background music score is iconic, capturing the essence of Tamriel. If you enjoyed the previous titles, and didn't not get the addon's when they came out, this is well worth the money.