9 Reasons Skyrim Is Still One Of The Best Video Games Of All Time

4. Quest Design Ensures You'll Eventually See Everything

Elder Scrolls Skyrim
Bethesda

Here's a cool thing you may not know about how Skyrim is coded - it actually procedurally generates quests based on where you have or haven't been. Named the 'Radiant' system, chances are you've experienced it in action, yet didn't know it.

See, whenever a random NPC pops up and says something about how they "Need a hand", want you to follow them or visit a point on the map in any capacity, the game is pulling this destination from somewhere you're yet to see.

It's a supremely neat and subtle way of ensuring you (eventually) see everything the game has to offer, and being Skyrim's frost-covered world is one of the greatest in the medium, provides ample reason to just explore - as the game will catch up and hint at where to go anyway.

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