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I first started Skyrim years ago, when it first came out. There is a lot of hype about the Special Edition release, and of course, those that complain that Modded Vanilla could look sooo much better, making this remaster worthless and a waste of time. While I spent a majority of my time on Skyrim Vanilla completely unmodded, and loving every minute of it, I eventually started to slowly integrate mods into my game, namely the High-Rez Texture mod.

I do not agree that Vanilla was better modded than the Special Edition Remaster is stock, as I'm loving the look and feel of it all. I may be biased, as I don't generally use a lot of mods, but the main catch for the remaster is that it's STOCK is very much improved. I don't have to download gigs of data to get a better look at the game, or more/robust foliage and lighting.

The next big thing that makes Skyrim Remastered so much better is that those new to the modding scene, or veterans returning to see what they can do on this new game get a complete refresh. What they strived so hard to give us in the mods for Vanilla, they can now apply those talents to increasing what the stock game now has to offer.

As of right now, the only mods I have are the Better Water, Better Weather, and the Open Cities. Nothing really game changing, other than the benefits of Open Cities. And without any major mods, I've found myself looking over a landscape and saying (breathtakingly) "Omg...it did NOT look that good in Vanilla!"

Now, everyone has their own opinions, but this one is mine. I just can't wait to see what good mods come out to better improve what the remaster has already done. I have a few videos on EBG Youtube to show what's going on here!