Two colossal total conversions for the Elder Scrolls games, Oblivion and Skyrim, are now available for free on GOG, as Bethesda’s classic RPGs never seem to go out of style. Although both mods are free, they require you to own Skyrim and Oblivion respectively, and each is a brilliant way to shake up the games if you missed them the first time around.
While Skyrim mods will still be around long after we’ve all turned to dust and the last flicker of sunlight has faded, sometimes it’s fun to go back and see the creations you missed. That’s why totally converting Skyrim’s Enderal: Forgotten Stories and Oblivion’s Nehrim: At Fate’s Edge is still worth it, as they’re two massive overhauls that essentially make two new open-world games on the Bethesda engine.
Both of these Elder Scrolls total conversions have been available on Steam for quite some time, but now you can also get them for free on GOG, giving them a new lease on life and offering more content. There’s also a massive Bethesda sale on GOG, so you can grab Skyrim and Oblivion for cheap to play these total conversions for free.
Each complete conversion offers its own lore, story, quests, characters, and world space to play in, so while they might feel a bit like Skyrim and Oblivion to play, they’re anything but. Nehrim (the Oblivion mod) has similar systems, but the most profound mechanical difference is the experience system.
“You get experience points by killing monsters and most importantly by completing quests. This is the best way to motivate the player to play them. At each level you get “learning points” that you can redeem for skill upgrades with a master,” the mod’s description reads.
As for Enderal (the Skyrim mod), it also has a unique setting, quests, and characters in addition to reworked crafting, survival mechanics, and classes. You can even expect 30-125 hours of playtime with Enderal and a housing system that lets you design your own home, similar to Skyrim’s Hearthfire DLC.
If you want to get these two full conversion mods, you can find them on GOG right now.
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