One player ofThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimmanaged to pull off a fierce and fiery takedown of a distant enemy in the hit Bethesda Softworks game, capturing the explosive encounter on video in a new clip. Even among the many fantastic features in the sprawling action RPG,Skyrim’s killcamstands out as one of the best, giving players a cinematic replay of some of their most epic in-game moments.
The fifth entry in the long-running action RPG series that began with 1994’sThe Elder Scrolls: Arena, Bethesda’sThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimremains popular with gamers worldwide even over a decade on from its initial release. Featuring a massive open world, memorable characters, and hundreds of hours of content in the base game alone,Skyrimhas managed to draw in both hardcore gamers and those new to the RPG genre. Contributing to the 2011 title’s lasting appeal is the game’s built-in mod support, which has allowed amateur designers to add everything from new areas and items to a4K graphics mod forSkyrim’s dungeons.
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In a new clip shared to the r/skyrim subreddit, user TheImperator666 showed off their impressiveSkyrimarchery skills, brutally dispatching an enemy mage from long distance with an explosive arrow. The clip begins with TheImperator666 walking outside a castle with dagger in hand when they notice a mage protected by a ward on the castle walkway. Quickly devising a strategy to break through the magical defenses, they switch to a legendary bow and let loose a fiery arrow that catches the enemy square in the forehead, dispatching the mage in a burst of flame.
Fans ofSkyrimresponding to the clip, titled “H-H-H-Headshot!” in homage to the classic callout fromUnreal Tournament’s announcer, were impressed with the archer’s astounding accuracy. Poking a bit of fun at TheImperator666’s decidedly non-stealthy approach to dispatching the mage, one commenter joked “Ah yeah the twist on the stealth archer build - the standing openly in plain sight archer!” Another popular comment remarked on the audio cues in the game, noting that they found the sound of glass shattering when landing a headshot to be particularly satisfying.
This clip is a good reminder thatSkyrim’s magical shields are far less effective against archer attacks than physical shields are, a lesson the mage who ended up on the business end of the arrow learned just a bit too late. Unfortunately for the mage, unlike in the clip of aSkyrimplayer killing a rabbit while aiming for a dragon, this gamer’s aim was dead-on.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimis available now on PC, PS3, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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