Skyrim Fan Builds Whiterun in The Sims 4

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By now, there are probably only a few people out there who have yet to play Bethesda's monstrously successful RPG The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, and even those who haven't played it probably know more about it than they realize. As one of the best games for inducing mindfulness in its fans, even beating out the likes of Minecraft, the open world epic has all but transcended the video game sphere to become something of a cultural phenomenon. One of the reasons behind its popularity is down to how recognizable elements of it are, to such an extent that they can be rebuilt in other games with verisimilitude.

Streamer DrGluon has recently uploaded a short video on their YouTube channel in which they have managed to recreate assets from Skyrim in The Sims 4. Specifically they've rebuilt the city of Whiterun. The clip shows parts of the city which fans of the game will easily recognize, including the marketplace, stairs to Dragonsreach, as well as Dragonsreach itself, and the Gildergreen tree. There's even a brief moment where viewers can see a Sims character sat in Balgruuf the Greater's throne.

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Anyone interested can go to DrGluon's Twitch channel to see the VOD of the original broadcast, which shows the streamer building the city in The Sims 4, dedicating roughly three and half hours of the stream to the build. Given that Whiterun is one of Skyrim's most popular cities, largely because it's one of the first players encounter, it's not surprising that fans would be interested in recreating it in another game's engine.

It's also quite interesting that they've chosen to build the city in The Sims 4, which, while it does have a building mechanic as many already know, may not be the