{"id":309192,"date":"2025-10-15T20:51:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2161446"},"modified":"2025-10-15T20:51:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:51:51","slug":"this-skyrim-mod-adds-modernised-third-person-gameplay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/this-skyrim-mod-adds-modernised-third-person-gameplay\/","title":{"rendered":"This Skyrim mod adds &#8220;modernised third-person gameplay&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/this-skyrim-mod-adds-modernised-third-person-gameplay.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you ever felt like Skyrim&#8217;s third-person gameplay could do with an update to give it a more modern action-RPG feel, this could be just the ticket. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/skyrimspecialedition\/mods\/51614\">&#8220;True Directional Movement &#8211; Modernised Third Person Gameplay&#8221;<\/a> is a mod by Ershin for Skyrim: Special Edition on PC that, well, does exactly what it says on the tin. The mod overhauls Skyrim&#8217;s third-person gameplay to allow you to move and attack from any direction, while there&#8217;s also a target lock component to help you keep track of enemies. This target lock comes with an animated health bar widget above enemies, with bosses getting their own (much larger) health bars. <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a demonstration of what all this looks like in practice:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-08-03-skyrim-mod-overhauls-third-person-gameplay-to-make-it-more-modern\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-08-03-skyrim-mod-overhauls-third-person-gameplay-to-make-it-more-modern\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you ever felt like Skyrim&#8217;s third-person gameplay could do with an update to give it a more modern action-RPG feel, this could be just the ticket. &#8220;True Directional Movement &#8211; Modernised Third Person Gameplay&#8221; is a mod by Ershin for Skyrim: Special Edition on PC that, well, does exactly what it says on the tin. The mod overhauls Skyrim&#8217;s third-person gameplay to allow you to move and attack from any direction, while there&#8217;s also a target lock component to help you keep track of enemies. This target lock comes with an animated health bar widget above enemies, with bosses getting their own (much larger) health bars. 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