Skyrim Anime Overhaul - Large overhaul mod of Skyrim into an Anime style

I wont tell a lie, I really do like watching Anime at the end a weekend. Usually I'll either be watching Dragon Ball Super, or something with a little more action and more gore. Cute and cuddly, just isn't my type of Anime. So what if you could turn the AAA game of Skyrim, into an Anime like style, well Vendayn has done just that with his mod release of the ' Skyrim Anime Overhaul '.

The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim - The ultimate graphics and mod tutorial!

Picture by TonyTurbo

Something different for a new weekend and one I thought I'd never be mentioning on Indie Retro News, is a Skyrim mod install guide. Now yes I know Skyrim is an AAA title, so that's against what this site is about, but mods themselves are pretty unique and are created from individual people flowing with their own ideas and creativity, something we support a lot. I mean hey I play Skyrim nearly every month, but the problem is finding the right mods to install, how to install them and dealing with any issues that will at some point crop up. When it all works, Skyrim looks beautiful and can give the wow factor, but finding the right guide to get to that point can be as bad as finding a needle in a haystack, at least until now. A person by the name of PredCaliber as done a near two hour Skyrim install guide, from graphical changes and overhauls such as an ENB right up to the ultimate Character mods. It is in fact, the definite guide and one we highly support! 

Slasher's Keep - A dungeon crawler with interesting features coming to Steam 2016

What do you get if you mix a dungeon crawling experience, with a blend of Dark Messiah Might and Magic and Skyrim? Most likely you'll end up with ' Slasher's Keep ' developed by Damian Schloter that has some rather interesting features. A Steam Greenlight success and due to be released on Steam this year, ' Slasher's Keep ' is a first person dungeon crawler with randomly generated dungeons and various traps that gives you the opportunity to skilfully smack enemies into them via a dynamic melee combat system.

Fantasy Soundtrack Project - Skyrim gets a much needed musical overhaul

Don't get me wrong I love Skyrim. I love playing it and modding it, and even though it is an AAA title, there are many modders out there working hard pushing the details to new heights. Yes we are Indie/Retro related, but modders are independent and many of them get our respect. But the mod that blew me away out of all of them was "The Fantasy Soundtrack Project". A soundtrack, musical overhaul by aceeqmodding that I'd highly recommend for all of you Skyrim owners. "Fantasy Soundtrack Project" provides 700+ minutes (10+ hours) of new music for TESV: Skyirm. 195+ orchestral and instrumental fantasy/epic music tracks for exploring, towns, taverns and castles.

Modern games in a retro vibe!

Yes this is Skyrim but in glorious C64 colours!

This has probably not been done in an article before, but I was thinking to myself today what would modern games look like if technology never advanced beyond 8 bit colour. Sure they would probably clatter screech and squeal as each tape was played or large sized floppies inserted, but what would the games look like? How many tapes or floppies would each game have? Well some nifty techie guys have done exactly that, they've put the games through a 8bit blender and the end result for some of them look pretty damn fine! Just a shame you can't actually play them ( Unlike Doom ). Check out the videos and see for yourself.

Ethas: Embrace of Destiny - New lands and more quests in a new Skyrim modification

Game Type : Mod
Game/Mod Info :  Ethas: Embrace of Destiny is a modification for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim being developed by Justin Hardin and Elijah Houck, the team that brought you the mod Alton, Il. for Fallout 3. In Embrace of Destiny, you will explore the lands of Arelia and Virardan, two countries currently at war with each other. Your role starts you out as one of the five famous Captains of the Arelian Army. Choices will be made, and sides will be chosen. The only question that remains, is, will you become the hero, or the villain?
Features :  A huge new world to explore with a choice of two characters to play at any time, full of great quests and a brand new storyline. The landscape will be varse and filled with natural beauty from valleys, lush forests or dangers and harsh volcanic wastelands. New and dangerous enemies will also make an appearance, so be prepared! This mod will also be free and is planned for multiple release platforms, including Steam.

Release : TBA

Enderal - The Shards of Order - Skyrim total conversion, new teaser trailer!

Mod : Skyrim total conversion, RPG
Developer Quote : Enderal - The Shards of Order is a total conversion in development for Skyrim and the sequel to Nehrim: At Fate's Edge by SureAI. The story of Enderal is not set in the Elder Scrolls world of Tamriel, but takes place in its own universe, creating a new, interesting world completely unrelated to Skyrim with a complex, dark storyline and thousands of secrets to discover.
Update Info : SureAI have released the latest teaser to this fine looking total conversion of Skyrim. Explore the many areas of the Northwind Mountains. With abandoned mines, ghost villages and other places of the once proud place of Northwind and the rich Northwind-mines. Although there is no release date as of yet, you'll be sure to meet new characters, solve many number of quests and of cause fight strange new creatures when it's available.
Release : TBA

RCRN - A total lighting and shaders revamp for Skyrim that looks good!

Game Type : Mod, RPG, Open World
Mod Info : We don't often write about Skyrim mods as there are just way to many to write about, but this one really blew me away. Today is the RCRN anniversary (2.1.4) of this very popular mod that not only adjusts the lightning, but also gives you new weather affects and a very easy adjustment of graphical settings. As the developer states : RCRN is a total lighting and shaders revamp, it grants you an immersive gameplay experience without ruining the original feeling, finely tuned for indoor and outdoor scenes it also provides an incredible dynamic experience, weathers, lighting sources and HDR are dynamically generated and managed with our Hybrid Shaders engine! The only down side is, it doesn't work with many other lightning mods including Realistic lighting overhaul, but with those out of the way I think you'll be sticking with this.
Release : Now

Winterheart II - A most beautiful atmospheric ENB for Skyrim!

Everyone has heard of Skyrim, a game by Bethesda with a massive open world, tons of quests, enemies, pretty much everything that's required of an RPG. But have you seen Winterheart II? This is a beautiful atmospheric ENB profile and weather plugin that aims to bring a new grandure to the world of Skyrim. Unlike other ENB profiles the developer(s) are pushing Skyrim into a dark and depressing mood, which really fits the story, characters and locations of this game. I've seen many different types of ENB's and this one just blew me away, so highly recommend. Just check out these amazing screenshots!

Miracle Of Sound ft. Malukah - Legends Of The Frost

Another great music track from the band of Miracle Of Sound, they are fast becoming my most listened to Game Music artists. Although not strictly Indie gaming, they are an Indie Band for games that use Indie Mods.

Anyway, have a listen and tell me what you think as I think this is really really good

Awesome Skyrim Mod Music Remix - SKYRIM: KHAJIIT LIKE TO SNEAK

I was thinking to myself over and over should I post this on Indie Retro News and you know what?, I will!. Although we are mainly an Indie Retro news site, we also love Indie mods and this is probably the best voiced remix of race in the game in a Modded Skyrim!.

I've listened to this over and over again, it fits so well with the character race KHAJIIT and the voices doing the singing/rap is so damn awesome!.