Do you have to have played the previous elder scrolls games to understand skyrim?

[nakarumi]

I noticed that there may have been a reference or two to some other Elder Scrolls like Oblivion but one can certainly play without ever have played any of the previous games. Then again... I've never really played ANY of them myself I don't know too much about them at all.

[egg-whites333]

as long a you can take the arrow to the knee you should be fine

[kitch2012]

You don't need to play any past ones but a lot of familiar names and even characters tend to pop up sometimes.

[nakarumi]

Oh my gosh... the arrow to the knee joke was great at first but it is now SO overused that I get a bit of a headache every time I hear/see it now. T_T Can I take an arrow to the eyes and in both ears now?

[ShadowMantis]

-___- seriously.... lol it doesnt bother me nd no sir hmm oh were u a female?? ehh dont matter.. lmao ANYWAYS, nah u didnt need to play the others 2 understand the story cuz its completely different age so juxx like new ^___^

[nakarumi]

Heh, no, I'm male I assure you. But I've been catching myself using "blaster pistol to the knee" references in SW:TOR so I no longer can say anything about that overused joke.

[apatheticarchetype]

I think you might enjoy Skyrim as an introductory game. I started with Oblivion and I hate the leveling system. Skyrim is worth playing and you won't miss out on anything, so go for it!

[kidsordie]

Well I started off with Skyrim, and I would advise you if you started off with it.. to then go back and start from the beginning. It's just fun to play them all though, trust me

[BobTD]

You have to have played previous elder scrolls in order to understand why its a little disappointing. But other than that no.

[codex]

No you don't need to but i would recommend it.