Do you have to play the other Elder Scrolls games to play skyrim?

I've never played an Elder Scrolls game, and I was just wondering if playing previous ones was necessary to know what's going on in skyrim. It looks like a great game but I wanna be able to understand the story.Do you have to play the other Elder Scrolls games to play skyrim?
Don't worry about that. There's no consistent plot to follow, although the neat thing is that every sequel of the Elder Scrolls mentions SOMETHING about the events that happened in the Elder Scrolls game before it. Like, Skyrim will have people explain about the Oblivion Crisis that happened in TESIV, and so on.

Altough, I seriously recommend you play The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion just for the sake of feeling the gameplay difference. I mean, think about this. You will add hours and hours of more fun just by playing them all, and not just the most recent release. Plus, once you ARE done with Morrowind and Oblivion, you will see just how much more diverse Skyrim will be, and will want to play that even more.

Trust me, I would just do that. Don't forget to buy the Game of the Year Edition for Morrowind, and get the 5th Anniversary Edition for Oblivion. See, the 5th Anniversary is pretty much the Game of the Year eidtion and the Collector's edition put together for the price of one.

Have fun.
No, you don't.

You'll catch on with the story/lore pretty quickly.



But I do recommend playing the other ones, with enhanced graphics mods, preferably before Skyrim. And they're cheap. Playing through Oblivion will give you a nice idea of what Skyrim will be like (but Skyrim is much better).Do you have to play the other Elder Scrolls games to play skyrim?
Nope. This one takes place 200 years after the last one. If you've played the previous game you'll get more of the references in the books, but the stroy has no relation.
nope

Skyrim has an entirely different story.

It'll have an occasional reference to previous games but it will not influence the story majorly.Do you have to play the other Elder Scrolls games to play skyrim?
It's not necessary to play the previous games
Playing elder scrolls would help you to understand the races, armour, weapons and stuff. But you don't need to.
no.

its a new story, people and towns

and get it. its a great game
Skyrim is a standalone game



older games are still very cool to play!
Not at all.