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Final thoughts on Kendis’ Skyrim Run
The obligatory final thoughts post on Kendis' Skyrim run. Main takeaway: ultimately disappointing, between not liking Survival Mode, major performance issues on the Anniversary Edition build on Nintendo Switch, and major things being outright broken on Solstheim. I recommend all Switch players AVOID the AE.
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In Which Kendis Defeats Alduin in Sovngarde
In which Kendis traps the dragon Odahviing at Dragonsreach, and frees him again; flies with Odahviing to Skuldafn; calls in Durnehviir and her dremora lords to fight her way through Skuldafn; and, with the aid of ancient heroes, slays Alduin the World-Eater in Sovngarde.
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In Which Kendis Fights Through Game Performance Problems to Defeat Miraak
In which Kendis slays Ildari Sarothril at Highpoint Tower; recovers the map to the stalhrim source for the Skaal; discovers the Black Books inside White Ridge Barrow and Benkongerike; discovers the hoard of Haknir Death-Brand; and last but not least, confronts Miraak in Apocrypha, liberating Solstheim from his control.
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In Which Kendis Aids the Tribunal Cult on Solstheim
In which Kendis gives aid to a secret Tribunal cult on Solstheim; quests further into Kolbjorn Barrow on behalf of her mining partner; helps Elynea heal Master Neloth's mushroom house; finds Neloth a new steward; and helps Neloth identify what enemy has been sending ash spawn to attack his tower.
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In Which Gyllerah Solves a Staff Problem for the Psijic Order
In which Gyllerah finishes closing breaches in time for the Psijic Order, and confronts Josajeh over her theft of the Staff of Towers.
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In Which Kendis Quests Across Solstheim, But With Challenges
In which Kendis discovers the truth about what happened to Gratian Caerellius in Raven Rock Mine; slays a dragon priest in Bloodskal Barrow; clears the All-Maker Stones of Miraak's influence all over Solstheim; helps a frustrated miner at Kolbjorn Barrow; recruits the wizard Neloth to help find a Black Book in Nchardak; learns how to make netch leather armor; and rescues Baldor of the Skaal from the Thalmor.
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In Which Marwyth Goes to Vvardenfell
In which Marwyth comes to the aid of Azura by helping her oracles, and identifies a coming crisis involving other Daedric Princes; travels to Vvardenfell, and helps a canon of Vivec unearth quests in the Andrano Ancestral Tomb; and then must come to the aid of Vivec himself, who is losing his divine energy.
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In Which Elessir Saves the Gildergreen and Joins the College of Winterhold
In which Elessir slays a dragon at Autumnwatch Tower; discovers new armor after slaying a giant at the Sleeping Tree Camp; buys Tundra Homestead; acquires Nettlebane for Danica Pure-Spring, but does _not_ use it to get sap from the Eldergeam, and instead gets a sapling to help replace the Gildergreen; joins the College of Winterhold; and discovers a mysterious orb in the depths of Saarthal.
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Solstheim is broken in Anniversary Edition on Nintendo Switch
In my playthrough of Kendis, where I'm running the Anniversary Edition on my Nintendo Switch, I discovered that some parts of the content on Solstheim are actively broken: you can't get Severin Manor, and you can't run the quest involving Thirsk Mead Hall. Includes some thoughts on workarounds if you're feeling patient enough to try Solstheim even given these problems.
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In Which Finds-The-Way Slays Sahloknir and Joins the Thieves Guild
In which Finds-The-Way slays the dragon Sahloknir at Kynesgrove, and plots with Delphine to infiltrate the Thalmor Embassy; is recognized formally by the Greybeards as Dragonborn; agrees to help the Orcs of Largashbur; joins the Thieves Guild in Riften, and slays another dragon there; and finds a Word of Power in Lost Valley Redoubt.