Unsurprisingly, Skyrim: Special Edition quickly became one of the most popular games on Steam over the weekend. And given that she had already established herself as a channel for older gamers and Skyrim fans, it made sense that Shirley Curry, aka Grandma Shirley, would return to Skyrim
Her 300th video highlights just how prolific the 80-year-old gamer has been when it comes to updating her YouTube channel. Her first Skyrim Let’s Play was uploaded on September 18, and since then she’s received a Silver Play button from YouTube — a button given out to channels with more than 100,000 subscribers.
The Virginia-based grandmother, who refers to listeners in her videos as “grandkids”, has started a new series for Skyrim Special Edition (above). Her videos already gained a following for their calming, almost meditative quality, so considering how popular Bob Ross has become in the past year it wouldn’t be surprising to see Grandma Shirley (or as I like to call her, Granny Skyrim) catch a second wave of new fans.
More importantly, it’s just great to see someone at the age of 80 just enjoying and exploring Skyrim with as much thrill and wonder as … well, anyone else. Sometimes I wonder whether I’ll still enjoy games when I’m 60 or 70 (if I’m fortunate enough to live that long) the way I do now.
Grandma Shirley says I probably will. And that’s a nice thought for a Monday.
This post originally appeared on Kotaku Australia, where Alex Walker is the Editor. You can follow him on Twitter if you’re into that sort of thing.
