Why can't I do anything any more?

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I have played Skyrim for xbox 360 for a long time now, but recently I've encountered a bug. I can't talk to anybody, I can't select anything, I can't open doors and I can't fight any more.

All I can do is walk and run. I can be killed but I can't fight. Even if I load a previous save, when I was able to play, the bug is still present. Why is that? Am I the only one with this problem?

When I start a new game, it's working. But when you play 60 hours, you don't want to restart again. I think that the last update was a part of the problem. But when I uninstall it, the problem was fixed to 30%. Now, when I want to play, I can only start to one save in particular. The others, I can't do nothing.

Is it maybe a broken controller? Have you tried other games and been able to use all the buttons? — SevenSidedDie, Apr 21 '13 at 16:24
Try to clear your system cache and make sure the game is installed to the hdd — , Apr 21 '13 at 16:29
If "nothing works", are you saying that other games don't work too? — SevenSidedDie, Apr 21 '13 at 17:24
Maybe there is this feature in skyrim that you will become a ghost? — Mark, Apr 25 '13 at 09:45

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 15 '20 at 08:59

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For PC players with a similar issue - from the UESP Wiki, "Skyrim - Glitches" article:

Sometimes, you will become stuck after a cinematic dialogue. Use the console command, enableplayercontrols to retain your controls.

Rarely, it is possible to get stuck between objects, and be unable to move. This can be solved by fast traveling or using the console commands, coc <cellname> or tcl.

^{(Shamelessly copied from my other answer here.)}

edited Jun 15 '20 at 08:59

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answered Apr 29 '13 at 06:25

galacticninja

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This won't help anybody playing PS3/Xbox360 (like in this question), but is a nice hint for PC-Players. Before someone is asking how to use this commands please read this: http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/39955/is-there-a-way-to-use-console-commands-in-the-console-version-of-skyrim – Streuner Apr 29 '13 at 06:46
@Streuner Yeah, I added that for PC players that might have encountered a similar issue and as per this [meta] post: http://meta.gaming.stackexchange.com/q/5488/4797 – galacticninja Apr 29 '13 at 06:49

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