The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

MasterChief096 · 2011-08-22, 08:32 AM

I've been an Elder Scrolls fan since their first game Arena... played all the way and beat every game (even the spin-offs Battlespire and Redguard) through Oblivion.

All I can say is that I'm really really excited for this next installment.

Gameplay trailer:
Watch it, you won't be disappointed.

Firefly · 2011-08-22, 11:27 AM

One of my buddies who used to work at Bioware-Mythic with me is now working for Bethesda, on this game. It's fucking PIMP.

I always wanted an Elder Scrolls MMO, but only if they unfuck the god-awful face artwork that they had in Oblivion.

Graywolves · 2011-08-22, 06:16 PM

wow I absolutley can not wait for skyrim now. lol

bjorntju1 · 2011-08-22, 08:08 PM

Never played an Elder Scrolls game before, didn't seemed very much fun to me. However i did ordered the Oblivion 5'th anniversary edition today for PC for €20,-. For that price including all the big expansions i'd like to try it out. There are also a shitload of mods if i am correct so that should be fun also

And if i don't like the game i do have a nice steelbook hehe. However that edition isn't yet out here in Holland so i need to wait until the 2'th of september. However i have the Nuclear Dawn beta to play this week and not to forget Deus Ex : Human Revolution!

Sovereign · 2011-08-22, 10:29 PM

If it has the same follies in face gen and the texture issues as the last game I will probably pass on this. Then again the mods more then made up for the watered down plot of OB and this time around you wont have to actually have to mod in dragons!

Alas if only I had BF3 to fall back on but atleast I wont have to worry about Bethesda pulling the same idiotic gaffe that EA has done with origin. Thus I'll probably end up getting it one way or another...

Zulthus · 2011-08-23, 12:45 AM

Originally Posted by Sovereign

If it has the same follies in face gen and the texture issues as the last game I will probably pass on this. Then again the mods more then made up for the watered down plot of OB and this time around you wont have to actually have to mod in dragons!

Alas if only I had BF3 to fall back on but atleast I wont have to worry about Bethesda pulling the same idiotic gaffe that EA has done with origin. Thus I'll probably end up getting it one way or another...

It's a completely new engine it's done on. They have said the faces and voices are much more varied. The textures are also vastly improved. Also, 300+ hours of side quests...

Can't wait

Firefly · 2011-08-23, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by Sovereign

If it has the same follies in face gen and the texture issues as the last game I will probably pass on this. Then again the mods more then made up for the watered down plot of OB and this time around you wont have to actually have to mod in dragons!

Alas if only I had BF3 to fall back on but atleast I wont have to worry about Bethesda pulling the same idiotic gaffe that EA has done with origin. Thus I'll probably end up getting it one way or another...

Look at the footage.

MasterChief096 · 2011-08-23, 08:58 AM

If you're judging the Elder Scrolls series on the quality of textures/faces, you're doing something wrong. The game has always been more about exploration, plot, lore, and quests. Besides, the ES series has always been ahead of its time in graphics for the most part, with a few mistakes here and there.

Raymac · 2011-08-23, 12:58 PM

yeah, I havn't had the chance to play any of the Elder Scrolls games, but I had a great time playing Fallout 3 which looks somewhat similar albiet in a completly different setting. Skyrim looks pretty amazing, so I just hope I have enough time to play it.

DviddLeff · 2011-08-23, 04:47 PM

Oblivion was amazing; one of the few (none PS) games I have put in more than 100 hours into over the years.

And Skrym looks better.

bjorntju1 · 2011-08-23, 05:28 PM

What are some must-have mods for Oblivion? So i can download them already and install them immediately when i get the game. (talking about Oblivion of course, not Skyrim)

Wahooo · 2011-10-18, 01:26 PM

friend of mine that gave me his copy of Morrowind to get me started, was talking about Skyrim just the other day. Made me want to re-install Oblivion, which i didn't get very far in due to f-ing it up so bad with mod install.

Originally Posted by bjorntju1

What are some must-have mods for Oblivion? So i can download them already and install them immediately when i get the game. (talking about Oblivion of course, not Skyrim)

I'm sure if you look around there are some mod-pacs with ratings on some of the websites that are kinda must haves. I over modded when it came out and ended up having to delete and re-install several times, made it to hard a couple times, generally ruined the game for me as I spent more time messing with mods than playing and I never did make it very far in game.

Crator · 2011-08-23, 08:12 PM

The lighting and detail is amazing!

krnasaur · 2011-08-24, 11:58 PM

Oblivion wasnt my type of game, do a quest, walk 20 mins to the next area and do another quest.

The facial animations were more sickening than all the down time

MasterChief096 · 2011-08-28, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by krnasaur

Oblivion wasnt my type of game, do a quest, walk 20 mins to the next area and do another quest.

The facial animations were more sickening than all the down time

You complain about the quests and facial expressions when you stated that you think Eden Eternal is the highest quality f2p MMO? I lol sir.

Maybe you didn't know about the fast travel feature in Oblivion? There is no 20 minutes of walking, EVER. Unless you're in a dungeon fighting your way to the bottom of it and you have to stop to heal etc.