Poll: why can I not stop playing Skyrim?

[xShredd]

I can hear you there, I used to play Oblivion literally all the time before when it was first released, but never could get into Skyrim all that much.

However I have a friend who is just like you, I have once let him borrow one of my games-which is Skyrim, you guessed right-about a year ago. The important part is, he still has it and plays it like literally all the time even though he has bought all of the newly-released games.

Just keep on playing without feeling bad about it, you'll grow tired of it eventually.

 

[IronMit]

I was addicted...but then after 170 hours I had all the perks i wanted, was wearing the armor i wanted with the enchantments I wanted and I was pretty much over powered.
I upped it to master and just stood infront of Alduin laughing as he 'shouted' at me

Then the realisation came to me that half of what had me hooked was the pursuit of the leveling system. It's like a drug...or the southpark episode where you catch the dragon. But after you get your perks and armor you have caught the dragon and there's no drug.

The World barely changed apart from leadership of the main cities changing hands and the side I went against didn't mind me strolling around their castles. The city in Dishonoured changed more (and that game was ok-good)

There is incentive for me to play again...as a pure dual casting mage...to see what that experience is like. But that's about it

170 hours of addiction levels of enjoyment on one SP playthrough is incredible..and the fact it took me that long to realise the lamer parts of the design is actual a massive PRO for Skyrim. But nonetheless, depending on how you approach games you might come across a wall that might instantly break your skyrim addiction.

 

[laggyteabag]

Ive played Skyrim for 240 hours, mostly because there were new mods that looked interesting, then after watching a video regarding Skyrim, I think it was by TotalBiscuit, he said thet Skyrim was like an Ocean, with the depth of a puddle, and I couldn't help myself but agree. The world itself is massive, but there are no interesting characters, or quests to keep me playing.

 

[Darxide]

Just do like I did and don't play it in the first place. I've owned it since a month after it released, but I've never even installed it.

Just haven't been interested enough, yet.

 

[Dosbilliam]

I don't like any of the games, I find that the story is shallow at best and combat is not innovated at all. I found skyrim "fun" the same way WoW did. It is dull but gives you something interesting from time to time.

It's not Spec Ops: The Line, but the story is still decent if you can muster up the effort to let yourself get sucked in.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

the simplest solution is always "just do it". If you want to play those other awesome games then just do it, go and play them nothing is stopping you except yourself.

this is true, i have many games sitting on my shelf that i keep saying "eh i need to play you...but i'm gonna go play this *insert game here* again today."


just gotta stick it in, boot it up, and start playing.

OT: For some odd reason my brain decided to like skyrim lately, and i've put in quite a few hours (i think i have 103 mods running right now, probably what helped me like it...)

 

[thiosk]

Heh. Games sometimes age, but don't worry about it-- when you bore of skyrim you can play a new one then.

For instance, I got portal 2 for 5 bucks and played through it. Thats cheaper than the original price of Portal.
Totally worth it.

I'm in space!

As for favorite, there were a few little nuggets in morrowwind that havn't been touched-- mark\recall\amulets were a great specific fast travel method for solving fetch quests, oh, and I think only in morrowwind could you buy slaves and lock them in your wizard tower dungeon. Capturing a god's soul in a soul gem....

It was the little things that made me like morrowwind.

 

[Sniper Team 4]

I played the crap out of it at first. Couldn't stop--even when the PS3 started freezing. Then, I beat the story and was a little let down by it. Still, I then tore through the rest of the trophies and started working on my second character. Who became a dual-katana wielding, duel summoning GOD. All prepared for for the DLC to hit. And then the mess with the PS3 DLC came, and that got me to finally stop playing. Nothing in the game could even stand up to me, and with all the trophies and adventures done, I decided it was time to move on to another game.

 

[Mycroft Holmes]

lol you typoed 'dragon ages' like there's plural good ones.

my favorite would be Skyrim, because I only played Skyrim and Oblivion. And Oblivion was pretty obviously objectively worse.

 

[danon]

Unmodded it's like this:
1: Morrowind
2: Skyrim
3: Oblivion

If we add some mods a major change occurs:
1: Oblivion
2: Morrowind
3: Skyrim

 

[Attercap]

While I dabbled at Arena, I couldn't stop playing Daggerfall when it was released. The randomly generated dungeons were often a little awkward, but that was almost part of the charm! I think that was my first real sandbox game, I never finished the plot, there were always other side missions I wanted to do, instead.

 

[Rose and Thorn]

I feel the same way, since buying Skyrim is had been my most played game on my Xbox since. I love it. I don't think I'll ever get bored of it, I am not really the type to get bored easy though.

 

[Aiden Niblett]

lol you typoed 'dragon ages' like there's plural good ones. /quote]

I was referring to the expansions to origins, seeing as they plagued out like seperate smaller games.

 

[Racecarlock]

This is one thing that confuses both me and my friends. I have many good games a for my xbox, dragon ages, mass effects, halos, gears of wars, enslaved, xcom, oblivion, the fallouts etc. But for some reason, every time I go to switch on my console my hand almost instinctively movers to skyrim. After much thought I've come to realise that this is because skyrim is my favourite amongst the list. But this I feel is a bad thing because I'm missing out on several good games who have been severely neglected recently. What are your thoughts on the matter and has a similar situation befallen you?

Yes. Just a few hours ago in fact. Just roll with it. Skyrim is a good game. It may not be the most complex game in the world, but the main narrative being "Kill the big evil dragon guy" basically allowed the developers to then flesh out that quest and make a bunch of detailed side quests, some of which show up out of nowhere. There are families and even somewhat complex relationships between the NPCs, from the guy insulting the butcher because the meat is low quality, to the daughter who has aspirations of adventure but is stuck on a farm. And in the middle of all this, dragons are attacking at random. Not just dragons though. Witches, bears, mudcrabs, and many other forms of wild life are out there, waiting to be tamed or killed by you.

It's one of those games that pulls off a great narrative despite a somewhat generic main quest. There's a war that you may or may not get involved in, there are many other smaller factions that like and hate each other, and it's all contained within this one massive tolkien combined with harry potter-esque world that's not the biggest in gaming, but makes up for it in content.

I know because I was wrapped up tightly but a few hours ago. Sure, walking dead may have a tighter narrative. Sure, games like walking dead and heavy rain have "Better stories", but they're all contained with in really small linear levels. And aside from the ending, you can't really change anything. Here, you can clear out a mine or not clear out a mine and be on your way, but many warriors might die and if you save them the trouble you will get many thanks. People start to recognize you. People start to care, and you start to care about the people.

Skyrim is one of the best games I have ever played, with one of the most immersive worlds I've ever played in. And I also get to kill dragons. In fact, I think I might just go back right now.

 

[Tanis]

Morrowind is just so amazing.

 

[Thyunda]

My only problem with Skyrim is that it feels so detached. I don't feel like I'm anything more than an avatar. Like, the swordplay is just too...light? I hit a dude till his health hits 0, and only then does he actually react. I can't evade and since I use two swords I can't block. If a dragon attacks, I get to stand near him and swing my swords at whichever part of him is closest.
So very detached it's just not fun to dick around in...I still have all the DLC and have finished all the quests. If DLC came out tomorrow I would buy it and play it till I complete it. Then put the game away and not pick it up till the next DLC.

 

[Xdeser2]

I'll Admit

I go back to Skyrim ALOT

I know its the cool thing to hate Skyrim, but honestly, I found it to be one of my Favorite RPGs

OP: That being said, Oblivion is still my Favorite TES game though