Skyrim = Overhyped?

[killer12480]

Again, if it offended you, then I'm sorry. There. Now let's just put this ugliness behind us and talk about the game.

What I have played of this game, I did at my boyfriend's house. Suffice to say (if I'm using that correctly), I was bad. Really bad. I played Oblivion, and modded the hell out of that game. I sometimes used godmode to test things, such as weapons and mods I made to make sure they worked, and I couldn't die if they didn't. He had a khajiit, level 2, he had just created.

He wanted to check out some of the scenery, so he ran to the nearest mountain and climbed all the way to the top. I, mostly using godmode since I've beaten Oblivion hundreds of times, thought it would be fun to see how fast I could reach the ground. I jumped off, and BOOM! Smashed into a jutting rock and died. Both heartbreaking and funny.

He was nice enough to let me try again. I ran through the forrest, killing wolves and the occasional mudcrab near the water's edge. Then the music changed, and I was set ablaze by a dragon I had somehow failed to notice. I began pelting it with lightning bolts, and once again failed to notice the impending doom sneaking up behind me.

GGLLAAAHHHH!!!! exclaimed the khajiit as he was attacked from behind by a wolf I had failed to kill. Noticed the word FAIL pops up several times. I died from massive bleeding and dragon breath. Not so much funny as it was enraging. He didn't let me play again.

I am broke, so my dad said "Well, I'll buy it for you. Hell, I'll even pay to get you a brand new computer." But that loser said I have to wait until Christmas to get them! GGGGRRRRR!!! At least it's the Collectors Edition and the Strategy Guide. That way I'll have something to read while it installs, then something to throw aside to make way for DRAGONS!

 

[Lunar Templar]

ON THIS SITE,
yes, over hyped, WAY over hyped, mostly due to the MASSIVE 'Skyrim thread spam', which, by the thank you for adding to -.- cause we didn't have ENOUGH of them before.

as for the actual marketing, I'm gonna say no, not over hyped at all, since, they don't need to push the game to sell it, its an elder scrolls game, if i came on here with solid proof of a new elder scrolls game, i guarantee, 90% of the people on this forum would cream them selves.
this video isn't the joke the creator meant it, its hard fact

 

[killer12480]

Okay. It seems I did not type my last comment fast enough. I am trying to change the subject. I apologized, and added a friendly comment talking about the game, the reason we're all here. I am not overcompensating. I just get really mad when people say negative things about a game that I like. Maybe I was too mean. Oh well. We are all human. We do things we regret, then we forget about them. And I think we should all do the same.

 

[BloatedGuppy]

It's okay if you want to throw a tantrum and get banned, it can be cathartic. But you're contradicting yourself every other sentence, and desperately trying to prove you don't care. If you really didn't care, would you continue to post long (albeit poorly thought out) rants? I doubt it.

The reason I'm calling you out is because you were horribly rude to the OP and using so many profanities in most of your sentences which is why I know the mods will find this and will punish you (Well deserved at this point)

Y'all are aware that if you think a post has contravened forum policy, the proper way to deal with it is to report and ignore, right? Not to keep winding the person up and taunting them with the possibility of their impending ban. Killer12480 was being a spaz, but you guys are just piling on to pile on at this point. Buncha bullies.

 

[killer12480]

Thank you very much. It seems you're one of the few people who realized I was just ranting and not being serious.

 

[JamesStone]

First off, please don't adress me so ambiguously. I'm not a dude, I'm a girl. I am not mad at you for that, however. I'm merely stating it for future reference. And also, how exactly is my grammer not very good? No, I'm not a college graduate majoring in the English language, but my grammar is, as far as I know, perfect. Or at least close to perfect. I do tend to drag some sentences out a bit, but that's just the way I type. My brutallity stems from the fact that I would sell everything I own to get my hands on anything Elder Scrolls related. I could have been a lot meaner, but I used self-control. And to quote your response: "Chill out, dude, or your stay on this website won't last a lot longer..." Excuse me, but is that a threat? Am I expected to fear you and run away soiling myself and begging forgiveness? As Yahtzee said, HARDY HARDY HAR......

Sorry for stepping in, but I think he was mentioning that the moderators tend to paint the walls red with the blood of rage guys/girls with the banhammer. In other words, if you´re mean, you´ll get grounded. More of a warning than a threat. And you have to recognize that you were a little excessive to someone that was actually quite civil, no matter how bad his grammar might be.

 

[lRookiel]

Okay. It seems I did not type my last comment fast enough. I am trying to change the subject. I apologized, and added a friendly comment talking about the game, the reason we're all here. I am not overcompensating. I just get really mad when people say negative things about a game that I like. Maybe I was too mean. Oh well. We are all human. We do things we regret, then we forget about them. And I think we should all do the same.

She has seen the light! well done Killer and please do enjoy yourself on the escapist, its all water under the bridge now. (I do mean that, this forum has one of the best communities and its something to cherish )

And I also have to wait till christmas for my skyrim which I'm rather gutted about, Since I've done about 8 playthroughs on Oblivion (Logged about 193 hours on that game), the tension is killing me!

The only bad thing I've actually heard about this game is the interface but thats a small price to pay if it means non stop awesomeness, also being a werewolf, that will rock aswell.

 

[Evil Top Hat]

I'm not the first to say it, but just because you don't like something, that doesn't make it overhyped.

Your opinion is not fact.

 

[GrimGrimoire]

Personally, I think it is underhyped.
I have been hyping up for this game for half a year, and yet...
And yet it was better than I could imagine!
Spread the word, for it is finally upon us! The greatest RPG of our time.

 

[Rawne1980]

Over hyped?

Not a chance....

If Skyrim was a woman i'd be leaving my wife and it would be having my babies.

If I was a woman i'd be having Skyrims babies.

I have no idea where these bugs are I keep hearing about, i've not encountered any.

Graphics look great on my PC, Controls are smooth enough and easy to use (I love you, favourites button), the UI is a lot better than Oblivions (only a compass on the screen so it's less intrusive as well), the quests are better (still some mundane ones but i've been going for over 30 hours on side quests alone i've barely scratched the main quest line).

I only have 2 issues 1 with the horses and 1 with crafting.

The horses just seem .... slower, to me. I think i'll have to mod myself in a new faster mount at some point.

The upgrades on weapons and gear don't make them look any better. They have the same look no matter if the are basic or exquisite ... makes no sense.

 

[orangeban]

Skyrim....

I dint like it... Dont get me worng i play it and found it decent but noffing special. Its overhyped in my opinon.

And before you sods out there start russing trypeing things like

''Dont juge the game before the 20 hour mark'' or somting like that its worth rembering that i can in 3 hours playing somting like Castlevaina OOC and enyoing my self vile i play skyrim for 3 hoursand found it lacking

Am i the only one who see that this game is burtalishly OverHyped?

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Over Hyped? You've played it and you didn't like it. Products get Over Hyped when the developers depend on the first day launch and the name of title, before word gets out that it's a crap game. Like Kane and lynch.
Here? The overwhelming majority of the players love it. I love it. I want to be Skyrims' ***** if only I wasn't tied down to the real world.
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Did I say it out loud?

OP should have said over-hyped with blind fans who would enjoy it regardless of quality.

The graphics are terrible. The controls are poor, the game is buggy and the levelling has been dumbed down a huge amount. And it still has less freedom then Morrowind. The game is completely over hyped because sites know that people would pre-order it regardless of quality.

I'd like to question, "The graphics are terrible." How?

Even on the lowest settings, it's one of the most breath-takingly gorgeous games I've ever seen, and I've played both Crysis games. I actually gasped the first time an aurora lit up the sky. Maybe the engine isn't too modern, but what does that matter? I think that Abe's Exoddus (released on the PS1 in 2000) is a lot prettier than Fallour 3, the brute force of the engine doesn't matter for anything.

 

[Dexiro]

I was barely hyped at all and yet here I am thinking it's by far the best open world RPG I've ever played. It's down to preference

 

[spartan231490]

I hope you are. Skyrim is amazing. I have been calling it as the game of the console generation for months, and with 15-20 hours of gameplay at least, I can say with firm confidence that it exceeded my expectations. 3 of my friends say the exact same thing. It also converted the only two of my friends who were not already TES fans, so I just don't see any way that you could say that it is overhyped.

 

[ShindoL Shill]

It's done nothing but beaten my own hype for it so for me personally, no.

I mean this, spoiler, just happened to me and it was far more entertaining than anything I've experienced in Oblivion and I thought nothing would topple that game for me.

Spoiler: Fun Stuff

Entering a random drinking contest for a magical staff and waking up the other side of the country charged with a fine of 300gold for fondling a religious statue and selling a prize a goat to giants

i just started that quest like an hour ago! i would've thought a 6 foot nordic lump of muscle and dragon souls could hold his liquor... did sam roofie you?

OT: Personally, i find it to be wonderful. i actually feel more immersed because i'm not the 'one' person who can save the country. i'm just some dude who was really unlucky. and is also Dragonborn...

plus the new features make it a lot better (i think i spent 70% of today's gametime in a smithy, mine or wandering about Dawnstar transmuting).

 

[killer12480]

Yay! Thanks, dude! Hang on a minute. Ahem. Must get out of my proffesional tone. AMEH...!

I know, right? The only valid arguments against Skyrim I've come across are about the menu system and interface and whatnot. But we must be patient. We will learn to love it in time. It's like a new cat. It may claw your face open, but that's just means it loves you. Or hates you...Or....SHUT UP!

What I can't understand is how people can complain about the graphics. They look AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are the best graphics I've ever seen in a game.

 

[killer12480]

I am a PC gamer myself, and have not seen it played on any consoles. But even though it may be better, I will play it on PC since I'm getting a BRAND NEW COMPUTER!!!

 

[captaincabbage]

burtalishly?

What the fuck is a burtalishly? Seriously man, proofread your stuff.

Now, grammar-nazi OCd out of the way, no it's not overhyped at all.

It's early morning for me, so for my reason why it isn't, please see the first post on this thread.

 

[AtillaBosma]

Skyrim....

I dint like it... Dont get me worng i play it and found it decent but noffing special. Its overhyped in my opinon.

And before you sods out there start russing trypeing things like

''Dont juge the game before the 20 hour mark'' or somting like that its worth rembering that i can in 3 hours playing somting like Castlevaina OOC and enyoing my self vile i play skyrim for 3 hoursand found it lacking

Am i the only one who see that this game is burtalishly OverHyped?

Skyrim is epic, can't see anything wrong with it.

 

[Sacman]

Well yes, it was overhyped... but this one of those rare occasions where the game live up to that hype... I mean it has given the fans everything its promised... sure I didn't really like the amount I've gotten to play, but then I've never been a fan of the series...