what is the deal with Skyrim?

[Skoldpadda]

I don't get it either. Oblivion was a huge crock of shit and Skyrim will be just as bad. It's Bethesda. They're awful, and bafflingly popular.

Just one of those things, I guess. Just go play something else and let the fanboys enjoy their soulless sandbox.

 

[cybran]

If a developer makes several fantastic games, the best in my opinion, several times in a row. Wouldn't you look forward to the next one ?

Morrowind was epic --> Oblivion was epic --> We think Skyrim will be epic.

We who have played the games know their formula, and we understand what they are saying when they explained how that have altered it, in a good way.

If you havent played an elder scrolls game you wont understand half of what Todd Howard is explaining when he's talking about change in features.

I do, and ill give you my word its awesome and worth buying.

 

[ChupathingyX]

I played Morrowind for over 200 without the knowledge that there are quests. Or even a mainquest.

All I want to say: You have the freedom to do what you want. I am not interested in quests or such nonsense . From this point of view: Oblivion had freedom. But the world is so repetitive...

The thing is plenty of games let you do that, in Destroy All Humans! you're free to travel around and blow shit up, but that wasn't a RPG.

Why? Because it didn't let you role-play the character you wanted to and the main storyline couldn't be influenced, the game had little choice in missions, however, it wasn't marketed and is not considered a RPG.

Oblivion was marketed as a RPG and is considered a RPG, but it barely lets you make choices in quests or character development (in terms of personality), and you have little freedom to tackle problems, to me Oblivion felt more like a Action/Adventure with RPG elements.

 

[Watchmacallit]

Elder Scrolls games immerse you into the world. The amount of fun I had playing Morrowind and Oblivion and with each new game they just make better quests and more immersion. Its a great series that makes a true RPG.

If you're gonna claim you dont get a game do some research before trying to start a fight.

 

[F'Angus]

Have you ever played an Elder Scrolls game?
Most people here have, and they want more. Skyrim is more. We're hoping it's better too.

no but i player fallout and hated it and besides if they want more money then they should aim it at new gamers as well instead of the older ones

It is aimed at new Gamers too. They've made the interface better and completely improved it to make it simpler for new players.

But what you're saying is they should ignore the old, long time players and market it at new gamers? despite that there is a massive community behind Elder Scroll creating Mods and followin the story. I'm sure loads of new gamers will buy this anyway.

Plus I played Fallout and didn't like it so you might as well give Elder Scrolls a try.

 

[TheScientificIssole]

Have you ever played an Elder Scrolls game?
Most people here have, and they want more. Skyrim is more. We're hoping it's better too.

no but i player fallout and hated it and besides if they want more money then they should aim it at new gamers as well instead of the older ones

But sometimes, you're opinion isn't every other persons.

 

[Xaio30]

Along with Baldurs Gate 2 I find the Elder Scrolls series the best way to immerse yourself in another world. Oblivion was well on its way and we hope Skyrim will do it even better.

 

[Braedan]

Great world, absolute freedom, make the charakter you want to play.

We need to wait until we play it first before we know these things.

Oblivion was said to give the player freedom, but you could only influence the main quest very little and the game didn't give you much choice during quests and choices of guilds.

I played Morrowind for over 200 without the knowledge that there are quests. Or even a mainquest.

All I want to say: You have the freedom to do what you want. I am not interested in quests or such nonsense . From this point of view: Oblivion had freedom. But the world is so repetitive...

Wait, you played the game.... for 200 hours... without talking to anyone or opening the journal, even by accident? Oooookaaaay....

OT: OP, by far you are the worst typer I have ever seen (not withstanding non-English speakers), and it makes your responses unintelligible, but from what I'm getting, you think Skyrim looks bad because you didn't like Fallout (a completely different game, short of the engine), and because a brand new engine, location, style of play, and story are a rehash of a game made 5 years ago?
And you think there is a way to convince you to like the game?
I see no way to convince you to like ANY game if this is your line of thinking. That or you just don't like RPGs.

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

What is the point of this thread? Skyrim isnt a game that appeared out of the blue, it it a long series of great games. How can you not even of heard of it or have any idea of what it is about? Do a bit of research. Find out about it before writing a thread about it. I just dont know if you are trolling or you are 12 years old or are actually clueless about this game.

The problem i have is people ask about games, even though they have the internet, the fountain of all knowledge at their fingertips, but instead ask us about it all. Doesnt even know the basic information for the game.

If you want to know about the game. Go here. http://www.thenexusforums.com/index.php?/topic/286552-skyrim-information/

Or play Oblivion or look on youtube for video of it.

 

[Hugga_Bear]

Well, the game has 300 hours of content, 150 dungeons (hey I like dungeon delving, so sue me) and a 40 hour story (iirc, might have been 30).
So it's big, fine.

It's also pretty, the screenshots (actual, not rendered) consistently show it to be an improved Oblivion in looks, much improved. Especially people.

It's big and it's pretty. Cool.

It improves on the gameplay aspects of Oblivion, retaining the logical (and beautiful) use it to improve it skill levelling while fixing the horrific points allocation at level up and introducing perks (or a similar thing) in lieu of set bonuses for reaching a certain point in a skill.

Throw in the entire epic thing, the rich lore and backstory, the pretty powerful story and a very, VERY large amount of customisation and roleplaying opportunity and you have a wonderful game.

It works for those who are fans of the series, those who just like RPG's and those who just want to run around swinging their sword at skeletons and dragons.

That's why it's a big deal: It's a fantastic game (or, will be).

 

[DarkRyter]

OK i'm doing this what is with almost everyone liking Skyrim but i just don't get it. Not saying that it will be a bad game but really can some one give me a reason why it will be so good?

Have you played any of the other elder scrolls games?

Even if you haven't, you should understand that if you really enjoy a series, you tend to look forward and be happy about additions to said series. Nothing wrong or flawed about being excited for a sequel to a good game.

it looking very bad to me right now mainly because why people are so praising of it 3 months before it comes out.

Honestly, that's the reason why?

You're letting what how other people feel affect how you feel towards the game? That's in extremely poor taste.

 

[Denariax]

You basically summed it up at the front: It's an Elder Scrolls game. People will hype anything made that has a large backstory or a popular brand name.

 

[aescuder]

I don't think Aussies are normally this bad at English. I'm not a grammar nazi but this is a bit much for someone who isn't from China(or where-ever else they don't speak english at all). How old are you mate?

 

[Agow95]

Yeah, Hate the game because it's hyped, and what? haven't you ever looked forward to a game a few months before its been released? I don't suppose you have seeing as a game looking good enough for it too have some popularity before release must ruin all the features and make its predeccesors popularity count for nil apparantly.

 

[Robert Ewing]

It must be good. If the progress made from Morrowind to Oblivion is anything to go by, then this will be close to a masterpiece. It's simple mathematics.

Morrowind was awesome, Oblivion was extremely awesome, Skyrim ???? Can only go up.

 

[Whateveralot]

You demand people think this, without ever mentioning why they shouldn't think it.


How does it look very bad to you now? Fill me in here.

 

[omicron1]

The deal with Skyrim, in a nutshell? 200 hours of vaguely Norse-themed escapism and nonlinear dungeon crawling, questing, and exploration. With another five hundred hours' worth of incredibly varied mods guaranteed to appear shortly thereafter.

In a world where games are, as a rule, movie-like, linear, five-hour experiences, Skyrim is the comparative equivalent of going on a week-long camping trip in Yosemite, and fighting dragons while you're there.

 

[4173]

It's the sort of game I should be super excited for, but I can't get past the "oh, time to level up, better go stealth for 20 minutes in a room where someone's sleeping."

I'm fine with skills leveling up by use, but tying it to stat changes grinds the fuck out of my gears.

 

[That's Funny]

Because I like fantasy RPG's with a huge and detailed world. Where I can interact with the inhabitants of that world, and see their reactions. Also [font color="red"]RANDOMLY GENERATED[/font] Dragons! That's certainly enough to get me to buy.

Not to mention all of the features I haven't mentioned.