The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim!

[Red 13]

Originally Posted by Primitius

the point is there are lots of cool things to explore and find everywhere you look. If you don't like that exploration element, you might as well play a linear game where you can't veer off from the stories intended path.

I guess that at the same time, what is great about "The elder Scrolls" games, is that you can play it whatever way you want. If you want it to be linear you can make it linear. I saw that on a recent Todd Howard interview he said " There are 300hrs of gameplay but if you want to play it for just 20hrs we stilll want you to enjoy the game as much as possible."... still, personally, i prefer to play the whole 300 hours, lol, but i guess that really depends on what type of player you are.

[skyrim_fan]

I will be one of the 300+ hour fans

[slack]

The oblivion planes seemed very repetitive. It's like they put the same skin on the same landscape. I dunno, maybe my expectations were misguided. I was hoping the planes would be reminiscent of Dante's Inferno, with a little variety. Needless to say, I was a bit bored.

Fallout 3 was terrific, though.

[thaddeus6th]

I wasn't a fan of the Oblivion gates either.

[thaddeus6th]

Some new info's come out, and there's a new dunmer screenshot:



I prefer the orc and khajiit, I think. All the journalists who recently got an hour with the game will be given screenshots of their characters, so we'll get an argonian shortly as well

http://thaddeusthesixth.blogspot.com...nd-dunmer.html

[LadyLara]

I really can't wait for this, I've spent faaaaar too many hours on Oblivion and will definitely be getting this as soon as it comes out.

[TheTomG]

Ahhh noooo I need my life, and now this vampiric beast appears and threatens to suck dry the hours of my day, leaving me with little room for anything else beyond work (required to earn the money to pay the electric required to keep playing) and eating (required to sustain this mere mortal coil required to interface with the game through hands and eyes and ears) and sleep (required to keep enough sanity in this enfeebled mind of mine that I can think enough to actually make progress in the game.)

Loved Oblivion, so this one is going to be a must-have. Already I weep for the hours it will steal from me.... and grin at the pleasure I will receive in return!

[thaddeus6th]

It sounds like it'll take the best bits of Oblivion, upgrade them a bit (more alchemical ingredients, better graphics, character creator etc), add new stuff (smithing sounds excellent) and replace the bits that didn't work (different levelling system).

Months to go, but I'm wondering what my initial character ought to be. I think I'll go for a lady Nord, and have a Khajiit (they look great this time) for my second.

[LadyLara]

Originally Posted by Caledfwlch

Also, combat will be playable as 2 handed - so left mouse can control your right hand, and whatever you choose will control your left - Right can be fighting with a sword, whilst the left used for firing magick spells.

Except you could use weapons and spells simultaneously in Oblivion too, so that's not really anything new.

[LadyLara]

Originally Posted by Caledfwlch

I actually like the idea that more stars appear in the sky, as your character progresses, it has no function or affect on the game whatsoever, just a little visual treat

Sounds a bit mental to me...

[devilsgrin]

Originally Posted by LadyLara

Sounds a bit mental to me...

the constellation bit is actually something really interesting to me... its an entirely novel approach to a character screen. i think i'll love it.

[devilsgrin]

Originally Posted by thaddeus6th

It sounds like it'll take the best bits of Oblivion, upgrade them a bit (more alchemical ingredients, better graphics, character creator etc), add new stuff (smithing sounds excellent) and replace the bits that didn't work (different levelling system).

Months to go, but I'm wondering what my initial character ought to be. I think I'll go for a lady Nord, and have a Khajiit (they look great this time) for my second.

A lady Altmer for my first playthrough - lol i do it every time, in every Elder Scrolls game since Daggerfall (and most of my repeat playthroughs are variations of the original character - unless i lash out and pick a Khajiit or an Argonian - i never play as a human - though, in a Skyrim setting, i MAY play a Nord-Lord)

[thaddeus6th]

Oblivion was my first Elder Scrolls game. By lucky coincidence, the Nord was probably my favourite race. I'm less fond of elves, and Imperials. I hope we get some Altmer pics soon.

The Argonians and Khajiit look fantastic this time around

[LadyLara]

Originally Posted by devilsgrin

the constellation bit is actually something really interesting to me... its an entirely novel approach to a character screen. i think i'll love it.

After watching the video (link on page 4 I think) it looks like it's just a nice graphical upgrade screen, rather than actually affecting the sky of the world in game. I have no problem with the former at all, it actually looks quite nice, but the latter is just silly in my opinion. Hopefully it is the former and not the latter.

[wookie8472]

Originally Posted by slack

The oblivion planes seemed very repetitive. It's like they put the same skin on the same landscape. I dunno, maybe my expectations were misguided. I was hoping the planes would be reminiscent of Dante's Inferno, with a little variety. Needless to say, I was a bit bored.

Fallout 3 was terrific, though.

firstly, fallout 3 was glitched all over the place, but still better than oblivion.
secondly, i hope skyrim will be a morrowind type of game with choice and scope being its main points, and nothing like oblivion, another travesty of a game with only 50 quests...