Bethesda Explains What Playing Skyrim Will Be Like
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Sounds good. Wish we'd get some news regarding the in-game console functions and modding tools though.
Well, they are kinda trying to kill you - or, at least, most of them are (there are totally friendly dragons. FRIENDLY MOTHERFUDGING DRAGONS.).Callate said:
I chanted this for around a minute after reading the article:
"I want to build a sword. I want to build a sword. I want to build a sword. I want to build a sword. I want to build a sword. I want to build a sword. I want to build a sword. I want to build a sword. I want to build a sword. I want to build a sword. I want to build a sword. I want to build a sword. I want to build a sword."
I want to build a sword.
I will call it 'Arnold, the Doomslayer'.
My issues with Oblivion:
Terrible NPC's....thick, irratating same voices.
Lack of class distinction
WORST, and I mean WORST combat system ever implemented in a game ever.
If they fix at least the combat issue, then I will be willing to give Skyrim a try. Not sure I trust reviews these days, as Oblivion was a high 90's game, which in my eyes it really did not deserve.
Terrible NPC's....thick, irratating same voices.
Lack of class distinction
WORST, and I mean WORST combat system ever implemented in a game ever.
If they fix at least the combat issue, then I will be willing to give Skyrim a try. Not sure I trust reviews these days, as Oblivion was a high 90's game, which in my eyes it really did not deserve.
Oblivion's stories of evolution from ArchMage to Master Assassin to Their/Entrepreuner to Arena Gladiator was a lot of fun.
What was lacking is the housing/business aspects and the feel of ownership of the world. I wanted to be King like from Fable II to Fable III. Fable III messed it up a bit, by not dwelling more on the benefits of being a King. Oblivion failed with housing and business in general. I hope Skyrim is greatly improved in this area. I want to hire many many workers, enslave entire village into my debt and inspire them with false capitalistic ideals. I want to Horde all the gold of the land into my kingdom, then release a dragon upon the village once i have pillaged all the beautiful women and chained them to my beds in my castles. Evoling Economies are the real gems of Modern RPGs. I liked Morrowinds slavery system. When you put on shackles you could be controlled by an NPC. I liked breaking free of my chains and enslaving fellow NPCs. Oblivion could easily be an awesome NPC AI Simulation of a world with all the RPG elements in it. I see the world as a challenge to control it! Not to be bundled by stupid limitations of when you kill an npc you can't go about the acquisition of their house, family, horses, and stores...That's what players are really frolicking about with in your game, at least for the first ten hours
Why not make it possible? I want more then a dead NPC. I want to acquire his/her life! Acquire all their lives whether through killing or controlling, i mean hiring
What was lacking is the housing/business aspects and the feel of ownership of the world. I wanted to be King like from Fable II to Fable III. Fable III messed it up a bit, by not dwelling more on the benefits of being a King. Oblivion failed with housing and business in general. I hope Skyrim is greatly improved in this area. I want to hire many many workers, enslave entire village into my debt and inspire them with false capitalistic ideals. I want to Horde all the gold of the land into my kingdom, then release a dragon upon the village once i have pillaged all the beautiful women and chained them to my beds in my castles. Evoling Economies are the real gems of Modern RPGs. I liked Morrowinds slavery system. When you put on shackles you could be controlled by an NPC. I liked breaking free of my chains and enslaving fellow NPCs. Oblivion could easily be an awesome NPC AI Simulation of a world with all the RPG elements in it. I see the world as a challenge to control it! Not to be bundled by stupid limitations of when you kill an npc you can't go about the acquisition of their house, family, horses, and stores...That's what players are really frolicking about with in your game, at least for the first ten hours
Why not make it possible? I want more then a dead NPC. I want to acquire his/her life! Acquire all their lives whether through killing or controlling, i mean hiring 
I guess you've never played any other TES games? Two of the most fundamental features of the series is that there are no classes, just skills that can be used in any combination, and that combat involves actually swinging weapons, moving, and blocking, rather than just mashing skill buttons. If you don't like that, then Skyrim certainly isn't going to be the game for you.AssassinFisH said:
You really can't blame reviews for not taking into account that you don't like the fundamental mechanics a game is based on. That's why you need to actually read reviews rather than just look at a number. A game could be a perfectly executed example of its genre, and if all the reviewers give it full marks it's not their fault if it turns out to be a genre you have no interest in.
Hell, Morrowind is still very well supported when it comes to mods.hensethe1 said:
I am not ashamed to admit that I *giggled* when I read this. Seriously, a squeaky uncontrollable giggle burst out of me before I could contain it. Oh, I also got goosebumps.
My wife is really going to hate this game.
My wife is really going to hate this game.
This seems to be in direct contrast to their last message which went somewhere along the lines of 'it's a streamlined game [for the casuals]'. Now as a consumer I'm getting a bit confused.
What a terrible thing to do!guise709 said:
OT: Sounds awesome, can't wait to play it. That said, I gotta say I was somewhat more partial to Oblivion's lockpicking system, it was harder and better done. The Fallout 3 system allows you to just try your luck endlessly as you can just give up before pushing the pin far enough to break - hope that's something they'll address.