Elder Scrolls V Adding Visceral Feeling of Danger to Combat
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Dragon shouts... much as they interest me, I have one question.
At what point in Tamriel's history were there dragons?
I mean, I'm pretty sure the only dragons in the elder scrolls universe were native to the land of Akavir, some 3000 kilometers to the East. Even the imperial gods are based off Akaviri lore. Much as I love dragons, i'm a little skeptical about their inclusion in the latest Skyrim and feel as if Bethesda are clutching at straws.
Well, that or listening to all the fans who wanted to see dragons. Pbffft! Thats silly...
At what point in Tamriel's history were there dragons?
I mean, I'm pretty sure the only dragons in the elder scrolls universe were native to the land of Akavir, some 3000 kilometers to the East. Even the imperial gods are based off Akaviri lore. Much as I love dragons, i'm a little skeptical about their inclusion in the latest Skyrim and feel as if Bethesda are clutching at straws.
Well, that or listening to all the fans who wanted to see dragons. Pbffft! Thats silly...
Dear Bethesda:
PLEASE follow up on these claims. It sounds absolutely fantastic, and I'd happily buy it on release, just please please please, don't fuck this up. And please don't dumb it down (or make it needlessly ugly) because of the consoles.
PLEASE follow up on these claims. It sounds absolutely fantastic, and I'd happily buy it on release, just please please please, don't fuck this up. And please don't dumb it down (or make it needlessly ugly) because of the consoles.
I never liked the Elder Scrolls games, but this one has me quite interested. I normally have this face: ಠ_ಠ towards games like this, but I really want to try this one.
I only recently played Oblivion and I tried being a mage. I have to say it was incredibly boring because every fight I simply ran backwards in a circle casting fireballs until nothing else was moving.
Would be nice to see some timing and positioning affecting how the fights turn out.
Would be nice to see some timing and positioning affecting how the fights turn out.
Can't wait for this game. Loved Morrowind.
Here's a little battle story.
When I first played Morrowind I was so impressed by the ability to just wander off and not follow the maain quest, I did just that straight away.
For hours and days I wandered Vvanderfell, battled hundreds of those annoying bird things, squibs and rats. Then I met Umbra.
I challenged her (was it a woman?) and realised how out of my depth I was at level 5 or something.
I had the idea of running to a nearby village, and Imbra followed. I ran straight to a blacksmith's/armourer's. Umbra stayed outside whilst I killed the store owner and doned his best armour.
Then I popped outside and hit Umbra with my sword, in return she hit me and my armour disintergrated in one strike. So I went back inside and put on some more of the shop's armour, went outside and hit Umbra again, etc. I was even able to rest and regain my health on the bed in the shop.
It took me over 4 (real) hours of this to beat Umbra and get her sword.
I felt great after those 4 hours. Slightly empty, but victorious.
Here's a little battle story.
When I first played Morrowind I was so impressed by the ability to just wander off and not follow the maain quest, I did just that straight away.
For hours and days I wandered Vvanderfell, battled hundreds of those annoying bird things, squibs and rats. Then I met Umbra.
I challenged her (was it a woman?) and realised how out of my depth I was at level 5 or something.
I had the idea of running to a nearby village, and Imbra followed. I ran straight to a blacksmith's/armourer's. Umbra stayed outside whilst I killed the store owner and doned his best armour.
Then I popped outside and hit Umbra with my sword, in return she hit me and my armour disintergrated in one strike. So I went back inside and put on some more of the shop's armour, went outside and hit Umbra again, etc. I was even able to rest and regain my health on the bed in the shop.
It took me over 4 (real) hours of this to beat Umbra and get her sword.
I felt great after those 4 hours. Slightly empty, but victorious.
Sounds awesome. I hate how so many games GREATLY exaggerate the player's ability to sidestep and walk backwards. It's not so easy to do, thanks to inertia.
According to gameinformer, they haven't cut spells, they've simply merged different types. So all of you're favorite, useless mysticism spells will still be there, just under a different school.Ivan Dobsky said:
Dragons were once common all across Tamriel, but were banished by the Dragonborn. The Elder Scrolls contain a prophecy telling of the dragons' return. The first sign is the destruction of the staff of chaos in TES I. The second sign is the reconstruction of the golem in TES II. Then, Red Mountain in TES III. Lastly, the death of Uriel Septim in TES IV, which caused the dragonfires to go out, is what allows for the return of the dragons.Omegie said:
Bethesda has been planning this since at least Oblivion, if not for the entire series.
Im guessing this is the reason they keep releaseing unfinshed games.C95J said:And it just keep getting better and better!
Dear Bethesda,
Your game seems to be more awesome than god himself, do you take cheques in advance? Because I might as well give you my money right now! Definitely getting this game!
Killing dragons powers shouts and makes you better at them... You get the words from ancient walls the dragons have used that are scattered around Skyrim.cthulhumythos said:
Omegie said:
There is a book in one of the games (Morrowind?) in which the Imperial City is described as having dragons circling around White Gold Tower. Thus, some Elder Scrolls fans were upset when Oblivion came out and there were no dragons. I remember some complaints about that on Bethesda's forums for Oblivion.
And sorry for the double post, but there doesn't seem to be a way to merge the two.
I hope they add any kind of targeting with enemy's, because it got pretty annoying in fights with allies when I would accidentally hit them because they ran in front of my attacks, so then they would attack me. That happened to me a lot in the later fights with many allies.
Maybe they could cut down on the repedeive chopping by indroducing those cut-anything knives from the infomercials. Order by credit card and they'll throw in the cutting board/shield. All in one for the busy adventurer, kill the goblins then prepare dinner.
