Duffeknol said:
Other people would like an immersive RPG experience, which Bethesda is still unable to provide in any way, since every NPC still acts like a lobotomized robot.
What did you expect when you bought the game? You knew Bethesda has horrifyingly bad writers, you knew that the Elder Scrolls series has no depth whatsoever and only excels in open-world gameplay (as in exploration) and you knew when you bought the game that you were going to play through a nearly brain-dead game.
It's like buying a fighting game and then complaining that it has fighting. Yes, Skyrim is shallow, generally has an awful plot, mostly awful characters, choices with little to no consequences, nearly no character development anywhere, awful voice acting, glitchy and broken gameplay (and surprisingly a really mediocre soundtrack), but it was never about these things. It's about getting the opportunity to explore a vast landscape, character customization and the freedom to do nearly anything you want.
I bought it as well, because I was told that the game had actual depth. But you don't see me creating a thread and ranting about it, because I should have known it didn't. It's not the kind of RPG I enjoy playing and it's my fault and only my fault for buying it. There are different sub-genre's within the RPG genre and every game does not need to be created to cater to my tastes. If you don't like it, play something else. Planescape: Torment for example.
Although I do find it hilarious how whenever someone says something bad about Skyrim, everyone suddenly gets irritated. Because if it's a game that people generally dislike (or mass effect 2), no one minds having dozens of threads dedicated to whining. This entire forum nearly consists out of whining about things we don't like, so I don't see why this thread is any worse.
