Jimquisition: How Skyrim Proves The Industry Wrong

[Vaco Deus]

Hit the nail on the head with this one.

I am sick and tired of having multiplayer crammed down my throat. Not a fan, not even a little.

HOWEVER, I do like co-op play like Borderlands. Online makes it better but you can play offline and not miss a thing.

Single player is far from dead, gaming studios just have money symbols in their eyes and are only focusing on the short term. I can play Mario 30 years later and still have a great experience. Try playing COD 30 years later and you'll only have a cruddy 4 hour single-player campaign that was an obvious afterthought because the studio is fixated on MP.

Also, epic ending

 

[OldNewNewOld]

Well, I just wanted to say that Skyrim isn't the only game that proves that industry wrong.
Anyways, nice episode.

 

[EvilPicnic]

Goddamn I've disagreed with Jim in the past, but I agree wholeheartedly here.

Especially regarding 'holding Catwoman to ransom'. I described Arkham City in similar terms on this forum when the issue first came up just prior to it's release, and felt pretty alone in my opinion. I'm glad there's someone else who thinks finds that practice despicable, even if they are fat and ugly.

 

[Airsoftslayer93]

Agree with everything, bravo Jim, didn't rate you to start with, but now i think you're awesome.

 

[SeriousIssues]

The thing is, Skyrim is the exception and not the rule.
The game was huge already, it had the established fanbase and everything. But that's probably just because it does, like you said, give lots of shit. But I really do feel a larger pull to games with multiplayer if its done well. Gears of War for instance, even though I never played it that much.

Also, Skyrim doesn't beat Modern Warfare 3's money dominance, but the game has done really good judging by all the threads featured on the site, and it deserves it. The creators of the game should be hailed for creating a game in which I've already logged 90 hours on.

 

[Major_Tom]

This man speaks the truth. Also, I want that hat.

 

[Lost In The Void]

Oh look, Jim being wrong again, how surprising.

Oh look someone saying something negative about something factually without having any argument in his post to back it up. Shine on.

 

[Waaghpowa]

I thought he would've said something about piracy as well, seeing as Steam has about 200k people playing it at any given time.

 

[Nintenerd91]

I could not agree more. It's really disappointing to see how many games are released following that stupid "competitive multiplayer MUST be included" by developers who fear any possible dent in their wallets.

 

[maddawg IAJI]

To be perfectly honest, the ending was predictable, though still hilarious.

 

[Conza]

Good work Jim, another excellent episode, proving yourself yet again as the flagship weekly video on this site.

 

[EchetusXe]

Ah, now I remember who Jim reminds me of, Paul Bearer! Only without the ugly face and weird moustache of course.

http://psd-dreams.de/render.php?image_id=32330&sessionid=94ea42ef534ac542cc158271a699b275

Its the suit and little red tie that does it. Really is a distinctive look for a husky gentleman. Jim Stirling would be a good wrestling name too.

Anyway, its an obvious point when you think about it that you ain't going to outselling Call of Duty by making a slightly crapper of version of Call of Duty. More of a risk to make something different like Skyrim, but the profits are there for those who make calculated risks (note: a calculated risk is different to a batshit insane idea).

 

[Kopikatsu]

Did anyone else notice how Jim referenced Regular Show?

Anywho...I don't entirely agree. What Skyrim did works for Skyrim because it's an RPG. There are more genres than just FPS and RPG.

 

[RobfromtheGulag]

I love the inane shouting.

Seriously though, I'm a Skyrim fanboy. Wait, that didn't come out right. I agree wholeheartedly on the multiplayer point. No doubt more companies are going to jump on the bandwagon now that LoL has more subscribers than WoW. But the time I will squeeze out of Skyrim will trump that that I spend in Summoner's Rift 10 fold, perhaps 100.

Also the argument has been made before to make games that people want to play as a novel way to avoid DRM. I purchased it on Steam to avoid all the falderal of Windows games, but if it really has no online junk that just goes even further to prove the point.

 

[BrotherRool]

So Skyrim has no multiplayer and no online pass and this proves the people claiming that running multiplayer on online servers costs money wrong? So not being able to pay for something that doesn't exist means anything?

Everything else was fair enough. Skyrim was is just another place and another type of game though. It does cool things but it's not always the sort of game I want to play.

 

[The Diabolical Biz]

Bad? Never said it was bad. Boring? Well, how many people does something have to bore to be boring? It bored me, and I can't be the only one, so I suspect it's a boring game.

Wait, what kind of reductionist view is that? Opinions, man! Learn the word!

Seeing as 97% of the site are gushing uncontrollably over this game, and how it's not boring them, saying that 'it bored some people ergo it's boring' is a frankly bizarre statement.

"Hey, man, I got hit by a car crossing the road. And I'm sure that other people have got hit by a car crossing the road. So when you cross the road you must get hit by a car..."

EDIT: Got distracted for a mo there;

OT: Yeah pretty much agree with you...end made me chuckle.

 

[Wes1180]

Hi psychonauts

Good episode

 

[Calico93]

While I loved this video because skyrim is one of my favourite games evar...
Battlefield 3 isnt COD !
Yes EA are marketing it to fuck like its the new COD, but im pretty sure BF has been around longer. Just saying. Someone had to.

 

[Lhynn]

Bad? Never said it was bad. Boring? Well, how many people does something have to bore to be boring? It bored me, and I can't be the only one, so I suspect it's a boring game.

Ah yes, if something bores someone in some fashion, it cant be fun, that makes sense.

 

[SnakeoilSage]

Vindication for Bethesda and Elder Scrolls fans, indignation for just about everyone else in the industry.

And double-vindication for me, because even though I'm a huge fan of Saint's Row 2, I went for Skyrim instead because it seemed to be offering more that was relevant to my interests.