No Demo for Skyrim

[Worgen]

ehh, I still want a demo, considering how they are possibly shitting out the pc version I want to make sure it plays well and the interface isnt crap

 

[kortin]

I can wait for November. I'm perfectly fine with waiting until then. We really don't NEED a demo.

Good things come to those who wait.

 

[OpticalJunction]

Disappointing. It is certainly possible to make a good rpg demo, I think they are just not willing to risk a hit to sales.

 

[UberNoodle]

NO DEMO, NO SALE!

Oh, wait, I don't give a crap. I rarely install demos anyway. They can leave behind a trail of crap on my system and in my registry, install 'extras' I was unaware of, and that is not worth the trouble if the demo is bad.

So I read reviews and buy accordingly.

 

[Nomanslander]

So another words we can expect....well, a lot of bugs I'm guessing...-_-

 

[Frostbite3789]

So another words we can expect....well, a lot of bugs I'm guessing...-_-

It's Bethesda. Yes, you can expect lots of bugs.

 

[Atmos Duality]

They did a demonstration->Walkthrough for Fallout 3, but not an actual public playable demo.

Naturally, they only showed the cool bits of that game; little did I know those were the best parts.

Oh wells. Let the Status Quo remain.

 

[infohippie]

Yeah, not the kind of game where a demo is really possible. Nor would one give any real idea of the gameplay except maybe a partial taste of one or two styles of combat. I think most people who would buy Skyrim already know what they'll be getting into.
Best way to demo an RPG is buy the heavily discounted (preferably GOTY edition) previous RPG by the same company. Makes it difficult to judge a completely new entrant to the RPG genre though.

 

[SomebodyNowhere]

No demo on a game that will most likely melt your PC is a bad idea. They should at least release some kind of benchmark or something so that people know what they're getting themselves into and if their rig should be able to handle it(system requirement specs just don't quite cut it when it comes to judging the actual games).

I sincerely doubt Skyrim will come anywhere near melting mid range PCs.

I thought it was obvious I was exaggerating to explain my point. I suspect it is unlikely to literally melt mid range PCs, but a demo or benchmark would still be helpful so that people can figure out just what kind of jet engine their computer will sound(or maybe help them fully realize it is time to upgrade their system if they want to get the most out of the experience).

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

Demos are sometimes buggy and can't be trusted to accurately depict how a game will play. However, in Bethesda's case, a buggy demo would be an accurate representation of the final product.

 

[Jaeger_CDN]

A game that actually did an awesome demo which was hand in hand with the full game was Just Cause 2. As in the case with Skyrim, it's a fairly open sandbox game and was good way to benchmark your rig to the specs of the game.

 

[Krinku]

RPGs aren't the best games to demo really, so it's not really surprising, or a problem.

Exactly. You can't really demo a game where you build your own character...

 

[Epona]

RPGs aren't the best games to demo really, so it's not really surprising, or a problem.

Exactly. You can't really demo a game where you build your own character...

Yes you can. Most recently, Dragon Age II had a demo and I think the character creator was in the demo. Even if Bethesda doesn't want to put a character creator in the demo, they can still put out a demo with a pre-made character.

Now the excuses for Bethesda's laziness are just getting ridiculous.

What next "You can't really make a demo of a game with swords in it". LOL

 

[Krinku]

RPGs aren't the best games to demo really, so it's not really surprising, or a problem.

Exactly. You can't really demo a game where you build your own character...

Yes you can. Most recently, Dragon Age II had a demo and I think the character creator was in the demo. Even if Bethesda doesn't want to put a character creator in the demo, they can still put out a demo with a pre-made character.

Now the excuses for Bethesda's laziness are just getting ridiculous.

What next "You can't really make a demo of a game with swords in it". LOL

I was thinking more along the lines of a full world thing. You can't really get into it if you're limited and don't have much room to explore. There's no room for actually getting to fun parts like quests, exploration, stat customizations. and etc.

 

[Strazdas]

good. i think that demos are a waste of game makers time and its unnecessary really. i never play them either. but i cant say i play that many games. i guess it can help sales for new franchises, but thats it.

 

[Jim From Accounting]

I want to see some real good gameplay videos then.

 

[minimacker]

How does one demo a massive single-player sandbox, that essentially lives by the rules that you can do anything and become anyone?

I'm all right with not having a demo for this game.

 

[Hunter.Wolf]

I was thinking more along the lines of a full world thing. You can't really get into it if you're limited and don't have much room to explore. There's no room for actually getting to fun parts like quests, exploration, stat customizations. and etc.

Not true .. many open world games had very good demos that are an appetizer for players to what the full game will offer .. from Infamous 2 to Just Cause 2 and many more.

It being an open world game is no excuse for not making a demo (invisible walls, limited play time, .. etc etc)

It being an RPG is no excuse (a couple of starter quests with capped skills and limited item drop table has always worked for RPG demos)

Actually considering how buggy Bethesda's games are it is actually essential to make a demo as it is like a global play-test so when the actual game is released a lot of critical bugs (game breaking ones) might get ironed out on release date with patches instead of leaving tons of frustrated players waiting for weeks while Bethesda play-tests the game to iron out post-release bugs.

That and the fact they will be losing a lot of potential customers who could have picked the demo out of curiosity and never played an Elder Scrolls game before.

I say they are being lazy XD

 

[HK_01]

I can't really say that I care since I don't need a demo to convinve me to buy this game. And I also see that it would be very difficult to create a demo that actually does justice to a game like this.

 

[Buizel91]

2) Bethesda games are some of the buggiest in the industry. We need more demos, not less especially from companies who put out buggy games that their community has to write patches for.

Yeah, Skyrim is going to be full of bugs. With any luck the majority of them won't break the gameplay.

They have updated the Engine...

Somehow i don't think it's going to be as buggy as most of their other games, but it's an RPG, it's bound to have a few of them.