Poll: First or Third-person view in Skyrim?

[Jaffinnegan]

I used to play First person, then I took an Arrow to the Knee.

 

[Gameslayer_93]

1st person without a doubt, although, i do like to occasionally zoom out to have a look at my AWESOME character (khajiit with glass armour and dragonscale helmet )

 

[Sewer Rat]

I stay in first most of the time, but will occasionally switch to third while traveling a long distance, I spent time making this character, I may as well see him for a time.

 

[thahat]

First, and those forced 3rd person killing animations annoy me greatly. Hard to be immersed when i instantly zoom out of my own head, nevermind the fact that expecially with dragons you usually float a metre to the side of where the animation should be centred.

i think you can turn those off ? @ the finisher animations.
try searching in the options.

also OT: 3rd person exept when the game is buggin out during swimming. or in REALY tight quarters.

 

[doomspore98]

First person if I'm fighting or sneaking, 3d if I'm just running through the wild

 

[floobie]

Third person mostly. The character animations have improved to the point that it doesn't look ridiculous anymore. The field of view in first person view is also rather narrow and claustrophobic. I only use it when I need to see something up close.

 

[Jak23]

I'm a mage but still can't aim for shit in the third person view. It's almost as if someone has put a bucket over my head.

I see what you did there.

 

[idarkphoenixi]

3rd for my adventuring and 1st for my combat

 

[willis888]

1st person almost all the time.

3rd person for screenshots and looking around corners.

 

[PureChaos]

i don't have the game but saw a review of it and, given that i would probably be a using swords a lot, third person would suite me better

 

[Zenn3k]

3rd person only very rarely to see what I look like.

Otherwise, 1st person all the way

 

[imnot]

I only use 3rd ocassionaly when im travelling and there no danger. Its really hard to navigate with I found.

 

[HeOfMalice]

Third person, i somehow lose any hint of immersion if i play it in first person. Also i like seeing my character.

When playing an RPG, using first-person makes you lose immersion? Weird, I always find the opposite breaks the 4th wall. Can't do 3rd person when first-person is available more times then not.

 

[Unesh52]

I spent the first play through (until it became unplayable due to the lag) as a warrior in 1st person, mostly out of habit. I started a thief character recently though, and I've been playing in 3rd as much as possible. Hitting moving or ranged targets with a bow or spells is a chore in 3rd person though, and it can be limiting in tight spaces, so I usually switch to 1st for those things. Oh, and trying to pick up small objects or activate anything on the ground or on a table is virtually impossible in 3rd person. I actually really like the way my character looks and animates. It makes me feel cool watching him fight from the outside. I can really see him leaning into his swings. That and it makes me feel like significantly more of a baws when I can see me skulking in the shadows as the guards walk obliviously past. So yeah, I prefer 3rd person, and I think I'll be using it a lot from now on.

 

[Kadoodle]

I use both, and I switch between them. I generally use first person for combat, and third person for traveling and exploring.

 

[Panorama]

First person 90% of the time the other 10 percent is when i have been attacked by something much more scary then me, and im trying to run away. (i only got it yesterday, i keep getting chased by saber cats, i think that is what they are called).

 

[Josh Horton]

I found that using third person on my 2h character works really well. My other two characters work better in first person. Imo it works both ways depending on the build.

 

[Eccentric_Jon]

First person when interacting with the game world (to pick up stuff) and third person when in combat (to avoid being flanked or blindsided) and in stealth (to move the camera around corners to see any guards without sticking my head out). So a good mix.

^ This.

I also use first person for more precise long range archery sneak attacks.

 

[tactica]

Third person while sneaking on an unsuspecting prey or checking out how cool my new piece of armor looks, and first person for everything else.

 

[phYnc]

I use both but in general I use 1st person to fight with and 3rd person to travel. But I still alternate and fight in 3rd person sometimes.


edit: oh and always 3rd person when sneaking since you can look around corners. kinda cheating really but still =)