Yeah, I would say it is more like Fallout New Vegas (because of the factions) with a hint of Oblivion. Finishers are very "Fallout-ey" and fun. Has slightly better NPC interaction.Blue Hero said:
Poll: Skyrim
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It does have a more Fallout 3 feel to it.Blue Hero said:
I loved Oblivion, Morrowind, and Fallout 3.
And I love Skyrim.
I feel like it takes the great story of Morrowind, the more low fantasy setting of Oblivion (although the world is much less generic and is stunningly beautiful), and takes the grittiness of Fallout 3 and combines them all into one super game.
you can have flamethrower hands thanks to an altered magic system. need I say more?
ok, maybe I do
you basicaly have continuous, weaker spells or spells that fire a ball of lightning or something like that that causes a lot of damage and has a fairly large explosion.
also, the bandits and wildlife are much more threatening in this than in oblivion and actually look like they would IRL (e.g. no more wolves that look like dogs, they look like great big bastards)
also, you have creatures like draugr which pose a very minor problem, until you start to come across the restless and Wights, they can really become a problem.
skeletons, however, are weak as hell. one shot from a longbow with an iron arrow = them dead.
ok, maybe I do
you basicaly have continuous, weaker spells or spells that fire a ball of lightning or something like that that causes a lot of damage and has a fairly large explosion.
also, the bandits and wildlife are much more threatening in this than in oblivion and actually look like they would IRL (e.g. no more wolves that look like dogs, they look like great big bastards)
also, you have creatures like draugr which pose a very minor problem, until you start to come across the restless and Wights, they can really become a problem.
skeletons, however, are weak as hell. one shot from a longbow with an iron arrow = them dead.
That's not how it works.xXxJessicaxXx said:
Morrowind didn't have level scaling, everything (most anyway) was preset to certain level. There were dungeons where you had no business being until level 30. And this system was best out of these three games.
Oblivion is worst by far, Skyrim is bit better.
This!Blue Hero said:
I played Fallout 3 and NV till my thumbs were sore. But I ditched Oblivion after maybe 2 hours.
No idea why I didnt like Oblivion at that point. Could be the combat.
Still, for some reason the Persuasion and Intimidate checks are a bit weird. And the responses they give you are a bit off too.
It's got a slight hint of it, I guess. And there's one song that plays on it sometimes that reminds me of the song that plays when you're inside a house in Oblivion. But then, Skyrim also has a song directly from Morrowind, so yeah.
Edit: Speaking of which, I'll take this opportunity to mention how much I love Skyrim's soundtrack. Yup.
Edit: Speaking of which, I'll take this opportunity to mention how much I love Skyrim's soundtrack. Yup.
Erm that still means that there will be level one creatures in certain areas. I'd rather have a little challenge in my game. Is all im saying.seraphy said:
On the topic of level scaling, I'm in two minds about it. It's nice to have a constant challenge present throughout the levelling, however it can also be bloody irritating to have just levelled up, got some kickass new abilities etc etc only to still get your ass kicked by the same fucking snow bears.
OT: I didn't play much Oblivion, but from what I did see Skyrim is way, way better. Plus Dragons.
OT: I didn't play much Oblivion, but from what I did see Skyrim is way, way better. Plus Dragons.
funny I can 3 shot a bandit. A dragon takes a lot longer and I'm on master and level 49...Yosharian said:
OO i like this. Pretty much sums up my feelings on it. Skyrim sits in a a sweet spot between Oblivion and Morrowind.xXxJessicaxXx said:
I still feel like there aren't enough voice actors. I know that they supposedly used 70+ actors, but so many of those are used for story characters that you only here from once. There are so many more nords than anything else, there really needed to be more Nord voice actors. 80% of Nords either sound like Grunt from ME2, or 'that swedish guy.'
Problems with Oblivion that Skyrim doesn't have:
[li]All cities look the same.[/li]
[li]Enemy levels scaling badly.[/li]
[li]Being unable to fight because you get knocked back every couple of seconds.[/li]
[li]Stupid NPC chatter (Coherent conversations!)[/li]
[li]No-one sounds like they're doing bad Arnold Schwarzenegger impressions.[/li]
[li]Rubber faces.[/li]
Problems with Oblivion that Skyrim still has:
[li]Horrible texture tiling.[/li]
[li]Retarded stealth AI.[/li]
[li]Every single merchant in the world knows that you stole that carrot and simply won't buy it from you. You monster.[/li]
[li]Jumping up irregularly-shaped objects results in a weird sort of floaty-jittery motion that makes you not actually gain any height.[/li]
[li]Stupid NPC chatter ("I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee").[/li]
[li]UI made for consoles.[/li]
...so basically, it's Oblivion with a few things fixed.
[li]All cities look the same.[/li]
[li]Enemy levels scaling badly.[/li]
[li]Being unable to fight because you get knocked back every couple of seconds.[/li]
[li]Stupid NPC chatter (Coherent conversations!)[/li]
[li]No-one sounds like they're doing bad Arnold Schwarzenegger impressions.[/li]
[li]Rubber faces.[/li]
Problems with Oblivion that Skyrim still has:
[li]Horrible texture tiling.[/li]
[li]Retarded stealth AI.[/li]
[li]Every single merchant in the world knows that you stole that carrot and simply won't buy it from you. You monster.[/li]
[li]Jumping up irregularly-shaped objects results in a weird sort of floaty-jittery motion that makes you not actually gain any height.[/li]
[li]Stupid NPC chatter ("I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee").[/li]
[li]UI made for consoles.[/li]
...so basically, it's Oblivion with a few things fixed.
70+? More like 3. Gruff Voice guy (Belethor/Bard College Guy), old guy (Tolfdir, anyone over 50), Schwedisch guy (Whiterun wizard) are particularly conspicuous.walrusaurus said:
It's weird though; there are aspects of Skyrim I could nitpick and some that outright annoy the shit out of me (look guys, can I climb that fucking mountain or not?), but the sum of the whole is so much more than its parts. I started out just looking to get the main quest done, instead I'm 60 hours down and not looking to finish any time soon. Suppose I should be grateful- if the combat were truly satisfying and the character movement smooth as silk, I'd probably never leave.
Well, it's like Oblivion, but with less "STOP RIGHT THERE YOU CRIMINAL SCUM!"
and more "YOU HAVE COMMITTED CRIMES AGAINST SKYRIM AND HER PEOPLE!".
And more dragons.
and more "YOU HAVE COMMITTED CRIMES AGAINST SKYRIM AND HER PEOPLE!".
And more dragons.
