Skyrim and MW3 come out on the same week, so.........

[Chimichanga]

Skyrim; quite interested to see how Bethesda has developed 5 years after Oblivion and after taking on another developer's former IP (Fallout) in the mean time.

MW3 on the other hand: my guess is that they'll only have minor changes in this upcoming cash-in. Some new guns, a minor graphical upgrade, some new vehicle chase sequence, etc. etc. etc. Admittedly biased, but admittedly no interest either.

Skyrim all the way for me. Despite my hate for the former use of the gamebryo engine and some mechanics choices, I think Bethesda still has some creativity and artistic integrity left in them that Activision and the folks behind the COD series do not and never had.

 

[JohnnyDelRay]

Probably neither on release date, I'm sure I'll have other games still keeping me busy at that time anyways. But I think I'll get a hold of MW3 first, just to finish the campaign once and thats it (most likely a rental). Skyrim I'll probably get when the price comes down a bit and some of the bugs have been ironed out, Oblivion was a bit messy for me. But I'm 9,999% more excited about Skyrim, I'll tell you that much. I think the screenshots of the new, revamped character models really sold me (my main pet peeve with Oblivion was how....UGLY everybody looked)

 

[mik1]

Neither

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHA

 

[Jupsto]

why would anyone even care about yet another cod game which come out twice a year and rarely change the formula when skyrim and battlefield 3 are coming out at the same time?

blind fanboys I suppose.

 

[jamesmax]

SKYRIM!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chibz]

I'm getting skyrim. Why would I buy another generic COD game?

 

[Extragorey]

I'll buy Skyrim. Elder Scrolls games simply have a lot more hours in them than a shooter.

 

[TCPirate]

MW3 will be the same rehashed Bullc**p that they do every 9 months or so. I want it to fail. I want it to fall flat on it's ugly, recycled face... I don't want to spend another year of my optional education hearing "Bro... 10th prestige last night!! shame my c**k is small... I'll just take out my pent up rage on a game that hasn't changed in the last 4 years."

On a much cheerier note, I will probably get Skyrim on PC and Xbox.
PC - because I just got a new graphics card and I want to see if it comes close to Crysis 2 in Ultra settings in HD
Xbox - I find achievements are nice for replayability... I don't play online with my Xbox so it's just for personal entertain (Unlike some of my friends "LOL MY GAMER SCORE REACHED 50,000 THIS WEEKEND!" that wasn't even an exaggeration.")

 

[TCPirate]

MW3 will be the same rehashed Bullc**p that they do every 9 months or so. I want it to fail. I want it to fall flat on it's ugly, recycled face... I don't want to spend another year of my optional education hearing "Bro... 10th prestige last night!! shame my c**k is small... I'll just take out my pent up rage on a game that hasn't changed in the last 4 years."

On a much cheerier note, I will probably get Skyrim on PC and Xbox.
PC - because I just got a new graphics card and I want to see if it comes close to Crysis 2 in Ultra settings in HD
Xbox - I find achievements are nice for replayability... I don't play online with my Xbox so it's just for personal entertain (Unlike some of my friends "LOL MY GAMER SCORE REACHED 50,000 THIS WEEKEND!" that wasn't even an exaggeration.")

 

[Zeraki]

Skyrim I'm going to wait on until it goes down in price, and I get a better video card(I'm normally not a PC gamer, but I'd rather get it on PC because of mods). Modern Warfare 3 can rot for all I care.

There are way too many games coming out that I want, but right now the only game on my definitely buying list is the Mass Effect 3: Collector's edition.

 

[Liudeius]

There is 0 competiton. Same-old gritty shooter that I can get anywhere else under fifty names (and probably already own five identical games) or an amazingly intricate RPG which, admittedly, has many bugs, but contains 300+ hours of play with complete freedom, immersive stories, and an amazing modding community.

I actually didn't even know that MW3 was coming out that month... I was under the impression that even amongst hardcore FPS fans, MW3 isn't that big a deal.

 

[Milo Windby]

This is a hard choice... oh wait... not really.

Going to buy Skyrim, can't wait to get it =D

 

[Jimmybobjr]

Im getting Skyrim and then Assassins creed Revelations. They come out a few days appart, i think.

Bugger MW3. Im sick of those.

 

[zarix2311]

wow, same week huh? We aren't going to be seeing about half of the worlds gamers for a while.

OT: Skyrim all the way.

 

[jovack22]

Neither at launch, but Skyrim eventually.

 

[ProtonGuy]

Holy shit, what is this? Forged in God's very flames. Do mine eyes tell me lies,
A new Elder Scrolls Game? Time is nigh, I must fly, Venture forth on my quest. Goodbye Ma, goodbye Pa And goodbye Girlfriend's breasts. I'll be off Azeroth, catch you later Hyrule. I'll be gone Albion, I'm no longer your fool. Other crap filled the gap While I waited to begin... The adventure of my life in the land of Skyrim!

That pretty much sums up my purchase choice.

 

[The_Blue_Rider]

Why ask this question on the Escapist? Most people here are too elitist to "dirty" themselves with a Call of Duty game.

Me personally Ill probably buy Skyrim, but Modern Warfare 3 is also a definate buy

 

[blankedboy]

I'll preorder Skyrim and happily ignore MW3.

 

[Rad Party God]

Is it even a question?, of course it will be Skyrim, you silly.

 

[Nautical Honors Society]

Skyrim! Maybe I'll get MW3 if it is a huge upgrade.