Skyrim main campaign ending a major letdown

[Szkeptik]

All in all, after playing it for about 80 hours I can say that Skyrim is clearly in my top 5 games of all time. So when I say what I'm about to say don't take it as a general negative opinion of the game.

Spoilers***

My problem is with the ending of the main storyline. I kill the big bad dragon, a fight that is way too easy IMO, and then I just get transported back to the throat of the world where the dragons fly away and... nothing. The game just continues. I go down the mountain, the Greybeards give me a pat on the back if I decide to talk to them, the blades in the sky temple do the same, again if I decide to go to them. But other than that nobody seems to care or even know that I just saved the world. Compared to the epicness of the whole game the main quest ending is borderline non-existant. Some nice cutscene would have been good, a narrated story or something about what happens now, or some other form of closure or anything! The lack of any real ending made the whole thing feel like an unusually long "kill the bandit leader" quest.

Anyone else have similar feelings about this?

 

[Darren716]

I havent played the game but that does sound like a mayor letdown

 

[TD5160]

I was disappointed in this as well... I was at least hoping for a big celebration, or something.

But no...

 

[Soviet Heavy]

I haven't found any mayors yet. What a disappointment!

 

[Kahunaburger]

Well, the ending is no different from every other elder scrolls game, but it looks like Bethesada finally added mayors. Now I don't have to install a bunch of mods to experience the joys of local government. Thanks, Bethesada!

 

[faspxina]

How long did it took to finish the main quest?

 

[Kungfu_Teddybear]

But there are no mayors in Skyrim! You mean a Jarl let down?
/title spelling error

The mayor's won't be happy to hear that!

I havent played the game but that does sound like a mayor letdown

I haven't found any mayors yet. What a disappointment!

Did you guys come here to contribute to the thread or just to poke fun at a minor spelling mistake. I don't usually mind people pointing out spelling errors but usually when people do it they will then at least say something on the current topic. If you're not here to contribute to the thread or if you haven't even played the game/haven't finished the main story, then you have no business being here and shouldn't bother posting at all.

OT: I was and wasn't disappointed by the ending. I assumed the ending would be like that because the Elder Scrolls games usually end like that.

Spoiler

However, I did find it awesome all the dragons swearing allegiance to me.

 

[Szkeptik]

Oops. Embarrassing... well english isn't my native language so errors like that creep in every now and then.

How long did it took to finish the main quest?

Since I played it along with a bunch of other sidequests I came across, (I finished the Dark Brotherhood and Nightingales and a lot of minor stuff) it took about 80 hours. But if one would concentrate solely on the main quest I think it could be done in about 20 hours.

 

[-Samurai-]

Does it stop the random dragon encounters? I assume it would. If so, why even finish the main quest? The dragon fights are about the best thing going for the game.

 

[Atmos Duality]

Ignoring the obvious typo...

Well, the ending sounds exactly like what I would expect. Lame, kitchy, and completely pointless.
It's the same ending as every Elder Scrolls main quest. You kill the boss, get a neat pat on the back...and then you go right back to collecting knicknacks, depopulating the world, etc.

In other news...

Congratulations.
You made Skyrim thread #12 on the front page.

I'm done with these forums; It's like being trapped in a Mobius Loop.

 

[Szkeptik]

Does it stop the random dragon encounters? I assume it would. If so, why even finish the main quest? The dragon fights are about the best thing going for the game.

It actually doesn't stop the dragon encounters. Those continue like nothing happened.

 

[-Samurai-]

Does it stop the random dragon encounters? I assume it would. If so, why even finish the main quest? The dragon fights are about the best thing going for the game.

It actually doesn't stop the dragon encounters. Those continue like nothing happened.

That's good, but also bad.

It's good because the random dragon-fighting-a-mammoth scenes are great fun to watch, but bad because story wise, it doesn't make sense.

 

[Kungfu_Teddybear]

But there are no mayors in Skyrim! You mean a Jarl let down?
/title spelling error

The mayor's won't be happy to hear that!

I havent played the game but that does sound like a mayor letdown

I haven't found any mayors yet. What a disappointment!

Did you guys come here to contribute to the thread or just to poke fun at a minor spelling mistake. I don't usually mind people pointing out spelling errors but usually when people do it they will then at least say something on the current topic. If you're not here to contribute to the thread or if you haven't even played the game/haven't finished the main story, then you have no business being here and shouldn't bother posting at all.

OT: I was and wasn't disappointed by the ending. I assumed the ending would be like that because the Elder Scrolls games usually end like that.

Spoiler

However, I did find it awesome all the dragons swearing allegiance to me.

Actually, we are all helping out. We are letting the OP know of his spelling mistake, and we are bumping his thread so people who have finished game have more of a chance to see it on the Escapist main page.

Did you seriously think no one would notice that and comment? It's set up so great with the Jarl/Mayor comparison!

EDIT: Fun Bump?

No. You're not helping the OP out by pointing out his spelling mistake, you're making fun of it while contributing nothing to the topic. I knew someone would point the spelling mistake out, but usually people will also contribute to the topic not just come in, make a joke about the mistake, then leave.

 

[Kungfu_Teddybear]

No. You're not helping the OP out by pointing out his spelling mistake, you're making fun of it while contributing nothing to the topic. I knew someone would point the spelling mistake out, but usually people will also contribute to the topic not just come in, make a joke about the mistake, then leave.

It's also not contributing anything by posting the 85 Skyrim topic this week.
And I am fully aware of the cycle of ineptitude I am posting by pointing out that you're not contributing anything by simply telling someone they're not contributing anything.
If you feel the need to police the forums that badly, speak with the Council of Moderators and see if they can give you a probationary red guard status.
heh heh, Red Guard, Hammerfell.

I've already made my contribution to the thread, I have already said how I felt about the ending. Sure, in continuing to post about how certain people aren't contributing to the topic, I may not be contributing to the thread myself. But it's annoying to see someone just come in and make a joke about such a small thing. Because, really, all they're trying to do is get a rise from other people, get a few chuckles and make the OP look like a fool. It's uncalled for.