Skyrim not as good as everyone says?
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Skyrim is my first foray into the genera of Fantasy RPG that is not Fable II, or III so I'm relatively unbiased because I have nothing similar al la Morrowind, Oblivion, etc... to judge it by. I will say that I'm not usually into the whole fantasy thing. I'm more of a sci-fi person. I prefer to be blasting around the galaxy to stomping around a dungeon trying to find the magical mystical McGuffin.
Also I am not very far in to the game, I've only just returned from finding my first magical McGuffin (oh all right it was a Dragonstone). So having said that these are my impressions so far. Oh I'm playing the X-Box 360 version btw.
- Skyrim is beautiful. I love the way i can be walking along a track and see a deer grazing and as I get closer it gets spooked and bounds off into the brush. The trees and plants all look lifelike and it's a very impressive looking world that does well to convey an sense of epic scale.
- The quests I have done so far seem quite standard, i.e. go here and get this, go speak to this guy, or give this to that dude. This may be because I have not got very far into the story however.
- The combat is, well I'm not sure really, I like the way I can have a fire spell in one hand and a shield in the other. But I'm not sure about the swords, maybe it's just me but I have a hard time telling how close i need to get for my sword to connect with my target.
- The menu is in parts fantastic and in others quite bland. The world map is wonderful and very beautiful. The ability to see the whole world map from the get go really brings home how big the place is, also the detail in the rendering of the mountains and valleys makes you feel almost as if you are seeing the world through the eyes of an eagle.
The skills and level up menu is also wonderful with all it's constellations and colour. However the weapons and magic menus feel spartan and dull. Why couldn't they make them a bit more engaging visually like the other two? Considering that I will likely be spending a fair amount of time in them over the duration of the game I feel this is a bit of an oversight.
- NPC animations are very limited during dialogue. The game suffers from what i shall call 'Fallout NPC paralysis' Is it too much to ask if when an NPC is espousing a heartfelt diatribe on something or the other that he/she be allowed to use a few gestures and to move around a little? Do they all have to stand still with there hands glued to there side?
Countering this little niggle though is the voice acting which is generally very good.
- The HUD is awful looking and rather jarringly boring. Blue, red, and green bars that appear along the bottom of the screen? Oh come now, why cant we have a more interesting looking HUD? Also I want to know how much health I really have not just 'about three quarters-ish of a full bar'.
Eeks this is turning into a bit of a wall'o'text so I shall stop here.
Also I am not very far in to the game, I've only just returned from finding my first magical McGuffin (oh all right it was a Dragonstone). So having said that these are my impressions so far. Oh I'm playing the X-Box 360 version btw.
- Skyrim is beautiful. I love the way i can be walking along a track and see a deer grazing and as I get closer it gets spooked and bounds off into the brush. The trees and plants all look lifelike and it's a very impressive looking world that does well to convey an sense of epic scale.
- The quests I have done so far seem quite standard, i.e. go here and get this, go speak to this guy, or give this to that dude. This may be because I have not got very far into the story however.
- The combat is, well I'm not sure really, I like the way I can have a fire spell in one hand and a shield in the other. But I'm not sure about the swords, maybe it's just me but I have a hard time telling how close i need to get for my sword to connect with my target.
- The menu is in parts fantastic and in others quite bland. The world map is wonderful and very beautiful. The ability to see the whole world map from the get go really brings home how big the place is, also the detail in the rendering of the mountains and valleys makes you feel almost as if you are seeing the world through the eyes of an eagle.
The skills and level up menu is also wonderful with all it's constellations and colour. However the weapons and magic menus feel spartan and dull. Why couldn't they make them a bit more engaging visually like the other two? Considering that I will likely be spending a fair amount of time in them over the duration of the game I feel this is a bit of an oversight.
- NPC animations are very limited during dialogue. The game suffers from what i shall call 'Fallout NPC paralysis' Is it too much to ask if when an NPC is espousing a heartfelt diatribe on something or the other that he/she be allowed to use a few gestures and to move around a little? Do they all have to stand still with there hands glued to there side?
Countering this little niggle though is the voice acting which is generally very good.
- The HUD is awful looking and rather jarringly boring. Blue, red, and green bars that appear along the bottom of the screen? Oh come now, why cant we have a more interesting looking HUD? Also I want to know how much health I really have not just 'about three quarters-ish of a full bar'.
Eeks this is turning into a bit of a wall'o'text so I shall stop here.
I'm 20 hours deep, still engrossed and feeling like I've barely scratched the surface.
Value for money.
Value for money.
I think it's absolutely amazing. I was calling it the game of the console generation before it came out and it absolutely shattered my expectations. It's definitely the game of the decade.
Sword combat isn't fantastic, except for the finishing moves.
Thankfully, being a stealth archer is really fun this time around, so that's the play style I've adopted.
It really has been an amazing game (so far).
Thankfully, being a stealth archer is really fun this time around, so that's the play style I've adopted.
It really has been an amazing game (so far).
At roughly 14:00 today I calculated that 52% of the time that had passed since I first started the game has been spent playing Skyrim. 52%. Bloody hell. Then again, I'm not all that surprised, since besides cooking, some sleeping and a quick trip to the nearby store, Skyrim was all I did this weekend.
So, yeah, I think it's great. :]
So, yeah, I think it's great. :]
I don't like the fact that sometimes the menus lock up when I'm navigating them. A small issue though as it's normally resolved by closing then re-opening that menu but still, it's an issue.
Too many dragons. These were supposed to be rare but I've had 6 dragon attacks in the past 24 hours of play. They're still awesome spectacles though, even more so when one swoops over your head. Although they are easy to kill, although that might be because I'm only on my...fourth story mission, I think. Got distracted by side-quests.
Er...it didn't load that one grass patch for about 5 seconds?
That's all I can really find fault with at the moment, 25 hours in.
Too many dragons. These were supposed to be rare but I've had 6 dragon attacks in the past 24 hours of play. They're still awesome spectacles though, even more so when one swoops over your head. Although they are easy to kill, although that might be because I'm only on my...fourth story mission, I think. Got distracted by side-quests.
Er...it didn't load that one grass patch for about 5 seconds?
That's all I can really find fault with at the moment, 25 hours in.
I have found a total of one quest-breaking bug. And that quest wasn't even all THAT interesting, so...
I think its fantastic, the main story was a bit too short but it was entertaining and any flaws it has are more than made up for by the sheer amount of stuff to do. Plus it runs surprisingly bug-free considering it has been made by Bethesda.
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The PC UI and the spectacularly bad follower AI.
I'm also slightly annoyed by how little money the vendors have. I spent 2 hours yesterday travelling around and just selling stuff to every vendor I could find. I came away with 20000 extra gold though
I'm also slightly annoyed by how little money the vendors have. I spent 2 hours yesterday travelling around and just selling stuff to every vendor I could find. I came away with 20000 extra gold though
If you sheathe your weapon when they're attacking you, you'll surrender and they'll arrest you. Unless your speech skill is super low, or they're super pissed, in which case, your probably best off joining the thieves guild and having your bounty erased, or if you have a high illusion skill you can try to use Calm on them, but they're fairly high level so you'll need a good illusion skill to do it.Calibretto said:
ok maybe i said it wrong, yes i understand the hype may have effected my view on it a bit but like certain points are just lacking in terms of ui as people have said with the controls and the menu system. But if this game was compared to many other games in terms of combat it would loose majorly, even in fable ( yes i know used this already and maybe slightly biased ) but if i was on low hp i wouldnt have to open the menu go to items/potions/hp pot to use it. Or if i wanted to switch from sword to bow then switch to magic soo much hassel. Maybe i am just nit picking because i do enjoy just batting the hell out of people with my sword but the entire hybid-combat feels clunky to me. Maybe mods can be made to short cut switching to bow / switching magic / using potions?
I like everything in the game and if you only just started playing, I don't think you have played enough to form a proper opinion. I thought the tutorial was lame but as soon I got out into the world it became the best game i had ever played.
Most people on the escapist who don't like it are just having their wahs trying to be cool.
Most people on the escapist who don't like it are just having their wahs trying to be cool.
u make me lolDalekJaas said:
! "wahs" i dont what that means and no i am not trying to be cool? What makes you cool for not liking a game that many others like? I thoguht it would be the other way around ^^. I just think it doesn't deserve all the hype it is getting and there are many points where it could be redone atleast 5 times better. Imagine a remake of Fable lost chapters in this time...