Skyrim Preview

[badgersprite]

Could I be any more excited for this game? I didn't even know I could be this hyped, but damn it, Steve Butts, you just pushed me into squealy fangirl overdrive! I feel like I'm going to turn into Eric Cartman waiting outside the store in the cold months before it even comes out.

 

[dmase]

UGH I don't have time to play this game everrrrr but I will, until my eyes bleed.

Honestly you had me at TES. Thats kind of sad.

 

[Scizophrenic Llama]

I knew I would be getting this game, but dammit, I'm pre-ordering this the second I have the cash to.

 

[crop52]

so the "way of the voice" or whatever is an ancient nord secret,
and the Septims were of dragonblood, and they were imperials,
and where does that leave the other races?

another thing, they say it's a classless game,
i sure hope that means that races won't have racial bonuses, you know what i mean?

 

[Tiger Sora]

This game.... I'm at a loss as for what to say. I only pray it turns out to be as stunning as I'm expecting.
Watch you will bend to my will and speed up time!

 

[Saulkar]

so the "way of the voice" or whatever is an ancient nord secret,
and the Septims were of dragonblood, and they were imperials,
and where does that leave the other races?

another thing, they say it's a classless game,
i sure hope that means that races won't have racial bonuses, you know what i mean?

You mean the Argonians canonically loose the ability to breathe underwater and immunity to all poisons or the Orcs which are an inherently larger species than the others posseses the same strength as a Wood Elf half its size contradicting the pre-established lore of the previous games?

 

[Bobbity]

Meh, I'm still not jumping on the hype bandwagon. Oblivion also promised loads of cool stuff, looked unbelivable, but, IMO, all we got was a watered down action game that barely represented an RPG. It's going to take more than a few videos and promises to get me excited for this one.

I have only this to say to you:
[HEADING=2]DRAGONS![/HEADING]

Otherwise, I'm super excited. Bloody thing is coming out two weeks before my exams, so I'll have to wait for it though

Even if the radiant system is a load of crap, I'm still pumped for this.

 

[SirCannonFodder]

Looks awesome!

Also: Whenever I play an Elder Scrolls game, I like to imagine that all my new characters have been imprisoned for public urination.

Man with you going to an execution in this one, he'd have had to piss on something really important, like the Emperor's tome or something. Which would be epic in its own respect.

That gives me the mental image of the Emperor sitting around just reading a book, then a drunk guy suddenly coming along and pissing on to the open pages.

I just have to find an excuse for my Morrowind Crimelord character to be in Skyrim. Seems to be a long way away. He had an excuse to be in Cyrodiil; expanding (or repairing) his criminal empire.

But why Skyrim? What could be there for him?
One idea is having him captured at one point and officials just want him far, far away. So they send his ass all the way over there to get him executed. And my argonian being himself, escapes.

It's one idea.

Although, unless he's an Altmer/Dunmer (and for Dunmer it'd still be a stretch), he'll be long dead, since it's 200 years after Oblivion.

 

[infohippie]

It will be interesting to play DAII and Skyrim the same year. Sounds like they are going to be very different experiences.

Too true. For example, Skyrim's going to be good.

I'm so looking forward to this. Even more than I have been for Portal 2 or The Witcher 2. Going by that description, though, I just hope the game doesn't assume you're going to be a generalist. I hope there will be particular benefits to specialising. Unlike in most RPGs, where I prefer to be a straight-up mage, in Elder Scrolls games I like to specialise hard in lockpicking, stealth and archery with a little healing magic on the side. I'd really like this to remain a viable playstyle in Skyrim.

 

[Lost In The Void]

Not an image board dude, put some thought in there. But on that note I already have my Witcher 2 Collector's Edition preordered, but none the less extremely excited for this game; you don't have to hate one and love the other

 

[guchifaN7]

Is it wrong that when I read "Hello, I hate you", I immediately thought of a spade? (internets for the reference(don't have any cookies)) Also, "add a little (Lord) English to your strikes".

Anyway, looks to be shaping up to be a very enjoyable experience. Looking forward to it.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

They better release a set of minimum and recommended PC specs soon, so all of us can start saving up. My laptop is likely to burn itself into a crisp playing this.

In order to compensate for a likely buggy and un-optimized engine, expect PC requirements to be somewhere north of Saturn.

 

[silasbufu]

Oh God, not giant spiders

 

[Nexus4]

Sounds pretty good, though I fear my laptop will explode from the graphics alone, so I'll probably get a PS3 version.

 

[BreakdownBoy]

Man, I am gonna have to sell some shit to upgrade my PC! This game looks epic, I mean even Escapist is doing previews five months before release! I can't wait!

 

[Lyri]

And now with the Kahjits & orcs lookin all badass and stuff, they keep you playing a nord?

That'll be the biggest kicker of the game, calling it now.

 

[Furious Styles]

I might have to pull a Cartman

 

[Baneat]

Anyone got an idea of what

9950x4@3GHz
5850
4GB DDR2

will allow me to run like with Skyrim? Based on Gamebryo, I fear for this thing getting like 10 frames per second or something unplayable like that.

 

[ChupathingyX]

So if it's a claseless game does that mean every character you make is going to be a jack of all trades and be good at everything and have no weakness?

In other words, Fallout 3's skill system?