Skyrim: Still Good?

[GrimGrimoire]

Still good? What kind of question is that?
My main character is almost "complete", he has maxed several of the skills he uses, and done tons of quests and freeroaming.
But even when a normal game would die, Skyrim keeps me going.

It is worth the money, by far.

 

[anthony87]

115 hours in on my archer/stealth/dual wield khajiit, have finished the main story. Just grinding two handed in order to hit level 50 for the achievement then I'm gonna roll a either a pure magic or spellsword type character and do it all over again for hopefully another 115 hours.

So....yeah definitely worth it.

 

[templargunman]

I've played 100 hours and haven't beaten the main story, not even because I'm avoiding it, there's just so much shit to do.

 

[Mafoobula]

Yup.
Ask again in a year, you'll get the same answer, because I'll be on my third or fourth character. Probably a pure mage type.

 

[Beryl77]

Yup, I got my money's worth out of it. I haven't even beaten the mainquest and there are many other quests which I haven't done. It was definitely worth it.

 

[Smooth Operator]

It's getting progressively better as more mods come out and I learned to play around the bugs.
The best solution to better gameplay is to avoid the menu system completely, I use it maybe once every 5-10 hours and my game time simply good.
But you do need to sell your shit every once in a while, not that you actually need money I just have loot OCD, must.. pick.. up.. every.. precious!

 

[ecoho]

Just bear with me for a bit.
Ok, so we all know when Skyrim was released the gaming community collectively came in its pants (some more than others) but couldn?t that have just been a reaction to the game finally coming out? Now that a few weeks have passed and you have most likely completed at least the main story quest, is there that much left to explore? Was it really worth the 60 USD (or however much you paid for it)? now that you have the benefit of a few weeks between release and now, would you still recommend this game?
~Just asking

i own it on the PS3 and ill say they only thing i regret is not getting the collectors edition.

 

[Woodsey]

89 hours, still going.

After defeating Alduin and becoming leader of the Dark Brotherhood I had a brief retirement, before a courier holla'd and I was called back into action by the Jarl of Solitude. Currently I'm focusing more on magic (since I've maxed out archery and sneak) and rolling with the College of Winterhold, after which I plan to join the Imperial Legion.

And then retirement shall resume. Not from Skyrim, you understand; in Skyrim.

 

[babinro]

Is it good? Yes. Is it GOTY Amazing? No.

I don't feel that Skyrim has anywhere near the replay value that it's prior titles had simply because of the lack of innovation.

That said, this type of game is still extremely scarce on the market and well worthy your money. I'd recommend it and score it a 7.5/10

 

[Smurf McSmurfington]

Still great. I never really got all that hyped about Skyrim before it's release. When it came out and I played it I was genuinely surprised by how great it was. And I still consider it great, even better than I had originally thought.

 

[Jimmy T. Malice]

I was ridiculously hyped for Skyrim and it still exceeded my expectations. 60 hours in I'm still finding new and exciting things.

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

I think we'll be talking about Skyrim in a positive light until the next TES game rolls out...
ESPECIALLY come January, when they release the Creation Kit.

 

[Altorin]

so good.

 

[SonicWaffle]

Was it really worth the 60 USD (or however much you paid for it)? now that you have the benefit of a few weeks between release and now, would you still recommend this game?

I paid £40. Let's do a cost comparative, shall we?

That's one Friday night that'll leave me with some blank spots in my memory, a few regrets for however I managed to make a tit out of myself, and a hangover that'll probably last all day.

OR

That's a game that will give me at least 100 hours of entertainment (I'm at about 110, and just mopping up the last few achievements), not including re-plays at a later date.

What do you think? Is it worth the money?

 

[SonicWaffle]

Once you hit level 50 (which happened very fast; too fast) and you have ironed out your build and having access to the best weapons, the game does become to easy.

I agree that the game has difficulty problems; I'm rocking fully improved dragon plate with a double-enchanted daedric sword, and I can three-hit a dragon and don't remember the last time I chugged a potion.

However, even with grinding, I'm finding it hard to hit level 50. I'm up to about 44 and a half ATM, and I've finished all the major questlines, teaching 5 levels of a skill only gets me about one fourth of the way to the next level. How did you manage to get to level 50 "too fast"?

 

[SonicWaffle]

But you do need to sell your shit every once in a while, not that you actually need money I just have loot OCD, must.. pick.. up.. every.. precious!

Oh god yes!

It's some sort of habit formed from too many years of RPGs. The stats screen tells me I've pocketed over 300,000 gold in my career. About 120,000 of that is still in my pocket as we speak. And yet I keep looting everything of value! It's pointless and unnecessary but god damn it I just can't stop!

 

[Jazoni89]

I think we'll be talking about Skyrim in a positive light until the next TES game rolls out...
ESPECIALLY come January, when they release the Creation Kit.

Also, Expansions! (or DLC, but that word is more associated with bite sized add-on's)

The possibilities are endless, we might even see an expansion that surpassed the greatness of Shivering Isles (the best part of Oblivion by far).

 

[Instinct Blues]

Just bear with me for a bit.
Ok, so we all know when Skyrim was released the gaming community collectively came in its pants (some more than others) but couldn?t that have just been a reaction to the game finally coming out? Now that a few weeks have passed and you have most likely completed at least the main story quest, is there that much left to explore? Was it really worth the 60 USD (or however much you paid for it)? now that you have the benefit of a few weeks between release and now, would you still recommend this game?
~Just asking

Abso-FUCKING-lutley Skyrim is most definitely worth it. If you compare Skyrim to any other game in overall gameplay hours that isn't even worth the debate because Skyrim can give you easily over 100+ hours without the aid of multiplayer. It most definitely worth the 60 USD you pay for it. Compare that to MW3 or BF3 which probably offer you maximum 10 hours of single player campaign. Sure the multiplayer makes up for that to a point, but there's only so many games of team deathmatch that you can play before you get bored of it. Skyrim, however, has many different races, styles of play, random quests, etc. It basically never ending getting Skyrim for 60 USD is an absolute steal.

 

[4RM3D]

How did you manage to get to level 50 "too fast"?

By learning multiple skills. The skill leveling system is a bit broken, because certain skills take ages to learn, while others can be leveled within the hour. I've noticed the thief skills are the easiest to learn. I also switched stones to get a +20% leveling boost.

Leveling went actually so ridiculously fast that before I noticed, I hit lvl40, while still being lvl1 (aka not having spent any skill points).

 

[SonicWaffle]

By learning multiple skills. The skill leveling system is a bit broken, because certain skills take ages to learn, while others can be leveled within the hour.

Yeah, I used that system. Maxed enchanting and smithing really quickly. I'm also invested in speech, archery, one-handed, block, heavy armour, lockpick and sneaking. Still isn't going too fast.

I've noticed the thief skills are the easiest to learn. I also switched stones to get a +20% leveling boost.

On my first character, a covert type, pickpocketing went up insanely fast. I think it's tied to the value of what you steal, and since from a good NPC you'd get a couple of thousand gold worth of stuff, it'd just level and level and level.

Can't afford to change stones though. I'm under the Steed Stone, for the extra 100 carry capacity! I'm over 600 CC now, and I still need every bit of it...