What if Skyrim is awful?

[lockeslylcrit]

I would just shrug and say "cest le vie" and then wait for mods. Getting overly stressed on a game, no matter which one it is, is not a good philosophy. It's not like I've got plenty of other games to play in the meantime.

 

[Tourmeta]

It won't be.
We all have seen it.

 

[ScrubberDucky]

It'll be the biggest hype disappointment since Duke Nukem Forever. I want to see the Bethesda fans and the rest of you justify that.

 

[Proverbial Jon]

Then I will laugh.

It's a Bethesda game, so it might have a ton of bugs that cripple the game. I'm also expecting 4 or 5 different voice actors, along with 25 different faces to go along with them.

As many as that? Wow!

OT: Seriously though, look at Oblivion. THAT was an awful game full of bugs and immersion breaking character interactions. But I still loved it! At this point I expect Bethesda could slip a freshly laid turd in the box and we would all be quite content. Because it would be a Skyrim turd!

 

[Gamegeneral]

Wait a week. Download mods to fix it.
Or probably play it in the vain hope that it gets better.

 

[ivarsa15]

Then I will slap you in the face...
Or just hope I will be able to mod it good!!!

 

[C117]

Well, it is highly improbable. Given all the publicity and hype it has been given, Bethesda knows that if it completely bombs nobody will probably ever forgive them. They'll basically shoot themselves in the foot with a bazooka.

But alas, if it DOES suck, I will be pissed for having paid 600 SEK for it. Then I'll probably go play Oblivion a bit, before finally finishing Majoras Mask in preparation of LoZ: Skyward Sword. And play some Saints Row 3. And maybe some Batman: Arkham City.

So yeah, I'd probably survive.

 

[Lukeje]

Play through Morrowind again (though I must admit, I still haven't made it all the way through Morrowind's main quest; I keep getting distracted by the side-quests).

Edit: Though to be fair I'm not holding out high hopes for Skyrim after how boring I found Oblivion...

 

[madster11]

I will put it on my shelf for a month or 2 after playing it like half way through and doing a ton of sidequests.

Then come back to TESNexus and download all the mods that make it 10x better.
Problem solved.


In other words, exactly like Oblivion.

 

[SpAc3man]

BLASPHEMY! Someone ban this outsider! Clearly not one of us. Clearly not a true Escapist.

OT: It will be awesome so stop worrying.

 

[ischmalud]

than it be just like hundreds of other games that did the same.....

 

[Doclector]

I fully expect it to be damn near unplayable...on launch.

Give it a month or so, and it'll be de-bugged enough for it's no doubt brilliant gameplay to shine through.

 

[AndyFromMonday]

It will be shit, there's no doubt about that.

 

[Imbechile]

Seriously, what if? What if it sucks? What if it's all been hype? WHAT WILL WE DO?

I think the better question what if it turns out good?

Hopefully the DaggerXL mod will be finished by then so that i can finally play Daggerfall.

 

[DolorousEdd]

This topic is a waste of time. "What if Skyrim is awful?" It means you're stupid then.

 

[Darth_Dude]

It will be good. IT. WILL. BE. GOOD.

 

[Wintermoot]

it,s not going to suck.
in the impossible case it,s going to suck mod the everlasting shit out of it.

 

[PAGEToap44]

It won't suck for me at all. Just from looking at the demo, I'll be content paying £40 just to walk about, looking around at the beautiful landscape.

 

[putowtin]

Then I will laugh.

It's a Bethesda game, so it might have a ton of bugs that cripple the game. I'm also expecting 4 or 5 different voice actors, along with 25 different faces to go along with them.

exactly! my thoughts exactly!

I'm not a huge fan (never completed Oblivion and Didn't enjoy Fallout 3) so I'm gonna hold off on Skyrim (many be a cheep pick up next year when I'm finished with AC Revelations/Saint's Row3/Uncharted 3 and waiting for Mass Effect 3!

 

[Shadowkire]

Seriously, what if? What if it sucks? What if it's all been hype? WHAT WILL WE DO?

Complain on the forums.