What should i expect from skyrim

[hotsauceman]

So I have never played elder scrolls but i plan on getting skyrim.
So i have a question. What is the game like? what sort of style should i expect. All i know is that it is extremely non-linear and easy to get sidetracked.

 

[MrMrAwesom]

Bump from someone else to the rescue!

But honestly I was hoping someone else would have already answered this cos I was thinking of asking the same thing.

F4 away!

 

[ZeroMachine]

We don't know.

We haven't played it yet.

HURRDURR, ok, now, we've gotten that joke out of the way... Honestly? The best way to tell is to give Oblivion a try. It'll be like Oblivion... but better. Borrow it from a friend or find it for cheap or something. I can't say it'll be worth the buy when Skyrim comes out, but for now? It's a great game. Get the PC version, though. Mods, man. The mods. They rule.

 

[BrailleOperatic]

A lot of walking. There's always walking with The Elder Scrolls. Just miles and miles of walking. Which sounds much worse than it is. There's always something to look at or do during all that walking. So what could be a five minute trudge turns into a three hour epic.

A little more specific to Skyrim, there's going to be a lot more "HOLY SHIT THERE'S A THING!" what with dragons and giants and pachyderms all about the world. And supposedly the dungeons are going to be a lot more detailed than previous.

 

[Corven]

here is a 25 question Q&A from Bethesda's blog, should clue you in on most things that the devs are hoping to deliver in the final product.

http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1207390-skyrim-fan-interview/