Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Deleted User wrote: »

The one thing I loved about Borderlands was that there were areas you just didn't go near unless you were above a certain level, or else had very high powered weapons, so there was a real sense of achievement when you went in there and survived. I hope Skyrim adopts a similar style. Oblivion was my first Elder Scrolls game, so did any of the previous incarnations do this?

Yeah, in morrowind, you didn't want to stray away from the roads or go into the water at the beginning. There was a certain amount of levelling but it was much better handled.

Rabble Rabble wrote: »

Frankly, I'd buy this to get a horse and ride around looking for ingredients for potions even if everything else was crap.

I love alchemy.

I played Oblivion before Morrowind (I know, I know a stupid mistake I regret passing on) and though I've tried so many times, I just can't get into Morrowind. The graphics don't bother me at all, I think it's the combat system and all that text you have to go through kind of puts me off :pac:

Anywho, absolutely loved Oblivion and the fact that I could wander off into the wilderness for days finding all sorts of things (the troll who committed suicide was a great find ).

The game looks ace, easily looking forward to it far more than any game or movie that will be out this year.

Agreed on the oblivion gates, between them and the enemies levelling with you I was a bit let down by it. Only in comaprison to Morrowind mind, it was a fantastic game in its own right but I'd love if Skyrim took what made both games great and expanded on that, rather than sticking to the Oblivion template.

That one with the river looks delicious.

Are those translucent dragons?

need another trailer with some gameplay soon

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-04-18-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-preview

contains spoilers

COD:MW3 just announced for November 8th which more than likely means 11th for Ireland/Europe.

Don't know if Skyrim would have had a midnight launch but COD might. Not pushed about COD but would go to a midnight launch to see if i could pick up Skyrim

Want to get my hands on that games as soon as humanly possible....

jamezy wrote: »

COD:MW3 just announced for November 8th which more than likely means 11th for Ireland/Europe.

Don't know if Skyrim would have had a midnight launch but COD might. Not pushed about COD but would go to a midnight launch to see if i could pick up Skyrim

Want to get my hands on that games as soon as humanly possible....

WolfForager wrote: »

Won't that mean Uncharted 3 will be released on that day too? Hmmmm....

Time to start saving...

Now THAT is a midnight launch I would be more than happy to go to. Not too pushed on CoD but Elderscrolls and Uncharted 3 is reason enough to head out there at midnight.

Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Platforms: Playstation 3, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360
Release Date: November 11, 2011
Genre: Action RPG, Open World.

Official Gameplay Trailer:



Official Screen Shots:






SYNOPSIS:
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a role playing video game being developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fifth installment in The Elder Scrolls action role-playing video game series, following The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. It is scheduled to be released on November 11, 2011 for Microsoft Windows, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

Skyrim is set two hundred years after the events of Oblivion, in the land of Skyrim.
The province has erupted into civil war after the assassination of its king.
Concurrently, the god Alduin, who takes the form of a massive dragon, has arisen to destroy the world.
The player character is the last living Dovahkiin (Dragonborn), and must fend off Alduin and save Skyrim from destruction.

Setting:

Skyrim is a region set in the northern part of Tamriel. It is the home of the Nords, large men and women, who have a strong resistance - if not immunity - to frost. It is bordered by Morrowind to the east, Cyrodiil to the south, Hammerfell to the southwest, and High Rock to the west. The island of Solstheim lies to the northeast.



Playable Races

1. 1. Altmer (High Elves)
2. 2. Argonian (Reptilians)
3. 3. Breton (Humans)
4. 4. Bosmer (Wood Elves)
5. 5. Dunmer (Dark Elves)
6. 6. Imperial (Humans)
7. 7. Khajiit (Felines)
8. 8. Nord (Humans)
9. 9. Red Guard (Humans)
10. 10.Orsimer (Orcs)

Engine:

Skyrim will use a brand new engine, called the Creation Engine, which was built by Bethesda. This upgraded Graphics and Radiant AI(advanced way NPCs react to you), along with Radiant Storytelling.

Radiant Storytelling is a feature that Bethesda is using in their engine for Skyrim that acts as a narrator for your character in the world. It senses when you've killed someone and alerts their familys and it adjusts game difficulty depending on your skills. It also changes different things in quests such as different reactions or outcomes depending on how you play. Entering a city, a young woman might approach you and beg you to save her daughter from kidnappers. The game will look at the nearby dungeons you've explored, automatically set the mission in a place you've never visited, and designate opponents that are appropriately matched to your strengths and weaknesses.

You won't find townspeople loitering aimlessly in town squares anymore. Each citizen performs tasks that make sense in their environment. To impart the towns and cities with a greater sense of life, Bethesda has populated them with mills, farms, and mines that give the NPCs believable tasks to occupy their day. The improved Radiant AI technology is also more aware of how a citizen should react to your actions. As you perform tasks for them or terrorize them by ransacking their home, the NPCs develop feelings about you. If you're good friends with a particular NPC and barge into his house during the middle of the night, he may offer you lodging rather than demand you leave the premises. If you swing your weapon near an NPC, knock items off their dinner table, or try to steal something of value, they'll react with an appropriate level of hostility given their prior relationship to you.

Official E3 Gameplay Demo

pixelburp wrote: »

unfortunately you have to suffer the teeth-grindingly annoying G4 presenters,

They act exactly like the kind of people that have never played a game in their lives, excruciating stuff.

The game looks great though!

edit: just googled Morgan Webb, in fairness she seems to have played a game or two. Any she ain't too bad on the eyes i guess...

Is oblivion worth getting?

On looks alone and having never played this series before Skyrim looks amazing and I will be picking up that.

I don't want to jump into this without some previous experience, but if Elder Scrolls 4 was crap then so be it.

aaronh007 wrote: »

All I will say is that Elder Scrolls took my life away for an entire summer. The game is vast, however, the dungeons in the game are pretty much rinse and repeat but it doesn't take away from the excellence of the game. Can be picked up cheap enough too, just make sure you get the GOTY edition for all the extras.

Cheers,

If a game comes with more good moments than bad then I don't mind it. Fallout 3 was a little tedious at times but overall the game was amazing. If Oblivion is anything like the Fallout games then I will not think twice about picking it up.

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Tell your girlfriend, friends and family that you won't be seeing them for a few months and then buy oblivion.

What about my job, I kinda need that...

I think I will go out and buy this next week then so.

I have a good few games to get through at the moment though, Bioshock 2, Fallout New Vegas,Mass Effect 2,F.E.A.R, Condemned and Tropico 3. A busy few weeks ahead!

Local-womanizer wrote: »

I think I will go out and buy this next week then so.

I have a good few games to get through at the moment though, Bioshock 2, Fallout New Vegas,Mass Effect 2,F.E.A.R, Condemned and Tropico 3. A busy few weeks ahead!

Few months more like it... good luck, god speed, live long and prosper and all that...

But don't come crying on here when you're all disheveled from your 'adventures' :pac: