Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

cloud493 · 10-11-2011 04:15PM

beardedmaster wrote: »

You got my hopes up so bad
They said it's on tomorrow...

Well I traded in sonic generations and got it today. So yeah, it is. I had to ask for it though, it was behind the counter.

titan18 · 10-11-2011 04:25PM

Preloading on Steam now

stevenmu · 10-11-2011 04:26PM

Can't read the reviews here in work, have they mentioned the levelling system.

I got fed up of Oblivion when I'd find a mouse somwhere that I could almost but not quite beat, so I'd go off level up a whole bunch of times, get some kick ass armour and weapons that were an order of magnitude better than what I had, only to go back and find it just as tough. By the time I found there was a patch to fix it I was just too fed up of the game.

civilnug · 10-11-2011 04:34PM

Oh man I have a day booked off work tomorrow. Was planning on doing some study for an exam I have monday but that will be sorely tested. Just finished Arkham City so I could trade it in tomorrow morning. Damn you Skyrim!

grizzly · 10-11-2011 04:41PM

Of the 26 reviews on Metacritic, the lowest one ends with these lines;

Skyrim is easily one of the strongest and best examples of the Western RPG, and it further establishes Bethesda's reputation as one of the most talented and creative forces in the gaming industry. Moreover, it offers players a world so vast they could easily become lost in it, and so beautiful they may never wish to return from it.

See you all next spring...

Duggy747 · 10-11-2011 04:45PM

Wow, it's like stepping back into Oblivion again

Plus it's runs perfectly on my Mobility Radeon 4650

joe123 · 10-11-2011 04:50PM

Don't know will I get it today now even though everyone else who ordered it via express delivery off Gamestop got it.

By this stage I usually have a phonecall off the courier. Says it's in the van via the tracking but if it's the same courier the last two times I wouldn't put it passed him to just head home! He rang me before telling me to meet him on the side of the road even though all he needed to drive was another 5-7 miles down the road!

Kiith · 10-11-2011 04:52PM

Duggy747 wrote: »

Wow, it's like stepping back into Oblivion again

Plus it's runs perfectly on my Mobility Radeon 4650

Really? What settings are you playing it at?

notahappycamper · 10-11-2011 04:52PM

cloud493 wrote: »

Already on sale in HMV on Henry street

How much?

Glebee · 10-11-2011 05:03PM

After watching IGN review and really tempted to pick up on steam......

cloud493 · 10-11-2011 05:05PM

45 in HMV

Captain Chaos · 10-11-2011 05:05PM

I didn't get one with mine but I did order the standard edition. Installing now and play as much as possible before my night shift tomorrow.

fifth · 10-11-2011 05:13PM

Can anyone confirm if at all possible how noticeable these graphical differences are between 360 and PS3? My 360 copy is waiting for me at home, I'll be installing it. I read somewhere that there's a bug when you attempt to install it, which could mean we'll be stuck with lower resolution textures for a bit?

Really disappointing if true as Xbox 360 usually holds its own against PS3 in terms of graphics/lighting etc.

edit: I know if I wanted the best graphical experience possible I could play on my iMac/ windows 7 but I have it on Xbox and that's that.

WolfForager · 10-11-2011 05:14PM

funkyflea wrote: »

Can anyone confirm if at all possible how noticeable these graphical differences are between 360 and PS3? My 360 copy is waiting for me at home, I'll be installing it. I read somewhere that there's a bug when you attempt to install it, which could mean we'll be stuck with lower resolution textures for a bit?

Really disappointing if true as Xbox 360 usually holds its own against PS3 in terms of graphics/lighting etc.

edit: I know if I wanted the best graphical experience possible I could play on my iMac/ windows 7 but I have it on Xbox and that's that.

http://www.4players.de/4players.php/tvplayer/4PlayersTV/Alle/25722/81462/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim/PS3Xbox_360_Grafikvergleich.html

Kiith · 10-11-2011 05:15PM

I posted a link on the last page that shows the PS3 (game installed) vs 360 (not installed). PS3 definitely came out on top.

http://www.4players.de/4players.php/tvplayer/4PlayersTV/Alle/25722/81462/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim/PS3Xbox_360_Grafikvergleich.html

fifth · 10-11-2011 05:19PM

Bah! That's frustrating. But I guess the 360 is the older hardware of the two.

Funglegunk · 10-11-2011 05:21PM

Just off the phone with GameStop. Apparently I didn't specify Express delivery during my pre-order...erk please let it arrive before the weekend. Otherwise I'll be avoiding this thread like the plague!

joe123 · 10-11-2011 05:45PM

Yay finally got a call from the courier!

Captain Chaos · 10-11-2011 05:47PM

funkyflea wrote: »

Bah! That's frustrating. But I guess the 360 is the older hardware of the two.

It's older but it has a more powerful GPU than the PS3 has. Oblivion looks better on the PS3 too but Fallout 3 looks better and has a higher frame rate on the 360.

ktulu123 · 10-11-2011 05:51PM

Do you have to stay connected to the vpn while playing or just when decrypting?

Also is anyone else having trouble connecting to an Australian vpn with vpnsecure.me?

-Trek- · 10-11-2011 05:52PM

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

I dont get it til tues/wed

Me neither, damn you Amazon, why wouldn't you send to me early? I need to activate it anyway so what difference would it have made? ah, first world problems.

Kiith · 10-11-2011 06:02PM

Ooh, page 99 of this thread!

On my way to try and blag a copy in HMV. Unlikely, but worth the effort.

Riesen_Meal · 10-11-2011 06:04PM

Anyone know Tesco price?

padz · 10-11-2011 06:11PM

Fieldog wrote: »

Anyone know Tesco price?

gud thaught yea wonder if there going to continue the mw3 type sales, their games have been crazy high prices for ages now (killzone 2 was 44.99e just b4 3 came out!)... argos are 54.99 at the mo but u obviously cant reserve one yet, they usually knock off around 5-7e on new releases

DeVore · 10-11-2011 06:28PM

Hmv not selling it early... Just been in. Anywhere else?

DeVore · 10-11-2011 06:28PM

Hmv not selling it early... Just been in. Anywhere else?

Duggy747 · 10-11-2011 06:38PM

Kiith wrote: »

Really? What settings are you playing it at?

1600x900 resolution

Everything turned up to the last bar AA and Shadows set to low, still looks wonderful with no noticeable dip in visual quality. I could turn them up without ruining gameplay but I want my smooth fps.

I'm getting that awe feeling again which I haven't felt since Oblivion.

I'm loving it so far, even if I'm just

on the gloden claw mission

which is my 1st one I'm doing.

Only thing I'm not too hot on is the quick weapons menu. I actually found it quicker when I had my weapons numbered and set to my number keys like 1, 2, 3, etc, in Oblivion.

Only complaint though and it's minimal

EDIT: Forget that, I figured it out. Have to favourite the weapons and then number them on the quick menu. Derp!

marco_polo · 10-11-2011 06:38PM

ktulu123 wrote: »

Do you have to stay connected to the vpn while playing or just when decrypting?

Also is anyone else having trouble connecting to an Australian vpn with vpnsecure.me?

Once decrypted you need to either stay connected to the VPN while playing or else relaunch steam in offline mode before you log out of the VPN.

Otherwise if steam is online will keep region locking the game once you log out of the VPN and you will have to decrypt it all over again.

ktulu123 · 10-11-2011 06:40PM

Thanks, cant seem to get connected to an Australian vpn though. Anything else I can use/connect to?

ShaneU · 10-11-2011 06:49PM

Some clever tweaks here for when the pc version is unlocked

http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1255692-skyrim-pc-ini-and-console-tweaks/

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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