Elder Scrolls V

[Soapy]

Agreed. I'm really excited for it.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

After reading that GI article on Skyrim, i gotta say this might be one of my most anticipated games. I cant wait to see this thing in action.

Agreed. So far, it's my most hyped game of 2011.

 

[Spidey17]

Fallout 3 is the better game to me for a couple reasons:

1. VATS, which actually made the combat fun--something Oblivion (or Morrowind, for that matter) could never achieve.

2. A more focused story. I actually wanted to continue the story of Fallout 3, whereas I got much more caught up in the seemingly endless slew of side-quests in Oblivion because, quite frankly, the main story just wasn't that engaging.

I've almost beaten F3 twice, but with Oblivion I've made 3 different characters, and have completed almost nothing, in roughly 150 hours of play. I'm on the last mission of the DB quest line (waiting for people to eat my poisoned Granny Smith's), I actually did complete Knights of the Nine (the ending was admittedly pretty epic), I'm 5 missions into the Mages Guild, 9 fights into the Arena, and I'm gonna wait on starting the Thieves guild after I become Archmage (I can't get kicked out after stealing if I'm top dog, right?). Oh, and I've done 2 O Gates. Those things are weaksauce now, I can only imagine my loathing for them at the end of the game.

I tried starting on the main quest right off the bat but had to go back and start some guild quests instead because those 2 Daedra that attack you right when you enter Kvatch's gate kept killing me in like 2 hits. F***ing Clannfears.

I'm playing my newest character on the hardest dif setting, so I know I'll be hiding behind my bipedal croc summon like a punk when I see them. That's all I ever do anyways, cuz I can't take damage for anything.

I just hope I can beat Oblivion before it comes out.

Yes. I'm still trying to beat Oblivion. AKA, Videogame Cocaine.

Me too, obviously. I need to burn through the main/Mage/Thieves quest lines eventually so I can feel satisfied. Once I play Skyrim, I won't want to even think of Oblivion anymore. :lol

Well as an actor, he should always be trying to push his abilities to the limit. Otherwise he'll just get lazy and typecast and one day someone new will come along and he'll stop getting work.

Dude, they force him to do that voice, he said so himself in a GI interview last year. He'd be like "this character is a thousand year old, flamingly homosexual, vietnamese vampire, maybe I shouldn't use my usual voice", but sometimes they just don't care. Like Nate Drake's voice in their game will make them anywhere near as popular as the Uncharted games have been.

And I'm a little concerned about them keeping hush on how magic affects enemies, but otherwise this game will most certainly kill what little social life once I buy it.

 

[Soapy]

Skyrim's Dragon Shouts

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

^^ The idea of being able to learn those is just fantastic.

 

[Soapy]

Here are a couple of nice Skyrim wallpapers.

 

[Micah12345]

I gotta say, this is the first elders scrolls game that I'm actually really excited about.

Oblivion was the first I'd heard of the series, and a lot of it's aspects turned me off, from the ugly people, to the gameplay and the leveling up system.

This, on the other hand, truly looks like a world that would be fascinating to jump into and play.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6286630.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;4

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

I was looking up info on Arkane studios (AKA Dark Messiah Of Might And Magic) and noticed this on the wiki entry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkane_Studios

In August of 2010, the company was acquired by ZeniMax.[3] It's rumored they're assisting Bethesda Game Studios with development on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

 

[Soapy]

There's no citation for that, but it seems possible, if not likely. I used to think maybe they were working on some kind of Elder Scrolls spinoff, but I think this makes more sense.

 

[Spidey17]

This is a time-lapse video from '09, apologies in advance if someone has beaten me to the punch.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/01/18/skyrim-the-time-lapse-art-video.aspx

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Sounds fantastic!
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/t...2011/01/24/skyrim-building-better-combat.aspx

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

The article sounds awesome. I like that they took inspiration from Bioshock for the spell casting.

 

[Flash Facts]

The new magic system sounds really cool. It will probably making playing a mage much more enjoyable.

The melee combat sounds interesting but it's something that really has to be seen. The killing blows sounds kind of like Dragon Age which I think is a good thing.

Playing mainly as a Ranger though the changes to the bow system seems like it may make playing that class less fun. I felt using a bow in Oblivion was already very powerful what with poisons, knock downs, paralysis, and stealth shots. Admittedly though the less realistic bow combat was kinda of immersion breaking at lower levels but I'm not sure having a more realistic system would be a vast improvement. Being very supply constrained could be very frustrating and having more deadly shots could make combat feel not challenging enough. Hopefully we will get videos showing off each combat style before release.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

The melee combat sounds interesting but it's something that really has to be seen. The killing blows sounds kind of like Dragon Age which I think is a good thing.

Wouldn't be surprised if they took it from "deadly reflexes".

 

[Flash Facts]

I never really liked the look of that mod. I wouldn't be surprised if it was an inspiration but I would hope that it would look and feel better in combat than that mod did in what I have seen of it.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Future Bethesda games to use Skyrim engine

I guess it's great news for the future games to use this engine because it looks amazing. Though we have yet to see how it looks like in motion.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

The Art of Skyrim

My excitement for this game increased each time a new news shows up.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

^^ Saw that video yesterday. Just awesome!

 

[Soapy]

Inside Skyrim's Menu Overhaul

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

If the UI's like that on the pc i'll be holding off on this one.

 

[Micah12345]

If the UI's like that on the pc i'll be holding off on this one.

If only there was some way users could...mod it

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

If only there was some way users could...mod it

Thus: Holding off.

 

[Benstamania]

Future Bethesda games to use Skyrim engine

I guess it's great news for the future games to use this engine because it looks amazing. Though we have yet to see how it looks like in motion.

Heh, I was just thinking "I bet Fallout 4 will use the Skyrim engine."

That pretty much confirms it.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Inside Skyrim's Menu Overhaul

The new Apple-inspired menu sounds cool and I like that the perks you choose changes the night sky.