Skyrim

[Ramah]

I was wondering if any of you had already bought Skyrim and if so, what you think of it?

I have to admit I am sorely tempted with it, even though I could never get into Oblivion. In the reviews I've read it does sound like they've improved many of the problems I had with that game and now I'm umming and arring over whether to go for it or not. I so wanted to like Oblivion but there was just something missing.

I loved Morrowind by the way. Played that through several times. If I remember correctly though it was too easy to get the Umbra sword at the beginning which you could use right up until the end of the game. Unless you got that other one... don't remember the name but it was totally overpowered. Ah... halcyon days.

[Lukc]

Well, from what I've seen of Skyrim at a friend's place, the thing that struck me right off the bat is that it's a console-to-PC port, which means that the mouse is not used very well in the interfaces ... for example, you have to scroll through menu items instead of just clicking them. But I haven't tried any more of it so far.

[bartmoss]

Bought skyrim on 11/11 and put in about 30h of gameplay since then (which is an insane amount for me these days).

Well, from what I've seen of Skyrim at a friend's place, the thing that struck me right off the bat is that it's a console-to-PC port, which means that the mouse is not used very well in the interfaces ... for example, you have to scroll through menu items instead of just clicking them. But I haven't tried any more of it so far.

Yes, this is an issue. But frankly, you get used to it fairly quickly. I still hope they fix it (there are some things I don't think are intended).

Just remember that WASD is your friend, and TAB exits and you should be good. Everything else is usually displayed in the lower left corner.

As for the game in general, I find it highly addictive. First good "exploration" game I have seen since Fallout 3 (yes, I know). There are some issues I have wit it - generally, there are not enough options in dialogs. I mean, I don't need Bioware-Style storylines, but if I someone sends thugs my way, and I find the contract on their bodies, signed by NPC X, at least let me talk to NPC X and either threaten him or pay some money or whatever.

Dragons are the best I have EVER seen in a game, they behave (mostly) like you'd imagine a dragon to behave and they are scary as ****.

I didn't get overly far in the storyline so can't really comment on later parts of the game.

Oh, yeah. Graphics are AWESOME even on my way-underpowered rig, so this should be a GREAT foundation for modders. I have an idea or two that'd I'd love to work on but I really don't think I will find the time.

[MapGoon]

I'm loving every minute of it.

[guyanonymous]

Wait a few months and it'll likely be 25-50% cheaper, bugs will be fixed, and DLC may be included.

[Lukc]

Ok, I've fiddled with it a bit more. Basically, the interface is for consoles and terribly annoying ... BUT ... the scenery and the combats and the atmosphere ... wow. I mean, even basic zombies feel scary, and the whole combat thing is pretty well done.

[Gan]

More than a game with bugs, Oblivion seems a game built around a bug. (Quote from a friend of mine.)

Anyway, I played all the TES except the first, and I'm not gonna buy this new one. Too much marketing, overvalution etc.

[JoeyD473]

I haven't played it yet because I also got into the SW ToR stress test this weekend, but from what little i saw it is a PC to console port, not teh other way. My copy also came with an awesome map.

[eViLe_eAgLe]

Its really good so far except for a few minor ones.. Like hitting someone in the head with a axe and blood spurting from their crotch, much better then Oblivion but the PC could be better, so I play it on Xbox. But its still worth it to just gauck at and the combat if you can handle the interface.

[Lukc]

Ok, in the words of my friend:

"The first day, I was, like, this is totally FTW.
The second day I was down to FT
By the third day I was feeling F...
By the fourth I had gotten to Fu..."

I tried it a bit more, and I've got some gripes, mostly about the interface, since it's a pretty straight xbox-to-PC port. The interface, I've mentioned. Horrible. Horrible horrible. Even with the first patch, the world map keeps on moving my cursor around to "help me", since I obviously have an inaccurate mouse.

On the other hand, without any kind of aim assistance, shooting with a bow is ridiculously hard when something is moving. No comparison with the difficulty of swinging a sword at all. The weapons seem to follow the same system from Morrowind (I skipped Oblivion), where you basically have a mace, a sword and an axe, and two-handed versions of those. Which gets a bit old.

The animations get boring, particularly the walking and jumping of the character just DOES NOT compare with what you see in, say Assassin's Creed II (the fluid motion of that guy is just ridiculous). If I see another frog jump, I'm going to be ... hmm ... miffed.

No minimap and nothing to help you find quest-givers. Not even a little glowy sign over their heads. This is annoying. The world-map and the local maps are NOT GOOD - which is something that needs emphasis on this forum, of all places. Particularly in towns, I never know where I am, who I'm supposed to find or where. It's fun for a bit, but after a while I'd like at least an option to just point me in the right direction. Also, the quest-givers move around ... so ... you complete the quest, go look for the jarl (local lord) and ... his wife is sitting on the throne and he's not there. There's no option to ASK anyone, "Where be yon jarl, good thrall?". No. The NPCs don't give a sh** where the jarl is. In the end, I find him in my room in the inn. That was a really weird one, no two ways about it.

But I've only played it on two days, so ... it might get worse. :S