The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Official announcement Options

[Thomas Kaira]

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vga-10-e...708369?type=flv

Projected release: 11/11/11

It's coooommmming!

And with dragons at last!

This post has been edited by Thomas Kaira: Dec 13 2010, 01:40 AM

[Olen]

Morrowind was a proper RPG, choices mattered and you couldn't get 100% completion because there were mutually exclusive quests (even quest lines). It's leveling/class system was complex enough without being annoying and it had loads of background, mainly becuase it was text to read rather then spoken. I prefered it's slightly more hardcore travel arrangements too.

Oblivion lost a lot of this to simplification and really didn't know what it was meant to be, it was too watered down to be a pure RPG but lacked other aspects backing it up. It rarely mattered what you did becasue everything would continue the same anyway.

Fallout was more watered down but was a FPS hybrid really which made it ok, not much there for RPing (in my opinion) but entertaining nonetheless. The leveling system was totally different anyway with XP rather than skill increases.

Skyrim, well... I don't know enough, losing classes isn't good but I normally went for custom ones anyway. Losing skills is worse, as is not having major ones so essentially what you do at the start won't matter in the least if they all advance at the same rate and your level depends on them all. Introducing perks could work, or it could just turn it into a fallout clone.

[mALX]

Morrowind was a proper RPG, choices mattered and you couldn't get 100% completion because there were mutually exclusive quests (even quest lines). It's leveling/class system was complex enough without being annoying and it had loads of background, mainly becuase it was text to read rather then spoken. I prefered it's slightly more hardcore travel arrangements too.

Oblivion lost a lot of this to simplification and really didn't know what it was meant to be, it was too watered down to be a pure RPG but lacked other aspects backing it up. It rarely mattered what you did becasue everything would continue the same anyway.

Fallout was more watered down but was a FPS hybrid really which made it ok, not much there for RPing (in my opinion) but entertaining nonetheless. The leveling system was totally different anyway with XP rather than skill increases.

Skyrim, well... I don't know enough, losing classes isn't good but I normally went for custom ones anyway. Losing skills is worse, as is not having major ones so essentially what you do at the start won't matter in the least if they all advance at the same rate and your level depends on them all. Introducing perks could work, or it could just turn it into a fallout clone.

I have to agree with you on this - I had trouble RP'ing Fallout 3 too. The New Vegas has the hard-core mode to really immerse, I'm going to try it out my next game.

[Thomas Kaira]

I have to agree with you on this - I had trouble RP'ing Fallout 3 too. The New Vegas has the hard-core mode to really immerse, I'm going to try it out my next game.

I turned it on right from the start.

Being one reasonably experienced with the mod FWE (Fallout 3 Wanderer's Edition), AND incorporating primary needs into Oblivion, I don't think I could stand how easy normal mode would be, nor would I be able to process not having to eat or drink.

I'm a total sucker when it comes to immersion, I know. I hope Skyrim will add a few things to the fold that Oblivion lacked (proper fishing, maybe? Ice Fishing?).

[mALX]

I have to agree with you on this - I had trouble RP'ing Fallout 3 too. The New Vegas has the hard-core mode to really immerse, I'm going to try it out my next game.

I turned it on right from the start.

Being one reasonably experienced with the mod FWE (Fallout 3 Wanderer's Edition), AND incorporating primary needs into Oblivion, I don't think I could stand how easy normal mode would be, nor would I be able to process not having to eat or drink.

I'm a total sucker when it comes to immersion, I know. I hope Skyrim will add a few things to the fold that Oblivion lacked (proper fishing, maybe? Ice Fishing?).

I have reserved Skyrim for the PC and 360 - hope my PC will handle it. Oblivion had some mods that gave that "hard core" gameplay to it - helped tremendously with the roleplay. Fallout 3 did too, but my PC couldn't handle the game. (Bleah). I am really hoping this new game engine on Skyrim will be playable on my PC - hope!