Oh, come on, Bethesda!, Closed cities AGAIN? Options

[Thomas Kaira]

May I ask exactly why? Oblivion could take open cities in perfect stride. The only reason the cities got closed at all was because BethSoft panicked about the console support.

Granted, they did have an excuse then, as they only received the Xbox 360 to do actual testing over the last three months of dev. time, but here... not so much. The current excuse is that the consoles can't handle what they are doing. Trouble is, the industry always manages to surprise us with exactly what those consoles CAN handle.

So long as the NPC count in the cities goes up by at least twice what we got in Oblivion, I will be understanding and shall complain no more. If not... well... then I will KNOW you are just being lazy. I want to see progress in making these games the best they can be, I don't want Skyrim to simply be Oblivion HD.

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In other news:

- Alchemy is becoming a stealth skill. (Approve! Approve!)

- There will be no minigames involved with the crafting skills (Thank you!)

- Giants, Draugr, and other creatures will receive a bit of culture from the AI engine (Looking forward to this.)

This post has been edited by Thomas Kaira: May 3 2011, 07:07 PM

[saqin]

I actually like what I've seen so far of Skyrim, but then that's me. I haven't played Morrowind that much, and have yet to get Daggerfall to work. Oblivion was the first elder scrolls game I played and also the first game I played in which you were free to do practically what you wanted, and I was blown away by that. Simply the fact that I could ride horses was a big wow for me. But then I never tried to look closer.

haute ecole rider: You asked for enlightment, and I'll see what I can do. I live in Sweden, Stockholm, and until two years ago I didn't see much snow in the winter. There is only these last two winters that have brought loads of snow. Now I can't speak for the northern part of the country, but in the rest of Sweden there isn't any glaciers and now in the summer there ain't any snow. In the southern parts it only used to rain in the winter. Sure it's not much sun in the winter, but I've never found that to be a problem. I run a lot in the forests and there is some great variety(terrain and wildlife). I've seen elk cows running out in front of me on the path two times and that in itself I find wonderful. When you stop to look at your surroundings, you're blown away by how beautiful it is(I am at least). Sweden's got many more lakes than mountains. Fields are common. I love the mountains and the forests, but there is so much more that can't be described with mere words.

As for the people, I've heard some say that we aren't very welcoming, if you say hi to someone on the street you often don't get an answer, which is true. But I've also heard people say that if you get to know swedes and are invited into their home, or only get to know us, swedes can be very loyal, which I'd like to believe is true. Of course there are different people as in all countries, but I think that actually the nords at Thirsk could be a good example of the real people of the north. As I've seen them anyways. They might be hostile at first since they've got bad impresions from imperials, but when you gain their trust you find a really warm community. And I think the buildings look a lot like the longhouses the wikings used to build. I wished at first that the game took place in Elsweyr, birthplace of the khajiits', but now I'm overjoyed that they chose Skyrim. Because well, I love the terrain and Elsweyr to me seems like a much less hospitable place because I don't like heat. It is in the end a question of preference.

Back to the real subject then. I'm not bothered by closed cities or the removal of attributes. If they didn't have closed cities the game would probably be much more demanding on the computer, and I can't afford to buy a new computer. As for the removal of attributes, well you are going to be weaker and less acustomed to talking to people when you've been in prison. It's only appropriate that your skills reflect that. As for the prison thing, I've actually began thinking of a new fanfic that will take place in Skyrim in which the main character has been framed for murder only because the nord nobility(or something) are pissed on that persons foster mother. Otherwise I'm a hundred percent certain that someone creates a mod to change that. As for classes I think it's better without them because then you don't have to choose who you are right at the start, you can make it up as you go along and discover the world.

I've got high hopes for this game, I'll admit that, and I think a lot of them are coming true. Simply the fact that I'll not be stuck in one place talking when people are attacking(As in Weynon priory) is a huge plus for me. I also like that I'll be able to put pretty much what I want in each hand. And then the graphics seem awesome, though I'm not completely sure of that until I get to see elves, khajiits and argonians in action. Anyways, as it looks right now I'll be buying the game when it comes out if our computer can handle it.

But then again, all of this is just my opinion, and I do like it when games are visually attractive.