Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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If you want to live out a lesbian marriage....you can do it in Skyrim :D

I am a lesbian trapped in a makes body so it looks like some good ol fashioned girl on girl action for me.

Not going to marry her though. :nod:

From Joystiq:

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When The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim arrives in stores this November (likely by way of carrier dragon), it'll assuredly feature many, many hours of content. Nevertheless, gamers will want more, and Bethesda has promised post-launch content to be of the "substantial" variety. The first two pieces of that content will arrive exclusively on Xbox Live Marketplace at least "30 days before it's available anywhere else."

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I was going to get it on 360 anyway but this definitely solidifies it.

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I was going to get it on 360 anyway but this definitely solidifies it.

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Meh. It eventually makes it's way to PS3 I don't need it day 1 that it is available on 360. Though in the end I may end up getting it for both systems.

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The evolution of the Dark Elf...

Vampirism will be back in Skyrim...

20 minutes of in-game footage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xwbo...layer_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7WohnlLEQo&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt7IeycKJKQ&feature=player_embedded

Parts of those videos have been shown before (mainly part 3)...but damn this game looks great.

I rarely do this but I am not watching any gameply footage of this game. Other than having seen the first trailer I want to go into this one fresh.

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Originally Posted by bdoughty

I rarely do this but I am not watching any gameply footage of this game. Other than having seen the first trailer I want to go into this one fresh.

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I agree. No trailer is going to help me decide whether or not I like a game. Gotta play it to know for sure (I swear, if they fuck up the leveling system and the story again, I'm done with Bethesda).

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Originally Posted by bdoughty

I rarely do this but I am not watching any gameply footage of this game. Other than having seen the first trailer I want to go into this one fresh.

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I normally don't, but I definitely wanted to see this. Doesn't give too much away, shows a good amount of a particular cave (1 of 150 in the game). I am VERY VERY VERY excited for this game.

In regards to the leveling system do you not like that the monsters level up with you? If so you might avoid Dead Island because the zombies level up along side you. Does not really bother me that much as it adds to the challenge.

I really wish I could get on this hype train. I've tried so many times to get into Oblivion but it's TOO FUCKING BIG!!! (That's what she said). It's saddening to me to know that I could never get into Oblivion like I thought I would. I was just too overwhelmed by the scope of the game and I need/like my games more linear.


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I really wish I could get on this hype train. I've tried so many times to get into Oblivion but it's TOO FUCKING BIG!!! (That's what she said). It's saddening to me to know that I could never get into Oblivion like I thought I would. I was just too overwhelmed by the scope of the game and I need/like my games more linear.


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That's why I love it. Did you ever fast travel?

Oh and by the way Skyrim will be bigger :D

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Originally Posted by JBHuskers

That's why I love it. Did you ever fast travel?

Oh and by the way Skyrim will be bigger :D

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Yeah, I tried that but it felt like it defeated the purpose. Also, I kept running or jumping or something so I could level up my athleticism or something like that. I spent hours just picking locks just to level that up.


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Originally Posted by bdoughty

In regards to the leveling system do you not like that the monsters level up with you? If so you might avoid Dead Island because the zombies level up along side you. Does not really bother me that much as it adds to the challenge.

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My main issue with the leveling system is that, by making all monsters level up with you (with no real divergence in that system or even a cap in that system) you have giant rats that are just as powerful as a Troll or a Skeleton and that just doesn't sit well with me. Fallout did something similar but it was completely nullified by your ability to basically headshot 95% of the enemies you ran into during the game. But, the thing that Fallout added that made it better than Oblivion was a cap in both minimum and maximum levels for the enemies in the game. So you didn't run into a level 19 bandit near the beginning of the game. He was like level 5 or even level 10. You didn't have shit where you had an epic fight against a god damn Mudcrab because he was level 25 just because you're level 25. That's just silly.

As long as they follow what they started with Fallout's leveling system, it will be ok. I still despise, with a passion, their level up system of the more you use something, the better you are with it. It's really dumb because it completely lacks any real curve in the leveling of it. It's pretty much a straight line from level 1 to level 99 in that skill and results in not being able to play the game in a variety of ways because you are screwed in the long run because your levels in various skills are far too low.

I will definitely try to play the game on the PC without any mods, but, as soon as it gets ruined for me because of their dumb ideals on how a leveling system should work (and, believe me, I'm VERY confident that it will be terrible, just like Oblivion's was) I will immediately start using one of the three leveling mods that I'm sure will be made available by the same people that made their leveling mods for Morrowind and Oblivion.

So, I got bored and watched the videos. First thing I notice, the enemy is still incredibly dumb and just stands around as you kill them from the shadows without reacting at all. God I hope that's not the case in the retail version of the game.

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My main issue with the leveling system is that, by making all monsters level up with you (with no real divergence in that system or even a cap in that system) you have giant rats that are just as powerful as a Troll or a Skeleton and that just doesn't sit well with me. Fallout did something similar but it was completely nullified by your ability to basically headshot 95% of the enemies you ran into during the game. But, the thing that Fallout added that made it better than Oblivion was a cap in both minimum and maximum levels for the enemies in the game. So you didn't run into a level 19 bandit near the beginning of the game. He was like level 5 or even level 10. You didn't have shit where you had an epic fight against a god damn Mudcrab because he was level 25 just because you're level 25. That's just silly.

As long as they follow what they started with Fallout's leveling system, it will be ok. I still despise, with a passion, their level up system of the more you use something, the better you are with it. It's really dumb because it completely lacks any real curve in the leveling of it. It's pretty much a straight line from level 1 to level 99 in that skill and results in not being able to play the game in a variety of ways because you are screwed in the long run because your levels in various skills are far too low.

I will definitely try to play the game on the PC without any mods, but, as soon as it gets ruined for me because of their dumb ideals on how a leveling system should work (and, believe me, I'm VERY confident that it will be terrible, just like Oblivion's was) I will immediately start using one of the three leveling mods that I'm sure will be made available by the same people that made their leveling mods for Morrowind and Oblivion.

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Did you play on PC? With mods?

Because after just a few level ups, rats and mud crabs were done with one swipe, among other things like wolves. Right now I'm level 16 on this playthrough and I can waste a troll pretty easily too.

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Originally Posted by JBHuskers

Did you play on PC? With mods?

Because after just a few level ups, rats and mud crabs were done with one swipe, among other things like wolves. Right now I'm level 16 on this playthrough and I can waste a troll pretty easily too.

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Yes, I did. But I also played it vanilla on the PC and it was atrocious. Yes, I was over embellishing on the Mud Crabs, but it's definitely not the case with monsters in dungeons. Skeletons, bandits, etc shouldn't be epic battles at every turn.

My biggest issue is, because of them doing what they do with the auto-level ups for enemies, you only run into, at most, two enemies at once.

In my opinion, Oblivion is only playable with mods and, if you haven't played it with mods, you have no idea what you're missing.

Preorder Skyrim from Amazon, and get a $10 credit...

Here are some of the people of are lending their voices to Skyrim:

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets...yrimvoices.jpg

I think I read that only 12 voice actors were used for Oblivion, I think Skyrim's is multiplied by 6 or 7.

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I think I read that only 12 voice actors were used for Oblivion, I think Skyrim's is multiplied by 6 or 7.

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Well, it turns out that the reason why there were only 12 voices for Oblivion was because they ended up being 6 months behind schedule when they went to do the voice recording sessions so they basically did marathon recording sessions with the voice actors that they had on hand instead of all the other voice actors they were supposed to have.

Amazon has now added a $10 credit to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Achievements now released!

(so stoked that the Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood are back....this is going to be an amazing game)

Here's the world of Skyrim!

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vF2MOSC3RK...ntoenglish.jpg

Should be a lot of exploring to do.

Depends on the actual distances from one place to another. After Bethesda totally fucked up RAGE, I'm not anywhere close to as psyched about this game. Game creators are cutting corners like crazy to save on money with how bad the economy is.

Games Radar: 63 Amazing Things We Saw and Did in Skyrim

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■We witnessed a murder in a town square, where a lady called Margret was viciously stabbed to death before our very eyes.
■We killed the assailant, and then went into a shop where people were talking about the noise outside. It was a scripted event (and that start of a side-quest), but happened in a brilliantly organic way.
■We killed an Elk with massive antlers (obviously head of the small group he was with). When he was dead we were able to keep the antlers, which we would no doubt have displayed in our house as soon as we'd bought one in one of the cities.
■We were able to look at characters' facial expressions without cringing at the old engine. They’re much improved, and suspicious looks from a town leader's bodyguards work brilliantly with the dialogue to set a mood that we should mind our Ps and Qs.
■We dual-wielded magic. It's possible to have two of the same spell or even different spells mapped to the triggers.
■We went swimming in a river and almost fell down a big waterfall, and let out an audible gasp when we climbed to safety.
■We caught Riverbetty fish and Salmon while swimming with our bare hands.
■We waited in the middle of a field just to see the day/night transition unfold before your very eyes. It was much like Shenmue II.
■We went to the nearest city and took a carriage to a city that was further away. It could take us to any of the game’s cities – even the ones we hadn’t been to.
■We heard people shout for help in the wilderness in a fashion not dissimilar to Red Dead Redemption, except instead of needing to be defended from outlaws, they’re running from dire wolves or Orcs. Or dragons.
■We stared in awe at the mist around mountains. It looks phenomenal.
■We went into someone’s house and were asked politely to leave. Then firmly. Then they started calling for the guards. So long, old RPG tropes!
■We were happy to see that the “over-encumbered” message was gone, replaced with “You are carrying too much to be able to run,” which, crucially, still allows you to move, only very slowly. Very… very slowly.
■We explored the tops of mountains, and noticed that the snowfall increased as we got higher. It’s all rendered in 3D.
■We slowly climbed down a steep mountain, jumping from rock to rock to avoid taking damage.
■We tried to climb slowly down a steep mountain, but then fell to our death.
■We stole a horse and had people yell at us as we rode away.
■We saw a woolly mammoth lay dead, but just as we were about to get off our horse and have a look, we saw a bear that had been feeding off it. He'd seen us too. Run!
■We spent 20 minutes riding from one spot on the map to another. Skyrim is freakin' humongous, and much of it in wide-open areas populated by mammoths and giants.
■We learned the difference between riding on the road with a horse (they can gallop at full-speed) and riding in the hills on a horse (they can only trot, never building speed).
■We fell off a cliff with our horse several times. Most of the times it killed us, but once we saw our character slowly climb to his feet and continue after a particularly unfortunate fall.
■We were amazed as we rode through shallow water with a horse. Water ripples are brilliantly rendered in real time, and look straight out of a Pixar movie.
■We had the horse shot out from under us. Enemies will always attack your steed first before they start attacking you. Once your horse is down... you ain't goin' nowhere, son.
■We mistakenly hit the wrong button to jump, because it’s now mapped to A, which is where it always should have been.
■We collected glow worms called “torchbugs,” which fly around. But sadly, collecting them kills them (and butterflies too) and adds their thoraxes and wings respectively as ingredients for alchemy in your inventory. Shame. But they look lovely while they're alive.
■We cried about killing torchbugs.
■We spent several minutes looting a large laboratory of ingredients.
■We crafted the crap out of potions. Once we found an Alchemy bench we filled out inventory with alchemical potions.
■We found Nirnroot. Hey! Nirnroot is back!
■We learned which ingredients do what. Snowberries and Silverside Perch resist frost; Dragon's Tongue and Strawberries both resist fire; Deathbell and Bleeding Crown both contain weakness to poison. When we mixed Snowberries, Silverside Perch, and Dragon's Tongue we created a Potion of Resist Frost.
■We also tried to improve our weapons using Grindstones, but we didn’t have any of the ingredients.
■We swung our axe at the Grindstone in frustration – it bounced off.
■We tried to talk to a Ghostly Headless Horsemen, but he wouldn’t have a conversation with us despite having a “talk' prompt.” Presumably, because he doesn’t have a mouth. That, or he’s a rude bastard.
■We mistakenly alerted guards as we tried to sneak up on them by bumping into bones dangling from ropes on the ceiling. They made a clattery noise and we jumped.
■We passed a stone column with a sword, shield, and flowers laid at its base. We left them well alone.
■We enjoyed talking to NPCs without time freezing around us. Talking to people is a much more organic process, happening in real-time.
■We reloaded a previous save because an NPC wouldn’t progress the quest. He just stood in the room looking like he wanted to attack a wall like it had wronged him. Or there was an enemy stuck in it.
■We hit a guard in the head with a mace and got thrown in jail.
■We tried to pick the lock in our jail cell but failed, breaking the one lockpick we snuck in.
■We broke out of our cell by smashing through a crumbing wall, and then took back our stuff and fought our way out .
■We saw some giants standing around and went to talk to them. They didn’t want to talk to us. Way to perpetuate the stereotypes, guys.
■We drank a potion and entered into an NPC’s memories.
■We talked to a salty sea captain who lost his sea salt in a sea cave.
■We overheard a conversation about women in a town having horrid nightmares, and were given a side-quest to help end them.
■We randomly attacked a ship’s captain, hoping the crew would join in our coup.
■We weren’t all that surprise when the crew didn’t join in our coup.
■We jumped off the boat into the water, and swam away from out failed coup.
■We walked in snow so thick we could barely see where we were going.
■We read the letters in our inventory, which are 3D and unfold as you select them, revealing their written contents realistically written on the paper, not just as screen text.
■We had some epic battles thanks to the new combat. Holding down the attack button does a charge attack in both senses of the word. Not only will the blow be more forceful, our Argonian also ran forward several steps before delivering the attack.
■We missed several powerful swings of our weapon. The lunge is easy to miss, though if it was too easy, the move would likely be overpowered. If you do hit, however, it knocks the hell out of them.
■We saw a fox while we were running through the forest. Quickly, we turned to it and used our magical ability to light it on fire. We actually laughed out loud and said “Heh, Firefox.”
■We leveled up and spent our skill to improve our magical abilities. It turned our small flame attack into a full-blown flamethrower.
■We swung a mace at a wolf and hit it so hard it rolled down the side of a hill for nearly a minute. It was a big hill.
■We were randomly attacked by a woman while passing a village, but the only reason we noticed it was because we heard a “twang” and saw an arrow fall to the ground after striking a rock.
■We overheard people talking about a recent attack, though they didn’t go into details.
■We found a cave in the middle of nowhere filled with traps.
■We tried to explore the cave, but were killed by the traps.
■We tried to explore the cave again, but were killed by zombies after being weakened by the traps.
■We decided that the cave sucked and was for losers and didn’t go back.
■We went to the cave again and cleared it, earning awesome new items and gaining a ton of experience.
■We walked into a city we saw an executioner preparing to bring an axe down on a man’s neck. For no reason at all, we took out a bow and shot the executioner in the head – causing every guard in the town to attack us.
■We ran from the guards, turning on Assassin’s Creed mode. We led them on a chase across bridges, up narrow paths, and down rooftops before dodging them down an alley and escaping

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■We saw a fox while we were running through the forest. Quickly, we turned to it and used our magical ability to light it on fire. We actually laughed out loud and said “Heh, Firefox.”

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:D :D :D

Reading all that makes me want this game, looks like you can have a TON of fun just exploring.

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Originally Posted by DariusLock

Reading all that makes me want this game, looks like you can have a TON of fun just exploring.

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Yep...there is at least 150 caves to explore in this game.

That's all well and good, but what is the main storyline like? So far, it sounds like Oblivion Part 2, without the monster leveling system. What really brings more to the table, besides dragons? The shouts you get sound REALLY lame and are basically stolen directly from Diablo 2 Barbarian stuff.

Without a main story that doesn't make me want to just go kill random shit instead of doing, why would I buy this when I could just play Oblivion with mods?

This live action trailer for Skyrim is f'n awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1AenlOEXao&oref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube. com%2Fresults%3Fsear ch_query%3Dlive%2Baction%2Bskyrim%2Btrailer%26aq%3 Df

Looks awesome. Hopefully the story is actually interesting. There has been absolutely nothing about the main storyline at all. Has me worried that it's gonna be lame as hell, just like the Oblivion one was.

First 23 minutes of the game. Xbox 360 version.

http://kotaku.com/5854660/watch-the-...here/gallery/1

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First 23 minutes of the game. Xbox 360 version.

http://kotaku.com/5854660/watch-the-...here/gallery/1

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Not going to watch this...I will see it for myself on 11/11/11 :nod:

I have no intentions of watching it either but it has caused quite the stir on gaming sites. Combat and animations are getting railed on. I will wait and see for myself.

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I have no intentions of watching it either but it has caused quite the stir on gaming sites. Combat and animations are getting railed on. I will wait and see for myself.

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Eh they got railed on Oblivion and I still enjoy it as one of my favorite games of all time.

Wow is all I'm gonna say about that video...that was quick.

It appears that the Skyrim video is no longer working...