[ALL] Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[MvP]

I don't even want to see screenshots I just want to playyyyyyyyyyy

 

[killgod]

beauty. was going to run thru Oblivion again, but Two Worlds 2 has distracted me.

love this series. Morrowind FTW.

 

[Maynard]

ign posted those pics and more today
http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/142/14267318/imgs_1.html

this one looks sweet

 

 

[killgod]

yeah i've read they really increased their design team, so there should be plenty of variety in settings compared to Oblivion, which was done by fewer people (only 1 dungeon designer compared to 8 for Skyrim!)

I really need to beat Oblivion, I've probably started 30 playthoughs, get caught up going vampire or doing some random side shit then bail at some point.

 

[Trmszczykowski]

ES has always been one of my guilty pleasures, when this releases I will be playing this all day. Offline of course to save face.

 

[Handleit_44]

French OPM Info:

• 'Magnetism' is used to prevent friendly fire in combat, by slightly 'pulling' your attacks towards enemies.
• Some, apparently unique, enchanted weapons will have "concealed" effects. You won't know what those are until you try the weapon.
• You cannot block if you have a sword in one hand, and a spell in another. Only players wielding two-handed blades or sword and shield can use block.
• The Spell Shield effect returns.
• Taverns will play a large role in the game. You will be able to overhear people's conversations, start quests, acquire information, and much more.
• They mention breaking and entering to find out more about people, but I'm not sure as to what extent - "Because of the open world set up you can even progress by snooping around - following people, looking out for strange behaviour and even some light breaking and entering".
• Quest givers can give you more or less information about their quest depending on their disposition towards you.
• Several new spell effects, including "Ice Trap" (only triggered when an enemy walks over it), "Circle of Protection" (push the enemies in your vicinity away), "Fury" (make enemies fight each other), and so on.
• One of the finishing moves involves "plunging your sword into your enemy's chest", coupled with gurgling death noises.
• The 'free-form' activities you can perform include cooking, woodcutting, mining and metalwork.
• A Dragon Shout that slows down time (a la Bullet Time) is mentioned.
• Some Dragon Shouts are found in dungeons.
• There's a city called Riverwood. It is described as 'A smattering of timber buildings, including a sawmill'.
• Radiant Story is in part inspired by the random encounters in Fallout 3.
• The game apparently looks amazing in motion, with great environment effects such as the wind making the water swirl and making waves.
• It is possible to raise all skills to 100 but not possible to get all perks.
• Dragon encounters aren't scripted. If one comes across a town in its travels, it might decide to set it ablaze without warning.
• Every big settlement is unique. The city of Markarth Side, for example, is set into "dramatic stone cliffs, with buildings teetering on the end of sheer drops."
• Haarfingar is said to be home to the largest trading port in Skyrim.
• The glorious return of the Dwemer ruins is once again confirmed.
• One of the cities in Skyrim will apparently be heavily inspired by the Dunmer (Dark Elves)
• They're trying to go back to the "eccentricity" of Vvardenfell. Every Nord faction will have their own customs, colors, and so on.
• The economy of the game is better developed than in Oblivion. If you destroy a city's means of income (for instance, their crops) they'll need to buy crops from another nearby city, and prices in the city will go up.
• Archers can 'hold their breath' while aiming. This consumes stamina, but gives the archer a better chance of hitting the enemy.
• A wounded dragon has a chance of crashing into the ground.
• Quest givers now give more detailed instructions, in a style that's apparently akin to Morrowind. They might even escort you to the road, to show you where to go.
• The game has 120 unique dungeons, worked on by 8 designers.

 

[A Tasty Burgerr]

Gameplay trailer

Elder Scrolls V - Gameplay Trailer Video - PS3 - IGN

 

[killgod]

:fap::fap::fap::fap::fap::fap::fap::fap::fap:

 

[Maynard]

fap is right. that trailer looked awesome. game is too far away to think about though

 

[MvP]

 

[Maynard]

pics from the trailer

 

 

[Buzzman]

Since my ps3 is broke, I'm going to start Oblivion today. I snagged the Game of the Year edition for $16.

 

[Handleit_44]

Link: RPS: 20 Reasons To Be Excited About Skyrim

Well, there’s an awful lot more than 20 reasons to be helplessly nerding out about the next Elder Scrolls game, but a nice round number is a good place to start, right? Let me be clear: I love Morrowind, quite like Oblivion and really didn’t get on with Fallout 3. I am what you might call a doubter. Nonetheless, I am impossibly excited about Skyrim, having recently been shown an hour of it (and listened to a bonus hour of lead dev Todd Howard answering questions about it). Here are just a few reasons why…

Link: Eurogamer
Link: IGN
Link: Joystiq


Link: Pete Hines:

Clarifications on#Skyrim. There is no hard level cap. Effect of Attributes have been folded into skill perks and Magicka, Health, Stamina.

Link: New Screens

 

[FedEx227]

:fap::fap::fap::fap::fap::fap::fap::fap::fap:

 

[killgod]

please tell me they've done away with scaling enemy levels?

 

[j.hen]

JIZZZZZ


Will probably be playing through Oblivion up until Skyrim drops. These graphics look fucking incredible.

 

[j.hen]

please tell me they've done away with scaling enemy levels?

I've read they still are but more similar to how the scaling is in Fallout 3 and less so how it was for Oblivion.

 

[BrntO4Life]

Will probably be playing through Oblivion up until Skyrim drops. These graphics look fucking incredible.

You better start now, unless you have no other games you're playing (which I know isn't true).

 

[j.hen]

You better start now, unless you have no other games you're playing (which I know isn't true).

Oh I'm in the process of playing through it now. I think I'm level 14 right now on my Bosmer, working on the Knights of the Nine quest.

I can't decide which race to go with for the Skyrim playthrough, do I wanna roll another Bosmer or do I go Imperial/Redguard?

Found a pretty sick quote about Skyrim:

Today Bethesda Game Studios game director Todd Howard is leading us on a magical mystery tour of the early sections of Skyrim, the fifth Elder Scrolls game. He is commenting on how his team ripped up a lot of the previous engine to accommodate the huge variations in scale.

Howard angles the first-person camera down at a flower and explains that stuff like this needs to look good. It does. Butterflies dance around the flower's detailed leaves as they sway gently in the spring breeze.

But stuff further away needs to look good too, Howard says. So he angles the camera upwards, past moss-covered boulders and away from the thick brush covering the ground, and settles on a mountain. Later we'll be told it's called The Throat of the World. One day you will go there, climb the 7000 steps to the top and meet the Grey Beards, who will teach you some more of the language of dragons.

However cynical I may have become, I can't look at this game without wanting to do just that. Skyrim makes adventuring feel exciting again.

I can't believe half the stuff I'm reading about this game, especially me being the Oblivion fan that I am. This could very well be a PERFECT GAME.

 

[Bigpapa42]

I've been passing the time by playing Morrowind, with the upgraded graphics. I can see why some folks like it more than Oblivion - there is definitely more of an open feel where exploring isn't option... its required.