What's so amazing about Skyrim?

i don't care too much about this game

I doubt I'l come back to this over hyped game. chilly-chill

I say that every time i play it, but i keep fuking getting it back out when i get bored. I think i want to try and force myself to complete as much as i can.

[QUOTE="chilly-chill"]I doubt I'l come back to this over hyped game. Ilovegames1992

I say that every time i play it, but i keep fuking getting it back out when i get bored. I think i want to try and force myself to complete as much as i can.

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[QUOTE="chilly-chill"]I doubt I'l come back to this over hyped game. monkeyluv101

I say that every time i play it, but i keep fuking getting it back out when i get bored. I think i want to try and force myself to complete as much as i can.

I would agree but there are some games you do just have to push through to enjoy them again.

I found Skyrim to be a truly fantastic experience. From the start of the game I was immersed and overwhelmed at the same time. It took me about 15 - 17 hours to get used to everything that was happening in the world. Why? Because the game didn't make my character for me, I did. I was the one deciding whether or not I was going to fight a guy because he was giviing me attitude or help this child kill his nanny because she beats him or Dragon shout a freaking butterfly only to have the local guard come yell at me to knock it off.

The game gave me options and let me decide what I did with those options. The world would still operate around me no matter what I decided to do. Hell, I could have decided that I was never going to save the land from dragons and just do everything else.

Now eventually, after 150 hours into it, I started noticing the scale of the game. It wasn't as big as I originally thought but I came to the realization of two things:

1. I had learned the system of the game and became quite a powerful character so I was not fearful of anything. My familiarity with my character's abilities, the combat system and the environment was so great that the tension I was feeling before had been removed. But this was after 150 hours of play.
2. This game can only be as big as the platform it is being played on. I played the 360 version and while the size and scope of Skyrim was felt for 150 hours of my experience it finally hit me that this game had reached its limits on my console. But again, this was after 150 hours of play.

The above observations are are actually positives in my eyes. Its very rare for me to play a game for that length of time. I have a wife, two kids, a new puppy and a career. I have a hard enough time juggling that alone but apparently I was able to make time for Skyrim. I could have been doing responsible things like mowing the lawn, working a second job or organizing my garage. But no, I played Skyrim, brother.

What's so great about Skyrim, you ask? Give yourself 15 - 17 hours of time with it and enjoy what you experience. If your intention is on enjoying a player-controlled character, open world experience then Skyrim will deliver. Some people are so focused on the bugs and quirky things that happen during the game that they allow it to ruin their experience, but the last time I checked I played games for fun and a game of this magnitude on the 360/PS3 platforms I expect to have those instances pop up form time to time. Save often.

I think if you need to put 15-17 hours into a game to start enjoying it, that's the sign of not a great gaame.

I think if you need to put 15-17 hours into a game to start enjoying it, that's the sign of not a great gaame.

Ilovegames1992

I finally got to play a little Skyrim this morning.

The game is just magical.

Not because of the scripted stuff, but just its general depth and how everywhere you look is beautiful.

By the time I got to the first village, I couldn't play anymore because I was overwhelmed, the sky was night and beautiful with the stars shining, water rushing by, I just sat there and had coffee and enjoyed the scenery.

This to me is kind of game like "Flight Simulator" it's not really for action junkies, it's a game you enjoy visually and just relax.

Also props to bethesda on the char creation, skill system and magic system. They are very well done.

Really everything including the interface, audio, etc, is just really first class.

I've been gaming for close to 3 decades, played alot of really good games.

Between : Deus Ex (original), Fallout 3, GTA IV, and Skyrim these are the only games I would say deserve a 10/10, over the course of 30 years.

Oblivion to me was about a 7 or 8.

Skyrim deserves its fame.

PS - I rented the PS3 version, it looks and plays gorgeously, do not hesitate to get it. I ordered a copy from Amazon.

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I think if you need to put 15-17 hours into a game to start enjoying it, that's the sign of not a great gaame.

juradai

Well thats the difference between an ok to good game and a great game in my opinion. The experience should be instantly amazing, right from the get go. And even disregarding this fact, Skyrim is just too boring, repetitive and glitchy for my liking.

[QUOTE="juradai"][QUOTE="Ilovegames1992"]

I think if you need to put 15-17 hours into a game to start enjoying it, that's the sign of not a great gaame.

Ilovegames1992

Well thats the difference between an ok to good game and a great game in my opinion. The experience should be instantly amazing, right from the get go. And even disregarding this fact, Skyrim is just too boring, repetitive and glitchy for my liking.

Well thats the difference between an ok to good game and a great game in my opinion. The experience should be instantly amazing, right from the get go.Ilovegames1992

And even disregarding this fact, Skyrim is just too boring, repetitive and glitchy for my liking.Ilovegames1992

I can't disagree with that, though. If Skyrim is too boring for you, then it's just not your type of game. I hate fighting games, so if I started playing one and realized that I would have to keep doing this for another 100 hours in order to get the most out of it, I would feel the same way as you do about Skyrim.

[QUOTE="Ilovegames1992"]Well thats the difference between an ok to good game and a great game in my opinion. The experience should be instantly amazing, right from the get go.JordanElek

And even disregarding this fact, Skyrim is just too boring, repetitive and glitchy for my liking.Ilovegames1992

I can't disagree with that, though. If Skyrim is too boring for you, then it's just not your type of game. I hate fighting games, so if I started playing one and realized that I would have to keep doing this for another 100 hours in order to get the most out of it, I would feel the same way as you do about Skyrim.

Nah i love RPG's. I loved Oblivion, one of the games of the decade. Skyrim is just nowhere near as interesting or fun. Mainly because the insanely repetitive missions. I.e go to samey cave, find object, kill people, leave. Rinse and repeat. And the storyline just did not grip me or seem important at all. I didn't care at all for either side.