Skyrim is the most addicting game this year, really?

The sales figures of Skyrim already hit 7million, and the numbers don't include Steam (the fact is Steam controls over 70% of the digital market). Actually, when you play this game for a relatively long time, you even can not tell a difference between real world and virtual world. Why it can dominate our gaming time? My opinions:

1. Vastly splendid gaming world (maybe)

I began to play the game when it was released, now I already touched more than half of the Skyrim territory. I found more than 100 places, and kinds of dungeons are worth discovering (my opinion). The fun I can get from it is climb mountains, destroy fortresses and crossing oceans, etc. Every exquisite vast world scene created by Bethesda undoubtedly amazed me, and made me get lost. The virtual world is not simply displayed by a dumb map, people can find some quests attractive in every village, city or dungeon, and every quest is capable of leading gamers to a unique place. I think that's why it can easily succeed worldwide.

2. Unprecedented game freedom (yes)

I guess many gamers already killed dragons, invaded cities, murdered kings, and some even remarried. Farmer, fisherman, blacksmith, etc, I got a bunch of jobs to make a living in the game. Maybe some people hate this kind of stuff, they feel bored, but everything has two sides. If you don't want to become The One, you have no interest on saving the world, it's fine, you can just buy a house and store lots of books, why not? The game freedom of Skyrim offers you freedom to decide "who you want to be" and "what you want to do", after all, saving the world can be boring too.

3. Impressive graphics (even for lowest settings)

We can see countless landscapes and crafted dungeons in Skyrim. The graphic engine of Skyrim maybe a bit outdated, but it doesn't let me down. It can perform well on some low-setting rigs. In 10 minutes, people can see varioius forests, rivers, plains and high mountains. Although it is "only" 5g-sized, but I don't think another 70g one can outperform it all-round.

4. Diversified game quests(true for me)

Similar to previous Scorlls, there is a conventional plot throughout Skyrim, accompanied with some guild quests and side quests. But one diffenrence is, Skyrim has so many side quests that we have to spend more time on a main city. Actually, I spent 9 hours on side quests for the first village (a bit insane). Generally, you will get bored when you stuck by side quest, but Skyrim didn't fail me, every quest has its own features, abundant details and twisting plot just make me addictive. On top of that, endless mods are awaiting.:)

Yours?

I found it death boring, such terrible and "boring" voice acting. A friend was playing it and I literally fell asleep after 1 hour, the world was nice, dragons too, but when bored people, record boring voices, for bored NPCs that send you on boring quests...it makes a boring and monotonous "journey".

I had more than enough Skyrim just from the "what have you been playing" thread.

This is one of the best games I"ve played and I've played a lot of games. It's really nothing like Oblivion, completely different ball game.

I've played 56 hours since release. I'd say that speaks volumes. :)

I still don't see the appeal of those games, they're just too boring for me. The environments are beautiful, soundtracks are great but the gameplay (imo of course) is just stupid. The fighting mechanics although improved over Oblivion's is still crap, a similar game would be TW2, everything is great except the most important thing which is the actual gameplay.abuabed

I still don't see the appeal of those games, they're just too boring for me. The environments are beautiful, soundtracks are great but the gameplay (imo of course) is just stupid. The fighting mechanics although improved over Oblivion's is still crap, a similar game would be TW2, everything is great except the most important thing which is the actual gameplay.abuabed

[QUOTE="abuabed"]I still don't see the appeal of those games, they're just too boring for me. The environments are beautiful, soundtracks are great but the gameplay (imo of course) is just stupid. The fighting mechanics although improved over Oblivion's is still crap, a similar game would be TW2, everything is great except the most important thing which is the actual gameplay.Cranler

[QUOTE="Cranler"][QUOTE="abuabed"]I still don't see the appeal of those games, they're just too boring for me. The environments are beautiful, soundtracks are great but the gameplay (imo of course) is just stupid. The fighting mechanics although improved over Oblivion's is still crap, a similar game would be TW2, everything is great except the most important thing which is the actual gameplay.Ragingbear505

Nah it's easily batman AC for me. I couldn't put that game down.

[QUOTE="Ragingbear505"]

[QUOTE="Cranler"] What games combat should the next Elder Scrolls aspire to?Cranler

Skyrim does only one thing right, the world.

It's second for me behind The Old Republic.

My Steam profile says I played a total of 125 hours.

I'm also pursuing a Masters degree at the moment and it can be crazy juggling school work and Skyrim, especially in November.

Addicting? Hell yes.

My Steam profile says I played a total of 125 hours.

I'm also pursuing a Masters degree at the moment and it can be crazy juggling school work and Skyrim, especially in November.

Addicting? Hell yes.

ralph2190

[QUOTE="Cranler"][QUOTE="Ragingbear505"]

Mount and Blade

DanielDust

Skyrim does only one thing right, the world.

It's very addictive, impressive, immersive, and a HUGE-GIGANTIC improvement over Oblivion. My game of the year 2011. Elann2008

agreed.

Skyrim does only one thing right, the world.

DanielDust

youve only watched your mate play for an hour. try actually playing the game first before you comment on what it does right

[QUOTE="ralph2190"]

My Steam profile says I played a total of 125 hours.

I'm also pursuing a Masters degree at the moment and it can be crazy juggling school work and Skyrim, especially in November.

Addicting? Hell yes.

Elann2008

We should get medals for our skills in time management!

Btw, your sig is amazing. Can't wait for D3.

[QUOTE="Elann2008"]It's very addictive, impressive, immersive, and a HUGE-GIGANTIC improvement over Oblivion. My game of the year 2011. Macutchi

agreed.

Skyrim does only one thing right, the world.

DanielDust

youve only watched your mate play for an hour. try actually playing the game first before you comment on what it does right

At first, in the intro, that I watched on youtube, it seemed like they actually cared about voice acting, but after that preview of a lvl 30 player, I don't want to have anything to do with the game -not that I ever wanted to- (what's worse is that most of what he played was tied exactly to that viking or w/e at the start of the game, they really made it start strong, to impress people, then filled the rest how they could since "nobody checks anyway"), it's already almost too much to see it in almost every post in the "what have you been playing" thread. I'm not about to make a worse purchase than Battlefield 3 this year.

[QUOTE="Macutchi"]

[QUOTE="Elann2008"]

agreed.

[QUOTE="DanielDust"]

Skyrim does only one thing right, the world.

DanielDust

youve only watched your mate play for an hour. try actually playing the game first before you comment on what it does right

At first, in the intro, that I watched on youtube, it seemed like they actually cared about voice acting, but after that preview of a lvl 30 player, I don't want to have anything to do with the game -not that I ever wanted to- (what's worse is that most of what he played was tied exactly to that viking or w/e at the start of the game, they really made it start strong, to impress people, then filled the rest how they could since "nobody checks anyway"), it's already almost too much to see it in almost every post in the "what have you been playing" thread. I'm not about to make a worse purchase than Battlefield 3 this year.

As ived been seen in ur post lately,we both dont like pretty much the same games...BUT let me assure you that Skyrim is one of the best games out this year...and i think is one of the best(not the best) RPG's on the market right now...

You should give it a try and play it with and open mind :D...I agree with you that voice acting is somehow boring....but dude...the game atmosphere sucks you in...Its a blast to discover new location...the exploring is awesome...the story is somehow better than Oblivion...and the visuals are sometimes breath taking...the game is good,really good!

If we will try to dissect it ofc we gonna find that is has a lot of problems...but those problems can be overlooked...Try the game and you wont be disappointed

Can't, game's too boring. It's an RPG, you "need" to do "some" quests and they are ruined by default by dull voices.

DanielDust

they're not. the voice acting is good; and miles better than in oblivion.

When in an RPG you don't have, quests and decent combat, you have nothing

DanielDust

there is an absolute mountain of quests which are a lot more substantial than oblivion's fetch and return type quests and the combat is decent. not great but definitely decent enough. it's not the most accomplished rpg, but it's a great all round package.

i'm not trying to change your opinion of the game, if it's not your cup of tea then fine no problem. i just find it curious you seem to have so much contempt for a game you haven't played. better to base your opinions on facts and experience rather than guess work

This is one of the best games I"ve played and I've played a lot of games. It's really nothing like Oblivion, completely different ball game.

ShimmerMan

Nothing like Oblivion? It uses the same gameplay style on the same game engine, even some of the character animations and sound effects are exactly the same as in Oblivion, like they where just ripped straight out of that game and used again in this one. The game is Oblivion with a bit more polish, a different land to explore, lower FOV and an even crapper UI than Oblivion had.

The main storyling is too short, and the ending was anti climactic. But gr8 game overall, but I feel oblivion had a more climactic ending than Skyrim, albeit Oblivion's ending could have been a lot better if u cud fite.JigglyWiggly_

Uhm skyrim is just like Oblivion Shim. Just you know better, I don't see how it's possible to hate oblivion and adore skyrim, I like both.JigglyWiggly_

Yeah it's extremely addictive. I'm at 60 hours playtime now, and i'v only done one main quest. Just walking around doing side quest, smithing, raiding forts and dungeons, enjoying the scenery and talking to people is just to much fun, and i want to save the main story for later :). And honestly, it's one of the best games i have ever played on the pc. And i'v been playing games now for over 25 years :P It's good times indeed!

It's definitely a great game, and for people that love open world games I can easily see it being the best game of 2011.

For me personally I am also really enjoying the game, but there is too much "open world jank" going on to make it the best game of the year for me. Too many badly scripted sequences that hitch up because of the game mechanics going on the fritz. Too many small bugs that niggle and annoy me.

Oh, and also a larger bug where the Destruction magic trainer is apparently dead in my game now, so I can't train master level Destruction spells.

And the combat feels a bit off. Melee combat is rather floaty and as a full on mage I have to do a lot of kiting people around tables or let my pets/companions do most of the fighting.

It's a great accomplishments and I appriciate that a lot of people are more than happy to look past its issues because it offers so much, but in the end I'd rather have something more linear and tight that presents me with a more polished experience.

As ived been seen in ur post lately,we both dont like pretty much the same games...BUT let me assure you that Skyrim is one of the best games out this year...and i think is one of the best(not the best) RPG's on the market right now...

You should give it a try and play it with and open mind :D...I agree with you that voice acting is somehow boring....but dude...the game atmosphere sucks you in...Its a blast to discover new location...the exploring is awesome...the story is somehow better than Oblivion...and the visuals are sometimes breath taking...the game is good,really good!

If we will try to dissect it ofc we gonna find that is has a lot of problems...but those problems can be overlooked...Try the game and you wont be disappointedrhazzy

I absolutely hate this type of combat system, I even hated Witcher 2 which is a fantastic game till 2.0 when they made combat better, as for voice acting, it's like they let kids record lines, kids that have to read an essay in front of the ****and they have no idea how to read it properly, I saw this for a major character in the game and there was a lot of dialogue from him, from several quests, if it's this bad for such a character I don't believe anyone saying it's fine.

Sure, there are mods, but that's another problem, I don't like them, I love finding, downloading, installing and editing mods, but after that, I have no desire to play the game (any modded game, be it the GTAs, any TES, etc), I always prefer to play the original game. It's just not a game I can play or enjoy, I missed games that I was actually interested in, games that I have no desire anymore to purchase, like Brink, Rage, which failed anyway, at least Brink since it's mostly a multiplayer game and it's dead.

Overhyped and overrated LARPing/Hiking sim.

Overhyped and overrated LARPing/Hiking sim.

bussinrounds

Hiking sim, that's hilarious...i bet you just waited for the right moment to use that one lol.

But on a serious note; i wish i found more gold and got to fight giants when i go out hiking.

interesting. skyrim is good but not great and i'd take witcher2 over it anyday.

[QUOTE="bussinrounds"]

Overhyped and overrated LARPing/Hiking sim.

robertlie

Hiking sim, that's hilarious...i bet you just waited for the right moment to use that one lol.

But on a serious note; i wish i found more gold and got to fight giants when i go out hiking.

[QUOTE="robertlie"]

[QUOTE="bussinrounds"]

Overhyped and overrated LARPing/Hiking sim.

bussinrounds

Hiking sim, that's hilarious...i bet you just waited for the right moment to use that one lol.

But on a serious note; i wish i found more gold and got to fight giants when i go out hiking.

Hehe. Well i didn't really know that the LARP community had a impact on the gaming industry. I mean, how many larpers are there? Now hikers however!

Well, I'm neither a larper or an avid hiker. But i still looove the game, and my favourite RPGs is Planescape Torment and the old Temple of Elemetal Evil pen and dice games. I guess I'm not the picky one, dunno...anyways, I've got some smithing to be done! Laters :)

[QUOTE="rhazzy"]As ived been seen in ur post lately,we both dont like pretty much the same games...BUT let me assure you that Skyrim is one of the best games out this year...and i think is one of the best(not the best) RPG's on the market right now...

You should give it a try and play it with and open mind :D...I agree with you that voice acting is somehow boring....but dude...the game atmosphere sucks you in...Its a blast to discover new location...the exploring is awesome...the story is somehow better than Oblivion...and the visuals are sometimes breath taking...the game is good,really good!

If we will try to dissect it ofc we gonna find that is has a lot of problems...but those problems can be overlooked...Try the game and you wont be disappointedDanielDust

I absolutely hate this type of combat system, I even hated Witcher 2 which is a fantastic game till 2.0 when they made combat better, as for voice acting, it's like they let kids record lines, kids that have to read an essay in front of the ****and they have no idea how to read it properly, I saw this for a major character in the game and there was a lot of dialogue from him, from several quests, if it's this bad for such a character I don't believe anyone saying it's fine.

Sure, there are mods, but that's another problem, I don't like them, I love finding, downloading, installing and editing mods, but after that, I have no desire to play the game (any modded game, be it the GTAs, any TES, etc), I always prefer to play the original game. It's just not a game I can play or enjoy, I missed games that I was actually interested in, games that I have no desire anymore to purchase, like Brink, Rage, which failed anyway, at least Brink since it's mostly a multiplayer game and it's dead.

[QUOTE="bussinrounds"]

[QUOTE="robertlie"]

Hiking sim, that's hilarious...i bet you just waited for the right moment to use that one lol.

But on a serious note; i wish i found more gold and got to fight giants when i go out hiking.

robertlie

Hehe. Well i didn't really know that the LARP community had a impact on the gaming industry. I mean, how many larpers are there? Now hikers however!

Well, I'm neither a larper or an avid hiker. But i still looove the game, and my favourite RPGs is Planescape Torment and the old Temple of Elemetal Evil pen and dice games. I guess I'm not the picky one, dunno...anyways, I've got some smithing to be done! Laters :)

[QUOTE="Ragingbear505"]

[QUOTE="Cranler"] What games combat should the next Elder Scrolls aspire to?Cranler

It's very addictive, impressive, immersive, and a HUGE-GIGANTIC improvement over Oblivion. My game of the year 2011. Elann2008

I have never wanted to play a game this much without getting bored. There is so much to do in it and its very very fun

Neither do I. I do it by watching friends play and asking them if it's any good, if I see some potential, not the case.DanielDust

I would find a game boring too if i just watch friends play. To me you don't have enough of an experience with the game to have a valid point

[QUOTE="Cranler"][QUOTE="Ragingbear505"]

Mount and Blade

Ragingbear505