So fellow PC gamers, how is Skyrim? *ALL SKYRIM DISCUSSION HERE*

So how is the The Elder Scrolls V:Skyrim did it live to your expectations? is it 300 hours of gameplay? How are the Graphics and sound effects? Any technical issues?

Is it repetitive?

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It's just a dumbed down version of Oblivion, if that was even possible.

It's just a dumbed down version of Oblivion, if that was even possible.

Socijalisticka

Haters gonna hate. :roll:

It's just a dumbed down version of Oblivion, if that was even possible.

Socijalisticka

It's just a dumbed down version of Oblivion, if that was even possible.

Socijalisticka

How?

I mean i dont say it isnt ...but it seems i fail to see how exactly is a dumbed down version of oblivion...

Care to explain?

its amazing. best game ive ever played

Fantastic game! Really enjoying it, Only thing is crap is the voice acting, It's like walking around some really bad Hollywood movie.

Fantastic game, needs optimization work! My FPS is all over the place.

Fantastic game! Really enjoying it, Only thing is crap is the voice acting, It's like walking around some really bad Hollywood movie.

CUDGEdave

So how is the The Elder Scrolls V:Skyrim did it live to your expectations? is it 300 hours of gameplay? How are the Graphics and sound effects? Any technical issues?

Is it repetitive?

dragonballz4

1) Yes. I was expecting an improvement on the formula that made Oblivion such a good open world action-adventure (NOT an RPG). Pretty much it is Oblivion mixed with Gothic.

2)Probably double that. The base game looks to be about 2/3 of the advertised time but mods increase the longevity of the game a lot.

3) Good, then again I still think Dragon Age: Origins looks great.

4)Surprisingly no issues, the biggest annoyance I have with the game is a stutter when you save.

5) As repetitive as any other game of this type is.

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It's just a dumbed down version of Oblivion, if that was even possible.

rhazzy

How?

I mean i dont say it isnt ...but it seems i fail to see how exactly is a dumbed down version of oblivion...

Care to explain?

What little limitations you had on your character in Oblivion was stripped, your character can take any and all roles you please (in essence losng any risk-reward dilemmas that a good RPG should have). Atleast NPCs don't fully level along with you in Skyrim.

Good game but Witcher 2 tops it:D

Good game but Witcher 2 tops it:D

kingdmx22

Good game but Witcher 2 tops it:D

kingdmx22

I was wondering if it would be as good as TW2 or not, you think TW2 is better by a fair bit?

Aside from the horrible HOOOORRRIBLE UI, the game is really good.

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Good game but Witcher 2 tops it:D

Zubinen

Quality > Quantity. Bethesda has always tried to impress through quantity, even since Daggerfall. It's difficult not to recycle content with the scale of their games.

I like the game but the optimization is TERRIBLE.

mediocre swordplay KHAndAnime

I wouldn't mind the combat if the game played as a pure RPG. The problem is when Bethesda tries to blend RPG with action/adventure, it fails in both categories. It suffers the same fate as Bioshock.

I like the game but the optimization is TERRIBLE.

Freak2121GTAF

This is my current probem right now but im hoping the modding community can do something about it like stutter remover or optimized textures etc.

I thought optimization was the best thing about it :)

So far it's amazing, but the UI is fail on so many levels. Should have just kept the Oblivion inventory format.

It's just a dumbed down version of Oblivion, if that was even possible.

Socijalisticka

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It's just a dumbed down version of Oblivion, if that was even possible.

bonafidetk

Its really not that good in all honesty, i stopped playing it while i wait for a few mods.

this game is....perfect

this game is....perfect

martinX3X

Im loving it :) Running it on high e8400@3.8ghz gtx 260 216 1920x1080

Optimisation is horrendous. I have 2 cf 6950's and a 1055t 6 core overclocked and can only run the game on medium settings, high setting I get 20fps, ultra goes way down to around 8fps and is unplayable.

Loving the game so far though even on medium and I think there is not much difference between the settings looks wise so its not too bad, just sucks to spend so much money on a computer and it isnt even utilised.

I like the game but the optimization is TERRIBLE.

Freak2121GTAF

Could you be a bit more detailed?

I run it at high settings on my laptop at decent fps:

I expect it to run better with lower AA and 16xAF but I'm impressed with the performance at 1920*1080.

Optimisation is horrendous. I have 2 cf 6950's and a 1055t 6 core overclocked and can only run the game on medium settings, high setting I get 20fps, ultra goes way down to around 8fps and is unplayable.

Loving the game so far though even on medium and I think there is not much difference between the settings looks wise so its not too bad, just sucks to spend so much money on a computer and it isnt even utilised.

sailor232

Actually, no I havnt tried turning off XF, you may be onto something here lol.

I only played 5 hours last night but I was hooked. Ended up only getting a few hours of sleep before work. Haven't ran into any bugs so far and it is very immersive with tons of exploration. I only did the first part of the main story and can't stop exploring.

The game is ok. It was fun for a few hours then it getting repetitive. The dungeons so far are the same, with the same enemy (mostly undead monster). I really don't like the voice acting and I wish if Bethesda let you move faster when you use your shield and get rid of that "Last hit kill move" its really annoying sometimes.

Beside random crashes without any warrning, FPS jumps from 80 to 30, not save my game setting and small gliths like NPC/You got stuck then IMO its one of the good RPG this year. I can't wait to see what people can do with this game in a few months.

Ok yeah its not optimised for XF play, turned off XF and get a solid 55-60fps with setting turned up, with XF get 22fps. Shame but the game is still amazing and turning off one graphics card is no biggie.

i personally think its super immersive, voice acting couldve been better. only about 2 hours in but hooked. graphics to me are amazing except the ground....looks muddy.

but surpasses what ive thought it wouldve been so far. fantastic game.

Game is amazing. Somehow I have put in almost 11 hours already even though today is release day. Better than Oblivion in almost every way.

Yes, it has some consolization issues and some minor technical issues occasionally but in my mind that is minor stuff. One of the best games of year without a doubt!

I was really underwhelmed at first. It was performing pretty poorly technically at first, and it was just too "simple." Five hours later, I love. The graphics are pretty average. I can't wait for the invetiable high res texture pack, whether a mod or official patch from Bethesda. Don't let anyone tell you it's dumbed down, either. It hasn't been. Todd Howard was right when he said it was streamlined. There is still tons of depth. It's just now, instead of creating a character at the start of the game your character evolves throughout the course of the game. It's extremely easy to jump from play style to play style.

Hmmm overall thoughts sofar.

Negatives: The UI is pretty close to abysmal, who ever thought that it would be a good idea to have a WHITE crosshair in a game where half takes place in snow? well its not THAT bad but takes some getting used to, and the way they colour dialogue and map locations makes it hard to see if its something you said before, or been before.

The only tecnical probs Ive had sofar seem to be all scripting stops working, only happened twice but is a bit annoying, atleast I think it is stripting (like the horse carts NOT transporting you when you pay gold).

The towns and settlements are pretty small

The SoSo:

Well, this is a bethesda game allright :P the combat is better then Oblivion (and in some cases Fallout3). Its not exactly top of the line, but it does what it sets out to do, atleast an improvement.Voice actorsare mixed, some of the Nords are pretty bad ^^ some are quite good too. But those Arnold sound alikes are a bit jarring^.

The Good: Okay,I never thought I would say this about a TES game, but sofarIve put somewhere aroud 14 hours into the game, started with the Dark Brotherhood questline (I know that was likely to shoot myself in the foot, since they tend to be the better questlines).but this is really GOODwriting and thought put into the dialogues, and offers some really good context to why andwhen you kill. Stealth is alot more fun too, not exactly as easy as in Oblivion, since youlikely will be found if you kill someone with others close by.

The music:I love music in games, when the music does well, it really hightens the game. Skyrimsure works with the music part.

A nice world: Somehow Skyrim comes off as more Alien then Morrowind ever were, altho the setting looks more familier, what goes on is alot moreunlike what you'd be used to, andit is amazing how the creatures We would be so used to, somehow seem so much more Terrorfying now (first time I saw a troll, it was anything butOblivions 3 eyed Apes, these reallylook and move freaky).

The radient quest thingie acturally seem to work (somewhat). okay small jobs everywhere ,yeah that is not the most exciting, but I somehow have this odd feeling that Ive got near33% (odd guess, its hard to say really sofar) random generated quests, but they seemhard to distinguish from quest threads sometimes. (I think random generated quests sometimes ties themselves tonormal quests?).Either that, or there are ALOT more quests thenmost other TES games, but It seems that there really are morequests, I can't step into any settlement without stumbling over some sort of quest, within the first 2-3 people. My quest log is pretty much filled to the brim.

It can be a bit overwhelming so now I fokus on one quest line, and uses it to get my bearings in the world.

Hmmm overall thoughts sofar.

Negatives: The UI is pretty close to abysmal, who ever thought that it would be a good idea to have a WHITE crosshair in a game where half takes place in snow? well its not THAT bad but takes some getting used to, and the way they colour dialogue and map locations makes it hard to see if its something you said before, or been before.

The only tecnical probs Ive had sofar seem to be all scripting stops working, only happened twice but is a bit annoying, atleast I think it is stripting (like the horse carts NOT transporting you when you pay gold).

The towns and settlements are pretty small

The SoSo:

Well, this is a bethesda game allright :P the combat is better then Oblivion (and in some cases Fallout3). Its not exactly top of the line, but it does what it sets out to do, atleast an improvement.Voice actorsare mixed, some of the Nords are pretty bad ^^ some are quite good too. But those Arnold sound alikes are a bit jarring^.

The Good: Okay,I never thought I would say this about a TES game, but sofarIve put somewhere aroud 14 hours into the game, started with the Dark Brotherhood questline (I know that was likely to shoot myself in the foot, since they tend to be the better questlines).but this is really GOODwriting and thought put into the dialogues, and offers some really good context to why andwhen you kill. Stealth is alot more fun too, not exactly as easy as in Oblivion, since youlikely will be found if you kill someone with others close by.

The music:I love music in games, when the music does well, it really hightens the game. Skyrimsure works with the music part.

A nice world: Somehow Skyrim comes off as more Alien then Morrowind ever were, altho the setting looks more familier, what goes on is alot moreunlike what you'd be used to, andit is amazing how the creatures We would be so used to, somehow seem so much more Terrorfying now (first time I saw a troll, it was anything butOblivions 3 eyed Apes, these reallylook and move freaky).

The radient quest thingie acturally seem to work (somewhat). okay small jobs everywhere ,yeah that is not the most exciting, but I somehow have this odd feeling that Ive got near33% (odd guess, its hard to say really sofar) random generated quests, but they seemhard to distinguish from quest threads sometimes. (I think random generated quests sometimes ties themselves tonormal quests?).Either that, or there are ALOT more quests thenmost other TES games, but It seems that there really are morequests, I can't step into any settlement without stumbling over some sort of quest, within the first 2-3 people. My quest log is pretty much filled to the brim.

It can be a bit overwhelming so now I fokus on one quest line, and uses it to get my bearings in the world.

Maddie_Larkin

Basically the only post in this thread worth reading. I was wondering how many pages I'd have to click through just to see a reasonable, well thought out answer that gave some information about the game. Thanks for the post and info.

Loving it!
Sure the UI is bad but I am enjoying everything else. The UI can also be modded to very easy, so thats nto a big deal.

I was not a fan of Fallout3 at all, and Oblivion I had alot of issues with.. but this Skyrim sure is a beauty! Morrowind and Daggerfall were my fav Bethesda games before this, was a little worried after not enjoyign F3 and Oblivion but Bethesda has now pasted Morrowind imo, which I didnt think possible.

The animations are alot better, less bugs/crashes, better voice acting, story is better, contorls are good as is the combat and magic improvements.

I honestly cant get over this is a Bethesda game... as Ive had no crashes or big bugs yet :P

Honestly, so far, it far exceeds my expectations and i'm a pretty harsh critic when it comes to games. Loved Morrowind, when I got Oblivion I was massively disappointed and I can safely say that so far, i'm loving Skyrim probably more than Morrowind. My only negative point would be that the interface is a bit clumsy and takes some time to get used to.

Those who say it was dumbed down most likely didn't play it. The ''streamlining'' was more of a total rework of the garbage systems that were in place in the previous games and what they replaced them with, is phenomenal.

For example there is only 2 weapon skill, Two handed and One handed but every skill has its own perks forming a branching constellation (like a talent tree). So while you only level say, one handed, when you reach a certain skill level you gain access to further customization, you can specialize in maces for armor penetration, swords for critical damage, axe for bleeding or skip those and go with a more generalized build. The system works extremely well and has more depth than the previous leveling systems ever had, despite having less skills and stats.

From what I played, it doesn't mess around either, there is danger in the world that will make you turn around and run as fast as you can. Those who are worried that there is that massive scaling going on can rest assured, if there is, it's very transparent. I approached a giant and he literally stomped me, I got one shotted. Some bandits are pushovers, others will wreck your face in a few swings if you are not careful.

The writing so far has been pretty good, very surprised by bethesda for once in that field.

Immersion is the selling point of this game, from the music to the environment to the artstyle, it's really something and i'm genuinely impressed. There is a fast travel system in place within the game and somehow I didn't even feel the need to use it a single time because of how immersive it is to simply physically walk around, even if it's back and forth.

I could go on all day but i'd rather go back playing it right now. For those sitting on the fence, buy it, you won't be disappointed unless you somehow end up having trouble running it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt5aUdijAN8&feature=youtu.be

i see the AI is as RADIANT as ever...