The Elderscrolls V: Skyrim Discussion Thread *9/10 @ Gamespot* (KEEP IT HERE)

The Elderscrolls: Skyrim

QUESTIONS:

- When Does the game come out?: Skyrim's out on November 11, 2011 on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

- Will there be Dragons?: Yes there will be 8)

- Who is putting the game out?: Bethesda Softworks

- Is there goign to be some kind of special edition of the game?: Yes there is a collectors Edition, check the picture above.

- Is This an open world series? It looks very similair to Oblivion: Open World RPG, made by the makers of Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind and Oblivion in the Elderscrolls series. Skyrim will be the next entry into the long lasting series

- Will This game have multiplayer?: Nope, the elderscrolls series has always been about singleplayer gaming

- I want a Skyrim Wallpaper for my computer, any idea where I can get some?: Search google or check here http://hdw.eweb4.com/out/476810.html

- How much does the game cost?: Usual price for a big new game like this, 59$ in NA.

- Will there be mods for this game like Oblivion and Morrowind had?: Yes but so far only on PC.

- Will there be Any Companions in this game?: We dont know forsure but there has been screenshots leaked that show what looks like a companion that is a dog! Also Howard mentioned this awhile back: "Well, Dogmeat was quite popular in Fallout 3″

- Does this game have TEH guns in it? No, there will be no guns, wait for the next fallout!

Screenshots

INFORMATION:

PERKS and SPECIAL RACE SKILLS:

Speech: Buying and selling price 10% better (5 ranks), 10% price buying from opposite sex, Invest in shops and increase available gold peromanently in invested stores, Master Trader (every merchant in world gains 100 gold for bartering), Buy and sell from any merchant regardless or what they normally buy and sell, Intimidation attempts twice as successful, Persuasion attempts more likely successful.

Alchemy: Potions 20% stronger (5 ranks), Potions for restore health, magika or stamina are 25% more powerful, Poisons last for twice as many hits, two ingredients are gathered from plants, 50% resistance to all poisons, All negative effects removed frmo potions and all positive removed from poisons, 2 effects of an ingredient are revealed when testing it for the first time (instead of just one)

Illusion: Dual Casting overchages effect for more powerful spell, Cast Novice spells for 50% less magika, Cast Apprentice spells for 50% less magicka, Cast Adept, Expert, Master,etc Spells for 50% less magicka, Spells work on higher level animals, Spells work on higher level people, Spells work on undead, daedrea and automatons, Fear Spells work on higher level enemies

Conjuration: Novice for 50% magicka, Dual casting overcahrges (greater spell effect), Bound weapons do more damage, Bound weapons cast Soul Trap on target, Bound weapons banish certain creatures, Reanimate undead with 100 more health, Summon 2 Atroachs or reanimated zombies, Summon Atronachs at twice the distance, Summoned Artonachs twice as long

Destruction: More damage for each school (fire, frost and shock), Noice for 50% magicka etc, Shock damage chance to disintegrate targets if thier health is under 10%, Frost damage chance to paralyse targets if health low, Fire damage chance to make low health enemies flee, Place runes 5x further away.

Restoration: Healing spells also restore stamina, Novice for 50% less magicka, Healing spells do 50% more healing, Recharging healing spells, More is recharged with each hit with healign spells, Spells more effective agaisnt undead, Once a day chance to autocast 250 HP restoration when health drops low, Magicka regenerates 25% faster

Alteration: Novice for 50% less, Alteration spells have greater duration (ranked), Absorb 30% magicka that hits you

Enchanting: Enchants are 20% stronger (ranked), Enchanted armour 25% stronger, "Soul gems provide extra magicka for recharging", Death blows to creatures but not people trap souls for weapon recharge, Health, magicka and stamina enchants stronger, Extra effect on already-enchanted weapon can be applied, Shock, Frost and Fire enchants 25% stronger (individual perks for each element)

Heavy Armor: Increase armour rating 20% (5 ranks), Unarmed attacks with heavy armour gauntlets - damage increased by gauntlets armour rating, Half fall damage if all in heavy armour, Heavy armour weighs nothing and doesn't slow you down at all, additional 25% armour if in matching set, 25% armour bonus if all in heavy armour, 50% less stagger if all in heavy armour, 10% damage reflected back to enemy if all in heavy armour.

2-Handed weapons: 2h weapons do 20% more damage (5 ranks), Attacks with warhammers ignore 25% armour (ranked), Attacks with battleaxes do extra bleeding damage (ranked), Attacks with greatswords do extra critical damage (ranked), Power attacks cost 25% less stamina, Standing power attacks do 25% bonus damage (chance to decapitate), Sprinting power attacks do double (critical) damage, Sideways power attacks hit all targets, Backwards power attacks have 25% chance of paralysis.

Archery: Bows do 25% more damage, Zoom in, Zooming slows time, 10% crit chance, Move faster with drawn bow, Recover twice as many arrows from dead bodies, 50% chance of paralysing for few seconds, Draw bow 30% faster.

Sneak: 20% harder to detect (ranked), Sneak attacks do 6x damage with 1h weapons, Sneak attacks with bows do 3x damage,Sneak attacks with daggers do 15x damage (end perk on skill tree), Noise from armour reduced 50%, No longer activate pressure plates, Sprinting while sneaking performs silent forward roll, Running does not affect detection chance, Crouching can make hostile enemies lose sight of you and search for a target.

Racial Abilities: Orcs: Berserker, Redguards: Adrenaline Rush, Wood Elf: Resist poison, resist disease, command animals, Nord: Battlecry, Khajiit: Night-eye, claw attacks, Imperial: Voice of the Emperor, find more coins when looting, High Elf: Regenerate Magicka more quickly, Dark Elf: Ancestor's Wrath (surround self in fire), resist fire, Breton: Dragonskin (absorb spells), resist shock, Argonians: Histskin (regenerate health quickly), resist disease, breathe underwater

SETTING:

- The game takes place in the rugged landscape of Skyrim, the northern most province of Tamriel. The area contains several different environments ranging from frozen lakes, tundras, fall forests and more.
- There are nine holds in Skyrim, it is believed that these holds will fight amongst each other.
- There are five large cities and many smaller villages, towns and settlements.
- There are 150 dungeons in the game, all hand-crafted by a team of eight, as opposed to Oblivion's team of one.
- There are over 100 POI's, or points of interest.

ATTRIBUTES & LEVELING
- There are 18 skills
- There are 3 attributes
- There is a soft level cap of 50, but you can still level up after it. (It's just slower and you gain no perks)
- There are 280 perks
- You select a perk each time you level up. (up to level 50)
- Leveling up is quicker in Skyrim than it is in Oblivion

CREATURES & NPC'S
- Improved Radiant AI
- Animations and models significantly improved
- Bethesda has worked hard to make the various races more unique
- NPC's are more dynamic
- "Everything the NPC's can do, you can do!"
- Not all creatures are hostile
- There is an ecology system in place for animals
- 60,000 lines of dialogue has been recorded

COMBAT & MAGIC
- You can dual-wield any one-handed weapons, including staves and magic spells
- You perform different attacks depending on how you move your aim while hitting
- You can perform stylish finishing moves to finish off an opponent
- Archery has been changed to be more effective but slower
- There are 85 spells in the game
- Combat has been generally improved to feel more real and immersive
- You can no longer use cheap tactics to win, i.e backpedaling
- Torches can be used as weapons
- 20+ dragonshouts

CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATION
- Ten races, same as Oblivion
- Vastly improved over Oblivion
- Addition of facial hair
- Body features can be adjusted
- Facial features such as face and warpaint can be applied
- Scars can be applied

GUILDS & FACTIONS
- College of Winterhold (Mages Guild)
- The Companions (Fighters Guild)
- Thieves Guild
- The Dark Brotherhood (Assassins Guild)
- The Blades

CONFIRMED CREATURES/ANIMALS
Wolves
Rabbits
Foxes
Salmon
Harker
Skeevers
Mammoths
Giants
Draugr
Frost Atronachs
Frost Spiders
Ice Wraiths
Dragon Priests
Dragons (also a Frost variation is known)
Sabre-toothed cats
Horses
Dogs

Elk

Headless Horseman

MAJOR CITIES:

- Markarth

- Riften

- Solitude

- Whiterun

- Windhelm

INTERFACE:

* Improved third-person view.
* When opening the menu, instead of returning you to the last page you visited as it did in Oblivion, you are now presented with a simple compass interface that offers four options. (Right: Inventory | Left: Magical Items | Down: Map & Quests | Up: Skills)
* Instead of relegating players to looking at an item's name and stat attributes, each possession is a tangible three dimensional item with it's own unique qualities.
* The map is a zoomed out version of the game world.

QUESTS and DIALOGUE:

* Radiant Story: Many quests are still completely governed by Bethesda, but the Radiant Story system helps randomize and relate the side quests to players to make the experience as dynamic and reactive as possible. Rather than inundate you with a string of unrelated and mundane tasks, it tailors missions based on who your character is, where you're at, what you've done in the past, and what you're currently doing. Radiant Story is also smart enough to know which caves and dungeons you've already visited and thus conditionalize where, for instance, a kidnapped person is being held to direct you toward a specific place you haven't been to before, populated with a specific level of enemy. Skyrim also tracks your friendships and grudges to generate missions. Do a small favor for a farmer and it may eventually lead to a larger quest. Some NPCs will even agree to be your companion to help you out in specific situations.
* Main Questline is approximately 30 hours.
* It's possible to play after finishing the Main Quest.
* Taverns will play a large role in getting information, gossip and rumors from a town as it's naturally where most people go after working, and you can listen to peoples conversation and learn more about the town and/or Skyrim itself.
* People will be more vague or specific when talking to you or giving you quests depending on how much they like you.
* Main-Quest Givers are Essential (Not killable)

MISC Features:

* NPC Children.
* There are over 50 beards to pick from.
* Every Race have a unique set of armor.
* There is no Multiplayer.
* You can buy houses.
* You can set oil on fire.
* There are more weapon and armor types in Skyrim compared to Oblivion.
* Soul Gems can be used like in previous TES games to trap souls.
* You can buy properties.
* There are Chainmail armor in the game.
* There's 13 different types of ore, which are used for crafting.
* There's approximately 60,000 line of recorded dialogue.
* There's a separate bounty for each of the 9 holds.
* Horses are confirmed, and they act more like real horses and are more detailed compared to Oblivion.
* Confirmed Factions: Thieves Guild, College of Winterhold (Mage) and Companions (Warrior). (Their storylines are no longer unaware of other events in the world.)
* You can catch diseases.
* After killing an NPC, you can sleep in their bed. (New!)
* There will be less, but bigger (Expansion-like) DLCs compared to Fallout 3 & Oblivion. (New!)

Trailers/Gameplay Videos,etc:

The World Of Skyrim (NEW): http://youtu.be/fn0N294NFy0?hd=1

GTTV NEW Footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abtg76IqTlc

New Gametrailers Video!:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-uHj_Vmq3Y

Skyrim 20 Minute Gameplay Demo HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSL-r9AIEEU&feature=related

Skyrim Character Creation Examples: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpTvaAer1p8&feature=related

Updated Preview Part2 from G4tv: http://www.g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/64714/the-elder-scrolls-5-skyrim/articles/75800/the-elder-scrolls-5-skyrim-updated-preview-part-2-head-north-young-imperial/

Teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGMOMkACtn4

Gameplay Changes: http://youtu.be/ztopdt6fY-U?hd=1

Official gameplay trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjqsYzBrP-M&feature=relmfu

Gameplay video with Mr.Howard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMNh2JfMJio&feature=related

TES V Skyrim - First Look: http://youtu.be/NDq30P5DVwY?hd=1

G4Tv 13 Minutes exclusive demo: http://www.g4tv.com/videos/53441/The-Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim-E3-Gameplay-Demo/

Inside Gaming Extended Coverage of Skyrim: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wr5cxQg78A

Horse Riding/Main Quest video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iObM-w1DCw&feature=related

Concept Art:

MUCH MUCH MORE TO COME!!! If you have something to add just let me know and ill put it on here!

Argonian

+10 Lockpicking, +5 Restoration, Alteration, Light Armor, Sneak, Pickpocket.

Histskin : Invoke the power of the Hist to recover health ten times faster for 60 seconds.

Resist Disease : Your Argonian blood is 50% resistant to disease. Water Breathing : Your Argonian Lungs can breath underwater.

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Breton

+10 Conjuration, +5 Alchemy, Illusion, Restoration, Alteration, Speech

Dragonskin : Absorb 50% of magicka from hostile spells for 60 seconds.

Magic Resistance : Breton blood grants a 25% resistance to magic.

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Dunmer

+10 Destruction, +5 Alchemy, Illusion, Alteration, Light Armor, Sneak

Ancestor's Wrath : For 60 seconds, opponents that get too close take 8 points per second of fire damage.

Resist Fire – Your Dunmer blood gives you 50% resistance to fire.

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Altmer

+10 Illusion, +5 Conjuration, Destruction, Restoration, Alteration, Enchanting

Highborn : Regenerate magicka faster for 60 seconds.

Highborn : High Elves are born with 50 extra magicka.

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Imperial

+10 Restoration, +5 Destruction, Enchanting, Heavy Armor, Block, One-Handed

Voice of the Emperor : Calms nearby people for 60 seconds.

Imperial Luck : Anywhere gold coins might be found, Imperials always seem to find a few more.

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Khajiit

+10 Sneak, +5 Alchemy, One-Handed, Archery, Lockpicking, Pickpocket

Night Eye : Improved night vision for 60 seconds.

Claws : Khajiit claws do 15 points of damage.

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Nord

+10 Two-Handed, +5 Smithing, Block, One-Handed, Light Armor, Speech

Battle Cry : Target flees for 30 seconds.

Resist Frost: Your Nord blood gives you 50% resistance to frost.

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Orsimer

+10 Heavy Armor, +5 Enchanting, Smithing, Block, Two-Handed, One-Handed

Berserker Rage : You take half damage and do double damage for 60 seconds.

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Redguard

+10 One-Handed, +5 Destruction, Alteration, Smithing, Block, Archery

Adrenaline Rush : Stamina regenerates 10x faster for 60 seconds.

Resist Poison : Your Redguard blood gives you 50% resistance to poison.

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Bosmer

+10 Archery, +5 Alchemy, Light Armor, Sneak, Lockpicking, Pickpocket

Command Animal : Make an animal an ally for 60 seconds.

Resist Disease and Poison : Your Bosmer blood gives you 50% resistance to poison and disease.

CHARACTER CREATION

Impressions so far: (from San Fran)

Destructoid: "'Epic' is a word that has been thrown around to the point of irrelevance, but it's absolutely the right word forSkyrim.Skyrimis huge, majestic, and genuinely awe-insipring. I have no doubt that hardcoreElder Scrollsfans will play this game for the next half a decade."

Dual-Shockers: "Playing three hours of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was the best tease I've ever had"

The Sixth Axis: "Skyrim isn't just 2011's biggest RPG, it could just be the best ever. You should be very, very excited."

Shack News: "Very few games get such a charge of excitement out of me, but Skyrim is probably my most anticipated game of the year."

The New York Post: "From the limited time I had with Skyrim, I can say with confidence that this will be one of the biggest and most engrossing titles ever. The massive world, numerous side quests and the seemingly endless paths will certainly make Skyrim a game worthy of the Elder Scrolls name."

CVG: "But what we can't do is present our readership with a full picture. We can't put them in the mind-set of being swallowed by the incredible world that Skyrim contains, or becoming immersed in its truly epic storyline."

Joystick: "Ever sinceSkyrimwas announced, I've had one thing on my mind: dragons. You see, I need to kill them. I need to kill an infinite number of dragons. I don't know what it is that is fueling this need within me, but there it is: I'm a genocidal maniac and every last dragon must die."

Videogamer: "The franchise has always prided itself on its open world tendencies, but this is easily working up to have the most vivid depiction of a fantasy setting in an RPG."

G4TV: "The weather mechanics implemented intoSkyrimare the best I've ever seen. The blizzard I walked through looked like snow, milky white diamonds plummeting to the ground."

Kotaku: "Skyrimis so immersive and deep an experience that a person could play for a third of a work day and never even brush by the main storyline."

Wired: "Though the three-hour demo didn't answer those heavy questions, it did get me pumped to spend hundreds more hours immersed in Skyrim'sridiculously detailed world next month. And the first thing I'm going to do when I pick up the game again is collect better loot, max out my skills and slay that freaking dragon. I can't wait."

IGN: "Skyrim feels like a real place, from the way the wind kicks up snow from the edges of rocky cliffs to the way the surface of ponds ripples under a light rain. It's packed with structured content, but also filled with plenty more reasons to explore."

IncGamers: "And what a world. After exiting a small, claustrophobic, dimly-lit cave we emerge into a landscape composed of a lush green grass and trees, vividly-coloured wild flowers, galloping deer, stalking foxes and singing birds. In the distance we see blue-grey ice capped mountains sheltered by imposing dark clouds. Separating the distinct hues of blue and green is a river, at some points flowing gently, at others rushing over rocks to form small whirlpools and dramatic waterfalls."

VG724: "Bleak Falls Barrow is a dungeon immediately more memorable than any from Oblivion: vegetation fighting to gain a hold amongst the cold rock, low tunnels giving way to exposed chambers through which the bleak sky can be glimpsed and a narrow bridge hewn from the rock spanning an abyss into which an underground waterfall cascades."

Rock, Paper, Shotgun: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/10/17/skyrim-the-zombie-torturer/ and http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/10/17/skyrim-the-bad-vegetarian/

Married With Videogames: "Bethesda took a lot of elements from Fallout 3 and Oblivion to create what is going to be a fantastic game that will keep you quite busy throughout this holiday season and for quite sometime after that."

Gaming Truth 3 hours By The Veteran: http://www.gamingtruth.com/2011/10/17/skyrim-three-hours-by-the-veteran/

More can be found at this link!: http://www.bethblog.com/index.php/2011/10/17/new-hands-on-impressions-for-skyrim/

**Thanks to Maroxad for this**

REVIEWS SCORES:

- Atomic = 95%

- Gamespot = 90%

- IGN = 95%

- 1Up = 91%

- Team Xbox = 98%

- Eurogamer = 100%

- Destruciod = 100%

- Joystick = 100%

- Gamepro = 100%

- Gamespy = 100%

- PC Gamer UK = 94%

- Giantbomb = 100%

- Guardian = 100%

- RPG Gamer = 90%

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR PC:

Minimum System Requirements

* OS: Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7
* CPU: Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz or Althon X2 2.0 GHz
* RAM: 3 GB
* HDD: 15 GB
* Graphics: 512 MB card
* Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible
* DirectX: Version 9.0c

Recommended System Requirements

* OS: Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7
* CPU: Core 2 Quad 3 GHz
* RAM: 3 GB
* HDD: 15 GB free disk space
* Graphics: 512 MB Graphics Memory
* Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible
* DirectX: Version 9.0c

Where can I get MODS for the PC version when the game comes out?:

You can get all the mods your heart desires here!: http://www.skyrimnexus.com/

Very good Hype.................first day buy for me.9~9.5 for sure.

My hype is AAAA, my jaw is dropping when looking at pictures from it. If this game get delayed to 2012 i going mad:evil:

I am expecting Skyrim to be a bad game at launch, but a good game eventually. It will do very well with the critics however.

Hmm, Kozzy is making a hype thread. This is gonna be good (You are very good at getting people hyped up for games, a virtue of an excellent swordsman).

First hype thread ive done so if anyone has any tips or ideas just let me know, would be glad to add something to the thread for you!

Hype is AAAA. Trying to make this flop :D

9.5

First hype thread ive done so if anyone has any tips or ideas just let me know, would be glad to add something to the thread for you!

kozzy1234

Maybe a few less pictures, but otherwise perfect :)

I don't even care what gamespot scores it. They could give Skyrim a 1, I'm still going to buy it and love it so much with my whole body.

First hype thread ive done so if anyone has any tips or ideas just let me know, would be glad to add something to the thread for you!

kozzy1234

I am expecting Skyrim to be a bad game at launch, but a good game eventually. It will do very well with the critics however.

Hmm, Kozzy is making a hype thread. Very interesting (Kozzy is excellent at getting people hyped up for things, he should be a salesman).

Maroxad

I was not a big fan of Oblivion (but I do own every single game in the series from Arena to Oblivion), definatly looking forward to this game alot but we will have to wait and see how it turns out (personally I hope its alot more like Morrowind then Oblivion).

Will it be rpg of the year to beat out the amazing Witcher2 and Dark Souls? Time will tell 8)

And I agree with ya that the game could have a bad launch, dont think I have ever seen a Elderscrolls game have a great launch :P

Good thread TC!

Im hyping 9.5 but this is one of those rare cases that im almost hyping AAAA. Well, AAA for the safest bet.

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First hype thread ive done so if anyone has any tips or ideas just let me know, would be glad to add something to the thread for you!

Maroxad

Maybe a few less pictures, but otherwise perfect :)

Thanks... some people asking for more pictures, others say less, no win situation for me :P

Maybe ill try to organize the screenshots/concept art better?

GOTY contender, and to make everything so much better -...i got the game for free :Dkris9031998

Nice dude, free games = the business 8)

I ended up getting The Witcher2 for free (well i gave someoen a TF2 hat and they bought me Witcher2) :P

Good thread TC!

Im hyping 9.5 but this is one of those rare cases that im almost hyping AAAA. Well, AAA for the safest bet.

PAL360

Thanks bud 8)

I am not sure personally if gamespot will give it a 9/10 or 9.5/10. I highly doubt it gets 8.5/10 or 10/10 but you never know around here! That would definatly make things a bit more exciting :P

I'd think this is the biggest contender for GOTY at the moment. I plan on getting it for PS3 within the first week its out, I haven't pre-ordered it.

9.5 AAA

Hype is AAAA. Trying to make this flop :D

ChubbyGuy40

Heh i don't think real fans care if this flop or not, we will be busy enjoy this game;)

Very good Hype.................first day buy for me.9~9.5 for sure.

AtariKidX

I'd say this is the biggest contender for GOTY at the moment. I plan on getting it for PS3 within the first week its out, I haven't pre-ordered it. Just-Breathe

Right now Id have to say its between Gears3 and Dark Souls (for gamespot GOTY), but Skyrim and BF3 I have a feeling could definatly have a shot at GOTY from gamespot.

Yeah, better organization would work.

Just to be a hypocrite. And bring in the system wars.

PC gamers get this

And 360 gamers get this

What do you PS3 gamers get? ;)

Right now Id have to say its between Gears3 and Dark Souls (for gamespot GOTY), but Skyrim and BF3 I have a feeling could definatly have a shot at GOTY from gamespot.kozzy1234

AAA, easily. Both personally and on Gamespot. Can't freakin' wait. BF3 was my most hyped game for the remainder of the year, but this has slowly eclipsed it.

Also, link some gameplay footage/trailers in the op. :>

Great hype post. This is guaranteed to be something worth playing for me. At this stage I've seen enough to know I'm going to enjoy it a lot.

Ok, I took a few of the screenshots down :)

You can add 'headless horseman' to your creatures list TC. Not sure if you can interact with them but random events like this sound very cool :D

http://www.g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/64714/the-elder-scrolls-5-skyrim/articles/75800/the-elder-scrolls-5-skyrim-updated-preview-part-2-head-north-young-imperial/

You can add 'headless horseman' to your creatures list TC. Not sure if you can interact with them but random events like this sound very cool :D

http://www.g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/64714/the-elder-scrolls-5-skyrim/articles/75800/the-elder-scrolls-5-skyrim-updated-preview-part-2-head-north-young-imperial/

PAL360

Thanks bud, will add headless horseman to the list and also ill put this video up to :D

To further contribute to this thread. Here are some impressions from various journalists.

Im cautiously optimistic about Skyrim, so I will set the range rather wise, 8.5-9.5

Partly becasue IF they can deliver what they show and promise, it will likely be in the 9 range.

But they DID promise alot of things in Oblivion that did not come to be... So I am hoping for the best, and fearing for just good :P

PC version here, I love the moddable playground and things you can do ^^

over 50 beards...WIN

Beard king confirmed.Defo going to have my character with a beard like myself cause beards are epic, and in general everything else sounds rather awesome aswell im toying with a preorder but i cant decide to be honest lol.

To further contribute to this thread. Here are some impressions from various journalists.

Maroxad

Thanks bud!

Added to front page on 2nd post :D

Who has the game preordered? Who is getting it day one? Who is waiting for a sale or Xmas?

Who has the game preordered? Who is getting it day one? Who is waiting for a sale or Xmas?

kozzy1234

I live in a medium sized town and there is never a shortage of games. Whenever I preorder there is a decent chance I wont get it on the day so I'll be buying it on the day it comes out.

Who has the game preordered? Who is getting it day one? Who is waiting for a sale or Xmas?

kozzy1234

Who has the game preordered? Who is getting it day one? Who is waiting for a sale or Xmas?

kozzy1234

I am waiting for the inevitable GOTY Edition. To get the most complete experience as possible the moment I play the game for the first time.

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Who has the game preordered? Who is getting it day one? Who is waiting for a sale or Xmas?

Maroxad

I am waiting for the inevitable GOTY Edition.

nice Hype thread mate. I jst hope for 3 things. First ; this game sells well so they make a new elders for next gen console . second ; DO NOT MAKE THIS A @%@#@ MMO plz for the love of god don't(ie starwars bull@$5 mmo) we have to many of these and i love the fact u don't interact with people and play how u want to play it. and 3 keep pumping great extra content :) Allthishate

I do believe it was rumored that a Elder Scrolls mmo was in the works, but I doubt Pete or Todd are involved with it.

The mmo genre is in dire need of new games... brilliant new games that is. MMOs, especially western MMOs are probably the most stagnated genre out there.

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[QUOTE="kozzy1234"]

Who has the game preordered? Who is getting it day one? Who is waiting for a sale or Xmas?

Allthishate

I am waiting for the inevitable GOTY Edition.

It will likely just be a compilation of the game and all it's DLC for a cut price. Not worth waiting for unless you're strapped for cash and aren't that bothered about playing it right now.

I see Rohan, lol.

Anyways, I'm getting this game soley based off my love for Fallout. I really hope that isn't a mistake.

I can't wait to go off the path in this game and explore. Hunt down TONS of herbs and what not, make some stuff. Just love exploring in Elderscrolsl games. Do that for 20 or so hours and then ill hit up the missions :P

For soem reason Gothic 1-3 and Elderscrolls games I just love exploring and hunting down herbs/treasure :P

[QUOTE="Allthishate"]nice Hype thread mate. I jst hope for 3 things. First ; this game sells well so they make a new elders for next gen console . second ; DO NOT MAKE THIS A @%@#@ MMO plz for the love of god don't(ie starwars bull@$5 mmo) we have to many of these and i love the fact u don't interact with people and play how u want to play it. and 3 keep pumping great extra content :) Maroxad

I do believe it was rumored that a Elder Scrolls mmo was in the works, but I doubt Pete or Todd are involved with it.

The mmo genre is in dire need of new games... brilliant new games that is. MMOs, especially western MMOs are probably the most stagnated genre out there.

Who has the game preordered? Who is getting it day one? Who is waiting for a sale or Xmas?

kozzy1234

Day one and preordered here.

My biggest concern with this game is actually the dragons themselves. I wish that instead of making the dragons infinite, the dragons would be limited in the world and Bethesda would focus on making each and every one of these dragons unique from eachother with unique rewards for killing them. Would be more interesting than generic dragons that will eventually become nothing but redundant.

I see Rohan, lol.

Anyways, I'm getting this game soley based off my love for Fallout. I really hope that isn't a mistake.

KH-mixerX

You wont regret it. Or at least if by Fallout you mean New Vegas and Fallout 3.

FO3 and NV are very similar to Elder Scrolls. The biggest differences between them are the setting and the levelling system. (In Fallout you improve your skills when you level up, in Post Daggerfall Elder Scrolls you improve them as you use them).