Elder Scrolls V

[Fire Me Boy!]

So the guys at Bethesda let it slip a few months ago that Elder Scrolls V was in the works for 2010, and a friend said he read a possible release in 2009... I'm looking for the article, but I'm friggin' STOKED about a new Elder Scrolls game coming out in the next 12-18 months!!!

I think they can learn a lot with the successes and failures of their previous landmark releases like Morrowind, Oblivion and Fallout 3 and make ESV an absolute KICK ASS game!

[Jerm]

Originally Posted by Gif Horse

elder scrolls games should never touch an xbox

[MoreLemonPledge]

That commercial during the game tonight made me hard.

[cookster50]

The wife saw the commercial, the long version(saw a shorter version of it later in the game last night), she thought it was dumb. She thought a match started a fire, what the heck was with the dragon. I politely choose to be the better person and kept my mouth shut.

[Setsuna]

Originally Posted by Gif Horse

elder scrolls games should never touch an xbox

Hush child.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by Gif Horse

elder scrolls games should never touch an xbox

holy shite, i actually agree with goat about something.




If you aren't going to crank the graphics up then whats the point.

[buddha]

Originally Posted by Farzin

Oblivion was a great game. Still play the side quests when I have time.

I'm looking forward to this one.

It WAS a great game. I read some of the bitching on here and it's really pathetic. Oblivion provided weeks of entertainment for my kids and me. It waqs a blast. There are always going to be nick picky things that you wish were different, but that doesn't disqualify it from video game greatness.

Oblivion was a masterpiece.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by buddha

It WAS a great game. I read some of the bitching on here and it's really pathetic. Oblivion provided weeks of entertainment for my kids and me. It waqs a blast. There are always going to be nick picky things that you wish were different, but that doesn't disqualify it from video game greatness.

Oblivion was a masterpiece.

Let's see, it had a terrible story, terrible looting system, terrible leveling system and you stopped advancing your character midway through the crap story. Other than that, yeah, it WAS a great game.

[frazod]

I've already got the day off - and I already told the wife she won't be seeing much of me that day/weekend.

[Huffmeister]

Originally Posted by Pants

Let's see, it had a terrible story, terrible looting system, terrible leveling system and you stopped advancing your character midway through the crap story. Other than that, yeah, it WAS a great game.

Have they fixed the leveling for Skyrim? The 'scaled leveling' was what bugged me the most in Oblivion.

[ChiefFripp]

Originally Posted by Huffmeister

Have they fixed the leveling for Skyrim? The 'scaled leveling' was what bugged me the most in Oblivion.

I hated that feature. If the game scales down to your level then you pretty much get the same experience throughout the whole game. I prefer things to be hard at the start, if gives you a deeper sense of accomplishment when you level up.

[keg in kc]

Originally Posted by Pants

Let's see, it had a terrible story, terrible looting system, terrible leveling system and you stopped advancing your character midway through the crap story. Other than that, yeah, it WAS a great game.

It's that whole "difference of opinion" thing that people so often struggle with. I don't like sandbox games built around wandering around and grinding for character skills. I think they get real boring real quick. I like stories. That's why 99% of the time I play RPGs. That's why I don't play shooters, that's why I don't play sports games, that's why I don't play RTS. But saying that doesn't mean Oblivion's a bad game in general, it just means it's a bad game for me. I mean, yes, I thought it sucked. I couldn't finish half of it. But that doesn't mean everybody else is obligated to think it sucks, too, or that they're stupid or something because they liked it. It just means different people like different things. I'm not the least bit excited about Skyrim, either, and won't be getting it at least until the GOTY edition, and maybe not ever. But I still hope the people who enjoy that kind of game of love the hell out of it. In the end it's not really any different than talking about the battlefield games, or the GTA games, or anything else. They may not be my cup of tea, but I hope everybody who does play gets their money's worth.

[QuikSsurfer]

Originally Posted by Huffmeister

Have they fixed the leveling for Skyrim? The 'scaled leveling' was what bugged me the most in Oblivion.

Yes - I believe the level scaling will work the same as Fallout 3 and New Vegas

[Huffmeister]

Originally Posted by QuikSsurfer

Yes - I believe the level scaling will work the same as Fallout 3 and New Vegas

There was scaling in Fallout? I didn't notice. How's it work?

[QuikSsurfer]

Originally Posted by Huffmeister

There was scaling in Fallout? I didn't notice. How's it work?

There was not enemy scaling - that's what I'm saying.. Skyrim is reported to be like Fallout in that aspect

[Pants]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

It's that whole "difference of opinion" thing that people so often struggle with. I don't like sandbox games built around wandering around and grinding for character skills. I think they get real boring real quick. I like stories. That's why 99% of the time I play RPGs. That's why I don't play shooters, that's why I don't play sports games, that's why I don't play RTS. But saying that doesn't mean Oblivion's a bad game in general, it just means it's a bad game for me. I mean, yes, I thought it sucked. I couldn't finish half of it. But that doesn't mean everybody else is obligated to think it sucks, too, or that they're stupid or something because they liked it. It just means different people like different things. I'm not the least bit excited about Skyrim, either, and won't be getting it at least until the GOTY edition, and maybe not ever. But I still hope the people who enjoy that kind of game of love the hell out of it. In the end it's not really any different than talking about the battlefield games, or the GTA games, or anything else. They may not be my cup of tea, but I hope everybody who does play gets their money's worth.

Sandbox games are awesome, I like them a lot. I like RPGs because I like leveling my character up and making tough choices about how I want to go about it. I like getting better gear as I level up and I like progressing through an epic story. Oblivion failed to deliver on leveling and itemization, the story sucked too. I could deal with a flat story as long as you give me a reason to keep going (ala Diablo II). I could deal with a weak leveling system and weak itemization if the story is awesome (see Mass Effect), but I can't deal when all that is missing. I lost all interest in Oblivion once I was max level with the best possible gear and I knew there was no more advancing. The story wasn't enough to make me want to keep playing.

I guess maybe that's why I liked WoW so much. It was endless character progression (first by leveling, then with loot) but the game also gave you a sandbox world which was like on ocean compared to Oblivion's puddle.