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Games / Re: The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim - Megathread
« on: August 05, 2011, 12:42:15 PM »What I hope they're going to do is incorporate insurpassable natural barriers into the game(Like mountains, Skyrim seems to have a lot of those) to act as the border between Skyrim and surrounding provinces.Remember that Skyrim is 200 years after Oblivion, So i dont think that the death of the emperor and Martin will be a big deal. Also remember that the game starts with you walking to your execution, so I doubt there will be much chance of us becoming "emperor"
Oblivion had mountains between Cyrodiil and Skyrim, but you could get over these and run into an invisible wall saying "You can't go that way. Turn back."
And in Fallout 3 there weren't many natural barriers you could make into invisible walls. Although it'd certainly make for a more natural-looking map than a perfect square.
Fallout NV I can imagine they'd have used some of the Rockies as a barrier, but I haven't played it so I don't know.
Invisible walls suck, and I don't like 'em.
However, if they do incorporate invisible walls, I'd like to stand in a certain point in Oblivion right on the border between Cyrodiil and Skyrim, and then in Skyrim stand in the very same place on the same border.
But then, with the assassination of both the emporer and his successor in Oblivion, who knows. A lot can happen in 200 years, a lot of political crap and border changes. Maybe Skyrim will be a lot bigger than we saw it during the Third Empire.
And also, Martin's death ushers in a new era. Why doesn't your calendar start with 4E0 when the game ends?
Will it be 4E200 when Skyrim begins?
Will we get to see Bruma again because Skyrim has taken it?
Shortly into the Fourth Era, Red Mountain erupts and destroys Vvardenfell. Does that mean we'll see a lot of Dunmer refugees?
And also, Titus Mede supposedly crowns himself Emporer after taking over the Imperial City some time into the Fourth Era. Is he the one who's murdered and sets off this civil war among the citizens of Skyrim? Has Skyrim seceded and had its own king assassinated?
That'd be an awful lot like Oblivion.
Why don't they make your character, the last of the Dragonborn, emporer? He is, after all, the Dragonborn.
Will you be king after defeating Alduin, if you even have to kill him?
I've never seen much of a boss battle in Bethesda games, mainly just verbal confrontations with an easy-to-kill enemy. Very thrilling.
Will they never have the chance to have an emporer again after the Amulet of Kings' destruction? Is that just it?
You gotta feel sorry for the Empire.
I think I just nerdgasm'd.
Now that I think about it, having us start out being led to our execution could introduce us to a lot of cool possibilitys, like escaping.
I'd also like to hear more about the guilds. As far as I know, there is going to be The Dark Brotherhood, The Mages Guild, and the Fighters Guild. I hope in Skyrim they put more effort into guilds. I mean, they were my favorite part of Oblivion, being able to become leader of the guilds and have people follow you around and such was a lot of fun for me.
I have another question for everyone. Have you guys seen the art for some of the races? Like the Khajiit for example, it seems to me like some of races look different, or is it just me?
