Author Topic: The Elder Scrolls - All the information you will ever need!  (Read 3146 times)

because he wants to give it as a gift, derp.
Ohduh. Silly me.

Must get special edition when it comes out!

omigosh 4 more months and 2 more days.

Must get special edition when it comes out!
Same. I made the decision not to do that for Oblivion. And it's now the only game in my set that isn't special edition.

Any news of a collectors edition or anything? Like has it been confirmed?

Any news of a collectors edition or anything? Like has it been confirmed?
not that I know of. If there isnt one, I'll just buy it on steam.

I just found out about this game today cause I've been giving rpgs a chance for once after playing monster hunter tri I realized not all rpgs are crappy turn based ones


saw this game on youtube, saw it had dragons and now I wants it

not that I know of. If there isnt one, I'll just buy it on steam.
I'm going to preorder from somewhere and go to that place for the midnight release, then not go to school the 11th and play all day.

I just found out about this game today cause I've been giving rpgs a chance for once after playing monster hunter tri I realized not all rpgs are crappy turn based ones


saw this game on youtube, saw it had dragons and now I wants it
What? You were very ignorant of rpgs if you thought they were all turn based. I can't even think of any rpgs that aren't tabletop games that are turn based besides Fallout 1/2.
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I just found out about this game today cause I've been giving rpgs a chance for once after playing monster hunter tri I realized not all rpgs are crappy turn based ones


saw this game on youtube, saw it had dragons and now I wants it
This post annoys me.
I dont understand why someone would think that.
Anyway, just found out Immortals (Movie) comes out on 11-11-11.
Guess I have to wait to see the movie.

The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

With the nearing release of Skyrim, many TES fans are getting quite excited. But for those of you who have never heard of Skyrim, Bethesdas newest release (Please note that it hasnt came out yet, I was just saying that because it will be their next release.) here is a bit of Info:

 Skyrim retains the traditional open-world gameplay found in the Elder Scrolls series. The player is free to roam the land of Skyrim at will, either on-foot or on horseback. Within Skyrim lie five major cities and numerous smaller towns, and expanses of wilderness and mountain ranges. Each city or town has its own economy, which the player can either stimulate by completing jobs such as farming and mining, or harm by sabotaging industrial buildings. The player can train in eighteen different skills, and the player character is leveled up by raising skills. The class system traditional in role-playing games, which had been present in Oblivion, is removed to allow the player's play-style to develop naturally. Perks are skill-specific abilities, organized in a system of branching groups called "skill trees." The player can choose from one of 280 perks each time their character is leveled until the player character has leveled fifty times. Leveling is possible past level fifty, but the rate at which the player levels is significantly reduced. The on-screen heads-up display only appears when the player's health, stamina, or magicka are being depleted. Items and equipment layouts can be saved to a quick-access menu, and the pause-screen inventory menu is presented in a compass-style overlay; while in the inventory, the player can rotate and zoom in on acquired items.
Weapons can be created by the player at a forge, and are assigned to each hand individually, allowing for dual-wielding. At the cost of stamina, the player can sprint and jump. Shields can be used with a bashing attack, and timing is required for blocking with a shield. Blunt, bladed, hacking and stabbing weapons each have specific advantages and roles; as an example, the player is granted the ability to perform finishing moves. There are over eighty-five spell types, which can be used in ranged and close combat forms. Spell types have specific qualities; a frost spell slows and drains stamina, while a fire spell causes prolonged damage through burning, and may also ignite the environment. Players can equip one spell per hand and will be able to charge up spells before casting for greater power. When practicing archery, arrows take longer to draw back than in previous Elder Scrolls games, but do greater damage. Because of this, arrows are expensive and considered rarities. A player equipped with a bow can use it defensively in close combat, in a charging counterattack. The player can sneak, and non-player characters (NPCs) become alerted if the player's movements are detected.
Skyrim makes use of the Radiant AI artificial intelligence system created for Oblivion, which has been updated to allow NPCs to "do what they want under extra parameters". The updated system allows for greater interaction between NPCs and their environments; NPCs can perform tasks such as farming, milling and mining in the game world. NPCs can interact with the player character through conversation, and can request favors and training for the player, or challenge the player character to a duel. Events such as dueling are randomly-generated encounters, taking influence from Bethesda's previous game Fallout 3. Skyrim introduces the Radiant Story system, which governs quests and how they function. Side-quests are dynamically altered based on the player's actions, and are tailored to the player's abilities and progress within the game. As an example, the player might be sent off to a dungeon that has not been previously explored, and face enemies that are defeated most effectively with the player's preferred combat style.

TL;DR

The Elder Scrolls is a fun game series.
i thought it was gonna suck
but after reading this
i know it wont suck as much



I just found out about this game today cause I've been giving rpgs a chance for once after playing monster hunter tri I realized not all rpgs are crappy turn based ones

hey turnbased is awesome. but only if its used right.
plenty of games have done stuffty jobs at it though.

hey turnbased is awesome. but only if its used right.
plenty of games have done stuffty jobs at it though.
I actually cant remember the last time I played a good turned based RPG, that wasnt a board game.

Why does DLC get its own spot?