Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim - Page 60

On October 29 2011 00:58 Candadar wrote:
Don't lie to yourselves about all this epic crap about this game

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On October 29 2011 01:06 ArYeS wrote:
Oh my god, I'm sorry, I pointed out that tower.
It's just that I'm gamer which when playing doesn't care a lot about graphics, but as a professional 3D game artist I find it weird that such a sucky tower exists in this game.

Sorry for releasing the devil

On October 29 2011 02:42 ZaaaaaM wrote:
Just preordered, gonna get it on 10-11-11 :DD
Can't remember ive been as pumped for a game.. EVER.

On October 29 2011 00:55 Xinder wrote:
I'm still on the fence about this game. I've put time into Oblivion, not as much as most prob did, and it was alright. I'm just not sure I'll be able to get into this game and don't know if I want to buy it only to maybe not like it 20hrs in. Having played so many Bioware games that have some freedom but still give you story I feel like Bethesda games give you too much freedom. So much so that you get lost and forget the main story of the game.

I dunno it could just be me I suppose. Like I said still on the fence.

On October 29 2011 04:17 N3rV[Green] wrote:



I plan on forgetting about the main quest. I even plan on finding the direction I'm "supposed" to go and go the total opposite direction. These games are made for that kind of gameplay.

I personally can't fucking wait. 11/11/11 will go down in history.

On October 28 2011 21:48 Candadar wrote:


Or, which is the case a lot of the time, it's content that was cut from the game. Prime example would be Deus Ex: HR. They said before they started cutting content, the game would take well over 120 hours to finish. Most games are like this, just not in that extreme. Lots of content is cut from the final game for various reasons. Repackaging this cut content and selling it as "DLC" is a very common tactic for developers.

On October 29 2011 06:22 Bibdy wrote:


When you cut content from a game, you cut it. You don't built it, then leave it aside to collect dust until it's 'DLC time' and throw it on the web. It's literally not made at all. DLC is always made AFTER the game has gone gold. Whether it was in the original design document for the game or not, it's all built from scratch at that point (besides the re-using of art where appropriate).

Content can get cut from a game for many different reasons but the primary three are

1) Budget/resources
2) Time
3) Quality

P.S. 'Quality' can be vague. But, in general, more content does not imply a better product. For example, Assassin's Creed 1 might have been a better game if it had less content and more effort was put into making the experience a lot less repetitive.

On October 29 2011 06:22 Bibdy wrote:


When you cut content from a game, you cut it. You don't built it, then leave it aside to collect dust until it's 'DLC time' and throw it on the web. It's literally not made at all. DLC is always made AFTER the game has gone gold. Whether it was in the original design document for the game or not, it's all built from scratch at that point (besides the re-using of art where appropriate).

Content can get cut from a game for many different reasons but the primary three are

1) Budget/resources
2) Time
3) Quality

P.S. 'Quality' can be vague. But, in general, more content does not imply a better product. For example, Assassin's Creed 1 might have been a better game if it had less content and more effort was put into making the experience a lot less repetitive.

On October 29 2011 06:27 Candadar wrote:


If you are denying the fact that developers create content, cut it from the main game and then sell it later as DLC I don't know what to say -- you are just staring the truth in the eyes and refusing to accept it.

On October 29 2011 06:15 Atreides wrote:
Hey, as someone who loves console rpgs but is pretty new to the field (2 years or so) I guess I differ from most in that I generally really like the story-driven ones that people tend to complain about not being open enough. ie. I actually really liked ffxiii and all dragonage. I had never played any of The Elder Scrolls, but the twitch.tv adds for this game got me excited so I went out and bought Oblivion to try and play through before Skyrim came out. Only played one night so far, but while having fun getting used to controls and gameplay and all that stuff, still trying to figure out the story. So some questions.

1) Are the Elder Scrolls games built on previous ones in any way at all? I gather they all take place in the same world at least so it seems like previous game at least have some imput on what you know about whats going on?

2) How long does it take on average to play through the whole "story" of Oblivion if you wander around a moderate amount. (Not speedrunning or anything in the least, just normal play) I basically am curious if its <40 hours or so, or if I have no chance of finishing in a couple weeks.

3) Am I supposed to be constantly switching between bow and arrows and melee weapons depending on what particular baddie is running at me right that second? lol

On October 29 2011 06:34 IMABUNNEH wrote:
As an aside to the useless arguments in this thread, does anyone have any suggestions of mods to run alongside OOO to improve the gameplay experience? I'm not looking for rubbish like OMG NAKED PEOPLE, but quality textures, improved gameplay etc... anything that works well with it?