Skyrim

Kokowam · November 10, 2011, 10:45:04 PM

It's out now, and you can trick your computer into thinking it's in Australia/you're in Australia and play now. ._. I don't know if I should buy it or not. I'm torn between getting the game and keeping $60. (And yes, it's actually my own money zzz).

Dwarra? · November 10, 2011, 11:18:36 PM

We're all too busy sitting alone, staring at the wall waiting for it to come out to actually talk about it.

Dwarra? · November 10, 2011, 11:19:20 PM

Here is a picture of a bear fighting a dragon to make you want it more.

IAMFORTE · November 11, 2011, 03:31:11 AM

Tat is pretty awesome >.< only have to wait 12 more hours till i can play lol

Holkeye · November 11, 2011, 06:53:52 AM

I got a free copy of the game through Bethesda's retail loyalty site. Yeah, buddy~ I also bought the collectors edition guide. I'm going to play now~

Moss. · November 11, 2011, 02:24:21 PM

Playing this game with a guide is like missing the entire point of playing the game.

Dwarra? · November 11, 2011, 05:18:13 PM

OH GOD I JUST KILLED A DRAGON AND KAMEHAMEHA'D SOME BITCH WITH ICE MY LIFE IS COMPLETE

Holkeye · November 11, 2011, 06:23:30 PM

You don't play with the guide, you use it as a reference. Plus, I'm a collector, and I have nearly 200 strategy guides. Also, as for my impressions so far, the game is exactly what I had hoped it would be. Its not perfect, but no game is, and it feels exactly like oblivion did the first time I played that game. I'm super excited to get my coffee and go back in.

Esmeralda · November 11, 2011, 07:07:47 PM

I, too, feel like I first felt playing Oblivion. Maybe even better, because I love killing big, bad monsters. I was hoping for Monster Hunter-esque fights with the dragons but eh, it's close enough. Suffice to say this is GOTY for me but guess I haven't played many new games this year. Still, my skooma-addicted Khajiit is incredibly fun to play.

Moss. · November 11, 2011, 08:49:50 PM

God, I love the new dungeons, and the whole mid-boss and boss thing it's got going. I also love that it changes little things for each play through of the game. I played through the first 2 hours on my computer, and then actually bought it for my PS3 (my computer could barely run it on medium), and there were a bunch of little changes, like taking a different road to the first town, and bandits wearing different armor, and characters sitting instead of standing. Little stuff, but still really neat.

Things I don't like:
1.) My HDTV apparently doesn't do 1080i. It does 1080p, but not 1080i. So I have to play in 720p.
2.) Shadows are jagged as fuck, good god.

Dwarra? · November 11, 2011, 09:19:32 PM

Has anyone found out how to smelt iron ore yet?

Holkeye · November 11, 2011, 09:55:04 PM

One thing I miss from oblivion is being able to grab and move objects in the world. The iron ore thing should be finding pieces of ore and going to a smelting device, but I haven't tried it yet. I'm just getting lost in the world. I already found and killed a necromancer, then was hunted down by her hired thugs. They were really hard.

SirJackRex · November 11, 2011, 10:09:43 PM

So lonely being the only person on Earth not playing this right now. I'm waiting till December (or Black Friday if I can get a good deal) to pick this up. Skyward Sword will ameliorate this self-abjection, but it can't completely fill the void.

Can't wait.

Moss. · November 11, 2011, 10:23:43 PM

Yeah, there's supposed to be smelting devices in certain places, like there are tanning devices, and forges, and such, but I haven't found one yet...

Dwarra? · November 11, 2011, 10:41:25 PM

Ive found like 10 forges and haven't found one. Also Holk if you hold down the pick-up button you can move objects. AND GUYS HOLY SHIT GET THE DRAGON BREATH SHOUT JESUS CHRIST

Edit: and now I'm a werewolf

haloOfTheSun · November 11, 2011, 11:38:43 PM

Quote from: Harry Burns on November 11, 2011, 10:09:43 PM
So lonely being the only person on Earth not playing this right now.

I'm not playing it. And I'm fine with that.

Moss. · November 12, 2011, 12:12:17 AM

I'm not.

Holkeye · November 12, 2011, 12:20:05 AM

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIYOlEJ6lRo[/yt]

Hail to the Kiin, baby.

haloOfTheSun · November 12, 2011, 01:05:42 AM

Quote from: arlen on November 12, 2011, 12:12:17 AM
I'm not.

My computer would explode if I tried to play it and I don't have $60 to spend because I have a child to feed

strike · November 12, 2011, 02:01:14 AM

clearly you just jelly.

Malson · November 12, 2011, 04:17:21 AM

This game was so worth the wait. So far it seems to combine all the things I missed about Morrowind with all the things I enjoyed about Oblivion. I don't really have any complaints aside from a weird interface, but that's just something I need to become readjusted to. I love the crafting, I love the randomized and miscellaneous quests, and I LOVE the skill system. It's just a wonderful game, and nothing below my expectations.

Holkeye · November 12, 2011, 04:29:40 AM

I love that it still has that quirky bugginess that Oblivion had. Those moments when some weird jank happened made me laugh, and its good to see that there is still some of that here: He dragged that broken pot around with him for half the dungeon.

Esmeralda · November 12, 2011, 07:57:33 AM

This game has the weird random shit going on like Morrowind did and Oblivion lacked

By the way there's a smelter in Whiterun as soon as you enter the city. It's next to the blacksmith's house.

TDS · November 12, 2011, 08:15:02 AM

Don't kill the chickens... Killed one by mistake and people in Skyrim showed they really love their chickens.

Dwarra? · November 12, 2011, 01:35:32 PM

Quote from: Skanker on November 12, 2011, 07:57:33 AM
This game has the weird random shit going on like Morrowind did and Oblivion lacked

By the way there's a smelter in Whiterun as soon as you enter the city. It's next to the blacksmith's house.

YOU LIE.

I'm leader of the Companions now B)

Also Holk, a giant smashed me straight into the ground and I shot up a mile into the sky in a fallout-esque kinda way. Was pretty cool.