Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[venuse]

well im gona be honest i though morrowind was boring and overcomplicated. this on the other hand is more like an action game with rpg elements like raising stats and distributing points into a skill tree, which reminds me of a mmo leveling system. i actually think you would enjoy even if you didnt enjoy the others. but just  word of warning you may find it hard in some areas, because some enemies are just plain tough to kill.

[tehrozzy]

What the hay!?
Some guy named Pavo Attius got me to clear out his mine which was overrun by Forsworn. When I did so, he payed me 750 gold pieces. No longer then a minute after he walked off, I recieved a letter from some Jarl saying Pavo had died and left me 100 gold in his name.

[Meiun]

Contrary to how it may appear, my character is actually the one doing the owning in this pic. Gotta love being a werewolf!

[Mr Pwnage]

It's great except for the fact you can't pick up items or loot anything in werewolf form...

[Jake]

What the hay!?
Some guy named Pavo Attius got me to clear out his mine which was overrun by Forsworn. When I did so, he payed me 750 gold pieces. No longer then a minute after he walked off, I recieved a letter from some Jarl saying Pavo had died and left me 100 gold in his name.

Welcome to the world of Bethesda games... Where lots of shit like that happens. Just today I worked with a bunch of soldiers to kill a dragon and the instant it's dead they completely forget about what just happened. The guy that literally just killed a dragon by not giving up even after he had been picked up by the dragons teeth, could only manage to mention something completely unrelated after somehow surviving the encounter. Honestly, if only he would have been like "holy shit, that dragon we just fought was scary!" I'd be satisfied, and it wouldn't even be hard to do.

[Cactuscat222]

What the hay!?
Some guy named Pavo Attius got me to clear out his mine which was overrun by Forsworn. When I did so, he payed me 750 gold pieces. No longer then a minute after he walked off, I recieved a letter from some Jarl saying Pavo had died and left me 100 gold in his name.

Welcome to the world of Bethesda games... Where lots of shit like that happens. Just today I worked with a bunch of soldiers to kill a dragon and the instant it's dead they completely forget about what just happened. The guy that literally just killed a dragon by not giving up even after he had been picked up by the dragons teeth, could only manage to mention something completely unrelated after somehow surviving the encounter. Honestly, if only he would have been like "holy shit, that dragon we just fought was scary!" I'd be satisfied, and it wouldn't even be hard to do.

You and I must be getting vastly different games. O.o

When I fought a dragon in town, after it had died, EVERYONE in town came out and gathered around its bones, commenting on it. Every person I talked to briefly mentioned the dragon "I never would have thought..." etc etc. This has happened a couple times for me.

Plus, when I'm walking around, guards and other people constantly make references to choices and things I've done with my character. They tell me they are cautious of my Destruction magic use, that they know me as the Arch Mage of Winterhold, that they are astounded I'm carrying Azura's Star around - I've had hitmen sent after me because I've stolen things... and not once have I heard of any mention of mudcrabs by the towns folk.

Things can obviously be improved upon, but to date, this is one of the best games I've seen react to the choices a player has made - in terms of the amount of variables and random instances. Games like Mass Effect and other, older Bioware/Bethesda titles may take the cake in story-altering choices, but I don't think I've seen as many react as well as in Skyrim. If anything, it is vastly better than what we saw/heard in Oblivion.

[tehrozzy]

What the hay!?
Some guy named Pavo Attius got me to clear out his mine which was overrun by Forsworn. When I did so, he payed me 750 gold pieces. No longer then a minute after he walked off, I recieved a letter from some Jarl saying Pavo had died and left me 100 gold in his name.

Welcome to the world of Bethesda games... Where lots of shit like that happens. Just today I worked with a bunch of soldiers to kill a dragon and the instant it's dead they completely forget about what just happened. The guy that literally just killed a dragon by not giving up even after he had been picked up by the dragons teeth, could only manage to mention something completely unrelated after somehow surviving the encounter. Honestly, if only he would have been like "holy shit, that dragon we just fought was scary!" I'd be satisfied, and it wouldn't even be hard to do.

You and I must be getting vastly different games. O.o

When I fought a dragon in town, after it had died, EVERYONE in town came out and gathered around its bones, commenting on it. Every person I talked to briefly mentioned the dragon "I never would have thought..." etc etc. This has happened a couple times for me.

Plus, when I'm walking around, guards and other people constantly make references to choices and things I've done with my character. They tell me they are cautious of my Destruction magic use, that they know me as the Arch Mage of Winterhold, that they are astounded I'm carrying Azura's Star around - I've had hitmen sent after me because I've stolen things... and not once have I heard of any mention of mudcrabs by the towns folk.

Things can obviously be improved upon, but to date, this is one of the best games I've seen react to the choices a player has made - in terms of the amount of variables and random instances. Games like Mass Effect and other, older Bioware/Bethesda titles may take the cake in story-altering choices, but I don't think I've seen as many react as well as in Skyrim. If anything, it is vastly better than what we saw/heard in Oblivion.

^^ This. I love it when I use Whirlwind Sprint say, in Whiterun, and the guards shout out crap like "My god! That's a shout isn't it!? Like the GreyBeards from wherever." Yeah my brain slipped a bit at the end of that sentence haha.

[Scotty]

Skyrim meets metal!

[Lucifer]

A guard just walked into my house and told me to stop lollygagging.
:<

[tehrozzy]

A guard just walked into my house and told me to stop lollygagging.
:<

That happened to me in Marthal! I laughed so hard at that.

[House]

would it b better if i just bought a xbox or ps3 and buy the game or just buy the pc version????

[Chaos]

would it b better if i just bought a xbox or ps3 and buy the game or just buy the pc version????

Depends on if your PC can run it.  If it can, PC version without question.  Only version where you'll be able to install mods.   ;)

[House]

how do i find out if it can run because im gonna put this on my christmas list

[Chaos]

Minimum System Requirements

* OS: 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
* CPU: Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor
* RAM: 2 GB
* HDD: 6 GB
* Graphics: 512 MB card
* Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible
* DirectX: Version 9.0c
* Internet for Steam activation

Recommended System Requirements

* OS: Windows 7/Vista/XP (32 or 64 bit)
* CPU: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU
* RAM: 4 GB
* HDD: 6 GB free disk space
* Graphics: 1 GB Graphics Memory
* Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible
* DirectX: Version 9.0c
* Internet for Steam activation

[House]

thx Chaos