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By Bahamut.Fistandantilus 2011-11-12 02:00:05
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Asura.Planet said: »
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that vid is just so fkn sad and embarrassing and cant see how anyone can be that serious into doing something the way he just did… just wow.

As if he wasn't acting scary enough he also felt the need to do that video topless....
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By Sylph.Beelshamen 2011-11-12 03:23:14
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that vid is just so fkn sad and embarrassing and cant see how anyone can be that serious into doing something the way he just did… just wow.


That guy is legendary, you just wish you could be like him.
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By Fenrir.Divinian 2011-11-12 07:29:19
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Bahamut.Fistandantilus said: »
Asura.Planet said: »
Sylph.Beelshamen said: »


that vid is just so fkn sad and embarrassing and cant see how anyone can be that serious into doing something the way he just did… just wow.

As if he wasn't acting scary enough he also felt the need to do that video topless....

...and in his underwear. Creeped out, yo.
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By Ramuh.Sagittario 2011-11-12 07:46:07
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Leviathan.Bimbam said: »
Wall of text inbound and by looks of things many here won't agree with what I have to say.


Skyrim Review after an ~hour of gameplay.

I am not surprised by alot of what you are saying, however I am not willing to give you any credibility when you have only played an hour of the game. Chances are you have experienced less than 1% of what the game has to offer. Everybody else seems to contradict alot of what you are saying and have played a great deal longer.

You make some good points, but until you have played at least 10 hours it's not worth reading the review.
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By slipispsycho 2011-11-12 07:47:36
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Thank you. Surprisingly the main story did not take a long time to complete :/ but at least they gave us alot of side quests and other misc. stuff to do.
I do things the opposite of you.. In RPGs and the like, I always end up running around doing all the side quests as they become available to me and the main story takes a back seat.

Also there's a smelter outside Soljund's Sinkhole.
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By Sylph.Beelshamen 2011-11-12 08:11:51
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Ramuh.Sagittario said: »
Leviathan.Bimbam said: »
Wall of text inbound and by looks of things many here won't agree with what I have to say.


Skyrim Review after an ~hour of gameplay.

I am not surprised by alot of what you are saying, however I am not willing to give you any credibility when you have only played an hour of the game. Chances are you have experienced less than 1% of what the game has to offer. Everybody else seems to contradict alot of what you are saying and have played a great deal longer.

You make some good points, but until you have played at least 10 hours it's not worth reading the review.


lol
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By Quiznor 2011-11-12 08:16:27
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Sylph.Beelshamen said: »
Ramuh.Sagittario said: »
Leviathan.Bimbam said: »
Wall of text inbound and by looks of things many here won't agree with what I have to say.


Skyrim Review after an ~hour of gameplay.

I am not surprised by alot of what you are saying, however I am not willing to give you any credibility when you have only played an hour of the game. Chances are you have experienced less than 1% of what the game has to offer. Everybody else seems to contradict alot of what you are saying and have played a great deal longer.

You make some good points, but until you have played at least 10 hours it's not worth reading the review.


lol

raged skyrim last night after my save file glitched and i cant continue the main quest.Which isnt bad just yet because i was gonna do other stuff in it,but now there's no point knowing i cant get any further in this file >:(
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By Leviathan.Bimbam 2011-11-12 08:17:05
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You make some good points, but until you have played at least 10 hours it's not worth reading the review.

Fair enough, however I've now played about 5 and am yet to reconsider anything I've said. The only thing I should probably point out is that based on various comments on reviews, console gamers seem to have less grief with this game. Which makes sense considering the main problem with this game is that it has been so blatantly developed for console. Console games create a baseline standard for games developers to hit where anything above is just a bonus. The games that actually push the field and make advances are those not restricted by hardware limitations (inbefore XI vs. PS2), which are then consequently ported/rewritten to push what the current consoles are capable of. However more and more it seems devlopers have decided this practice seems to make less money I guess and instead tailor there game for the console inevitably resulting in something less impressive than it could/should have been. If CryTek bought out Bethesda this game would have shat all over everything.

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Everybody else seems to contradict alot of what you are saying
Magazine reviews yes. People commenting on said reviews, no. I am certainly not alone in my sentiments though probably not an opinion held by the majority.

Regardless of my so far minimal gameplay, you cannot deny when rating a game, the degraded physics, textures, same shite AI and wooden character animations (all of which are apparant within minutes) reduce this game well beneath 90% before even considering the storyline/gameplay. To be honest, the gameplay is mostly unchanged anyway. The melee fighting is essentially a slug fest of taking/receiving hits with virtually no tactics or skill included exactly as it was in Oblivion. I am yet to see anything that indicates any kind of timed parry system, evading beyond actually running/jumping away or anything at all that stands out as being particularly noteworthy while other similar games all make some attempt to incorperate improvements to such things.

Apart from the UI overhaul (which IS balls, but I guess that is down to opinion) and the skill tree system (I do like this minor change), nothing in this game stands out as not being a complete cloan of it's predecessor...+dragons, fused with aspects of Fable to make it more appealing/consolized for the masses. Don't get me wrong, nothing wrong with trying to redo a 'winning recipe', but this feels more like reheating a lasagne you cooked the night before and not even bothering to add some garlic bread.

Good game? yeh, sure. A few more hours and I do find it immersing and enjoyable despite it's many flaws and graphical age. A solid 6 out of 10 I guess and any fan of the series will likely dump hours into it regardless... like I no doubt will lol.
Great game? Is it ****. Any game that scores 90%+ should be an average 9/10 on every ASPECT of the game. How then does this get consistantly rated ~95% when Graphics/AI/NPC animation/Physics/collision detection etc. are all sub standard to the point of insulting (even in some instances worse than it's own predecessor). Most of these issues have been present since Morrowind too, Oblivion and Fallout retained the terrible AI/wooden "I'm gona stare at you" npc dialogue and I just don't see it as being acceptable anymore when many other games have set such a higher standard.

My main anger seems to stem more from the stupidly disproprtionate reviews I'm reading more than the game itself. It IS fun afterall and I guess that's what counts.
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By Sylph.Beelshamen 2011-11-12 08:38:42
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Leviathan.Bimbam said: »
Wall of text #2


The problem with your "review" is that you so blatantly announced that you were going to pick another RPG that came out recently and put it next to Skyrim for comparisons throughout your retort. Plus, you seem to be dismayed that Bethesda did not put an entire team to make a specially fluffed up PC version of the game to appease PC elitists.

It almost seems like you're trolling without knowing it.

I think I read somewhere that according to you Oblivion has better graphics.


lol
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By Ramuh.Sagittario 2011-11-12 08:48:07
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The hype surrounding Skyrim was overwhelming, I think alot of people got carried away with magazine reviews which as you said, overrate the ***out of games. There is no way in hell Skyrim deserves a 95% or anything over 9/10. I have been reading about the fundamental glitches and bugs that have been left in the game, if Bethesda have not even bothered to iron out these then I am not surprised they have cut corners in every other aspect of the game.

It really does boggle the mind how it can be given such praise. COD syndrome I guess.
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By Cerberus.Drayco 2011-11-12 08:51:33
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Sylph.Beelshamen said: »

Wow, I made a joke to my buddy when I picked up the game. I said I was going to make an unboxing video in my underwear and post it on youtube. We had a good laugh, but now I see how scary that idea really was.
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By slipispsycho 2011-11-12 08:52:16
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Sylph.Beelshamen said: »
I think I read somewhere that according to you Oblivion has better graphics.


lol
Yeah, and after that I just couldn't take it seriously, I'm not just trying to jump on the bash-wagon but that's just ridiculous, there's no way in hell it had better graphics, he also mentioned texture packs, which with a texture pack you're no longer comparing Oblivion graphics to Skyrim graphics, you're comparing custom texture packs to Skyrim graphics.
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By Fenrir.Divinian 2011-11-12 08:57:11
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Wow, I made a joke to my buddy when I picked up the game. I said I was going to make an unboxing video in my underwear and post it on youtube. We had a good laugh, but now I see how scary that idea really was.

This could have been you...sobering thought, huh? LOL
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By Bismarck.Elanabelle 2011-11-12 08:57:26
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Metascore for this game is 9.5 (out of 10).

So far, the synopsis of what I've read from people that aren't magazine/website critics is:

Breathtaking visual appeal.

Excellent soundtrack.

Very cool, unique character development system.

Questionable comrade/NPC AI in combat.

Complaints of "floaty combat" (what does that even mean?).

LOTS of complaints about bugs in the quests/story.



So ... where does the truth lay? Is Skyrim a game destined to be considered for "Game of the Decade", or is it a lump of over-rated mediocrity?
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By Leviathan.Catnipthief 2011-11-12 08:58:29
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Dear merciful god is that the final boss in skyrim or something?


jeeeeesus

unboxing is ok, unboxing with no shirt and looking about ... 100lbs overweight (hairy also /vomit)? no... just ... NO.
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By slipispsycho 2011-11-12 08:58:40
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By slipispsycho 2011-11-12 09:01:39
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Bismarck.Elanabelle said: »
Metascore for this game is 9.5 (out of 10).

So far, the synopsis of what I've read from people that aren't magazine/website critics is:

Breathtaking visual appeal.

Excellent soundtrack.

Very cool, unique character development system.

Questionable comrade/NPC AI in combat.

Complaints of "floaty combat" (what does that even mean?).

LOTS of complaints about bugs in the quests/story.



So ... where does the truth lay? Is Skyrim a game destined to be considered for "Game of the Decade", or is it a lump of over-rated mediocrity?
I'm not sure that I would hand it the title Game of the Decade, but it's a really great game and I'm loving it.. I'm not even a huge fan of RPG's.. FFVII, FFXIII, Dragon Age 1 and 2, Two Worlds 2, Morrowwind, Oblivion and now Skyrim are the only ones I've ever put serious time or interest into.. Plus Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas if you can count those.
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By Ramuh.Sagittario 2011-11-12 09:07:35
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Bismarck.Elanabelle said: »
Metascore for this game is 9.5 (out of 10).

So far, the synopsis of what I've read from people that aren't magazine/website critics is:

Breathtaking visual appeal.

Excellent soundtrack.

Very cool, unique character development system.

Questionable comrade/NPC AI in combat.

Complaints of "floaty combat" (what does that even mean?).

LOTS of complaints about bugs in the quests/story.



So ... where does the truth lay? Is Skyrim a game destined to be considered for "Game of the Decade", or is it a lump of over-rated mediocrity?

This is basically what is going through my mind. When they combat is described as "floaty" I know what they mean having played Morrowind, it's hard to describe, kinda feels like your slashing air and not flesh.
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By Fenrir.Yuriki 2011-11-12 09:10:10
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Man, I'm having a blast with this game... but holy crap, couldn't they have tested it a bit more? I've come across so many bugs... thank Altana for F5 (quicksave)!
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By Fenrir.Yuriki 2011-11-12 09:12:59
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Oh, dual casting is the ***. I feel like a Sith Lord dual casting lightning. SWTOR who needs it when you have Skyrim haha.
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By Bismarck.Elanabelle 2011-11-12 09:14:52
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Ramuh.Sagittario said: »
When they combat is described as "floaty" I know what they mean having played Morrowind, it's hard to describe, kinda feels like your slashing air and not flesh.

Makes me think of Final Fantasy I combat, when your character takes a few steps forward, swings his sword in the air a few times, then walks backwards a few steps.
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By Leviathan.Catnipthief 2011-11-12 09:18:30
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I've got to say that the couple hours that I have put into skyrim have gave me the impression that most reviewers are just full of ***.

I'd solidly give the game a 8/10, no more, no less...

Yes the game is visually appealing and yes the gameplay is 'good' and 'submersive' but as many people have already pointed out there are glitches and some are NOT forgiving.

Granted I've only played through a small portion of the game then probably someone else has, I've been able to at least come up with something to say about the game thus far.

I'll keep playing it for sure since it IS a really good game and definitely has a good submersive storyline.
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By Ramuh.Sagittario 2011-11-12 09:26:51
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Leviathan.Catnipthief said: »
I've got to say that the couple hours that I have put into skyrim have gave me the impression that most reviewers are just full of ***.

I'd solidly give the game a 8/10, no more, no less...

Yes the game is visually appealing and yes the gameplay is 'good' and 'submersive' but as many people have already pointed out there are glitches and some are NOT forgiving.

Granted I've only played through a small portion of the game then probably someone else has, I've been able to at least come up with something to say about the game thus far.

I'll keep playing it for sure since it IS a really good game and definitely has a good submersive storyline.

The fact that you have only played a small portion of the game but come across so many bugs is really awful.
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By Leviathan.Catnipthief 2011-11-12 09:29:32
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Ramuh.Sagittario said: »
Leviathan.Catnipthief said: »
I've got to say that the couple hours that I have put into skyrim have gave me the impression that most reviewers are just full of ***.

I'd solidly give the game a 8/10, no more, no less...

Yes the game is visually appealing and yes the gameplay is 'good' and 'submersive' but as many people have already pointed out there are glitches and some are NOT forgiving.

Granted I've only played through a small portion of the game then probably someone else has, I've been able to at least come up with something to say about the game thus far.

I'll keep playing it for sure since it IS a really good game and definitely has a good submersive storyline.

The fact that you have only played a small portion of the game but come across so many bugs is really awful.

I've only personally encountered like 1 glitch, but I know I've heard of a TON that were game breaking at some point.

I've actually I guess been lucky.
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By Ragnarok.Nekonarf 2011-11-12 09:30:56
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I'm about 5hrs into my gameplay, no glitches experienced yet, and am having quiet a bit of fun :D, it's still just as easy to get lost in the world and find a cave or a dungeon and spend a good hour or two exploring it and walking out with something fancy, just like oblivion.

:3 such a fun title most fun title I've had the privilege to play in the last 4 years.
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By Hades.Cheyne 2011-11-12 11:26:57
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So, I just bought a house in Dragonsreach. And I can't seem to find it.

:<

Edit: As for glicthes I haven't run into any either really.

Except
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By slipispsycho 2011-11-12 11:36:09
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It's right next door to the Blacksmith. If you fast travel to Whiterun, walk forward the first house on your right will be the Blacksmith, the next house on the right is yours.

I spent like 2 hours organizing everything in my house to decorate it.. There's weapons/gear set up all over the place. Well the 'main' area anyways. Don't plan to mess with the upstairs or the room behind the stairs.
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By Fenrir.Enternius 2011-11-12 11:36:40
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Hades.Cheyne said: »
So, I just bought a house in Dragonsreach. And I can't seem to find it.

:<
What is it called? I just started and only JUST made it to Whiterun but I saw a house that looked like it had a buyable name and "requires key" to get in.

Edit: Nevermind, Slip beat me to it.
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By slipispsycho 2011-11-12 11:40:37
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I'm still yet to really encounter bugs.. The only bug I've found yet, was a cauldron killed me. It was in a corner and when I moved into the corner it made the sound like it was moving, but it wasn't and I was dropping health fast.
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