Skyrim - The Elder Scrolls V

[Mustakrakish]

Reposting this from Skyrim Nexus forums...

http://imageshack.us/f/651/toddhowardinterview1.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/f/208/toddhowardinterview2.jpg/

Chickens reporting crimes Was a bit worried there with all the getting caught hands-on reviews and such...

One thing that bothered me... Todd speaks about this "radiant story" of his... He tells an example about how he married one woman and then when he woke up in their house there was another guy in the house. And then he remembered he did a quest for the guy before, helping him with the woman in question that he liked or something. And designer said, "Oh yeah, he'll keep visiting her now" no matter if she's married or not... And it's not a bug... WTH?!

Also, not related... I wish vampires won't be as stupid as in Oblivion, where you got "vampirism" disease by... fighting them. And feeding only on sleeping people?! Never even sucking them dry? Never feeding on your enemies or anything? Bah...

 

[Maniacal]

Wow imageshack sucks even more than it used to, won't even zoom in on the pictures and just gives me pop-ups for party poker when I try (which are immediately blocked so nothing happens...). I remember why I never, ever use it. So yeah, no idea what is in those articles.

But they are definitely a step up from Oblivion's.

Maybe I'm not thinking outside the box, but I can't really come up with anything better than what they are using.

Possible actual (and cool) achievements:
Climb the highest mountain in Skyrim.

Play 5 hours without crashing.

Ride a dragon.

etc

 

[Mustakrakish]

Huh... I didn't get anything like that.

 

[Arakhor]

In the second half, it's both amusing and a little bit sad that PC Gamer have never heard of jarls before, fantastic or otherwise.

 

[generalstaff]

One thing that bothered me... Todd speaks about this "radiant story" of his... He tells an example about how he married one woman and then when he woke up in their house there was another guy in the house. And then he remembered he did a quest for the guy before, helping him with the woman in question that he liked or something. And designer said, "Oh yeah, he'll keep visiting her now" no matter if she's married or not... And it's not a bug... WTH?!

I can see this being fixed by an Unofficial Patch, possibly an official if enough people whine about it. Personally, I find the infidelity aspect intriguing, but it should depend on the personality characters in question or using an existing AI variable such as a steal probability.

In the second half, it's both amusing and a little bit sad that PC Gamer have never heard of jarls before, fantastic or otherwise.

I found rather pathetic, especially since there were jarls in Age of Mythology. Nothing new to mainline gaming.

 

[Double A]

In the second half, it's both amusing and a little bit sad that PC Gamer have never heard of jarls before, fantastic or otherwise.

They've never played AOM, and they dare call themselves PC Gamer?

 

[Maniacal]

 

[Arakhor]

I was scared that was real for a moment!

 

[Double A]

 

[PeteAtoms]

You know M'aiq will probably have something to say about DLC or armor packs in Skyrim

 

[PeteAtoms]

One of the cooler screenshots I've seen recently (IMO)

Spoiler :

That's one big Azura.

 

[Maniacal]

Morrowind-Oblivion-Skyrim

 

[PeteAtoms]

I'm just impressed by the size of the shrine in Skyrim. How could one not spot that thing a mile off in the distance? It looks like it is at the top of a mountain or steep hill. It must stand out pretty well. I'm excited to see what the other ones look like!

 

[Double A]

By Azura! By Azura! By Azura!

That's one huge statue.

 

[civ_king]

1) That's hella big
2) That's awesome

 

[Mustakrakish]

Any other new screens?

 

[[to_xp]Gekko]

http://elderscrolls-5.ru/

bottom of the page.

 

[Maniacal]

Oh good, the women actually look like women now.

 

[DaemonDD]

I seriously hope that not all of the in-game female characters are that purdehful. I want to see a plain face now and then. :|

 

[Maniacal]

While not plain it doesn't look particularly amazing either, although it is hard to tell from the picture.