Journal #7033

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/02/09/ice-ice-maybe-new-skyrim-screenshots/

I've thought about getting the Nehrim mod, but I just stopped playing Oblivion at the time and I had no motivation.

As for Skyrim, I can't wait. I'm sure it'll be amazing.

Probably for the best that you don't then. There's only oh so much Oblivion that one can take and I'm only interested cause I haven't played in ages and it's something new and with good reviews.

I'm guessing it will be the standard Bethesda formula. Solid gameplay with lots of fun baked in, and horribly optimized

I really hope not but from what I've read they've learnt a lot from their past games.

Lots of voice actors, better combat, supposedly better engine.

Look at the link I posted habboi. Looks new to me.

Oh I know it's new but that doesn't tell me if it's better. I have faith though cause Fallout 3 and Oblivion ran decently but the shit that is New Vegas (Obsidian) did not. I just don't want to experience "that" ever again.

I thought Oblivion sucked and I haven't played the Fallout games. Can't say I really care about Skyrim.

Very very excited about Skyrim.

I played Elder Scrolls IV but never really got into it because I wasn't really experienced with FPSRPG games. I've tried going back to it since but the game looks so dated compared to the Fallout games on the same engine. The combat just feels too light, (lack of gore, stiff NPC animation, etc) Fallout 3 was awesome too and I never had an issue with New Vegas (better than F3 in many ways)

Both F3 and TESIV were made much better by the active modding community so if they keep the new engine open to modders then I will be very happy.

I'll give it a shot, but if it's anything like Oblivion or Fallout 3, I won't like it.

How come?

Lifeless characters, horrible combat, horrible animation, glitches en masse, copy-pasted dungeons... I could go on for a while.

The entire way the games were designed just left me with zero motivation to actually progress the story. They're incredibly dull, but this is a problem with all open world games, I think. Needs to be a lot tighter and more interesting to actually give me a reason to move forward. Definitely among the most flat, glitchy and unrewarding games I've ever played.

Well that's just perfect cause guess what? Skyrim will have:

1. Manually designed dungeons and caverns. In oblivion they had just 1 guy make them and in Skyrim it's 8.

2. The world is smaller so each area is more refined and more immersive.

3. Animation team is all new with more talent this time.

4. Humans look a whole lot better as seen in the pictures. The conversations no longer do that horrible ZOOM in thing. Instead they'll move around while talking, people behind them will carry on doing whatever it is they're doing.

5. The new sidequest mechanic means you'll never go to the same cave twice. If the game detects you've already been in a certain cave it'll change the quest to lead you to another. Although don't get too pumped for this cause I reckon it'll be like Red Dead Redemption with the same old random quests out in the desert.

6. They know the fighting sucked balls. No longer can you run backwards as fast as you can forwards. Instead of swinging like a mad man they've changed it to be more strategic. You can't just hold block, it drains your stamina, instead you must tap defend at the right time leaving an opening. Finally there are death kill animations.

Glitches will probably be there but not as bad as New Vegas, oh god never again.

P.S. New fuzzy pic: http://i.imgur.com/sXEm6.jpg

Well then, I'm beginning to sense some potential in this game...