The Thieves' Guild Quest is better paced than the companions quest. You actually have to rise through the ranks with the TG. The Companions line is literally, "Who are you? You're our guildmaster, of course!" though.
The Elder Scrolls V
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Gimli is awesome! But then again Gimli wins by default because he is a dwarf, and dwarfs are bloody awesome.
There's something about those stubborn little guys with long braided beards that gets to me
Well, you rise through the ranks for about 2 jobs, then you're suddenly the leader.
They really went crazy with the "we want everyone to have the chance to do everything" crap. You can't ruin any quests and you can be the leader of anything no matter your skillset.
No argument here. They didn't leave much room for alternate choices in any of the quests. Compared to Morrowind or even Oblivion, the guild quests in Skyrim are kind of a joke.
Skyrim is so impressive the first hours with its technology, that it takes too long to realize its problems, by then, all the reviews had already given it a 10/10 (just like I did at first) and it will sell incredibly well.
I fear that with this success, Bethesda wont hear the criticism of those who have played enough of it to dig out its flaws, and so, they'll repeat the same mistakes in future games.
hockeywarrior
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I agree ... as great as Skyrim is, Bethesda sure could learn alot from its fellow RPG makers who have been innovating in the field of choice in their games. Bethesda's games pretty much lack that sense of player choice and impact on the world in their quests. It feels as if there are never any real ramifications for what you do in the world -- that the world revolves around your character all of the time.
I'd love to see more moral struggles and a more dynamic world that reacts to what you do in future Bethesda titles. This article sums up some solid points rather well, I think:
http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1217140p1.html
In terms of lore though, I can understand why Bethesda actually tends to narrow down choices. Unlike other companies, Bethesda doesn't retcon all the choices so they can push the story how they like. So how to avoid it? Well, only give choice for minor things, or the semblance of choice for important things.
The last time they gave choice, they ended up with The Warp in the West (EG everything happening and not happening simultaneously).
I may not like it as much as the next person, but I also prefer them being able to shape all their lore and future games without going "oh this person wasn't REALLY dead."
Took a break from Skyrim and have been playing The Witcher 2. I'm always wondering what will happen differently or what might I miss when I have to make a decision in that game.
By the way, really enjoying it so far!
By the way, really enjoying it so far!
Yep. All the things people have been telling them they should do different since Oblivion....none of that is going to register with Bethesda because of Skyrim's success and meme-generating power. It's probably going to be taken as a sign they did most things just right......when in reality, it's all the surface stuff that drew people to Skyrim.
Their artists and engine coders should get a raise. They should ****ing fire their game devs, or at the very least, hit them with rolled up newspaper.
From that IGN article. Really now? Stealth in Deus Ex Rev was awful. Just awful. The AI was dumb and blind as a rock. In fact, I've never played a game that hasn't had crummy *** AI when it comes to your character being stealthy.
I guess being sick has gotten me a bit confused, what am I suppossed to be looking at besides game footage set to bad music?
Listening to what Todd Howard says might help.I guess being sick has gotten me a bit confused, what am I suppossed to be looking at besides game footage set to bad music?
I guess being sick has gotten me a bit confused, what am I suppossed to be looking at besides game footage set to bad music?
Bunch of feature prototypes.
Thanks to the music the video isn't available in Germany...game footage set to bad music?
Some of which make you question who the hell is in charge over there. "Dark Dungeons" is the one that got me, like having dungeons be dark is a novel concept in the world of gaming, one we've been asking for since Morrowind. But I'm sure one of the senior leads was like "Hey guys, since Oblivion we believe that every night should be lit by a hunter's moon, regardless of if you're in Tamriel or an apocalyptic wasteland. But keep dreaming big!"
Todd Howard saying stuff like the constellation menu being "a big success" is further evidence he just pays attention to sales numbers and very little else. Because that features has been universally hated by everyone that's touched it, including the reviews that did nothing but compliment the game.
Seeing them actually do something novel with the spell system also made me sigh, because spells are another truck-sized hole in content in Skyrim.
Other stuff like Giant Mudcrabs and Water Flows in Dungeons, I can understand why those didn't make it in. But some of the broad reaching features that literally just lacked animations left me feeling like a lot of good ideas didn't make the final game strictly because of 11.11.11.
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I actually liked the skills menu. I'm not the type to have an OCD breakdown if I can't see all my stats listed immediately in my face.
Also dungeons do have water flows, quite often in fact. Among many other things.
How about that texture pack? Also I need everything from that GameJam video.
They better make it DLC.
Also dungeons do have water flows, quite often in fact. Among many other things.
How about that texture pack? Also I need everything from that GameJam video.
They better make it DLC.
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