Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[Mabster]

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Spoiler tags would be cool if you're talking about specific quest lines...

Some people want to discover it for themselves and not read about it first.

[Darkleaf]

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What a great game!

[DGuinta1]

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I must admit while in 1st person view, something would dart out or a dang trap while exploring and scare the crap out of me!

[jfsolo]

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It really is amazing, even with their sketchy AI, just how much of a sense of camaraderie you feel with your companions/hirelings while dungeon crawling.

Yeah, even though I could do it without them, I like having, as the Companions say, a "shield sibling" watching my back.

As an aside, whenever I come home from adventuring, my wife is almost always downstairs in the front room eating, cooking or cleaning, she is rarely upstairs, and if she is it is in the hallway and not the master bedroom.

The one time on a quest so far when I couldn't take Lydia with me, she said, "I'll be at home." When it was over I was thinking, "Wait does she mean my home, or does she have her own home?" So I go to my home, and there's my wife downstairs as usual, cooking some soup. Where's Lydia? Upstairs in the master bedroom, sitting in my favorite chair, in her casual gear, just chilling, eating some cheese. It was like, "Yeah, I know you married her, but we both know who you really love."

I wish the game would let those two have conversations with each other, I bet it would be hilarious.

[DGuinta1]

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Yea my companion repeats the same lines. STFU!

[EpicGingy]

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Bumi, go to the tavern in Riverwood and ask the bartender about rumors. Some kid in Windhelm will be trying to summon the DB. Go talk to the kid and kill who he says to kill then go back to talk to the kid again and sleep. Should get you started with the DB.

Y UNO USE SPOILER TAG

[TeddyKGB]

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So I was cruising through the game, cutting through my foes with ease until...

Spoiler

I ventured into Sunderstone Gorge and I ran into a horde of fire mages. Holy crap, these guys weren't even bosses or anything, but the sheer number of them, along with their summoned minions, had me guzzling down health potions like there was no tomorrow. And to make matters worse, that oil was all over the cave floor and it kept igniting every time they threw a fireball at me. It was the first fight in the game so far that made me reload my save - and I have fought two dragon priests.

[Knight165]

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Yeah....I thought Vokun was tough until I ran into I guess the same guys(I think....that name of the place doesn't sound familiar though....but it was fireball heaven against me)......However, I think I have a new favorite weapon for the time being.......the Staff of ...????(I can't remember the name)...but it deals 50 damage per shot. I'm gonna need a lot of soul gems.

M.K.
Knight165

[dickey1331]

I'm running around on a horse and I get attacked. I hop off and I guess accidentally hit my horse and it starts attacking me. So not only do I have bandits attacking me, I have my horse too lol.


Do you really care where I sent this from?

[trobinson97]

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Did you steal the horse? I've accidentally hit my horse before but it never attacked me.

[mrclutch]

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Would someone mind answering a few noob questions? I haven't played an Elders Scrolls game before and am think about taking the plunge.

1.Any real value in starting with the previous game or should I just jump into Skyrim?

2.How would you compare Skyrim to the first game? I mean I'm sure it's better but were the gameplay mechanics pretty much the same?

3. The main reason I haven't bought this yet is fear of the learning curve. I haven't played alot of these types of games so I'm thinking it's going to take long, long time to even figure out what I'm doing. Am I over thinking this a little?

[dickey1331]

Did you steal the horse? I've accidentally hit my horse before but it never attacked me.

I didn't steal it but I also didn't pay for it.


Do you really care where I sent this from?

[mikenoob]

I hit my horse by accident too. I had to put him down for the better. I don't reload my save if something happens that didn't go my way. Whatever happens, happens.


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[USF11]

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Would someone mind answering a few noob questions? I haven't played an Elders Scrolls game before and am think about taking the plunge.

1.Any real value in starting with the previous game or should I just jump into Skyrim?

2.How would you compare Skyrim to the first game? I mean I'm sure it's better but were the gameplay mechanics pretty much the same?

3. The main reason I haven't bought this yet is fear of the learning curve. I haven't played alot of these types of games so I'm thinking it's going to take long, long time to even figure out what I'm doing. Am I over thinking this a little?

Some thoughts for you.

1. Not really.

2. Its a more refined version of oblivion.....the inclusion of dragons and improved story make the game much more awe inspiring.

3. There really isn't a learning curve....infact the learning curve is skyrim's most appealing feature. You want to learn and experience more and more.

It's pretty much a few minor story/balance changes from being the "perfect game".

[trobinson97]

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Would someone mind answering a few noob questions? I haven't played an Elders Scrolls game before and am think about taking the plunge.

1.Any real value in starting with the previous game or should I just jump into Skyrim?

Not really. Jump into Skyrim. You don't need to have played the previous games. You can be caught up with the history of the world through books if you have the patience to read them.

2.How would you compare Skyrim to the first game? I mean I'm sure it's better but were the gameplay mechanics pretty much the same?

Well, the first TES game came out back in the mid 90s, so no the gameplay mechanics are very different. If you're talking about Oblivion, then yes, the core gameplay is pretty much the same.

3. The main reason I haven't bought this yet is fear of the learning curve. I haven't played alot of these types of games so I'm thinking it's going to take long, long time to even figure out what I'm doing. Am I over thinking this a little?

Yeah you're over thinking it. There is a small learning curve but it's nothing too difficult. If you get the game and end up loving it, you'll probably roll more than one character anyway so use the first one you create as a trial character to get the basic of the game down. That way, you can come back later and make your "for real" character.