Space Voyager Posted July 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Skyrim fan interview! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 BB's abridged interview! 1) Will the character be able to change into certain creature?Todd: Maybe. We're thinking very hard about it. Honest. 2) What sorts of cosmetic options, like beards, tattoos, or body proportions, are available? Can we edit them later in the game?Matt: Ever played those wrestlemania games? Yeah, we're doing that. 3) Is armor handled like in Oblivion (with each body part being welded together) or in Morrowind (with each body part separate)? Will you be able to wear both clothes and armor at the same time?Matt: We're dumbing it down even more - chest pieces are now also welded to leggings! 4) Are the main and faction quests branching or linear? What about side quests?Bruce: The main quest is linear, some of the side quests have some branching. 5) Are loot and quest rewards level scaled, like in Oblivion? Will there be any powerful un-scaled items?Bruce: It's the same as Oblivion, but we're trying to be subtle about it this time. Bandits in daedric was silly. Or was it? Hmm... 6) Will items present in Morrowind but not in Oblivion, such as spears, medium armor, and mark/recall spells, be making a return?Todd: No, no, and no. The spears are too much work, we already said we're dumbing down the armour system some more, and the teleportation/flying spells made it too easy to break our quest scripting. 7) Will we be able to have relationships with the NPCs, romantic or otherwise?Bruce: Yep, traveling companions and families are in! 8) Are there any new armor/weapon materials unique to Skyrim?Matt: Yep - dragons! 9) Can we have some specifics about the PC version of the game? How will it's UI be different? Will there be a 64-bit executable?Todd: You'll need a faster machine to run it, as the detail's going up (more so on PC then console). No 64bit enhancements. 10) How will enchanting work in Skyrim? Will we have to constantly refill our enchantments with soul gems like we did in Oblivion, or will it be more like Morrowind in which the weapons recovered after a certain resting period?Bruce: We're keeping the Oblivion method of recharging (that is to say, if you want to use enchanted weapons, train your conjuration up and go do Azura's quest... again). Enchanting is a skill again, so good luck making uber gear out of that (we fixed the potion system long ago!). You can't use spell effects you know in your enchantments anymore - you have to break up gear your find to learn enchanting effects. 11) What are the differences between the races? I guess they'll have different skill bonuses, but will they also start with different perks or have different "hard-coded" attributes, such as different running speeds or maximum encumbrance, etc.?Todd: It's the same as Oblivion, but race no longer effects the maximum speed of a character. 12) Is there any game content (story, quests) that might be locked for a character based on race/faction/politics allegiances/morality/choices? Or one can experience all the content in one single play?Todd: Your choices may lock you out of certain side quests. 13) To what extent will our racial / gender selection at the start of the game will affecting our gameplay? Are there relationships affected by these choices?Bruce: It's the same as in Oblivion, but gender should no longer affect anything except disposition with certain characters. 14) Do you plan to include non lethal ways of defeating opponents??Todd: Only in scripted scenarios, but you can always just paralyse them and run away... 15) Will boss fights involve interesting mechanics involved as opposed to just more health and hits harder?Todd: The AI is improved a bit, but one NPC will be much the same as another - depending on what gear they have to work with. You've probably already seen the dragons, though, so this is a silly question... 16) Do companions have skill and perk trees we can train?Bruce: No. 17) Is the culture in Skyrim strictly Nordic, or are there places (like Cheydinhal in Cyrodiil) that show influence from other cultures nearby, like architecture, religion, etc?Matt: We let the other races into the game. Does that count? 18) So, the dragons are big and powerful. Did you include some destructible environment so they could leave marks and scars everywhere they attack? Can they demolish buildings, break trees, start avalanches, burn houses, things like this that emphasize their power?Todd: They'll cosmetically scratch up the terrain dynamically, but the actual destruction is all - or very nearly all - scripted. 19) Will there be any difference between the animation sets of male and female as well as human-like and 'beast' characters?Matt: Yep. 20) Will any sort of karma system be incorporated like there was in Fallout, or will it be the Fame/Infamy system of Oblivion?Bruce: It's the same as in Oblivion, but we took away the statistic in your journal. 21) Will crafting (weapons, armor) be effected by the tools you use as well as the ingredients used in the crafting? Such as the hammers and clippers, mastery level of the weapons and your level? Basically, will I be able to produce a more powerful, or even unique, weapon if I use a master hammer or clipper as opposed to novice?Bruce: It's all skill based. 22) Will your character have a voice? So that you can hear yourself having a conversation with other people?Todd: No, it's the same as in Oblivion - combat yells etc only. (Seriously, that would multiply the total dialog we'd need to record by like 10 or something. Don't be silly!) 23) Obviously every character is "Dragonborn", but not every character will be playing the same way. The question is: Will dragon shouts support all types of characters? Are there long ranged shouts? Some kind of stealthy "shout"?Todd: Yes, you can hide better by screaming your lungs out. 24) 24) Are there going to be places where you can use nature to your advantage? Like make a trap out of a fallen tree or climb a tree to stealth attack an enemy?Todd: You can hide behind rocks - assuming they haven't seen you already - does that count? 25) Will you be able to carry on after the main story?Todd: Yes, absolutely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted July 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Now why didn't I think of THAT?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Because your inner cynic doesn't scream as loudly at you as mine does at me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 So... now Bethesda is suing Mojang (the MineCraft guys) as they intend to make a game called "Scrolls". Because obviously everyone calls Morrowind, Oblivion, etc "Scrolls" for short. Right? This sort of thing makes a company's image shift from "bumbling but brilliant" to "corporate arseholes". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunflash Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 I gathered from Notch's twitter that there were lots of people starting to suggest that people cancel their Skyrim preorders in protest. Almost wanted that to keep going. Oh well. ALSO LINKY: https://notch.tumblr.com/post/8519901309/be...-the-full-story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Oh what bollocks... Trademarks have gone beyond what is sane, even to trademarking parts of DNA IIRC. I sincerely hope Bethseda comes to its senses and drops the whole thing, also changes its lawyers for being assholes. If this is a lawyer construct to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 GameSpot's description of Gamescom's demo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Smiley/drooling.gif Damn that music is loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Exklusives Gamescom-Interview mit Pete Hines Great interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Great overview of the game, nothing strikingly new though.Tags: GameTrailers.com, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - GC 11: Return of the Dragons Interview HD, PC Games, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 See it. All. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azrael Strife Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted September 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 PS3 Games - E3 2012 - The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted September 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted October 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Recommended Specs Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit) Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU 4GB System RAM 6GB free HDD space DirectX 9.0c compatible NVIDIA or AMD ATI video card with 1GB of RAM (Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or higher; ATI Radeon 4890 or higher). DirectX compatible sound card Internet access for Steam activation Minimum Specs Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit) Processor: Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor 2GB System RAM 6GB free HDD Space Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512 MB of RAM DirectX compatible sound card Internet access for Steam activation Internet access for Steam activation... IS THERE REALLY NO OTHER WAY TO AVOID STEAM BUT PIRACY?! No, I am not advocating piracy, I am merely stating a fact. Well, asking a question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 But steam is good for you... Steam is easily the best unifying PC game system available. Auto-updates, full community, vast variety of games, superb anti-cheat system, non-invasive copy protection, some of the best customer support ever. I don't understand how people can say that Steam is bad. It might have been... 6 years ago but it isn't even the same system it was back then. --some guy wrote it in 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted October 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 I hate not having an option. Meh, at least I'll be able to play this game. On lower settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 But you do have an option play it or not play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted October 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 I hate you for being right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted November 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 IGN review is devastating. To our free time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted November 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 GT review, equally negative to the bad sides of TES:V. Get More: GameTrailers.com, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Review HD, PC Games, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 After all, how often do you face a towering giant and a couple of woolly mammoths? It's too bad that as you approach the giant's camp, one of those mammoths might spawn 100 feet in the air and fall to its death, or land on another mammoth and ride on its back for a few seconds before sliding off.Obviously a shout out to a certain wizard from Morrowind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 It's 3 days after premier but Nexus site dosen't sleep You know if games are mainly consoles target I am glad to have that site - the enchanced textures are far better than the crappy console ones. In a month there should be total texture overhaull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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