04/18 Articles Compilation : V - Skyrim

» Mon May 02, 2011 8:24 pm

Danke, mein hard-hatted friend!

» Tue May 03, 2011 4:32 am

Look at the Khajiit's armor; It has fur poking out of it. On one had that is awesome because it means each armor is tailor to each race, but on the other hand it may mean that armor is similar to fallout 3.

» Tue May 03, 2011 10:02 am

Look at the Khajiit's armor; It has fur poking out of it. On one had that is awesome because it means each armor is tailor to each race, but on the other hand it may mean that armor is similar to fallout 3.

It is made with that fur. The fur doesn't match the Khajiit.

» Mon May 02, 2011 7:42 pm

Apologies for necropost; I assume some people still want to read the articles from yesterday.

» Tue May 03, 2011 2:42 am

Got a few things wrong:

-Dragon Born means you were born with the soul of a dragon.

-There is an upgradeable perk that makes everything happen in slow motion when you aim your bow, or something.

-Spell combination is confirmed. The example given is chain lightning in each hand cast at the same time makes a ball of energy form in front of the caster and obliterate everything.

-Runes are magic items that can be placed on the ground like traps, and are pretty dayum powerful.

Dragonborn does not mean reincarnated dragon, it just means they have the ability to steal the power of dragons.

Two perks are mentioned: zooming with bow for one level and then brief slow-mo on zoom to line up a shot.

Spell combination is NOT confirmed. What they described was placing the same spell in both hands and either using each hand independently or use it on both hands. Using fire and frost in different hands has still not been confirmed to have any sort of benefit, and is something they said they're working on.

Runes are spells, not items.

» Mon May 02, 2011 9:10 pm

HHNNNGGGGG

Out of those ~3 pictures most of the articles use, the giant spider is the most interesting IMO. They were missing from Fallout

, there were giant mutated everything else but looks like they wanted to save giant spiders for Skyrim!

Edit: Actually a question, does anyone know if the screens were taken on consoles or the PC?

All Screenshots were on the 360.

» Tue May 03, 2011 3:35 am

Got a few things wrong:

Dragonborn does not mean reincarnated dragon, it just means they have the ability to steal the power of dragons.

Two perks are mentioned: zooming with bow for one level and then brief slow-mo on zoom to line up a shot.

Spell combination is NOT confirmed. What they described was placing the same spell in both hands and either using each hand independently or use it on both hands. Using fire and frost in different hands has still not been confirmed to have any sort of benefit, and is something they said they're working on.

Runes are spells, not items.

Dragonborn means you were born with the soul of a dragon according to one of the articles.

You are correct, two perks were mentioned.

Spell combination for the same spell has been confirmed then, at least, because according to the article you can see the spell cast from both hands visually combine.

According to an article, frost runes were an item the demoer found.

» Tue May 03, 2011 4:45 am

This is all great, you're missing a couple of things though, like the removal of attributes.

» Tue May 03, 2011 8:29 am

Dragonborn means you were born with the soul of a dragon according to one of the articles.

Todd Howard also said it in all of his video interviews.

» Mon May 02, 2011 9:37 pm

Got a few things wrong:

Dragonborn does not mean reincarnated dragon, it just means they have the ability to steal the power of dragons.

Two perks are mentioned: zooming with bow for one level and then brief slow-mo on zoom to line up a shot.

Spell combination is NOT confirmed. What they described was placing the same spell in both hands and either using each hand independently or use it on both hands. Using fire and frost in different hands has still not been confirmed to have any sort of benefit, and is something they said they're working on.

Runes are spells, not items.

A Dragonborn actually has the soul of a dragon (Todd states this himself in one of the video interviews). That is why they can command the power of the shout so effectively and why they can absorb other dragon souls.

Spell combination is confirmed as a person who decides to use a healing spell in both hands will do a "super" heal instead of just a standard heal. How that will work with a variety of different spells is yet to be seen and known.

» Mon May 02, 2011 8:36 pm

According to an article, frost runes were an item the demoer found.

No, it's a spell.

Todd fights his way past the guards, solves a few interesting puzzles, and uses Frost Rune spells like landmines to defeat a giant Ice Spider before finally confronting the thief.

No, wait, maybe it's an item.

There's also an Elven glass sword and a Frost Rune.

Wait, nevermind, it's a spell.

Todd manages to wipe it out fairly quickly by spamming his Frost Rune – a spell that acts basically as a mine...

Conclusion: We have no idea.

I remember hearing something about how the best spells are "found" in dungeons. That may imply that they took the Spell Tomes DLC concept and added it to Skyrim, where you may find scrolls or tomes that teach you spells. Eurogamer talks about the Frost Rune as though it were a consumable item, but Gamesradar claims Todd "spammed" it. Escapist also uses the plural. So my guess is he found a tome which taught him the spell, and Eurogamer was too busy drooling all over his notes to notice.

» Tue May 03, 2011 4:56 am

No, it's a spell.

No, wait, maybe it's an item.

Wait, nevermind, it's a spell.

Conclusion: We have no idea.

I remember hearing something about how the best spells are "found" in dungeons. That may imply that they took the Spell Tomes DLC concept and added it to Skyrim, where you may find scrolls or tomes that teach you spells. Eurogamer talks about the Frost Rune as though it were a consumable item, but Gamesradar claims Todd "spammed" it. Escapist also uses the plural. So my guess is he found a tome which taught him the spell, and Eurogamer was too busy drooling all over his notes to notice.

This is correct. One of the articles (I can't remember which) actually specifically talks about Todd finding the spell tome and learning the spell from it. The tome itself is an item, but the rune itself is a spell.

» Mon May 02, 2011 9:05 pm

This is correct. One of the articles (I can't remember which) actually specifically talks about Todd finding the spell tome and learning the spell from it. The tome itself is an item, but the rune itself is a spell.

Yea looks like spell tomes will be scattered around dungeons/the world.

» Tue May 03, 2011 5:52 am

This is correct. One of the articles (I can't remember which) actually specifically talks about Todd finding the spell tome and learning the spell from it. The tome itself is an item, but the rune itself is a spell.

Awesome. Makes you wonder if everyone else was trying not to spoil the surprise, they're all bad journalists, or their notes were just too soaked to read.

» Tue May 03, 2011 5:46 am

This is all great, you're missing a couple of things though, like the removal of attributes.

That isn't a couple of things but I won't hold that against you because I know how it feels when people call you out on technicalities. At any rate, you are quite right dear boy I overlooked the most important and obvious new piece of info!
Updated.

» Mon May 02, 2011 8:16 pm

You missed out on one ......

http://www.ausgamers.com/features/read/3048710

Definately worth a read

» Tue May 03, 2011 1:50 am

This is correct. One of the articles (I can't remember which) actually specifically talks about Todd finding the spell tome and learning the spell from it. The tome itself is an item, but the rune itself is a spell.

Your clarification was most helpful.

» Tue May 03, 2011 5:17 am

You missed out on one ......

http://www.ausgamers.com/features/read/3048710

Definately worth a read

That one is my favorite so far, along with g4tv's.

» Mon May 02, 2011 9:46 pm

That one is my favorite so far, along with g4tv's.

Yeah mine too, and they are honest which is nice, they mentioned that the hit detection seems to be a bit off during fights, another preview I read mentioned the same thing, I am a bit worried about this I must admit, hope it is fixed before Novembers release? Would be a shame to have everything else perfect but to have one of the more important aspects of the game still lacking? :unsure2:

Ok I'll add it. Also there were a couple that were not in english and only have translations, but I'm a little skeptical about adding those ones.

Yeah us Aussies speak pretty good English in our own way

» Mon May 02, 2011 7:25 pm

You missed out on one ......

http://www.ausgamers.com/features/read/3048710

Definately worth a read

Ok I'll add it. Also there were a couple that were not in english and only have translations, but I'm a little skeptical about adding those ones.

» Tue May 03, 2011 6:03 am

Plus, higher-res textures for PC confirmed by Todd in the gamespot's interview!

» Mon May 02, 2011 7:50 pm

The writer in the CVG article says the most ridiculous thing: "Although the leaves on the trees look a bit flat..." Where in the world has this guy seen leaves that are not flat?

» Tue May 03, 2011 5:53 am

What's confused turtle mode?

» Tue May 03, 2011 2:22 am

What's confused turtle mode?

I think dual shields.

» Tue May 03, 2011 9:46 am

There is a missing fact:

There is a mind control spell in Skyrim that can be used to force enemies to fight one another. Confirmed.