Camera Perspective : V

» Mon May 02, 2011 5:36 am

The Elder Scrolls and Fallout 3 have had notoriously bad 3rd person views. Some, maybe even many, don't care. "It's not what the series is known for, so why should I care?" They might say.
I'm holding out hope that Skyrim will have a killer 3rd person camera. I collect armor and weapons, I put time into creating my character, so why does it feel like I'm being punished for wanting to see it? My choice for this poll is third person. I will undoubtedly play in the 1st person for most of the time, but I still like the option to switch to a view that is actually worth playing.

How do you guys feel?

» Sun May 01, 2011 4:59 pm

I want the game to be first-person based. However I want to be able to switch to 3rd so I can admire my character.

» Sun May 01, 2011 7:25 pm

I like having both, switch between depending on what you do.

» Sun May 01, 2011 7:44 pm

TES won't be the same without the FPS view, I want both.

» Mon May 02, 2011 1:45 am

How do you mean the third person camera was bad in TES and Fallout games? I have played through each game several times basically using third person view throughout and I was fairly content with how it worked. Over the shoulder works okay for me.

» Sun May 01, 2011 8:17 pm

I generally play in third person. You have peripheral vision and don't have to swing the camera around as much to see the environment around you. I usually switch to first person for combat or examining things close up.

And has been noted, I like seeing my armor, clothes, weapons etc.

» Mon May 02, 2011 3:48 am

I liked the fist person view in Oblivion better than the third person view.

» Sun May 01, 2011 2:27 pm

I would like a balance of both. I like to go in first-person whenever I'm in combat or admiring scenery, but use third-person to look at my armour/character when I'm just walking around or sitting down.

» Sun May 01, 2011 9:23 pm

How do you mean the third person camera was bad in TES and Fallout games? I have played through each game several times basically using third person view throughout and I was fairly content with how it worked. Over the shoulder works okay for me.

TES and Fallout were really made for first person. In third person, the animations are clunky, combat is disjointed, and overall it's just not very polished or smooth looking. I will always prefer first person over third in TES, but it would be nice if Bethesda made a more worthy third person experience. With this new engine Bethesda has though, who knows what's going on.

» Sun May 01, 2011 2:45 pm

I want the game to be first-person based. However I want to be able to switch to 3rd so I can admire my character.

Basically this.

» Sun May 01, 2011 7:00 pm

How do you mean the third person camera was bad in TES and Fallout games? I have played through each game several times basically using third person view throughout and I was fairly content with how it worked. Over the shoulder works okay for me.

Third person camera was clunky and damn near impossible to aim with. It also had a tendency of getting stuck on every in-game object,

» Sun May 01, 2011 4:59 pm

First person all the way for me. TES would never be the same without it imo. :grad:

» Sun May 01, 2011 4:30 pm

I like using both first and third person camera perspective. I'd say 95% of the time I use first person, but I like using third person when I'm out walking in the forests or in towns, not doing anything important. Third could be drastically improved, though.

» Sun May 01, 2011 5:01 pm

How do you mean the third person camera was bad in TES and Fallout games? I have played through each game several times basically using third person view throughout and I was fairly content with how it worked. Over the shoulder works okay for me.

FONV was much improved over FO3 and TESIII and IV. What I meant by bad was the animation. Third person in Oblivion was like watching your character ice skate over terrain. It looks so silly. It works in the sense that you get to see more of the world around you, but it's not pretty.

» Mon May 02, 2011 2:21 am

Would be nice if they improve third person I use both.

» Mon May 02, 2011 3:20 am

Oh, the animation. Well, it was never so bad as to really bother me, but I usually installed a player-made animation mod when one I liked better than vanilla was available. Still, I'm primarily a third person player and while it's not perfect in Bethesda games, I was always fairly satisfied with it. Of course, I always welcome improvements.

» Mon May 02, 2011 3:45 am

I love having first person for being the ultimate bow/assassin sharpshooter and what not, but i put a lot of time into the making of my character, and what colors and combination of clothes hes wearing at each time. Im always the one to put on a nice outfit if im going inside, instead of alking into a royal feast in satan's battle armor. I i think we should be able to benefit form both of these camera perspectives.

» Mon May 02, 2011 3:06 am

First person for sure. I like that there has always been the ability to switch to third-person, since it's nice to see what you look like every once in a while. But for actual playing, I prefer first-person as I think it's more immersive and brings me into the game more.

» Sun May 01, 2011 4:31 pm

Bethesda's been trying pretty hard to improve the third-person cameras in their games. They just aren't good at it is all.

» Mon May 02, 2011 4:49 am

I always play 1st person, though like to switch to 3rd person to check out my character every now and then.

» Sun May 01, 2011 9:49 pm

first person for the most part, but i also like being able to switch to third person from time to time

» Mon May 02, 2011 4:20 am

1st person all the way! If i want to look at a guys ass I'll turn gay thanks. 1st person is far more immersive than looking at someone's back! 3rd person is terrible and leaves you feeling detached from the world...unless you constantly have outer body experiences, if so see a priest or every crappy rpg out there!

» Sun May 01, 2011 10:49 pm

I use third person for walking around, and first person for combat.

» Sun May 01, 2011 9:27 pm

I like first person, but when I get an armor or weapon that looks totally awesome I will go into third

» Sun May 01, 2011 3:22 pm

Both should be in. And obviously no one can be against a better third person view, so I'm all for it XD