» Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:33 pm
Hell yes! God, thank you Bethesda. This adds even more realism to combat and I am proud of this developmental movement in the 3D Elder Scrolls franchise. Cutting someone's head off is actually relatively easy if you have a sharp weapon and you actually know what you're doing. Not that I would know what I'm doing with it in real life, of course, but I know for a fact that it's not that difficult to do in the hands of a skillful combatant. Heavy armour is one thing, though, and it's something that I understand... but, honestly, I don't think it's as important as not having decapitations at all. It's a fantasy game and at least Bethesda has moved this far in the series. It's one step of many to come.
I wouldn't want SAW-esque/eat your own intestines with a spoon/cut in twain type of gore, that is just unappealing. But having a head fly off every now and then is quite a nice change. Hey... it happens when you're swinging sharp swords at each other!