Eurogamer article : V

» Tue May 03, 2011 6:42 am

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-04-18-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-preview

» Mon May 02, 2011 7:43 pm

Nice read

» Tue May 03, 2011 5:16 am

Indeed. A bit strange that the addition of mounts is not decided yet. I wouldn't really care if they didn't include them - better leave them out then do crappy ones like in Oblivion

» Tue May 03, 2011 5:40 am

Indeed. A bit strange that the addition of mounts is not decided yet. I wouldn't really care if they didn't include them - better leave them out then do crappy ones like in Oblivion

Yea it's getting pretty deep into development. Hopefully they decide on mounts soon.

» Tue May 03, 2011 8:55 am

"Our first sight of Skyrim in action begins on a mountain path. It winds down past The Throat of the World and through a valley towards the small town of Riverwood, one of nine major locations in each of Skyrim's nine counties. (There are also five huge and iconic cities - expect more on those later in the year.)"

Anyone care to translate what that means then for settlement numbers?

» Tue May 03, 2011 1:58 am

Indeed. A bit strange that the addition of mounts is not decided yet. I wouldn't really care if they didn't include them - better leave them out then do crappy ones like in Oblivion

You realize though they got the same demo as the ones Game Informer did? There won't be any elements added to the demo they got. For those kinds of questions, we'll have to wait till E3/Quakecon.

» Mon May 02, 2011 8:48 pm

"Our first sight of Skyrim in action begins on a mountain path. It winds down past The Throat of the World and through a valley towards the small town of Riverwood, one of nine major locations in each of Skyrim's nine counties. (There are also five huge and iconic cities - expect more on those later in the year.)"

Anyone care to translate what that means then for settlement numbers?

Nine major locations in the nine holds plus the five major cities?

» Mon May 02, 2011 9:04 pm

Quite a lot of new info in this one. Great article.

» Mon May 02, 2011 10:06 pm

Following a brief character-creation process

If they have seen it maybe we will receive information later on in the week?

» Tue May 03, 2011 3:31 am

If they have seen it maybe we will receive information later on in the week?

They said "brief" character creation?

» Tue May 03, 2011 8:38 am

You realize though they got the same demo as the ones Game Informer did? There won't be any elements added to the demo they got. For those kinds of questions, we'll have to wait till E3/Quakecon.

Yes I do. But they clearly stated that Bethesda "has not decided YET" about it, which has nothing to do with the version of the demo that has been presented.

» Tue May 03, 2011 12:27 am

That was a great read, thanks for posting the link.

» Tue May 03, 2011 7:36 am

"I strongly believe that if you have ever played a western RPG for longer than 10 hours and do not find that concept sixually exciting, you should close your web browser and rethink your life." Best. Thing. Ever.

» Tue May 03, 2011 12:23 am

Nine major locations in the nine holds plus the five major cities?

That'd be 81 major locations, which seems a stretch. Could be there'll be 9 settlements plus 5. Or 4 settlements plus 5?

Middle option seems most likely. Either way, a tad disappointing and less than the '20+ settlements' people talked about at the time of GameInformer.

In other news,

"As you climb further, there's a huge stone tower stacked over a precipice, guarded by soldiers. You don't approach it, but it's there. Everywhere you go in Skyrim there seems to be something that belongs to a process - industrial, military, natural, whatever - that is just left to speak for itself."

makes me very very happy. More worldbuilding = great!

» Tue May 03, 2011 7:27 am

"I strongly believe that if you have ever played a western RPG for longer than 10 hours and do not find that concept sixually exciting, you should close your web browser and rethink your life." Best. Thing. Ever.

What is that in reference too?

» Mon May 02, 2011 11:08 pm

That'd be 81 major locations, which seems a stretch. Could be there'll be 9 settlements plus 5. Or 4 settlements plus 5?

Middle option seems most likely. Either way, a tad disappointing and less than the '20+ settlements' people talked about at the time of GameInformer.

In other news,

"As you climb further, there's a huge stone tower stacked over a precipice, guarded by soldiers. You don't approach it, but it's there. Everywhere you go in Skyrim there seems to be something that belongs to a process - industrial, military, natural, whatever - that is just left to speak for itself."

makes me very very happy. More worldbuilding = great!

What do they mean you "don't approach it"?

» Tue May 03, 2011 4:04 am

Great Article.

Nice bit of writing - descriptive and immersive. Makes me want the game. Now.

» Tue May 03, 2011 9:14 am

They said "brief" character creation?

I assume just brief in the presentation. You could create a character design wise in a few seconds in oblivion if you wanted to.

» Tue May 03, 2011 9:55 am

Elven Glass Sword hm.. perhaps elven is simply a style now instead of material.

» Tue May 03, 2011 9:49 am

That'd be 81 major locations, which seems a stretch. Could be there'll be 9 settlements plus 5. Or 4 settlements plus 5?

Middle option seems most likely. Either way, a tad disappointing and less than the '20+ settlements' people talked about at the time of GameInformer.

I'm not sure what is meant, but it can't mean they are the only settlements. We've even seen other settlement names written along roads on the maps (about 20 of them, which agrees with what some magazines were reporting). I'm guessing there's something important about riverwood that makes it a major location.

» Tue May 03, 2011 4:11 am

There's a new conversation system in Skyrim. You still listen to someone and then choose options from a list, but the selections are nicely arranged and you can look around the shop while you listen, rather than staring intently into each other's eyes in the tunnel-vision fashion of Fallout. (There's no persuasion wheel, although a speech skill remains.)

» Mon May 02, 2011 8:43 pm

I'm not sure what is meant, but it can't mean they are the only settlements. We've even seen other settlement names written along roads on the maps (about 20 of them, which agrees with what some magazines were reporting). I'm guessing there's something important about riverwood that makes it a major location.

I do't think the 20 figure was ever officially reported? It was just people guessing from what was on the map, I think? Could be a lot of those names were just landmarks or quests and the like...

» Mon May 02, 2011 11:22 pm

You can dual wield staffs.

Best news today.

» Mon May 02, 2011 11:07 pm

I assume just brief in the presentation. You could create a character design wise in a few seconds in oblivion if you wanted to.

Oh ok I gotcha.

» Tue May 03, 2011 7:58 am

What is that in reference too?

"That's pretty cool, but the best bit is what happens when you hit the up direction to choose Skills. At this point you look to the stars and your perk trees appear as constellations. The lines in the stars show you routes of progression between specialisms, and the stars themselves represent the variations you unlock".