Another of my complaints would be that I don't like playing 30 to 40 years old looking characters. I prefer playing younger characters in their twenties or late teenage years when I start a huge game like this. But I guess the aging system wouldn't apply on Skyrim.

F

The assignment was great, and would be an A, but it was 2 years late.

B

Pros:

- Simply beatuiful design of both the world and its inhabitants. The beast races are especially great compared to Morrwind/Oblivion
- Non-static world. People actually do stuff, animals roam the world, the civil war can change the appearance of cities.
- Improved combat system.
- Many books ->TES lore provides a solid foundation.


Cons:

- Oversimplified character developement -> no main attributes -> too little difference between character builds.
- Perk system is a non satisfactory substitution for the old system -> less freedom regarding character customisation
- Scaling merchands -> Ebony, Glass, Deadric armor is not as rare as it should be.
- No guild requirements
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A. Only reason it's not an A+ is the PS3 lag, glitches in companion AI, and buggy quests.

A-

pros
too many too list

cons
no Todd Mode

C.

Everything is fantastic - except for one thing. One giant elephant in the room: Questing. It feels like I'm just plopped on a conveyor belt. A monkey could do these quests. All you do is turn until the arrow is in the middle of your compass and hold W. I've never once been challenged by the act of questing.

Turn off the quest marker, you say?

I have, and came to the sad realization that questing without the marker isn't reasonably possible, because the majority of these missions don't give you any clues. They just expect you to turn on your psychic powers and open up your magical map and know exactly where to go. There is no quest dialogue, no journal. Rarely are you able to get information from other villagers. Most people won't even open dialogue, just sputter some line of text about the mages in Winterhold and keep walking.

This is a very easy fix, gamesas. Just put in more quest dialogue. Give us the realistic option to quest without the marker. Don't give us quests where the only thing we're told is "Hey, find my long lost bucket. Here's a marker for your magical map!". Give us quests like "Hey, find the bucket I lost in the ruins east of the city." Now take what that quest giver said and copy it into the quest journal.

I really don't give a damn about the technical issues. Sure, the game has crashed a few times, lost a few saves, whatever. I've been playing Bethesda games for nearly a decade, long enough to become comfortable with their... quirks. But this assault on questing is really turning me off of the series.

A strong A. Some faults but that can be fixed.

C-

Good start, but far from finished and some aspects felt rushed.

Q

I mean, B. Maybe B+. I know it's trying hard, but I'd have to say "Look, you're smart, but you're not quite living up to your full potential."

A-

Pros:
-Lots to explore
-Great environments
-A lot of things to do
-Actually feel like the character is in the world and not just gliding around
-Third person is hugely improved
-Diagonal axis movement and animations are very well-done
-NPCs interact with the environment a lot more
-Living, breathing world.

Cons:
-CTDs are a nightmare without the 4gb patch
-Some textures are well done while others are just stretched and ugly. I'm always gameplay > graphics but the lack of consistency here for textures is a minus
-Poor PC port
-Interface is inefficient and not well thought out
-The synergy between the 3 crafting skills leads to inadvertent exploits that can make the game easy, and can also cause other play-styles in following playthroughs to feel gimped.

I'll give it an F as well, partially because I share his opinion even after 40+ hours in and partially because the game was so dumbed down that it can attract mono-cellular organisms such as yourself. Otherwise it would be somewhere around C.

I give them a C-

i like to play mages in these games and the fact that the spells don't level and there is only one new spell per element per class level and the cast time increases with each new spell and the cost is ridiculous.

Wow, I would hate for some of these people to be my teachers...they do know that a C means average (as in the game is nothing special just average) right? /just saying.

Agreed. But remember that most of the people who love Skyrim are busy playing it, instead of coming here on the forums whining like some no-lifer.

This game is utterly amazing, minus the bugs and glitching. Almost an A+ for me. So... between A and A+.

Registered prepubascent.

I'm so tired of [censored] comments like this. So, what? A true fan would never comment or criticize a game at all? They wouldn't ask for imrpovements?

B++

Pros:
Visuals
World Detail
DRAGONS!
GIANTS!
Combat Improvements
Dual Wielding
Forge/Crafting

Cons:
Dumbed down skills
Dumbed down magic
The annoying lack of consistency in the quality of quests. Some are awesomely good, some are chokingly bad. I'd prefer all of them to be equally decent.
The lack of Guildmaster type content. AGAIN. Why does the Mages Guild quest line end with becoming the Archmage? That's when it should begin... Lack of epic quests for epic characters. "Sure, I'll hunt down that copy of Wild Elf lisbian Love for you. Just have to save the world from eternal destruction right quick".
Why isn't a 2011 release set to allow for more than 2GB of RAM use?
No custom spellmaking. Alchemy has become an annoying chore. Enchanting is annoying.
I can make armor out of dragon bones and pour the soul of a Storm Atronach into a ring but I can't fletch an arrow? W T F. Flawed design decisions like this really hurt the game, IMO.

C-

Pros:
- Plenty things to do
- Dwemer ruins

Cons:
- Combat system
- Console port
- No sinkholes for money
- Dialog is often boring
- Factions are dull
- Crafting is dull and overpowered at the same time

I'd give it a B... needs improvement, but a good game. Combat is still clunky, and the PC interface is barely adequate to play. I never liked the "soul gem" mechanism.

No but they wouldn't over dramatized they're dislike of it. Honestly if you don't think the games anything special why would you be on the forums.

Hi. Yes we know that. For many of the complainers, this game is even bellow average. Now be a smart boy and try not saying stupid stuff from now on.

And you are speaking for everyone how? Be a smart boy and try not to say stupid stuff from now on Better yet hush

b-has greats spots but the glitching ang lag ruin experience im guessing the hot keys r pc players cuz im ps3 never had problem with that the dragon should be differently scripted based on type and the ai on master doesnt change ai just dps if i fall back to heal or riposte' the ai should advance not look at me strange

Rating: B- to strong C+

Reasons:

Good:
1. Lots of stuff to do
2. Like the weapons and spells
3. Like the variety even if within a mountainous environment
4. It's TES V man...


Bad
1. AI stinks
2. Companion commands & AI stink
3. Some Spells are GROSSLY overpowered
4. Certain class "traits" overpowered
5. Skills gained through leveling are being gained OUTSIDE of leveling process: Check out youtube.com and see!

Bethesda, Take note of this thread fellas and gals (?), Here's your chance to better the game PERMANENTLY......

You can Hotkey............

Just favorite the item, and them press Q, THEN, when you are in the Favorites menu, select the item you want to Hotkey and then press a number.

Example: For me i put my sword as 1 and my bow as 2 .