A matter of perspective. : V

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:28 am

It's a legitimate question, and one you'll have to mull over as gamesas seems to be reworking how the perspectives are handled. But I personally don't see myself playing in the third person perspective at all.

It's too unnatural in my honest opinion and I have had some bad experiences with stupid deaths caused by bad and glitchy camera angles when playing in this perspective in just about every game that has it.

And I don't know about ya'll but seeing a hundred-foot tall dragon close up in the first person is far more intimidating than seeing it from the third person.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:23 am

1st for me, purely out of habit. If 3rd is really improved (I found it unplayable before), then I might give it a go I suppose.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:49 am

unless they hugely improve third person, its first for me except for when i'm traveling and i want a picturesque view of the landscape and my character.
i usually like third person perspectives in games more, but i've always done first person in morrowind and oblivion. so i hope they make third person just as playable as first.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:11 am

I actually liked the 3rd person in Oblivion for combat but hated it for picking up items and looking for things. I usually like to toggle back and forth but I will mainly be playing in 1st person mode. One reason is I am really not found of the over the shoulder view but if it is done right I may be convinced to use 3rd person. As is stands right now though I will most likely be playing only in 1st person mode.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:31 pm

I suspect first person, the only reason I ever used third person was for viewing my character. I also enjoy the idea of seeing the world through my character's eyes.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:54 pm

Do people even bother using the search function? :confused:
No offence.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:04 am

Third-person. I am not my character. My character is a separate thing from me and I merely control and watch my character interact with Tamriel, therefor I should be watching him or her, not seeing through his or her eyes.

I'll use first-person occasionally, but mostly I'll be playing in third. It makes me sad how many people seem to not like third-person and prefer first.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:44 am

Greatly prefer first person, feels much more involved/immersed.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:37 am

I don't know any other game that has first person sword fighting done like TES series. I will definitly go first person. It also immensly helps immersion.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:49 am

Only game where I have ever enjoyed thirdperson view was Red Dead Redemption, and that was because seeing the character (and his mount!) was really huge part of the athmosphere.

Otherwise I always try to choose firstperson, unless it makes gameplay harder.

Most likely firstperson, then.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:42 am

Do people even bother using the search function? :confused:
No offence.

If people did that there would be almost no new threads. :wink:

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:00 am

I only play in 3rd. I hate, hate, hate first-person perspective and avoid it whenever I can. People say it's more immersive, and supposed to be like seeing as your character, but it's exactly the opposite for me. Last I checked, I'm not a hovering arm and weapon with no body or feet. I don't hold my right arm out in front of me. First-person is the most distracting thing in the world to me. Plus, I like seeing my character. I like seeing my gear, seeing me fight, etc.

Less an issue in this game, but an issue of FPS in general, it also bugs me when I see my enemies doing all sorts of rolls and taking cover, meanwhile I'm strafing back and forth behind a box.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:08 am

If people did that there would be almost no new threads. :wink:

Probably, but it's a annoying seeing a new incarnation of the same thread every day. :unsure:

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:48 am

I usually switch between both for reasons people stated above but has Bethesda said anything about having a cursor in third person? It would make picking up items in third person much easier.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:44 pm

I will be playing in first person but what do shooters have to do with Skyrim ?
I suppose we have bows and we shoot arrows, and maybe we will shoot crossbow bolts, but first person shooter ? eh
I could go on bashing the title, but that will suffice, already told in what perspective I will be playing in.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:21 am

I prefer first person. The only game I play that is Third person is Mass Effect (and I wish I could play it first person). I like being my character, and it's easier to see what's going on from first person (for me anyway), that's why I like Racing/Flying in Cockpit views too.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:02 pm

TES is a first person RPG,always was and always will be.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:50 am

1st person all the way always.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:50 am

I toggle between the two. I'd say most of the game I play in first person, but when I'm out exploring a new region I like to be able to see my character. Once a confrontation occurs, or I need to pick something up, etc, then I switch back to first.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:25 pm

It's nice to occasionally be able to view the situation in 3rd person perspective, but 99% of the time, I play TES games in 1st.

The Witcher had a mediocre 1PP, and a lot of the combat almost required 3PP to see what was happening around you. Compared to the TES games,I found it VERY awkward in 1st, not that I enjoyed it much in 3rd either. Moving "what's-hic-face" in 3PP felt oddly like the little figure was merely dangling there helplessly from the sword that you controlled.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:59 am

the first person view is one of the fundamental reasons i love tes above all other rpg games. i just cant stand playing in third person, mostly because it makes me feel im just "controlling" the character, instead of making me feel that i am the character.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:36 pm

I normally switch between the two, mostly 1st person but not always. Can we add both as an option to the poll?

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:20 am

It wont really matter to me how they do 3rd person; I'll be playing in 1st person. I will use 3rd person to visualize my character for the hell of it, taking screenshots etc, but not for playing. I want to *be* the player, not look at him.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:13 am

I use to switch a lot between 3rd and 1st person view, but I like to think that I spend most of my time in 1st person. I don't know if I do though.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:41 am

First Person, feels natural and comfortable.

I do toggle third to see my character and get screenshots of my character/surrounding area.