So why do you even bother commenting? xD

"It's just a ride."

I am more of an avid reader than a gamer, but games sometime provide a more interactive experience than books. I love reading books--like the Prince of Nothing series, Asimov, and Martin, and the ancient Classics (I teach Latin for a living)--but I also enjoy games because they allow me to be the author of my story in a way that reading does not.

I have no inclination to play most games, but the games developed by Bethesda provide me with a canvas to paint my own masterpiece. I feel spoiled by the games that Bethesda has developed in that they are so rich in content that I catch myself judging all other developers by a "Bethesda Standard."

I have been gaming since the 8-bit Nintendo, and I have never returned to play any game over and over again like I have with Bethesda's games--Morrowind, Oblivion, Fallout, and Fallout New Vegas (if you consider FONV to be a Bethesda game).

I expect that Skyrim will carry on a tradition of excellence that Bethesda has demonstrated they are capable of maintaining. I am truly looking forward to playing Skyrim and expect that I will continue to play it for many years as I have the aforementioned games.

I was just wondering, how is Latin applied these days apart from a research standpoint. Does it have mainly religious applications? :thumbsup:

basically it is escapism at its finest. Maybe even better than a great book.

On that note, I presume you are all talking about game of thrones the hbo series? If so, you really, really, REALLY, should read the books they are based on first - a song of ice and fire, by ol' George R.R. Martin. Some of the best fantasy books ever written...

I've played Oblivion so much, that my first thought when anyone does something stupid on TV or in a movie is "You should have saved first, [censored].". Then I have to think about it for a second before I'm like "Oh wait...".


That being said, I love TES. I was watching the VGAs by sheer luck, and didn't care too much about the games being shown, UNTIL I saw that stone carving and I became hopeful. Elder Scrolls was my very first thought, but I second guessed myself thinking it was far too good to be true. Then I heard "The Elder Scrolls told of..." and I screamed. I wanted to cry. Scared the hell out of my girlfriend when I yelled, but she doesn't understand the amazement of TES. I'll admit I didn't understand Oblivion at first, and wrote it off as [censored] the first time I played it. Then I was at a friend's house, and he was lost in the forest on his saved game and I'm thinking "Holy bawls, this is a sixy game". Then I remember he went to sleep for some reason and the wraith thing from the Dark Brotherhood showed up and I nearly [censored] myself. I was terrified. After that day I went out and bought the Game of the Year edition which I still have, and will never sell. This was four or five years ago, and I still play the game like every day.

Can you send me a private message so we don't fill up the forum?

Same as Oblivion, take a half a world, and a half a playground, and mix them together.

Only this time when you go to the playground, yer mam will definitely make you wear your scarf and mittens.

Most likely your mom will tell you to stop drooling and quit humping the computer

I think someone else mentioned it above, but just wanted to chip in my support. If you've at all become interested in the Game of Thrones series on HBO (which unfortunately I'm not able to view, no HBO), you REALLY need to read the books. They are seriously the most in-depth fantasy books I've ever experienced. I still have no idea how the author keeps it all straight in his head. Maybe that's why it takes so long for books to be written.

As for Skyrim, I feel the same as I felt about the previous Elder Scrolls games. It's just the experience of falling completely into a new world, a new person, new everything. As soon as I learned the release date, I started preparing my family so they'll be ready to live without me for a while come November. The Elder Scrolls worlds are breathtaking. I have spent countless hours just wandering the landscapes, exploring, not on any specific quest, and it's pure enjoyment. Can't wait!

When Skyrim is released, it will be my world, there′s no doubt about that. ummm... It is so hard to tell how much I wait Skyrim, because there is no word for that, it goes above everything.

I wish it'll be 11.11.11 already Skyrim is released on my 21'st birthday. Yay me!