Other great monsters : V

» Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:00 am

So I made this thread for one reason. I get the feeling there are no other strong powerfull and monsterious beasts aside from dragons. Giants and mamoths from the trialer look a lot like mere normal foes.

Now before I get a lot of flak from people who like dragons, so do I. I'm just saying is there any other cretures that could rival them, like a balrog type creture, or are dragons the undisputed and only bosses of Skyrim?

» Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:36 am

I actually worry bout this too.. dragon are cooland all, but I hope there are other high end type monsters

» Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:24 pm

How would we know? We've seen five minutes of gameplay, half of which was Todd staring at plants and his character's back.

We've seen a grand total of six different NPCs in action: Bandits, guards, draugr, mammoths, giants, and dragons. Todd was playing with an overpowered character. We have absolutely no sense of how dangerous the game, or any one type of creature, will be in actual gameplay.

» Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:44 pm

I get the feeling dragons will be sort of a "random boss encounter" -style thing. Notably harder than standard fare, but showing up irregularly enough that they don't end up completely overwhelming the player's appreciation of static "boss"-calibre foes.

At least, I certainly hope that's the plan.

» Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:53 pm

I'm sure there will be other boss-type characters, like Liches in Oblivion and all, but I don't expect anything to rival dragons whatsoever. They're god-like creatures that have come to destroy the world. Or at least most of them.

I don't expect anything to come close to dragons. No real reason to expect anything to either.

» Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:31 am

Maybe minotaurs will make another appearance.

» Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:16 pm

Higher rank draugr are mentioned, as some sort of bosses, but I doubt that there will be anything more powerful then dragons. Rarely anything is in epic fantasy. I don't understand why does this bother you. However, I too am concerned, and wouldn't like if other encounters in the game were easy, even at higher character levels. Creatures leveling up with the player would be a damn bad solution, might I add.

» Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:27 pm

Dragons are the big baddies of Skyrim. Nothing will be on par with them. Giants and mammoths are the next best thing.

» Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:04 am

Check out Todd's t-shirt: http://twitpic.com/57vmy7/full

Between the giant and the dragon, there are 2 other monsters that are at least the size of giants. Can't wait to learn what they are.

» Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:44 pm

Don't forget the Daedra! I'm sure there will some pretty awesome Daedra!

» Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:46 am

Besides dragons, a huge mammoth would be an interesting fight to see. I also like what ive seen so far of the draugr, they look like cool enemies.

» Wed Jun 08, 2011 7:10 am

you forget about that giant spider?

» Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:34 pm

you forget about that giant spider?

This; I may be an Arachnophobic but I'm really curious about the Spiders in Skyrim. I mean, will we come across a Shelob boss-type spider in a deep dark cave?

» Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:56 am

I want to fight a Cyclops... I mean a big, Dragon sized one!

» Wed Jun 08, 2011 7:56 am

I think they should bring back minotaurs, this time have them be white with a special frost attack or something.

» Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:32 pm

I would be surprised if there are not a handful of unique monster/boss fights in some of the dungeons. If that doesn't happen then it's mod time.

» Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:22 am

I really hope that they have some unique boss creatures/enemies. By that, I don't mean something like the Udyfrykte Matron, which was basically an overgrown troll in appearance. Including a few completely unique boss creatures would really add to the game.

» Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:27 am

i want more creepy freaks like the http://images.uesp.net//2/2c/Bonelord.jpg

» Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:04 am

Check out Todd's t-shirt: http://twitpic.com/57vmy7/full

Between the giant and the dragon, there are 2 other monsters that are at least the size of giants. Can't wait to learn what they are.

Alright this post made me laugh :laugh: but not in a bad way... Todd's t-shirt as a source of information... I admit, I'd never have thought of that!

On topic: yes, I'm hoping that we'll see other huge monsters in Skyrim. Variety is a good thing and even dragons can become boring after a while.

» Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:52 pm

you forget about that giant spider?

If there's a giant spider boss, I'm not going to stick around long enough to conduct experiments. Arachnophobia is a terrible, terrible thing to have when coupled with a love of high fantasy.

» Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:50 am

I just hope they let you have a farting unicorn gun that destroys buildings like in Red Faction Armageddon. BEST. FEATURE. EVER.

» Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:16 pm

I'm sure you'll still have your high level enemies from each category. lichs, wraiths for undead, atronachs and deadroths for daedra. the mammoths are prolly the scariest for nature creatures, but I expect bears, and possibly a large feline (sabre-toothed cat, perhaps?) you'll still have high level human enemiesas well.

Dragons are the predetermined bosses in skyrim. that doesn't mean there wont be other high level enemies. skyrim isn't gunna be filled with just dragons, rats, and mudcrabs.

» Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:50 pm

Dont forget Frost Trolls and Ice Wraiths (From concept art and screenshots)

Storm

» Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:31 pm

Check out Todd's t-shirt: http://twitpic.com/57vmy7/full

Between the giant and the dragon, there are 2 other monsters that are at least the size of giants. Can't wait to learn what they are.

Possibilities for the first creature:

http://uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Minotaur#Minotaur
http://uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Grahl#Grahl
http://uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Gehenoth#Gehenoth
http://uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Ogre#Ogre

Possibilities for the second creature:

http://uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Bestiary_S#Steam_Centurion
http://uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Iron_Golem#Iron_Golem
http://uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Storm_Atronach#Storm_Atronach
http://uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Ogre#Ogre

Of course either of them could be mudcrabs. :shrug: