Blood splotches on screen after combat... : V

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:52 am

Why would the designers, who have done such an incredible job creating the world of Skyrim, remind me that there's a television screen between me and that world? I'm sure there are people who think it's a cool effect, but to me, it's an immersion-killer. I want to feel like I'm THERE! Not reminded I'm playing a video game! Bethseda - please patch the game with an OPTION to turn this ill-conceived feature off for those who hate it, while still allowing those who like it to enjoy it.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:55 pm

Why would the designers, who have done such an incredible job creating the world of Skyrim, remind me that there's a television screen between me and that world? I'm sure there are people who think it's a cool effect, but to me, it's an immersion-killer. I want to feel like I'm THERE! Not reminded I'm playing a video game! Bethseda - please patch the game with an OPTION to turn this ill-conceived feature off for those who hate it, while still allowing those who like it to enjoy it.

Fourth wall? It's all spattered in blood!

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:39 am

Yeah, cuz in real life blood never splatters on your face.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:17 am

If you got blood in your eye you would see it.

Also, many other games have done this in the past.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:49 am

I don't think it's meant to remind you that there's a TV screen between you and the game, but rather to create the illusion that your vision is obstructed by the blood of your enemies splattering across your face and eyes.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:13 am

I agree it's kind of an annoyance. If you got blood in your eyes it would not look like that, you would probably be blinking and wiping them trying to get it out.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:34 pm

Immersion is a huge factor to me, but to honest, I really don't have a problem with this. As far as immersion killers go, there are far bigger issues.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:27 am

Actually OP has a point. Getting blood in the eye would just make it go dark if anything. You would be wiping like crazy because it stings, not just continue on like nothing happened.
I also looks like blood splattered on a glass (or a tvscreen for that matter).

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:20 am

Yeah, cuz in real life blood never splatters on your face.

That doesn't mean you'd see it.

If you got blood in your eye you would see it.

No, you wouldn't. When you get fluid in your eyes you do not see little dots. Eyes are small, 1 drop is enough to make you squint.

I don't think it's a huge issue but I do hate when games do it. It makes it feel like you're either wearing glasses or watching blood splatter on a camera lens.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:34 am

1) I don't think the designers "intended" for it to remind me of the screen; I understand that they want to convey the idea of blood in your eyes.
2) But blood in your eyes doesn't look anything remotely like the effect as its rendered.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:04 am

I play in 3rd person, so for me it's blood getting all over the camera of the documentary film maker who's following my character around. It also annoys me, and I get rid of it in every game I can with a mod.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:00 am

Nothing better to complain about, LOL. Some people must be really bored.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:15 am

That's what it looks like when I get blood on my glasses when I slash a Giant's hamstring apart...

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:13 am

For me it was just plain distracting. Modded it out and the fights are much better.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:56 am

because you are now able to play with the the HUD off and that tells you when you have been hit

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:53 pm

That doesn't mean you'd see it.

No, you wouldn't. When you get fluid in your eyes you do not see little dots. Eyes are small, 1 drop is enough to make you squint.

I don't think it's a huge issue but I do hate when games do it. It makes it feel like you're either wearing glasses or watching blood splatter on a camera lens.

ok so it seems to me you want realism so why dont you squint in real life when you see blood on the screen. there problem solved. immerzun is saved.

.... :facepalm:

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:41 am

It's not at all realistic and it's bad for 3d vision play (and skyrim is awesome in true 3d) but there is a mod for that.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 1:24 pm

That's nothing to complain about, to be honest. /:

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:07 pm

I could do without it. I tend to play in third person so to me it seems more like one of those "Hey, dummy, you've just been injured" reminders. Duh.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:36 pm

Since the game cannot stab you in the chest every time you get stabbed, it needs a visual representation.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:35 pm

...Can't you just turn it off in options (decal quality) ?

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:24 am

That's what it looks like when I get blood on my glasses when I slash a Giant's hamstring apart...

This. I wear glasses too and it looks about right actually.