Serpents are confirmed! : V - Skyrim

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:12 am

More like 5 - 9 cm...

We'll probably see snakes several meters long and wide, otherwise they won't pose a threat.

» Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:53 pm

Serpents as in those anoying f#ckers we saw in Red Dead Redemption, or serpents as in huge ass mofo's like in that horrible movie Anaconda?

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:38 am

We'll probably see snakes several meters long and wide, otherwise they won't pose a threat.

Well bunnies are confirmed, so unless it's the "The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog" then I don't think every animal has to pose a threat.

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 3:24 am

I wonder how many people are going to refuse to play this game due to its concentration of the most common phobias in the world... :rolleyes:

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 1:33 am

Snake Eateeeeeer

Could kill them and apply the poison to arrows an use meat for potions

» Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:22 pm

YOoo, serpents! I hope there are going to be sea serpents, too.

» Thu Dec 03, 2009 9:29 pm

Wait, is serpent an english word too?

Anyway I like snakes, I hope they will be huge!

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:52 am

A "serpant" isn't necessarily a snake.

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:53 am

dismemberment? highly doubt it... didnt they already mention they didnt want to take the violence to fallout's level?

there will be blood and finishing moves, but definitely not dismemberment... too bad, i'd love to decapitate a giant, and de-leg a troll... then play with the dismembered parts.

anyway, serpents... snakes would be kinda hard to see, wouldnt they? ...maybe they mean serpent-like dragons? wyrms/wyverns?

or... water serpents? nessie? :lol:

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 3:29 am

Yea, like snakes you know.

Oh, not like Tsaesci? Now I'm a sad droid

Would be awesome with some Tsaesci in the game though.

» Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:18 pm

dismemberment? highly doubt it... didnt they already mention they didnt want to take the violence to fallout's level?

there will be blood and finishing moves, but definitely not dismemberment... too bad, i'd love to decapitate a giant, and de-leg a troll... then play with the dismembered parts.

anyway, serpents... snakes would be kinda hard to see, wouldnt they? ...maybe they mean serpent-like dragons? wyrms/wyverns?

or... water serpents? nessie? :lol:

Eh I think they meant they wanted gore to be more realistic than in Fallout, I'm pretty sure dismemberment is in.

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 5:22 am

A "serpant" isn't necessarily a snake.

Really?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpent

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:34 am

Really?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpent

As long as we're having a definition war... "a noxious creature that creeps, hisses, or stings" - the first definition from Merriam-Webster.

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:17 pm

As long as we're having a definition war... "a noxious creature that creeps, hisses, or stings" - the first definition from Merriam-Webster.

Oh, so pretty much anything with a sting, that makes a hissing noise, or moves slowly? That's a pretty diverse definition. My car is a serpent too!

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:08 am

I wonder how many people are going to refuse to play this game due to its concentration of the most common phobias in the world... :rolleyes:

Height, spiders, snakes...

anything else I'm missing?

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 3:27 am

YOoo, serpents! I hope there are going to be sea serpents, too.

i'm also hoping for sea serpents, big ones too.

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/135/9/6/Jormungandr_by_Eupackardia.png

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 9:39 am

i'm also hoping for sea serpents, big ones too.

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/135/9/6/Jormungandr_by_Eupackardia.png

Those are a must. Unlike creatures on the land sea creatures can be truly terrifying because we humans are helpless in the water.

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:16 am

Height, spiders, snakes...

anything else I'm missing?

Dark dungeons?

I guess snakes could probably be defeated by running around them? I don't think that they can turn and attack fast.

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 2:57 am

Serpents?

Yes, serpents. You know, like snakes and stuff?

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 5:33 am

You know, like snakes and stuff?

Great, I wonder how long 'till the ophidiophobia posts start?

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 3:08 am

Not to be negative, but what is this site's source for that confirmation? How is this any more conclusive than if some random guy on the forums said "serpents are confirmed" and left it at that, without backing up the claim whatsoever?

I highly doubt a small site like gamerant has any exclusive access, so unless this info comes directly from an interview, eyes-on preview or officially released media, I'd take it with a grain of salt.

Also, some of their info is plainly false, such as: "If you land a clean hit on a foe, they will take additional damage over time." - That only happens with the bleeding perk for axes.

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 7:41 am

Well bunnies are confirmed, so unless it's the "The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog" then I don't think every animal has to pose a threat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcxKIJTb3Hg run run for your lives...

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:22 am

The serpents can eat the rabbits.

And snakes can be anywhere from a few inches/centimeters long to a few yards/meters. We had one as long as my arm crawl out from under a pile of wood just a few days ago and I live in a relatively urban district in the Great Lakes region (roughly).

Y'all might try a state park or something. They're not all that exotic.

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:59 am

I think they are talking about http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/article/115/1158651/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-20110330052317887.jpg

"Ice wraiths are these serpentine beings that form out of the winds." Howard explains. "They're terrifying" - Gameinformer

Basically they mistook Ice Wraiths and Serpents as different creatures, I think.

» Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:33 am

We'll probably see snakes several meters long and wide, otherwise they won't pose a threat.

Smaller, venomous, snakes tend to be the more dangerous and kill more people than larger constrictors. I've heard that large constrictors often wait on overhanging branches, waiting for their prey to pass below, they then drop down onto their prey, crushing them to the ground before wrapping around them and crushing them to death. Now this would be a cool thing to happen in Skyrim. :foodndrink: