Do TES Dragons seem less Epic than other Dragons?

Post » Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:57 am

Dragons look awesome. I'm stoked.
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Stephanie Nieves
 
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Post » Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:08 pm

I love how Dragons are modeled in this game because of their BEHAVIOURS that set them apart.

Dragons in other games are defined by their abilities, size, and hitpoints.

Dragons in Skyrim are defined by an ancient language, unpredictability, and cunning.
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Post » Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:05 pm

The only games with dragons that actually move/fly in real time is dragon age, and soon Skyrim. Other then that I've only seen them in mmo's and final fantasy. I hear Demon's Souls has good ones but havent played.

To me, the dragons in Skyrim look incredible, and being unscripted makes them feel very real and not some dragon that uses these attacks at this health ammount and what not like I have seen before.

Dragon age's dragon can't even fly, it teleports away. and Skyrim's dragons look far better, both creatively and awe-inspiringly. Why should it have six limbs? That's like having arms on your back. It looks far more anatomical this way using the pectorals to fly. So no it's not a Wyvern or whatever it hasn't lost it arms it's lost the wings on the back, which only insects should have really. What was I most impressed by was how it can grab things in its talons and mouth and the animations. Only thing I could nitpick is it should use its wings more in flight.
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Post » Wed Sep 14, 2011 5:44 pm

I wanna see Skyrim Geddan (ゲッダン) Dragons! That'd be hilarious...you're about to engage in battle and then it goes all epileptic.
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Tiffany Holmes
 
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Post » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:04 pm

They simply look awesome, can't complain about dragons really. Would be even more awesome if they could actually swallow guards instead of grabbing them with their mouths and throw them away.
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Post » Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:07 pm

I liked the dragon in The Witcher 2, but the ones in Skyrim look the best imo.
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Post » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:50 pm

Play Divinity II - Ego Draconis - Real Time Dragon Flight, Movement, etc.
Play Drakken - Real Time Old School Dragon Flight and you feel like the Dragon Riders of Pern perched up on that Wyrm.


Hail, don't you mean "Drakan"? I mean, the one that is subtitled "The Order of Flame"...?

Anyways... my impressions on, or rather, what i expect from the two Dragons shown so far is {http://www.thesecretsocietyofdragonprotectors.com/images/black-dragons.jpg}. Now... WHAT I hope from Your Holliness Alduin....... http://wallpapers.bhist.com/images/big/3d_epic_dragon_wallpaper.jpg...
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Post » Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:02 pm

My mind might be changed when I play the game....but in my opinion.

Dragons aren't an Elder Scrolls thing, putting them in this game is nearly as bad as if ES6 is all about the return of the Dwemer. Dragons were supposed to be the mythology of the people......instead they are now going to just be semi-boss creatures so that Bethesda could jump on the Dragon bandwagon. Having dragons re-appear that are trying to destory the world is about as original as Oblivion's plot, you must stop the demons trying to take over the world.

Come on bethesda surely you have better ideas then this stuff? What about Daggerfall? where you had to uncover a mystrious plot that involved an amazing lore base....or Morrowind's where the story was much more unique....hell even SI had a better storyline then 'The dragons are comnig to destory the world'. Maybe they just think their target audience cant handle a complex plot....so they be generic and put all the emphasis on being able to kill dragons.



I may sound rude here, but I just hate it how everyone is jumping for joy over having Dragons in the games....when the Elder Scrolls series has nothing to do with them, and Bethesda couold have come up with a unique threat/enemy, instead of cashing in on dragon fandom.
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Post » Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:24 am

a creature with a dragons head but has 2 legs & 2 wings is a Wyvern, NOT a Dragon. If u want to play a game were u hunt Wyverns play Monster Hunter.
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