What games should influence Skyrim? : V

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:47 pm

I mean what aspects of a non-Elder Scroll game should Bethesda use? If you had to choose 3 aspects of different games, what would it be?

Rules: you cannot say "nothing"

Mine's:

Co-op from Borderlands
Multiple endings Soul calibur 3/Fallout style
Choose which faction to support like in Shadow the Hedgehog you could choose who you support

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 2:27 am

Horses from Red Dead Redemption
Combat from Mount & Blade
Fast-travelling system from Nehrim
Tavern music from Nehrim
Length of main questline from Nehrim
General feel of epicness from Nehrim

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 3:06 pm

Combat: Ninja Gaiden

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:40 am

Ladders from Zelda Ocarina of Time

Epona from Zelda Twilight Princess

Other wordliness mixed with sense of mourning and loss from Zelda Majora's Mask

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:22 am

Skyrim should influence Skyrim

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 3:06 pm

Maturity and environmental design from Witcher 2.
Atmospheric importance from Morrowind and Fallout 3.
Story importance from Morrowind.
Unique and rare artifacts that were placed nicely in the world ... from Morrowind.
Hard-to-find (hidden) locations and dungeons ... from Morrowind.

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 2:06 am

Maturity and environmental design from Witcher 2.
Atmospheric importance from Morrowind and Fallout 3.
Story importance from Morrowind.
Unique and rare artifacts that were placed nicely in the world ... from Morrowind.
Hard-to-find (hidden) locations and dungeons ... from Morrowind.

No Elder Scroll games.

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:37 am

Horses and other animals - RDR
Story - R* in general
All the races - Morrowind/LOTR
Skyrim itself - Alaska/Norway/Sweden
Dragons - Perfect so far

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:50 am

Combat from Assassins Creed
Stealth from MGS
Dog Idea from Fable without the treasure finder feature

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:40 pm

No Elder Scroll games.

To be fair he did say The Witcher 2.

Story depth of Metal Gear Solid.

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 3:41 pm

Thief 1,2,3

Knocking opponents unconscious and carrying dead bodies out of sight
Climbing + ropes
Estinguishing lights

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 2:08 pm

I mean what aspects of a non-Elder Scroll game should Bethesda use? If you had to choose 3 aspects of different games, what would it be?

Rules: you cannot say "nothing"

Mine's:

Co-op from Borderlands
Multiple endings Soul calibur 3/Fallout style
Choose which faction to support like in Shadow the Hedgehog you could choose who you support

Quests from CODBlops
NPC Dialogue from Mortal Kombat
Horses from Super Mario Cart
Combat and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z2Z23SAFVA&feature=player_detailpage#t=15s from http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/495903
Inventory from ME2

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:32 am

Story: Planescape Torment
Stealth: Thief Deadly Shadows
Combat: Dark Messiah of M&M
How to use the physics: Half Life 2

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:48 am

Quests from CODBlops
NPCs from Mortal Kombat
Horses from Super Mario Cart

What??? :mellow:

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:50 am

Storytelling and playerimpact from Planescape: Torment
Difficultycurve, combat mechanics and skillsystem from Risen and Gothic series (apart from the 4th)
Atmosphere from VtMB and/or Stalker: SoC

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 1:32 am

The Ultima series, of course!

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:08 pm

What??? :mellow:

I think they were trying to be 'clever'... ;-)

Horses from RDR
Companions from ME2
Story from BG/BG2

Those would be the three influences I would like to see used.

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:38 pm

Mount and Blade is a good inspiration for mounted combat, The Witcher is very good at storytelling and choices&consequences, Mass Effect has great dialogue.

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:08 am

What games should influence Skyrim? I don't care what the rules are. TES games should influence Skyrim and that's it.

Games that could influence Skyrim in a positive way is a different question.

To that, I'd say Demon's Souls. The combat, the atmosphere, the difficulty (though toned down a bit.)

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:26 am

I did like the sound design and art direction that cultivated a chilling atmosphere in Amnesia: the Dark Descent.

I hope there are a couple of Skyrim dungeons with a scary ambiance.

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 1:32 am

The BioWare games could influence them concerning romance.

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 3:00 pm

Difficulty: Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer's Call (US: Nocturne)
Stealth: Thief series (of course)
advlt themes: Silent Hill 2
Nummber of tunes: Final Fantasy: IX

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:04 pm

Thief series indeed, the greatest stealth ever :rock:
The loot should be as diverse as in Borderlands :rock:

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 2:37 pm

Thief series indeed, the greatest stealth ever :rock:
The loot should be as diverse as in Borderlands :rock:

I concur. :rock:

» Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:14 pm

As much random loot as Borderlands.

Being able to socket gear with gems for bonus stats, like WoW.