What I noticed / learned from Todd's presentation at E3 : V - Skyrim

» Thu May 19, 2011 9:21 pm

he looked really tired, had swolen eyes and a bruise/lump under his eye. guess thats what happens when you and your team are creating one of the most anticipated games ever

» Thu May 19, 2011 9:55 pm

The music was awesome, it wasn't the best quality but it sounded good. Soule hit it out of the ballpark again.

by quality, you mean the technical audio quality of the digital video stream?

the music sounded fantastic to me and I like the Fallout-style major chord that strikes when you discover a new location.

I would have liked to see the dual swords in 3rd person, though.

» Thu May 19, 2011 7:35 pm

so is it true that you cant block if you are not using a shield? that seems kinda dumb to me you just let them hit you?

I am pretty sure I saw him block with his left weapon while dual wielding.

» Fri May 20, 2011 2:20 am

Heavy Armor confirmed and a redguard: http://i.imgur.com/nXD4g.jpg

» Fri May 20, 2011 5:09 am

Anyone else notice the pretty sizeable town when they showed the mammoth herd for the first time? In the top right.

» Thu May 19, 2011 11:20 pm

Anyone else notice the pretty sizeable town when they showed the mammoth herd for the first time? In the top right.

Yeah and another town further off to the left of the one he was facing.

I also noticed a what looked like a fox in the first 3rd person bit, on the left.

» Fri May 20, 2011 5:13 am

The player had 62 arrows. I dunno how much "more rare" meant but it's still a looot of arrows, no?

» Fri May 20, 2011 1:25 am

Did i notice when he was walking with weapon sheathed it was a different 3rd person view then when he took his weapon out? Like a little bit more zoomed in without a weapon and a little bit more over the shoulder with a weapon?

Other than that, everything I noticed has already been said I think. The only thing I didn't really think was impressive was the texture of the mammoth hair but insignificant details like that won't ruin the game for me. Anything to do with graphics I can forgive. The gameplay looks solid and a lot of improvements to it from Oblivion. The graphics, especially the landscapes, are damn impressive for the most part too. Complete package.

» Thu May 19, 2011 3:36 pm

The character screaming like hell when absorbing the frost dragon's soul is EPIC !

» Fri May 20, 2011 4:25 am

Ok so as far as Draugr are concerned there are:

Draugr
Draugr Wight
Draugr Scourge
Restless Draugr

As far as Dragons are concerned even though there are different types the HUD only shows 'Dragon' so its up to the player to figure out what type they are judging by their color and breath weapon.

» Thu May 19, 2011 5:29 pm

When that dragon scooped up the giant, carried him into the air, then dropped him, my jaw made a dull thud against the floor.

» Fri May 20, 2011 4:09 am

The player had 62 arrows. I dunno how much "more rare" meant but it's still a looot of arrows, no?

Yeah, but I think the player character was on like level 30-something. And in these demos they always make the player character over prepared.

» Thu May 19, 2011 2:02 pm

At the 5 minutes mark you can see the dragon dodging the pc fire breath shout

» Thu May 19, 2011 8:28 pm

The animation for walking looked more fluent

» Thu May 19, 2011 5:44 pm

I also noticed that dragon shout cooldowns to seem to appear on the screen. I wonder how we'll know when we can use it again.

» Thu May 19, 2011 5:51 pm

I also noticed that dragon shout cooldowns to seem to appear on the screen. I wonder how we'll know when we can use it again.

Didn't see that. D'you have a timing where you see it (reference to gametrailers HD video) and where on the screen ? I can't seem to find it !

» Fri May 20, 2011 12:27 am

was that also the first apperance of a red guard in the demo video?

Is therw any confirmation of this, it looked like it might have been to me.

» Thu May 19, 2011 4:09 pm

Didn't see that. D'you have a timing where you see it (reference to gametrailers HD video) and where on the screen ? I can't seem to find it !

I think he meant they didn't show up.

I learned that finisher moves are animated separately for first or third person, which is lovely.

» Fri May 20, 2011 5:58 am

was that also the first apperance of a red guard in the demo video?

Is therw any confirmation of this, it looked like it might have been to me.

I think when I heard the bandits talking, I heard the male redguard voice from Oblivion, lol. I'm not positive, but it sounded like it. And ya, I think that guy he was fighting was a redguard too.

» Fri May 20, 2011 3:52 am

Didn't see that. D'you have a timing where you see it (reference to gametrailers HD video) and where on the screen ? I can't seem to find it !

At about 2:40, he uses the Force Push power, and I don't see any kind of cool down indicator appear on the screen. He also uses them in the battle at the end with the dragons.

» Fri May 20, 2011 6:10 am

At about 2:40, he uses the Force Push power, and I don't see any kind of cool down indicator appear on the screen. He also uses them in the battle at the end with the dragons.

This makes me happy. The fewer things that pop up on screen the better. As it is, I hate the fact that your "progress to next level" pops up.

» Thu May 19, 2011 3:30 pm

One question- how much spoilers this gameplay video have?
I simply want to know about story as less as possible.

» Thu May 19, 2011 8:51 pm

I didn't spot any Argonian, where is my Argonian Bethesda? :cry:

» Fri May 20, 2011 12:52 am

The magic spells are sweeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!! That flmethrower one and electricity look awesome

cant wait 11/11/11!

Also there are different races of dragons and you can talk to people while they are getting mauled by a dragon.
(watch the video when a buy gets eaten by a dragon)

» Thu May 19, 2011 2:32 pm

when he was fighting the first draugr he smashed it it the face with the hilt of his sword, something new that looked pretty damn cool.