What do YOU prefer? Third-person or first-person? : V - Skyrim

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:45 pm

I would say 90% first-person. Third-person is fun for admiring your character and sometimes for wandering around in the countryside and getting those nice panoramic views of the game world. I always found that searching for alchemy ingredients and all that stuff is a lot easier in first-person so it just makes sense to spend most of the game playing from that perspective.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:33 am

First all the way, in Oblivion- opening the menu gave me a third-person look at my armor and such, so technically speaking I never actually used third in the game itself.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:29 pm

I'll be using 3rd person for running around. The way the player character's feet land firmly on the ground looks great, it's a step up. I'll see how it goes with combat and looting - whichever gets me killed the least is probs the one I'll use.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:29 am

I voted only first person except when I want to inspect my guy, but I might actually try some combat just to see how it looks. In general though, definitely first person.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:01 am

I like both, as long as they are well designed.

However if both viewpoints control well, I prefer a 3rd person view if the 1st person doesn't let me look down and see my feet. A lame preference/obsession of mine. It always irks me a bit when I look down and realise I'm just a floating pair of arms with a gun. Not a deal breaker, just a disappointing part of most FPS games for me.

Skyrim looks like it has a great 3rd person setup. So I will probably play around in both and see what I prefer. If I'm really lucky, maybe the 1st person view will have a visible body in it.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:08 pm

RTS == TPP
Shooters == FPP
RPGs == TPP

(And also prefer point & click navigation in RPGs)

Though I can play a FPP RPG if its a decent game.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:14 pm

First person combat, third person everything else. Now that the animations are amazing, I'll be doing much more third person.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:05 am

I play in 3rd person. I like too see my armor at all times. I even fight in 3rd person.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 11:38 am

I seem to be awful at combat in Elder Scrolls games in 3rd person (funny i don't have this problem in games that are strictly 3rd person) so for combat I switch otherwise i am in 3rd person most of the time

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:28 am

I switch between both semi regularly.
I play first person when cave/dungeon diving, and fighting.
I play third person when running around in a town or out in the open world.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 7:07 am

I'm spend most of my time in 1st person, but I'll use 3rd person to check out my gear.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:06 pm

most of my time in 1st person, IMO it makes it more realistic, but change to 3rd person to see my armor, and what i look like

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 6:58 pm

Third person, except when I am shooting arrows at things.. prefer the first person then

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:41 pm

1st person most of the time, 3rd person for vanity and screenshots

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 7:54 pm

I play in 3rd person almost exclusively. Unfortunately, there are just some tasks that are difficult to perform in 3rd person, so I kinda have to switch to 1st periodically.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 4:44 pm

Third person, always and forever. I was so happy when I saw that Archery in third person has a crosshair!
In Oblivion I did have to switch to first person to pick items up from time to time. But it looks like with Skyrim that may be much less of an issue.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:47 pm

First Person - with an occasional foray into third person to see how the armor looks for the most part.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 11:24 am

Possibly the only times I ever used 3rd person was to check out my armour/clothes and weapon, ride my horse, and watch my guy's butt when he runs.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 6:49 pm

3rd person if i am playing a female character :wink_smile: , 1st person if i am playing a male character.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:04 am

Always fight and travel in 1st, but I use the 3rd for equipment and screenhots.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 6:28 am

1st persn is by far the best. It feels more personal because you are seeing it from behing your characters eyes. Third person is good only for inspecting armour, so the fact thay have improved it matters not much to me.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:04 pm

1st is the best for simulation, but I play both in the same playthrough. In towns and in combat I usually play 1st, but when travelling I use 3rd pretty often, to see more of the scenery at once.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 6:47 pm

3rd person, whats the point of buying a cool armor if you can't see it, plus there are milion fps games if i wana play first person.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:23 pm

Third for exploring and in town, first for dungeons. And no way will I wear robes or armour unless they look the part, vanity mode for me, and I will make no apologies for that.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 6:42 am

1st Person. 3rd ruins the immersion imho