Why will you buy skyrim? Or why not? : V - Skyrim

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:05 am

Ive been with TES since Arena, and every release has only made my love for this series stronger

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:52 pm

If they implement dismemberment and don't have an option to disable it, I won't buy it until a dismemberment-disabling mod is released.

If they include sixual acts in the game, I won't buy it no matter what.

Otherwise, I will buy it, hopefully off of Steam.

Can't tell if serious...

Anyway, I won't buy it right away. Skyrim is coming with a LOT of sudden changes to gameplay. I'll wait for some reviews to come out before I decide whether or not I'll buy the game. That's not a stupid reason, that's being a gamer who avoids bandwagons. It's cynical, maybe, but I don't want to spend a ridiculous $60 on a PC game and be ridiculously disappointed in it. Kinda like how I was with ME2.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:56 am

I may buy it a year or so after its initial release. Oblivion was nowhere near as good as Morrowind, in my opinion, though both games shine through mods. So I'll wait to see--not what the reviewers say, as they reach for a change of underwear--but what players whose opinions I trust say, having played the game at greater length. Then, if they think it's pretty good, and the mods are out there, I'll probably buy. If not...not.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:43 am

Oblivion and Morrowind are both distinctly different games, and I treasure them both dearly. I love the replayability of TES games, as well as the lore, and story arcs.

I rarely look forwards to a game release these days, but this one has me salivating.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:44 am

I'm buying it because there is nothing else like it. I've done everything there is to do on TES 3 & 4. Other RPG's just don't do it for me.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:06 pm

There are several things I've learned about Skyrim so far that I don't like, and many things that I DO like, so it's a wash in that regard, although I'm mostly positive. Most importantly, TES has the best mod community in the world, which has infused Oblivion with nearly endless life.

Remember that, Bethesda. If you're gonna "streamline" certain aspects for the Xbox crowd, at least leave the modders the opportunity to make the game more complex in regards to gameplay mechanics. PC players love the game for the game itself, not merely because it looks kewl or boosts "achievements". We are still playing Morrowind and Oblivion after all these years.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:19 am

I'm going to buy it because I want to and because it will be many hours of fun to play. I've purchased a lot of games and few have had the staying power of any Bethesda game I have played. Since I hooked my computer up to 1080p HD it's like a whole new experience for both Oblivion and Fallout 3. I can actually play the games from my couch using wireless KB&mouse. Getting new PC mods is always fun and expands on the game with interesting new player made adventures.

Looking forward to release.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:12 pm

I'm gonna get it because I have a feeling its gonna be a good game. And because its made by BGS.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:32 am

I will buy it because it is the next elder scrolls.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:49 am

I wont buy it if it requires Steam.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:52 am

I'll buy it

I already called dips on it being Game of The Year lol. My most anticipated game of... A long time lol.
I really can't think of a reason why I wouldn't buy Skyrim... Even if it somehow svcked (though thats impossible), I would still play it... For the sake of The Elder Scrolls series

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:29 am

:tops: I already paid off my pre order of skyrim, I plan on getting it because im a huge fan of the elder scrolls and I am fairly certian that either Skyrim or Dead island will be the best game released in 2011

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:09 am

:tops: I already paid off my pre order of skyrim, I plan on getting it because im a huge fan of the elder scrolls and I am fairly certian that either Skyrim or Dead island will be the best game released in 2011

Your actually the first person i've seen to ever mention that game and i must say it has the best trailer(even better than Skyrim's) that i have ever seen. Only problem though is it doesn't speak very much of the game play but i love zombies and the whole post apocalyptic world that comes with them so needless to say i have a close eye on that one. Not much hope of it being something i want to play but I'll be watching just in case.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:01 am

Ill pre order after E3 when i see who offers which downloadable content plus i want to make sure ill be in town to get my copy or if i have to order to my house. damn my friend turing 21 and wanting to go to vegas that same weekend.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:13 pm

I will buy Skyrim because it is Skyrim.

This.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:15 am

I don't want to get any thread to get locked. To be honest, I enjoy reading the pettiness of the younger crowd

I find it amusing.
Take the original post: here you have a young fellow thinking reasons for not buying a video game are "stupid", and I have to assume on the youthfulness of the poster, because we are talking about a choice of buying a video game here: drinking and driving is stupid, getting a second mortgage on your home and flying to Vegas is stupid... but buying or not buying a video game hmmmmm

Then you have the other poster who cowboys up online. Come on, don't that me you laugh, or at least chuckle?.

A quick edit to add, I also enjoy reading the "fanboyism". Again, I find it amusing.

On the contrary, I love threads like this one, and when they get locked, it is a downer.

... yet, on the other hand, there's also a lot of "OmG W4Ntz SkYrimz!! b kuz itz Ep1K!!"

Is there a food you don't like? Or a color you don't like? Or a TV show you don't like? Or how about seeing a girl (or boy, whatever the case may be , I don't know your gender) you think is hot, then upon closer inspection, you see something she's wearing, or the size of her earlobes, maybe a uni-brow, or a mole on the on the other side of the face, and then you think "ugh"? Would you say the reasons you don't like such things are "stupid"? Or would you say is just a matter of personal taste, personal likes and dislikes?

I rest my case

:lmao: You do realize where you are typing those posts, don't you? You're on the Beth forum, and you want to bring up things entirely unrelated to the point that someone is discussing in a vain attempt to point out the ignorance of youth.... How ironic, considering you are also posting here, so why should you be so concerned with scolding people for listing their own personal preferences and thoughts about buying a game? It has nothing to do with "bigger real life issues", and yet you seem to think they come into play here. How amusing.

but accessible, i mean the gameplay, everytihing easier to get to, not as many things to keep track of, basically just more hand holding. And I absolutely agree about the UI, i didn't find Morrowind's UI all that great, but compared to OB and what I've seen of skyrim it's awesome. Why on earth can we only see 5 or so items at a time? thats a bad bad joke.

By your logic we should all be communicating today via handwritten letters on parchment that we deliver personally. Hmmm.....I wonder why we don't do that anymore.....? Your "hand holding" is called technological advancement by everyone else in the world.

What, are you an uber-Christian? And I'm buying it cuz it's pimptacular.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Oh, the ignorance. Thanks for the laugh, btw.

Also, you will get this thread locked with any more stuff like that, FYI.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:55 am

Summer really ought to get a dedication thread now. One of the moderators on the Thief 4 boards has had one and it really was lovely to read the reaction.

As for Skyrim, it's an entertainment product, not an essential purchase. I loved Morrowind, enjoyed Daggerfall and am warming to Arena. Oblivion for me was a disapointment and compared to the first two Fallouts, Fallout 3 was a big letdown. New Vegas' announcement left nothing but a sense of torpor towards it in me after playing Fallout 3.

Skyrim is moving in some interesting directions, not necessarily directions I would like. If the final form the game take seems overall disapointing to me the I see no reason to feel obliged to purchase.

That said, if Steam, a platform I've had nothing but trouble with is required then it would likely rule out playing the game altogether. The insousiance over the issue of DRM displayed by the developer is another turnoff, unless I suddenly develop a streak of maschism and the game is available for under ￡5. Without those circumstances I see no reason to not happily continue playing Morrowind and be ￡30 - ￡40 richer at the same time.

This is basically where I stand as well. I went even further and chose not to buy FO3 as well due to the technical issues it had and the massive amount of modding I percieved it needed (which I had no time for) for me to enjoy it.

I really hope DRM doesn't become an issue, because while the game seemingly gets dumbed down even more than Oblivion, there are other changes that seem very, very interesting.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:41 am

I'm buying it because it seems to be improving what Oblivion was going for. Unfortunately, not Morrowind's diversity, but Oblivion's attempted quality. (at the time, it was pretty good)

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:43 am

What, are you an uber-Christian? And I'm buying it cuz it's pimptacular.

:rofl:

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:10 am

I'm buying it because it seems to be improving what Oblivion was going for. Unfortunately, not Morrowind's diversity, but Oblivion's attempted quality. (at the time, it was pretty good)

Ya, he's right. it was only pretty good.... wth are you on??? i want some of those drugs

seriously, who wont buy the sequel to GOTY x100??? oblivion was the best game i have played since hl1 (though admittedly hl2 wasnt as good). todd didnt gain 200 pounds since the success of oblivion, so we should be A OK

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:29 am

the game seemingly gets dumbed down even more than Oblivion

How so?

» Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:50 pm

Yes I WILL buy this game. Why would you post this question on the TES forums? It's fairly obvious that everyone here is a fan of the series. :facepalm:

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:02 am

I'm gonna hire it from the video hire place, just like I did for Oblivion. Then if I find it worth it, I'll buy it. Try before you buy.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:53 am

I bought it in hopes of a dragon mount...
Kidding obviously.
I dunno, I always buy the sequels of games i've bought before (bought the GOTY edition for MW) had to buy Oblivion when I bought my 360.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:12 am

I will most certainly be buying it release day. Once the people that say they won't buy it see more of the game, they'll be sold.