Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim - Preview and Discussion

Master with no HUD is the only way to play. I do fast travel when not doing quests though, sorry but I'm not wasting time traveling to every damn city trying to sell all my buffed items with these cheap ass weapon vendors.

Originally Posted by TE

Master with no HUD is the only way to play. I do fast travel when not doing quests though, sorry but I'm not wasting time traveling to every damn city trying to sell all my buffed items with these cheap ass weapon vendors.

Hell yes, TE knows what's up. There are mods for PC that allow you to raise the price for carriages (fast travel option) and inn rooms, which is great.

Originally Posted by TE

Master with no HUD is the only way to die.

fixed.

when playing on master i'll have like full health and all of a sudden outta nowehre i'll just drop dead. i'd die so many times without the HUD. i'd also just keep checking my menus and such to look at the health bar.

Originally Posted by Duke

fixed.

when playing on master i'll have like full health and all of a sudden outta nowehre i'll just drop dead. i'd die so many times without the HUD. i'd also just keep checking my menus and such to look at the health bar.

There is a lot of death involved. It feels similar to Dark Souls, which is to say, it doesn't feel like the world revolves around the player. Definitely helps for the immersion factor.

Hard to say because I haven't experienced the effects of all that I have installed, but so far the real giants mod is my favorite. Giants are approximately 3-4 times bigger than normal. It's intimidating as ****.

edit: Added this video, a 'Game Jam' from Bethesda. Skip to about 1:30 if you're impatient or pay attention and let Todd Howard explain.

The first thing I did in Skyrim when I left Helgen and explore, the first creature I onto was a giant that sent me flying across the basin. If that giant was three times bigger that would of been scary as hell. I'm gonna have to buy the PC game when I get my new laptop.

Originally Posted by TE

The first thing I did in Skyrim when I left Helgen and explore, the first creature I onto was a giant that sent me flying across the basin. If that giant was three times bigger that would of been scary as hell. I'm gonna have to buy the PC game when I get my new laptop.

Yeah. It's scary in a great way (and it actually makes the superbounce from their smash more credible). I'll take some pics tonight.

I'm sure everyone's seen this but still lol.

Skyrim for Kinect? I'm in!

PC's been rocking microphone based shouts and such for quite some time now. There's nothing quite as satisfying as shouting dragons to death while your roommate is trying to sleep.

Thought I'd mention this: very cool LOTR modding project coming along.

I could go on and on about how vastly different Skyrim on PC with mods is - from the way swordfights play out, to the sheer power of spells, to the armors and atmospheric details - it's an entirely different game.

For example:

A few modders have brought Lord of the Rings weapons to Skyrim - I am particularly fond of Arwen's sword - but I haven't seen anyone attempt something of this scope and magnitude before. I don't know how long it will take them to finish, but I am very much looking forward to this.

Arda the Beautiful


Helm's Deep


Gondorian Armor WIP


Rohirrim Weaponry


Morgul Blade


Elven Bow


Elven Dagger


Hornburg


New monsters...

It looks like it's still got a long way to go but the level of detail so far is astounding. I really loved Lord of the Rings Online and while I don't expect this will be anywhere near as complex, I really appreciate every opportunity available to visit Tolkien's world. I'll be keeping an eye on this one.