10-26-2011, 05:36 PM
I've already purchased it and am anxiously awaiting the release so I can pick it up. I've been playing ES games since Daggerfall in the early 90s on PC, so Im a huge fan of the series.
Morrowind had a strange leveling system, where you had to basically find the master trainers if you wanted to be as powerful as possible - and munchkins took Acrobatics as a primary skill and spent our days jumping around to gain levels! Not entirely exciting gameplay, but the open world environment kept me involved and interested. I even started running around the world stealing every single pillow I found - and promptly deposited all of those pillows in a single home I had "borrowed" from an NPC.
Oblivion had much better graphics and the leveling system was better. The Oblivion gates however, were very similar and not very interesting to peruse after seeing a few of them. I did enjoy Oblivion however, because I thought the side quests were much more intriguing than Morrowind.
The one thing that has bothered me about *all* ES games thus far - it is virtually impossible to play through the game without some element of melee skill. Casters just haven't been viable as a character archetype, and they take way too long to level. Judging by all the information I've dug up investigating the game, it seems that Skyrim may have solved that problem by allowing you to use a single spell with "both hands" to create a stronger effect, or wielding different spells in each hand for more utility. Also, the perk system looks great and makes leveling less linear. I remember leveling in MW and Obliv to be sort of a "Oh hey, more health before I die," where as now Skyrim's system gives you something to look forward to.
Im a big believer in these games, I would suggest that if you have ever been a fan of them in the past - check out the gameplay trailers and demos on the Skyrim site. I personally cannot wait.
-Z
Morrowind had a strange leveling system, where you had to basically find the master trainers if you wanted to be as powerful as possible - and munchkins took Acrobatics as a primary skill and spent our days jumping around to gain levels! Not entirely exciting gameplay, but the open world environment kept me involved and interested. I even started running around the world stealing every single pillow I found - and promptly deposited all of those pillows in a single home I had "borrowed" from an NPC.
Oblivion had much better graphics and the leveling system was better. The Oblivion gates however, were very similar and not very interesting to peruse after seeing a few of them. I did enjoy Oblivion however, because I thought the side quests were much more intriguing than Morrowind.
The one thing that has bothered me about *all* ES games thus far - it is virtually impossible to play through the game without some element of melee skill. Casters just haven't been viable as a character archetype, and they take way too long to level. Judging by all the information I've dug up investigating the game, it seems that Skyrim may have solved that problem by allowing you to use a single spell with "both hands" to create a stronger effect, or wielding different spells in each hand for more utility. Also, the perk system looks great and makes leveling less linear. I remember leveling in MW and Obliv to be sort of a "Oh hey, more health before I die," where as now Skyrim's system gives you something to look forward to.
Im a big believer in these games, I would suggest that if you have ever been a fan of them in the past - check out the gameplay trailers and demos on the Skyrim site. I personally cannot wait.
-Z
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