So, Skyrim's out 11/11/11

[kandrathe]

I wanted to fill this post with mutterings of how Skyrim feels like just a cut-down rehashed Oblivion to me, especially when I've ran through a bunch of guild quests that were almost exactly the same as their counterparts in the previous game but only half as memorable as they were. Also, Sheoggorath's Daedric quest was a massive let-down compared to the sheer insanity of summoning a plague of dogs on fire raining down on a peaceful khajiit village.

Well, yes. At the same time it was slightly comforting to know that the ages old daedric artifacts are still bouncing around from owner to owner over the past 200 years. But, it makes me wonder how they were wrested from my Oblivion heroes control. The biggest innovation (and headache sometimes) was the radiant AI quest giving. As mentioned before, a drop quest function would be awesome. What if I don't want to betray and murder a close friend?

And, as far as quests, they stayed true to the lore. The problem is that other than refining and filling in a bit of Skyrim lore, they added very little new to the Elder Scrolls Codex. Most of the strength of quests and storytelling revolved around the main quest, and a bit around the companions. I found the quest lines and storytelling around the towns, the guilds, the bards college, and the Blades were fragmented, short, and/or incomplete.