Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[Gollom]

The Dark Brotherhood quests were all done by one of the guys who worked on the Thief series. Right up until you started the dead drop chains, they were universally fantastic quests. Lots of fun, really inventive. The DB as a whole was really well done, I thought. They even managed to give a bit of depth to the NPCs, and for a game by Bethesda, that's a minor miracle.

I just wish they didn't include giant spiders. I am crazy arachnaphobic and can't handle that at all. Hopefully, someone will release a mod that removes them shortly after release. Or the console works the same way as Oblivion. Hit ~, target spider thing, type kill, run by screaming like a little girl until I can't see corpse any more.

[empath]

What I will say is that Oblivion is great for sneaky stealth based classes as long as you keep away from the main quest until you level up A LOT.

I played all the games like this - Arena was a little harder for a thief/rogue type, but Daggerfall felt like it was made for a cat burglar (while it ran, at least ), and Morrowind & Oblivion were much easier using a sneaker to scout the situation out first and decide on the best course of action or best battle strategy.


Oh, and tangenting back to Skyrim - the "Sons of Skyrim" theme from the trailers, there's talk that the chorus is singing 'Draconic':

Dovahkiin Dovahkiin
Naal ok zin los vahriin
Wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal
Ahrk fin norok paal graan
Fod nust hon zindro zaan
Dovahkiin Fah hin kogaan mu draal

....or are they singing English?

Dovahkiin
For the king
For the sake of Skyrim
For our life, for our home
For Hrothgar's blood
For the Nords and our hearts,
For the sole single son
Dovahkiin, for our king, who'll dawn with fire-YAH!

[Darkobra]

http://www.nme.com/movies/trailers/id/UUlUzUPytag/search/movie

That seemed to be the best one because the first time I heard it was definitely not English. But I'm sure I heard another trailer that WAS English. Maybe they sneakily released two so I'd get confused and then cause this controversy of "Where's the second one?" and then I'd unknowingly advertise for a GAME WE'RE ALL DEFINITELY GOING TO BUY ANYWAY!

[empath]

http://www.nme.com/movies/trailers/id/UUlUzUPytag/search/movie

And if you look at that clip in it's SOURCE over at YouTube, you'll see the Highest Rated Comment claims that the lyrics in that very clip are in English, not Draconic...

That seemed to be the best one because the first time I heard it was definitely not English. But I'm sure I heard another trailer that WAS English.

Read the English lyrics, and then close your eyes and play THE ABOVE clip.
THEN go back, read the Draconic lyrics, and repeat with the SAME clip.

Tripy, isn't it?

Maybe they sneakily released two so I'd get confused and then cause this controversy of "Where's the second one?" and then I'd unknowingly advertise for a GAME WE'RE ALL DEFINITELY GOING TO BUY ANYWAY!

"The only thing worse than being talked about is NOT being talked about." - Oscar Wilde

"There is NO such thing as bad publicity...except your own obituary." - Brendan Behan

[Gordon Fearman]

GAME WE'RE ALL DEFINITELY GOING TO BUY ANYWAY!

I'm not gonna buy it. I'll probably just name my kid Dovahkiin or something.

[Bleydh]

Cannot wait for this game.... it's really going to screw up my studying though. haha. I've put too many hours into OBlivion, I can't imagine how many I'll put into this one...

[Darkobra]

Empath, you fucking broke my brain! I can read the English lyrics and hear that, I can read the Draconic and hear that... It's... GENIUS!

[empath]

It's the aural equivalent of that "Old lady/young lass" picture, or the one with the two faces- no wait, the vase - no wait...

[Darkobra]

The chick with two vases?

[empath]

[xdeathknightx]

The Dark Brotherhood quests were all done by one of the guys who worked on the Thief series. Right up until you started the dead drop chains, they were universally fantastic quests. Lots of fun, really inventive. The DB as a whole was really well done, I thought. They even managed to give a bit of depth to the NPCs, and for a game by Bethesda, that's a minor miracle.

I just wish they didn't include giant spiders. I am crazy arachnaphobic and can't handle that at all. Hopefully, someone will release a mod that removes them shortly after release. Or the console works the same way as Oblivion. Hit ~, target spider thing, type kill, run by screaming like a little girl until I can't see corpse any more.

The dark brotherhood quests were genious. Especially the murder mystery part. And the horse you got from that was my favorite ever.

[Gordon Fearman]

Screw that horse. I have a fucking unicorn.

[Darkobra]

Screw your unicorn. I got to ride Akatosh. In the skies.

[empath]

The unicorn could die (and was REALLY damn 'trigger happy'); Shadowmere was essential and thus, immortal. Also didn't attack ANYONE (including YOU) who merely drew a weapon in its presence.

[DolphinHater]

The unicorn could die (and was REALLY damn 'trigger happy'); Shadowmere was essential and thus, immortal. Also didn't attack ANYONE (including YOU) who merely drew a weapon in its presence.

Unless you bought horse armor, which made Shadowmere non-essential, so armor made it quite a bit weaker, and you paid for it. I'm looking forward to this, although I'm hoping water will be scarce. I can't stand video game water, even when I know it's harmless.

[xdeathknightx]

The unicorn was a bitch. As soon as you started fighting it would attack you as well.
Shadowmere couldn't die and was fast as hell.

[empath]

I just realized - this'll mean there'll be all new mushrooms and flowers to practice alchemy with, along with a few old standbys that have remained the same through from Daggerfall.

[InsaneFool]

I hope the Alchemy system makes a bit more sense than in Oblivion...for example: combine 3 pieces of mutton = fire potion!! what the?

[Genghis Ares]

I hope the Alchemy system makes a bit more sense than in Oblivion...for example: combine 3 pieces of mutton = fire potion!! what the?

First of all, you can't make a potion from 3 pieces of the same ingredient. Secondly, mutton doesn't have any fire related effects associated with it. I know this was a joke, but it's wholly un-researched.

[InsaneFool]

I hope the Alchemy system makes a bit more sense than in Oblivion...for example: combine 3 pieces of mutton = fire potion!! what the?

First of all, you can't make a potion from 3 pieces of the same ingredient. Secondly, mutton doesn't have any fire related effects associated with it. I know this was a joke, but it's wholly un-researched.

Apologies, but the point stands. If I combine Flax Seeds, Venison and Flax Seeds I should get a delicious stew or some kind of sammich, and not a Feather potion.

[theDreamer]

You cannot combine Flax seeds, Venison, and flax seeds.

Come on, 0/2.

[InsaneFool]

Damnit...I read the recipe wrong.

It was just Venison and Flax Seeds.

[empath]

If you want realism, stop playing FANTASY games...

[InsaneFool]

If you want realism, stop playing FANTASY games...

NEVER!

[ANeMzero]

I believe the example you're looking for in Oblivion Alchemy Absurdity is here

Though the potion would actually be restore fatigue but hey, COMEDIC LICENSE.