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 Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 9:42 pm
So Dragon Age is the first Western RPG I've ever been good at.
I tried one of the Elder Scroll games in high school. That was a failure.
I don't remember which one it was, but I probably just wasn't paying attention enough to learn how to play.
And I got a few hours into Fable III last summer before I realized that I didn't get the appeal.
But Skyrim looks so cool!
I'm walking into the series totally blind though, and it's too in-depth for me to research enough to justify just buying it, but I know there are fantasy game fans in the guild.
Can any of you guys help me out a little?
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Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:06 pm
The Elder Scrolls is made by Bethesda and has five installations to it; Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion and soon to be Skyrim. I've just played Oblivion so all comments I make will be towards my experience in that game.
If you are looking for a good story go elsewhere. The story in Oblivion wasn't bad but neither was it deep or complex. Neither is it a game where a great deal of strategy is necessary to succeed. The game's strength is its vast size and sheer amount of things to do in it. I easily spent 50 hours playing it and there was still plenty left to do. If you can appreciate a large open world with lots to do then the Elder Scrolls a very good game for that. I understand your experience because my first time was... not the most enjoyable experience. But I encourage you to give the games another chance they are quite good.
And if you're really iffy about spending $60 dollars on it then wait until there are some used copies and get one of those. I know at Game Stop you can get a full refund on used games if you return them in a week.
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Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:33 pm
NightsShades The Elder Scrolls is made by Bethesda and has five installations to it; Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion and soon to be Skyrim. I've just played Oblivion so all comments I make will be towards my experience in that game. If you are looking for a good story go elsewhere. The story in Oblivion wasn't bad but neither was it deep or complex. Neither is it a game where a great deal of strategy is necessary to succeed. The game's strength is its vast size and sheer amount of things to do in it. I easily spent 50 hours playing it and there was still plenty left to do. If you can appreciate a large open world with lots to do then the Elder Scrolls a very good game for that. I understand your experience because my first time was... not the most enjoyable experience. But I encourage you to give the games another chance they are quite good. And if you're really iffy about spending $60 dollars on it then wait until there are some used copies and get one of those. I know at Game Stop you can get a full refund on used games if you return them in a week. Thanks for the advice first of all!
Is there anything compelling about the world? I mean, is there anything unique to the series, or is it pretty much just a compilation of all the cliches of other fantasy series?
Are there any unique or recurring characters, or do they just kind of exist in the background to take up space and hand out quests?
My birthday's the 16th, and I think I'm going to use my birthday powers to get either Skyrim or the new Assassin's Creed.
Since both of them are too popular to drop in price any time soon, I'll probably just wait for used copies to get the other one...
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 3:12 pm
brainnsoup NightsShades The Elder Scrolls is made by Bethesda and has five installations to it; Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion and soon to be Skyrim. I've just played Oblivion so all comments I make will be towards my experience in that game. If you are looking for a good story go elsewhere. The story in Oblivion wasn't bad but neither was it deep or complex. Neither is it a game where a great deal of strategy is necessary to succeed. The game's strength is its vast size and sheer amount of things to do in it. I easily spent 50 hours playing it and there was still plenty left to do. If you can appreciate a large open world with lots to do then the Elder Scrolls a very good game for that. I understand your experience because my first time was... not the most enjoyable experience. But I encourage you to give the games another chance they are quite good. And if you're really iffy about spending $60 dollars on it then wait until there are some used copies and get one of those. I know at Game Stop you can get a full refund on used games if you return them in a week. Thanks for the advice first of all!
Is there anything compelling about the world? I mean, is there anything unique to the series, or is it pretty much just a compilation of all the cliches of other fantasy series?
Are there any unique or recurring characters, or do they just kind of exist in the background to take up space and hand out quests?
My birthday's the 16th, and I think I'm going to use my birthday powers to get either Skyrim or the new Assassin's Creed.
Since both of them are too popular to drop in price any time soon, I'll probably just wait for used copies to get the other one... There won't be any characters from Oblivion in Skyrim because the games are set 200-ish years apart. The closest to recurring characters in the series are the Nine Divines, the gods of the world, and the Daedric Princes, this explains them better then I can. There were only a handful of characters that were really worth remembering because of the scope of the game few are given much character development. The ones that were memorable were quite memorable though, like Sheogorath from the Shivering Isles Expansion pack. To say that it's just a compilation of fantasy cliche quests is would the game a great disservice. It's more like this great big world that's yours to explore as you will. I was the leader of 4 major guilds before I actually got around to making much progress with the main story. You do what you want when you want at your own pace. Some of the quests were fairly standard but others were very interesting. One that comes to mind is one of the last quests in the Fighter's Guild story line where you infiltrate a rival guild to find out what the secret to their success is. Turns they drug their members with hallucinogenic sap so when they go out on unpleasant missions they think they're doing something else. You find out after you've slaughtered a town of innocent people.
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 3:40 pm
I've only played Oblivion since I didn't/don't have a computer that can run Morrowind. The game was enjoyable, but my problem with it is it's too big and open. I'm constantly forgetting that Oblivion had a story line because it was just unimportant. Where as most games and RPG's you have to progress the main story line to get access to better weapons/quests/etc, this isn't the case for Oblivion. Which I see as an advantage and a disadvantage. It gives a nice freedom that's not seen in many other games, but can also leave someone like me completely lost. Without anything pushing in any one direction I had no idea where to go or what I should do next. Even though I had the choice to do whatever I wanted, silly enough, I didn't know what I wanted to do. So I'd run around aimlessly for hours till I got bored and stopped playing. I typically had my boyfriend around when I played, since he's more familiar with the series and helped give me direction and ideas.
However I am excited for Skyrim. If big worlds aren't a problem for you I'd give the series another chance.
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:51 pm
NightsShades brainnsoup NightsShades The Elder Scrolls is made by Bethesda and has five installations to it; Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion and soon to be Skyrim. I've just played Oblivion so all comments I make will be towards my experience in that game. If you are looking for a good story go elsewhere. The story in Oblivion wasn't bad but neither was it deep or complex. Neither is it a game where a great deal of strategy is necessary to succeed. The game's strength is its vast size and sheer amount of things to do in it. I easily spent 50 hours playing it and there was still plenty left to do. If you can appreciate a large open world with lots to do then the Elder Scrolls a very good game for that. I understand your experience because my first time was... not the most enjoyable experience. But I encourage you to give the games another chance they are quite good. And if you're really iffy about spending $60 dollars on it then wait until there are some used copies and get one of those. I know at Game Stop you can get a full refund on used games if you return them in a week. Thanks for the advice first of all!
Is there anything compelling about the world? I mean, is there anything unique to the series, or is it pretty much just a compilation of all the cliches of other fantasy series?
Are there any unique or recurring characters, or do they just kind of exist in the background to take up space and hand out quests?
My birthday's the 16th, and I think I'm going to use my birthday powers to get either Skyrim or the new Assassin's Creed.
Since both of them are too popular to drop in price any time soon, I'll probably just wait for used copies to get the other one... There won't be any characters from Oblivion in Skyrim because the games are set 200-ish years apart. The closest to recurring characters in the series are the Nine Divines, the gods of the world, and the Daedric Princes, this explains them better then I can. There were only a handful of characters that were really worth remembering because of the scope of the game few are given much character development. The ones that were memorable were quite memorable though, like Sheogorath from the Shivering Isles Expansion pack. To say that it's just a compilation of fantasy cliche quests is would the game a great disservice. It's more like this great big world that's yours to explore as you will. I was the leader of 4 major guilds before I actually got around to making much progress with the main story. You do what you want when you want at your own pace. Some of the quests were fairly standard but others were very interesting. One that comes to mind is one of the last quests in the Fighter's Guild story line where you infiltrate a rival guild to find out what the secret to their success is. Turns they drug their members with hallucinogenic sap so when they go out on unpleasant missions they think they're doing something else. You find out after you've slaughtered a town of innocent people. Sounds like something I'd like.
I'll definitely get it eventually, but I should probably try to wait until winter vacation this time so I don't wreck my grades right before the end of the semester. Not that I have a habit of that or anything... XD
Thanks for your help.
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 5:32 pm
brainnsoup NightsShades brainnsoup NightsShades The Elder Scrolls is made by Bethesda and has five installations to it; Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion and soon to be Skyrim. I've just played Oblivion so all comments I make will be towards my experience in that game. If you are looking for a good story go elsewhere. The story in Oblivion wasn't bad but neither was it deep or complex. Neither is it a game where a great deal of strategy is necessary to succeed. The game's strength is its vast size and sheer amount of things to do in it. I easily spent 50 hours playing it and there was still plenty left to do. If you can appreciate a large open world with lots to do then the Elder Scrolls a very good game for that. I understand your experience because my first time was... not the most enjoyable experience. But I encourage you to give the games another chance they are quite good. And if you're really iffy about spending $60 dollars on it then wait until there are some used copies and get one of those. I know at Game Stop you can get a full refund on used games if you return them in a week. Thanks for the advice first of all!
Is there anything compelling about the world? I mean, is there anything unique to the series, or is it pretty much just a compilation of all the cliches of other fantasy series?
Are there any unique or recurring characters, or do they just kind of exist in the background to take up space and hand out quests?
My birthday's the 16th, and I think I'm going to use my birthday powers to get either Skyrim or the new Assassin's Creed.
Since both of them are too popular to drop in price any time soon, I'll probably just wait for used copies to get the other one... There won't be any characters from Oblivion in Skyrim because the games are set 200-ish years apart. The closest to recurring characters in the series are the Nine Divines, the gods of the world, and the Daedric Princes, this explains them better then I can. There were only a handful of characters that were really worth remembering because of the scope of the game few are given much character development. The ones that were memorable were quite memorable though, like Sheogorath from the Shivering Isles Expansion pack. To say that it's just a compilation of fantasy cliche quests is would the game a great disservice. It's more like this great big world that's yours to explore as you will. I was the leader of 4 major guilds before I actually got around to making much progress with the main story. You do what you want when you want at your own pace. Some of the quests were fairly standard but others were very interesting. One that comes to mind is one of the last quests in the Fighter's Guild story line where you infiltrate a rival guild to find out what the secret to their success is. Turns they drug their members with hallucinogenic sap so when they go out on unpleasant missions they think they're doing something else. You find out after you've slaughtered a town of innocent people. Sounds like something I'd like.
I'll definitely get it eventually, but I should probably try to wait until winter vacation this time so I don't wreck my grades right before the end of the semester. Not that I have a habit of that or anything... XD
Thanks for your help. No problem ^^
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