Of course, you have to balance realism and non-realism to make a good game! I don't want to play a simulator after all ;) I like RPGs but I really hate how they are done. Stats and levels were fine for 8-bit rpgs in the 80's but the technology has advanced a lot nowadays so why do games still use this system? A classic…
Speaking of rewrites, there's also a bunch of Morrowind rewrites like OpenMW, Project Aedra, or Crystal Scrolls; all at different stages of development. At the moment, they look pretty much like the vanilla version of the game, but I'm hoping for some improvements in terms of how the game handles the journal system (awful…
Nopenopenope. Halbreds ruled over history in a specific period, and in gigantic line battles with huge formations of troops -- spears permeate history because they're cheap and effective. No way are they the ultimate weapon in small fights, though. http://www.thearma.org/manuals.htm @ the discussion briefly above: You can…
Meshes using existing skeletons for animation is a great example of how limited the system is. Want to make a dwemer assault rifle? well you better give it awkward animations and build it's attack script ontop of the crossbow because you're not allowed anything else. Want your own monster? better force it's mesh to fit…
Yeah the silver/gold stuff in Oblivion didn't have a use, it was pretty worthless to even bother picking up beyond Lvl like...1, it didn't even sell for more than like 25g if you got a good price on it. But yeah, my bet is they scrapped some old useless skills - things perhaps like speechcraft, possibly mercantile, we know…
When the devs several times have acknowledged the flaws of oblivion and the mentioned the intent to fix them I think it means that we'll see a better game than oblivion. the level-scaling, the world itself, the storyline. I think bethesda wanted to solve the issue of players not being able to go anywhere at any point…
Using a VPN i got to play this baby 10 hour earlier.. I PLAYED IT BEFORE IT WAS COOL /Skyrimhipster. I have screenshot random things so far, the game is gorgeous, I love EVERYTHING about it so far, well except the random crashes to desktop (without the error message), over 30 hours in so far, level 26 and I still feel like…
What? like making the challenge part of the game, not arbitrary numbers that run behind the scenes? That and the idea of learning by doing in Dungeon siege and obviously skyrim is a good way to get around the problem of being forced into a role. Its a preference thing though surely, however i'd say player satisfaction…
The only thing that really worries me with Skyrim is stuff like this: 4) Are the main and faction quests branching or linear? What about side quests? Bruce: Weve focused on telling one story well. There are decision points in all the quest lines that can change things, but overall its a single story. Because the side…
agree, i will still play the shit out of the game, but i really wish i didn't have to accept i was playing a game every 5 minutes. the animation system bethesda have been using for so long is shit, please hire some people who accept change and can throw out that code, or hire some animators, just do something. i can't…