Ben-DutkaThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is one of the most anticipated titles of 2011 and yet, it has received a whole lot of backlash from a seemingly "sleep-inducing" E3 presentation .
Apparently, it doesn't seem like much of an upgrade over the last iteration ( Oblivion ) as only the ability to cast magic with one hand and use a weapon in the other was featured. In fact, they spent 35 minutes showing off that feature, along with a big ol' dragon, which would qualify as another addition. But it just didn't go over well, at least with that one source – and a few others – but the hardcore role-players are all saying the same thing: "the only people who should be evaluating Skyrim are hardcore role-players ."
Now, there is some validity to that. Skyrim really only appeals to a certain crowd and if you're not a member of that crowd, you will almost undoubtedly peg the game as "boring." Perhaps those who just adore the open-world freedom in every Elder Scrolls watched that presentation with great anticipation, knowing, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that they'll dump another few hundred hours into Skyrim when it arrives. It's one of those games that either hooks you immediately and holds you for a long time or turns you off almost instantly. Therefore, "boring" may be a case of subjectivity over quality.
We have a lot of role-playing fans around here, so what do you think? Maybe only the demo at E3 was boring and not well presented; that can happen, even with great games. But does that affect your interest in the game? If not, why?
Related Game(s): The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Boring? Blasphemy!
Okay so I probably won't pick this up until I have Dark Souls under my belt but it is on the list.
Oh god……. I can't wait, in the meantime Dark Souls will destroy me, that games going to be insane. Yeah!, I'm ready to die but I won't fall that easily to the creatures of darkness!!
Who DIDN'T like Skyrim?!?! Really, it was one of the best things at E3.
Well I want this badly so I think I dont care about it's E3 downfall.
My guess is that it has a lot more features, or lets say details. This game is just for certain type of gamers, and those will enjoy every kb written on that disc.
id say sleep inducing, but then thats exactly what elder scrolls did to me!
watching freaking Opra is more entertaining then playing elder scrolls!
BF3 demo really disappointed me too, after all the really cool demos they have showed off, the decide to bring to the worlds largest gaming convention 10 minutes of tank battles?
that describes perfectly what was wrong with E3 this year!
biggest gaming convention of the year, and 99% of the stuff showed off was pretty lackluster.
Hmm… No offence to anyone reading, or the author. It seems to me that everyone just expects big flashy CGI trailers and booth babes, in order to appreciate the time and effort of game developers. Todd Howard did an excellent job of showing the actual game, and trying to show E3 and fans how much time and effort was put into Skyrim. We should take a step back and consider what's more important? The flashy trailer of a crappy game, or the demo showing the improvements of a great series…
it has been a while since i played oblivion, but i certainly can understand how some might view it as boring. there were a ton of boring side quests. go talk to bob, and get a potion for mary. zzz…
this game looks a lot better. my main concern is bethesda's past work on the ps3 has not been so great. buggy as hell. even after patches. there are parts in the fallout games that i swear ran at 5 to 10 fps. i thought my ps3 was going to explode.
i hear it's a new engine, but all they keep showing is 360 footage. if thre ps3 version is ok then i think i'm getting this game.
as for boring footage. that falls on the developer. they need to make sure what they show is exciting. some developers seem to know how to knock people's socks off, while others seem to know how to shoot themselves in the the foot. sounds like bethesda just gave a bad demonstation of the game. at least that's what i hope.
Dude, I agree with every single word you write there.
Of all the anticipated titles for 2011, Skyrim is the one I will most carefully read the reviews on before I decide to buy.
Ya my husband was not impressed either, he's really looking forward to the new star wars game for the PC though he just thought that Skyrim would be amaizng but say's he'll be reading reviews way before he puts his money in to this game.
I've been an Elder Scrolls player since Arena and I've absolutelly started to despise Bethesda's cookie-cutter mold for the series since Daggerfall. Everything from the skills, to the weapon/item sets, to the enemies, and even the story direction(you start as a prisoner in every single one of them…) has been the same for almost 20 years and yet gamers seem to want to swallow them up and call this series the best rpg series ever. I don't think that in the least. Oblivion and Morrowind were great games, but they're the same exact great games that preceeded them 10 years prior.
Now here comes Skyrim, a game I wasn't all that excited about because I knew it was just going to be more of the same from old Bethesda. But then I started to see the completelly redesigned interface(finally), new and HUGE enemy types(finally), an evolved combat mechanic/system(finally), a luscious, colorful world(somewhat finally), up to snuff facial expression animation(FINALLY!) and perhaps a story that, while still not mind-blowing, could be much more interesting than their previous offerings. I'm sorry here folks, but I've literally followed this series from day 1, played all the Gaidens like Redguard and Battlespire, and this is actually the first time Bethesda is taking chances and expanding a series left to stagnation. I don't understand in the least how anyone who's played the previous outtings could ever consider this game "boring".
I am sad, I wish they would re-release Oblivion with trophy support. I would leave my house right now and buy it! I beat Oblivion on the PC but cannot play through a 100 hour game again with so many good games out. If there was trophy support, I would do it. Skyrim is going to be amazing! This dork just wanted to be different and say it looks boring. Everything I have seen looks amazing! I will be my own critic on this one. D1P for me!
Last edited by CrusaderForever on 6/12/2011 1:28:34 PM
I wasn't overly impressed with the Skyrim demo, that's not to say it won't be great, but it didn't look better than Oblivion, and the gameplay shown wasn't overly exciting either.