[Details Leaked] Everything We Know About Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim So Far

The Game Informer issue containing the long awaited details of Skyrim has hit the internet, and it’s a mixed reaction. Fans everywhere are outraged and happy at the same time. In a gleefully pissed off stupor, fans have taken to the internet to post their muddled thoughts of upcoming Elder Scrolls: Skryim game from Bethesda set to hit in November this year.

The game is set 200 years after Oblivion‘s end. This new environment is called Skyrim. It’s north of the Imperial City, and in that bitterly cold habitat where the Nords live. Gamers will get to tackle the god of the dragons, his kin, and the usual assortment of common pissed off wildlife creatures like the were-yeti. Your character himself (or herself) is a dragon-born dragon hunter living in a world of civil war between people who like the Empire and people who don’t. That sort of thing usually comes about when kings die. The game will take place in five massive cities, and more than just two variations of caves like the previous iterations contained.

Some are seeing these new additions as lazy. Classes have been removed, and all skills you level contribute to an overall level. Taking (or self-stealing, since they are from the same company) a note from Fallout 3, your character will gain perks as they progress through the levels. Speaking of leveling, when you finally upgrade a number, you gain a boost in health plus your choice of more health, stamina, or magicka. Finally, there is a soft cap of 50, but you can go beyond. Just expect to take far more time grinding to surpass that.

Skills have gotten changed, and many think it not for the better. One reason that people are already at the throats of Bethesda is that Mysticism is no longer a skill. Not only that, but it only contains 18 skills. To put that in better perspective, that’s down from the 21 skills in Oblivion, and 27 skills total on Morrowind. On the plus side, the game will tailor itself to your playstyle while still giving breathing room to be a jack of all trades. True that this may mean you can be overpowered in every regard, but it gives less room for players to screw up with “the wrong character build.” Enchanting is making a return, alongside weapon smithing.

The company is planning on making the combat far deeper and more dynamic. Mashing a button like crazy to win was as deep as Oblivion got, but this iteration is changing things up. Each hand will have a different function, so one for magic and a shield, magic and magic (allowing for some powerful combos), or just put a sword in both hands and dual-wielding. The game has a quick-set up option, so fixing up the way you want to play will be a breeze even in mid-battle. Your character will now be able to sprint, which of course will waste stamina. Combat has been a focal point in development, so much so that each weapon will feel different within your hands. And yes, level scaling is back, for better or worse. But it’s more akin to Fallout 3, so thank the gaming gods you won’t fight rats for the majority of the game.

The game’s quests are far more dynamic in the way they play out, all based on what your character is like and how they’ve reacted to the world previously. An example of this is if you play a more magic-based game, then you’ll be approached by more magic-based enemies. To go further, if you murder a store owner that has quest for you, he will be replaced by his sister who will begrudgingly give you the quest. Dropping items has a more dynamic effect, in the sense that the NPCs may react to it. Maybe a kid will pick it up and give it back to you, or maybe some people will fight over who gets it. I can see the kid thing getting annoying. No, don’t give it to me you little brat, I obviously don’t want it! The location of quests themselves can be determined by places you have or haven’t visited. The game might shoehorn you into a spot you’ve never been to.

Little things have been improved as well. The third person camera has been improved, and there is an option to turn off the HUD. NPCs will now do other things while talking, making your conversations with them less static and awkward.

Gamers all around are complaining and praising at the same time, despite this not being all of what’s revealed. Some are noting how similar to Fallout 3 it looks, even though it has a different engine, though many are stating that the graphics are fantastic. We’ll have more when more information drops, like if Fargoth or his kin will be in this game or not. Let’s pray they aren’t.

[Source: System Wars Forum]