Re: The Elder Scrolls!

by **Tom Gaskarth** Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:44 am

tl;dr for Sebi's wall of text :

Tom Gaskarth wrote:Skyrim is an open world sandbox game with RPG elements.

Some parts are linear, some parts are randomly generated.

Such is life.

by Mrsebi Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:52 am

Mine had philosphy and nilihsm in it, much cooler.

by **Erik** Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:06 am

I seem to have gotten carried away. I guess I just can't handle the fact that Skyrim can win Game of the Year yet I don't love it as much as everyone else.

by **Cial** Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:20 am

Erik wrote:I seem to have gotten carried away. I guess I just can't handle the fact that Skyrim can win Game of the Year yet I don't love it as much as everyone else.

by **Rage** Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:42 am

Too long, didn't read.

Hey guys, I installed HGEC for Oblivion. Google it if you want to know what it is, I'm not gonna talk about it here. ;)

by **DigDog** Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:45 am

Holy crap someone doesn't like a specific game even though a lot of other people do? I've never seen that before.

You know what? I don't like Morrowind. There. That still doesn't make it a bad game, it's an excellent game. I just don't like it. But I don't go and argue with other people how the game is bad because it doesn't suit my tastes.

I do like Oblivion though, and I bet I'd like Skyrim if I played it. I choose to wait for a few more patches though.

Rage wrote:Hey guys, I installed HGEC for Oblivion.

Been there, done that.

by **Rage** Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:04 am

DigDog wrote:Been there, done that.

The Khajiit fixes are much appreciated.
:3

by V Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:11 am

Is Mayonnaise a roleplaying game?

by **Tim Hortans** Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:16 am

No V, Mayonnaise is not a roleplaying game.

by **Rage** Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:36 am

Tim Hortans wrote:No V, Mayonnaise is not a roleplaying game.

Moron, you're playing it wrong. Of course it's a roleplaying game.

by **DigDog** Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:02 am

It's a MMORPG to be exact.

by **Cial** Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:05 am

It's clearly a MOBA.

by **Erik** Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:14 am

Thought it was a hack and slash.

by Peregrine Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:52 pm

Erik wrote:Your choice MEANS NOTHING. WHY DOES IT MEAN NOTHING?

Because you don't have CHIM.

by **Erik** Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:47 pm

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN, URBAN DICTIONARY SAYS SEXUAL THINGS ABOUT THE WORD CHIM

by Mrsebi Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:20 pm

Going back to the game of the year thing, I agree with Erik, Skyrim shouldn't win.
Dark Souls should.

by **Rage** Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:08 am

I honestly don't care whether it wins GOTY or not, I'm only planning on buying the version that has everything included.

Every year, people make such a big deal about GOTY it gets kinda ridiculous. Sometimes I think some of these awards are only there to serve as an ego-boosts to the fans that bought the winning title so that they can walk home to their friends and family to say "Hey, I made the RIGHT choice with my purchase and you're all a bunch of scrubs for not picking my game". Heck, the marketing departments for these games use these awards as Selling Points so that the consumers don't have to think or research for themselves.

Yes, the developers appreciate that their game gets picked or nominated for GOTY, but most of the artists on the teams generally are satisfied with the thought that they made a great game and are getting their checks in the mail. I'd know, I'm entering that industry!

This whole crap is self-validation for the fans. Self-validation because they wont get it anywhere else.

by Mrsebi Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:18 am

Not so much that in my case Rage, I have both.
I just think Dark Souls was a better game, shorter, but better.

by **Erik** Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:29 am

Mrsebi wrote:Not so much that in my case Rage, I have both.
I just think Dark Souls was a better game, shorter, but better.

Y Tambien.

by **Volke** Tue Dec 20, 2011 4:09 am

Rage wrote:I honestly don't care whether it wins GOTY or not, I'm only planning on buying the version that has everything included.

Every year, people make such a big deal about GOTY it gets kinda ridiculous. Sometimes I think some of these awards are only there to serve as an ego-boosts to the fans that bought the winning title so that they can walk home to their friends and family to say "Hey, I made the RIGHT choice with my purchase and you're all a bunch of scrubs for not picking my game". Heck, the marketing departments for these games use these awards as Selling Points so that the consumers don't have to think or research for themselves.

Yes, the developers appreciate that their game gets picked or nominated for GOTY, but most of the artists on the teams generally are satisfied with the thought that they made a great game and are getting their checks in the mail. I'd know, I'm entering that industry!

This whole crap is self-validation for the fans. Self-validation because they wont get it anywhere else.

?

by **Erik** Tue Dec 20, 2011 4:14 am

^Part of their marketing to get people to buy a game.

by **Cial** Tue Dec 20, 2011 4:44 am

A part that Bethesda really has no say in. It's popular opinion. Yes, to the victor goes the spoils, but it's really not intentional.

by **Volke** Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:16 am

Erik wrote:^Part of their marketing to get people to buy a game.

That's not why I highlighted it.

by **Rage** Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:41 am

Volke wrote:?

Kinda like how games get Platinum status and are sold for almost the new price. It's kinda like re-releasing. It's a marketing ploy.

by **Volke** Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:44 am

Rage wrote:
Volke wrote:?
Kinda like how games get Platinum status and are sold for almost the new price. It's kinda like re-releasing. It's a marketing ploy.

Volke wrote:
Erik wrote:^Part of their marketing to get people to buy a game.

That's not why I highlighted it.

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