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Yeah, all that incidental stuff and exploration is why I get hooked on these games, I really missed that aspect with New Vegas, Obsidian managed to get some of it in there but there's no doubt that world building is Bethesda's forte. I know it's been said before but Bethesda worlds + Obsidian writing = the game to finish me off

The follower AI was pretty good for me, some glitching and a few blocked doors but on the whole they were ok, I think mindlessly walking into traps is what made me grind my teeth the most Compared to previous games I noticed quite a few improvements, they dodge incoming projectiles, can jump down from ledges, mostly use appropriate weapons etc.

Dawnguard is rumoured to be the name of the first DLC, might just be a new Zenimax property though. *edit* I don't know how I missed Bethesda's dedication to Adam Adamowicz, there's a mind bogglingly huge amount of his work to see, it's left me with the conclusion that he was the guy responsible for dragging their art direction out of the generic **** pile after Oblivion

To be honest I have little interest in Wasteland, I admire it in the same way I admire certain classic movies that pushed the art forward but ultimately it doesn't mean quite as much to me as more recent games, I just wasn't there for it. I'll probably donate out of goodwill but it's not where my heart is.

I kind of prefer that to the Bioware method, also Bethesda are fine with me using my missus as pack mule and general slave *edit* I should add that I do find marriage in Skyrim ridiculous but god forbid Bethesda actually trying to write romance.

Retro City Rampage

I thought Frostflow Lighthouse was a brilliant little set piece, I even made a squee noise when I found I could lay the remains to rest in the torch and get a blessing, not sure sure about dropping guilds though, I quite like them, I just wish they hadn't relied so much on the radiant fetch/kill quests as filler.

Yeah the "social event" part can't be ignored, a project would need ring-leading with regular updates and info, that's why the Double Fine kickstart is so attractive, you get a game and you get to be part of something.

I'm almost near the end of Chapter 1, which is good because I was just about starting to get bored and things apparently pick up in the second act. Onward!

I wouldn't say it's a mess, Skyrim is probably the most orderly Elder Scrolls game to date, it's just that some quests that should have felt ****ing epic ended up being less than inspired

I was pondering the quest design shortcomings last night, it's quite sad that Oblivion had better guilds, nevertheless I can't shake this urge to re-install Skyrim now that the CK is out.

I didn't think the 360 was seriously affected by the savegame bloat bug, could be wrong though, especially if you're the sort that absolutely has to arrange every single corpse in the gameworld.

I pretty much agree with what the guy above said, especially the tasteful rape part, in fact I think the game should be titled "Tasteful Rape"

If you look at the concept art for Whiterun it's absolutely and entirely Edoras, I'm glad they moved away from that design.

Some DLC info, sounds like we're getting some of that gamejam stuff

That's really cool for a whole load of reasons

I got tired of Lydia whining whenever I used her as a packmule, there are quite a few companions to find, I had an Orc dude I eventually kitted in full Orcish and Volendrung, it was some work but pointless crap like that is mostly the point of Skyrim.

It's been a good ride so far, I hope it all fits into place

Why You Can See Morrowind From Skyrim

I'll be happy with a small amount of VA to quickly get the flavour of the personality across, then bring on the walls of text, PS:T and NWN2 did this, it works nicely

Is it me or is that trailer juuuust a little bit too simplistic in it's imagery? A huge nasty hand reaching from the sky to snatch up the happiest girl in paradise? Pfft

I only ever had the Delta Force demo, I played it more than most full games

Agreed, this isn't the place to have a rage filled debate over ideas, even if people do want Obsidian to make Final Fantasy Five Billion... Hang on...now that's fightin talk