[AlimNassor]

I hope the Falmer are in the game and we get to see what truly happened to them.

[teh_pwn]

Just break the street date Bethesda. If something goes wrong you get to fix it during the week rather than next weekend, and such.

*cartman freeze pic*

[woober]

I just got the game! Love mom n pop game stores. Ps. It did come with premium map.

Pics plz.

[CyReN]

Any comments on the premium map? :D So lucky.

It feels like canvas paper.

[Game Analyst]

Any word on the differences between the 360 and PS3 versions (besides the install size) of the game?

[Bootaaay]

I hope the Falmer are in the game and we get to see what truly happened to them.

The Falmer are indeed in the game (and have some really cool looking armour and weapons), but I have yet to find any NPC or text that can further elaborate on the Falmer.

[sdornan]

How almost positive are you? 99.9999%? ;b As syll says, it's confirmed by the pirate community, and Bethesda reps didn't refute the 3.8GB game size figure, rather explaining that the game is really "optimized." http://www.gamezone.com/news/skyrim-...-size-revealed

If that's true and the whole game on the 360 is actually 3.8GB, then what I don't understand is why the PS3 install size is so much larger.

[AlimNassor]

The Falmer are indeed in the game (and have some really cool looking armour and weapons), but I have yet to find any NPC or text that can further elaborate on the Falmer.

Lame if true. I was hoping Bethesda wouldn't just place them and would give them some relevance. I've been looking forward to hearing about them.

[sillymonkey321]

If that's true and the whole game on the 360 is actually 3.8GB, then what I don't understand is why the PS3 install size is so much larger.

Is the ps3 version supposed to have better textures? Uncompressed audio?

[DeathIsTheEnd]

Is the ps3 version supposed to have better textures? Uncompressed audio?

The issue is that if this is the case why are they not included on the 360 if it's just 3.8GB?

[Volimar]

can't wait for mods to make this game insanely good looking :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fxVeAVl2I8

[Blue Ninja]

Made some tiny adjustments to the OP: I added in a "Patches"-section and changed the term "premium cloth map" to just "premium map".

[NBtoaster]

The issue is that if this is the case why are they not included on the 360 if it's just 3.8GB?

Load times.

[Zeliard]

Dunmer's characteristic high fire resistance should come particularly in handy in Skyrim, with the dragons and such.

[CyReN]

Here some pictures (click to make bigger), I'll be back later, I have a previous engagement then I'm off to play!

[Blue Ninja]

Dunmer's characteristic high fire resistance should come particularly in handy in Skyrim, with the dragons and such.

There's also the Frost Dragons, and apparently something called "World Dragons", too.

Here some pictures (click to make bigger), I'll be back later, I have a previous engagement then I'm off to play! [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/b2wzGs.jpg[MG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/SSEnds.jpg[IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/OKK8fs.jpg[IMG]

I'm happy for you, you son of a bitch.

[Wallach]

Dunmer's characteristic high fire resistance should come particularly in handy in Skyrim, with the dragons and such.

Some of them at least. It's a substantial amount of resist, which is nice.

I'm still curious if Breton Dragonskin will absorb dragon magic.

Edit - That map is cool. It's more of an in-game representation; you can see some locations just mysteriously marked with "X", neat touch.

[woober]

Here some pictures (click to make bigger), I'll be back later, I have a previous engagement then I'm off to play!

Damn, it does look like paper. Oh well.

[Drazgul]

Dunmer's characteristic high fire resistance should come particularly in handy in Skyrim, with the dragons and such.

Orcs get that (all damage halved) AND do double damage with their greater power (which will be even more insane if it works with spells/dragon shouts), I'd say they're the winners here. :P

[CyReN]

Damn, it does look like paper. Oh well.

Not really cloth at all, just canvas paper. I'm not complaining it looks good imo and doesn't feel cheap.

[Unicorn]

Is this real life?

Oblivion modded?!

[ii Stryker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fxVeAVl2I8

First Skyrim expansion confirmed!! XD

[Deadly Cyclone]

We expecting reviews Thusday then? Was hoping for a few days early. :P

[cluto]

Not really cloth at all, just canvas paper. I'm not complaining it looks good imo and doesn't feel cheap.

Yeah, I'm happy it's paper because it will look great framed next to my Oblivion map (which is also paper).

[Pollux]

Art direction and design are two different things. The game looks great, but the IQ, polycount, and texture variety is on par with games from 5 years ago. Those resources are used for building a larger environment with huge draw distances rather than a densely populated and detailed area. i.e. the game focuses on macro detail rather than micro, much, in fact, like a painting does.

The Daedric Armor looks GLORIOUS

[EviLore]

Is this real life? Oblivion modded?!

Now check out Morrowind modded :D

[Unicorn]

The Daedric Armor looks GLORIOUS

Dear Lord.

Morrowind Armor looked cool, then Oblivion's sucked. So glad to see good looking armor again. Here's hoping glass armor is more stained glass and less fruit bowl.

[Brinbe]

wrong thread.

[Zeliard]

Orcs get that (all damage halved) AND do double damage with their greater power (which will be even more insane if it works with spells/dragon shouts), I'd say they're the winners here. :P

Yeah but they're Orcs.

Now check out Morrowind modded :D

I really gotta go through a revamped Morrowind sometime.

[Unicorn]

Now check out Morrowind modded :D

See, I recently spent a whole day (around 9 hours) modding Oblivion trying to get it looking spiffy and up to date, but just ended up with a game with invisible clothing and giant yellow triangles everywhere. Fucking felt like a wasted day.

I did the same with Morrowind and got better results, but still had yellow triangles for missing models or w/e it means. Sucks that modding is such a mess when you have to juggle 100+ downloads and folder replacements. Perhaps I just need to find someone that can throw their folder online and I can just download their hard work and replace my folders.

[Zeliard]

Most mods should tell you what they are and aren't compatible with. You have to make sure you're not putting some conflicting mods in there.

[Eschaton]

I really wish Bethesda would put in some Aedric light and heavy armor as final equipment in their games. Same goes for weapons.

[Dresden]

Any pics of robes? Info on runes? Do robes have cool hoods? Are high elves assholes?

[EviLore]

See, I recently spent a whole day (around 9 hours) modding Oblivion trying to get it looking spiffy and up to date, but just ended up with a game with invisible clothing and giant yellow triangles everywhere. Fucking felt like a wasted day. I did the same with Morrowind and got better results, but still had yellow triangles for missing models or w/e it means. Sucks that modding is such a mess when you have to juggle 100+ downloads and folder replacements. Perhaps I just need to find someone that can throw their folder online and I can just download their hard work and replace my folders.

Yeah it's unfortunate that the mod community is so aggressive when it comes to prepackaged configurations done without the express permission, because it creates a barrier to entry and a lot more individual troubleshooting, instead of someone doing all the work and then everyone being able to benefit from a functional config.

[Unicorn]

Most mods should tell you what they are and aren't compatible with. You have to make sure you're not putting some conflicting mods in there.

I followed this, or tried to, but I felt like at the end of it that I had just gotten trolled.

http://www.somethingfornobody.com/20...modding-guide/

[Arment]

Most mods should tell you what they are and aren't compatible with. You have to make sure you're not putting some conflicting mods in there.

Load order (in obmm) is important too. Learned that the hard way.

[Ceebs]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fxVeAVl2I8

This is hilarious.

[EviLore]

I followed this, or tried to, but I felt like at the end of it that I had just gotten trolled. http://www.somethingfornobody.com/20...modding-guide/

FCOM isn't worth the effort last i tried. OOO is much more stable and straightforward to install, and is feature-complete and internally consistent rather than being a third party attempt to reconcile several overlapping overhauls.

[joesmokey]

4 days and 10 hours. Sigh.

[Piercedveil]

It feels like canvas paper.

Well, somewhat disappointing. It still looks nice, though.

[Unicorn]

FCOM isn't worth the effort last i tried. OOO is much more stable and straightforward to install, and is feature-complete and internally consistent rather than being a third party attempt to reconcile several overlapping overhauls.

Yeah, well at this point in time I feel like overhauls in general aren't worth the effort.

Vanilla Morrowind kept me satisfied for a good 2 years. Skyrim should be the same and after I do a vanilla playthrough perhaps I'll just get a couple mods to correct things in the game that I don't like. Like the psychic guard fix in Oblivion. Going much further than that just proves to be a huge headache for me.

Funny thing though, FO3 modding resulted in no problems and was actually pretty easy, making my game look and play better in the process. THAT was a nice reward for hours of downloading and folder swapping.

[Speedymanic]

95% in this months Atomic magazine.

*Ahem* of the review can be found on certain sites.

A quote from the end of the review,

"Ultimately, Skyrim is a lot like Fallout New Vegas - there are some flaws but they pale into insignificance compared to the sheer scope of the game. Despite the many, many hours we put in, it felt like we barely scratched the surface at times, and our quest log was always full. It's a beautiful sprawling world that's incredibly fun to be in, and the gameplay lets you make the most out of it.

..

It's a fantastic game in its own right, but also manages to be a very worthy addition to the Elders Scroll family. A must play."

[Bootaaay]

Just bought my first house - it's in Whiterun, the first major city. Seems pretty small for the price (5000 + 1750 on upgrades), but the upgrades include an alchemy lab, which suits my Bosmer fine;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...h/DSC_0135.jpg

Also, like the Presidential Suite in New Vegas, your companions hang out at your house when they aren't journeying with you.

[Mordeccai]

Would anybody recommend the books in the OP? I'm actually between books right now and am considering picking those two up to increase hype levels for the game.

Additionally, Oblivion had an OST, right? Even Morrowinds would do. Need to buy one of those somewheres.

[Zeliard]

I followed this, or tried to, but I felt like at the end of it that I had just gotten trolled. http://www.somethingfornobody.com/20...modding-guide/

The info seems solid enough though as EviLore mentioned, it's much better to use something more basic and functional like OOO.

It definitely can get tricky especially as you keep adding in more mods. The best way to do it is to just start with a couple and work your way up from there, adding one or two mods at a time so you can more easily troubleshoot which one is affecting the rest.

Load order (in obmm) is important too. Learned that the hard way.

And this too. Readmes of the more competent mods should tell you where in the order it's best to put them in, as well as other mods they may be incompatible with or require some sort of additional step for.

[Dennis]

95% in this months Atomic magazine. *Ahem* of the review can be found on certain sites. A quote from the end of the review, "Ultimately, Skyrim is a lot like Fallout New Vegas - there are some flaws but they pale into insignificance compared to the sheer scope of the game. Despite the many, many hours we put in, it felt like we barely scratched the surface at times, and our quest log was always full. It's a beautiful sprawling world that's incredibly fun to be in, and the gameplay lets you make the most out of it. .. It's a fantastic game in its own right, but also manages to be a very worthy addition to the Elders Scroll family. A must play."

There is your money quote.

[Wallach]

A quote from the end of the review, "Ultimately, Skyrim is a lot like Fallout New Vegas..."

[TheLegendary]

I did not like New Vegas.

[Lafiel]

For those who are playing it, how is the combat in comparison to oblivion?

[Dennis]

I did not like New Vegas.