gutterboy44
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Combat > player leveling system > world building > loot/weapons > story/dialogue > graphics is my personal ranking when it comes to enjoying RPGs. I can't think of a single RPG where the story or the dialog has ever been the majority stake holder of my enjoyment of the game (if anything, the story and dialogue are often barriers I have to overcome to enjoy a really good game. I'm looking at you every JRPG ever.). Yes, some RPG's have really good writing compared to other RPG's and games, but even against a mediocre book, the entire medium is not quiet there yet. Dialog trees and such are about freedom and immersion, imo. Because they can't tell you an amazingly cohesive story like if you were reading a book, player immersion has to trump that. Just making any choice helps do that, no matter how clunky the dialog, player agency gets me into the world. Better dialog helps, but they are all end up having the same pit falls of either the story arc "diamond" or countless lose ends.
My biggest complaint about F3 and Skyrim were the combat. VATS worked well, and I used it 99.9% of the time, but with some battles I wish I could've just shot my gun FPS style, but it felt awful in F3. Skyrim melee is probably one of the least satisfying combat systems I have experienced in a game I would otherwise give top marks. My main take away from the leaked video is the non-VATS combat looks way better, more particle effects, impact and weapon feedback, still optional VATS, and even though the graphics aren't top tier, they are improved enough, and I like the art style and color palette. I played +150 hours of Skyrim on PS3, then eventually fired it up on PC and modded this shit out of it until it looked amazing, but as soon I stopped sight seeing and engaged in combat, the same broken system was there and any motivation to play more Skyrim in pretty-mode ceased to exist. Everyone has their own preferences, so I think to say the game is crap just because it isn't winning any beauty pageants is premature. However, if the systems are broken, and the combat doesn't deliver, then I am right there with you calling it a disappointment. So far of what I've seen, ,my excitement is holding strong,and my expectations are reasonable.
The biggest hurdle for me and F4 is going to the this other RPG I will soon be starting, the Raising a Person Game. My wife's due date is the 5th
My biggest complaint about F3 and Skyrim were the combat. VATS worked well, and I used it 99.9% of the time, but with some battles I wish I could've just shot my gun FPS style, but it felt awful in F3. Skyrim melee is probably one of the least satisfying combat systems I have experienced in a game I would otherwise give top marks. My main take away from the leaked video is the non-VATS combat looks way better, more particle effects, impact and weapon feedback, still optional VATS, and even though the graphics aren't top tier, they are improved enough, and I like the art style and color palette. I played +150 hours of Skyrim on PS3, then eventually fired it up on PC and modded this shit out of it until it looked amazing, but as soon I stopped sight seeing and engaged in combat, the same broken system was there and any motivation to play more Skyrim in pretty-mode ceased to exist. Everyone has their own preferences, so I think to say the game is crap just because it isn't winning any beauty pageants is premature. However, if the systems are broken, and the combat doesn't deliver, then I am right there with you calling it a disappointment. So far of what I've seen, ,my excitement is holding strong,and my expectations are reasonable.
The biggest hurdle for me and F4 is going to the this other RPG I will soon be starting, the Raising a Person Game. My wife's due date is the 5th
