you got it all wrong, most people liked skyrim. but putting skyrim as the best PC game of all time is just ridiculously delusional
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Skyrim is PC Gamer's #1 Game of All Time
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you got it all wrong, most people liked skyrim. but putting skyrim as the best PC game of all time is just ridiculously delusional
All this is simply undeniable. The game is paper thin, and whilst on the surface its both impressive in scope and immersive, after a while the world and all that immersion just start shedding away. Especially when it comes to the last point on that list; becoming the leader of every organization in the land felt incredibly silly and contradictory, so did the main quest-line not making any difference on the world or the so called civil war, which is possibly the worst quest line in a big name RPG I have ever played.
It's just not a good game.
AngelsDontBurn
Banned
Opinions are awesome. But it's no denying that Quake and DOOM did a lot, they're classics. Therefore I personally feel that they belong somewhere between #20 - #1 at LEAST. I'm also shocked that there's no Quake II involved (or is there?). I loved Skyrim, but I think that's a bit much. I enjoyed Dishonored too, but #40? Really? Oh well, lol.
Yeah. I think Skyrim is a good, maybe even great game. But this is the PC, where "great" puts you alongside scores and scores of other games spanning decades. I just don't see how a game with as many shortcomings as Skyrim tops a list that includes every potential candidate that's ever been.
DrFaustPhD
Member
I simply can't relate to that choice. But really, any game chosen will have a large group of haters.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Skyrim is one of the worst rpgs I have ever played. I rather play Xenogears episode 2 than that shit.
VicDaMoan03
Member
Skyrim was awesome. I'm not sure its #1 but definatly in my top three.
Skyrim was released almost two years ago and is still going strong. Gaming sites like Gamespot and IGN still post Skyrim articles beacuse people still click and watch them. Thats staying power and Skyrim is the RPG of the generation for me.
Skyrim was released almost two years ago and is still going strong. Gaming sites like Gamespot and IGN still post Skyrim articles beacuse people still click and watch them. Thats staying power and Skyrim is the RPG of the generation for me.
.It's not that long ago that I played it again as well, and it was still super janky, huge, identikit fantasy world. No matter how many square kilometers there was, large but meticulously crafted gameworlds of earlier time like Ultima VII/Serpent Isle already take the prize.
It's all IMHO, of course, but I think Elder Scrolls only got really good at Morrowind. Hell, I think blockly Phlan of D&D PoR felt more alive than Daggerfall.
Actually, we should probably make a thread of remembering good old RPGs of an earlier age. They're all probably on GoG or something anyway so someone might take a look at them again.
DUFFMCWALIN
Member
Yup. There can be no others.
"PC Gamer". Not "PS3 Gamer".
The amount of people salty over the game's popularity is just as annoying as anything else. It's a decent enough game, although I would put it behind Morrowind and way behind Baldur's Gate II, which is my personal pick for the so-called "best PC game evar!1!" spot.
The amount of people salty over the game's popularity is just as annoying as anything else. It's a decent enough game, although I would put it behind Morrowind and way behind Baldur's Gate II, which is my personal pick for the so-called "best PC game evar!1!" spot.
They aren't trying to pick what the most amount of people would agree with, though. They are voicing an opinion. Just because an opinion is different than most people's doesn't make it any less valid.
Skyrim is a great game. Not the top of my list, but then again, I'm sure most people wouldn't agree with my personal #1 either. (Crimson Skies, for the record). Opinions stop being opinions when you change it to appease everyone around you.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
Bioshock infinite has less right to be there. No modding, no cigar.
YouEnjoyMySelf
Banned
Once again, PC Gamer proves themselves to be a rag.
Covilicious
Neo Member
Could've been worse. I don't think Skyrim is #1 but it is indeed an amazing game.
wtf is this shit, the site automatically redirects me to http://de.bethblog.com
ie the main page of the german blog.
I want to read the original article... wtf...
just out of curiosity, do people outside of germany get redirected with direct links to the german blog?
http://de.bethblog.com/2013/07/09/wolfenstein-hintergrundbilder/
Same thing here, looks like everyone in Germany gets redirected. Pretty sure it is because of Wolfenstein. I can't even access the main Bethesda site, always get redirected to the German one.
Good thing I didn't say the list couldn't get any worse.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
It's good, but it's no where near that good, lol
anonymous_abc
Member
cannot be that simple they have a wolfenstein article on the german blog.
http://de.bethblog.com/2013/07/09/wolfenstein-hintergrundbilder/
someone probably thought it was a clever idea to redirect everyone.
"Lets help the german fools who click on english links by mistake."
Covilicious
Neo Member
I certainly disagree on Skyrim at #1, but the way PC Gamer does its Top 100s is quite unconventional (at least in the UK mag, in all previous years). The basis for entry is just what they have actually liked playing over the last 12 months, rather than a very academic discussion about HL1's contribution to the FPS genre or whatever. TF2 came in at first once, because they had been playing that all the time that year. There's an Italitan-themed football manager game from the late nineties that gets in most years, because Graham Smith, the UK version editor, became absolutely obsessed with it at the time and it still means a lot to him personally.
Even with the very informal ranking system, it really sounds bizarre having a game as dull as Skyrim at first place.
Even with the very informal ranking system, it really sounds bizarre having a game as dull as Skyrim at first place.
aaaaaaaaaaaa7654
Member
I get why people love bethesda games but they're far too shallow to be any where near a "best of all time" list.
Also, for such a big studio, their games should look better/play better.
Also, for such a big studio, their games should look better/play better.
I went to the bethblog but first I had to chose a language...OK....but then I had to type in my birthday and I quit because it just seemed like too much work.
Agreed on losing the PC Gamer UK podcast. Fortunately this forced the guys to start the crate and crowbar podcast and it seems like it will be even better with some of the corporate shackles removed from the discussions.
cpp_is_king
Member
This is where that $200M marketing budget goes. Grats on your newfound wealth, employees of PC Gamer
It wouldn't matter what they put as the best game of all time. That's the problem with these lists, they're too subjective. And I agree that putting it up as best game ever is stupid, but I still think that there's too much Skyrim hate going on here (may be a vocal minority, but it's still annoying).
Wow, I literally did the exact same thing. The internet age.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Good lord, with all the salt piles in here you guys must be excellent at cooking in Skyrim.
kingtuck12
Banned
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Its my favorite PC game and game of all time.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
God, this magazine really used to be good, too... well, whatever.
Mental Atrophy
Banned
Remember that six month window after Skyrim was released that The Internet thought it was the best thing ever? A few videos from popular YouTube celebrities later....
My experience with Skyrim was so awful I literally can't understand what people see in the game.
Yeah I hated it day 1. I have integrity man
Yeah I hated it day 1. I have integrity man
Now that is a big shame, maybe bigger than Skyrim winning.
I can't tell if hipsters are just upset that a AAA mainstream game got #1 versus their super niche crpg or hardcore Dark Souls and it's leaving them feel bitter. Even if you don't feel Skyrim is #1, I certainly don't, the responses in this thread just come off as hate purely on account of skyrim's critical acclaim, widespread appeal, and commercial success. It almost seems a game's hate is at least somewhat proportional to a game's critical praise and commercial success. I know full well games like Two Worlds or Conan don't garner even a fraction of the amount of vitriol something like Skyrim does, despite being much much worse. So basically, who gives a shit if they gave Skyrim #1. I wouldn't have given it #1, but I don't let it bother me to the extent you guys seem to be bothered by it.
More Fun To Compute
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I was so surprised that I almost toppled the big pile of coverdisks I have next to my pc.