[Dzjudz]

I explored the game for 30 levels. It's fun, I don't deny that, but there really isn't much sense of purpose. Where's the super post-game dungeon with awesome crazy bosses and killer loot? (Is there, I really don't know) Even the world doesn't change much after beating the campaign, no mass hookers and blow.

30 levels? I'm level 59 and just finished the Companion quest line this level, and I'm only at the Alduin's Wall quest in the main quest line (is about half-way I think). Steam says my playtime so far is 87 hours.

P.S. There is no killer loot. Once you get 100 smithing, 100 enchanting and 100 alchemy, you can make bows that 1 shot everything. Doesn't get "killer loot"-ier than that.

 

[Kirosia]

After 30 levels, I got bored. Wanted to see if the main campaign was more interesting. Other than one specific area that looks cool, it really isn't. 
 
Didn't want to make my own loot, wanted to find something unique and practical. Specifically to murder super awesome bosses that apparently don't exist.

 

[fabio-fi]

After playing Fallout 3/New vegas, started playing skyrim. Seems interesting so far. 

 

[our martin]

not much else to choose from at the moment is there i just got the darkness 2 a week ago and i am making it last supposed to only have 7 hours of game play which i read about the next day after i bought it.. but look on the bright side four new battlefield3 maps out soon i hope there as good as caspian border.kharg island.. operation firestorm and the canals and nothing like back to karkand no aa and moon buggys we need all the vehicles to have rip roaring firepower not just something to get you from a to b fingers crossed hey..

 

[TheWuss]

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not much else to choose from at the moment is there <snip>

well, kingdoms of amalur reckoning looks interesting.
of course, it's more an action rpg...

 

[Deathdeisel]

Tbh if you go to reckoning for a storyline type RPG, look elsewhere. Its fun dont get me wrong, but the storyline was less than interesting, impossible to sink into, and disapointing because it has potential. 

Combat on the other hand, is by far the best ive seen on an open world RPG. Its kind of annoying after a while but when you get the idea of DONT GET HIT, you get it.

 

[our martin]

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well, kingdoms of amalur reckoning looks interesting.
of course, it's more an action rpg...

i have a wii aswell as a pc and i got zelda skyward sword for christmas off my sister that's why i never got skyrim because they are the same type of game and since then for my pc i have had deadrising2 off the record.. fear3.. crysis2 and the darkness 2 and i haven't completed any of them because of battlefield3 i can't stop playing this game.. i am in a clan and i keep getting invites off people to go on with them which i can't really say no to can i if they are in my clan..i have just played the demo of mass effect 3 which i thought about getting next but i will probably go for skyrim instead because i have got oblivion for the xbox360(that went off)and which was a good game but skyrim looks a lot better and i like the music aswell! p.s a new soundcard is coming out by asus the phoebus with 24bit dolby home theatre version 4 and that will be the one to get trust me on this one.. the pc i am using now has got dolby home theatre v3 and games like crysis2 sound amazing on it and that's just with a surround sound head set..but thanks for the heads up on amalur reckoning i will check that one out on the web!
 

 

[JamesMcProgger]

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that said, skyrim doesnt particulary has a good soundtrack/sound scheme, IMO. it was OK but nothing impressive, and I was using Gilmore Lite > AKG K601 most of the time.

 

[EnOYiN]

Tbh if you go to reckoning for a storyline type RPG, look elsewhere. Its fun dont get me wrong, but the storyline was less than interesting, impossible to sink into, and disapointing because it has potential.

Combat on the other hand, is by far the best ive seen on an open world RPG. Its kind of annoying after a while but when you get the idea of DONT GET HIT, you get it.

I must say that so far the story doesn't really grip me either. It all looks really fancy though. That's what you get when you employ Mr. MacFarlane I suppose. The combat is really good indeed. I don't really know why they didn't take that a step further to get to the level of say Darksiders. Probably because of time/ money restraints. Still a much better experience for as far as combat is concerned than Skyrim in which the combat is a bit bland.

that said, skyrim doesnt particulary has a good soundtrack/sound scheme, IMO. it was OK but nothing impressive, and I was using Gilmore Lite > AKG K601 most of the time.

The main song is really good in my opinion. The remaining parts aren't very impressive indeed.

 

[our martin]

the shenmue games were the best games i have played that get you into the story and i don't think anything else since as come close to making you feel a part of the story the way they did and they come out a long time ago on the dreamcast!

 

[EnOYiN]

the shenmue games were the best games i have played that get you into the story and i don't think anything else since as come close to making you feel a part of the story the way they did and they come out a long time ago on the dreamcast!

I never played those myself. Might be something to take a look at sometime. I'm still waiting for a game that does it all myself. A good story, good combat set in an open / immersive world. Skyrim and fallout did the last thing really well. (fallout more so than skyrim in my opinion) The story in both games was a alright and I'm still trying to forget VATS.

 

[fabio-fi]

Question..does siding with the stormcloaks or the empire affects the whole game? 

 

[JamesMcProgger]

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Question..does siding with the stormcloaks or the empire affects the whole game? 

just a few things, once you finish that story line the others go pretty much the same tho.

 

[MD1032]

I just finished this game a couple weeks ago. The ending was great, they really did a fantastic job on this game. I got to the point where I was the head of all the guild things in all the cities (finished the dark brotherhood, that was easily the best of the side quests) and my bow did like 300 damage so I was like eh what the heck. Finished the 3rd part of the main quest pretty quickly once I started it...I think the only drawback to this game, honestly, is that the main questline is a little too short...I'm estimating max 4 hours playing time if you rolled right through it. I tried playing after that, finished the Stormcloak questline and all, but it kinda felt like the game was over, so I gave up. Only made it to level 43, felt ridiculously powerful anyway, honestly. I'll definitely be playing it again sometime in the future...geographically, I feel like I only "saw" about half the entire map (and the underground city), and I don't think choosing the bow was the best thing in the end because it makes some quests so easy that it feels like you're cheating.
 
Big props to Bethesda for making a great medieval fantasy game...it really stands out among the latest crowd. I might try Fable 3 and that new Kingdoms of Amalur but for now I think I'm gonna hold off for Mass Effect and Diablo.

 

[fabio-fi]

 
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just a few things, once you finish that story line the others go pretty much the same tho.

Thanks...i just sided with the stormcloacks (considering that the empire wanted to kill me at the beginning of the game) every day i feel more immersed in the game..its just awesome.