Who cares if it keeps up with Battlefield 3? As long as it looks a little better than the 360 I'm happy. They are just concerned because Skyrim doesn't take advantage of any of Gamespy's BS technology.

This is so true. No one needs to be butthurt here, everyone just wants the same thing: a quality game that runs and performs great on every platform. But reality dictates otherwise

cant hear this enough!

I am not upset at all. I don't speculate about the game as I will wait to play it myself. I don't like the gloom and doom people. The players can't wait to install and see if they will be able to play with mostly no problem so the wait makes them more nervous when they see articles like that because they can't see if what they are saying is right. So now all you see on the forum now is not excitement for the game but worries instead.

wait i'm confused

elder scrolls games ARE first person RPGs already

you're expecting something else with skyrim?

Reason to demo the game on consoles and tailor most of the advertising that way:

It raises expectations and creates a hype that can, in most ways, be at the very least fulfilled on consoles.


What i mean here is that if they would demo the game on PC with all bells and whistles, console gamers would complain a lot about why the "PC gets better graphics" - In other words, it could hurt pre-orders. Demo'ing it on consoles also 'excuses' the interface, however, it also shows how intuitive it has become and how easy it is to use.

I'm pretty sure the PC version will blow the console versions completely out of the water, if not now than with mods. As it stands, the PC version benefits from the console focus as far as marketing is concerned.

very accurate sir, very accurate hehe!

I like how the Gamespy article straight-up acknowledges what a pile of [censored] Dragon Age 2 was. I'm still amazed at people who constantly try and justify that game as anything more than a cynical cash grab.

The rest of the complaints can be summarized as the usual PC scaremongering. I think pretty much every PC preview these days complains about a potential multiplatform/PC port issue, bugs, and some new developer issue. It's [censored] passe at this point.

The facts are that the PC version will have superior graphics, controls, and future content. If you can't tolerate a post-release patch or two in return for these things, then that's sad.

I don't care if Skyrim is a buggy mess than runs at 10 FPS and crashes every 5 minutes...

I will play it.

I will play it a lot.

Ehm, they have repeatedly stated that console are lead SKU, no?

Thats actually a pretty constructive article, I was surprised lol.

Graphics? Lol. Not going there, been argued to death already. Im a PC gamer and have no bias against console ports.

Bugs? Hah, youre not a TES fan if youre afraid of bugs.

I didnt even know who Ken Rolston was until I read that article, but now all its done is perk my interest in Amalur. But to say that Skyrim is going to not be a true TES game because of that one person is to really disrespect the talent and dedication of the rest of the developers. Sure there might be a little fan-boy in my talking there but its still true.

If they had only removed attributes then I would be worried, but they added the Perk system which really gives much more depth to character customization than attributes ever did. Its different, its more streamlined, but I still dont think its lacking in depth. Easier to use =/= "dumbed down", otherwise we would be talking by mailing each other letters right now.

don't be too convinced. especially, AAA major games. specifically Bethesda games. you never know when you will get it on your hand. right now, I a, preloading it. it's really 6GB. I am worry even though developers said tons of times that they use compression technology to texture (small textures). $59.99 for 6GB? it's too much over price.

Oh god, in other words, the PC guys at gamespy got bored and wrote an article.

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hehe

I do have concerns, it still seems oddly fishy to me that no PC content has been released. If the PC versions looks so superior why not show it off? I get a little more worried after playing through Rage as well. Rage was shown off as having these stunning visuals that simply didn't exist on the PC version. After all the patches, hot-fixes and tweaks Rage still looks NOTHING like the rendered and touched up trailers they showed off (and I have a monster gaming PC) it was flat out false advertising.

But I will buy it anyways, I just have a simple rule, I will stay loyal to certain developers until they hose me over. Believe me when I say I will NEVER be buying another Id Software game. But so far Bethesda as a developer has ALWAYS came through with terrific games. I think what is more at issue as that developers are looking at console first development these days, and it simply ruins games.

Dragon Age 1, developed for the PC and was an amazing game. Dragon Age 2 developed for the consoles first was a dumbed down version of the original with a crappy story and rehashed settings and textures. That is only one example the list goes on forever of company's that have started pushing console content first and PC versions as a side project. Then you have a company like Lionhead who owe EVERYTHING to PC gamers who have abandoned them almost totally.

Isn't that essentially what TES series is, a first person RPG? No worries on the depth, it's a Bethesda game.

So many people confound bad implementation with bad design.
and sorry buddy but hardware limitation is console responsability nowadays....althoguht they are all in all major gaming rig for kids, i mean, COD kids.

Todd Howard said that they demo the game on an Xbox so that the millions who buy it on consoles aren't disappointed when the launch it for the first time. Instead, console players will get the expected look whereas PC players will be delighted!

At least that's what im hoping.

If there is one thing that makes me nervous about the PC version or hell all of the versions is a lack of Rolston. We will see how much of an impact not having Rolston around will do to Skyrim. Fallout 3 didn't suffer from a lack of Rolston but then again that was a reboot IP and not a sequel IP like Morrowind to Oblivion was.

I'm starting to despair a bit at the concept of a gaming journalist. After the G4TV preview where those two reporters demonstrated the greatness of America (you can be appallingly stupid and annoying and still be able to score a cool job)I started to worry. After this dreck...honestly I think they just write this garbage to get hits to their website and get people upset and annoyed. Worthless virtual rag.

I'm not really that concerned about the various things gamespy are nervous about. I'm however is a little nervous about the class system in which I only saw about 3 classes to choose from, and later choose a second class. I had a huge selection of classes to choose from in Oblivion or I could make my own class. But its not something i'm hugely dissapointed about, since I got hundreds of perks and what not. Classes do not mean anything if I have more quests, dungeons, open world and what not that Skyrim offers me, however I am still dissapointed about the classes.

On the other hand about people being dissapointed by the stats being removed, I am not. The stats didn't really take a huge role on my Oblivion experience. Only leveling my perks (Sneak, Marksmanship, etc) and while we got more perks to choose from, who really cares in the end?

Bugs will always be around. Since Skyrim is soooo huge and heavly infested by dungeons, quests, npcs, monsters and the whole enviroment, there is bound to be about a few bugs here and there. (Anyone want to take a guess? I'm saying almost a hundreds, minor to gamebreaking)

Actually I am. In fine TES tradition, it will be playable just fine in 3rd as about 1/2 of our household does. REALLY smart of them to cater to both audiences IMO. It means both I and my wife and kids love the series.

Literally the only thing I'm concerned about is the game breaking bugs and unplayable issues plaguing most gamesas releases as of late...

Skyrim won't have classes at all.