If Obsidian Developed Skyrim... : V

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:49 pm

Instead of Bethesda Game Studios, how different do you think Skyrim would be?

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:01 pm

I believe it would have better writting, but play worse if you get my meaning. Much for bugs for one, I doubt they could make the world as good and I would most likely tear my hair out because the game would probably end after the MQ.

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:12 am

I could actually see Skyrim being praised for its writing and have Memorable characters!

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:17 pm

It would be a buggy mess, but it just may have been written better, and with more consequences for your actions, as well as better companions. Exploration likely wouldn't be very interesting though.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:12 pm

I could actually see Skyrim being praised for its writing and have Memorable characters!

Indeed, instead we just have to settle for it being named goty by many and Bethesda earning heaps of money to spend on future games in the TES-series.
Too bad....

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:55 pm

XD why did I know good writing would be mentioned!

I agree, Obsidian's writing is great.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:27 pm

I could actually see Skyrim being praised for its writing and have Memorable characters!

Skyrim already has memorable characters.

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:51 am

Skyrim already has memorable characters.

I haven't seen any. :shrug:

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:10 am

XD why did I know good writing would be mentioned!

I agree, Obsidian's writing is great.

True. However in my opinion, their world building and atmosphere skills are not.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:32 pm

Better writing, less sandbox. Good for a single play-through then shelved.

Then again, I suspect if Beth hadn't spent so much of their development time trying to get Radiant Story to do their job for them and had created Skyrim's stories the old fashioned way Skyrim would have turned out a lot better too.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 4:09 pm

Obsidian tends to have better writing and questing but other than that Bethesda has the advantage.

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:13 am

If Obsidian did Skyrim, you would walk into a building, and the game would crash to desktop... for every building.

Then they wouldn't fix the problem for 6 months.

...But it WOULD have dialogue trees.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:36 pm

if obsidian developed skyrim, it would be a horrendous game. skyrim is amazing, threads like these are absolutely pointless. obsidian DIDN'T develop skyrim, /discussion

Don't start an out of hand argument. You dot like this thread, then don't comment on it. Simple as that. If you actually want to have a friendly discussion (as this is general discussion forum) then feel free. But you don't have to start a Possible argument.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:00 pm

Obsidian tends to have better writing and questing but other than that Bethesda has the advantage.

This

Obsidian might have added a hardcoe mode also. just saying

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 4:24 pm

Don't start an out of hand argument. You dot like this thread, then don't comment on it. Simple as that. If you actually want to have a friendly discussion (as this is general discussion forum) then feel free. But you don't have to start a Possible argument.

this thread is going to end up in nothing but flame wars, and the OP literally invites as flamebait. what are you expecting..?

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:54 am

Obsidian might have added a hardcoe mode also. just saying

THAT I would like to have

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:15 pm

this thread is going to end up in nothing but flame wars, and the OP literally invites as flamebait. what are you expecting..?

End of discussion. Forget I said anything.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:29 pm

obsidian would have actually taken some risks and added some innovation and advanced gameplay mechanics.

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:38 am

I haven't seen any

Ulfric, Galmar, Balgruuf, Brynjolf, Aela, Kodlak, Arngeir, Paarthurnax, Esbern...?

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:03 am

Ulfric, Galmar, Balgruuf, Brynjolf, Aela, Kodlak, Arngeir, Paarthurnax, Esbern...?

I think he means that Obsidian games have better writtencharacters and more memorable characters that Bethesda game studio.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 4:11 pm

Ulfric, Galmar, Balgruuf, Brynjolf, Aela, Kodlak, Arngeir, Paarthurnax, Esbern...?

Like I said, nobody memorable.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:55 pm

Ulfric, Galmar, Balgruuf, Brynjolf, Aela, Kodlak, Arngeir, Paarthurnax, Esbern...?

Alduin

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:11 pm

I believe it would have better writting, but play worse if you get my meaning. Much for bugs for one, I doubt they could make the world as good and I would most likely tear my hair out because the game would probably end after the MQ.

I think much the same.
And it makes me wonder if each TES is not exactly as it is by careful and deliberate design.

* But I would greatly prefer a finalized ending.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:46 pm

Better characters, but worse in every other respect.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:41 pm

It wouldn't have been a casuals focused disaster.