[chris redfield]

I will say I have tried. I borrowed a copy of oblivion and I got about 2 hours into it then just got hopelessly bored, I expect the same fate will await me when I try playing skyrim...
before this I tried with other bethesda games and they also eventually bored me before I could reach the end both fallout 3 and new vegas, its a shame because I can see that they are quite good games and well made, they just don't keep my interest though and I tire of them too fast. anyone else feel the same way about their games?

[Doomy]

I've been play RPG like Bethesda games for the last 35ish years, so you might call me a fanboi, but I have been astonished at the huge spectrum of people who loved Skyrim, many of whom have never been engaged by this genre of game before.

What the differance between Skyrim and Oblivion is that has worked so successfully, I really cant tell you. There isnt a geat deal that I can see. Maybe its just marketing, and pre Skyrim, this sort of game was considered Geeky, maybe there is something special about it.

The available evidence (sales + lack of whining) suggests that you should try Skyrim, but I cant promise you a revelatory experience.

[Danger Close]

Are you playing long stints or just the odd hour here and there?

I've put literally thousands of hours into Bethesda RPGs.

Personally I can lose hours walking around discovering locations and picking ingredients.

On Oblivion, with my 1st character, I completed the main quest, all of the guild quests and most of the side quests after about 300 hours and still played on for another 150+ hours after that clearing mines/ruins and collecting special weapons and armour. Still not cleared every location I think...?

Can't wait for Dawnguard for Skyrim (still 26th June, no delays) and I'm counting the days (and hoping for a 2013 release please Bethesda) until Fallout 4.

I'd give Skrim a try, maybe rent it first.

[MGS4SnakeRulez]

I've got Skyrim and I couldn't get into it. I got bored fairly quick and its been sitting on the shelf since.

[Jimmy_McNulty]

2 hours into an RPG is nothing. You can spend 2 hours customizing your character lol. With RPGs the game is what you make it.

[PhoenixRises]

I bought Elder Scrolls IV a few years back on the recommendation of many people but I just couldn't get into it I found it tedious, I have not really played many other Bethesda games apart from Fallout 3 and New Vegas which I enjoyed but I got a bit bored of New Vegas.

[Mark A]

Played Oblivion for a couple of weeks on and off waiting for it to get good like I was promised. It never did. And having watched Major Slack's walk through of Skyrim on his YouTube channel all I can say is it would bore me to tears to play it myself. It's just about bearable in the action bits thanks to his amusing commentary, but it's fast-forward/skip the moment there are long conversations with NPCs and endless making potions and other tedious crap the game makes you wade endlessly through. God it's boring, boring, boring.

Don't get me wrong, I do appreciate the immersion an' all that, but the trouble is it's being immersed in a world I would hate to actually live in and find utterly tedious, apart from the few moments of action here and there.

Just not my cup of tea, but each to their own. Give me Borderlands for immersion plus fun anyday.

Regards

Mark

[thomas2400]

Originally Posted by Doomy

I've been play RPG like Bethesda games for the last 35ish years, so you might call me a fanboi, but I have been astonished at the huge spectrum of people who loved Skyrim, many of whom have never been engaged by this genre of game before.

What the differance between Skyrim and Oblivion is that has worked so successfully, I really cant tell you. There isnt a geat deal that I can see. Maybe its just marketing, and pre Skyrim, this sort of game was considered Geeky, maybe there is something special about it.

The available evidence (sales + lack of whining) suggests that you should try Skyrim, but I cant promise you a revelatory experience.

I can tell you exactly what made skyrim so popular (and this isn't a comment on the quality of the game) it has been bandwagoned by everyone that needs to be cool, much like Cod 3 to Cod 4, people were told this is the cool new thing you must buy it now

I'd say if you asked most of the new people playing skyrim what morrowind was they would have no ****ing clue, i don't want to call people sheep but it happens every few years and always with a sequel, people who had no interest in a series suddenly love the new one and have always been fans, like i said i don't want to call people sheep so any other suggestions for what we should call these people...

[LightningIguana]

I wasn't into them, but then a couple of weeks ago I took a copy of Skyrim to the knee...

Now I want Oblivion.

Saying that, though, Champions of Norrath is one of my favourite games and it's not much of a leap between the two. The only problem I have with Skyrim is I can't play with my friend

[chris redfield]

Originally Posted by Jimmy_McNulty

2 hours into an RPG is nothing. You can spend 2 hours customizing your character lol. With RPGs the game is what you make it.

I think I put about 15+ hours into fallout 3 and probably 20+ into new vegas. i've played much more hours than that on other rpgs like the final fantasy series.

[The_One]

Single player focused games bores me. I got bored of them 15 years ago, until i got the internet a few years later.
I'll try Elder Scrolls Online.

[CSI-uk]

Originally Posted by Jimmy_McNulty

2 hours into an RPG is nothing. You can spend 2 hours customizing your character lol. With RPGs the game is what you make it.

This.

I have Skyrim, I can easily see the potential of the game but like the OP I just can't sit down and put the hours in to fully appreciate it. I wish I could.

It's no reflection on the quality of the game or RPG's in general, its just a genre that is kind of specialized, so to speak.

[Danger Close]

Originally Posted by Mark A

Played Oblivion for a couple of weeks on and off waiting for it to get good like I was promised. It never did. And having watched Major Slack's walk through of Skyrim on his YouTube channel all I can say is it would bore me to tears to play it myself. It's just about bearable in the action bits thanks to his amusing commentary, but it's fast-forward/skip the moment there are long conversations with NPCs and endless making potions and other tedious crap the game makes you wade endlessly through. God it's boring, boring, boring.

Don't get me wrong, I do appreciate the immersion an' all that, but the trouble is it's being immersed in a world I would hate to actually live in and find utterly tedious, apart from the few moments of action here and there.

Just not my cup of tea, but each to their own. Give me Borderlands for immersion plus fun anyday.

Regards

Mark

Borderlands is more action than RPG though even more so than the Fallout games.

I suppose I'm lucky that I like both really. Here's hoping Borderlands 2 lives up to my expectations. Even if I can't get my hands on the Ultimate Loot edition. (right now...)

Originally Posted by thomas2400

I can tell you exactly what made skyrim so popular (and this isn't a comment on the quality of the game) it has been bandwagoned by everyone that needs to be cool, much like Cod 3 to Cod 4, people were told this is the cool new thing you must buy it now

I'd say if you asked most of the new people playing skyrim what morrowind was they would have no ****ing clue, i don't want to call people sheep but it happens every few years and always with a sequel, people who had no interest in a series suddenly love the new one and have always been fans, like i said i don't want to call people sheep so any other suggestions for what we should call these people...

I'd say it was more down to the growth of the gaming industry in the past 5-6 years, since this generation of console.
The marketing for the game did help too. I never saw a billboard when Oblivion was released or live action TV ads in prime time shows.
I'm not saying you're completely wrong, but you have to take other factors into consideration.

I came to the Elder Scrolls at Morrowind, so missing out on Arena and Hammerfell. Does this make me a sheep even though I've played these games for nearly 10 years now?

You have to start somewhere...

[Arkudos]

I'm not a fan, no. Borderlands, yes, Fable, yes, Elder Scrolls, no.

[Ladyxxmacbeth]

I played fallout 3 and hated it, then I played Fallout New Vegas got it cheap and loved it loooooved it. Then I bought Skyrim on a 99p trade in and liked it (my son loves it ) and went back to Fallout 3 and still dont like it ! I'm undecided!

[killthedirector]

i tried to get into oblivion and fallout but just couldn't. uncharted, arkham city, spyro are my kind of games

[Daedroth]

I loved Oblivion when it came out, and Fallout 3. However I didn't like Fallout New Vegas, or Skyrim.

[stud u like]

I've played most of them. I soon lose interest, then go back to them.

Prefering to be out at night also limits game play.

[Justabloke]

Originally Posted by Ladyxxmacbeth

I played fallout 3 and hated it, then I played Fallout New Vegas got it cheap and loved it loooooved it. Then I bought Skyrim on a 99p trade in and liked it (my son loves it ) and went back to Fallout 3 and still dont like it ! I'm undecided!

hmmm... I tried Fallout 3 and although it looks bloody gorgeous teh game itself I found quite tedious. What's the difference between it and New Vegas to make you like it?

[chris redfield]

^from a visual point of view i'd say new vegas looks a little less depressing!

[Danger Close]

Originally Posted by chris redfield

^from a visual point of view i'd say new vegas looks a little less depressing!

But it's a post-apocalyptic world...

[chris redfield]

^ yea but you can have shattered worlds and still make them look beautiful. take ff7 for example, midgar was probably one of the most horrible industrial cities to live in yet playing through it never looked depressing or boring, there was plenty of eye candy and it was visually varied and interesting.

[Gormond]

No Skyrim was my fav game of 2011...

[bigstunnerdude]

Having put 180 hours into one save on Skyrim I'd say no. Only thing I don't like about Skyrim is I have 97% of the trophies but can't get the Platinum as the one quest I need to do to reach the goal, can not be started because I killed the quest giver way back in my first few hours of play and never realised.

So this weekend start a new save to try and get the trophy,

[Lith66]

My brother loves these games. I remember walking past him every so often when we both live at home had me wondering how can he play these games all the time fall out 3 then the rest. but soon I thought I have a go it was too boring for me really boring. but hey loads of people loves these games and they don't come game of the year for nothing.

So I'm in the same boat as you I just can't stand this games. Only RPG I ever finish was pokemon yellow lol.