Elfforkusu
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How the hell would I know, there aren't enough hours in the day to have played both a reasonable amount yet!
It's reaching such comical levels that we may as well have a thread dedicated to shitting on Skyrim going forward.
I find it amusing that its gotten to the point now where nearly every goddamn thread where Skyrim is so much as mentioned in the same sentence as any other RPG, people feel the over-whelming urge to sweep in, derail the thread, and remind all of us how buggy, unfinished and "hand-holdy" it is.
It's reaching such comical levels that we may as well have a thread dedicated to shitting on Skyrim going forward.
Thanks for stating this clearly so I didn't have to.Bull fucking shit! A pure mage is infinitely better realized in Skyrim by any metric. The stealth gameplay is stellar and 1000x better than Splinter Cell Conviction. Even the melee sword and board combat is more engaging if you actually perk up on some shield bashing. On any objective scale, you're full of it.
Maybe I just have a very mechanics-oriented view toward this, but I find exploring in Skyrim far more rewarding. It comes down to interactivity: the ways you interact with the world (outside towns) in Xenoblade boil down to (i) killing monsters and (ii) picking up randomly spawning loot. In Skyrim, I could find new puzzles, some story background, a hidden quest or some interesting NPC.Maps are pretty much as big in both games, BUT Xenoblade's areas are much more beautiful, filled with secret areas, monsters, etc. whereas Skyrim's exploration is more and more of the same...
Really? I agree the art design is phenomenal and the world building is awesome but the story is among the weakest in rpgs I've played in years. It's a really good game though.
And to the topic. Both eventually if you like rpgs since they're both really good games, but Skyrim might be worth waiting for patches/mods.
Bull fucking shit! A pure mage is infinitely better realized in Skyrim by any metric. The stealth gameplay is stellar and 1000x better than Splinter Cell Conviction. Even the melee sword and board combat is more engaging if you actually perk up on some shield bashing. On any objective scale, you're full of it.
Reading the responses in this thread is fucking hilarious. Derrick not condemning Skyrim? LOL
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If you choose anything else, you're stupid.
Quoted so people can realize that there's no point in choosing a game for the OP anymore.So, I've finished Xenoblade long ago (ended up being my choice back when this thread was going) and it became my favorite JRPG ever. That game is truly amazing.
Turns out I kinda forgot about Skyrim. Then I got it because of a Steam sale. I'm about 8 hours in and I'm loving it! Much better than Oblivion. I'm also quite surprised at how well optimized it is. At least as far as crappy rigs go, because the game runs smooth on my humble GT 525m.
I doubt I will end up liking it more than Xenoblade (who knows though, still a lot to do), but it's a fine game indeed. I'm just happy to enter a huge, epic world again.
Yeah huge bump, I know, but it's still a valid discussion.![]()
This is so damn true :lolPlease. Combat is just as silly as ever.
Although I do like the game a bit more now, I still don't understand the complete gushing over Skyrim. I've played like 35~ hours now, and finding new places to delve is cool. Finding that yet another cave/dungeon is full of draugers is not. Final room? Draguers busting out of coffins. Every time.
Quoted so people can realize that there's no point in choosing a game for the OP anymore.
Op already chose xenoblade, geezus christ can't you guys read.
Why is it that significantly more people liked Skyrim in 2011 than now...
Just realized this thread is from 2011 wtf!?
I'm stealing the first post from a thread where someone was asking if he should play Dark Souls or Skyrim.
"Do you want to play an amazing game or Skyrim?"
Edit: didn't notice when question was asked. Oups. Good choice, OP!