does anyone know if there are different types of horses like in oblivion

Ok im saying it now, quote me all the heck you want "oblivion skyrim is the best game ever" nuff said/

Good Article. I especially agree with his point on melee combat. I know most "hardcore" gamers get off on hating motion controls but you can't deny that if there was a genre to benefit from their inclusion, it would be RPGs. I mean seriously. But as a whole this game is brilliant.

As far as combat goes the elder scrolls could borrow a few things from Demon's/Dark Souls. Otherwise it's near perfect IMO.

I'm getting annoyed with my compass being off-screen on my not so big TV. There is no option to make it fit either.

As Dark Souls seems to be the game to compare Skyrim too.

Combat in Dark Souls is like watching an epic fight from the movie 300.

Combat in Skyrim is like watching a comedy where two characters slap each other.

This game is amazing, why would you waste your time with this article. Just enjoy it. Articles like this are so pathetic.

I read your whole post... my honest opinion, is that I wasted my time reading this. All the problems you mentioned made me laugh. The bad combat... thats just Elder Scrolls RPG for you. The game is a masterpiece and I dont really get bothered with all the little silly things. I deff. dont waste my time giving my opinion to people about how I feel what was wrong with the game. Skyrim is just a good old fashion RPG with Old School elements... you gotta keep great games like that with the goofy combat system. Everyone is a critic, and thinks what they could have done better.

The game is freaking AMAZING! Nothing disapointing about it... GOTY!!!!

the drop in fps on pc might be a graphics card issue im using a gtx 260 from nvidia and i have everything maxed on 1920 x 1080 and never get fps drops.

Only thing I really agree with is the combat.

I was REALLY hoping that Bethseda would of looked at Demon/Dark Souls for a few tips on redoing the combat system. Don't get me wrong, the system isn't bad, just feels... outdated I guess?

Regardless of it all, the game's still one of the few games this year worth the $60 price tag.

I agree with this article.

The things that are bad in this game are.

1. Lag, hopefully it's fixed with a patch.
2. Character creation isn't as detailed as Fallout 3 or Oblivion. Bad selection of hairstyles only one short hair variation to choose from.
3. The speech thing is kind of weird on PC you hover your mouse over something to say and instead it chooses something else, kinda annoying.
4. Combat isn't the best but it's not bad either.

That's all I can think of right now but i'm enjoying it it's an awesome game.

Can't really think of anything else yet.

Skyrim may be good but its far from perfect.

I would like to be able to assign verbal commands to do dragon shouts through my Kinect rather than have to go through the menus and change to the one I want first. That would be awesome. My neighbors would probably not like that as much as me though, lol.

I laughed at the load time part. On pc with my ssd i switch from any location to another in under 0.5 seconds. I was just complaining to a friend that I couldn't even read the hints. Load lag is hardly a complaint on a 200$ 6 year old console. My gf was playing on ps3 and I felt bad for her. It doesn't even look like the same game..

Has anybody else encountered the glitch where chunks of water aren't present in a river? It happened to me a lot in Riverwood.

Playin' PC version and animation really has some things that can be done better.

I've got only one advice.
PLAY ON MAX DIFFICULTY! THAT'S THE GAME!

Combat is much improved with backward speed cut. Now it makes you really draw your sword many times. Use poisons, stealth attacks, scrolls and shouts.

New perks system is great. Like it.

The graphics.
The AI.
The UI.
It runs like crap in cities, even on a top of the line PC.
It's not a brand new engine like Bethesda said.
No hand to hand.
No bartering.
I've heard sound effects from Oblivion, and music from both Oblivion and Morrowind.
That said, it's still a much better game than Oblivion. Feels like Oblivion 1.5.

Just like Oblivion, the rain comes through shelters. I wish they fixed that.

Problem: Loading in buildings.

Solution: try the PS3 version.

This guy is a flat out moron, if he counts 2-3 seconds of a black screen, then he needs to be burned as he sarcastically hoped people wouldn't do. Enjoy the website hits.

Gameplay feels a bit too streamlined and dumbed down. Its still good, but its not as fun as Oblivion and Fallout 3 was. I know FO:New Vegas was done by Obsidian, but the hardcore mode really lifted that game for me. The added complexity brought a very fulfilling game experience, and its why i'm still playing it a year later. Dont think i'll be playing skyrim much longer after the main quest.

Does anyone know if skyrim is one more then 1 disc for 360?

I have just lost everything by deleting the game from my hard drive on 360 cos of the texture issue. I am SO F'ING ANGRY. Bethesda/MS you f'ing c***s

yeah yeah yall better know about the sixth reason that this game is not as off the hook as yall would be thinkin it may be, yall ready for this ...? its ... its not call of duty, thats right people, i said it, call of duty mw3 is off the hook, skyrim is, is definitely still on the hook, thats right folks it is on the hook, its hung up yall, just, just letting yall know.

The only disappointment I have is that I literally can't stop thinking about it.

Lol and people think this game deserves "GOTY"...

I think the combat mechanics are quite fun for an Elder Scrolls game. The death animations are top notch. My fav is the shield to the face followed up with a sword through the chest. I don't think they did any archery or spell death cams thats a let down. Would love a slow mo of a guy taking an arrow through the throat. I will agree though that after the 1st dragon fight, ive killed 3 now, I dont quite jump out of my pants like I do when a sabre cat mauls me in the middle of the night out of nowhere.

I am loving this game... There are fps drops? Either i've never had them or the game is too good for me to notice. Only annoying thing is how you can't cast a spell assigned to your left hand with drawing the weapon in your right... Has anyone else encountered Molag Bal? I feel like those giant spiders are rapists, they are so tough! I'm crying because I had to get rid of my full suit of dwarven Armor for the steel plate ... I've already put 20 hours into this game... My biggest piece of advice is don't ever buy armor from vendors...

Their pretty much pointing out some obvious technical flaws that i saw in the game as well!

P.S..it's sad some people can't handle the facts & would rather remain in denial & black list everybody that don't agree with them!

Cheers Gamers & Happy Gaming!

excelent game!!

some bad ai
bad animations / character models
bad combat (floaty)
no emotional attachment to anything (story / characters /towns etc.)
1 freeze up so far

other than it it is pretty awesome. all the dangling carrots (leveling up, crafting, loot etc.) are all very well done. I like the quests and story etc.

Combat is killing me too. Im only like 4 hours in, but Im a Demons Dark Souls lover and this combat is akin to Atari Lynx games.

It's non existant. You just swing mindlessly nd hope to hit the enemy. It's incredibly weak and it's a big chunk out of the greatness that should be. It's 2011. Give us a dam combat system, not just a swing button.

well, i don't know why anyone expected anything different from oblivion.

really, all the elder scrolls games have the same problems, that are not really problems, it's just how the system work, it worked that way on morrowind, it worked that way on oblivion, why would it be different with skyrim?

it's your fault to think that skyrim would be the second coming, next time don't give in to the hype.

it's funny ppl say that "the dragons are not dinamic!" of they aren't they are made just like every other enemy in the game, i don't understand why ppl thought they would make a completely different AI for the dragons and such, of course they didn't...

this is just like the end game play on oblivion, where every bandit in goddamn world have a entire set of draedric armor...

and prolly, this guy it not high level enough for the dragons to get some good stats, most ppl that say they play any elder scroll game stop playing after 15 hours or so in the game, which is not even the beggining...

i still can't comprehend why ppl thought this game would so very different from the rest of the series...

"The dragons" a disappointing fact? Skyrim is all about dragons!

Kotaku desperate for hits I suppose?