43 hours into Skyrim, burned out already.

I finished the main quest, the civil war quests, and the Companions guild quests. I also finished a multitude of other quests, been to over 120 locations, killed 20 dragons, and cleared out around 30 dungeons. I am 43 hours in, and I am burned out by Skyrim. Plus, some quests I have in my journal are bugged and can't be completed because the next event refuses to trigger. Oh well. Go figure.

Well, gentlemen, Skyrim has been a great ride, but I am putting it down now. The bugs are finally getting to me. I'm going to wait until mods come out next year before revisiting the game. I might try to finish the Thieves Guild, the College of Winterhold, and the Dark Brotherhood questlines this Thanksgiving, but other than that, I am done with this game.

82hrs in and still having a blast. IxX3xil3d0n3XxI

Damn. And I thought I was hardcore, putting at least five hours into it per day.

I think I've played about 48 hours and still loving it. Haven't touched the main quests or stormcloak / empire quests. So much to explore and so many adventurous side quests it never seems to end !

I think I've played about 48 hours and still loving it. Haven't touched the main quests or stormcloak / empire quests. So much to explore and so many adventurous side quests it never seems to end !

nooblet69

There are a lot of randomly generated quests in this game. The game never will end.

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I think I've played about 48 hours and still loving it. Haven't touched the main quests or stormcloak / empire quests. So much to explore and so many adventurous side quests it never seems to end !

The_Capitalist

There are a lot of randomly generated quests in this game. The game never will end.

I find that when things start getting to easy, I just up the difficulty to master so it slows things down a bit.

I finished the main quest, the civil war quests, and the Companions guild quests. I also finished a multitude of other quests, been to over 120 locations, killed 20 dragons, and cleared out around 30 dungeons. I am 43 hours in, and I am burned out by Skyrim. Plus, some quests I have in my journal are bugged and can't be completed because the next event refuses to trigger. Oh well. Go figure.

Well, gentlemen, Skyrim has been a great ride, but I am putting it down now. The bugs are finally getting to me. I'm going to wait until mods come out next year before revisiting the game. I might try to finish the Thieves Guild, the College of Winterhold, and the Dark Brotherhood questlines this Thanksgiving, but other than that, I am done with this game.

The_Capitalist

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I finished the main quest, the civil war quests, and the Companions guild quests. I also finished a multitude of other quests, been to over 120 locations, killed 20 dragons, and cleared out around 30 dungeons. I am 43 hours in, and I am burned out by Skyrim. Plus, some quests I have in my journal are bugged and can't be completed because the next event refuses to trigger. Oh well. Go figure.

Well, gentlemen, Skyrim has been a great ride, but I am putting it down now. The bugs are finally getting to me. I'm going to wait until mods come out next year before revisiting the game. I might try to finish the Thieves Guild, the College of Winterhold, and the Dark Brotherhood questlines this Thanksgiving, but other than that, I am done with this game.

Prexxus

A few quests have been broken for me. For example you that quest where you transcribe an Elder Scroll? That one won't proceed. And a few of the randomly generated quests broke as well.

Good lord.

Was this thread really necessary? Its more fitting for a blog type thing and we have an official Skyrim thread. why not just post it there? What does this thread achieve?

[QUOTE="IxX3xil3d0n3XxI"]82hrs in and still having a blast. The_Capitalist

Damn. And I thought I was hardcore, putting at least five hours into it per day.

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[QUOTE="IxX3xil3d0n3XxI"]82hrs in and still having a blast. FelipeInside

Damn. And I thought I was hardcore, putting at least five hours into it per day.

I am a student and I work, but I always find the time.

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[QUOTE="IxX3xil3d0n3XxI"]82hrs in and still having a blast. FelipeInside

Damn. And I thought I was hardcore, putting at least five hours into it per day.

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="The_Capitalist"]

Damn. And I thought I was hardcore, putting at least five hours into it per day.

The_Capitalist

I am a student and I work, but I always find the time.

Thats to bad, I am 54 hours into it and I feel like ive barely scrathed the surface of the game. I have only done 4 main quests and 6 side quests, the rest have been guild quests and MISC quests.

I can see myself playing 200 hour atleast before I get bored or burned out, there is just so many missions to do.

Hated Oblivion and Fallout3, loving Skyrim though, its Bethesdas best game since Morrowidn imo. They pretty much fixed 90% of hte issues I had with Oblivion.

I was "burned out" four hours in. Really just nothing drives me to play it further. The game's world and atmosphere was terribly overhyped. It's Oblivion but in the Nordland with Vikings. What really bothers me is the low resolution graphics and almost-cartoonish art **** The game did a good job of implementing ideas taken from mods that existed for Morrowind and Oblivion. Really buggy AI and poorly programmed quests as well (feels like a dozen of the quests I've done suffered from poor programming). KHAndAnime

I agree with ur post about the graphics....it's really pretty in most parts but has a few issues in others.

I can't see what u mean by cartoonish art s.tyle though...

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"]I was "burned out" four hours in. Really just nothing drives me to play it further. The game's world and atmosphere was terribly overhyped. It's Oblivion but in the Nordland with Vikings. What really bothers me is the low resolution graphics and almost-cartoonish art **** The game did a good job of implementing ideas taken from mods that existed for Morrowind and Oblivion. Really buggy AI and poorly programmed quests as well (feels like a dozen of the quests I've done suffered from poor programming). FelipeInside

I agree with ur post about the graphics....it's really pretty in most parts but has a few issues in others.

I can't see what u mean by cartoonish art s.tyle though...

I said almost-cartoonish. Has to do with the exaggerated faces, coloring, and certain environmental details (subtle stuff). The graphics are dated technically but uses the art ****to come off as much more appealing.

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[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"]I was "burned out" four hours in. Really just nothing drives me to play it further. The game's world and atmosphere was terribly overhyped. It's Oblivion but in the Nordland with Vikings. What really bothers me is the low resolution graphics and almost-cartoonish art **** The game did a good job of implementing ideas taken from mods that existed for Morrowind and Oblivion. Really buggy AI and poorly programmed quests as well (feels like a dozen of the quests I've done suffered from poor programming). KHAndAnime

I agree with ur post about the graphics....it's really pretty in most parts but has a few issues in others.

I can't see what u mean by cartoonish art s.tyle though...

I said almost-cartoonish. Has to do with the exaggerated faces, coloring, and certain environmental details (subtle stuff). The graphics are dated technically but uses the art ****to come off as much more appealing.

Ahh ok. Weird, I never myself would have called it anywhere near cartoonish... I think they were going for a more realistic display.... but oh well.

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[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]

I agree with ur post about the graphics....it's really pretty in most parts but has a few issues in others.

I can't see what u mean by cartoonish art s.tyle though...

FelipeInside

I said almost-cartoonish. Has to do with the exaggerated faces, coloring, and certain environmental details (subtle stuff). The graphics are dated technically but uses the art ****to come off as much more appealing.

Ahh ok. Weird, I never myself would have called it anywhere near cartoonish... I think they were going for a more realistic display.... but oh well.

50hrs in and i havent really tocuhed the main quest besides visiting the greybeards

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[QUOTE="IxX3xil3d0n3XxI"]82hrs in and still having a blast. FelipeInside

Damn. And I thought I was hardcore, putting at least five hours into it per day.

I was "burned out" four hours in. Really just nothing drives me to play it further. The game's world and atmosphere was terribly overhyped. It's Oblivion but in the Nordland with Vikings. What really bothers me is the low resolution graphics and almost-cartoonish art style. The game did a good job of implementing ideas taken from mods that existed for Morrowind and Oblivion. Really buggy AI and poorly programmed quests as well (feels like a dozen of the quests I've done suffered from poor programming). KHAndAnime

At a distance, the game is beautiful. But, yeah, the textures could use some work up close.

For a game this complex, I am surprised they managed to script so many things without making it completely unplayable. Complain all you want, but unless you have done computer programming, you won't appreciate the amount of QA that was obviously put into this game. A few bugs are inevitable.

Cartoonish? I don't find the art style cartoonish at all. It tries to be more photorealistic than anything.

The game is unbridled fun. It's not the state-of-the-art title that bourgeoisie PC gamers are looking for, but for it is, it's an excellent game.

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[QUOTE="IxX3xil3d0n3XxI"]82hrs in and still having a blast. FelipeInside

Damn. And I thought I was hardcore, putting at least five hours into it per day.

Nope. Unemployed and out of school. Its awesome and sucks at the same time. Im probably gaming 7+ hours a day.

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"]I was "burned out" four hours in. Really just nothing drives me to play it further. The game's world and atmosphere was terribly overhyped. It's Oblivion but in the Nordland with Vikings. What really bothers me is the low resolution graphics and almost-cartoonish art style. The game did a good job of implementing ideas taken from mods that existed for Morrowind and Oblivion. Really buggy AI and poorly programmed quests as well (feels like a dozen of the quests I've done suffered from poor programming). The_Capitalist

At a distance, the game is beautiful. But, yeah, the textures could use some work up close.

For a game this complex, I am surprised they managed to script so many things without making it completely unplayable. Complain all you want, but unless you have done computer programming, you won't appreciate the amount of QA that was obviously put into this game. A few bugs are inevitable.

Cartoonish? I don't find the art style cartoonish at all. It tries to be more photorealistic than anything.

The game is unbridled fun. It's not the state-of-the-art title that bourgeoisie PC gamers are looking for, but for it is, it's an excellent game.

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"]I was "burned out" four hours in. Really just nothing drives me to play it further. The game's world and atmosphere was terribly overhyped. It's Oblivion but in the Nordland with Vikings. What really bothers me is the low resolution graphics and almost-cartoonish art style. The game did a good job of implementing ideas taken from mods that existed for Morrowind and Oblivion. Really buggy AI and poorly programmed quests as well (feels like a dozen of the quests I've done suffered from poor programming). The_Capitalist

For a game this complex, I am surprised they managed to script so many things without making it completely unplayable. Complain all you want, but unless you have done computer programming, you won't appreciate the amount of QA that was obviously put into this game. A few bugs are inevitable.

This game is beyond complex. The sheer amount of content that is on there is staggering. A game half the size is an achievement but this game just keeps going and going. And the world is absolutely massive but never feels empty (Despite what others say).

One complaint I have is that Bethesda suck at testing. Sure they nail the key core components but their games are always bugged as hell and it doesn't take a long play session to show them that need to be fixed. Which makes me think they just finished it off and sent it out without sitting people down to test it. Play it for an hour and you will get a bug.

Also they suck at optimisation. To go from 60+ outside on a mountain and slowly drop as I approach a village and then get to the 20's is horrid. Its the biggest thing they need to fix. I can live with bugs but a choppy ass game I can't.

But don't get me wrong I still adore the game lol

Exactly. I have done loads of programming, scripting, and TES modding, and the engine is really a masterpiece considering how large the worlds are. Also, use the FXAA inejctor mod, and the game looks like The Witcher 2...truely amazing color correction and it really makes all the textures pop out and have vibrant detailwis3boi

it is hugely reminiscent of the witcher 2 and its the first thing i said when I loaded it up :P

Its amazing the difference from such a simple tweak. It brings the whole world to life and makes it pop

I'm about 55 hours in and still having a BLAST! I don't think i'll burn out...

I hate to say it but I am also, I love the game, but after 35 hrs, dungeons/store loot/ sell loot/ repeat seems to become stale right now. taking a break and playing halo Ce remake. Tried to play a few times today and couldnt get into it.

Someone played a game 40+ hours in 7 days and is getting burned out on it?

No way.

Someone played a game 40+ hours in 7 days and is getting burned out on it?

No way.

vfibsux

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Guess what: I have done computer programming for 2+ years. I'm surprised you find the game so complex considering the AI is a minor expansion upon what already existed in Oblivion. And I don't feel like I've seen anything done programming-wise that hasn't already been done (to death) by modders. A lot of the bugs I encounter from a programming standpoint could've been fixed with a little foresight on their behalf (such as more conditional-checks for quests). And the game looks far from photorealistic. If that's what they were going for, it's a complete failure. Crysis looks much more photorealistic and came out four years ago. One example:Go play Morrowind and Oblivion and look at the races. The facial features of each race get more and more exaggerated as time went on. The elves look really silly now if anything. The game also uses lots of really basic effects (wind, distant clouds on mountains, fog), which in turn gives the game a very stylized look.

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[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"]I was "burned out" four hours in. Really just nothing drives me to play it further. The game's world and atmosphere was terribly overhyped. It's Oblivion but in the Nordland with Vikings. What really bothers me is the low resolution graphics and almost-cartoonish art style. The game did a good job of implementing ideas taken from mods that existed for Morrowind and Oblivion. Really buggy AI and poorly programmed quests as well (feels like a dozen of the quests I've done suffered from poor programming). The_Capitalist

For a game this complex, I am surprised they managed to script so many things without making it completely unplayable. Complain all you want, but unless you have done computer programming, you won't appreciate the amount of QA that was obviously put into this game. A few bugs are inevitable.

This game is beyond complex. The sheer amount of content that is on there is staggering. A game half the size is an achievement but this game just keeps going and going. And the world is absolutely massive but never feels empty (Despite what others say).

One complaint I have is that Bethesda suck at testing. Sure they nail the key core components but their games are always bugged as hell and it doesn't take a long play session to show them that need to be fixed. Which makes me think they just finished it off and sent it out without sitting people down to test it. Play it for an hour and you will get a bug.

Also they suck at optimisation. To go from 60+ outside on a mountain and slowly drop as I approach a village and then get to the 20's is horrid. Its the biggest thing they need to fix. I can live with bugs but a choppy ass game I can't.

But don't get me wrong I still adore the game lol

I don't really consider content to correlate to more complexity. From the standpoint of how many quests are in the game - yes, there are plenty, and you could consider the amount of writing and effort that went into it, but the overall experience comes off to me as shallow. Honestly I feel like Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption was much more impressive from an open-world sandbox standpoint.

I was "burned out" four hours in. Really just nothing drives me to play it further. The game's world and atmosphere was terribly overhyped. It's Oblivion but in the Nordland with Vikings. What really bothers me is the low resolution graphics and almost-cartoonish art style. The game did a good job of implementing ideas taken from mods that existed for Morrowind and Oblivion. Really buggy AI and poorly programmed quests as well (feels like a dozen of the quests I've done suffered from poor programming). KHAndAnime

Sounds like either A: you didn't do your homework or B: you jumped onto the hype train.

OT: 37 hours in and still sucked in.

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"]I was "burned out" four hours in. Really just nothing drives me to play it further. The game's world and atmosphere was terribly overhyped. It's Oblivion but in the Nordland with Vikings. What really bothers me is the low resolution graphics and almost-cartoonish art style. The game did a good job of implementing ideas taken from mods that existed for Morrowind and Oblivion. Really buggy AI and poorly programmed quests as well (feels like a dozen of the quests I've done suffered from poor programming). Cwagmire21

Sounds like either A: you didn't do your homework or B: you jumped onto the hype train.

OT: 37 hours in and still sucked in.

I'm 56 hours in and am VERY far from burning out

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[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"]

I said almost-cartoonish. Has to do with the exaggerated faces, coloring, and certain environmental details (subtle stuff). The graphics are dated technically but uses the art ****to come off as much more appealing.

KHAndAnime

Ahh ok. Weird, I never myself would have called it anywhere near cartoonish... I think they were going for a more realistic display.... but oh well.

Rofl, here we go again! Dem darn consoles!

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[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]

Ahh ok. Weird, I never myself would have called it anywhere near cartoonish... I think they were going for a more realistic display.... but oh well.

Prexxus

Rofl, here we go again! Dem darn consoles!

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[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"] It's hard to go for a realistic display without technically proficient graphics. It's pretty clear to me that they relied heavily on art-st*le this time around to bolster the game's overall visual look, due to the dated hardware used by the consoles.

KHAndAnime

Rofl, here we go again! Dem darn consoles!

I don't really consider content to correlate to more complexity. From the standpoint of how many quests are in the game - yes, there are plenty, and you could consider the amount of writing and effort that went into it, but the overall experience comes off to me as shallow. Honestly I feel like Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption was much more impressive from an open-world sandbox standpoint.KHAndAnime

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"][QUOTE="Prexxus"]

Rofl, here we go again! Dem darn consoles!

Prexxus

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"][QUOTE="Prexxus"]

Rofl, here we go again! Dem darn consoles!

Prexxus

[QUOTE="Prexxus"][QUOTE="KHAndAnime"] So the reason why Skyrim doesn't use DX10/DX11 isn't because it's a multiplatform game with a focus on 360/PS3 sales? Please, enlighten me with your amazing insight and knowledge.Elann2008

I've never seen any recent games use low-resolution textures as consistently as Skyrim yet still get praised for looking amazing. Pretty much everything from a distance looks very good, but when you get closer - it all begins to look quite ugly. I'm not rocking 1200P, but 1080P did a good enough job at emphasizing the areas that need improvement graphically.

Thankfully, all of my complaints will be taken care of mods that hopefully will be released in the near future.

Thankfully, all of my complaints will be taken care of mods that hopefully will be released in the near future.KHAndAnime

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"]I was "burned out" four hours in. Really just nothing drives me to play it further. The game's world and atmosphere was terribly overhyped. It's Oblivion but in the Nordland with Vikings. What really bothers me is the low resolution graphics and almost-cartoonish art style. The game did a good job of implementing ideas taken from mods that existed for Morrowind and Oblivion. Really buggy AI and poorly programmed quests as well (feels like a dozen of the quests I've done suffered from poor programming). The_Capitalist

At a distance, the game is beautiful. But, yeah, the textures could use some work up close.

For a game this complex, I am surprised they managed to script so many things without making it completely unplayable. Complain all you want, but unless you have done computer programming, you won't appreciate the amount of QA that was obviously put into this game. A few bugs are inevitable.

Cartoonish? I don't find the art style cartoonish at all. It tries to be more photorealistic than anything.

The game is unbridled fun. It's not the state-of-the-art title that bourgeoisie PC gamers are looking for, but for it is, it's an excellent game.

I would just ignore him. He was never going to like Skyrim. He was hating on the game way before it even came out. He already made up in his mind that he would hate the game. So he's going to play the game focusing on every possible detail to self fulfill his prophecy. Just look at his comments about the game. He has no idea what he is talking about.