Skyrim GOTY ?

I just gotta say guys I'm blown away with this game. Just the sheer amount of detail that Bethesda has put into Skyrim makes this game come alive like no other. There is just so much depth, textures, history,ES mithology, stories, etc... I cango on and on. Imo Skyrim IS the game of 2011. So what do you guys think of the game so far? Do you consider it to be the best game released this year?

It's spectacular. I wonder why so many people are being negative about it? I would vote GOTY for Skyrim.

It's spectacular. I wonder why so many people are being negative about it? I would vote GOTY for Skyrim.

LUMIN4RY

As far as I see it, Skyrim, Dark Souls, Skyward Sword (judging from the reviews so far), and Deus Ex are the only true contenders for GOTY this year. I think anyone of these is a good choice, honestly. If I were a betting man, I'd probably place my money on either Skyrim or Skyward Sword though.

As far as I see it, Skyrim, Dark Souls, Skyward Sword (judging from the reviews so far), and Deus Ex are the only true contenders for GOTY this year. I think anyone of these is a good choice, honestly. If I were a betting man, I'd probably place my money on either Skyrim or Skyward Sword though.

Grodus5

[QUOTE="Grodus5"]

As far as I see it, Skyrim, Dark Souls, Skyward Sword (judging from the reviews so far), and Deus Ex are the only true contenders for GOTY this year. I think anyone of these is a good choice, honestly. If I were a betting man, I'd probably place my money on either Skyrim or Skyward Sword though.

kris9031998

I think it's rather obvious that MW3 will get GOTY.

While I love it, even I admit that it's probably not the best candidate for such a title.

Skyrim definately is GOTY for me at the moment. I wasn't expecting to be this immersed and captivated by every element of the game. I mean, I was expecting it to be good, but the sheer scope and ambitions of this game are astounding.JKnaperek

Possibly. More likely than for excample BF3, UC3, MW3, etc. will get GOTY.

I enjoyed The Witcher 2 a lot more, in fact iv stopped playing Skyrim while i wait for some mods to make the game ( mainly the UI ) better.

i think the positives heavily outway the negatives in this game. This game is incredible. GOTY for me.

GOTY as well for me. I would even say it's the best game I played this gen. It has definitely set a new bar for RPGs, at least for me. I need to pull up a few of the hate threads amoung the 100s that were created on this site about Skyrim to have a good laugh at their weak arguments.

Forget game of the year...this is one of the best games I've ever played.

I am enjoying the game, but it's no goty in my book. Why? yes it is awesome (oblivion seemed that way for 200 plus hours), yes it is huge (so was oblivion), lots of sidequests (oblivion did that too), good graphics (oblivion seemed that way too.).

Bottomline, skyrim is awesome, but personally, oblivion seemed that way too, until cracks started showing. I am more of a story guy, so I tend to check if a game's plot and writing, npc character and personalities, and story telling is up to par. Skyrim so far improved on everything oblivion did and more, but storyline, writing, plot and npcs are nothing to brag about. No bar raised any where, all bethesda was improved on an already existing formula.

Bottomline, the witcher 2 still holds the crown for me. why? because it had a world that really felt more alive. It wasn't a free roam game, but the npcs made the game come alive and the story was second to none. I will beat skyrim and play again, but I know I won't be thinking about the npcs, or the villains or the quests, or the story or question the choices I made. Witcher 2 did that for me and for that, it will remain at the top right next to baldur's gate 2 until another rpg shows up to dethrone it. Skyrim won't be that rpg.

It does so many things better than Oblivion. My only issues are some really bad textures and the world is a little too grey. The dungeons are amazing in this game though, making it 100X better than Oblivion in that aspect. I'm not sure if I should play through it now or wait til texture mods are released. Definitely a GOTY contender, but Halo and Zelda are coming this week and that will surely disrupt my Skyrim playtime anyways.

I am loving this game and have not even scratched the surface

I wish there was some way I could demo the game on my pc before committing 60 bananas to it. I meet (and exceed) the minimum requirements. But you know how that goes sometimes. . .

I am enjoying the game, but it's no goty in my book. Why? yes it is awesome (oblivion seemed that way for 200 plus hours), yes it is huge (so was oblivion), lots of sidequests (oblivion did that too), good graphics (oblivion seemed that way too.).

Bottomline, skyrim is awesome, but personally, oblivion seemed that way too, until cracks started showing. I am more of a story guy, so I tend to check if a game's plot and writing, npc character and personalities, and story telling is up to par. Skyrim so far improved on everything oblivion did and more, but storyline, writing, plot and npcs are nothing to brag about. No bar raised any where, all bethesda was improved on an already existing formula.

Bottomline, the witcher 2 still holds the crown for me. why? because it had a world that really felt more alive. It wasn't a free roam game, but the npcs made the game come alive and the story was second to none. I will beat skyrim and play again, but I know I won't be thinking about the npcs, or the villains or the quests, or the story or question the choices I made. Witcher 2 did that for me and for that, it will remain at the top right next to baldur's gate 2 until another rpg shows up to dethrone it. Skyrim won't be that rpg.

[QUOTE="omenodebander"]

I am enjoying the game, but it's no goty in my book. Why? yes it is awesome (oblivion seemed that way for 200 plus hours), yes it is huge (so was oblivion), lots of sidequests (oblivion did that too), good graphics (oblivion seemed that way too.).

Bottomline, skyrim is awesome, but personally, oblivion seemed that way too, until cracks started showing. I am more of a story guy, so I tend to check if a game's plot and writing, npc character and personalities, and story telling is up to par. Skyrim so far improved on everything oblivion did and more, but storyline, writing, plot and npcs are nothing to brag about. No bar raised any where, all bethesda was improved on an already existing formula.

Bottomline, the witcher 2 still holds the crown for me. why? because it had a world that really felt more alive. It wasn't a free roam game, but the npcs made the game come alive and the story was second to none. I will beat skyrim and play again, but I know I won't be thinking about the npcs, or the villains or the quests, or the story or question the choices I made. Witcher 2 did that for me and for that, it will remain at the top right next to baldur's gate 2 until another rpg shows up to dethrone it. Skyrim won't be that rpg.

robertoenrique

I respect yours as well. I am enjoying skyrim atm, but thing is, this game is what oblivion should have been years ago. It's not as broken as oblivion was and so far most of the issues I had with that game are gone. The major point I'm trying to make is, there is nothing about skyrim that makes me go OMG! Everything in the game so far is what I expected from an elderscrolls game, and that's it. The witcher 2 had the choice and consequence stuff. I've read the books and even watched the tv series-which pretty much means I'm deeply invested in the witcher lore. I prefer the more gritty semi-realistic fantasy world of the witcher over the high fantasy setting of the elderscrolls. Bethesda can craft very impressive worlds and stufff, but their story telling skills, dialog and writing= subpar

Graphics wise? hmm, I disagree. Witcher 2 has the best visuals of any rpg FAR. Skyrim is defintely not a better looking game. It's good looking, yes, but the visuals are highly inconsistent, with low res textures nearly everywhere. I'm running the game at near Ultra.

I havbe been going around the forums yelling from the top of my lungs that Dark Souls is GOTY and no other game can ever come close to it. I am officially retracting that statement.

Skyrim is the Game of the Year! It's the best game I've played all this year and most of last. I don't care what game actually wins the title...

GOTY contenders for me are Uncharted 3, Batman : Arkham City, The Witcher 2and of course - SKYRIM. (SKYRIM is spelt in caps intentionally - not too add effect.).

Due to a mess up at game.co.uk, my friend got skyward sword on 11/11/11, not 18/11/11, so I played it yesterday and I wasn't impressed. It was good, but I just didn't see the mass appeal to it - Then I went home and found Skyrim waiting for me, opened it up and was blown away... ( Sorry for the zelda trolling - I'll stop now)

But yeah, SKYRIM would definately get my vote this year.

Been playin it well into 10 hrs, I must say its beginning to be the best game I've played this year next to Deus Ex and Shogun2

[QUOTE="Grodus5"]

As far as I see it, Skyrim, Dark Souls, Skyward Sword (judging from the reviews so far), and Deus Ex are the only true contenders for GOTY this year. I think anyone of these is a good choice, honestly. If I were a betting man, I'd probably place my money on either Skyrim or Skyward Sword though.

kris9031998

Shoot me if you will, but I enjoyed Fallout 3's world around Washington DC better. Vegas is a different story. I think it should have been a next gen title, because the graphics are pretty weak. No better than Oblivion. Actually, Oblivion was pretty awesome when it came out. This game looks like it was released 5 years ago. GOTY? No. I think Arkham City has that locked in IMO. This is a good game, but it feels like an Adventure RPG, with pretty weak story. Why can't Bethesda make a BioWare, or Square type of a story, with depth? Don't know...DevilMightCry

As far as I see it, Skyrim, Dark Souls, Skyward Sword (judging from the reviews so far), and Deus Ex are the only true contenders for GOTY this year. I think anyone of these is a good choice, honestly. If I were a betting man, I'd probably place my money on either Skyrim or Skyward Sword though.

Grodus5

I know it's been several months, but no love for Portal 2? :(

I just gotta say guys I'm blown away with this game. Just the sheer amount of detail that Bethesda has put into Skyrim makes this game come alive like no other. There is just so much depth, textures, history,ES mithology, stories, etc... I cango on and on. Imo Skyrim IS the game of 2011. So what do you guys think of the game so far? Do you consider it to be the best game released this year?

robertoenrique

Im going with The Witcher 2 as RPG of 2011. Skyrim is good but not that good.

It's my game of the year, definitely. And my GOTY of the past several years. Although others have been really good/enjoyable (Portal 2/Deus Ex:HR), the sheer scope and being emerged in the world is incredible. Skyrim makes it about EXPERIENCING the world. There are a lot of character choices too, but they make it a simple background choice, not something you have to constantly worry about (major/minor in Oblivion was a horrid system).

This game is just....awesome. I've played like 20 hours and I feel I've barely scratched the surface. Just pure RPG joy.

skyrim is really really good.

i still think that the witcher 2 and portal 2 are better games.

[QUOTE="DevilMightCry"]Shoot me if you will, but I enjoyed Fallout 3's world around Washington DC better. Vegas is a different story. I think it should have been a next gen title, because the graphics are pretty weak. No better than Oblivion. Actually, Oblivion was pretty awesome when it came out. This game looks like it was released 5 years ago. GOTY? No. I think Arkham City has that locked in IMO. This is a good game, but it feels like an Adventure RPG, with pretty weak story. Why can't Bethesda make a BioWare, or Square type of a story, with depth? Don't know...vfibsux

Why can't Bethesda make a BioWare, or Square type of a story, with depth? Don't know...DevilMightCry

Skyrim has a chance to be GOTY because it's good and it's a well known series. ArchonOver

[QUOTE="ArchonOver"]Skyrim has a chance to be GOTY because it's good and it's a well known series. masterdrat

[QUOTE="masterdrat"][QUOTE="ArchonOver"]Skyrim has a chance to be GOTY because it's good and it's a well known series. SF_KiLLaMaN

awesome (and bloody huge) game. I think it will win GOTY and it does deserve too. but my personal GOTY is Dragon Age 2.
soooooooo many quests, 40 hours in and I still haven't even been to the eastern half of the world.

[QUOTE="ArchonOver"]Skyrim has a chance to be GOTY because it's good and it's a well known series. masterdrat

Pretty much every pc game released this year has suffered from problems like this, it just doesn't always happen to everyone.

If we put Technical issues aside then Skyrim is GOTY imo. Very close after the witcher 2.

if not, then it definitely deserves best value of the year :P

game has so much to offer, it is rediculous. And it is all fun. Oh, a cave to explore. Oh, a nest if giants, I am going to go get punted 100 feet in the air. Oh, you want me to assassinate that guy? Oh, fireballs! COOL!

November is literally the best month for games ever, imo.