Skyrim will contain a new menu that is supposed to look and feel better than vanilla Oblivion's... well, not so good interface. Other new features include forging your own weapons and some new creatures such as the Ice Wraith and trolls. Similarly Todd Howard has explained the combat system where he confirms that dual-wielding will be possible.
The speed at which the player can run backwards has been reduced so the player can't just walk backwards and avoid hits. Shields will no longer be of much help by just holding it down; you'll have to meet the opponent's strikes with your shield. If you do hold it down, however, it will cause a shield bash which may stagger your opponent. Stealth and bows have also received an overhaul; Ammunition damage has been increased, but in turn has been made more scarce where as a successful sneak attack may do severe damage and kill an enemy in a single hit. Daggers are also getting boosted so the thieves may not be so weak anymore.
Magic is also getting an upgrade. When you hold the same spell in both hands rather than wielding a weapon it gets a power boost at the cost of more magicka. It can also be a stream of magicka instead of a projectile. Mysticism has been removed and it's spells absorbed into the other schools. Duelling with magic is much harder than before and attacking and defending must be timed to be successful.
Let's hope these features all remain in the final game!
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A moderator has closed this comment topic for the time beingGood info! Can't wait for more news. The in-game trailer was very intrueging.
2: THEY NEED TO CHANGE THE THIEVING SYSTEM WHERE YOU CANT STEAL THINGS AND SELL THEM TO MERCHANTS
PLEEEEEASE BETHESDA, THOSE TWO THINGS DID SO MUCH TO DESTROY IMMERSION! I HAVE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS OBLIVION IS AWESOME OTHERWISE
Judging from the perk hype, I strongly suspect there will be only one melee skill, with mace/sword/axe perks to provide the flavour.
Skill progression = Boring old man stuff, nothing's happening, where's my Banshee and rocket launcher, yo?
Perks = Instant gratification, show ur kewl unlocked achievements to ur Xbox live friends = $$$ from the people who will abandon the game for the next space marine FPS in a month anyway, leaving it to the truly loving but constantly screwed over PC players to perfect the game over the next 5 years.
I'm sorry, I really do like many of the things I read about this game, but other things leave me horrified. "Devastating finishing move that extinguishes enemies with a stylistic flourish" sounds like a fancy way of saying "fatality!" (= BELLS and WHISTLES).
Streamlining is evil. Remember your roots, Bethesda, it's the PC community that carries the torch in the long run.
Not to sound negative or anything, but I definitely hope that screenshot is no taste of what's to come. That skill menu looks decidedly Xbox, and PC players should not have to put up with scrolling through every skill.
Camonna Tong
Yes, the Radiant story allows them to be able to. . . . hold on I'll give you the GI page on it. http://www.gameinfor...PostPageIndex=2
Scroll down to radiant story and you will find it, good luck.
Everyone and their mother should read that, if we're lucky Skyrim mods will not insult intelligences.