The new game thread

[Kev]

I've not really played Oblivion or Morrowind, so I can't really comment on that side of it. I'm enjoying Skyrim so far though.

Maybe that's why.

There has literally been no development or progress in all that time. It's the same game with different textures and story. A few decent moments but mostly hours and hours of repetitively walking around talking to people, who then send you off on the most mind numbing quests ever devised for a video game.

Actually another example that springs to mind. This guy had been declared killed in battle but his parents were convinced he had been kidnapped by a rival family and wanted me to find evidence. So they asked me to break in to this family's house and find proof.

So I did. I lockpicked my way into their home, only to find them all awake and inside. Oh shit, I thought.

Actually it wasn't a problem. They were quite friendly and chatted with me whilst I ransacked their house looking for the diary to prove their crimes. I was actually in the wife's bedroom catting with her when I spied it and started reading it on the table right in front of her. She carried on chatting away, I stood up, took the diary, bid her farewell and left.

Then I went back to the other family who now had a location of where their son was being held captive. They asked me to assist in reclaiming him. I looked at the map. The location was fucking miles away so I couldnt be assed. There was nothing in game to suggest why I should care anyway, I mean aren't I some dragon borne warrior on a quest to save the world? Why the fuck do I care about petty family squabbles or relationship breakdowns?

I just find this game so annoying and beyond shit. The potential is there, but the quest lines are so absurd they destroy any and all credibilty the game has. It's like you are put into a medieval warrior world given a life and death quest to save the realm, but your actual role is that of an agony aunt, social worker and relate counseller.

Annoyingly it seems to be only myself and my brother who recognise this. Everyone else is happy to play along, delivering love letters, helping some old crone find her pasties and admonishing a small girl for being mean to another child.

It's utter shit and wouldnt be acceptable in any other game. Imagine a Battlefield 3 level where some market stall worker has had his tables overturned in the war and his rice ruined so you have to go off and sow a paddy field and bring back some bags of rice back so he can start selling again.

No other games company other than Bethesda can get away with such a turd and still have universal praise lavished upon them.

It makes me genuiney angry.