The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[Vincent, Thunder God]

I'm going to buy it for Christmas. I've been replaying Oblivion (actually transferred my saves from 360 to PC because my 360 is crashing), just got into the Dark Brotherhood quests and they're awesome! I'm really looking forward to diving into Skyrim. I actually can't maintain interest playing Morrowind anymore, and I thought I was done with Oblivion, but I'm still really enjoying it. I always look forward to seeing what Bethesda will do next. It sounds like they're incorporating perks similar to Fallout 3, which should be pretty cool. I also heard that they're using many more voice actors for variety, including Christopher Plummer and Max von Sydow. Just bought an Alienware PC recently but I think I'll buy the PS3 version. Just wondering - which version do you think will be superior? I've found Oblivion on the PC much better than the 360, but you guys are saying the menus and UI are poor. Which version would have better menus?

I got it for the PC despite having a 360 & PS3. For me, Elder Scrolls is two thirds about the vanilla game and one third about the mods that the community comes up with.

That's an excellent point. I went through a phase where I downloaded a lot of mods for Morrowind but since so many conflicted with each other and created glitches I gave up on them. But I'm probably missing out on a lot of free content, so maybe I should try it out again. My new PC can handle Skyrim, so maybe I should get the PC version.

i am thinking of buying this game kinda soonish
but ass my experience with rpgs is pretty much only final fantasy do you guys think i will enjoy it?

Well it really depends - Final Fantasy and the Elder Scrolls are wildly different games. For example the battle system is real-time rather than turn-based, and you level based on actually doing things rather than experience points. Compared to a more structured storyline in an FF game, an Elder Scrolls game is a much more open-ended experience, allowing you to complete hundreds of quests without even touching the main storyline. You can play for hundreds of hours and still have content to experience, and as Loony Bob points out, mods add even more. And in Skyrim there apparently are infinite quests, though I have yet to see how that works. If you're not a fan of open-world games, you may be a bit lost. You'll have to try it out and see what you think.

When I tried Morrowind the first time I was completely lost, and I promptly sold my original copy, but this is when I was much younger and my tastes in games hadn't matured. People without experience in the series can wander around without knowing what to do, and might find the lack of structure daunting.

Give it a go, and see what you think!