I would be lying if I said I didn't have big hopes for Skyrim. I've never been much of an Elder Scrolls fan, but I did end up liking Fallout 3 quite a bit. The Radiant AI seems to be fixed for Skyrim so hopefully it will be a better experience than Oblivion. The art direction is looking excellent too, no more round-faced, ugly dough peope, as was the case in Oblivion.
The combat should also be much improved in Skyrim, there are no classes! This, I believe is a huge step towards progress. A class is, afterall only really a name and what the person might task to do, not necessarily the skills they posess or the items they can use. It will be refreshing to play as a warrior who can dual wield or have access to a bit of magic now and then. I will just be content to play as a roguish (not a class!) elf hunting deer in the forests...with the occaisional spell of course! There is also a modified version of level scaling in Skyrim, setting areas to difficulty as you enter them, which is a very nice upgrade from Oblivion.
Sandbox games do have their downfalls, but the freedoms of going anywhere and exploration are also great. It will be nice to wade through streams, swim, jump and climb in a fantasy world. The story likely will not be too complex, but it will cater do a different group of people who are more about the exploration, so it's all apples and oranges.
It will be interesting to guess at whether DA 2 or Skyrim will garner a larger crowd of fans, basing age, gender and interest of the fans but it's also something that can't be guessed at accurately.
Modifié par Ryllen Laerth Kriel, 11 mars 2011 - 10:07 .