Daweii Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Sam-AVFC said: Does anyone know if Beyond Skyrim was ever finished? I doubt it considering the scale, but I'll be impressed if they've even got it to a stage where one or two of the regions are playable and fun. As far as I'm aware Beyond Skyrim: Bruma released. Beyond Skyrim: Iliac Bay, Roscrea, Morrowind, Elsweyr and Atmora are still in some stage of development. Beyond Skyrim: Morrowind got a pre-release announcement at the start of 2019 so is likely next to be released, but the whole Beyond Skyrim project will likely still be in development when Elder Scrolls 6 launches in 2023/2024. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) Strange question I'm sure...... I am tempted to buy skyrim (enhanced), looks a good game. I know it's an old game, but is it worth purchasing in 2020? I suppose my main concern is do the graphics hold up,?, does the gameplay hold up still? Is it still "modern" enough to not just seem like I'm playing a game that is 10 + years old? Edited January 3, 2020 by MaVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidlewis Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 If you install the various mods the game still looks immense. Adding mods medium difficulty for gaming but if you’ve got a PC it will look immense with mods. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 19 hours ago, MaVilla said: Strange question I'm sure...... I am tempted to buy skyrim (enhanced), looks a good game. I know it's an old game, but is it worth purchasing in 2020? I suppose my main concern is do the graphics hold up,?, does the gameplay hold up still? Is it still "modern" enough to not just seem like I'm playing a game that is 10 + years old? Skyrim is ageless. Buy it, play it, lose yourself in it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 On 03/01/2020 at 21:58, MaVilla said: Strange question I'm sure...... I am tempted to buy skyrim (enhanced), looks a good game. I know it's an old game, but is it worth purchasing in 2020? I suppose my main concern is do the graphics hold up,?, does the gameplay hold up still? Is it still "modern" enough to not just seem like I'm playing a game that is 10 + years old? Bought the PS4 version last year and squeezed every last drop out of it. Had a great time. Originally had it on the last gen of consoles but never got round to finishing it. Absolutely worth your time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Going full mage with heavy armour on this play through, and I'm heading down the Alteration tree. Paralyse is a hilarious spell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 13 hours ago, The_Rev said: Going full mage with heavy armour on this play through, and I'm heading down the Alteration tree. Paralyse is a hilarious spell. I could never get on with Full Mage. Too underpowered at the start, always ended up going Battlemage to supplement the lack of attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 You get the Sanguine Rose early and it's entirety feasible. I think I used archery a lot until about level 15, now I just smoke fools. Got 100% discount on destruction spells and I'm hoping for the fortify alteration enchant but I'm not sure it exists. If it does then my character can chain cast the master spells and become an unstoppable killing machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Redownloaded this last night in preparation for a lockdown. Figured it's something I can play hours on or sneak half an hour here and there. Downloaded a few mods (Hunters Lodge by Riverwood, sharper textures, weather etc...) and created my guy. Going Breton Spellsword. Rotating between illusion, alteration and restoration. Think I might go heavy armour this time round for a bit more protection. Debating conjuration too but will see how I go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Oh yeah, definitely heavy armour with a hood (eventually one of the masks). Looks badass. Don't care if it drops some defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbs Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 The VR version of this is 17 pounds in the store including all the DLC. Seeing how we're all going to have a bit of time in the house for a while I thought I'd give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 On 23/03/2020 at 11:16, Dante_Lockhart said: Redownloaded this last night in preparation for a lockdown. Figured it's something I can play hours on or sneak half an hour here and there. Downloaded a few mods (Hunters Lodge by Riverwood, sharper textures, weather etc...) and created my guy. Going Breton Spellsword. Rotating between illusion, alteration and restoration. Think I might go heavy armour this time round for a bit more protection. Debating conjuration too but will see how I go. My second playthrough is full on nuclear bomb. Got a full set of Daedric heavy armour, enchanted to make destruction spells free and now I can tank three or four Draugr Deathlords at a time and come out without breaking a sweat. It's a ridiculously overpowered build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) On 03/01/2020 at 21:58, MaVilla said: Strange question I'm sure...... I am tempted to buy skyrim (enhanced), looks a good game. I know it's an old game, but is it worth purchasing in 2020? I suppose my main concern is do the graphics hold up,?, does the gameplay hold up still? Is it still "modern" enough to not just seem like I'm playing a game that is 10 + years old? 100% worth it Edited March 28, 2020 by terrytini Oops didn’t see how old the OP was 🥴 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted March 28, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted March 28, 2020 Note on your edit @terrytini - it's still useful to me as I was looking to ask the same question! I just need to decide now whether to get the version for the Switch or wait until I buy an Xbox One X (if I do - currently thinking about it but haven't got as far as actually getting one!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Troglodyte said: Note on your edit @terrytini - it's still useful to me as I was looking to ask the same question! I just need to decide now whether to get the version for the Switch or wait until I buy an Xbox One X (if I do - currently thinking about it but haven't got as far as actually getting one!) Well fwiw I’ve played it on the X box One, the X Box One X, the PS3, and the Switch. I actually enjoyed the Switch most even though it was starting again on a game I’d already played countless hours on. Felt more engaged. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted March 28, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted March 28, 2020 What was it that made you feel more engaged on the Switch? I kind of assumed that the One X would be the better experience because the machine is so much more powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, Troglodyte said: What was it that made you feel more engaged on the Switch? I kind of assumed that the One X would be the better experience because the machine is so much more powerful. Using the motion controls. Very immersive when fighting, defending, casting spells etc. I loved it on the One X because of the wide sweep of the World - I love roaming around open world games - but maybe having already played it through on earlier machines it didn’t grab me, whereas on the Switch it acquired a new life. There’s now other games which ( in my view) can trump it for travelling the world ( like AC Odyssey) so the dimension added by the motion controllers is what would make me recommend that out the two, especially as you already have the Switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted March 28, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted March 28, 2020 Xbox let's you mod it, which can add a helluva lot to Skyrim. Don't know if the Switch allows that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted April 2, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted April 2, 2020 I picked up the PS4 version to have a crack at, and hadn't realised they'd added mods to that as well (albeit more limited). Queue literally 3 hours of messing around with various bits and bobs to make it look better and so on. You can kinda see why Bethesda hates this game in many ways. They made a monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 I'm ignoring Archery this playthrough completely. It's far too easy to become massively overpowered with it. Sneak Archer is basically Mega Easy Mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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