It's Thursday, guess I should be checking this topic out a bit to see what people think of it.
Also, now I'm not sure if/when I get the game I should get it on Steam or in a box. I have ES3 and 4 in boxes, so it would kinda be nice to have the fifth as well. On the other hand I was hoping to wait until Christmas when I'm hoping ES5 goes on sale on Steam.
If that's what I go for I'm going to have to try my best to avoid pretty much everywhere that talks about it, I don't want surprises to be spoiled, but I do want to know if people genuinely think it's worth my money or not.
EDIT: RPS seems to like the game so far over the course of 4 days of gameplay.
EDIT2:
Of course, listing all this epic quantity means little without addressing the rather more nebulous question of its quality. I’ll admit, I’m in the camp that believes Bethesda’s games have been on a downward slide since the hallowed Morrowind. I got plenty out of Oblivion (especially the thieves’ and assassins’ guilds arcs) but it did feel hollow, bland and awkward compared to its predecessor. Fallout 3 I found boring, contrived and clumsy, though I deeply wanted to like it. I seriously worried Skyrim would, for all its talk of lavishness, depth and dragons, continue the transformation into a trudging, consolified action game filled with clunky acting. It does not. It slams on the brakes then reverses at dangerous speed back into Morrowind territory. Some things are lost (e.g. Persuasion is a sadly watered-down, irregular affair now mostly to do with shopping), many things are changed (e.g. recharging magic items can be done anywhere) and it’s certainly not as weird (no flying or Siltstriders), but it truly reclaims that sense of being in another world, rather than a generic soft-focus, over-familiar fantasyscape.
This was what I was worried about, I feel I can relax a bit now.
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