The third-person view is actually usable, though it's still not the best way to play.
The new graphical capabilities are especially noticeable when you talk to people the camera no longer zooms in to reveal every awkward imperfection in the character models, and the lip-syncing has improved tenfold. This doesn't look like, say, Battlefield 3-there's no way a game this big could have that much detail-but it looks good, especially when you stare into the distance outdoors, and exploring the vast world that confronts you is a pleasure. When you begin Skyrim, the first thing you will notice is that the new engine works wonders. Every aspect of the game is improved, and while some areas fare better than others, there is no way to start playing Skyrim without being sucked into a massive, epic adventure that consumes weeks of your time.
While it's still capable of hooking players into tens of hours of questing, it looks terrible, it crashes periodically, its load times are excruciating, and its combat is lame.Īn update is due, and Bethesda didn't drop the ball when it came to Oblivion's successor, Skyrim. As incredible as The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was in 2006, it hasn't aged well.
