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Skyrim pets via DLC, beats humanoid followers

InEnt writes: It’s really nice having people in Skyrim that can help you on your journey, and we’ve taken our time to find different followers that can help with a number of tasks. In the real world many of us love pets and in some circumstances you’ll find people liking the company of a pet over a human, which leads us to Skyrim DLC and how cool it would be to have a pet that helps you.

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danswayuk4386d ago

Skyrim DLC needs to bring more story, more water action and more abilities in water.

OmegaSaiyanX4386d ago

The one you find that is homeless as the owner died some random quest somewhere that I found whilst exploring.
Drove me nuts as all it did was constantly bark! >.<

Also the dogs that you do come across in the game all look the same.

There isn't that much variety in Skyrim when you really look at it, its a great looking game and plays very well but wish it had more variety of comments, wildlife, people etc.

Also one of the biggest gripe I have is the dragons are far too easy to kill and the balance with enemies is all wrong, the falmor are extremely tough and they are just using cheap rubbish stuff just with boosted stats until you pick it up and its low makes no sense.

wallis4385d ago

The thing behind dogs is they're meant to be a particular breed that's very popular in Skyrim.

Also I'd say skyrim is more varied than oblivion. Whilst not as exciting as morrowind or shivering isles it shows a lot of carefully thought characterisation in the environment. From swamps to lush open meadows it lays down a variety that still stick within the overall theme of "Jesus H Christ it's cold here".

And yeah the balance is a bit off on things like that. If you look at games like stalker which put a lot of effort into creating an ecosystem I think it's a shame that same sort of system isn't in skyrim. Stalker had different aged monsters with slightly different appearances and behaviour all within the same species. It would be cool to legitimately hunt in skyrim through careful intuition and not randomly bumping into the same deer over and over again.

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I'm Replaying Skyrim (again), and So Should You

Replaying Skyrim after 13 years is a reminder of the progress made in western RPGs over the last decade, but also what's been lost.

anast18d ago

I tried, but it's a poorly made game that insults its customers.

lucian22918d ago

nah, only mods make it decent, and even then it's bad, and this is after i modded for at least 3 years

Nittdarko18d ago

Funnily enough, I'm about to play it for the first time in VR with 1000 mods to make the game playable, as is the Bethesda way

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The 7 Best Western RPGs: Immersive Adventures

RPGs are often huge, sprawling endeavours. With limited playtime, we have to choose wisely, so here's the best western RPGs available today.

SimpleSlave18d ago

"I started playing games yesterday" the List... Meh!

How about a few RPGs that deserve some love instead?
1 - Alpha Protocol - Now on GOG
2 - else Heart.Break()
3 - Shadowrun Trilogy
4 - Wasteland 2
5 - UnderRail
6 - Tyranny
7 - Torment: Tides of Numenera

And for a bonus game that flew under the radar:
8 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

DustMan18d ago

Loved Alpha Protocol in all it's glorious jank. Great game.

SimpleSlave18d ago (Edited 18d ago )

Not only glorious jank, but the idea that the story can completely change depending on what you do, or say, or side with, makes it one of the most forward thinking games ever. The amount of story permutation is the equivalent of a Hitman level but in Story Form. And it wasn't just that the story changed, no, it was that you met completely new characters, or missed them, depending on your choices. Made Mass Effect feel static in comparison.

Alpha Protocol was absolutely glorious, indeed. And it was, and still is, more Next Gen than most anything out there these days. In this regard at least.

Pity.

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Nintendo starts Partner Spotlight Sale on the Switch eShop

A new Partner Spotlight Sale is now live on the Switch eShop, including Skyrim, lowest price ever for Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, and more.

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