Skyrim Combat Mechanics Further Explored - Coin-Op.tv

Listen up folks – The Elder Scrolls series from Bethesda has been a fantastic one over the years. Each game has pushed gameplay and RPG elements one step further with each release. Arena put us up-close and personal with an axe in our hand, Morrowind populated the world with interesting NPC and Oblivion just opened up an entire world of adventuring.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is just on the horizon with a November 11, 2011 release and hype for this game is at an all-time high! COIN-OP TV has been keeping tabs with Skyrim early on and conducted an interview with Ashley Cheng the Production Director during E3 2011. One of the things we’ve always been curious about is the updated fighting mechanics, especially hand-to-hand melee combat and using short cuts on the d-pad to quickly navigate your inventory.

[deserteaglexix]

Skyrim is my most anticipated game of the next two months.

[jriquelme_paraguay]

i will play Skyrim and Battlefield 3 until Twisted Metal and Vita

[RufustheKing]

Skyrim is my most anticipated gameof the next 3 years until Fallout 4. Right now UC3 is my most anticipated game of the next 3 weeks. AHhhhhhhhhhh why can't Time go faster :(

[ForTheFallen]

Will there ever be a Fallout 4? That would be sick. Possibly even more badass than this game, which is F*CKING AMAZING.

[RufustheKing]

Ya i do believe we will see Fallout 4 but will it be on this current generation or the next is a different matter. TES and FO are two different games in a way. both are great for different reasons. I love oblivion more than FO3 but the difference is small.

[Whore_Mouth]

You can attack while jumping. You just have to level up the right skills to unlock the perk.

Then you take your coupons and turn them into tokens, then you have to fill out a TPS report and put it on my desk no later than 11.

[SITH]

That is good to hear. I have not seen all the perks, but jumping and attacking seems like a reasonable perk to put in.

[ThrazN7]

skyrim and dark souls = goty

[Drake117]

Lol no lock on is a con to this guy wtf!

[pennyman]

thx for the comments - keep 'em coming

[eak3]

so glad to hear 3rd person is is a viable option to play in.

[DaTruth]

That settles it, I'm buying!

As soon as I've finished Dark Souls, Crysis and Uncharted 3!

[SITH]

How is the lack of lock on targeting a con for a game series (at least for morrowind and oblivion) that has not had it before? It wouldn't work well in a game like skyrim. I hate lock on targeting. It is a crutch for poor avatar manipulation which neither morrowind and oblivion had. So I doubt skyrim will struggle with hitting or shooting a target based om my experience. It should be up the player anyway in a rpg title such as this. You miss you die, you hit you live is how it should be and apparently how it is.

Skill must be in combination what you earned from rank and perks along with YOUR ability to manipulate the controller.

[NoOoB101]

Unfortunately some gamers this gen have gotten used to being hand fed in there games. This why some see no lock a con because they think its too hard trying to actually aim =/

[Drake117]

Your so hardcore sign my controller plz!

[Heartnet]

a game can still be difficult with a lock on system dude -_- if ur saying this game is only hard because it doesnt have it then theres sumin wrong with the combat...

Unfortunately for you a lock on system makes the combat alot more fluid and more fun for the player as the hit box's will be more precise and ur not missing because of the games fault.

[DaTruth]

Lock on is used so that you can use the stick in order to make different moves. Example- left stick = cross swing, forward stick = guard kick, etc.

Also, you can move and quickly get off a shot with your arrows at close range(example. Dark Souls)

[Drake117]

Either way not having a lock on in this game isn't about being easy or hard. A lock on in ES would suck and be more of a pain in the ass than anything. Think about it, how many fps do u know with lock on systems.

[NoOoB101]

ok..first off I wasn't trying to say lock on is bad in any way. As what drake said lock on is good for certain games. All i was trying to do was to make a point that so many games have gotten way easier this gen, And because of that if another game is missing that type of assist or feature its looked down upon.

Like when Demon souls came out and some reviewers scored it low because of the difficulty. There's quite a few first time gamers this gen and they have gotten used to having the game help them aim better..COD with aim assist, or drive better such as most racers these days with assists. Demon Souls and Dark souls is loved by most gamers who have been around a little longer because it brought back some of the old school difficulty that a lot of games lack.

[ArabianKnight01]

No "lock on" great I say, loving Dark Souls with about a 100hrs in there is no denying that but... ever try doing any combat w/o locking on especially a game that hard, I can be standing right in front of an enemy and I will miss, frustrating! I believe that is shoddy hit detection. Skyrim on the other hand including Oblivion I had no such issue, just plain ol' good game mechanics good hit detection so imho its a pro and most deff not a con, skill plus good hit detection equals one dead mo' fo! Skyrim GOTY 4sho.