Chimpy Chompy on 15/2/2013 at 09:56
Regarding Dawnguard, since we're set up with this rag-tag band of vampire hunters, an assorted bunch of colourful characters, I wish we'd spent more time with them. Instead there's a lot of emphasis on Hot Vampire Chick who never seemed to have much personality.
(don't know what it looks like if you join the vamps)
Also I found the soul cairn kind of annoying to navigate.
In Dragonborn I agree the main quest is pretty short. With Miraak being underdeveloped, I found my attention more on Hermaeus Mora who's kinda floating around being creepy and morally ambiguous. I do like his "cthulu's library" style realm.
Ostriig on 15/2/2013 at 15:20
The differences between the Dawnguard and Volkihar sides are mostly cosmetic. You get access to different skills and resources, sure, but otherwise there's only a few differences in the main plot and the Radiant sidequests are different. It's true, the "super vampire / vampire-hunter best friends" theme isn't really utilised.
Otherwise it's roughly the same progression and you spend your time with Hot Vampire Chick. I disagree on her not having personality, though - sure, compared to something out of a Bioware game, or the Witcher or whatever, there's very little writing behind her, but in Bethesda-land she's a multifaceted romanticist work of art.
Stitch on 15/2/2013 at 17:11
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It's probably best if you thought of Solstheim as being akin to a new and slightly stranger Hold in Skyrim. If you feel like playing some more of the same TES V but don't want to just roll a new character and go through the old quests and locations again, Dragonborn might well be worth your while (and cash). If you're already burned out on Skyrim's gameplay, though, the cosmetic and mechanical novelties aren't likely to make a world of a difference for you.
This is completely accurate. Dragonborn is basically more-of-the-same with some slight variations--some new armor, new weapons, new baddies, new environments, etc. Dragonborn won't connect with those who found Skyrim wanting, but if you enjoyed the shit out of Skyrim and would like a breath of fresh content, Dragonborn is probably your jam.
Dragonborn has definitely pulled me back into a game I dearly loved but heavily overdosed on, but there is still a feeling of been-there-done-that. There are far too many draugr-infested crypts and horker-thick icy shores for it to feel like anything other than Skyrim, but at the same time it's a solid chunk of new content at a reasonable price.
Peanuckle on 27/2/2013 at 23:12
For me Dragonborn was a nice extension of gameplay, but it wasn't what I'd call amazing.
However, I freaking love Apocrypha. My favorite part of the entire Skyrim set. When you get the last book and meet Hermaeus Mora, that was just amazing. I nearly fell out of my seat when he just oozed out of the air. I'm sad that you don't really get anything beyond some passive buffs from the place. I'd love to be able to cast some spell-versions of the lurker's attacks, or do some really whacky things with HM's backing.
SweetVampire on 21/3/2013 at 19:32
Well, I thought that Dragonborn was WAY too short. But maybe I'm just too much of a hardcore Elders Scrolls Fan.
I did enjoy the old Morrowind Music in Solstheim but I was disappointed that they merely put in the old Music without any kind of... editing (or at least none that I really noticed) How about putting in some more effort!?
Secondly... Dragonriding. Yeah, it's a nice idea but... why? The way it was put into the game it's nothing overly fancy. I would've expected my own personal dragon mount or whatever, but nope. Just a temporary thing. That sucked. So in the end my horse is still my faithful companion.
I wonder if anyone actually remembers me after nearly 10 years! O.O
enterJo on 7/5/2013 at 08:51
It's my favourite DLC. It's quite similar to Morrowind!
