4. The small stuff...
Skyrim unlike any game I've ever played promises detail in the utmost smallest form. Your character can mix ingredients of all kinds to create potions, remedies, and other useful concoctions. You can become a blacksmith and collect raw materials like deer skins and iron ore to create and enhance your own weapons and armor. You can buy a house, go to jail, get a job, practically live another life in Skyrim. Kinda reminds me of Dwight in the Office and his new life in "Second Life". To say the least Skyrim is incredibly detailed and I can't wait to find out how far down the rabbit hole I can go just as long as I don't end up like Dwight.
3. Sean Connery would be proud...
When I think of dragons I can't help to think of the movie starring Sean Connery called "Dragonheart". It's really the only movie I can think of that brought dragons to life in a believable and wonderful way.
So with Skyrim it's obvious that dragons are the focal point of the story. They're evil, hell bent on destroying the land of Tamriel. What's exciting to me is the potential that Skyrim has dragons dialed in, much like the movie Dragonheart did years ago. Dragons in Skyrim unlike Sean Connery's are mean, fierce and want nothing to do with being your friend. These are like mini boss fights scattered at times randomly in the game. They are a huge risk reward proposition where you can choose to fight and claim the dragon's soul/power or run in the hopes to live another day. I'm also looking forward to seeing how dragon's play into the main story and overall I'm intrigued by the lore of them and what will become of them at end of my adventure. My only hope, which I have a feeling won't happen, is to be able to fly a dragon and if not Skyrim maybe the next Elder Scrolls game.
2. & 1. Goodbye forever......
Because what I'm looking forward the most in Skyrim is so big it's taking the number 1 and 2 spots in my list. What I'm looking forward to the most in Skyrim is how big this game is. MMO's have always intrigued me because they're usually huge with lots to do and things to experience yet the quality in my opinion isn't there. I want a game I can sink my teeth into and not be worried of being bored or that the experience will be all too short and come to a screeching halt. Elder Scrolls games have a reputation of easily being 300 hour games and Skyrim looks to be no different. The actual playable area of Skyrim is close to 16 square miles which entails 5 large cities, 150 unique dungeons, and dozens of towns and ruins. I want to explore and see all that Skyrim has to offer which is quite a bit obviously. What I'm most excited about in the vastness of Skyrim is the unknown. What will I find out there? What kind of creatures will I see? Who will become my friend and foe in Skyrim? What happens when I do this or that? What kind of hero will I become? I can't wait to answer these questions in time as I indulge my gaming wholeheartedly to Skyrim while savoring ever minute of it.
Now sure I have my concerns that Skyrim will fall short of my expectations but that's the fun of hype. It makes a game feel epic, an event so to speak. So I'll be in line at Gamestop around 11:45pm tomorrow eveing waiting to get my mittens on a copy and before I go to bed I hope to create my Nord character and get started on this grand adventure. What are you're plans for 11/11/11 if you have any, and what are you looking forward to the most in Skyrim?