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#3550753 - 04/04/12 06:58 PM
I'm not really a gamer, but heard so much about Skyrim, so should I get it?
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Just burned out on flightsims (well, mostly burned out on trying to "tweak" them to get them to run properly on a brand new, fairly fast, new machine.)
By not being a gamer, I mean that I am not really very competitive and don't have the best of reflexes, especially of the "twitch" style. My impression of Skyrim is that I could, if I preferred (and I do), just sort of wander around aimlessly, without having to find things or fight someone/something all the time. Is this an accurate take on this game?
At $60 on Steam, I really don't want to purchase it if I am not going to enjoy it.
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#3550756 - 04/04/12 07:05 PM
Re: I'm not really a gamer, but heard so much about Skyrim, so should I get it?
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Yeah, you can do as much or as little of the main (or side) quest as you want. I sometimes go out to do a quest and never get there because something else gets my attention lol.
You will come across band of bandits and people who just generally want you dead but you can always run away. It is just a massive sandbox world and I recommend it.
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#3550774 - 04/04/12 07:23 PM
Re: I'm not really a gamer, but heard so much about Skyrim, so should I get it?
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I'll get it at some point, but the day I spend $60 on a game shoot me.
What a joke - NEVER
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#3550784 - 04/04/12 07:38 PM
Re: I'm not really a gamer, but heard so much about Skyrim, so should I get it?
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Steam might have it on sale over Easter.
If you don't want to fight up close specialise in sneak and archery.
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#3550787 - 04/04/12 07:43 PM
Re: I'm not really a gamer, but heard so much about Skyrim, so should I get it?
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I'll get it at some point, but the day I spend $60 on a game shoot me.
What a joke - NEVER Hmm, agree a bit, until I read where a lot of people have spent around 100 hours playing it, and then it's what, $.60 an hour? And heck, I've spent that on one airplane (multiple times) for FSX, so...
Edited by Li'lJugs (04/04/12 07:44 PM)
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#3550790 - 04/04/12 07:47 PM
Re: I'm not really a gamer, but heard so much about Skyrim, so should I get it?
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240+ hrs and counting, its a huge game.
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#3550791 - 04/04/12 07:48 PM
Re: I'm not really a gamer, but heard so much about Skyrim, so should I get it?
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I used to walk around endless through a sandbox world of quests, but then I was shot in the knee.
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#3550792 - 04/04/12 07:51 PM
Re: I'm not really a gamer, but heard so much about Skyrim, so should I get it?
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It's down to $40 in my local Walmart. It is a great experience, almost cinematic.
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#3550807 - 04/04/12 08:18 PM
Re: I'm not really a gamer, but heard so much about Skyrim, so should I get it?
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I hate dragons and magic, but Skyrim is worth checking out.
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#3550810 - 04/04/12 08:22 PM
Re: I'm not really a gamer, but heard so much about Skyrim, so should I get it?
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I used to walk around endless through a sandbox world of quests, but then I was shot in the knee. LOL 
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