Skyrim Glitch … in the Main Quest!?

I’ve been so neglectful of my blog lately. Probably because I’ve been extremely busy with my workterm/Skyrim/Skyward Sword.

Anyway …

The newest Elder Scrolls game has a glitch in the main quest it seems. After agreeing to have a peace treaty, the Greybeard tells me to go speak with the general and Ulric Stormcloak. Well that’s all good and easy … except after I speak with the Stormcloak guy, the general won’t even speak with me unless I join the legion! And when I join the legion and tell him about the peace treaty, the quest doesn’t update and the general will no longer speak to me again!

So … I am stuck in an endless loop, it appears, with no other option but to restart my game or wait for a patch to fix this.

I know some game companies like to give their players a challenge, but to make things impossible? … Well, that isn’t very fair. >: (

Oh well. Back to Skyward Sword, I guess.

~ Sandra

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim

So I’m not sure how many gamers are out there, writing and/or reading blogs, but I figured I might as well write in my thoughts on various games. I play a lot of video games so it only makes sense to write up a few posts from time to time.

What I – along with many others – am looking forward to next month is the fifth Elder Scrolls game, Skyrim. I played through the fourth game not too long ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. There’s something about having free control over every single thing you do that I really like about this series. I loved Oblivion, and Skyrim promises so much more, according to the developers.

I watched the various game reviews on youtube, all commentated by the makers of the game, and was very surprised (and very much excited) at all the new content available. The graphics have all been improved, making the game look and feel much more realistic than before. Dungeons have been given a new engine, each one different from the other, unlike Oblivion, where every fifth dungeon you entered was the same as the first.

There are new races and new guilds to check out, as well as an interesting new feature called “dragon shouts”, which you can collect throughout the game in various locations. These shouts are all different and there are over twenty of them in the game. They give you special powers, such as invincibility, ice that can freeze enemies, and the ability to summon your own dragon to help you fight.

Speaking of dragons, there are a LOT of them in this game. You will have to fight and defeat dragons in the wild, and even in cities! You will befriend a single dragon to help you in your quest, who can even fight other dragons! Your character is Dragonborn, which means “born with the soul of a dragon”. This allows you to collect dragon souls, which are obtained after killing a dragon and can be used to unlock the dragon shouts.

Your character in this game can wield two weapons now instead of one! Or two spells. The third person perspective is improved significantly, making it more fun to play in that mode instead of first person. The weapon actions look better, as well as movement. Since I like playing in third person more, this is quite exciting for me.

There is also the new level up feature. In this game, you can shape your character the way you want him/her to be shaped. Instead of picking a class at the beginning, you choose (over the progress of your adventure) how you want your character to grow. I really like this new feature. I think it will be much better than the old way.

Skyrim’s release date is the 11th of November, which is about two weeks away. I know I’ll be there on that day to pick up a copy. I also know that it’s going to consume lots of hours of my life for a few weeks. Oh well.

Check out the trailer at “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjqsYzBrP-M” to see for yourself! Trust me, it’s a must buy on your list of games!

~ Sandra

Last Day of School – ign.com – Nosy Cashiers

It’s finally here, the day I’ve long been waiting for! No, not the release day of Elder Scrolls 5 or The Legend of Zelda … but the last day of school!! I literally have one final day left of school before my work term starts on Monday! It’s very exciting. It’s just one more thing I won’t have to worry about.

In other news, has anyone ever tried buying anything from ign.com? My boyfriend created an account today, tried to sign up for a free 30-day trial for a game, and they charged him $80 for it!! Then, when he tried to contact them, there was NO phone number! All you can do is leave a comment on their site and “hope” that they get back to you. We seriously searched everywhere for a number, and finally I searched google and found one. Though, when he called, he reached a voice mail that told him to check customer support on their website.

Seriously?

So it’s a really annoying company in my opinion. Has anyone ever had any problems like this before? And if so, is there a better way of going about it?

I went to the pharmacy today to pick up a prescription, and was happy to see that there were no cashiers behind the counter this time, being nosy and reading my prescription like last time. I was very much irritated when it happened, and no one behind the counter said anything at all. But when the pharmacy girl heard about what happened, she was not impressed and said she’d talk to the manager about it.

Mission accomplished, I guess. Have any of you guys dealt with nosy people like this before? I’d love to hear about it. Funny stories always makes my day. : )

Anyway, I’m heading off to maybe watch a little bit of Criminal Minds. Currently at season 6 right now. Almost at the newest season! Now I’m just wondering what to watch after I finish it … hmm …

~ Sandra