Hey guys, I just ordered a PC that is capable of playing games decently (Well, hopefully. I've been trying to learn more about what's needed. AMD Athlon II X4 640 Quad Core Processor, Radeon HD 6770 1GB and 8GB of RAM should work, right?) Anyway, I've never really done any PC gaming and I'm excited to try it out, I've always owned a regular laptop. I've been playing Skyrim on my 360 and I enjoy it, but I hear The Elder Scrolls games have tons and tons of mods out which make the game better and more fun. Assuming I can get my save from my 360 to PC, as I heard Brad say it's possible on the Bombcast, I'll be playing a lot of Skyrim on PC.

Do you guys think playing Skyrim on PC is much better than consoles? I'm not talking about strictly graphics, but mainly in terms of entertainment and such.

Thanks!

Dude all those dragons are pretty awesome.
 
The game is still going to be a great time, and graphically you are going to get quite a boost in fidelity and overall performance. Hell you can even carry your 360 save over to PC so you can continue what you're already started. That is unless the man shut it down since then.
 
Anyway, Skyrim is an awesome game, and if you're wanting to play more of it, the PC version won't do you wrong.

It looks much better and the modding community ensures that you'll be dicking around with it long after you've gotten bored of the vanilla game. Does that make it worth the price of admission a second time? You'll have to research that one yourself.

Also, have you ever controlled a game with a mouse and keyboard? It's a world of difference in terms of how it works. Instead of using a controller like you might be tempted to, use Skyrim as a way to train yourself on it. You might thank me when you get Battlefield 3 and kick ass with the mouse instead of fiddling with an analog stick.

The Construction Kit alone is worth playing this on the PC if you have the means.

@believer258 said:

It looks much better and the modding community ensures that you'll be dicking around with it long after you've gotten bored of the vanilla game. Does that make it worth the price of admission a second time? You'll have to research that one yourself.

Yeah, I definitely feel like I'll be able to play around with the game continue to have fun with it much longer with the mods and all that. That's based off what I've seen so far with the mods people post on Youtube. And I'm assuming there will be many more.

I think so, due to all the mods and the random things you can do with the console (summoning 50 things to fight another group of 50 things, for instance).

@Capum15 said:

I think so, due to all the mods and the random things you can do with the console (summoning 50 things to fight another group of 50 things, for instance).

That should be fun lol.

@Mikemcn Dragon spawn button huh? Already more excited.

Depends how you feel about mods. The other advantage to PC is fixing glitches whenever they crop up but that doesn't have anything to do with fun, just cuts down on frustration.

I have a 33% off Skyrim voucher on Steam if you decide to buy it.

@Intro: It's totally worth it. I built my very first computer just for this game. With the new high rez texture pack and the crazy amount of mods to install easily from the Steam workshop, you'd be crazy to play it on the console if you have a PC that can run it. Your specs look just fine, by the way.

Also, Bethesda puts out patches for the PC first which, arguably, is a good thing.

It looks much better and the modding community ensures that you'll be dicking around with it long after you've gotten bored of the vanilla game. Does that make it worth the price of admission a second time? You'll have to research that one yourself.

Also, have you ever controlled a game with a mouse and keyboard? It's a world of difference in terms of how it works. Instead of using a controller like you might be tempted to, use Skyrim as a way to train yourself on it. You might thank me when you get Battlefield 3 and kick ass with the mouse instead of fiddling with an analog stick.

@bonorbitz said:

@Intro: It's totally worth it. I built my very first computer just for this game. With the new high rez texture pack and the crazy amount of mods to install easily from the Steam workshop, you'd be crazy to play it on the console if you have a PC that can run it. Your specs look just fine, by the way.

Awesome man. And thanks for letting me know about the specs. I didn't plan on getting something amazing, I just want something I could play some games on PC and see if I like it. Then in the future I can upgrade or build a better one if I want.

@AlisterCat Patching sooner seems like a reason to play on PC alone, in my opinion. Glitches are things that ruin RPGs, especially on consoles. I even gave up on Fallout 3 because of it having so many places where it would just crash on my 360.

Also, has anyone tried the Skyrim 360 to PC save file thing? When I buy the game on Steam should it work on okay? I don't want to be doing anything where I could be banned or fuck up my account if/when I make one.

@wolf_blitzer85 Yeah, I'm gonna try out mouse and keyboard and if I'm not liking it I'll just use my 360 controller.

It's a massive difference. They're barely even the same game.

@Intro said:

Yeah, I'm gonna try out mouse and keyboard and if I'm not liking it I'll just use my 360 controller.

That's the thing, though. If you're anything like me, you'll hate it at first. Once you get used to it, you might sometimes prefer it, but those first few days with an M + K were rough when I first started fiddling with PC games.

It winds up being better for anything in a first person perspective, though.

Well thanks again guys, I'm excited to start playing. May even replay Oblivion for the hell of it. I need to buy a monitor too, would a TV work until then, with HDMI?

@Intro said:

Well thanks again guys, I'm excited to start playing. May even replay Oblivion for the hell of it. I need to buy a monitor too, would a TV work until then, with HDMI?

For some a TV works better than a monitor regardless. If it's a 1080p screen, of course.

@jasondaplock said:

@Intro said:

Well thanks again guys, I'm excited to start playing. May even replay Oblivion for the hell of it. I need to buy a monitor too, would a TV work until then, with HDMI?

For some a TV works better than a monitor regardless. If it's a 1080p screen, of course.

TV>Monitor. I tried playing dirt 2 on my tv and havent hooked it back into monitor in over a year. I sit about 3 away from my 40 inch. Couch all the way, plus this game was designed for a Xbox controller theirs even a slowdown perk with archery that makes aiming super easy.

Valve put the Space Sphere from Portal 2 in Skyrim, as a mod, with new dialogue recorded by Nolan North. Has any game company in the history of time ever made a mod for another companies game along with a feature upgrade for their own distribution platform that further allows mods to be more readily and easily available? I mean crap I'm not as nuts about Skyrim as most people but the PC version is a god damn phenomenom at this point.

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@Lazyaza said:

Valve put the Space Sphere from Portal 2 in Skyrim, as a mod, with new dialogue recorded by Nolan North. Has any game company in the history of time ever made a mod for another companies game along with a feature upgrade for their own distribution platform that further allows mods to be more readily and easily available? I mean crap I'm not as nuts about Skyrim as most people but the PC version is a god damn phenomenom at this point.

They actually recorded new dialog? Oh man. I really need to upgrade my PC so I can play Skyrim on it. I need to try that Space Sphere mod.

Glad to hear a TV will be good.

And wow, the mods look like a blast.

Are there mods? Yes. Does that bring more value? Yes. Does it run better? Yes. Do patches arrive quicker? Yes. Is it cheaper? Probably. Can you play with a controller if you really want to? Yes. Can you hook your PC up to a TV and play from the sofa if you want to? Yes.

Yes. Skyrim is more fun, and better, on the PC, and easily the go-to choice for anyone with a machine to run it. If anyone disagrees, that person is a strange creature.

@Intro: Technically it's a Dragon Spawning Pull Chain, but button is more to the point, it's in the Arena III Mod, but i'm sure other mods have similar features.

Are there mods? Yes. Does that bring more value? Yes. Does it run better? Yes. Do patches arrive quicker? Yes. Is it cheaper? Probably. Can you play with a controller if you really want to? Yes. Can you hook your PC up to a TV and play from the sofa if you want to? Yes.

Yes. Skyrim is more fun, and better, on the PC, and easily the go-to choice for anyone with a machine to run it. If anyone disagrees, that person is a strange creature.

More fun?  No, not really.  More convenient?  Yeah, probably.

If you have a good PC and access to a 360 controller where necessary, all games are better on PC.

Yes.. yes it is!

I really enjoyed it on 360. That being said the PC version is where it is at. Also if you want to try your hand at the creation kit you can make your own levels and modify world however you want. I put a secret dungeon behind a waterfall near whiterun because why not.

@C_Rakestraw: Yeah he'll make comments about some random stuff you do if you have him close by.

@benspyda said:

I really enjoyed it on 360. That being said the PC version is where it is at. Also if you want to try your hand at the creation kit you can make your own levels and modify world however you want. I put a secret dungeon behind a waterfall near whiterun because why not.

Yeah sounds fun.

It's going to be shipped tomorrow, hopefully I'll get it by Friday. I'm so excited I feel like a kid before Christmas.

@AhmadMetallic said:

@Intro: My only advice is not to install a thousand mods at once. You'll break the game like that. Take it slow with the mods, install up to 5 at a time, run the game and test them, see how you like them, and then get more. I know and have seen a lot of people who dread soaking their Skyrim in mods.

I don't plan on having a bunch at once. I've been looking at some and just plan on using a few at the moment.

@AhmadMetallic said:

@Intro: My only advice is not to install a thousand mods at once. You'll break the game like that. Take it slow with the mods, install up to 5 at a time, run the game and test them, see how you like them, and then get more. I know and have seen a lot of people who dread soaking their Skyrim in mods.

The new beta patch notes say that mod loading order support is now included. Not sure if that is manual or set by mods, but that should help resolve issues.

So I'm more than likely getting my PC and monitor (if not the monitor that's fine, since I have my TV still). However, my keyboard and mouse won't be here until Saturday/Monday, FML lol. I'll probably just buy them at Walmart and take them back when I get my ordered ones in the mail.

its better on PC Since you can use console commands

You should ALWAYS buy your multiplats on PC... its just a better experience.

Does this answer your question?

@believer258 said:

Also, have you ever controlled a game with a mouse and keyboard? It's a world of difference in terms of how it works. Instead of using a controller like you might be tempted to, use Skyrim as a way to train yourself on it. You might thank me when you get Battlefield 3 and kick ass with the mouse instead of fiddling with an analog stick.

That's actually exactly what I'm doing. I installed BF3 awhile ago on my iMac but it can just run it on low settings so and I've always been a playstation guy so I fail at KB+M controls.

So now I'm training myself with Skyrim for when I can build a gaming PC and play BF3 for real.

Personally, due to the customizability alone, I could never see playing this game on a console. It just feels wrong.