The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Magazine Preview Tidbits

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s coverage has been pretty slowly lately, predictably as we’re very close to E3, but thanks to a poster on the Bethesda forums we can bring you some new details from a preview contained in the latest issue of the Playstation Official Magazine:

I have the magazine, there are: New Dragon Shouts: “Yol Toor”- Fire breath, “Iiz Slen” – Ice crystals, “Strun Bah Qo” – Lightning Storm. There are two others mentioned, not in the Dragon Language, Slow Time and Whirlwhind Spirit (Move quickly in one direction)

Dragons:
If injured enough, they can’t fly
randomly appear
battles are unscripted

Dual weilding:
Weapon and Shield, Weapon and Torch (Yes, Torch as a weapon), Weapon and Weapon, Spell and Weapon, Spell and Spell, Two Handed Weapon

Random Quests:
Were inspired by Fallout 3’s random encounters
Didn’t like how fake some quests in Oblivion felt, Bethesda wants to make it feel mor real with these

Crafting:
13 different types of ore

Dialogue:
60,000 line of recorded dialogue, more voice actors

The Game World:
Each city has a unique economy, which the player can sabatoge
Guards no longer as powerful as they could end up being as Oblivion
9 seperate bounties, one for each hold, wanted criminal in one place; “Who’s that” in another.

Traveling:
Horses – More detailed then Oblivion, actually handle like horses
Fast Travel – Oblivion and Morrowind style

Skills:
Hand to Hand has been removed

Factions:
Three confirmed so far: Thieves’ Guild, College of Winterhold (Mage) and Compainions (Warrior), their storylines are no longer unaware of other events in the world.