Skyrim-DLC (stadig) på vej

Ejer du en Playstation3? Spiller du The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim og er ked af, at Bethesda Softworks endnu mangler at udgive Hearthfire og Dawnguard? Så er der imidlertid godt nyt nu: Bethesda siger nemlig, at de for tiden arbejder på den seneste udvidelse, Dragonborn, men efter den vender de tilbage til de to første udvidelser, som de planlægger at udgive til både PC og PS3 tidligt næste år.

Bethesda siger: "On PS3 in particular, we turned our attention to Dragonborn, as we thought it was the best content to release first, and we didn’t want folks to wait longer. Once it’s ready to go for everyone, we’ll continue our previous work on Hearthfire and Dawnguard for PS3." Men dog vil de ikke udtale sig om hverken pris eller nærmere udgivelsestidspunkt, så alle PS3-ejere må (desværre) væbne sig med yderligere tålmodighed: "Each one takes a lot of time and attention to work well in all circumstances and all combinations of DLC. Once we have a better idea of release timing and pricing, we’ll let you know." Men et er helt sikkert: Bethesda arbejder hårdt på at få udgivet alle udvidelserne til PS3 og PC, og man må give dem ret i, at Dragonborn formentligt er den rette at fokusere på. Tålmodighed, mine kære dragefødte venner. Tålmodighed er en dyd.


English version:

Do you own a Playstation 3? Are you playing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim but are unhappy about Bethesda Softworks not having released both Hearthfire and Dawnguard yet? Well it seems you are in for some good news: Bethesda has stated that they are indeed working on the latest expansion, Dragonborn, but when they are done with that they will turn their attention back on the first two expansions, which they plan on releasing for both the PC and PS3 early next year.

Bethesda says, "On PS3 in particular, we turned our attention to Dragonborn, as we thought it was the best content to release first, and we didn’t want folks to wait longer. Once it’s ready to go for everyone, we’ll continue our previous work on Hearthfire and Dawnguard for PS3." However they are not too keen to talk about possible pricings and/or release dates so every PS3-owner need to be a little bit more patient: "Each one takes a lot of time and attention to work well in all circumstances and all combinations of DLC. Once we have a better idea of release timing and pricing, we’ll let you know." One thing is for sure, though: Bethesda is hard at work on getting every DLC released for the PC and PS3, and we must agree with them in Dragonborn being the most important expansion to focus on. Patience, my dragonborn friends. Patience is key.

Bethesda arbejder på DLC til PS3

Bethesda Softworks arbejder for tiden hårdt på, at både PC og PS3-ejere kan komme til at nyde de officielle udvidelser, Hearthfire og Dawnguard, til Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, som har været tilgængelige på Xbox360 ganske længe. Studiets officielle Twitterkonto bød forleden på følgende budskab: "We’re also close on new Skyrim content for PS3 and PC." Noget godt er på vej!

Men udvidelserne på især PS3 har dog været præget af tekniske problemer, og studiet sagde således tilbage i august, at "This is not a problem we’re positive we can solve, but we are working together with Sony to try to bring you this content." PS3-ejere må altså vente lidt endnu på udvidelserne, men Xbox360-ejere kan imidlertid se frem til at nyde den seneste DLC, Dragonborn, allerede d. 4. december.


English version:

Bethesda Softworks is hard at work as of late to make sure that both the PC and PS3 owners will be able to enjoy the official expansions for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Hearthfire and Dawnguard has been available on Xbox360 for quite some time, but the official Twitter account has finally stated that "We’re also close on new Skyrim content for PS3 and PC." Something huge is coming!

Work on the expansions on especially PS3 has, however, been marred by technical issues and Bethesda Softworks said back in August that "This is not a problem we’re positive we can solve, but we are working together with Sony to try to bring you this content." PS3 owners need to wait a little bit longer to get the expansions but Xbox360 owners can look forward to be playing the latest DLC, Dragonborn, on December 4th.

Hearthfire: Bør man købe?

Som I alle muligvis ved på dette tidspunkt, er det nu muligt at købe den seneste udvidelse til Bethesda Softwork's episke eventyr, men bør man anskaffe sig den? Det er det spørgsmål, som spilsiden gameinformer.com har taklet, og jeg tænkte, at jeg også ville dele mine tanker omkring Hearthfire.

Jeg skal skynde mig at være ærlig og sige, at jeg faktisk ikke har udvidelsen selv, og før I afskriver mig som en uvidende tosse, så lad mig fortælle hvofor. Hearthfire virker, for mig i al fald, lidt ligesom Horse Armour udvidelsen til Oblivion: Det var en billig og trist udvidelse. Javist, det så da pænt ud, når man kom ridende igennem Cyrodiil som en anden konge, men var det i virkeligheden pengene værd? JA! På det tidspunkt var det helt klart. Jeg kunne ikke få nok af Oblivion, men efter en række år kan jeg nu også se, at man skal være mere selektiv vedrørende sine valg af DLC.

Hearthfire giver dig mulighed for at købe et hus i Skyrim, og skønt dette kunne være en underholdende tilføjelse og muligvis skænke nogle flere timer til et spil, som i forvejen kræver en investering på over 200 timer, kan jeg ikke se bort fra, at det virker lidt hult. Hvad får man egentlig ud af at købe sit eget hjem? Man kan jo ikke gå online og vise huset til sine venner, og man har kun begrænsede muligheder for at tilpasse og personliggøre huset. Jeg kommer næppe til at købe Hearthfire, idet jeg ikke fornemmer nogen konkret værdi i forhold til historien eller gameplay komme til udtryk. Bethesda Softworks har forhåbentligt noget bedre gemt oppe i ærmet i forhold til DLC, efterhånden som vi nærmer os Skyrim's etårsdag.

English version:

As you all know at this point it is indeed possible to purchase the latest add-on for Bethesda Softwork's epic adventure but should you get it? That is the question that the gaming site gameinformer.com is wrestling with and I thought I'd share my thoughts regarding Hearthfire as well.

I must be honest and say that I haven't got Hearthfire, and before you go ahead and think of me as a ranting ignorant, at least let me explain. Hearthfire feels a bit like the Horse Armour DLC for Oblivion. It was a cheap and kind of a sad add-on, if you ask me. Sure it looked awesome riding through Cyrodiil on horseback but was it worth the money? YES! At least at the time. I couldn't get enough of Oblivion. But years later I have come to realize that one must be more selective regarding available DLC.

Hearthfire gives you the opportunity to create your own home and though this could be entertaining and maybe provide several more hours to a game that already demands 200+ hours to truly appreciate, I have to admit that Hearthfire feels shallow. What is it exactly about this house that makes it worth a purchase? You can't go online and invite your friends over for a party, and the customization options are limited. It is highly unlikely that I'll be getting Hearthfire because I can't see the actual value in terms of story or gameplay. Hopefully Bethesda Softworks will have something better in store for us as we're approaching the one year anniversary for Skyrim.