You assemble magic spells by collecting words, and that's what you encounter at the end of this dungeon: The word 'wrath.' As you find words, they create magic spells, called 'shouts.' For instance, if you have the words 'time, sand, eternity' you can slow down the flow of time, a skill I found very useful in having my way with the aforementioned large arachnid.ДЄ spell called 'clairvoyance' channels Dead Space, creating a blue pathway that shows you where your next quest objective is. Not the hardest of puzzles, but these were medieval times and Games magazine wasn't around yet. This plays into a puzzle that comes up later вЂ“ there are images visible on the claw when you look at it in your inventory screen, and these must be put into place on a certain door. He does not run that fast, and soon afterward he's down, and I ransack his body to find the golden claw. He takes off like a bat out of hell and I'm giving chase. Hacking up the spider and talking to the web-encased thief, he asks me to cut him down so we can split the treasure.ДЄ likely story, I think, but no matter what dialog path I choose, it always seems to end with me cutting him loose. It turns out that the claw is in the possession of a giant spider of ill demeanor, or at least the other thief holding the claw is. Not wanting to mince words, I kill them both and head off in search of whatever it was they were after. Two thieves are having an argument about a 'golden claw' at the entrance to a cave. 'No, you can't kill them.' (This is the one and only time when I am less than impressed with Skyrim's graphics the kids look like ugly dwarfs.)ДЄt this point, Howard jumps us to the part of the demo that I get to play for myself later in the evening. He points out that we could choose to sabotage the lumber mill, for whatever unearthly reason, or earn money by chopping wood here. Dragons, long lost to the passages of the Elder Scrolls, have returned to Tamriel. In the midst of this conflict, a far more dangerous, ancient evil is awakened. Alliances form as claims to the throne are made. Howard runs into a small town with a lumber mill. The High King of Skyrim has been murdered. But in Skyrim, he says, 'the mountains change how you crisscross the world.' You can't just run from point to point in a straight line anymore. The game's map, says Howard, is roughly the same size as Oblivion's, which comprised 16 square miles of virtual terrain. Again, there is an elegance in the small bits of design on display here. To see how you're doing, you press a button to 'look to the heavens,' where constellations are shown in the sky, filling themselves in with new stars as you advance down new skill paths. You can swap out these roles at any time, so if you decide to hang up your sword and don a wizard's hat, you can. If you decide to hang up your sword and don a wizardвЂ™s hat, you can.

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