The combat in Morrowind was far from good. Instead of an active, action-based system, Morrowind's combat—like Daggerfall's—was handled through the rolling of invisible dice which determined if your attacks hit or missed, and how much damaged they did.
It goes without saying that Oblivion was a step up. Gone were the dice rolls, replaced by a reactive system that took into account your swings and misses in real time. However, it was far from perfect, unaided by the poorly animated combatants who populated the battlefield.
In contrast to its predecessors, Skyrim's combat is hugely reactive and like Fallout 3's, actually satisfying to experience. With any luck, the next game—Fallout 4, or TESVI—will offer even better combat.
Skyrim offers various forms of combat—melee, magical, and ranged, and a combination of all three. This article is a celebration of some of the finest skill shots we've seen, thus far.
In this first skillshot, player "taylorrodriguez1988" snipes birds right out of the sky with his bow, leading his targets with aplomb.
Inthenuddy displays their skill at taking down butterflies with a bow from a medium distance. Who needs to pick them out of the sky when you can just nail them with an arrow?
DDReAndEminem aims at the sky and lets loose an arrow that finds itself lodged in the back of a nearby townsperson. He can thank the parabolic arc for that one.
Player legoejecto fires his Forsworn Bow backwards at the screeching harbinger in Whiterun. His aim is true, and the arrow lodges itself in the pastor's forehead.
AngryRob gives Robin Hood a run for his money by taking out a bandit at an odd angle before engaging the rest of the fools in the camp.
