honestly, i thought oblivion was pretty terrible. putrid ugly graphics, every character has the same va, pointless variety of races (living in perfect harmony btw), all those races have the same va (green elfs sound the same as some random white guy), stupid leveling up system, the same caves and gates repeated a billion times, the same boring forest shrubs, menus were unintuitive, terrible story. thing is, i loved fallout 3 so i thought i would love oblivion as well, but boy was i wrong. i enjoyed exploring fallout 3's world, but oblivion was just tedious. i do not understand the obsession with this game....
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- Thread starter kingofburgerz
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Fallout 3 was after Oblivion, iirc, so they definitely had a chance to improve. And Fallout 3 was pretty darn good, so hopefully they'll have learned from that. Lol I feel like I should be their spokesperson, but: the differences between the races have improved, it seems. At least that's what I've gathered from screenshots. Also, Game Informer has a pic of some Companions (Fighters Guild) guy who is blind in one eye, shown well through the milky film over the eye + the scar on his face. And facial hair is customizable now, so that should add diversity. The Nords are racist in Skyrim against the elves, I believe, so yay for that. And the dungeons are supposed to be more unique now, though we shall see. Can't argue against your other points though, lol.
No item grants 100% Chameleon. You need at least 4 pieces of equipment to accomplish this as an auto-effect. Also, I'm a vampire atm. It's not worth it, imo. It's my second time playing as one, and it gets annoying. Constant feeding is a pain, especially when you forget to feed. Sun damage prevents you from fast travelling as well, so even though the damage might seem minimal, it'll take you a while to get where you're going if you're not speedy. Weakness to Fire can be overcome...just don't pick the Lord birthsign if planning this. The boost to skills is a mixed blessing; on one hand, being able to power up just by waiting a day can prove useful at lower levels. However, this means that if you ever plan on getting cured, you need to account for the drops all across the board. I'm questing for the cure atm, and I had to pump up some magic levels to stay where I was originally. And I'll be losing 5 Strength points, which is annoying given that Vampirism was what put me to 100 in the first place. The only true perk to Vampirism, imo, is the Hunter's Sight lesser power. Very useful for a non-mage. Oh, and the Acrobatics and Athletics boost, but only if those skills were already at 100.
No item grants 100% Chameleon. You need at least 4 pieces of equipment to accomplish this as an auto-effect. Also, I'm a vampire atm. It's not worth it, imo. It's my second time playing as one, and it gets annoying. Constant feeding is a pain, especially when you forget to feed. Sun damage prevents you from fast travelling as well, so even though the damage might seem minimal, it'll take you a while to get where you're going if you're not speedy. Weakness to Fire can be overcome...just don't pick the Lord birthsign if planning this. The boost to skills is a mixed blessing; on one hand, being able to power up just by waiting a day can prove useful at lower levels. However, this means that if you ever plan on getting cured, you need to account for the drops all across the board. I'm questing for the cure atm, and I had to pump up some magic levels to stay where I was originally. And I'll be losing 5 Strength points, which is annoying given that Vampirism was what put me to 100 in the first place. The only true perk to Vampirism, imo, is the Hunter's Sight lesser power. Very useful for a non-mage. Oh, and the Acrobatics and Athletics boost, but only if those skills were already at 100.
Bumping this thread... suprised there wasn't a specific Skyrim one. Anyway, Bethblog just posted the System Requirements for Skyrim. Only 6 GbHDD space needed (BF3 was 11 Gb)
Recommended Specs
Recommended Specs
- Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
- Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU
- 4GB System RAM
- 6GB free HDD space
- DirectX 9.0c compatible NVIDIA or AMD ATI video card with 1GB of RAM (Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or higher; ATI Radeon 4890 or higher).
- DirectX compatible sound card
- Internet access for Steam activation
- Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
- Processor: Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor
- 2GB System RAM
- 6GB free HDD Space
- Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512 MB of RAM
- DirectX compatible sound card
- Internet access for Steam activation
I am far too excited for this game. It really does look like it will be the most immersive and addicting game that I will have played since Morrowind.
And it comes out right before my exams start which sucks cos I will either not study at all or not play Skyrim at all.
And it comes out right before my exams start which sucks cos I will either not study at all or not play Skyrim at all.
I really don't get all the hate for Oblivion. I liked Morrowind and Oblivion just fine. Of course, I never metagamed Oblivion, so I guess I missed out on a lot of the balance issues associated with the level scaling.
Regardless, I am very excited about Skyrim. Everything I have seen so far just takes my breath away - I'm amazed how large the open world is while still being packed with detail and stuff to do. I just hope it can match up to Dark Souls as far as combat and challenge goes.
Regardless, I am very excited about Skyrim. Everything I have seen so far just takes my breath away - I'm amazed how large the open world is while still being packed with detail and stuff to do. I just hope it can match up to Dark Souls as far as combat and challenge goes.
