E3: New Skyrim Screens and Oblivion Anniversary Update
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Oh wow, the new edition of Oblivion comes out this Sunday now? I guess Bethesda is officially giving the bird to Tuesday video game releases (11/11/11 is a Friday).
Mario and Zelda have been around for 25+ years and they both have dozens of games under their name. Halo's had five entries in ten years, with little variation between them. Every Elder Scrolls game has been notably different from the others, and there's been at least three years between each entry, so I think people just realize there's more opportunity for innovation here.Mr. Omega said:
OT: Even the new animations made me unreasonably excited, and I just about died when the dragon flew out of nowhere and made off with the giant. The hype, for once, doesn't seem to be too exaggerated.
I always loved maxing out acrobatics and jumping and moving in air.arc1991 said:
Jumping around a pillar and defying physics by doing a 180 in midair: so lolworthy.
But holy shit... the graphics on this game are so bright and detailed, but still have that dark gloomy Oblivion feel about them.
Its bright, but the good kind of bright. One thing I always hated about Oblivion was how blind I felt if I didn't have nighteye on, or a light spell going. And the snowy area they showed... oh my fucking god...
Although I know random dragon encounters will become a thing that will cause me endless frustration.
I think I'll coin the term RDE; where a dragon will attack you in the middle of a shitty escort, at the beginning of the game when you have no idea what you're doing, or when you just killed a horde of zombies and are weakened.
I can't wait for this game ^_^
TES fans, a question:
Should I buy this? I've never played a TES game, but Skyrim is really appealing. I'm gonna get that, but should I get this as well? I fear it's too long, and I'll tire on the franchise by the time of Skyrim, also does it help me appreciate Skyrim, is it worth my time?
Please help me decide!
Should I buy this? I've never played a TES game, but Skyrim is really appealing. I'm gonna get that, but should I get this as well? I fear it's too long, and I'll tire on the franchise by the time of Skyrim, also does it help me appreciate Skyrim, is it worth my time?
Please help me decide!
Dear Bethesda
Stop making this game look so good. Your making it harder for me not to buy it.
Or alternatively cut out the Giant spiders.
Stop making this game look so good. Your making it harder for me not to buy it.
Or alternatively cut out the Giant spiders.
CAN NOT WAIT. Looks like they've put a lot of Bloodmoon into it, which is easily my favorite Elder Scrolls anything ever.
The storm shout from the gameplay trailer looks badass, by the way.
The storm shout from the gameplay trailer looks badass, by the way.
No Horse Armor, no sell from me >|
In all seriousness, I bought Oblivion 3 times now, 2 for PC (one retail, but my disk broke and another from Steam) and 1 for the 360. So, buying it again just to get a $10 discount for Skyrim sounds off to me. But still, I prefer to save some cash the old fashioned way and buy whatever deluxe version they release, instead of buying Oblivion for the 4th time.
In all seriousness, I bought Oblivion 3 times now, 2 for PC (one retail, but my disk broke and another from Steam) and 1 for the 360. So, buying it again just to get a $10 discount for Skyrim sounds off to me. But still, I prefer to save some cash the old fashioned way and buy whatever deluxe version they release, instead of buying Oblivion for the 4th time.
Short answer: Yes. Just yes.GeorgW said:
Long answer: The Elder Scrolls games aren't direct sequels to the previous ones; you don't need to have played the previous ones to understand what's going on in a new one, but there are a few subtle references here and there to previous games that most fans tend to appreciate. That said, I'd highly recommend playing at least Morrowind, if you were to play any of the earlier ones.
I won't lie to you: these games are fucking big. Not just big. They are FUCKING BIG. If you plan on experiencing all the content an Elder Scrolls game had to offer, I'd suggest taking some time off work/school/life/whatever to get through it all, and that's not even including all the community-made content that's out there (assuming you buy it for computer). You can just whizz through the main storyline in each game without giving side-quests a second glance, but you're missing out on, oh, about 85-90% of the total content.
As I said, I personally would recommend playing Morrowind, as I feel that was the best in the series so far (although, to be brutally honest, I feel that Skyrim is about to give it a run for its money), but many people have differing opinions, and a lot will say that Oblivion was the best. And they may certainly be right; Oblivion is by no means a bad game, nor is it a good game. It's an excellent game. It's really up to you which you feel you'll get more out of. Incidentally, you can buy the GoTY edition of Morrowind on Steam if you're interested.
Also, it's a crime that Jeremy Soule has not been knighted or something for his work on the soundtracks.
Thanks for answering, interesting stuff.Andronicus said:
So what are the big differences between morrowind and oblivion, why do you like morrowind better?
Also, will I be able to run oblivion on my PC carefree if I have a somewhat brand new mid-range laptop?
