Poll: Should I get Skyrim for PC or for Xbox?
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I had oblivion for the PC. had to run it on all lowest graphics. I still had a great time (i REALLY get into the elderscrolls games) But it bothered me. Yes i enjoyed the mods but even after 2 years of looking through them i never found any that were truley great. The ones i enjoyed most were a house mod here, a new weapon there, nothing very good. I plan to get skyrim on the 360 just because it'll look much better.
There's almost no advantage to buying it on the Xbox if you've got a PC that can run it without slowdown. Mods were one of the cornerstones of Oblivion, and I imagine it'll be the same this time around.
That being said, my computer can't run Oblivion, much less Skyrim, so I'll be getting it for the Xbox. Just get it for the PC if it can run it well, and the Xbox if it can't. It's that simple.
That being said, my computer can't run Oblivion, much less Skyrim, so I'll be getting it for the Xbox. Just get it for the PC if it can run it well, and the Xbox if it can't. It's that simple.
Basically, it boils down to two things; your PC's ability to run Skyrim, and your attitude towards mods.
If your PC can't run Skyrim (and you have no plans to invest in a more 'advanced' unit), buy it for Xbox.
If your PC can run Skyrim, make your decision based on whether or not you care about modding the game.
Personally, I'm not too fussed by mods - although even if I was, I know for a fact my laptop won't be able to handle Skyrim, so it's just as well I have a PS3. xP
If your PC can't run Skyrim (and you have no plans to invest in a more 'advanced' unit), buy it for Xbox.
If your PC can run Skyrim, make your decision based on whether or not you care about modding the game.
Personally, I'm not too fussed by mods - although even if I was, I know for a fact my laptop won't be able to handle Skyrim, so it's just as well I have a PS3. xP
I recently got Oblivion and Fallout 3 for PC and i must say i like it on console better.
I felt more efficient and gameplay was more seamless but it just feels like a job. It felt like i was doing everything because someone had told me to play it.
As for mods, really i'm never too impressed. A lot of them are interesting and add something new but often times they add maybe one more story playthrough or even just a days worth of interest. This was true for Fallout 3 and now i can say its true for Oblivion as well.
and around every corner when i encountered a minor hindrance i was tempted to just plug in a console command to bypass it. Knowing I had the tools to make it simple but trying to resist for the "sake of the gameplay" is just maddening, Especially when coupled with the feeling that it was work that just needed to be done quickly.
I felt more efficient and gameplay was more seamless but it just feels like a job. It felt like i was doing everything because someone had told me to play it.
As for mods, really i'm never too impressed. A lot of them are interesting and add something new but often times they add maybe one more story playthrough or even just a days worth of interest. This was true for Fallout 3 and now i can say its true for Oblivion as well.
and around every corner when i encountered a minor hindrance i was tempted to just plug in a console command to bypass it. Knowing I had the tools to make it simple but trying to resist for the "sake of the gameplay" is just maddening, Especially when coupled with the feeling that it was work that just needed to be done quickly.
Glad I could help.surg3n said:Hmmmm... you make a good point - I did much prefer Oblivion once I got the mods installed, and felt the 360 version was left a bit flat in comparison. Maybe I should give my PC a good clean out and see if it can cope. Cheers.GonzoGamer said:Trust me, if you got NV for the console, you would've been dealing with constant crashing and other weird bugs. That game was just a mess.surg3n said:I'm getting it for XBox, as I have a spare console etc - I don't want to take up the TV, or my PC, so it'll be running on a spare 32'' screen.
I played F:NV on my PC, and would find myself stopping to check email, stopping because my PC crashed, stopping because my PC started making a weird noise, stopping because my screen went all brown... Really I don't want to tarnish the gameplay experience with the PC's issues. I like the idea of playing it and still being able to work on the PC, otherwise I can't see me being very productive come November.
It's is actually the reason I would recommend the PC. Besides all the entertaining mods. Users are quicker than Bethesda at patching the PC version and I think that with their new engine, there's going to be a lot of patching done to that game... otherwise, I'd be buying it day one.
In terms of stability, it probably doesn't make a difference if you plan on getting the game several months after launch (it took Bethesda half a year to patch NV; provided it works now) but if you plan on buying it at launch, I'm sure the modders will get it playable sooner.
Then there's also replayability. I loved Fallout 3 on the ps3 but replaying it on the PC with mods is almost like playing a different (but just as good) game.
PC if you can play it. You will never run out of game with the extensive mods that will be created for it, if Oblivion and Fallout are to be used as examples.
If you can run it on your PC, then, by all means get it for PC. If not Xbox is the obvious answer. Mod support in Bethesda RPGs is awesome.
