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But.. potatoes are important too

But the game usually has an autosave close to where you were, did you try that one too?

Another reason why you shouldn't get new consoles early: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3149829 Unless, of course, they were "given" to you.

This game will probably be so mainstream and without any personality of any kind (like all EA games) that it won't matter. Their format may work on sports games that are upgraded once per year and on the Sims, but for some reason that formula seems farfetched for an interesting RPG. But who knows, I've been wrong before.

He's complaining because his playing style screwed up the difficulty of the game. So what? Live with it or go play some boring text-based game where you only get to play as one ugly, predetermined character and dying actually gives you experience points. I see it as a design choice, perhaps intended to make the game more difficult. Adapt and move on, instead of whine about it on internet boards forever. Not every game is there to hold your twitch challenged hand. Oh, and how many games do you know that you can avoid combat completely in? Does combat make Baldur's Gate 2 a dungeon hack? Stupid point of reference. Oblivion is combat centric, but it sure as hell isn't Diablo.

Or maybe you just plain suck at playing Oblivion? I mean, you're the one that compares it to Diablo. Don't play it as Diablo and you'll do fine.

Hades once claimed he always walks in the games he plays.. for role-playing purposes. I would love to see him playing Oblivion too..

If the release is today in the US, 24'th in the UK and 28'th in Sweden.. how the hell does everyone in this thread already seem to have played the damn game? I know it's been out as a pirated copy for a while.. :angry:

I think you can take comfort in the fact that the european version should come on a DVD instead of six CD's.. ..unless I am mistaken about that, of course.

Being the "golden standard" isn't difficult when there are NO competitors. Just like with the Windows OS, Microsoft uses an extremely greedy and monopolistic system that will hopefully be bettered by Sony. But if Sony also starts to charge players for direct connect online gaming (charging money without having to set up servers, like the Live system) then we're all screwed. Let's hope Sony doesn't do that.

"Gothic-Konkurrenz im DSA-Universum" I guess it'll be a Gothic competitor )

I can't believe you guys find God of War easy. I practically got stuck on the FIRST hydra head! Anyhow, I'll be playing Spellforce 2: Shadow Wars and Buzz: The Big Quizz (no idea why it's spelled with two z's). But since they're not in my mail, I'm guessing I'll be getting them come Monday. So.. uh.. I guess I am playing Oblivion still

Ok, this worries me. I was hoping Sony wouldn't do their basic online the ultra-lame Live! way (where FREE means "free because it ain't worth sh!t"). We'll see how it turns out, I guess, but it sounds ominous.

But maybe working is how they enjoy themselves? Money is just a by-product of them enjoying themselves!

Chances are Obsidian would be the first to know about Atari's commercial plans though.

Yatzy?

1up review: http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3149772&did=1

The Longest Journey (and Dreamfall) are Norwegian, not french.

Oblivion was released. The Witcher and STALKER are still in development. No, I don't think Bethesda need any help, they are obviously capable of finishing projects on their own. I still remember one of the early press releases I got regarding STALKER. It was from THQ announcing that they bought the world-wide publishing rights and that STALKER: Oblivion Lost would be released in 2004. The press release was from very early 2003. I think The Witcher will be released.. sometime in the future. STALKER on the other hand.. Who knows.

I know I'll be getting this. Benoit Sokal always make great games. Syberia and Syberia 2 are both excellent and some of the prettiest games you'll ever see. I am not expecting less from Paradise. Gamespot had a preview of Paradise barely a week ago: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/parad...2&mode=previews It sounds good to me, at least.

I thought both The Witcher and STALKER looked awesome when they were first announced. Now they both look inferior to an already released game: Oblivion. Imagine what the common player will think in 2007. It seems to me that those two development houses have some artistic talent and some programming talent, but they seem to lack something. Someone who can force them to complete the projects on time. Maybe they lack a Feargus?

If you've tried boxing, then I'm not sure why you keep on making this comparison. Have you ever been hit in the face by an angry madman not wearing boxing gloves? I have. Trust me, your knees get wobbly fast when you're hit in the face. If you're hit straight on the chin it's game over (for most people). These two guys aren't athletes, one guy gets a lucky shot in and the other one slumps to the ground. Nothing unusual at all about it. If it's staged or not, I don't know, but the events taking place on the film are not unlikely to happen in a streetfight.

But.. I'm too shy to be the first to post in the sticky thread. :'( ..and who knows what you used to make it sticky like that!

Like I said, get out more. Or watch more boxing. Or more MMA. Or more hockey. A suckerpunch like that could put the lights out on anyone. Edit: Here's one of the more famous (and recent ones): Crazy Horse is NOT gay! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2355634961125449383

Yeah, someone here needs to get out of his computer room and end up in a fight. Usually, only when you're hit on the nose (and not even then sometimes) you'll get blood. I bet he was hit right on the button (cheek) which is when your lights just go out, no matter how tough or cool you are. I don't think it looks fake at all.