Oblivion First Impressions

[Shadowstrider]

I hope some horses are faster than others - maybe I just stole a slow one

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Black horses are the fastest horses, but also the weakest horses.

 

All horses have statistics, in terms of strength, health, speed, etc...

[Llyranor]

Installing the game right now. I'm planning on avoiding the radiant AI as much as possible and murder all those idiots who'll engage in conversation with each other. My primary focus will be the main storyline and that will be the only thing I plan on commenting on later on, unless I find any surprises.

[ShadowPaladin V1.0]

One other thing was my horse seems incredibly slow, even at a gallop it moves slower than my character can run.  I hope some horses are faster than others - maybe I just stole a slow one

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Sounds like one of those cheapy EQ horses . Any other benifits to riding other than speed ?

[mkreku]

I miss my horse from Daggerfall

 

It was a horsehead-sprite positioned at the bottom of the screen, and it made these insane hoof-sounds when you ran around like a racecar through the city streets. I laughed so hard at that and then I got used to it and just couldn't walk anymore

 

I hope the horses are just as cool in Oblivion.

[Vic]

Installing the game right now. I'm planning on avoiding the radiant AI as much as possible and murder all those idiots who'll engage in conversation with each other. My primary focus will be the main storyline and that will be the only thing I plan on commenting on later on, unless I find any surprises.

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Try the dark brotherhood guild too, or the thief or mage guild.

[Tigranes]

I hope the horses are just as cool in Oblivion.

 

Reports indicate that a horse with an arrow stuck in its butt and angrily stomping at enemies is a definite possibility.

[karka]

Shadowstrider, is there any upcoming demo or something?

[Vic]

They've said many times that where won't be a demo.

[ShadowPaladin V1.0]

Well I just looked over the 360 release radar and It's horribly pathetic.

 

http://shop.gameplay.co.uk/webstore/releas...06&radar_show=1

 

Two possible titles in may(gear of war dosnt have a cover which usually means prone to slippage) and three possibles right at the very end of august.

 

Looks like Oblivion is off the immediate purchase list.

[metadigital]

As for narcissism.  Obviously, I was joking in regards to "I'd do me."

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I miss my horse from Daggerfall

 

It was a horsehead-sprite positioned at the bottom of the screen, and it made these insane hoof-sounds when you ran around like a racecar through the city streets. I laughed so hard at that and then I got used to it and just couldn't walk anymore

 

I hope the horses are just as cool in Oblivion.

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Sounds like Ultima ][! (w00t)

[karka]

They've said many times that where won't be a demo.

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This is bad... First make a system monster, and then don't release any demo. Sorry but i don't pay full price for a computer game that may not run properly on my computer. I can't take that risk.

 

I love consoles for that reason.

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[Tigranes]

Same. I'd download to see if it did work, but NZ broadband gives you 30kbps on a 4gb d/l.

 

Good thing NZ is slack about refund policies.

[metadigital]

Well, there's got to be some advantage to living there ...

 

 

... otherewise all of them would live in Australia!

[Tigranes]

God loves NZ he gave us boiling mud AND that's why we have Australia!

Edited March 22, 2006 by metadigital

[LoneWolf16]

Why won't it get here!? Pleeease! Just arrive already! I need something to take my mind off things, damn it all! Why, God! Why must you torment me so!? SADISTIC MOTHER F-...

 

Oh....um...ahem. Hi.

 

I've yet to get the game yet burn in hell, UPS but when I do, rest assured, you'll get an opinion which, seriously, I know none of you care about to help you all in making an informed Feh. Not bloody likely decision.

[Tigranes]

"Hey, is Oblivion coming in?"

"Yes, it's released already."

"No. I mean the PC version. I know that for some unfathomable reason the 360 version was released earlier."

"That's cause we dont have the PC version yet."

"But the release is tomrrow."

"Hopefully."

[Gabrielle]

Oblivion has horsies.

[Meshugger]

Oblivion has horsies.

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And trees. Don't you dare to forget about the precious trees

 

Bah, no release yet where i live. One can only spam while waiting.

Edited March 23, 2006 by Meshugger

[Gabrielle]

Oblivion has horsies.

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And trees. Don't you dare to forget about the precious trees

 

Bah, no release yet where i live. One can only spam while waiting.

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Trees my precious....

 

 

No release? Well I guess you have to make do with your free time then.

[Llyranor]

Screenshot time! This is my ninja character, Mr. Awesome.

 

Look at those next-gen graphics!

 

 

I just got out of the first dungeon. The game is 'decent' so far, though the motivation given to you is pretty meh. Now, if on the other hand you're somehow allowed to go smuggle the mystic amulet of salvation, with that path being actually a possible part of the storyline, THEN I'll be impressed. Can't comment too much on the story so far. The Patrick Steward character is a pile of monkey doodoo - no wonder they needed a celebrity to hype him up. Like I said, NOT impressed by my character's 'motivation' so far.

 

Of course, the first dungeon featured mostly combat and exploration, so I'll give the story a chance. As for those two aspects, they pretty much feel like Morrowind 2.0. Melee combat still feels completely simplistic, and exploration is standard Morrowind fare. Pick things up, open chests, etc, etc. There's some sort of lockpicking minigame too, and it didn't make me throw up yet, so that's a good sign.

 

Graphics are, well, you can see for yourself on the screenshots.

Not that it matters - the important part is functionality. So far, the graphics are functional, which is all I need. Game runs well, I don't complain. Physics are present, but every freaking game has them nowadays. They haven't added anything to the gameplay yet, anyway.

 

Interface 'looks' nice, if it were the 360 version. Easy to scroll around, I guess. Of course, font/size crap is completely not customizable. On the bright side, it's approved by the institution for the visually-impaired. In the grand scheme, these nitpicks are irrelevant. Same could be said for whatever dumbing down or consolization of the game. Irrelevant drivel, that. Give me something to chew on, and I'll forgive all the nitpicks.

 

Music, of course, is Llyranor-approved. It's standard Jeremy Soule fare, so if you like him, you'll like it. I was a big fan of Morrowind's music already, anyway. There's no surprise here, since I bought the soundtrack off DirectSong beforehand.

 

Impressions so far: Well, I can't say it's hopeless. There's some potential. That alone is already a 100-fold improvement from Morrowind. Most of the details above are irrelevant. The important point is that it at least looks like Bethie invested some actual time into the main storyline. The writing is nothing to write home about yet, but it's not seizure-inducing yet. Again, I've just scratched the surface, so it's hard to say either way. The PC responses are pretty irrelevant so far, but that's a part I'm willing to shut completely out of my impressions of the game, else I'll end up murdering someone.

 

Highlight of the game: Falling off a cliff increased my acrobatics skills.

Edited March 23, 2006 by Llyranor

[kumquatq3]

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[Cantousent]

Quite useful, Llyr.

[metadigital]

Highlight of the game: Falling off a cliff increased my acrobatics skills.

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[Kaftan Barlast]

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That limpwristed way the character holds his weapon is still of Morrowindlike hillarity :D IF youre going to have a hand cluthing a weapon, it better look like its clutching it, not just softly fondling its handle "

[metadigital]

Maybe he's an