The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim -- 11/11/11! -- It's out!
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http://planetelderscrolls.ign.com/a...rim-to-be-developed-for-consoles-ported-to-pc
Probably no DX11 very un-optimised graphics.
Sorry but i don´t buy a game where the developer tries to make as much money as possible instead of doing this properly.
I´ll just wait until the next one arrives and they have listened to the criticism that will come.
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Looks pretty cool, the graphics in some areas have seen some massive improvements, other areas look the same as oblivion. I guess it can be expected considering its devoloped for the console first, pc second.
Theres an advantage to it being a console port however. Many of the games i've played that were console ports actually look amazing and run smoother than games built for the PC. Crysis 2 was a fine example, side by side it looks leagues better than Crysis 1 and will run on a lesser computer.
Theres an advantage to it being a console port however. Many of the games i've played that were console ports actually look amazing and run smoother than games built for the PC. Crysis 2 was a fine example, side by side it looks leagues better than Crysis 1 and will run on a lesser computer.
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Favorited, will show it to a friend who's also a TES junkie. 👍
And like someone said, if Oblivion was console ported too and it looked awesome despite a few shortcomings, I won't care. Oblivion had a massive world and the most beautiful, immersing scenery I have ever seen on a game. From the looks of the trailers and gameplay, Skyrim won't dissapoint either.
Up to you, but if you want to miss out on this amazing game because of this, fair enough. I respectfully think it'll be your loss.
Favorited, will show it to a friend who's also a TES junkie. 👍
And like someone said, if Oblivion was console ported too and it looked awesome despite a few shortcomings, I won't care. Oblivion had a massive world and the most beautiful, immersing scenery I have ever seen on a game. From the looks of the trailers and gameplay, Skyrim won't dissapoint either.
Up to you, but if you want to miss out on this amazing game because of this, fair enough. I respectfully think it'll be your loss.
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This is Bethesda, makers of some the glitchiest games in existence. I'm not stating other games(or games of such open scope) are made perfect, but again this is Bethesda, they've never made a game properly(well, at least one without game breaking glitches), despite backlash received in the past. But who knows......maybe they've changed.....
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The issues with Oblivion and Fallout 3 (Obsidian developed New Vegas, Bethesda just published it) wasn't so much the fact Bethesda can't make a bug-free game to save their lives but more that the third-party Gamebryo engine that those games used was/is terrible and glitchy beyond belief.
Skyrim uses a new proprietary engine created internally by Bethesda, so who knows if the game will be anywhere near as buggy as Oblivion and FO3/NV.
Skyrim uses a new proprietary engine created internally by Bethesda, so who knows if the game will be anywhere near as buggy as Oblivion and FO3/NV.
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Can someone let me know if the ps3 version of Oblivion was as buggy as the others? I only ask because there was some time between the pc and 360 release and the ps3 release. Just thinking that maybe they patched the ps3 version as I didn't notice many bugs. I'm stumped trying to think of any actually, and I put well over 150 hours into oblivion.
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Exactly, that was the good thing, the vast majority were simple bugs, and only a handful were game breaking.
Like that vampire cure quest bug...
Glad that never happened to me. I did get screwed off of a very interesting quest, though, the ghost of Anvil (I think? Maybe Bravil), that quest where you have to follow a ghost and then he tells you about his ship, which is now stranded in a nearby river. I never got him to speak to me thus never been able to complete the quest.
Other than that I was pretty lucky, besides I kept like a separate save file for everything.
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Exactly, that was the good thing, the vast majority were simple bugs, and only a handful were game breaking.
Like that vampire cure quest bug...
Glad that never happened to me. I did get screwed off of a very interesting quest, though, the ghost of Anvil (I think? Maybe Bravil), that quest where you have to follow a ghost and then he tells you about his ship, which is now stranded in a nearby river. I never got him to speak to me thus never been able to complete the quest.
Other than that I was pretty lucky, besides I kept like a separate save file for everything.
Well there is a simple fix for the vampire cure quest. If you pick up an original copy of oblivion, it works. It should have been fixed by a patch, but if you can pick up a cheap copy or even borrow a copy, you can use your GOTY save file to complete the quest.
As for the ghost of anvil, I never got to finish it. As a matter of fact, the two expansion packs were virtually untouched, as well as most oblivion gates. Regardless, I still had well over 150 hours of gameplay. I could easily go back and finish it over the next few months along with new vegas.
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I'd still recommend you pick up skyrim. Even if you only get 30 hours into it, it'll be more than most games. You might even find yourself playing it over the space of a few years. Or you may find yourself hopelessly addicted.
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Yep. Got to hand it to Bethesda, at least the quality is consistent over all platforms.
Though the PC version is probably slightly better, since you can fix some of the bugs with a console command.That said, I never had any of the game-breaking bugs in Oblivion (or Fallout 3, or New Vegas). Just make sure you save regularly, seperate from the auto save. 👍
Even if Skyrim is just Oblivion with a different story, it will still be awesome.
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Exactly, that was the good thing, the vast majority were simple bugs, and only a handful were game breaking.
Like that vampire cure quest bug...
Glad that never happened to me............
Lucky you.
I got caught by this bug when after playing the game for only a few days I contracted the vampire disease. For some stupid reason I vowed to see it through till I cured it only to be cheesed off when the old witch would not acknowledge that I had gotten all the ingredients required for the cure. I had to resort to the consol commands to get through it, which made me feel like I was cheating even though I had completed the quest properly in the first place.
Apart from this, none of the issues where deal breakers for me and I'll be buying this game with the hope that the bugs are kept to a minimum (unlike New Vegas which I very nearly threw in the bin). As much as it pains me to say this, it would be silly to expect it to be bug free, however let's hope they take the time to test it properly.
A game that size... no way it could not have lots of bugs. Too much stuff going on, it's just impossible to test every scenario.
At least it's not Morrowind, that game crashed every 4 minutes and took 5 minutes to load... being one of the best games I ever played just made it that much more painful.
I'd rather have it crash all the time then them strip things out like the Scroll of Ikarian Flight. Everything I've read suggests they're continuing to remove things for Skyrim.. :\
At least it's not Morrowind, that game crashed every 4 minutes and took 5 minutes to load... being one of the best games I ever played just made it that much more painful.
I'd rather have it crash all the time then them strip things out like the Scroll of Ikarian Flight.
Everything I've read suggests they're continuing to remove things for Skyrim.. :\
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A game that size... no way it could not have lots of bugs. Too much stuff going on, it's just impossible to test every scenario.
At least it's not Morrowind, that game crashed every 4 minutes and took 5 minutes to load... being one of the best games I ever played just made it that much more painful.
I'd rather have it crash all the time then them strip things out like the Scroll of Ikarian Flight.
Do you have a link for that?
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Have only just watched the E3 gameplay video.
I have to say, what I said earlier about me probably not going to able to complete this game is all forgotten. It just looks so impressive in every single aspect that I have to have it!
Even if I don't get far, my roommate completed Oblivion so I'll probably make him a very happy man as well if I buy Skyrim.
I have to say, what I said earlier about me probably not going to able to complete this game is all forgotten. It just looks so impressive in every single aspect that I have to have it!
Even if I don't get far, my roommate completed Oblivion so I'll probably make him a very happy man as well if I buy Skyrim.
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I'm around 250 hours in and still haven't finished it. Like Syntax said, there are so many things to do. The Dark Brotherhood questline was fun, mistifying and rewarding, for instance. You also get to shed a lot of blood.
I am in the unenviable (or enviable, depending on your outlook) position of trying to finish Fallout 3, New Vegas and Oblivion (with both expansions) before skyrim hits. The only one I have "completed" is fallout 3, but recently, I revisited it, and keep finding things I missed, including entire settlements. Having a blast with New Vegas, and I'm not anywhere near completion. Have tons of quests to do, and I'm nearing the 40 hour mark. Keep finding interesting side quests too. Haven't played oblivion in ages, but I want to go back to it.
Plus I want to beat the DLC's for Fallout 3 and New vegas. Haven't even started with them. Then I have F12011 coming out next week. It will be a mighty task to finish Oblivion, F3 and New Vegas.
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Bethesda don't need trailers to make me wanna buy. They could just post "Elder Scrolls sequel, 11/11/11, Buy it."
And oh lawds would I buy it...
And oh lawds would I buy it...
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