Discussion
kippyboy said:
Anyone had the game and system just crash on them? On ps3. Happened twice in the same keep for me. Frustrating!
This is a Bethesda "feature" in my experience. For me Fallout 3 GotY was terrible for crashing on the PS3, although New Vegas was significantly better on the PC (but did still crash occasionally). With games this enormous people sort of put up with it a bit but it's still not great.
RobM77 said:
How does it compare with Oblivion?
I'll share my own opinion, but first... for those who asked, no crashes or death problems on my PS3. No idea why some of us had problems, some not.Apologies for the long winded post - a few folk did ask for an opinion. Obviously if you have the game, there is no need read my comments
Im torn between finding it very similar to Oblivion and not as exciting or fresh as Oblivion was the first time I ever played it. It is in may ways very much Oblivion 2.0
However, having played for several hours (I should mention that Im now thoroughly bored with Oblivion) Im finding Skyrim so fresh I think I can love it all over again.
Absolutely everything is better, from the lock picking experience, getting pulled by the current when in water, the surprising array of creatures (some of which you wont be able to kill, others you can) and the hugely improved visuals. Graphics, modeling and textures are all better. Ive only explored one dungeon but it was vastly bigger and much, much more varied than Oblivion dungeons.
The character feels more real, and not like a childs toy bouncing when running down a steep slope. Close combat is more fun, spellcasting is much more enjoyable and the number of special effects in the game (water, fog, proper swirling mist, bubbling brooks and blown snow) really do seem to add so much to the game at every single turn, that despite feeling very much like Oblivion, it often doesnt.
The need to ferry weapons back and forth to shops to earn gold seems dimished as does buying and selling general clobber to raise cash. Gold and arrows can be carried in unlimited amounts and everything just feels better.
The only bugs Ive found are two... an invisible character talking to me (camera wouldnt pan to face him) and mammoths running on top of the small stone building I was in, levitating in the air. Nothing else.
It may feel like an Oblivion 2.0 at times, I do find the lengthy character dialogues boring and I really dont like the feel of the new map, but being as bored of oblivion as I am, I found this very easy to get into - its that fresh, whereas the expansion pack I had for oblivion was a pile of tosh and did nothing whatsoever to refresh the game, it only provided more of the same.
HTH a few folk.
All imho of course.
Edited by Mobsta on Saturday 12th November 04:26
RobM77 said:
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MattyB_ said:
If Royal Mail/Amazon don't come through with my order tomorrow, there's going to be some serious trouble...
Snap! 
I pre-ordered Skyrim too (for PC), but I'm actually busy this weekend so went for the standard delivery. You'll be pleased to know my copy hasn't popped through the letterbox yet!
tting me. Mine hasn't arrived yet, paid for first class delivery. 
Absolutely loving it. I don't normally care about graphics and this is the first game where I've paused multiple times to look at the scenery!
Currently a level 9 focusing on one-handed and destruction spells. I seem to die a lot though
As someone said above, not overly keen on the map- I keep getting lost but then I've discovered lots of side quests so maybe that's not such a bad thing!
Currently a level 9 focusing on one-handed and destruction spells. I seem to die a lot though
As someone said above, not overly keen on the map- I keep getting lost but then I've discovered lots of side quests so maybe that's not such a bad thing!
Loving it
I played pretty much all the fallout and elder scrolls games right back to the early 90s so I knew what I was getting into :-)
One thing I dont like is the new UI, its horrible on PC if you rebind your controls, some change and some dont, and some stuff doesn't work anymore...I looked on the forum and they've already said its sorted for the next patch...other than that I havent really had any bugs other than a very occasional random crash
I played pretty much all the fallout and elder scrolls games right back to the early 90s so I knew what I was getting into :-)
One thing I dont like is the new UI, its horrible on PC if you rebind your controls, some change and some dont, and some stuff doesn't work anymore...I looked on the forum and they've already said its sorted for the next patch...other than that I havent really had any bugs other than a very occasional random crash
Mobsta said:
'll share my own opinion, but first... for those who asked, no crashes or death problems on my PS3. No idea why some of us had problems, some not.
Apologies for the long winded post - a few folk did ask for an opinion. Obviously if you have the game, there is no need read my comments
Im torn between finding it very similar to Oblivion and not as exciting or fresh as Oblivion was the first time I ever played it. It is in may ways very much Oblivion 2.0
However, having played for several hours (I should mention that Im now thoroughly bored with Oblivion) Im finding Skyrim so fresh I think I can love it all over again.
Absolutely everything is better, from the lock picking experience, getting pulled by the current when in water, the surprising array of creatures (some of which you wont be able to kill, others you can) and the hugely improved visuals. Graphics, modeling and textures are all better. Ive only explored one dungeon but it was vastly bigger and much, much more varied than Oblivion dungeons.
The character feels more real, and not like a childs toy bouncing when running down a steep slope. Close combat is more fun, spellcasting is much more enjoyable and the number of special effects in the game (water, fog, proper swirling mist, bubbling brooks and blown snow) really do seem to add so much to the game at every single turn, that despite feeling very much like Oblivion, it often doesnt.
The need to ferry weapons back and forth to shops to earn gold seems dimished as does buying and selling general clobber to raise cash. Gold and arrows can be carried in unlimited amounts and everything just feels better.
The only bugs Ive found are two... an invisible character talking to me (camera wouldnt pan to face him) and mammoths running on top of the small stone building I was in, levitating in the air. Nothing else.
It may feel like an Oblivion 2.0 at times, I do find the lengthy character dialogues boring and I really dont like the feel of the new map, but being as bored of oblivion as I am, I found this very easy to get into - its that fresh, whereas the expansion pack I had for oblivion was a pile of tosh and did nothing whatsoever to refresh the game, it only provided more of the same.
HTH a few folk.
All imho of course.
Great post - thanks for taking the time to write it.Apologies for the long winded post - a few folk did ask for an opinion. Obviously if you have the game, there is no need read my comments
Im torn between finding it very similar to Oblivion and not as exciting or fresh as Oblivion was the first time I ever played it. It is in may ways very much Oblivion 2.0
However, having played for several hours (I should mention that Im now thoroughly bored with Oblivion) Im finding Skyrim so fresh I think I can love it all over again.
Absolutely everything is better, from the lock picking experience, getting pulled by the current when in water, the surprising array of creatures (some of which you wont be able to kill, others you can) and the hugely improved visuals. Graphics, modeling and textures are all better. Ive only explored one dungeon but it was vastly bigger and much, much more varied than Oblivion dungeons.
The character feels more real, and not like a childs toy bouncing when running down a steep slope. Close combat is more fun, spellcasting is much more enjoyable and the number of special effects in the game (water, fog, proper swirling mist, bubbling brooks and blown snow) really do seem to add so much to the game at every single turn, that despite feeling very much like Oblivion, it often doesnt.
The need to ferry weapons back and forth to shops to earn gold seems dimished as does buying and selling general clobber to raise cash. Gold and arrows can be carried in unlimited amounts and everything just feels better.
The only bugs Ive found are two... an invisible character talking to me (camera wouldnt pan to face him) and mammoths running on top of the small stone building I was in, levitating in the air. Nothing else.
It may feel like an Oblivion 2.0 at times, I do find the lengthy character dialogues boring and I really dont like the feel of the new map, but being as bored of oblivion as I am, I found this very easy to get into - its that fresh, whereas the expansion pack I had for oblivion was a pile of tosh and did nothing whatsoever to refresh the game, it only provided more of the same.
HTH a few folk.
All imho of course.
Edited by Mobsta on Saturday 12th November 04:26
I have had Oblivion on my shelf, unopened for well over a year now, never got around to playing it, partly because I was hooked on Fallout 3 and other games, and partly because I knew my wife would be pretty unhappy with me taking on another epic time-vampire game. So, assuming I can avoid a divorce, should I play Oblivion first before Skyrim (which I think will be right up my street games-wise), or do you think I could re-visit Oblivion after Skyrim? Is Skyrim such a step forward that it will spoil Oblivion for me?
skoff said:
Great post - thanks for taking the time to write it.
I have had Oblivion on my shelf, unopened for well over a year now, never got around to playing it, partly because I was hooked on Fallout 3 and other games, and partly because I knew my wife would be pretty unhappy with me taking on another epic time-vampire game. So, assuming I can avoid a divorce, should I play Oblivion first before Skyrim (which I think will be right up my street games-wise), or do you think I could re-visit Oblivion after Skyrim? Is Skyrim such a step forward that it will spoil Oblivion for me?
I've always been of the opinion that Fallout is Oblivion with guns and I really like all of the Fallout series and have wasted months of my life enjoying them. I think Oblivion is very much of its time and if you you play Skyrim before you may find Oblivion although excellent may be a bit tedious with the routine of getting better stuff. Skyrim is in many ways Oblivion 2 as the previous poster said and thats not to say its not superb, with a good surround sound system its very atmospheric, shame there is no 3D option though because that would just make it even better than it is. So far no crashes on the PS3 and you do get killed a lot to start with.I have had Oblivion on my shelf, unopened for well over a year now, never got around to playing it, partly because I was hooked on Fallout 3 and other games, and partly because I knew my wife would be pretty unhappy with me taking on another epic time-vampire game. So, assuming I can avoid a divorce, should I play Oblivion first before Skyrim (which I think will be right up my street games-wise), or do you think I could re-visit Oblivion after Skyrim? Is Skyrim such a step forward that it will spoil Oblivion for me?
I'm loving it so far. No crashes for me on the PS3. Playing as a dark elf battle mage. Not explored too far, got to the first village and ended up on a quest for a gold claw so off I wandered. Loved the atmospheric dust/earth dropping in the barrow, made me stop a few times "just in case" and using some of the traps on the enemies was a great laugh.
I'm only level 4 at the moment, but haven't managed to die yet. I tend to fry people until I run out of magic, then finish them off with a couple of sword chops. Great fun, I've already apologised to the good lady for being unresponsive for the next 3 months
More exploring on the cards today, the quests can wait a while longer...
I'm only level 4 at the moment, but haven't managed to die yet. I tend to fry people until I run out of magic, then finish them off with a couple of sword chops. Great fun, I've already apologised to the good lady for being unresponsive for the next 3 months
More exploring on the cards today, the quests can wait a while longer...
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