Elder Scrolls V in the works - direct sequel to Oblivion - Page 14

Arclight · 11-10-11, 08:18 AM

Good and bad: engine is fine, stuff running on it a little glitchy. Rather glad the stability is there, means it won't crash every few minutes. I can stomach AI freaking out now and then, but booting back into a game every 10 minutes, not so much.

From PC gamer review:

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We got a review copy of Skyrim the day the game was officially finished, but it's curiously buggy. Among a lot of minor problems such as issues reassigning controls, there's glitchy character behaviour that can break quests, and AI flipouts that can turn a whole town against you. And the interface isn't well adapted to PC: it sometimes ignores the position of your cursor in menus. There's an update due as soon as the game's out, but there's a hell of a lot to patch here. Next time, maybe don't commit to a specific release day just because it has a lot of elevens in it?

These aren't engine issues, though. Skyrim is based on tech Bethesda built specially for it, rather than the middleware engine used by Oblivion and Fallout 3. It's a lean, swift, beautiful thing. New lighting techniques and a fluffy sort of frozen fog give the world a cold sparkle, and the previously puffy faces are sharp, mean and defined. Even load times are excitingly quick. On maximum settings, it runs at 30-40 frames per second on a PC that runs Oblivion at 50-60 - a decent trade off for the increase in scenery porn.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/11/10/th...skyrim-review/

Proper link to page 2: http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/11/10/th...kyrim-review/2
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Oberon · 11-10-11, 08:45 AM

....son of a....

I read a review and now I'm watching a 20 min gameplay vid...

Aside from having 3.5Gig RAM I meet all the specs for Recommended...

GAAAAAAAAAAAA-

Money, why art thou non-existent!

Ah well, there's Christmas

Drewcifer · 11-10-11, 09:16 AM

I was a little concerned about the PC interface as it seems they devoted all their attention on building it on 360, for 360... and less time maxing out its PC functionality.

Arclight · 11-10-11, 09:32 AM

There's a day-1 patch that may fix plenty of issues, I'm betting it will actually. If not, I might actually give the 360 pad a whirll untill they do.

Raptor1 · 11-10-11, 09:42 AM

I'm going to have to walk down to my local game store and see if they have it/will have it available tomorrow. They really need to fix their website...

jwilliams · 11-10-11, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Arclight

There's a day-1 patch that may fix plenty of issues, I'm betting it will actually. If not, I might actually give the 360 pad a whirll untill they do.

Steam unlocking game now. day one patch is 18mb. And steam download is slow.

Usually I have to wait an extra day to get games unlocked, but this time New Zealand will be the first to play skyrim.

Drewcifer · 11-10-11, 10:03 AM

I prefer mouse and keyboard over the game pad.. but anyways over at Gamespot they are playing a marathon all day... on both consoles and PC, and so far the PC version has crashed 3 times.

Arclight · 11-10-11, 10:09 AM

I prefer it as well, just saying I'm willing to give the pad a shot for now if the menu doesn't cooperate.

Still hopefull it will be stable. No offense, but I'm not convinced some box in a gameshop is properly set up and maintained.

Drewcifer · 11-10-11, 10:14 AM

LoL... not a game shop Arc... Gamespot the review site.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/index.htm...ead%3Bpc%3Btop

Dowly · 11-10-11, 10:31 AM

Skyrim = bought.

Unlocks in 9 hours according to the counter on Steam.

Arclight · 11-10-11, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Drewcifer

LoL... not a game shop Arc... Gamespot the review site.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/index.htm...ead%3Bpc%3Btop

Aah, I see. That's even worse.

soopaman2 · 11-10-11, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Arclight

There's a day-1 patch that may fix plenty of issues, I'm betting it will actually. If not, I might actually give the 360 pad a whirll untill they do.

That is the trend, to cater to consoles.

Been in a gamestop recently and seen the PC section?

Ever wonder why digital download services took off?

I have faith in the TES modders to fix what Bethesda messes up.

As they always do.

It's preloaded...I wanna play... NOW!

Arclight · 11-10-11, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by soopaman2

That is the trend, to cater to consoles.

It is? I thought it was a result of games becoming bigger and more complex every year.

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Been in a gamestop recently and seen the PC section?

Nope. I bet it's pretty much non-existent though.

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Ever wonder why digital download services took off?

Convenience? Don't have to wonder about that for a second. Think you got it backwards though; pretty sure it was digital distribution that diminished regular retail.

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I have faith in the TES modders to fix what Bethesda messes up.

As they always do.

That I'll agree to.

Spike88 · 11-10-11, 11:20 AM

In 12 hours I'll be standing in line to get my copy

An hour and a half after that I'll be at home playing! The is intense.

mookiemookie · 11-10-11, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Skyrim = bought.

Unlocks in 9 hours according to the counter on Steam.

13 hours for me. Bah!

I'll be staying up until midnight for this one.

11-10-11, 09:32 AM	#199
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	There's a day-1 patch that may fix plenty of issues, I'm betting it will actually. If not, I might actually give the 360 pad a whirll untill they do. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

11-10-11, 09:42 AM	#200
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	I'm going to have to walk down to my local game store and see if they have it/will have it available tomorrow. They really need to fix their website... __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

11-10-11, 10:09 AM	#203
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	I prefer it as well, just saying I'm willing to give the pad a shot for now if the menu doesn't cooperate. Still hopefull it will be stable. No offense, but I'm not convinced some box in a gameshop is properly set up and maintained. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

11-10-11, 11:20 AM	#209
Spike88 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 3,052 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	In 12 hours I'll be standing in line to get my copy An hour and a half after that I'll be at home playing! The is intense. __________________

11-10-11, 08:45 AM	#197
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	....son of a.... I read a review and now I'm watching a 20 min gameplay vid... Aside from having 3.5Gig RAM I meet all the specs for Recommended... GAAAAAAAAAAAA- Money, why art thou non-existent! Ah well, there's Christmas

11-10-11, 09:16 AM	#198
Drewcifer Commodore Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 601 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	I was a little concerned about the PC interface as it seems they devoted all their attention on building it on 360, for 360... and less time maxing out its PC functionality.

11-10-11, 10:03 AM	#202
Drewcifer Commodore Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 601 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	I prefer mouse and keyboard over the game pad.. but anyways over at Gamespot they are playing a marathon all day... on both consoles and PC, and so far the PC version has crashed 3 times.

11-10-11, 10:14 AM	#204
Drewcifer Commodore Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 601 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	LoL... not a game shop Arc... Gamespot the review site. http://www.gamespot.com/pc/index.htm...ead%3Bpc%3Btop

11-10-11, 10:31 AM	#205
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Skyrim = bought. Unlocks in 9 hours according to the counter on Steam.