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Oblivion - First Impression

Discussion in 'The Elder Scrolls 1-4' started by Chandos the Red, Mar 21, 2006.

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  1. Chandos the Red

    Chandos the Red This Wheel's on Fire

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    Everything about this game thus far is just spectacular. The production qualities are just top-flight; truly cinematic is an accurate description. The graphics, the soundtrack, character settings, everything has been just awesome. I have a feeling I'm going to be playing this one for a long time. If all of you don't hear from me for a while, I might just be lost in Oblivion... :)
     
    Chandos the Red, Mar 21, 2006
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  2. Harbourboy

    Harbourboy Take thy form from off my door! Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    I have never even heard of this game. What is it about?
     
    Harbourboy, Mar 21, 2006
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    Disable your spam filters and see the link to order it :)
     
    The Great Snook, Mar 21, 2006
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  4. Chandos the Red

    Chandos the Red This Wheel's on Fire

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    The Elder Scroll games have been around for a long time, perhaps close to 12 years. They have been great, first person RPGs, known mostly for being huge, open-ended quest games. This one lets you flip between first and third person with a touch of the mouse. You start the game as a prisoner (again), and witness the escape of the king from his own palace. The king recognizes you from his dreams. You follow behind him and his guards - and the fun begins...
     
    Chandos the Red, Mar 21, 2006
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    Veldrin We'll ride the spiral to the end Veteran

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    Man... can't wait for my copy to get here! What kind of character you going to use?
     
    Veldrin, Mar 21, 2006
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  6. Chandos the Red

    Chandos the Red This Wheel's on Fire

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    I'm playing an Imperial, and my strategy will be to use a stealth-fighter, with some magic support.
     
    Chandos the Red, Mar 21, 2006
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  7. Hacken Slash

    Hacken Slash OK... can you see me now?

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    Hey Chandos! You're taunting a desparate man! The only comp I have that would be able to run the game is actually company property and they've gotten really tight about any installed personal software! Facists!

    I'll have to wait a while before I can actually try it. Meanwhile...send screenshots and I'll live vicariously through you ;)
     
    Hacken Slash, Mar 21, 2006
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  8. Harbourboy

    Harbourboy Take thy form from off my door! Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    How can there be an RPG that has been around for 12 years that you guys all seem to love, that I have never heard of? All I ever read on these Boards is people complaining that the only RPGs worth playing are BG and BGII (and maybe PST, NWN, IWD and IWD2) and why aren't there more good RPGs and here you are saying there is another whole series of them?
     
    Harbourboy, Mar 22, 2006
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  9. Blackthorne TA

    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Um... well, this entire forum is dedicated to this series of RPG's that you've never heard of, and there are now 59 topics...

    You have never heard of Morrowind?

    Daggerfall I can understand since it's older and by all accounts I've heard, pretty buggy.
     
    Blackthorne TA, Mar 22, 2006
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  10. Chandos the Red

    Chandos the Red This Wheel's on Fire

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    HB - The Elder Scrolls: Arena, Daggerfall and Morrowind. You've never heard of any of these? Also, there is the Might and Magic series, which is also good stuff and has been around even longer...

    Daggerfall was really buggy, but nevertheless a great game.
     
    Chandos the Red, Mar 22, 2006
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  11. Harbourboy

    Harbourboy Take thy form from off my door! Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    /me notices new forum. How long has this forum been here. I apologise for not noticing, but I still have not heard of any of the games you have mentioned. How come everyone complains that there are no good CRPGs any more, if there are all these other games available? How come these games don't seem to show up on all those top 5 best CRPG lists that crop up from time to time around here?
     
    Harbourboy, Mar 22, 2006
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    Blackthorne TA, Mar 22, 2006
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  13. Hacken Slash

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    Keep in mind, HB, that SP was dedicated to D&D based CRPG's until Tal, in a stroke of brilliance, created this forum.
     
    Hacken Slash, Mar 22, 2006
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    Harbourboy Take thy form from off my door! Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    I might be dreaming, but I can't see the words Elder or Morrowind on that whole page, BTA.
     
    Harbourboy, Mar 22, 2006
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    Sorry, start on the second page of that thread. There are references on both the second and third page...
     
    Blackthorne TA, Mar 22, 2006
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    Someone on the internet who's never heard of Elder Scrolls before?
    Now that's a first, well, a first for me.

    I want Oblivion real bad, but unfortunatly my computer wouldn't be able to run it at all. Oh well, in the future perhaps, hahah.
     
    ObviousDelirium, Mar 22, 2006
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    Same here, want to play a decent RPG again, also feeling nostalgic from Morrowind :)
    My computer is far below minimum specs though. Kinda considering buying a new monster of a computer. Besides Oblivion, Black&white 2 and Call of Duty 2 will run smooth on it, which is quite a bonus.

    /me goes to check the prices
     
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    I've already pre-ordered it. I'm getting it on Friday as it arrives here. If CtR likes it I hope I will too. Gonna play me a Nord Battle Cleric - think Priest of Tempus :)
     
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    I'm hopefully getting it on Friday...and I pray to some higher celestial entity that my computer can run it! :p If not I'll cry...and then quite possibly get over it and upgrade my computer :D

    I'll post my first views on this game as soon as I can!
     
    Dave the Magic Turtle, Mar 22, 2006
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    Hopefully my paycheck comes in later today, or at least tomorrow, because right now it's available in stores, but i have only a lousy handful of €'s in my bankaccount. After buying a new comp, new speakers, and preordering a new 19 inch wide/flatscreen monitor, in completely broke. The good news is that my new comp can easily handle Oblivion in it's highest detail settings.
     
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