Designer1 Posted November 10, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted November 10, 2011 I wonder if Neil knows hes famous on VillaTalk He does now. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobler Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 The games we normally call open worlds – the locked off cities and level-restricted grinding grounds – don’t compare to this. While everyone else is faffing around with how to control and restrict the player, Bethesda just put a **** country in a box. It’s the best open world game I’ve ever played, the most liberating RPG I’ve ever played, and one of my favourite places in this or any other world. Love this finishing quote from the PC Gamer review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 It was on my doorstep, and it is practically perfect. The only minor compliant I can have is that some of the PS3 trophies seem to be broken but it matters not. It's **** incredible. Lived up to all my expectations so far, and more besides. I have never played a game that has such atmosphere and a truly living and breathing world as this. It makes Oblivion look wooden in comparison, and I've only put in a few hours so far. Avoiding spoilers; I did the first proper optional quest in the first town you visit. The dungeon was fantastic, the way it looked, felt, played, the sounds, the enemies - and I'm certain there are going to be many more of these dotted around the map. ughhhhh. I just want to play it and play it and play it. I can't though. Perhaps I will dream of playing it tonight. I didn't really have any set plan as to what I was going to do with my character when I started, so just went with what I felt like at the character creation screen. Ended up being a Khajit cos they look soooooo cuuuuuuuuuuuute My favourite moments so far, squealing with delight as I spotting my first Rabbit but failing to kill it/track it through a lightly wooded area. And finding a 'basin' (I don't know if there are few of these around, my guess is there are, but I've only found the one at the moment) and getting my ass handed to me by 2 sets of very large wild creatures. no spoiler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidlewis Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 just completed Batman main storyline and done about 60% of the overall completion. I will probably trade in and buy arkham city again when it's £15 to finish it off. Are game offering Skyrim for £5 if you trade in Batman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidlewis Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 looking at the overall map btw, Cyrodil looks considerably larger than Skyrim. is that reflected in the game? I imagine it's packed with more places to explore though. there was a lot of open space in Oblivion. good for hunting though and tracking animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baselayers Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Excited!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 As a PC gamer, I have 54 mins left until Steam actually gives me permission to install this. I have a funeral to go to tomorrow. Is it bad that I'm still here, armed with Red Stripe and fags, ready to install and start? I think, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted November 11, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2011 Played about 6 hours last night. Agree with Hogso's gushing, it's **** incredible (I did that early side mission from the village too, so I know exactly what you're talking about ) I've gone for a destruction/necromancer type and some of the spells even at this early stage are just fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I also got this last night.. exploring the map and it's amazing, the graphics are really impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Looking forward to being a dual wielding dark elf sneaky **** who uses a bow as well Going to break into a few shops at night and loot them Just like hackney on a saturday night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 God damn you Steam, you make everything too easy to buy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 My **** still hasn't been shipped. Argh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu_The_Villan Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Are game offering Skyrim for £5 if you trade in Batman? Yeah. Picking mine up at dinnertime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Just changed my order from US to Asian version and it is being packed as I type. Don't think I'll get it until Monday though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I'm going to get this, but would prefer the PC version. Does anybody know if I'll be able to partition a bit of Macbook HD, install Windows and play it on my Macbook that way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Yes, you can do that. (link) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Awesome, cheers Nays. Warcraft looked incredible on my Macbook, so hopefully this will be even better, which I imagine it will seeing as WoW's graphics were getting a bit old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Quick comparison of 360 vs PS3. Seems if you have the choice, PS3 is the one to get. Much more detailed textures, presumably because the 360 is (again) being held back by the capacity of DVD and Bethesda cannot guarantee that everybody who owns a 360 will have a hard drive because of all the Arcade units Microsoft sold. Twice in a month now with Battlefield 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I forgot to even mention Smithing and Cooking (although the latter is not a skill and therefore does not count toward levelling), wonderful wonderful inclusions. I spent along time smithing when I found my first proper Smithing shop. The proprietor of the store invited me to create a dagger and some armor and stuff, acting as a tutorial of sorts. And then I was hooked. Upgraded all my armour, but had to buy the components from a store.I look forward to getting out into the world and finding some rare ore to smelt and other items to turn into armor and weapons and such. And the brawling in bars! Fantastic. I think I may have an advantage over non-Khajit though as apparently Khajit have a better hand-to-hand attack due to their claws. OH MAN and the voices. All the different accents and actors they have used for them are great. Really helps the world feel more real and immersive when the local beggar doesnt have the same voice as the guy who owns the weapons shop ala Oblivion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irreverentad Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 So is this game a resounding 'Definate Purchase' then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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