28th March 2006, 3:35 PM
Quote:I meant that if you read what he said, he specifically mentioend Morrowind having that flaw, not Oblivion, and you'll have to ask him why he brought it up.
Not only that, but I specifically said that Oblivion improved on it and moved things closer to the way they were in Arena/Daggerfall -- GR, try actually "reading" what I said next time... (sorry if that's harsh, but to so badly miss my point you can't have read anyting really, and it was only one paragraph...)
Try actually reading this time...
Quote:Uh... yes... in Morrowind you push a button and the sword swings. You don't control its path on the screen -- it just swings when you click. That's a real change... makes it easier to swing more, makes the game simpler, removes an element of uniqueness... Oblivion sounds like they make it more interesting again, thankfully.
I know one goal in Oblivion was to remove the 'randomness factor' that is integral to RPG combat -- that is, you miss attacks not based on your dexterity but based on random chance -- and have more aiming and stuff, and more visual depictions of when you miss, etc... ie, make it even MORE actiony in the combat... maybe it makes it more fun (something even Morrowind fans must admit was weak in that game), but it's just not the right direction for an RPG... but if they must do that, I guess making it more interesting is good... lukewarm praise as that is...
Quote:Why are we talking about Morrowind?
Because you people haven't played Arena or Daggerfall (despite the fact that the parts of both of those games that I have played is free), making discussing those ones hard, and I haven't played Oblivion...
Quote:In Oblivion, that does happen, and it sure makes things interesting. The RPG is almost gone, but that's okay. I have enough RPGs right now and if I want that sort of gameplay, I'll play one of those. I like strafing around my enemy, jumping overhead while firing a lightning bolt, striking the poor thing in the back, running back, and dodging that fireball the thing was prepairing myself. It's great fun. It is fun to find a dear, aim high to make up for gravity's effects, and make a shot from a long distance, getting a nice kill. Then, running up to it, and if a wolf isn't feeding off it (I love this game), I'll strip off some dear meat and have a nice meal of it.
Deer. :)
But yes, they distract you with all kinds of things to do... but in the end I'd still rather play a focused game which puts its effort into interesting situations along a path, perhaps with branching or choice or stuff but with the whole experience focused in and designed. The greatest traditionally designed RPG ever is Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (Torment is better, but is far from being a traditional RPG to the degree where it's almost in its own category...).
Quote:As far as glitches, I've encountered a few. You can break into someone's house and talk to them and they don't seem to care that you broke in. At the same time, a local police officer will immediatly start looking for you if they notice that the lock on a door has been tampered with.
Daggerfall... one other thing about it I don't think I've mentioned before is that it launched horribly buggy... one of the more infamous games of all time on that regard... Bethesda have done much better since, but on any game of this scale there are bound to be some things that slip through. But that's what patches are for.
Quote:Also, there are no bathrooms. However, I consider that a mercy of sorts. Still, I am reminded of Star Trek. (I'm sure some nerd will comment about how in the future, everyone has a transporter or a wormhole in their arse eliminating the need to expel waste matter.)
You mean how with those jumpsuits going to the bathroom would not be easy? :)
Quote:The most crippling thing I've seen so far is that, for some reason, in a couple conversations I've had, my entire computer locked up. I mean, hard locked, no hope of redemption save the reset button. I'm not sure what's going on. I'll have to check my temp. I may end up turning my computer into a fish tank with a pool pump attached to it (filled with mineral oil).
It's a PC game, such things happen sometimes...