19th November 2007, 12:16 AM
Well some of the simplification just comes from the move to 3D, such as the much smaller towns than Daggerfall you mention.
I will say this though. For all the detail they put into Oblivion, there is a palpable lack of KIDS. I mean seriously if there's one mod I'd ask for from the fan community it would be populating the town with playful scamps and so on, but of course there would be no voices, or *shudder* fan voices. Also I don't seem to notice any outhouses or any means of disposing of one's waste. I'm left to assume they use a pile of clothes down the hallway. I don't know who's jacket that is but they ain't wearing it no more...
Then there's the console only (so far, but I don't TRUST Bioware with "exclusive" any more :D) Mass Effect which by all accounts is a VERY deep and complex experience.
<img src="http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2007/20071119.jpg">
Only apparently they didn't do too good a job with the tutorial aspect of it... Oh well, as much as I think good tutorials are something every good game should have, I'm the sort that can enjoy muddling through a system and working it out without one.
I will say this though. For all the detail they put into Oblivion, there is a palpable lack of KIDS. I mean seriously if there's one mod I'd ask for from the fan community it would be populating the town with playful scamps and so on, but of course there would be no voices, or *shudder* fan voices. Also I don't seem to notice any outhouses or any means of disposing of one's waste. I'm left to assume they use a pile of clothes down the hallway. I don't know who's jacket that is but they ain't wearing it no more...
Then there's the console only (so far, but I don't TRUST Bioware with "exclusive" any more :D) Mass Effect which by all accounts is a VERY deep and complex experience.
<img src="http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2007/20071119.jpg">
Only apparently they didn't do too good a job with the tutorial aspect of it... Oh well, as much as I think good tutorials are something every good game should have, I'm the sort that can enjoy muddling through a system and working it out without one.
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