26th October 2004, 11:08 AM
If it's a PC RPG, I don't have a problem with it using standard PC RPG (that is, D&D-inspired) stat/dice-based gameplay. That's the way it is supposed to be! Okay, TES isn't a typical PC RPG series due to its action-based combat where you actually swing the sword yourself (by moving the mouse in the way you want the sword to swing, at least in the first two games... it's actually kind of cool... for a while anyway.)
I'd say that the magic system in combat should be improved, definitely. Weapons? It works. It's nothing special, but being quite used to PC RPGs I found nothing strange about frequently missing... I would never have noticed it as a problem with the combat, certainly. That's just normal to me in RPGs... and despite how action-based the combat is (even more based on how well you can click (and drag the mouse!) than Diablo!) it IS an RPG.
I'd say that the magic system in combat should be improved, definitely. Weapons? It works. It's nothing special, but being quite used to PC RPGs I found nothing strange about frequently missing... I would never have noticed it as a problem with the combat, certainly. That's just normal to me in RPGs... and despite how action-based the combat is (even more based on how well you can click (and drag the mouse!) than Diablo!) it IS an RPG.