Monday, Apr 10, 2006
I finally gave in a bought an Xbox 360 and so far I'm loving it. The only games I own are Oblivion, Geometry Wars, and Fight Night Round 3, but that covers my basic interests fairly well.
Oblivion is awesome so far. I've been playing for 12 hours according to the play clock and I've barely even started the main quest. I've been having a blast just exploring the countryside and chatting with the townfolk. The NPCs in this game are actually interesting to talk to sometimes, which is refreshing for a role-playing game. I love the fact that I can save anywhere, go on a crime spree, and then reload my save and do it all over again.
I played by the rules for quite awhile, but then in Skingrad I decided to see what would happen if I stole a horse. So I hopped on the horse and took off. When I was a safe distance from town I got off the horse to see if it would run away or stick by me. Just then a wolf attacked the horse and I tried to shoot the wolf with flare but instead I hit the horse, which pissed it off. So the horse killed the wolf, then came after me. I fought the horse for awhile and then it ran away so I chased after it. The stupid horse lead me into a bandit camp where a bandit tried to kill me while the horse ran off. So I fought the bandit for awhile when all of a sudden the horse comes back through the camp being chased by two goblins, who then started going after me. So I wasted the bandit, killed the goblins, killed another wolf that showed up, and finally finished off the horse. It was all completely ridiculous, but a lot of fun nonetheless.
I'm looking foward to trying to play through the game as different classes too, just to see what it's like. Right now I'm a spellsword, but I think I'll play a thief if I play through the game again.
The only gripe I have about the game is the load times. When I'm outside walking around the game constantly hangs up for a couple seconds to load each area. It happens often enough to be really annoying, but it's not bad enough to make me want to play the game. I haven't heard many other people complain about it though, so maybe I just got a lemon.
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Posted Apr 10, 2006 4:28 pm PT
Great story from Oblivion 
Interestingly, the load times on my PC are barely noticeable, most of the time if the "loading area" message wouldn't show up on the screen, I wouldn't have any idea something was being loaded. Occasionally it takes around 1 second, I don't think it has ever been more.
However it can get somewhat laggy in big (including many characters) battles, I've had a few freezes in such situaions.
Interestingly, the load times on my PC are barely noticeable, most of the time if the "loading area" message wouldn't show up on the screen, I wouldn't have any idea something was being loaded. Occasionally it takes around 1 second, I don't think it has ever been more.
However it can get somewhat laggy in big (including many characters) battles, I've had a few freezes in such situaions.
Posted Apr 11, 2006 10:18 am PT
i am really going to have to start playing my 360, i think my lack of money is the reason for my drop in enthusiasm for the system. i think it is games like oblivion that are keeping 360 owners happy at the moment and here is me with pgr3 and kameo expecting to remain upbeat about the gaming experience i am receiving from the machine. i'm glad you're enjoyin git though, i have seen a fair few people complain about the loading times actually. infact that seems to be the only real complaint so i'm hard pressed to see why it did not score higher. i cannot comment personally having never played it, infact even if i did i would not be able to pass fair judgement as i am not a big fan of the rpg genre.
as for fight night it looks a little repetitive in terms of the gameplay, i don't know if there is any depth to it but it certainly doesn't look that way. i suppose it will keep all boxing fans happy but for me personally who is a fan of games like tekken and mortal kombat i cannot see this fulfilling my beat-em-up needs.
i think i might buy ghost recon : advance war fighter next for the 360, it seems to be the one calling my name. the good points seem to really be good and the bad points that were highlighted in the review here at gamespot don't really seem to phase me. i don't know if this game is on your wanted list at all. anyways i'll shut up, i can babble on all day when given the chance. just glad you're enjoying your purchase and it will certainly be interesting to see the next generation of gaming in full swing come november.
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as for fight night it looks a little repetitive in terms of the gameplay, i don't know if there is any depth to it but it certainly doesn't look that way. i suppose it will keep all boxing fans happy but for me personally who is a fan of games like tekken and mortal kombat i cannot see this fulfilling my beat-em-up needs.
i think i might buy ghost recon : advance war fighter next for the 360, it seems to be the one calling my name. the good points seem to really be good and the bad points that were highlighted in the review here at gamespot don't really seem to phase me. i don't know if this game is on your wanted list at all. anyways i'll shut up, i can babble on all day when given the chance. just glad you're enjoying your purchase and it will certainly be interesting to see the next generation of gaming in full swing come november.
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Posted Apr 15, 2006 12:26 am PT
Great...now where's the PS3? It wil be the console that will start all the fuss.
Posted May 9, 2006 5:22 pm PT
DJ-D10 I have the same thing with Oblivion on my PC, could be the 2 gigs of corsair platinum xms RAM.
Posted May 12, 2006 4:32 am PT
Oblivion is amazing! I've been playing it for about 80 hours and as far as the main quest goes, I've have barely just started.
Your story by the way was hilarious!
Your story by the way was hilarious!
Posted May 13, 2006 11:59 pm PT
oblivion is crazy Ive been playing it for 63 hours and in the main quest I just joined the blades.
Posted Jun 21, 2006 7:20 am PT
I recently got addicted to Oblivion on the 360 too. It's fun and pretty, but I agree, the loading times are annoying.... >.O
Posted Jun 22, 2006 6:59 am PT
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