In Oblivion again : V - Skyrim

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:10 am

Ultima 7 is freaking awesome. Even if I had trouble knowing how to keep track of things. Playing Ultima 4 at the moment.

Always good to find a fellow Ultima-lover :biggrin:

I had to start a journal to keep track of everything in U7.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:16 pm

Always good to find a fellow Ultima-lover :biggrin:

Too bad it's impossible to get the other games. EA hates the series too much to make another compilation of it.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:44 am

Too bad it's impossible to get the other games. EA hates the series too much to make another compilation of it.

Check this out http://www.gog.com/

Made my year when I discovered this site.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:37 am

At this point, I think we can all agree that Cyrodill is the worst looking realm in Tamriel.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:38 am

Had a good run at Daggerfall the other month. Oblivion looks so much better after that; of course it will look a bit cartoony after playing Skyrim.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:04 am

I still play all TES games from time to time.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:58 am

At this point, I think we can all agree that Cyrodill is the worst looking realm in Tamriel.

Well, it stuck to much to a vivid color palette and the feel was fekunded to much in traditional fantasy which I did not like but it was the best looking game for its time and this is just a minor complaint with the game from me.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:19 am

I still play Oblivion

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:20 pm

I have played about 80 hours of Oblivion before Skyrim, now I have gone back to playing a bit of Oblivion on the side, and I just am really annoyed by my onboard soundcard glitchyness with it. With sound disabled, it runs perfectly fine. With it, it stutters a lot, especially when switching songs or sound effects.

I have searched tirelessly over the internet for a solution but it seems I will have to put money into a new soundcard and I'm planning on buying a new PC this year sometime instead, Oblivion will likely have to wait.

Unless someone has a solution to this soundcard problem other than disabling the sound! I hate not hearing things in the game! Like I'm deaf! Eh, that sounded bad. No offense to deaf people, I mean, it's just uncomfortable when a lot of the experience for me is the music.

In Skyrim, I will often listen to my own music but in Oblivion there's something a lot more enchanting.

Sounds like you need the 'quiet feet' mod: http://oblivion.nexusmods.com/mods/1999

The creatures in oblivion have a separate sound file applied to each foot, so if you encounter a flock of sheep it can give onboard sound cards a nervous breakdown!

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:02 pm

I still play Oblivion :smile:

I haven't played Oblivion since Skyrim came out, but I do play Morrowind now and then. :smile:

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:35 pm

Had a good run at Daggerfall the other month. Oblivion looks so much better after that; of course it will look a bit cartoony after playing Skyrim.

There are some terrible textures in Skyrim that look exactly like daggerfall. Have a look in the Windhelm entrance tunnels sometimes.

Also, Skyrim has SOME artistic flair to its graphics, only resembling fine watercolor work more than "cartoon" style work.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:47 pm

Oblivion was so fun in TESIV, so let us try it again

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:39 pm

At this point, I think we can all agree that Cyrodill is the worst looking realm in Tamriel.

Definitely not. I personally think its very beautiful.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:33 am

Not really, Oblivion was my least favorite of TES games, it was way too mainstream and dumbed down and I never got over the transition from Morrowind. Mods helped a lot, but there is only so much they can do.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:17 am

Nah, my time with Oblivion is over, I go back to Morrowind still but that game is worth it, Oblivion was one my lesser favourites of the TES series.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:08 pm

I hated oblivion but Skyrim made me appreciate it.

This, so much this. I complained as hell about how Oblivion screw things up, but now, looking back, Oblivion was a masterpiece.

On topic... The music did bring shivers down my spine, but not as much as http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWuNf4gxwuM. Especially when this tune is playing and I hear the silt strider howl in the distance...

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:13 am

Listen to this guys: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrRCmH3k_sQ&feature=related

Does this not make you want to play oblivion again?

It does. Well, actually, it makes me wonder if there is a way to move those soundtracks into the Skyrim folders somewhere so that I can have Skyrim graphics + Oblivion soundtrack!

I do love that Oblivion music.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:50 pm

I still play Oblivion from time to time. Still my favorite game ever.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:22 am

At this point, I think we can all agree that Cyrodill is the worst looking realm in Tamriel. :smile:

No, we can't.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:02 am

I would play Oblivion again if only the grass wasn't so very green. :biggrin:

It was a wonderful game but is showing its age compared to Skyrim.

The music certainly did tempt me though. But then I remembered that my Dark Elf can jump twice his height and thought against it... silly jumping abilities! (Mind you the Boots of Springheel Jack don't help matters.)

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:27 pm

I have no reason to play Oblivion. I like both Morrowind and Skyrim infinitely more.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:21 am

Still better than fallout new vegas. That game was a total bug/crash fest.

For game engines that is.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:53 pm

One drawback I oblivion was its cartoony graphics. That and the engine.

And the army of Minotaur that replaces all other random enemies after you reach a certain level... and the Oblivion gates... and...

But I still loved it.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:35 am

At this point, I think we can all agree that Cyrodill is the worst looking realm in Tamriel. :smile:

Um... no. Are you kidding? It was awesome.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:28 am

I can't play Oblivion any more, now that I've played Skyrim. After I had Skyrim like a month or so, I showed it to my brother, then started up Oblivion to show him Skyrim's predecessor, and it just looked absurdly cartoony. The grass was to vividly green, and so forth. I felt like I had stepped into a Super Mario Brothers game. SMB is a great game and all, but I kept looking for a mushroom that would make me grow to giant size...

thats whats so great about it though, as much as I love skyrim, sometimes its just too cold.