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The_Pope · 31st Mar 2006, 13:40

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2006/...blivion/1.html

stephen2002 · 31st Mar 2006, 15:17

Great review espeically the graphics testing. It's amazing how detailed the game is and it's amazing the variety of settings that they let you mess around with, and apparently there is an .ini file in there that lets you really customise how things are drawn in the game.

Ramble · 31st Mar 2006, 15:28

Sounds like a game that eats toasted silicon for lunch.

bloodcar · 31st Mar 2006, 15:34

I picked this game up for my 360 a couple days ago after reading on and on in our console gaming forum about it and I must say.... I absolutely love this game. This is coming from someone who normally doesn't care for RPGs and has never played an Elder Scroll game before at all.

What actually drew me into the game was being able to pickpocket every single character in the game and being able to break into every house/store and rob them blind. I've been so naughty though that out of 135 game days that have passed (IIRC that's how many have passed), I've spent 88 of those days in jail. I started killing gaurds in the Imperial City and had a bounty on my head of 7000 gold coins and gave up and let them take me to jail instead of paying it off. I love being able to walk back into the jail and steal all the stolen goods back that they confiscated off of me during the arrest.

One thing about the game that I can't seem to do is actually read the damned books instead of quickly flipping through the pages to get the "book read." I mean, heck, some of these books are 80+ pages with several volumes in them! At 240 books read....that's alot of time I would have spent just reading books. Albeit after I finish the main quest my goal is to go back and read all of the books and fill my houses to the brim with nice wares and do all of the side quests and such.

I find myself anticipating 4:30PM to roll around every day so I can get home and get back to playing. I've lost out on so much sleep the past few days because of this game that it's rediculous....but yet it's awesome. I've haven't had a game draw me this much into obsession for a very long time.

A note to anyone who picks up this game for either the 360 or for their computer.... prepare to not sleep much and become obsessed with finishing little quests and such. Also, try and make your way west to one of the little castles that's on the coast (can't think of it's name off the top of my head) and check out the view across the sea. It's friggen beautiful!

whisperwolf · 31st Mar 2006, 16:06

whats the graphics compare like rom the xbox to the the high end PC's. Trying to work out if I'll be better of buying the xbox, or spending silly money upgrading my whole PC, cause at the moment I have a feeling it will destroy my current machine.

bloodcar · 31st Mar 2006, 16:07

Well, YOu get AA andHDR on the 360 where you only get one or the other on the PC.

dire_wolf · 31st Mar 2006, 16:20

I got the PC collectors version, just for the map editor and player mods, it's a touch more tweakable aswell and runs like a dream on my system

Oh, and you geta funky little septim coin and a little book with the collectors version

whisperwolf · 31st Mar 2006, 16:25

I tried to get that but was let down by the vendor, and now nowhere has the PC collectors edition in stock as far as I can see. Going to take it as a a sign that my PC would not have coped and that I should hold off for a while

Ab$olut · 31st Mar 2006, 16:34

Alot of people have been having issues with this game even with fx60s etc I think a patch would get them frames up...

Although it looks like a fun game should be getting it once I have my x2 + 7900gt

Garside · 31st Mar 2006, 16:39

I have been managing okay with the game and I have a 9800 Radeon Pro, 2100+ Thunderbird and 1 gb of RAM (2700). A lot of people are saying that you need the best computer in the world to enjoy this title - its simply not true!

However, if I have more than one enemy on screen I have to stick the difficulty setting right down to get past them - it jerks far too much.

The_Pope · 31st Mar 2006, 16:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by whisperwolf

whats the graphics compare like rom the xbox to the the high end PC's. Trying to work out if I'll be better of buying the xbox, or spending silly money upgrading my whole PC, cause at the moment I have a feeling it will destroy my current machine.

I don't know, personally, though it's a fair question. Ask yourself what you would do with either a super-fast PC or an Xbox 360 *after* you've finished playing ES4... Also, keyboard & mouse + desk vs wireless controller + sofa?

Cobalt · 31st Mar 2006, 16:59

I agree with garside. I'm running a 3200 OCed to 2.4GHz 1 GB of RAM and a stock 9800pro. 1024 with medium detail (distant land off though) and i get a average of around 36fps which is quite sufficient for me. I have tweaked windows and oblivion extensivly though so I'm probably in a best case scenario.

My friend however... well thats a different story. He thought hed be alright with 512mb of RAM and a PCI FX5200. When he found out he couldn't run it he was devestated. So he orders an extra 1GB of RAM only to find out (as I had said all along) it did nothing to improve the performance. I told him he wouldn't be able to get a PCI gfx card to run this game and now he wants a new mobo + an AGP card. Problem is he knows little about so he asks me to spec him something cheap. A quick search around gets him a suitable upgrade for £120 but his mum doesn't trust me and they had a big falling out over the whole deal.

Well back to my level four wood elf bow master (custom class which I couldn't think of a decent name for)

chemo · 31st Mar 2006, 16:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramble

Sounds like a game that eats toasted silicon for lunch.

i agree, it looks like its making what i thought to be high quality gear look pretty poor

EK-MDi · 31st Mar 2006, 17:15

Wow! That just goes to show what a performer the Xbox 360 can be, which plays the game at maximum detail, in HD resolutions, with very very rare lag occurences, unlike a PC with an Nvidia 7900GTX and FX-60, which has trouble doing so.

Shadowed_fury · 31st Mar 2006, 17:24

Quite glad i've left this purchase out till I upgrade. Phew, thats intense!

Firehed · 31st Mar 2006, 18:26

I don't suppose anyone has a clue as to how a 7900GT would hold up against 1920x1200 with the right detail settings... I've got my 6800GT going at 1184x840 (or whatever it is) which is playable by all means but not stunning.
I want to get back to playing, though, at any res right now. Stupid school projects...

Da Dego · 31st Mar 2006, 19:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firehed

I don't suppose anyone has a clue as to how a 7900GT would hold up against 1920x1200 with the right detail settings... I've got my 6800GT going at 1184x840 (or whatever it is) which is playable by all means but not stunning.
I want to get back to playing, though, at any res right now. Stupid school projects...

Define 'right detail settings...'

FWIW, two 7900gtx cards in SLI just barely kept up at 1900x1200, all settings max. BARELY.

Tim S · 31st Mar 2006, 19:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Da Dego

Define 'right detail settings...'

FWIW, two 7900gtx cards in SLI just barely kept up at 1900x1200, all settings max. BARELY.

Around 30fps average through our test section, IIRC.

specofdust · 31st Mar 2006, 19:45

30 sounds nice, indeed I played FEAR through with an FPS of 30, but that was only because it was a fairly stable 30, it didn't venture down to 10 or 15FPS every 30 seconds. Minimum FPS is very important, but also the stability of an FPS is important, when cutting it as close as 30.

r3Q · 31st Mar 2006, 20:23

well. im about level 16 and i have ~45 hours in already.

the game is just so incredibly fun to play, even with terrible frames. ive got a mid-range setup - (see sig), and it really does chug along sometimes on the outdoor scenes.

here is a site with some console\ini tweaks to get it running a lil better

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=66785

i espically liked this one ;
http://www.elderscrolls.com/forums/i...owtopic=283055

31st Mar 2006, 13:40	#1
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31st Mar 2006, 15:28	#3
Ramble Ginger Nut Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Exeter, Devon/Wantage, Oxfordshire Posts: 5,235	Sounds like a game that eats toasted silicon for lunch. __________________ Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Ensign Ricky are beaming down to the planet. Guess who's not coming back.

31st Mar 2006, 15:34	#4
bloodcar Mod Master Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mentor, OH Posts: 2,133	I picked this game up for my 360 a couple days ago after reading on and on in our console gaming forum about it and I must say.... I absolutely love this game. This is coming from someone who normally doesn't care for RPGs and has never played an Elder Scroll game before at all. What actually drew me into the game was being able to pickpocket every single character in the game and being able to break into every house/store and rob them blind. I've been so naughty though that out of 135 game days that have passed (IIRC that's how many have passed), I've spent 88 of those days in jail. I started killing gaurds in the Imperial City and had a bounty on my head of 7000 gold coins and gave up and let them take me to jail instead of paying it off. I love being able to walk back into the jail and steal all the stolen goods back that they confiscated off of me during the arrest. One thing about the game that I can't seem to do is actually read the damned books instead of quickly flipping through the pages to get the "book read." I mean, heck, some of these books are 80+ pages with several volumes in them! At 240 books read....that's alot of time I would have spent just reading books. Albeit after I finish the main quest my goal is to go back and read all of the books and fill my houses to the brim with nice wares and do all of the side quests and such. I find myself anticipating 4:30PM to roll around every day so I can get home and get back to playing. I've lost out on so much sleep the past few days because of this game that it's rediculous....but yet it's awesome. I've haven't had a game draw me this much into obsession for a very long time. A note to anyone who picks up this game for either the 360 or for their computer.... prepare to not sleep much and become obsessed with finishing little quests and such. Also, try and make your way west to one of the little castles that's on the coast (can't think of it's name off the top of my head) and check out the view across the sea. It's friggen beautiful! __________________ <+DougEdey> you getting PGR4 mitmit? <mitmit> not me, Geoff is probably wanking like a lepper at the thought of it though

31st Mar 2006, 16:06	#5
whisperwolf Ultramodder Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1,194	whats the graphics compare like rom the xbox to the the high end PC's. Trying to work out if I'll be better of buying the xbox, or spending silly money upgrading my whole PC, cause at the moment I have a feeling it will destroy my current machine. __________________ "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. " Voltaire. My Flickr

31st Mar 2006, 16:07	#6
bloodcar Mod Master Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mentor, OH Posts: 2,133	Well, YOu get AA andHDR on the 360 where you only get one or the other on the PC. __________________ <+DougEdey> you getting PGR4 mitmit? <mitmit> not me, Geoff is probably wanking like a lepper at the thought of it though

31st Mar 2006, 15:17	#2
stephen2002 Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 182	Great review espeically the graphics testing. It's amazing how detailed the game is and it's amazing the variety of settings that they let you mess around with, and apparently there is an .ini file in there that lets you really customise how things are drawn in the game.

31st Mar 2006, 16:20	#7
dire_wolf Revelation Machine Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: UK Posts: 2,113	I got the PC collectors version, just for the map editor and player mods, it's a touch more tweakable aswell and runs like a dream on my system Oh, and you geta funky little septim coin and a little book with the collectors version __________________ Marching Into History, Marching Into War, Marching Into History To Function As A Whore "Don't Fear Citizens! TAD KNOWS HIS RAID!"

31st Mar 2006, 16:25	#8
whisperwolf Ultramodder Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1,194	I tried to get that but was let down by the vendor, and now nowhere has the PC collectors edition in stock as far as I can see. Going to take it as a a sign that my PC would not have coped and that I should hold off for a while __________________ "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. " Voltaire. My Flickr

31st Mar 2006, 16:34	#9
Ab$olut Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: mansfield notts Posts: 584	Alot of people have been having issues with this game even with fx60s etc I think a patch would get them frames up... Although it looks like a fun game should be getting it once I have my x2 + 7900gt __________________ http://www.dameet.co.uk 3000+ 64 venice : XFX 6800gs 256mb : 2gb cosair value ram : 120Gb maxtor : 400w silver power psu

31st Mar 2006, 16:39	#10
Garside Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London Posts: 395	I have been managing okay with the game and I have a 9800 Radeon Pro, 2100+ Thunderbird and 1 gb of RAM (2700). A lot of people are saying that you need the best computer in the world to enjoy this title - its simply not true! However, if I have more than one enemy on screen I have to stick the difficulty setting right down to get past them - it jerks far too much.

31st Mar 2006, 16:59	#12
Cobalt Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 248	I agree with garside. I'm running a 3200 OCed to 2.4GHz 1 GB of RAM and a stock 9800pro. 1024 with medium detail (distant land off though) and i get a average of around 36fps which is quite sufficient for me. I have tweaked windows and oblivion extensivly though so I'm probably in a best case scenario. My friend however... well thats a different story. He thought hed be alright with 512mb of RAM and a PCI FX5200. When he found out he couldn't run it he was devestated. So he orders an extra 1GB of RAM only to find out (as I had said all along) it did nothing to improve the performance. I told him he wouldn't be able to get a PCI gfx card to run this game and now he wants a new mobo + an AGP card. Problem is he knows little about so he asks me to spec him something cheap. A quick search around gets him a suitable upgrade for £120 but his mum doesn't trust me and they had a big falling out over the whole deal. Well back to my level four wood elf bow master (custom class which I couldn't think of a decent name for)

31st Mar 2006, 17:15	#14
EK-MDi Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 210	Wow! That just goes to show what a performer the Xbox 360 can be, which plays the game at maximum detail, in HD resolutions, with very very rare lag occurences, unlike a PC with an Nvidia 7900GTX and FX-60, which has trouble doing so.

31st Mar 2006, 17:24	#15
Shadowed_fury Natural Born Chaos Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Telford Posts: 7,133	Quite glad i've left this purchase out till I upgrade. Phew, thats intense! __________________ Steam: kev_fury New Frag Video - Gigabyte EP43-DS3L - E8200 - XFX 4870 1GB - 4GB Kingston - - Steel Series 7.1s - Logitech G11 - Razer Diamondback 3G - 2209WA -

31st Mar 2006, 18:26	#16
Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An hour north of Boston Posts: 12,576	I don't suppose anyone has a clue as to how a 7900GT would hold up against 1920x1200 with the right detail settings... I've got my 6800GT going at 1184x840 (or whatever it is) which is playable by all means but not stunning. I want to get back to playing, though, at any res right now. Stupid school projects... __________________ hire me @ eric-stern.com - web developer and php ninja pics @ my smugmug :: Twitter @firehed :: blog @ firehed.net 40D\|580EXII\|285HV\|AB800\|70-200f/4LIS\|17-50f/2.8\|150f/2.8Macro\|50f/1.8 MacPro @ 8x2.8GHz, 10GB FBDDR2, 3TB HD :: MBP @ 2x2.2GHz, 4GB DDR2, 320GB HD

31st Mar 2006, 19:45	#19
specofdust Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aberdeen, UK, EU Posts: 7,609	30 sounds nice, indeed I played FEAR through with an FPS of 30, but that was only because it was a fairly stable 30, it didn't venture down to 10 or 15FPS every 30 seconds. Minimum FPS is very important, but also the stability of an FPS is important, when cutting it as close as 30. __________________ Like marmite, only no-one hates it Mmm bop!

31st Mar 2006, 20:23	#20
r3Q Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Liverpool, NY Posts: 544	well. im about level 16 and i have ~45 hours in already. the game is just so incredibly fun to play, even with terrible frames. ive got a mid-range setup - (see sig), and it really does chug along sometimes on the outdoor scenes. here is a site with some console\ini tweaks to get it running a lil better http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=66785 i espically liked this one ; http://www.elderscrolls.com/forums/i...owtopic=283055 __________________ -r3Q Athalon XP2400+ @2.1ghz, Abit NF7-S, 80gb, seagate SATA, GeForce 6600GT, 1gb DDR-400 ram, modded Razer: Viper official moderator at caraudio.com Last edited by r3Q; 31st Mar 2006 at 20:29.