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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby Twaddlefish » Wed Jan 12, 2011 4:57 pm

Children only matter if you can kill them. A bit silly, but it's immersion shattering when a toddler survives a fireball, instead of dishing out the baby back ribs.

Hopefully these cities will be massive like Vivec was supposed to be.
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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby Aaaarrrrgggghhhh » Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:59 pm

-Third-person view has been improved
-A total of five cities will be available – and they’ll be massive.
-No HUD option included.
-Conversations are no longer done in the zoomed perspective, and will instead unfold more naturally.
-Players can craft new weapons by visiting a weapons smithy.
-You can duel with NPCs in the middle of the street, ala the Wild West.
-The Enchanting skill makes a return, while mysticism is out.
-”Radiant Storytelling”/ Level Scaling 2.0 – The game tailors content to your capabilities and experience.
-Fast-Travel is making a comeback.
-You can now sprint.
-Dynamic Shadows confirmed
-Character models have been beefed up, with NPCs showing more emotion and improved distinction between races.
-Radiant AI is back.
-The game engine has been tweaked to accommodate effects such as trees and branches that sway independently in the wind, while snow falls in a much more realistic manner.
-10 races confirmed
-Dungeons are more unique this time around
-Finishing moves included
-Children will be featured in the game (they were conspicuously absent from Oblivion)
-Dialogue will commence when you approach a threat
-More to do in towns, such as cooking, mining, woodcutting/blacksmithing.



Oblivion graphics improved with Morrowind gameplay? This would of course make it the greatest game ever, but let's wait until E3.

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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby corrupt_toolbox » Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:01 pm

Children.
Killable children?
Not even Rockstar have had the balls to do that so far.

EDIT: Googling reminds me that you can kill kids on Deus Ex. Even though it was only a decade ago, imagine the fuss that would be made if it was released today.

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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby RedTeamWins » Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:11 pm

RB2610 wrote:Sounds like cities are going to be pretyt epic too:

including cooking, farming, mining, woodcutting and blacksmithing, but exactly how these will work is yet to be described.

I like. Hopefully actually cutting down trees and shit, rather than 'opening' a rock like how it worked in the ebony mines. No minigames either please.

This first part of this sounds good, but the bolded line sounds too Oblivion-levelling like:

designate opponents that are appropriately matched to your strengths and weaknesses.

Yeah this sounds lame if its a cakewalk, but matching enemies to your weaknesses could add a lot of challenge. Still, that could be lame also. Just have some places that are harder than others, it makes sense.

The player

There are several player improvements. 3rd-person view has been improved.

Meeeeeeeeeh.
nobody uses it except for looking at their sweet lewt anyway.

Aaaarrrrgggghhhh wrote:-A total of five cities will be available – and they’ll be massive.

:D an equivalent of a bank or vault in each of those and it'll be sweeeet. Hopefully this is as well as smaller hamlets and towns.

Aaaarrrrgggghhhh wrote:-Finishing moves included

Not a fan of these. In Reach they're disjointed and awkward and swing you from first to third person. DX:HR is going the same route. Keep them in first person, if they have to have them at all.

Aaaarrrrgggghhhh wrote:You can duel with NPCs in the middle of the street, ala the Wild West

Erm... Ok?

Aside from that, the technical advances sound great, shadows and AI and that. Looks good too so far.

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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby Aaaarrrrgggghhhh » Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:21 pm

corrupt_toolbox wrote:Children.
Killable children?
Not even Rockstar have had the balls to do that so far.

EDIT: Googling reminds me that you can kill kids on Deus Ex. Even though it was only a decade ago, imagine the fuss that would be made if it was released today.



Because the industry is far bigger these days, any rumour that was comfirmed about this would cause more controversy & become public, but would also guarantee sales.

To be honest, it would cause more aggro for retail than anything. Most parents don't give a toss what they are buying for the children as long as it keeps them quiet & for the small percentage that do, most stores & staff have to inform & will be strict on selling if in doubt.

"Can't say we didn't warn you" or a more customer friendly approach would be used if any problems occurred.

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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby RedTeamWins » Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:29 pm

The moment I saw that guys knob on Lost and Damned, I knew we were living in a golden age of videogaming :|

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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby Johnny Tightlips » Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:35 pm

RedTeamWins wrote:
The player

There are several player improvements. 3rd-person view has been improved.

Meeeeeeeeeh.
nobody uses it except for looking at their sweet lewt anyway.


Big plus for me on the other hand as I always used to switch to 3rd person when travelling anywhere in Oblivion that was more than 20ft.

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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby Aaaarrrrgggghhhh » Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:39 pm

RedTeamWins wrote:
Aaaarrrrgggghhhh wrote:-Finishing moves included

RedTeamWins wrote:Not a fan of these. In Reach they're disjointed and awkward and swing you from first to third person. DX:HR is going the same route. Keep them in first person, if they have to have them at all.



Work reasonably well in The Witcher, with refinement & if they can speed the system up it might be good.

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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby RB2610 » Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:08 pm

Johnny Tightlips wrote:
RedTeamWins wrote:
The player

There are several player improvements. 3rd-person view has been improved.

Meeeeeeeeeh.
nobody uses it except for looking at their sweet lewt anyway.


Big plus for me on the other hand as I always used to switch to 3rd person when travelling anywhere in Oblivion that was more than 20ft.


If the view has improved it may be more practical for combat, and it's always handy if you're surrounded or travelling a long way and just want to check out your pimpin'-ness while you walk.
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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby RedTeamWins » Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:11 pm

On that note, a pimp walk mode would be just as welcome as the sprint button.

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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby WorMzy » Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:02 pm

RedTeamWins wrote:
The player

There are several player improvements. 3rd-person view has been improved.

Meeeeeeeeeh.
nobody uses it except for looking at their sweet lewt anyway.


I'm sure that it'll be used quite frequently once the first naked female body mods come out.

I'm guessing. :eyes:
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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby MotorAmarth » Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:26 pm

Johnny Tightlips wrote:I came. Hard.


I'm really looking forward to moving in with you. Nerd :eyes:
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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby RB2610 » Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:09 pm

RedTeamWins wrote:On that note, a pimp walk mode would be just as welcome as the sprint button.


Keep that thought until the game is released and suggest it to the modding community, that would be a whole different kind of epic xD
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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby CrapyMike » Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:04 pm

i couldnt read all the posts about skyrim. my head may well explode if i try. i must stick to small doses of information about it.
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Re: Computer Games Thread

Postby Moonburp » Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:06 pm

Just in case you've not seen it

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