[Turnsky]

my x850xt is gonna love this. 

[BlackDove]

I've just been to Oblivion.

I'll put it like this.

Doom 3 is pussy compared to the size and magnitude and awesome of the place. That graphic stuff doesn't end with leaves and trees. **** the game's awesome. And I don't even like the genre.

[Ghost]

I played my first two hours of Oblivion today on my brother's rig. I love it. A pity that you can't walk across the border to Valenwood, though. That made my Wood Elf sad. But really, the game is enormous. I daresay it's going to have even more replay value than Morrowind, and I find myself finding even more new crap in that game, still.

I would advise getting it, if you can play it, either on the 360 or on a badass computer.

[phatosealpha]

Does it actually fix the things morrowind messed up?

No more alchemizing yourself into instant godhood, or the other million or so little absurdities that make morrowind so abusable?
No more walking wikipedias in place of NPC interaction?
Combat that feels alive?
A plot that's developed primarily through interaction, not books?

[Ace]

Yes phatosealpha, it fixes all of those things.

The plot is developed by both action *and* books though. You can get away without reading any of them, but they do add to the depth of it all.

*grumbles* They said the horse armor and holiday plugins would be out on release day and they're still not here

[Grug]

God I want this now. =/
Maybe I can sell something in the pawn shop so I can pick it up...

[IPAndrews]

What does any of this have to do with the Cthulhu mythos? I'm confused.

[Ghost]

What does any of this have to do with the Cthulhu mythos? I'm confused.

Um. Nothing, I think. Where'd you get that idea? Now I'm curious.

[Col. Fishguts]

The thread title probably. Dagon is a short story by Lovecraft, similar to the later and longer Call of Cthulhu

[IPAndrews]

Yes that's about it it seems. I openned this thread looking forward to some comments on Dark Corners of the Earth or something and was most disappointed to find screenshots of generic D&D rip-off RPG no. 2,500,000.

[Grug]

Yes that's about it it seems. I openned this thread looking forward to some comments on Dark Corners of the Earth or something and was most disappointed to find screenshots of generic D&D rip-off RPG no. 2,500,000.

=o

You havn't played Elder scrolls have you?

[BlackDove]

For some it may be like that hehe.

[Ace]

What does any of this have to do with the Cthulhu mythos? I'm confused.

Daedra Lord Mehrunes Dagon, which admittedly many of the Daedra were intially shameless rips from Lovecraft (but have since been fleshed out further), Hermaeus-Mora has that nice Lovecraftian bloby mass thing going on too.

But then there's Sheogorath with his pimp cane.

[Ghost]

Yes that's about it it seems. I openned this thread looking forward to some comments on Dark Corners of the Earth or something and was most disappointed to find screenshots of generic D&D rip-off RPG no. 2,500,000.

Heh. At first I was rather indignant, but you do have a point. The game's world, Tamriel, was originally created by the developers as a setting for their D&D games.

However, it's progressed light-years beyond what it once was. Give Morrowind a go; I guarantee you'll love it.

[Ace]

Nah, forget Morrowind just pick up Oblivion

I'd suggest Daggerfall, but it's buggy as hell despite being utterly awesome.

[Deepblue]

10/10 from Eurogamer

9.6/10 from Gamespot

That should be enough evidence to prove Oblivion is a killer-app for the 360 and a must-buy for the PC.

"Ultimately, which version you choose should depend on whether you have a high-powered PC and whether you have an Xbox 360 hooked up to a home theater. If you don't have the former, the Xbox 360 version is a relatively safer bet, and it gains a perk over its PC counterpart by offering some compelling unlockable achievements, enticing you both to finish the main quest and to earn your keep in all the different guilds in the game. It packs a more-expensive retail price, though.

What's overwhelming about Oblivion is how good it is and how much there is to it. Literally almost everything that's ever been done well before in past role-playing games is in here--done at least as well, if not better. From the quality of the story and character interaction to the pure thrill of the combat to all the pleasure to be found in the game's little details--the lock-picking minigame, the alchemy system, the way arrows stay stuck in their victims, the ability to eventually create your own spells, the informative full-color manual, all the different books you can stop to read in the game--these things combine to make Oblivion one of the single best, longest-lasting gaming experiences to be had in a long time. It's just too bad there's no multiplayer.

Just kidding. "

[Mefustae]

That should be enough evidence to prove Oblivion is a killer-app for the 360

No, no it isn't. A game becomes a killer app not simply by getting good ratings on review sites that may or may not be bias, but by being crowned the 'must-have' game for the system by a majority of people that play the system. Essentially, it'll become the killer app when it reaches the stage of; 'if you own a '360 but not this game, you don't deserve the '360', y'know, along the lines of Ocarina for N64 and soforth.

[Deepblue]

Check the reader reviews. If you don't own Oblivion, what the hell are you doing with your 360 (other than playing GRAW)?

[Ghost]

Nah, forget Morrowind just pick up Oblivion

I'd suggest Daggerfall, but it's buggy as hell despite being utterly awesome.

That was precisely the reason that I suggested Morrowind =P I love Daggerfall, but... ick. Plus not everyone can run Oblivion, but pretty much everyone can run Morrowind by now.

[Turnsky]

Check the reader reviews. If you don't own Oblivion, what the hell are you doing with your 360 (other than playing GRAW)?

planning on getting the PC version just for the sheer versatility of it.