deanb Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 PC gamers, it's kinda expected (especially showing off the 360 version for the past year or so) but... it's a Port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirandello Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) I'm partially glad it's a port. I don't upgrade my rig on a constant-enough basis so I think it's great if consoles can "dumb" down the requirements enough that so that even my ol' rig can run it. Probably sounds dumb, but it works for me. Controls and UI, on the other hand, better not be like a port. Knowing Bethesda, they'll probably do fine on the PC control scheme, but you never know... Edited October 27, 2011 by Pirandello 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Yeah. The good thing of ports between the 360 and PC is that, from what I hear, it's easier than getting a Kangaroo to box with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 And yet GTA 4 managed to fuck it up BAD. Pirandello: I mostly agree. Or, well, I don't care that a particular game is a port or not, as long as it runs well... But I'm glad the hardware cycle isn't going at light speed right now. I wouldn't be able to afford keeping up with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterDex Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 And yet GTA 4 managed to fuck it up BAD. Pirandello: I mostly agree. Or, well, I don't care that a particular game is a port or not, as long as it runs well... But I'm glad the hardware cycle isn't going at light speed right now. I wouldn't be able to afford keeping up with it. Exactly my sentiments. I don't care if it's a port so long as it's clear some modicum of effort has been made in the porting process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Was GTA4 developed primarily on the 360 though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Yeah, I'm definitely glad consoles have been dragging down the technical requirements of games; it means I don't have to upgrade my PC as often. The way I've rolled over the last two console generations, and I think it's worked out well, is that when the generation first launches I get one of the consoles and play my multiplats on there for a while. Then, about halfway through the console's lifecycle, when the PCs capable of playing the same games have dropped in price, I upgrade my PC and switch to primarily playing games on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Someone took the G4 video, re-cut, and then removed the crap commentery in favour of "epic music".Beware it's hugely spoilerific.Or you could have this for non-alan wake music http://tubedubber.com/#Nm80VuP1q0I:xBSiIeu1Yg8:0:100:0:0:1 (Slight problem of not lasting as long) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbassman39 Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) I'm so playing this game in third person Does anyone know if there are going to be more armor options than there were in Oblivion? Edited October 27, 2011 by madbassman39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirandello Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 I'm so playing this game in third person Does anyone know if there are going to be more armor options than there were in Oblivion? I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't, but at least they look cooler this time. Though from what I understand, there is a special Dragon armorset, so at the very least, that's +1 armor option than there was in Oblivion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maritan Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Someone took the G4 video, re-cut, and then removed the crap commentery in favour of "epic music". Beware it's hugely spoilerific. Or you could have this for non-alan wake music http://tubedubber.co...Yg8:0:100:0:0:1 (Slight problem of not lasting as long) Is that a child on 4:20? Oh man, decapitating children. Can't wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbassman39 Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 I'm so playing this game in third person Does anyone know if there are going to be more armor options than there were in Oblivion? I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't, but at least they look cooler this time. Though from what I understand, there is a special Dragon armorset, so at the very least, that's +1 armor option than there was in Oblivion. My biggest gripe about the armor wasn't the lack of options, it was the lack of options per "level" of armor. Beginner of light armor always wore leather and worked their way up to elvish and blah blah blah. Everybody ended up looking the same when they maxed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Rat Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 I think it might be a Wild Elf, not a child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 I'm so playing this game in third person Does anyone know if there are going to be more armor options than there were in Oblivion? I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't, but at least they look cooler this time. Though from what I understand, there is a special Dragon armorset, so at the very least, that's +1 armor option than there was in Oblivion. My biggest gripe about the armor wasn't the lack of options, it was the lack of options per "level" of armor. Beginner of light armor always wore leather and worked their way up to elvish and blah blah blah. Everybody ended up looking the same when they maxed out. From what I've gathered they've massively overhauled the levelling system, so I think with this you're not going to end up with set armour for certain levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maritan Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 I think it might be a Wild Elf, not a child. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! But, yeah, you're probably right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 (Does mean you can chop its head off as there will be no restrictions) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbassman39 Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 I'm so playing this game in third person Does anyone know if there are going to be more armor options than there were in Oblivion? I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't, but at least they look cooler this time. Though from what I understand, there is a special Dragon armorset, so at the very least, that's +1 armor option than there was in Oblivion. My biggest gripe about the armor wasn't the lack of options, it was the lack of options per "level" of armor. Beginner of light armor always wore leather and worked their way up to elvish and blah blah blah. Everybody ended up looking the same when they maxed out. From what I've gathered they've massively overhauled the levelling system, so I think with this you're not going to end up with set armour for certain levels. I hope so! After rolling two characters, one light armor and one heavy armor, I had already knew what to expect from then on. I love RPGs when you find new armor and are like "well this is slightly better at X but worse at Y, what do I specialize in and how does this help me" Oblivion didn't have that factor, and I don't blame them, considering the size, but it was something I hope they fix in Skyrim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 I was guilty of the cheap thief trick in the fighters guild where you could get that heavy armor WAY early in the game by lockpicking. LIKE A BAUSS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 I was guilty of getting enough enchanted armor to make myself 120% invisible... The game got boring after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbassman39 Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 SPOILER VIDEO First 23 minutes of Skyrim on the Kotaku link below. Kotaku link => http://kotaku.com/5854660/watch-the-first-23-minutes-of-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-right-here/gallery/1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirandello Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 I shall abstain from watching. I want to surprise myself when I'm actually playing the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Yeah I'm gonna go with the fact that Todd Howard has generally refrained from ever touching upon the first half an hour other than to say "yeah that's the beginning of the game", and the fact that since we're talking Kotaku here it's most likely a major spoiler for the game so yeah let's not touch that with a 10 foot pole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nezacant Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Does anyone know if Skyrim (On PC) is a Steamworks game? As in, is there any point to not buying it on Steam? Will the retail version install it into steam or can it be independent from it? The reason I ask is for modding reasons. Although it was possible to mod the Steam version of Oblivion, there was usually extra steps involved for some mods. I'd like to avoid that if I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 One reason not to buy it on Steam is that then you can have an actual disc/box/etc, so the existence of your game is not entirely dependent upon servers that Steam controls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Does anyone know if Skyrim (On PC) is a Steamworks game? As in, is there any point to not buying it on Steam? Will the retail version install it into steam or can it be independent from it? The reason I ask is for modding reasons. Although it was possible to mod the Steam version of Oblivion, there was usually extra steps involved for some mods. I'd like to avoid that if I can. Yeah it's a Steamworks title. And yes there's a point of not buying it on Steam: It's fucking expensive on Steam. The main issue will be the same as Oblivion. While 99% of mods will work fine (since the game is made to be modded). However because on Steam the exe is in steams wrapper OBSE and/or Wyre Bash won't work. But when you're messing with those you're usually pretty far down the rabbit hole with modding. Could always crack it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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