Oblivion First Impressions Thread #1

Damn you all...I won't be able to pick up my copy until 7pm, 6 hours from now. I swear if they don't have my reserved copy, I will....I will....go to sleep early after I have drowned my sorrows with some red wine and a nice steak (I need it)...
 
I have a question for those who already own the game. How is the interface? I regard World of Warcraft's interface as one of the best I've used. I was VERY disappointed with the interface in Fable: The Lost Chapters (PC version). It was clumsy, took forever to get through, and was tough to locate the items you wanted. I actually quit playing the game because the interface was horrible. How does Oblivion compare here? Can we get some screenshots of the various screens, such as inventory and character armor / weapons, etc...?

Thanks!
 
All Interfaces > WoW's interface

hands down...

plus ES:IV isnt an MMO so the interface doesnt need to be the same one bit.
 
I'll be picking up my preorder after work today from gamestop. Its kinds of funny, I have never seen a game so hyped up as this game. And from the looks of it, its goin to live up to its hype.
 
Tetrahedron said:
All Interfaces > WoW's interface

hands down...

plus ES:IV isnt an MMO so the interface doesnt need to be the same one bit.
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What do you mean it doesn't need to be the same? It has a lot of the very same elements. Inventory, Quests, Armor / Weapons, Character Development etc. The only thing I can't see as being needed is the chat window.

I've read some less than stellar comments regarding Oblivion's interface. Specifically that some of the items are represented by a symbol only with no tooltip. This is very counter-intuitive.

Some screenshots would be very helpful. From the ones I've seen this looks like it might have an interface close to Fable's, which was terrible.
 
BoBoish said:
You have nearly the same computer setup as I do (AXP 2500+ that can run at 3200+, BFG 6800gt, 1 gig mushkin ram). Please report back on how well it runs on your system. In particular, my LCD's native is 1600x1200 and I hate the vaseline-smeared look of lower resolutions. If you could, tell me what options you have to turn down to play it at 16x12 and if it runs even semi-smoothly. I'd greatly appreciate it. :)

I also have an Xbox 360 and HDTV for the living room setup, but don't want to have to deal with the wife/kids sharing the TV when I'm going to be devoting so much time to this game.
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Will do. :)
 
After GameStop sold every initial reserved copy of Doom3 to people who walked in off the the street, I will only reserve by paying full price. I had the very last copy of Doom3 the day of release from my local GameStop store because I paid full price. So I made sure to pay full price for Oblivion.

Just a suggestion for you guys.
 
Not trying to thread jack or anything but I have a quick question before I go out and pick this up tonight. I never played the first Elder Scroll, I played 2, but having a hard time remembering it, and really didnt play 3 that much because I was running it on a horrible computer and it kept crashing on me. If I was to play this game, will I be lost in the storyline? Or can I jump in the game and understand what it going on? I dont want to play a game, and have no idea what they are talking about because I never finished the other 3.
 
Arch said:
What do you mean it doesn't need to be the same? It has a lot of the very same elements. Inventory, Quests, Armor / Weapons, Character Development etc. The only thing I can't see as being needed is the chat window.

I've read some less than stellar comments regarding Oblivion's interface. Specifically that some of the items are represented by a symbol only with no tooltip. This is very counter-intuitive.

Some screenshots would be very helpful. From the ones I've seen this looks like it might have an interface close to Fable's, which was terrible.
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ok man, it does have all that.. but its still not the same. Plus why would one always want the same interface (GUI) for every RPG that would be lame.. seriously lame.

Personally I dont think there should be a GUI.. none at all.. if you want to check your inventory.. then take off your backpack, open it up and see what you have in there.. make it all realistic.. but no one will do that, cause people will bitch that its too hard.. I can switch my weapons in combat anymore.. boo hooo... :(

One day there will be a true 100% realistic fantasy RPG with no GUI, no fluff, total hardcoreness and it will deemed greatest RPG ever (to date) hands down.
 
Tetrahedron said:
One day there will be a true 100% realistic fantasy RPG with no GUI, no fluff, total hardcoreness and it will deemed greatest RPG ever (to date) hands down.
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That can never happen simply because of the existence of the System Shock series. :D (as crude as the graphics are, as aged as the games are, I just don't see anything (at least in the near future,) providing the same kind of experience.
 
Tetrahedron said:
ok man, it does have all that.. but its still not the same. Plus why would one always want the same interface (GUI) for every RPG that would be lame.. seriously lame.

Personally I dont think there should be a GUI.. none at all.. if you want to check your inventory.. then take off your backpack, open it up and see what you have in there.. make it all realistic.. but no one will do that, cause people will bitch that its too hard.. I can switch my weapons in combat anymore.. boo hooo... :(

One day there will be a true 100% realistic fantasy RPG with no GUI, no fluff, total hardcoreness and it will deemed greatest RPG ever (to date) hands down.
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I never said I wanted the interface to be exactly the same. What I want is an interface that is quick and intuitive to use. It can be completely different from WoW, so long as it works. I suppose all the people that can post the screenshots of the interface are busy playing the game.

Fable's interface was terrible and ruined the entire game for me. I'm trying to avoid wasting my money on this game.
 
Arch said:
I never said I wanted the interface to be exactly the same. What I want is an interface that is quick and intuitive to use. It can be completely different from WoW, so long as it works. I suppose all the people that can post the screenshots of the interface are busy playing the game.

Fable's interface was terrible and ruined the entire game for me. I'm trying to avoid wasting my money on this game.
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understood :)
 
Well I'm 3 hours in and enjoying it very much so far.

The tutorial/beginning of the game was a total bore, though, and in my opinion, the low part of the game... so far.

Fortunately, it only lasts about 30 minutes and afterwards, you're on your own.

The game looks great on my X800XL (I'm waiting for UPS to deliver my 7600GT today... they're taking their damn time lol), even with no AA and just bloom.

But yeah... the only reason why I posted just now is cuz the game crashed. :(
Boo...

Whelp, time to start it up again! :D
 
Wow. Those screen shots look totally unimpressive.

You sure your setting are all the way? cause I have seen screenies that make those screenies look like crap.

I am not trying to diss you, or this game. I am getting it today right after I get off. (in a few minutes!) But I reall think those screens MUST not be with everything turned up.
 
DAMN YOU LOT WITH YOUR FANCY PRE-ORDERS!!!!

i cant buy olbivion because i have exams soon and i promised myself that id tear myself away from games...

AGH DAMN U LOT :(

back onto a serious note...the game looks ok and the reviews werent false...now i dont know what to do :( start gaming again or not?
 
Lazy_Moron said:
Not trying to thread jack or anything but I have a quick question before I go out and pick this up tonight. I never played the first Elder Scroll, I played 2, but having a hard time remembering it, and really didnt play 3 that much because I was running it on a horrible computer and it kept crashing on me. If I was to play this game, will I be lost in the storyline? Or can I jump in the game and understand what it going on? I dont want to play a game, and have no idea what they are talking about because I never finished the other 3.
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I never played Elder Scrolls 1 - 3 either, but I have been hearing non stop Oblivion RO><OR so I want to pick it up.

Will I be able to understand the game even without playing ES 1-3 before?
 
So one thing I want to know is simply this is the game actually good? Because Morrowind was the most boring RPG I have ever played in my life, actuall I never liked the Elder Scroll series to be honest with you. Fallout 1,2, Planescape: Torment so far not a single RPG has been better then those.
 
Ahhh, just taking a break after 2.5 hours of getting started :D

I am enjoying it so far. Patrick Stewert is a nice treat for a geek like me :)

The game looks great, but probably not as good as I was hoping for (no game being hyped for graphics ever is) but not bad on the eyes or anything. I am running at 1600x1200 with full details, bells, and whistles. I havn't had any slow downs yet in the early tunnels or in my initial venture outside in the forests.

The game play took a minute or two to get used too, but that's not bad. I had to reference the manual a couple times (like... how the hell to drop an item, I am a pack rat and was overloaded after about 30 minutes :D). Mostly though the menus are well thought out and easy to navigate. I am not way impressed with the battle mechanics, but I was honestly not expecting much in that area. It's hard to do the whole first person thing in an RPG with such a huge selection of actions. For what it is, though, it works.

Anyway... now I want to play more. If you havn't picked it up yet, it's probably worth it.
 
My Fry's is shelfing them at 4pm and I'm not off until 5pm. I won't be able to get there until ~545.. and I hope to God there is still atleast one sitting out. I'm sure there will be :p
 
I have one single question about Oblivion:

Please tell me if you can run from town to your quest destination and back again without being interrupted by 30 or 40 individual pointless random combats generated by a pointless random combat engine featuring impossible-to-see flying mynoc ripoffs which take 5 pointless minutes to kill yet have basically no risk or reward to each pointless random combat. Thanks.
 
Qualm said:
I have one single question about Oblivion:

Please tell me if you can run from town to your quest destination and back again without being interrupted by 30 or 40 individual pointless random combats generated by a pointless random combat engine featuring impossible-to-see flying mynoc ripoffs which take 5 pointless minutes to kill yet have basically no risk or reward to each pointless random combat. Thanks.
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There are few if any things to fight outside...mostly wolves is all ive seen so far...and it doesnt take that long to kill em.....or you can just sneak up and steal a horse and you never have to worry bout them

btw....this is best game i ever played...period...takes some getting used to, its a lil different than morrowind. The combat is SO much more improved, you actually hit thing your trying to fight.
 
ryanmw said:
There are few if any things to fight outside...mostly wolves is all ive seen so far...and it doesnt take that long to kill em.....or you can just sneak up and steal a horse and you never have to worry bout them

btw....this is best game i ever played...period...takes some getting used to, its a lil different than morrowind. The combat is SO much more improved, you actually hit thing your trying to fight.
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best game spanning over any genre? :eek:
 
direct2download.com has it available for those of you where the game isn't available in your area.

Got mine from there after every store in town said it would be there in a few hours and it's been a day and a half =p
 
I am loving it...potentially the greatest game I have ever played. I love the new npc persuasion mini game and the lock picking one; all of which you can do auto if you don't want to worry about it...

My only gripe is that the guards STILL confiscate stolen goods from you, as if they know which items are HOT and which are the ones you looted legally from a dungeon.

Runs pretty good on my rig, athlon 64 3000+, 2 gigs ram and x800 XT PE. I average around 20 fps on 1680 x 1050, 2 AA.

I can't fathom playing this game on ultra settings and 60 fps. You people with the badass systems can go to Oblivion. ;)

TWEAK ALERT - Most of the settings that impact performance force you to restart game upon any changes...kind of a pain...but I noticed that View Distance can be changed...makes the horizon turn to fog but gives you anywhere from 15 to even 30 fps boost.

Another thing they really improved on was the magic in the combat system. Even using the newbie flame spell, I felt a surge of power that was never there in Morrowind. You really seem to FEEL like you are hurling out a ball of fire.
 
Qualm said:
I have one single question about Oblivion:

Please tell me if you can run from town to your quest destination and back again without being interrupted by 30 or 40 individual pointless random combats generated by a pointless random combat engine featuring impossible-to-see flying mynoc ripoffs which take 5 pointless minutes to kill yet have basically no risk or reward to each pointless random combat. Thanks.
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Once you get to a location once you can usually insta-travel there from then on. So pointless random encounters only needed to be dealt with one time anyway.
 
Tweakin said:
.... I am not way impressed with the battle mechanics, but I was honestly not expecting much in that area. It's hard to do the whole first person thing in an RPG with such a huge selection of actions. For what it is, though, it works.

Anyway... now I want to play more. If you havn't picked it up yet, it's probably worth it.
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Can't you switch between 1st and 3rd person views? I thought I saw that somewhere in the reviews...
 
1900x1200, max everything (hdr, no AA). Runs at 30ish fps all day on my 1800xt. These are just a few quick snaps I took so they are not the best, but I have to say the enviroment in this game is really breathtaking.







 
theNoid said:
My Fry's is shelfing them at 4pm and I'm not off until 5pm. I won't be able to get there until ~545.. and I hope to God there is still atleast one sitting out. I'm sure there will be :p
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I am not sure where you are but the Palo Alto sotre had them on the shelves when I dropped by (3:20ish). It looks like they had a ton (price sticker says 49.99, but at checkout it rings up as 37.99)
 
Motley said:
Can't you switch between 1st and 3rd person views? I thought I saw that somewhere in the reviews...
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You can, but third person is really akward, at least for me. When you switch to third person, you lose your 'corss hairs' which play a significant role in this game- they are not just used to aim.
 
HOLY SHIT GUYS, GO TO THE ARENA AND FIGHT....

Really feels like you are in an arena combat.....
 
jaegertech said:
Well, it is definitely the sequel to Morrowind. Anybody else getting crashes?
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Yeah, everytime I close it down. lol

Fortunately, the game saves just fine and loads up the next time I start the prog. ^_^
 
The18thLetter said:
Yeah, everytime I close it down. lol

Fortunately, the game saves just fine and loads up the next time I start the prog. ^_^
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Better luck than I. I get crashes when I open doors, thwack enemies, change areas, wonder when my next crash will happen, or belch. If not for extreme overuse of the quicksave key and the fact that Oblivion loads VERY fast, I'd be pissed by now.

BTW, facing a sodding storm atronauch in close quarters while still level 1 is a very bad idea. Only took me a couple tries to get past him, outside, perch on a rock he couldn't climb up (Definitely the sequel to Morrowind), and fire about 90 arrows at him. I forgot how much it sucked to be low level in Elder Scrolls.
 
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