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Why Oblivion Ruined Skyrim

Geekosystem: There are two giant barriers standing between me and Skyrim. The first is that, to be honest, I just don’t have it in me. There’s too much to do. I don’t really have an excuse, either, as that is precisely why I loved Oblivion so much. I made my character in Skyrim, made it beyond the tutorial, did a few cave spelunkings on the way to the first town, got bored in said town, then headed straight to the nearest city. Now that I am there, I can’t play for more than ten minutes at a time. There’s just too much to do, and this is a small city in comparison with some of the other ones in the last game in the series, which released over five years ago.

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ForTheFallen5125d ago

This guy is complaining that Oblivion: Shivering Isles was so good that he doesn't want to play Skyrim?

"...Are you retarded?"

Son_Lee5125d ago

"There's just too much to do."

Yes, but you don't HAVE to do MOST of it.

That's what "freedom" means.

Xof5124d ago

Skyrim is obviously superior to Oblivion in every possible way.

So I was going to ignore this article.

But I can't let this comment go.

"Freedom" does not mean being able to yes/no content. That's a simple binary choice. Freedom means that you can approach anything in the game however you like. In this respect, Skyrim fails a bit, as many quests don't even offer the player binary choices--you're forced to complete quests in a very specific way. It's... the exact opposite of freedom.

Skyrim is really only free in the sense that you can choose what direction to walk in... quest design is about as linear as Kingdoms of Amalur (which is nothing but fetch-questan').

theeg5125d ago

i feel some of what he is saying as well, i invested a large sum of time in oblivion, around 150-200 hours i would say, then about 40 in shivering isles and then another 30 or so in the AMAZING mod, Nerhim;

i bought skyrim day one, got about 30 hours in total, i like the game, it looks and runs AMAZING (on pc at least) but I just don't know if I have it in me to play Skyrim for 100 hours, I might just try questing the main and maybe one faction, but in both oblivion and morrowind i never even touched the main story, so....

....i dunno, its a great game, but it feels like i have already done everything it has to offer already, even though i really have not yet....

shikamaroooo5125d ago

I agree, I'm actually considering playing oblivion again.

SaiyanFury5125d ago

"Too much to do?"

I guess it really is impossible to please everybody. Most gamers complain that games aren't long enough or there aren't ENOUGH things to do. I completed Skyrim right at 300 hours and did pretty much every quest. I was STILL looking for more things to do. I guess it'll be a bit of a wait until the first expansion pack comes along. I can't wait! :)

Jpm2245124d ago

Stupid comment is most stupid

Getowned5123d ago

Yes,your comment is quite stupid.

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Skyrim Switch 2 Update Boosts Visuals, But Performance Falls Short

A new Skyrim Switch 2 update delivers major visual upgrades, surpassing some console settings, but locks the game to 30fps and introduces noticeable input lag.

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gigoran879d ago

they can't get a 14 year old game to run smoothly?

jjb198179d ago

That's ridiculous, lol. I'm waiting for the guy that says its too cpu-intensive for the Switch 2. This game is old af and has been released like 17 times.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s iconic bucket-head stealth was a complete surprise on launch

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim lead designer Bruce Nesmith explains that the game's bucket stealth was an unintended feature of the game.

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This massive Skyrim mod adds a whole new region, 50 new dungeons and more

Lordbound is finally here.