valdir Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 All I can say is that since Bethsoft has the same budget and is obviously spending the greater part of their time on graphics, that may mean they're not paying as much attention to other details. How do you know this? Are you aware that game companies have different parts of the company working on different aspects of the game? ~V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaiv Posted September 18, 2004 Author Share Posted September 18, 2004 Bethsoft has come out and said that they have the same budget [approximately] as before, and that the graphics are what they're putting the most work into. Todd Howard said, "Budgets and schedules for games will not change much while the enhanced graphics will require more development time..." I didn't say that they're not paying as much attention to other details, I said that may mean they're not paying as much attention to other details. Are you aware that game companies have different parts of the company working on different aspects of the game?Yes, I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camonna Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 I have read this whole topic and have come across 2 sides slaiv and ncbeach bum raising a few good points about how this game may become a hack n slash thing but Dinin and Valdir have good points about that nobody knows that it will come to that and just remember what company is making this game, its bethesda guys, and all the elder scrolls games had been good this game seems to be looking like a better try at battlespire but slaiv is wrong about them looking at graphics and spending more money on that and even if the game is smaller it may just be more fun, we are also jumping to conclusions we have no idea what it may be like but I am infact angry that you cant join the imperial legion even though we are in Cyrodiil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valdir Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 but I am infact angry that you cant join the imperial legion even though we are in Cyrodiil Hahahaha, if this is true, then it's the most valid complaint I've heard thus far. ~V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adras Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 My first thought after seeing this post is: Whats going to happen to Morrowind Source? With the new game out and everyone wanting to play it and all, will MWSource get emptied? Will Dark0ne start up an Oblivion Source? =o( I suppose we dont have to worry about it untill TES IV comes out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaiv Posted September 22, 2004 Author Share Posted September 22, 2004 It will most likely change to Oblivion Source, unless Oblivion sucks. Only Dark0ne can decide.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCBeachBum Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Hahahaha, if this is true, then it's the most valid complaint I've heard thus far. Well, it is definitely true. According to the mag, the only 6 joinable factions/guilds will be the Fighters' Guild, the Mages' Guild, the Thieves' Guild, the Dark Brotherhood, the Arena Guild and The Nine Divines Temple. Which just brings me right back to believing it won't have any replayability as an RPG..... there's only one guild for warrior types, one for magic users, one for thieves, one for assassins, one that is a religion, and one that sounds as if it will be a gladiator type hack n slash series of battles. No more choices like: do I want to join the Mages Guild or House Telvanni with this character (or the Temple or the Cult), a la Morrowind. No more deciding which of the deities temple to join this time, a la Daggerfall. As I've said, they've cut the number of joinable guilds/factions by 54%, the number of NPC's by more than 60%, made the main quest smaller, and the land smaller (despite the fact that Cyrodil is supposed to be quite a bit larger than all of Morrowind, and we've only seen Vvardenfell). And all that is the difference between Oblivion and unmodded, unexpanded Morrowind, not counting Mournhold and Solstheim. Just imagine if we were able to compare it to Daggerfall.I'm still waiting for them to give us more information before making my mind up completely, but thus far I haven't heard a single thing to make me think longtime fans of TES aren't being completely abandoned for the XBOX kids who really just want Doom 3 with swords. And that is the unkindest cut of all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaiv Posted September 23, 2004 Author Share Posted September 23, 2004 Doom 3 with swords.... As of now, that's what I'm officially calling it, until I learn more... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamOfTheRood Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 No, that's not a valid complaint. BethSoft has basically given away the first five minutes of the game: you run like hell, while some superninja behind you snipes at you, some Imperial Legion guards and the Emperor. Slowly but surely, the guards all die. Then, it's just you and the Emperor. Then, the Emperor dies, but he first gives you some relic and some information. What's that going to look like to everybody else, especially the Imperial Guard, who are now fully under the control of those evil doppelgangers I keep hearing about? It's going to look like you killed the Emperor, and that's not exactly an impressive action to take in Cyrodiil City, especially for a prison escapee (i.e., you). I think there's been enough of an argument made that we should jump to conclusions, but I just did. It felt great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander the Great Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Ive heard the first five minutes(depending on how fast you play) is an escape out of jail. Maybe thats just what i read, but i saw screenshots of the first couple minutes in gameinformer magazine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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