>> ^my15minutes:
>> ^BillOreilly:
Morrowind > Oblivion
for the most part, yeah. except for the obvious rendering and physics improvements, and the additional voice talent.
> My Argonian Scout was so much fun to play...
Khajit. my bootless brother-in-arms! also a (slightly modified) Scout. heh.
'McCoy', named after my favorite of the X-Men. (The Beast of Balmora!)
> ... full glass armor,
same. which looked positively kickass on those two races.
> enchanted Daedric longsword,
i went with the Katana. > scrolls and potions up the wazoo...
self-enchanted items, and potions up the wazoo...
> Too bad I got that cursed sword when I was about level 35 and my light armor went down to 0, that was it for that character...
heh. that's about how far i got with him, too. then i rolled another character and started all over again. and with that toon, did literally every quest in the entire game, that wasn't prevented by previous quests. plus Tribunal & Bloodmoon, which were both great extensions.
took about a billion screencaps, which were on that hard drive, when it essploded last month. except for the 50 i had uploaded to a FB page album, for a friend who had never heard of the game.


My second character was a custom Wood Elf, but he was overpowered by level 15. Took him into Tribunal, however, and that was a riot. Could never get into Bloodmoon for some reason, don't know why.

a truly non-linear RPG, and tragically that was the flaw for me

having given me absolutely no motivation and little direction, the game was very short for me. i tried so hard too, played and explored even though i didn't understand why or what i was doing. eventually stole everything from a large town, sold it for huge profit, and then realised that i was none the wiser, and the money could only buy me things that i had no use for.

further shown, imo, by the guy who completed the game by combining certain potions and speedflying/speedrunning to the "end" such as it was, and potion pwning the "final objectives" such as they were.

this comment well go down badly, but there it is.. the game never did enough to hook me either at the start or when i tried playing on.. and in fact i don't think there's been an RPG since baldur's gate (was fallout before or after? except fallout, then) that actually grabbed me by the lapels and shook me

the story of durlag's tower (expansion) was the best story i've ever experienced in a game!

>> ^BillOreilly:
Morrowind > Oblivion
for the most part, yeah. except for the obvious rendering and physics improvements, and the additional voice talent.

> My Argonian Scout was so much fun to play...
Khajit. my bootless brother-in-arms! also a (slightly modified) Scout. heh.
'McCoy', named after my favorite of the X-Men. (The Beast of Balmora!)
> ... full glass armor,
same. which looked positively kickass on those two races.
> enchanted Daedric longsword,
i went with the Katana.
> scrolls and potions up the wazoo...
self-enchanted items, and potions up the wazoo...
> Too bad I got that cursed sword when I was about level 35 and my light armor went down to 0, that was it for that character...
heh. that's about how far i got with him, too. then i rolled another character and started all over again. and with that toon, did literally every quest in the entire game, that wasn't prevented by previous quests. plus Tribunal & Bloodmoon, which were both great extensions.
took about a billion screencaps, which were on that hard drive, when it essploded last month. except for the 50 i had uploaded to a FB page album, for a friend who had never heard of the game.

Morrowind > Oblivion

My Argonian Scout was so much fun to play, full glass armor, enchanted Daedric longsword, scrolls and potions up the wazoo... Too bad I got that cursed sword when I was about level 35 and my light armor went down to 0, that was it for that character...

^ there was another one at DailyMotion, as well, that didn't have any cuts at all.

it featured an Argonian, and ran about 15 minutes. mostly the same, with the minor addition of exploiting the alchemy / BoostIntelligence potions loop.

I suspect you haven't played it very much because there are a broad range of bombs and potions you can utilise, yes you only essentially have 5 skill spells but that means you're not restricted to only using the abilities you've levelled. Okay the variety of abilities is not as broad as say Guild Wars, but it's not a MMORPG, it's a role playing game in the sense it focuses on developing a storyline that gives you genuine choice, something that GW lacks on the other hand.

Ultimately I think you were just expecting something else from the game, particularly the fighting system but that comes down to personal preference. I don't think you can deny it's sufficiently involving though.

Wow, first time I seriously disagree with Yahtzee on most of his criticisms.

The depth of the storyline only truly becomes apparent as the interdeveloped plot lines and sub themes serve as a harbringer and weave together quite eloquently later in the game based upon choices made earlier. This is where the decision making, role playing aspects of the game really do shine. Yahtzee seems to be obsessed with indepth storylines so I guess he missed out by not persevering.

Also the combat system. Would he prefer the mind numbing spam-click equivalent of most action RPGs? A combo click system based on timing, where the tighter you are the less likely your opponent is likely to score a counter-hit is far superior to spam-clicking. Similarly having to juggle different fighting stances and different sword types, while maneuvering to avoid being surrounded actually means you receive a sense of self-gratification from combat.

The two problems with the alchemy system are that it's not sufficiently elaborated upon first introduction and that it's a tad aggravating to find the right ingredients. Beyond that though, it means once you learn enough recipes you have a smorgasbord of potions you can concoct and a diverse number of ways you can approach any dilemma. Which is a nice change from most RPGs which are so obsessed with defining a character through skill/stat selection that you end up firing the same fireball for the whole 50 odd hours of gameplay. Yes Oblivion, I'm looking at you.

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Polyjuice potion.

That would be:

Yeah, yeah (Oooo)
Uh, hey hey
All right, yeah
Oooo

CHORUS
What a man, what a man, what a man
What a mighty good man
What a man, what a man, what a man
What a mighty good man
What a man, what a man, what a man
What a mighty good man
What a man, what a man, what a man
What a mighty good man

I wanna take a minute or two, and give much respect due
To the man that's made a difference in my world
And although most men are ho's he flows on the down low
Cuz I never heard about him with another girl
But I don't sweat it because it's just pathetic
To let it get me involved in that he said/she said crowd
I know that ain't nobody perfect, I give props to those who deserve it
And believe me y'all, he's worth it
So here's to the future cuz we got through the past
I finally found somebody that can make me laugh
(Ha ha ha) You so crazy
I think I wanna have your baby

CHORUS

My man is smooth like Barry, and his voice got bass
A body like Arnold with a Denzel face
He's smart like a doctor with a real good rep
And when he comes home he's relaxed with Pep
He always got a gift for me everytime I see him
A lot of snot-nosed ex-flames couldn't be him
He never ran a corny line once to me yet
So I give him stuff that he'll never forget
He keeps me on Cloud Nine just like the Temps
He's not a fake wannabe tryin' to be a pimp
He dresses like a dapper don, but even in jeans
He's a God-sent original, the man of my dreams

Yes, my man says he loves me, never says he loves me not
Tryin' to rush me good and touch me in the right spot
See other guys that I've had, they tried to play all that mac shit
But every time they tried I said, "That's not it"
But not this man, he's got the right potion
Baby, rub it down and make it smooth like lotion
Yeah, the ritual, highway to heaven
From seven to seven he's got me open like Seven Eleven
And yes, it's me that he's always choosin'
With him I'm never losin', and he knows that my name is not Susan
He always has heavy conversation for the mind
Which means a lot to me cuz good men are hard to find

CHORUS

My man gives real loving that's why I call him Killer
He's not a wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am, he's a thriller
He takes his time and does everything right
Knocks me out with one shot for the rest of the night
He's a real smooth brother, never in a rush
And he gives me goose pimples with every single touch
Spends quality time with his kids when he can
Secure in his manhood cuz he's a real man
A lover and a fighter and he'll knock a knucker out
Don't take him for a sucker cuz that's not what he's about
Every time I need him, he always got my back
Never disrespectful cuz his mama taught him that

CHORUS

Upvote for the potion.

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Makes meh feeel good, to know meh has the meh potion...er uh option, way to wriggle....