TOG - The Older Gamers

ElPresidente · 18th December 2007, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Father

Did u play Oblivion btw?

No offense intended to the suggestion but Oblivion is absolutely useless at enabling the playing of a role. So much so I think anyone who considers themselves a hardcore RPGer would scoff violently at Oblivions attempts to be an RPG. It is GTA with swords, nothing more. It is not an RPG. You want an RPG... play The Witcher, Ultima, Torment, Arcanum, Fallout... we have not seen a real RPG in many years. The Witcher is the first game made for those who have a passionate love for the genre and can't bare the thought of people referring to Final Fantasy as an RPG.

Oblivion is about as RPG-lite as an RPG has any right to be.

BTW is that an Aquarius inspired avatar Znith?

Znith · 19th December 2007, 11:35 AM

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BTW is that an Aquarius inspired avatar Znith?

I can't remember where I found that avatar.. It just seemed like the perfect innocent lil female devil

So no, not Aquarius inspired.

Father · 19th December 2007, 08:45 PM

I loved Fallout, Baldurs Gate, Ultima, all of those but yes I love Oblivion. I find it an absolutely superb RPG.

But for me it's all bout the ability to immerse me into this world first and Oblivion was extremely successful in doing that for me. Was the best rpg I played probably since Baldur's Gate.

Spectre8 · 19th December 2007, 09:54 PM

You guys/gals have me interested! I've never played a "real" RPG before... unless you mean the rocket propelled grenade type...

I got into Oblivion at the beginning of this year, and still play it thoroughly today. Third or fourth time around, and still got 100+ hours per character. Just love it, and yes, the mods make it so much better/harder/more engaging.

So, I'm keen on trying this out. I heard about it a while ago (maybe GG) and it piqued my interest then. I'll certainly try the demo, and hope it goes well from there. Having never tried Arcanum or Planescape, I feel there's a whole part of my gaming life I've missed out on!

Look forward to seeing how this pans out.

Ace Rimsey · 19th December 2007, 10:01 PM

I was fortunate enough to receive as a gift a Limited edition copy of the Witcher.

A really nice package with a making of DVD, Full colour A4 Art Book. A map of the realm and a Sound Track CD plus the PC version of the game of course.

Have just patched it to 1.1a and about to start playing it now.

Been a while since I have played anything like this since Betrayal at Krondor which was pretty cool for its time. Never really liked NWN or Oblivion or any of the other recent great eye candy but buggy RPG releases.

Hope its as good as the people in this thread feel as its chewing up 8GB of disk space!

Jakob_Pavlov · 20th December 2007, 02:09 AM

I've only played a couple of hours so far........but I like what I have seen!

If anyone is interested this review is very detailed. (May contain a few minor spoilers I guess......)

Milali · 21st December 2007, 08:42 AM

patch 1.2 is out and there is a demo for those sitting on a fence wondering to get it or not

Rapstyle · 26th December 2007, 11:14 PM

I haven't tried it yet.

zyreand · 27th December 2007, 04:19 PM

Man, this new patch 1.2 is wonderful. The load times take only like 5s most of the time now making it very enjoyable and not have to worry if you're entering the right house or not =D

I'm playing it the 2nd time taking different paths now as the first time around your choices were not as obvious which is awesome. Even the 2nd time taking different approach isn't as direct opposite as I thought it would so it still surprises me on every corner!

Bovinicusrex · 5th January 2008, 03:13 PM

Just finished the game, and I must say it is now one of my favorite games ever, I hope they continue the story with either an expansion or a Witcher 2.

19th December 2007, 09:54 PM	#24 (permalink)
Spectre8 Elite Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 9,385	You guys/gals have me interested! I've never played a "real" RPG before... unless you mean the rocket propelled grenade type... I got into Oblivion at the beginning of this year, and still play it thoroughly today. Third or fourth time around, and still got 100+ hours per character. Just love it, and yes, the mods make it so much better/harder/more engaging. So, I'm keen on trying this out. I heard about it a while ago (maybe GG) and it piqued my interest then. I'll certainly try the demo, and hope it goes well from there. Having never tried Arcanum or Planescape, I feel there's a whole part of my gaming life I've missed out on! Look forward to seeing how this pans out. __________________

19th December 2007, 10:01 PM	#25 (permalink)
Ace Rimsey Elite Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,312	I was fortunate enough to receive as a gift a Limited edition copy of the Witcher. A really nice package with a making of DVD, Full colour A4 Art Book. A map of the realm and a Sound Track CD plus the PC version of the game of course. Have just patched it to 1.1a and about to start playing it now. Been a while since I have played anything like this since Betrayal at Krondor which was pretty cool for its time. Never really liked NWN or Oblivion or any of the other recent great eye candy but buggy RPG releases. Hope its as good as the people in this thread feel as its chewing up 8GB of disk space! __________________ Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast. Pirates of the Burning Sea IGN: Ace Bonny - French Privateer on Invincible (Aus) Server. Guild Leader on Invincible Server (Telstra Game Arena). Guildwars 1 IGN: Ace Rimsy - Ranger

20th December 2007, 02:09 AM	#26 (permalink)
Jakob_Pavlov Elite Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: U.K. Posts: 2,832	I've only played a couple of hours so far........but I like what I have seen! If anyone is interested this review is very detailed. (May contain a few minor spoilers I guess......) __________________

21st December 2007, 08:42 AM	#27 (permalink)
Milali Deadly Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Brisbane Posts: 992	patch 1.2 is out and there is a demo for those sitting on a fence wondering to get it or not __________________

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19th December 2007, 08:45 PM	#23 (permalink)
Father Elite Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 9,236	I loved Fallout, Baldurs Gate, Ultima, all of those but yes I love Oblivion. I find it an absolutely superb RPG. But for me it's all bout the ability to immerse me into this world first and Oblivion was extremely successful in doing that for me. Was the best rpg I played probably since Baldur's Gate.

26th December 2007, 11:14 PM	#28 (permalink)
Rapstyle Harmless Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 17	I haven't tried it yet.

27th December 2007, 04:19 PM	#29 (permalink)
zyreand Harmless Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 13	Man, this new patch 1.2 is wonderful. The load times take only like 5s most of the time now making it very enjoyable and not have to worry if you're entering the right house or not =D I'm playing it the 2nd time taking different paths now as the first time around your choices were not as obvious which is awesome. Even the 2nd time taking different approach isn't as direct opposite as I thought it would so it still surprises me on every corner!

5th January 2008, 03:13 PM	#30 (permalink)
Bovinicusrex Elite Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,120	Just finished the game, and I must say it is now one of my favorite games ever, I hope they continue the story with either an expansion or a Witcher 2.