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01011001
Dec 26, 2012

dyzzy posted:

The first time I played Morrowind was on xbox. Dear god those load screens

same

my favorite part was when you used the icarian flight scrolls you would probably hit ~three loading walls before you landed

Lord Binky posted:

they probably don't care because it's a single player game and you could just not do that

itd be nice if everything was equally viable though

it would also be nice if bethesda actually made a game instead of making a setting and half-assing putting some skin-deep systems on top of it to interact with that setting

neither of these will happen though so self-control in not using stealth-killing to trivialize anything is probably the name of the game

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01011001
Dec 26, 2012

FreudianSlippers posted:

It's not really in adherence to the lore if Vivec doesn't have a highly detailed vagina+dilz.

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Dec 26, 2012

the night dad posted:

Can gothic discussion also be tolerated?

imo yes because gothic 1 and 2 own own own

risen 1 can come too i guess

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

Chum Scandal posted:

this is known as trayvoning the npc

lmao

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

the lack of stats wasnt the issue, everything being dull as dishwater was

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

Smarmy Coworker posted:

i just started to play arx fatalis and now im gonna reinstall morrowind

classic gaming
2014

how is arx fatalis in 2014 anyway

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

Rap Music and Dope posted:

That be the game thats takes place entirely underground yeah?

Also gothic2 sucks in tyol2014.

it is and also gothic 2 still owns

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

Blue Raider posted:

risen is an ok game in the same vein as classic elder scrolls

risen is 2 chapters of good game and 2 chapters of total garbage

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

Gilgameshback posted:

Hmm yes where will I put my solid education in metaphysics and occultism to use, I know, I will get kicked out of working for Bethesda Softworks writing about imaginary elves.

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

Blue Raider posted:

lol @ my title

nice av/title

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

Quantum of Phallus posted:

why the hell aint they released Morrowind on mac yet. poo poo was ported to xbox

its been unofficially ported, just use that?

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

Quantum of Phallus posted:

i guess so. mac gaming blows

just bootcamp that poo poo and dont worry about it ever again

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Dec 26, 2012

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Dec 26, 2012

WEEDLORD CHEETO posted:

Undead, there's concept art of Dagoth Ur with a spooky skeleton under the mask

also the Skyrim thread in games is talking about how MK's stuff is too weird and upsetting and they hope he never gets to put any lore in the games ever again lol. The ending of the words is GAMES FORUM

i agree, games should not be interesting or evocative in any way

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

Cantorsdust posted:

pro: you can get a girlfriend in morrowind

Cons: she's damaged goods and now you're a furry

true to life

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Dec 26, 2012

Prism Mirror Lens posted:

^^ look at all these fuckin' outlander s'wits not being able to piece together ALMSIVI :lol:

pretty sure they explicitly say it at some point too?

like i paid half attention to lore and i knew it so it cant be that non obvious

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

The Worst Muslim posted:

So here's something I found on 4chan:












Oh and the thread in question: :nws: http://boards.4chan.org/b/res/534622674 :nws:

springing traps nobody even set, good work

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

Damp Star Baby posted:

Valenwood will probably be too much like Oblivion-esque Cyrodiil imho

which is why they will probably do it

01011001
Dec 26, 2012


hahahaha

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

SunAndSpring posted:

Couldn't they have just let us kill all of those NPCs or give story explanations for why we can't just walk up to them and murder them? Like, say I want to kill Ulfric Stormcloak. Well, in game as it is I can just walk up to Windhelm and stab the poo poo out of him, but he won't die unless I do the Imperial Legion quest line first. So, why not just surround Ulfric with really tough guards and let players attempt to slay him if they wish? Besides, killing him won't completely end the war; there are still angry Nords wanting to claim independence from the Legion. Just have one of his generals come out of hiding or some poo poo when you siege Windhelm if you kill Ulfric.

But gently caress that, writing takes effort and Bethesda cannot waste their precious effort supplies.

god forbid bethesda have to script in some kind of handler for killing one of two major warring faction leaders ahead of the predetermined questing schedule, that sounds like way more work than not doing it

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

SunAndSpring posted:

And the only rewards you get for becoming the guildmaster is the ability to get a companion that's just the same as every other loving companion and a lovely artifact that's outclassed by your own ability to smith things.

EDIT: Oh, and I enjoy how stupid the Thieves Guild is in Skyrim. Read this, because it does a way better job than I ever could at mocking that piece of poo poo quest line. http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=14422

i never bothered with thieves guild in skyrim and holy lol

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

Minarchist posted:

This was posted...elsewhere. But liesmith's evil genius cannot be contained:



:rip: liesmith i miss that bitchin paladin thread

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

woop woop thats the sound of the boner police

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

Doc Hawkins posted:

If you like Deus Ex you should probably play Alpha Protocol a few times.

i love both games and never really got this comparison, theyre not that comparable

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

Dr. Lenin posted:

get CHIM across your knuckles

let me tell you a story about NWAH and SWIT

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

i am mad as heck about these threads moving!!!

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

sector_corrector posted:

nehrim is pretty good. the only bad part is the terrible oblivion combat in it.

unfortunately that is a pretty hefty bad part

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

Chomp8645 posted:

Totally Cool: Exploit the game to get +200 speed bolts for no reason.

PIECE OF poo poo: Skip exploit and directly receive +200 speed boots for no reason.

correct

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

these patch notes are great

quote:

Illegally bashing down doors no longer gives you a revered legal
reputation when you are caught.

e;fb

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

youre horrible

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

Hog Butcher posted:

repostin this

-The Create Item spell has been updated. It no longer creates items
that do not exist in the game.

missed this the first time around, fuckin laffo

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

SniperWoreConverse posted:

tes exists to take decent video game ideas and make them garbage

this forever

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

Error 404 posted:

Hahaha I'm not gonna read this

summary: tes bad

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

its pretty much correct though

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

morrowind is mostly bearable in spite of its shitass mechanics, not because of them, and is still pretty hard to get into today unless you played the poo poo out of it awhile ago like most of this thread presumably did. except for the flying and jumping across everything stuff because that poo poo rules

Doc Hawkins posted:

morrowind is less a game than a sacred mystery

i can agree with this

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

Temaukel posted:

Why add the concept of an atom in a fantasy setting. This is dumb.

so redguards can split them

are you even paying attention bro

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

Abandon posted:

The elder scrolls "deep lore" is just the guy making the hosed up inside of his head into a videogame setting

yeah it owns

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

gothic is still really, really good barring initial control scheme misgivings

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

Hog Butcher posted:

Gothic exists primarily to give From Software's non-Souls games competition on worst controls.

if you keep at it, eventually it comes together. its pretty rough starting out though

Prism Mirror Lens posted:

i tried to get into gothic (2 I think?) about five times but i remember it had terrible voice acting and every single time i'd end up skinning wolves in generic forest for hours because i didn't know what else i was supposed to be doing

does it actually have a good story or anything worth bothering with

Captain Scandinaiva posted:

No, and like you said the voice acting (english) is really bad. I played it with the expansion, which significantly ups the difficulty, and had to cheese every fight to get through it. Like MW it has a cool world to explore, though. But barely any lore attached to it as I remember.

play gothic 1. 2 is way jankier early on in the game and doubly so if your playing with the expansion

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01011001
Dec 26, 2012

i played gothic 1+2 90% with keyboard only, only really using the mouse when not in any danger, so probably. the main thing is getting used to holding the main button then pressing forward/left/right/back to do things and that might be a little awkward on controller at first

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