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Welcome to Let's Play The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion... BLIND!    WHO THE HELL ARE YOU? Hi, I'm uzworm and a while back I did an LP of TES V: Skyrim. From what I've gathered in the time during and since, apparently nobody likes that game anymore but me. For years, I've heard a non-stop chorus of "Oblivion and Morrowind are better!!" when talking about my like of it. Sadly, Skyrim has always been the only thing I've known; it's the only TES game I've ever played! I figure it's time to change that. In this thread I'll be diving into the depths of Skyrim's predecessor, blind as a bat to whatever I'm going to be witnessing. (And not just because the game is dark as poo poo with no working brightness meter!) Pray for me. WHAT'S THE PLAN HERE? I'm not going it alone, thankfully. I'll have at least one or two people who actually know the game with me at all times, and at the start I'm going to at least try to stay on course for whatever the main plot of the game is. (It's a Bethesda game, we all know that's not actually going to happen.) After that, sky's the limit. I really want to do the Dark Brotherhood quest to compare it to Skyrim's, but other than that I have no idea what wacky poo poo we'll be getting into. Actually, given how much I absolutely hate this game, it's probably gonna end after I finish the main quest  WHAT MODS ARE WE USING? Like my Skyrim LP before this, I'm going to start off modless so I can experience the game the way the idiots at Bethesda meant it to be experienced!  Shut up, Chitlin. Seriously though, I'll be adding mods in as we go so it becomes a smoother ride. Hopefully, at least. Let me know if there's any specifically that you think would smooth my gameplay experience. WHO'S WITH YOU? I have a few folks who know the game that will be guiding me along: namely KillerEmcee, Psychedelic Eyeball, and Inhindenburg. WHO'S OUR HERO? You may remember our intrepid hero Mr. Puffles from Skyrim. Obviously this game can't have him in it, because it takes place several centuries before Skyrim does. That doesn't mean, of course, that we can't have a Legend of Zelda-esque timeline with several Mr. Puffleses appearing throughout the history of Tamriel. This one isn't quite as good-looking as his future descendent.  Yeah. Poor guy. You think the old Puffles hated Morndas? This guy's gotta be a grump. Hopefully what he lacks in looks he'll make up for in combat finesse or something. I'm going to try and emulate Skyrim Puffles in playstyle as well, selecting the Barbarian class and working with heavy blunt-force weaponry and whatnot. Expect far worse results than we got last time. SPOILERS? Yeah, this time I'm actually going in without a clue here so no spoilers please! UPLOAD SCHEDULE? When I actually have videos available (having all three other people available at the same time for several hours of recording isn't easy) I'll be uploading a video a week or so, normally on Sundays but we all know how I do with "upload schedules". PLAY YOUR ACCORDI-  IS THIS GOING TO BE FULL OF BAD LADY GAGA PARODIES AGAIN? Most likely not, because it's unlikely something is going to catch my heart like Joanne did back in 2016 when I was doing Skyrim. ...That said, I make no promises. LG6 should be coming out soon, after all!   UPDATES Episode 1 - Mr. Puffles is Ugly Episode 2 - Mr. Puffles Starts the Plot Episode 3 - Mr. Puffles Goes Fishin' Episode 4 - Mr. Puffles & the Inconsequential Fort Episode 5 - Mr. Puffles Can't Aim Episode 6 - Mr. Puffles, Master Sinner Episode 7 - Mr. Puffles Goes to Hell Episode 8 - Mr. Puffles Does it Himself Episode 9 - Mr. Puffles Experiences Karma Episode 10 - Mr. Puffles is Led Astray Episode 11 - Mr. Puffles' Acrobatics Increased Episode 12 - Mr. Puffles in the City Episode 13 - Mr. Puffles Saves Correctly Episode 14 - Mr. Puffles' Reading Comprehension Episode 15 - Mr. Puffles Walks & Waits Episode 16 - Mr. Puffles Blows His Cover Episode 17 - Mr. Puffles Cr- Episode 18 - Birthday Stream Episode 19 - Mr. Puffles Back 2 Hell Episode 20 - Mr. Puffles, Accidental Crimelord Episode 21 - Mr. Puffles Hurts Himself Episode 22 - Mr. Puffles' Ghost Adventures Episode 23 - Mr. Puffles' Really Long Day Episode 24 - Mr. Puffles Entertains Us Episode 25 - Mr. Puffles Hates Diplomacy Episode 26 - Mr. Puffles' Tome of Jokes Episode 27 - Mr. Puffles Gets Spooked Episode 28 - Mr. Puffles Angers Everyone Episode 29 - Mr. Puffles' Pedestrian Paradise Episode 30 - Mr. Puffles Wins by Doing Nothing UZworm fucked around with this message at 16:46 on Mar 24, 2020 |
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MISC. NONSENSE ultrabindu shows us all how I play video games. Not just Oblivion, just video games https://i.imgur.com/3ilny8i.mp4 UZworm fucked around with this message at 16:41 on Nov 27, 2019 |
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Mar 31, 2019 22:14
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Can't wait to see the shenanigans involved!
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Mar 31, 2019 23:04
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 Really excited about this.  Did some sadistic mage conduct horrible disfiguring magical experiments on poor Mr Puffles greatgreatetc grandfather as a child?
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Mar 31, 2019 23:05
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Not intending to bust your balls or anything but did you finish the Skyrim LP? It feels like it's been two years now.
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Apr 1, 2019 03:10
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RareAcumen posted:Not intending to bust your balls or anything but did you finish the Skyrim LP? It feels like it's been two years now. Kinda sorta. I did end up doing everything that I had intended to with the LP (Main Quest, Dawnguard, Dark Brotherhood) and even though I originally intended to do some other stuff (Dragonborn, mod stuff) after those three things, it was becoming too draining to keep going with and so I decided to just end it after the Dark Brotherhood instead of trying to start another quest line and having it possibly end halfway through. Unfortunately, by the time I hit that point the SA thread had already closed so there was never any real announcement.  Worth noting that the way I'm recording this LP is so much quicker and easier than Skyrim was (I was doing the old "record videos, edit them, send out to people, they do commentary over them, I edit that in as well, release video" method) that it should be a big improvement on both productivity and energy. UZworm fucked around with this message at 04:29 on Apr 1, 2019 |
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Apr 1, 2019 03:35
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Oh man, I'm so hyped for this, I loved your Skyrim LP, and I get the feeling this is going to be just as good, if not better.
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Apr 1, 2019 03:47
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Please God use the enhanced textures mod.
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Apr 1, 2019 04:25
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UZworm posted:Kinda sorta. I did end up doing everything that I had intended to with the LP (Main Quest, Dawnguard, Dark Brotherhood) and even though I originally intended to do some other stuff (Dragonborn, mod stuff) after those three things, it was becoming too draining to keep going with and so I decided to just end it after the Dark Brotherhood instead of trying to start another quest line and having it possibly end halfway through. Unfortunately, by the time I hit that point the SA thread had already closed so there was never any real announcement. Oh okay cool. I'm glad to hear that you got a better set up that's less draining on your part now. I liked the LP but my memory is terrible so you could've told me that was 4 years ago and I'd believe you.
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Apr 1, 2019 05:29
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Wait, people actually like Oblivion more than Skyrim? Morrowind I get, but I seem to recall Oblivion getting a more "meh" reception, and I quite enjoyed Skyrim.
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Apr 1, 2019 06:49
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RareAcumen posted:Oh okay cool. I'm glad to hear that you got a better set up that's less draining on your part now. I liked the LP but my memory is terrible so you could've told me that was 4 years ago and I'd believe you. Last episode having gone up in Jan 18, it's just over a year since its demise, but it took almost two years for me to even get to that last episode so it might as well have been. Deadmeat5150 posted:Please God use the enhanced textures mod. Link? And oh yeah, does anyone know a mod that increases the brightness of the game? The impossible darkness if you're torchless is easily the most annoying part so far.
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Apr 1, 2019 06:49
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you ... i've seen you ... let me see your face ... you are the one from my dreams ... then the stars were right ... and this is the day ... gods give me strength ...
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Apr 1, 2019 06:53
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UZworm posted:For years, I've heard a non-stop chorus of "Oblivion and Morrowind are better!!" when talking about my like of it. Wait what People actually prefer Oblivion to Skyrim?
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Apr 1, 2019 10:05
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UZworm posted:Link? And oh yeah, does anyone know a mod that increases the brightness of the game? The impossible darkness if you're torchless is easily the most annoying part so far. Texture pack here and I never did find any decent brightness mods Except this one that enhanced torches.
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Apr 1, 2019 14:05
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I haven't played Oblivion in years. I had it on the Xbox and beat it there, then put it on PC and modded it so much that it was unstable. I always forget how potato everyone looks until I see it again.
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Apr 1, 2019 16:36
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Bremen posted:Wait, people actually like Oblivion more than Skyrim? Morrowind I get, but I seem to recall Oblivion getting a more "meh" reception, and I quite enjoyed Skyrim. I can kinda see it. Skyrim took quite a few steps backward from Oblivion, IMO. It's just that it took more, and also larger, steps forward. It's leagues more playable and fun than Oblivion ever was, no matter how regrettable it is that they severely simplified the RPG systems and left out some fun features (RIP spell crafting) Mr. Baps fucked around with this message at 17:16 on Apr 1, 2019 |
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Apr 1, 2019 17:12
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So just to clarify, is the LP blind in the sense that you haven't played it before/read any guides, or in the sense that Mr. Puffles has been rendered blind by whatever made him look like... that?
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Apr 1, 2019 17:17
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Zanzibar Ham posted:So just to clarify, is the LP blind in the sense that you haven't played it before/read any guides, or in the sense that Mr. Puffles has been rendered blind by whatever made him look like... that? Both, ideally. UPDATE Episode 2 - Mr. Puffles Starts the Plot Even though I actually have a schedule planned for this, since we're just getting this thing started I figured I'd throw out a second episode! And that's no foolin'.
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Apr 1, 2019 18:51
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You’ve now gotten farther than I did in Oblivion.
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Apr 2, 2019 01:27
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White Coke posted:You’ve now gotten farther than I did in Oblivion. That’s a shame. The ending is about 5 minutes away.
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Apr 2, 2019 01:34
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oh no OH NO This is gonna be a hard watch.
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Apr 2, 2019 03:16
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Walrus Pete posted:I can kinda see it. Skyrim took quite a few steps backward from Oblivion, IMO. It's just that it took more, and also larger, steps forward. It's leagues more playable and fun than Oblivion ever was, no matter how regrettable it is that they severely simplified the RPG systems and left out some fun features (RIP spell crafting) I largely agree, and I personally find Skyrim far more enjoyable. But at the same time, I'm kinda worried in a sense. After we went from Fallout New Vegas, to Fallout 4, to Fallout 76, I think I'm starting to understand why those people were so upset by those things being taken out of the game. So I can't help but feel worried about what EO6 is going to hold, and how many steps forward and how many steps back its going to take.
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Apr 2, 2019 17:22
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UPDATE Episode 3 - Mr. Puffles Goes Fishin' This should teach my co-commentary crew not to ask me to do anything outside the main quest lest we accomplish the same level of aptitude as this video. 99% of the video is me wandering around a lake, the other 1% is me trying to figure out Oblivion's UI.
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Apr 3, 2019 12:09
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Arcade Rabbit posted:I largely agree, and I personally find Skyrim far more enjoyable. But at the same time, I'm kinda worried in a sense. After we went from Fallout New Vegas, to Fallout 4, to Fallout 76, I think I'm starting to understand why those people were so upset by those things being taken out of the game. So I can't help but feel worried about what EO6 is going to hold, and how many steps forward and how many steps back its going to take.
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Apr 3, 2019 15:50
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Yeah, making the comparison to Morrowind probably would have been better. Oblivion feels like a mess even before talking about what was and wasnt cut out.
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Apr 3, 2019 19:49
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I haven't watched the videos yet so maybe you mention it there, but are you going to be doing the DLC? I've heard Shivering Isles is good, though I've never even finished the main quest in the base game.
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Apr 3, 2019 20:34
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Ah, a scaly khajiit.
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Apr 3, 2019 20:35
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It's that dark to encourage you to use the torches that are everywhere, or to use magic to brighten it up Got to show off that next gen dynamic lighting and shadow tech!
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Apr 3, 2019 21:57
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Alternatively since you're a catman you get a night-vision spell you can use to help you see.
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Apr 3, 2019 22:10
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Grizzwold posted:I haven't watched the videos yet so maybe you mention it there, but are you going to be doing the DLC? I've heard Shivering Isles is good, though I've never even finished the main quest in the base game. I mention in the latest video that I *think* they were all included in the Steam version so they'll be available if I want to give them a go.
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Apr 4, 2019 00:51
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So, how much are you wanting to break this game, in your favor? Because compared to Skyrim, there are, well, things in this game that can, let’s say, enhance your play. Quite a few things, in fact. Some of which might result in various levels of hilarity.
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Apr 4, 2019 06:42
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It's been a while since I played Oblivion, but as I recall the enemy scaling was completely screwed up to the point that everything became a giant sack of HP that took 5 minutes to kill unless you leveled up in a very specific manner. So that might be a mod to look into, I guess.
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Apr 4, 2019 07:38
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Double Punctuation posted:That’s a shame. The ending is about 5 minutes away. I might've gotten to the end of the sewer but I didn't leave. I got sucked into reading up about classes and leveling and lost all interest to play.
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Apr 4, 2019 07:52
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The levelling system is magical and I hope it's being experienced fully blind and unprepared. Almost as good as the speech system.
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Apr 4, 2019 08:56
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White Coke posted:I might've gotten to the end of the sewer but I didn't leave. I got sucked into reading up about classes and leveling and lost all interest to play. No, I meant the end of the game.
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Apr 4, 2019 13:45
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90s Cringe Rock posted:The levelling system is magical and I hope it's being experienced fully blind and unprepared. Grizzwold posted:you're a catman.
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Apr 4, 2019 16:28
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Seyser Koze posted:It's been a while since I played Oblivion, but as I recall the enemy scaling was completely screwed up to the point that everything became a giant sack of HP that took 5 minutes to kill unless you leveled up in a very specific manner. So that might be a mod to look into, I guess. Is this the one with the cliff racers or whatever they were called?
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Apr 4, 2019 18:04
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Cliff Racers were Morrowind only, thank St. Jiub. (though I never found them to be that much of a pain tbh)
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Apr 4, 2019 18:14
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Poil posted:Magic is the only way I've been able to stand it. Melee characters seem best to leave at level 2. This bodes well
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anilEhilated posted:Yeah, the thing is Oblivion already took a lot of steps backward from Morrowind and ended up being an utterly bland piece of poo poo. Skyrim just stopped pretending it was an RPG and ended up (slightly) better for it. And Morrowind took steps backwards from the complexity of Daggerfall. Other than Arena > Daggerfall, every mainline Elder Scrolls title has been less complex than the previous entry.
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