My early thoughts on the newest from Bethesda, their remastered Oblivion game
Played almost 6 hours of Oblivion. Here are my thoughts no one wants to read.
It is GORGEOUS.
Stunning. The little things they put into the game, the details. The way things look now. I can’t explain it, you just have to experience it. It’s amazing.
With that being said, it has been dialed down, the saturation. I wonder if there is a way to dial it back up other than jacking your TV’s settings LOL. But on a clear sunny day it is amazing. Some times too detailed, lose the fantasy feel sometimes.
Game play is just alright.
Your three movement speeds are trudging, speed walking and I’m drunk and going to miss the bus home run.
The fighting is better and worse. Melee combat is light years better. I was blocking, slashing, and they were getting thrown around. I got a wild hit from a goblin and I recoiled back.
Ranged combat is a nightmare. Getting the redical to aim where you want is as bad as it is in Half Life 2. I have the sensitivity down to ZERO and it is still flying all over. So you have to wait until you have the redical on what you want, THEN pull the bow back and fire, after that, good luck. Its flying all over trying o hit something coming after you. The magic is slightly better probably because it has a wider range to hit.
The combat is ridiculously easy, and for me to say that, it has to be. I started on adept, middle of the road, but I might upgrade it one. I was one shot killing goblin bezerkers with an iron arrow.
Stamina is weird. You can hold your bow back for maybe 5-6 seconds then you lose your stamina. Weird. I maybe picked up a real bow 20 times in my life and never did I lose stamina hold the bow with it drawn. Just an odd mechanic that honestly, does not need to be there.
They have to work on their “alert” AI. I used a fireball, killed a rat, not quietly… and the Rat 10 feet away kept walking around with no issues even though the dead one practically hit him.
Then I was sneaking, in the dark. I stopped completely, A rat about 30-35 feet in front , looking in a different direction. all of a sudden noticed me and started running for me. I was like, uh what now? I wasn’t even moving, in the shadows and it wasn’t even looking at me. So yeah they need to improve on that if they can.
Anyways, just some of my early thoughts.
Other
The leveling up is unspectacular. I don’t really remember how it really went in the original, but this one seems. Odd. By the time I left the opening sewers I was already nearly 30 in sneaking. It took a long time to go up a level, which I like, but I am not sure how this will pan out yet. If I am 70 sneaking, what level would I be and how does that truly effect things. Let’s just say it is a dumbed down version of Skyrim’s and Starfields.
Bottom line. It is an amazing game despite its flaws. I never bought something so fast in my life. It was one of my top 5 video game moments of my life.
