I doubt it's any worse than this:
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wait, what is that? new vegas? I think I just barfed in my mouth.NBtoaster said:I doubt it's any worse than this:
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Fjordson said:The game is not the sharpest thing out there. No two ways about it. I've seen lackluster textures, occasionally fugly shadows, and stuff like the NPC running up the stairs in the leaked intro look kind of silly.
However, when you're just playing the game, it is gorgeous in motion. Things like the weather, the draw distance, the clouds swirling around high mountains, the lighting at night in villages, how detailed the dungeons and interior environments are, the trees and the general foliage are all impressive, IMO.
Though I don't doubt that the first thing some people will do in game is walk up to the nearest wall or object, huddle up to their television, see a mediocre texture while staring at it in first person, and exclaim how terrible the visuals are.
Zero crashes, haven't seen any slowdown or framerate issues.Lakitu said:Haven't watched any of the streams or leaked footage. Any other technical hiccups like freezing, screen-tearing, slowdown or pop in?
Fjordson said:Zero crashes, haven't seen any slowdown or framerate issues.
You'll see pop in when you're in vast open spaces. Like the big tundra, you'll see some grass and sometimes a tree pop in far away.
As for screen tearing, I think I'm the wrong guy to ask. I see people talk about Assassin's Creed suffering from that on consoles, yet I played through all three games and had no clue why people were complaining. I didn't see any here, but that might not mean shit.
Sounds like it's similar to Rage in some ways. You have to look at it as a whole rather than individual parts.Fjordson said:The game is not the sharpest thing out there. No two ways about it. I've seen lackluster textures, occasionally fugly shadows, and stuff like the NPC running up the stairs in the leaked intro look kind of silly.
However, when you're just playing the game, it is gorgeous in motion. Things like the weather, the draw distance, the clouds swirling around high mountains, the lighting at night in villages, how detailed the dungeons and interior environments are, the trees and the general foliage are all impressive, IMO.
Though I don't doubt that the first thing some people will do in game is walk up to the nearest wall or object, huddle up to their television, see a mediocre texture while staring at it in first person, and exclaim how terrible the visuals are.
Probably. Like I said before, I'd be lying if I said all the textures look great. They don't. But with a game like this, you don't really notice it. Especially when you're just exploring outside. It's more when you're in a town and a random book on the table will look blurry or a wall will look sort of messy.Mastperf said:Sounds like it's similar to Rage in some ways. You have to look at it as a whole rather than individual parts.
Judging by the small install size, it seems that they might have decided to take a hit on textures in order to use ram for other things.
nelsonroyale said:RED engine
Definitely. Though I did use potions. Will probably be doable here.Mike Works said:Does anyone know if it'll be possible to beat this game without once using magic or healing spells? Anyone do it with Oblivion?
It's the engine The Witcher 2 uses.supersaw said:As in Red Dead Redemption?
NBtoaster said:I doubt it's any worse than this:
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bigjimmystyle said:Quick question. Will boxed versions of Skyrim use Steamworks?
There'll be a hi-res texture mod not too long after release. The Elder Scrolls modding community are pretty quick off the mark.nelsonroyale said:Hopefully there will be a hi res pack for the PC version... The game looks pretty nice already, but I wish it was running on the RED engine
I noticed that it was tearing pretty frequently on the old video when they entered Bleak Falls Barrow hunting for theMajik said:I'm about 4hrs in and while I was initially underwhelmed with the visuals, I've notice that lots of little things have been impressing me. From the dynamic snow and excellent viewing distances to the water effects and gorgeous particle effects on display in the dungeons. The fire looks really nice too.
The animations outside of the player character are awful, but it could be worse. The foliage in general is nice and the architecture is more impressive than Oblivion. Combat is meaty with some really cool finishers like those in Fallout 3. Enemy AI is as, but that's to be expected I guess.
Textures are meh, but there hasn't been a hint of slowdown or screentearing so far. Occasionally the quick menu takes a second or two to load, but that's about it. Loads are quick and infrequent too. So far so good. The only thing that irks me slightly is how quickly magika and health replenish. I would have liked more of a challenge. After playing Dark Souls for a couple of weeks, this seems a tad to easy... though there's plenty of the game left yet I guess...
Hawkian said:yeah... worst textures this gen.... hahahah
I remember getting that sword way, way earlier than you're supposed to be able to.zmoney said:What was the timeline between Morrowind and Oblivion? Umbra was the same sword that was outside Suran right?
Mike Works said:Does anyone know if it'll be possible to beat this game without once using magic or healing spells? Anyone do it with Oblivion?
Xdrive05 said:Anyone know if this game will use Steam Cloud (for saves)?
Considering this game has regenerating health outside combat (or you can just sleep/rest), yeah, probably. Potions are advisable IMO. Probably going to be pretty difficult without them at least.Mike Works said:Does anyone know if it'll be possible to beat this game without once using magic or healing spells? Anyone do it with Oblivion?
Didn't they cut support for at least Fallout: New Vegas after a while?FuKuy said:There are no official info about it, BUT since pretty much all Bethesda games on STEAM got STEAM Cloud support during last Quakecon, we can assume Skyrim will include it too.
Fjordson said:I smell hyperbole.
All the HD streams I've seen have looked fantastic.
Awesome, thanks. Beats my juggling of my 200mb Oblivion saves folder ... reinstall the game and have to track it down, etc. Great news.FuKuy said:There are no official info about it, BUT since pretty much all Bethesda games on STEAM got STEAM Cloud support during last Quakecon, we can assume Skyrim will include it too.
GeoramA said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzQJ8E9vF3Q
Here's the preview from this month's Qore. Some new stuff shown, but not much.
Blacked out buttons as well, so I guess it's not the PS3 version...smh
Majik said:I'm about 4hrs in and while I was initially underwhelmed with the visuals, I've notice that lots of little things have been impressing me. From the dynamic snow and excellent viewing distances to the water effects and gorgeous particle effects on display in the dungeons. The fire looks really nice too.
The animations outside of the player character are awful, but it could be worse. The foliage in general is nice and the architecture is more impressive than Oblivion. Combat is meaty with some really cool finishers like those in Fallout 3. Enemy AI is as, but that's to be expected I guess.
Textures are meh, but there hasn't been a hint of slowdown or screentearing so far. Occasionally the quick menu takes a second or two to load, but that's about it. Loads are quick and infrequent too. So far so good. The only thing that irks me slightly is how quickly magika and health replenish. I would have liked more of a challenge. After playing Dark Souls for a couple of weeks, this seems a tad to easy... though there's plenty of the game left yet I guess...
I don't know, on the whole I think they look fine. Especially given how detailed and big the world is.Ledsen said:It's not hyperbole, the textures are atrocious. Not all of them, and the rest of the graphics (effects, draw distance) look amazing. The animation is pretty much standard Bethesda fare, but the textures are incredibly low-res. It's especially appalling considering the time of release. I sincerely hope the PC version will have high res textures.
madmackem said:I also hate the new thing "ps2 level" i guess some people had super ps2s its a stupid fucking thing to say. Hell even unloaded fucking ue3 engine textures look better than ps2 level for christ sake.
I hope we find out soon. If it's sub-HD or has some other major issue, I'm canceling my pre-order and getting the MGS Collection instead.Lakitu said:Hopefully someone gets the PS3 version early and can tell us what it's like.
Blue Ninja said:Lakitu, your new avatar is creepy as fuck.
Lakitu said:Heh. Yeah it's creepy old Papa Lazarou, just something to pass until I find a new one. I miss my animated one
Mastadon said:You're my wife nowDaveLakitu!
... just go get a wireless 360 controller and comfy couch that shit, best of both worlds.PhoReal said:Ugh, I can't decide if I want the PS3 or PC version of this game. I have a feeling that the PS3 version will be less-than-stellar. New Vegas was a totally different game on the PC, graphically at least.
Mastperf said:I noticed that it was tearing pretty frequently on the old video when they entered Bleak Falls Barrow hunting for theDid you do that quest and it now has little to no tearing?golden claw.
Have you thought about upping the difficulty for a better challenge?
Lakitu said:Have you encountered anyyet?Frost Trolls