lol and this will win the PS3 game of the year awards by default
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Skyrim PS3 patch 2.01 is out. (at least in Europe)
- Thread starter Hanmik
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lol and this will win the PS3 game of the year awards by default
I bought mine at my Play N Trade (was the only person to get the PS3 copy, shame on me). I'm going to talk to the owner to see what I can do (I know them well). If she doesn't, I'll probably take it to Gamestop and put it towards the MGS HD Collection or Uncharted 3.
I really wish I didn't have to do this, Skyrim is just to damn awesome. Such a shame all of this is happening.
If the PS3 version wins any awards, we'll know how biased and full of shit this industry is (even though it's not blatently obvious how biased and full of shit this industry is).
DownLikeBCPowder
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I've said this before and I definitely agree. It is entirely *entirely* possible to play this enough to review it (even THIS game) and not experience these issues. Totally.
Well, excitement from reading this thread has dropped off significantly. Playing for a few hours consecutively is the real test and in a lot of cases it looks like it still hasn't helped very much. How depressing, wonder if there's any hope for another patch that's reasonably close, probably not
Was at ~50 hours in with a 7.3mb file, all autosaves disabled. Get the stutter after an hour and a half or so of playing, obviously I'm not in as much of a jam as you 10mb+ folks but I'm still holding out for a solid fix. Will update when patch goes live in NA.
Hell, I'd take the "success" some of these people are reporting. I'd be glad if I could play an hour or two with a smooth framerate, I can't even load up the game at this point on my main without lag. Takes AGES to load the first time and once I get there it's instantly choppy and only slowly gets worse. I used to be able to stave it off with restarts.. nay, no longer.
You can start a new character and everything will be just dandy. Until that save starts creeping toward double digits, then it begins. I tried.
MMaRsu
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I couldnt talk to the corrupted agent in dragonsbridge and after the patch finally pressing x to talk worked!
Same here, no dice yet.
It's still GOTY. It's not like you can't progress because of the stuttering. If that was the case, I wouldn't be enjoying the game so much right now.
brandonh83
Banned
Hmm... ffuuuu well maybe I'll still get it and just hope that some legit fixes come along before any of the chaos starts happening. Plus I'm still playing Zelda anyway.
Wow that really sucks that the issue isn't completely fixed. =( I'd love to know what is causing the issue but I'm sure we'll never find out.
Maybe the reviewers didn't bother installing the 360 version? The bug mostly only hits after the game is installed, I've been playing from the disc (waiting for the patch) and have maybe ran into a blurry texture twice in my 80 hours of playing.
It's in cert right now.
Maybe the reviewers didn't bother installing the 360 version? The bug mostly only hits after the game is installed, I've been playing from the disc (waiting for the patch) and have maybe ran into a blurry texture twice in my 80 hours of playing.
It's in cert right now.
funkystudent
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Bloody hell Bethesda.
At least the patch didn't break things more. That's something
At least the patch didn't break things more. That's something
Since the patch? If they changed the way save files are written as a way to help solve this issue, you wouldn't notice a change until a new save file is written post-2.01 and loaded. I'm talking about a game in progress, BTW, though starting a new game would obviously see the same effect.
DownLikeBCPowder
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My bad, it's pretty obvious what you're saying now, just misread it. I'll have a great candidate to try all kinds of things with since I have a 12 meg deadlocked save. It's mostly unplayable.
I really can't not recommend this game, PS3 version or not.
Yes there is stuttering after hours of gameplay. To fix it temporarily, you exit to the XMB and re-load the game. Yes, it is annoying and something that should have been fixed before the damn game shipped...
BUT, it's not something I'm going to put down the game for or sell my copy. It's really fun. You just have to go to the XMB when you see bad stuttering, which is something I personally have done once or twice a day, at most.
GOTY so far for me, unless it pulls a Dark Souls and takes a shit towards the end.
GenericUser
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oh thank you! I already have 2 quests I cannot finish, hopefully these zombies will disappear with the patch.
I'am so happy right now that bethesda seems to have made their homework, a 92Meg Patch is pretty big and from the impressions in this thread I think it really addressed most of the major complaints people have.
brandonh83
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I guess I can at least see how it goes, and hopefully they actually fix it soon. I watched my gf's brother play the PS3 version over the weekend and there were no problems from what I saw. But it does sound like it doesn't start happening until later and he only had about 18 hours on the clock.
I can recommend the PC version. I passed 60 hours last night, and while I do get the odd crash to desktop, it is a fantastically playable experience. I haven't had any broken quests or corrupted saves yet, and the frame rate has been fluid and very nice. It really isn't that demanding of a game unless you insist on running everything on Ultra quality on 3 year old hardware.
The other complaint about the PC version that I haven't seen is the keyboard controls. Which I haven't seen because I'm using a 360 pad to play.
58 hours on 360 for me. Skyrim is fucking amazing. Thanksgiving holiday was basically all Skyrim for me.
I passed 60 hours in the PC version and have gotten TWO bugs. One was a crash to the desktop, one involved not being able to back out of a conversation I was in with a merchant moments after an auto save. Neither set me back anymore than two minutes.
I've completed numerous full story chains, hundreds of side dungeons and quests, and wandered damn near everywhere. I'm getting flawless performance out of my gaming rig (built last year) and no more bugs than I've seen in other games.
I might be the minority, but Skyrim is easily my GotY. By a complete order of magnitude. Makes Skyward Sword and Gears of War 3 look like amateur hour.
I really feel sorry for our console only relatives, the PS3 version just sounds like a big tease.
Oblivion was my game of the generation...until Skyrim. It took everything Oblivion did well, made it better, and ditched anything that was not conducive to fun.
The game hits all the hyperbole and then some. Heh.
IMO, unless your PC is still running a Core Duo from 2005, just play it on PC and go with the Low quality settings. It is going to be like playing it on a 360, but with faster loading times.
I don't think its fair to blame reviewers for not mentioning the PS3 save file bug. They have to review a lot of games and I'm sure they don't always have time to beat a game as big as Skyrim, not to mention that they probably weren't given the PS3 version.
Posts that say "reviewers should be ashamed of themselves" etc just don't jive with me. Some people here hold game reviewers to ridiculous standards. They are doing their job. Just because a reviewer didn't mention a bug that you experienced doesn't mean that there's a conspiracy about it. Don't act like they owe you something. You don't have to listen to their opinion!
Blame bethesda!
Posts that say "reviewers should be ashamed of themselves" etc just don't jive with me. Some people here hold game reviewers to ridiculous standards. They are doing their job. Just because a reviewer didn't mention a bug that you experienced doesn't mean that there's a conspiracy about it. Don't act like they owe you something. You don't have to listen to their opinion!
Blame bethesda!
LiquidMetal14
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xxczx
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funkystudent
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Interesting
The ps3 issue is listed as 'improved'. Not 'fixed' like other bugs.........'
RedNumberFive
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I don't think it's fair to not mention a rather large game breaking bug. That certainly doesn't jive with me. These guys are getting paid to sit on their ass and review games. There is no excuse for it.
DownLikeBCPowder
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It's fair if they played 70 hours and didn't encounter it. What will you have them do exactly?
DownLikeBCPowder
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Come on, the PS3 save file issue and the 360 texture are not minor bugs. Basically EVERYONE are experiencing them. Should I believe that for some miracolous coincidence only the reviewers were saved?
They can give 10/10 to Skyrim, I don't mind. But they can't review a game without mentioning that one console version becomes unplayable after 40 hours and the other has N64 texture level (obviously I'm exaggerating here) . It's just offending.
Different fixes. Check the patch notes.
I don't know about the texture bug in 360, but i'm just saying if they reviewed the PS3 version, they might not have played it long enough to get the save fragmentation bug. Because they have so many games to play. Not saying it's an acceptable bug to have in the game at all.
WTF is going on - downloaded the patch and now get instant lock-up of PS3 when try to go outside - I'm stuck in Helga's Bunkhouse in Riften for ever it seems. 97 hours played and now what????
Fix this shit bethesda.
EDIT - after 3 hard restarts, I can now exit the building - let's see how long this holds up.
Fix this shit bethesda.
EDIT - after 3 hard restarts, I can now exit the building - let's see how long this holds up.
freenudemacusers
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that is my guess too, fast traveling across skyrim will make it happen almost immediately.
Augemitbutter
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playing on a launch unit and had very seldom stuttering in crowded places pre-patch. tried the patch today for three hours straight and can confirm: the framerate got improved, particularly in cities.
so far, i can't complain. love to hear more impressions.
so far, i can't complain. love to hear more impressions.
edgefusion
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So far so good. Just opened the menu and saw "auto saving..." pop up in the corner but it wasn't coupled with a 5 second freeze. Thank god for that! Here's hoping I can play it for longer than an hour now.
xxczx
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DenogginizerOS
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I have had multiple crashes with both the ps3 and pc version. I have had corrupted saves on pc. I have also seen lavender armor and lavender trees and bright yellow heads. There is a lot wrong with this game and yet I continue playing. I don't know if this patch will fix things, and I only can imagine how much more fun I would've having if I didn't have the constant crashes. I am seriously tempted to buy the x360 version.