Video Games - The Big Ones

[Varenne Rodin]

That sounds really fantastic. I will be adding it to my wishlist. You know which game is surprisingly fun and well developed on a large scale? Toy Story 3 for 360. I know, I know, it must be a baby game, but it's good. It doesn't follow the story, really. It's like an imaginary land of toys. Lots and lots and lots of things to do and various modes of play. I compare it mostly to the Simpsons Game for 360, only the three player mode is really awesome on TS3. Better than for most 360 games.

I haven't gotten a Wii or kinect at this point because I've heard mixed things. Reviews?

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

Haha, I remember playing a couple Toy Story games on the PS2. They were fun.

MM is completely right in his description of Skyrim, too. I've never played a game that gets the feel of exploration done so well. It's easy to see how one can sink hundreds of hours into it and still have not done everything.

[JuniperWoolf]

I saw a clip from Skyrim yesterday and got all worried because it was first person. I HATE first person. Oh yeah, because when I walk I just float my hands up into my field of vision and hold them there like a dork, that wouldn't look stupid at all.

[OrphanPip]

I saw a clip from Skyrim yesterday and got all worried because it was first person. I HATE first person. Oh yeah, because when I walk I just float my hands up into my field of vision and hold them there like a dork, that wouldn't look stupid at all.

For Oblivion, I haven't gotten Skyrim yet, I found it impossible to manage the fights without first person though.

[Big Dante]

Ah, I remember playing the Toy Story games on playstation 1 or 2 when I was about 7 and when there was a bit I couldn't do I had to get my mother to help me. While that helped then I don't see her helping me on Deus Ex or other games now.

[Lokasenna]

I saw a clip from Skyrim yesterday and got all worried because it was first person. I HATE first person. Oh yeah, because when I walk I just float my hands up into my field of vision and hold them there like a dork, that wouldn't look stupid at all.

Both Morrowind and Oblivion included a third-person option, but to be honest it was rather unwieldly. At first, I was a bit put off by the first-person perspective, but you get used to it. I usually prefer to be a long-range fireball-lobbing, arrow-flinging sneak, and being able to aim in first-person is very helpful.

Also, your hands are only visible when you have your weapon up and out, or in the actual moment you lob a spell - it's quite realistic in that sense. No bad zombie impressions to be had.

[Charles Darnay]

The third person in Skyrim is much better than in Oblivion, but still not ideal for combat (unless you are surrounded). I get the point that first person floating hands are really annoying, that is why I only keep my weapons out when I know there are enemies nearby (plus you move slower)

[Teritus]

http://skyrimforums.org/threads/skyr...er-latest.872/

If that's to be believed, the new patch is coming 2nd December then at the latest.

[Vonny]

My...social life may suffer, but it's a risk I'm willing to take.

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

You can play third or first person. It's up to you. Both seem equally effective.

[RobinHood3000]

I would argue that Skyrim is, in design and story, the best of the Elder Scrolls games (in recent memory). I would argue that it improves on Oblivion in almost every conceivable way.

[JuniperWoolf]

I get to play Skyrim in two more sleeps (at least I hope so, or I'm going to kill Steve - knowing that dufus he might have got me something from EA Sports).

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

I get to play Skyrim in two more sleeps (at least I hope so, or I'm going to kill Steve - knowing that dufus he might have got me something from EA Sports).

Juniper, I can honestly say that made me literally lol.

[Paulclem]

Me and the lad have been contemplating Oblivion. You can buy a disk second hand with two add ons - The Shivering Isles and another one I can't recall. It looks good value. I had Oblivion way back when before my - sob - x-box displayed the 4 rings of death after the warranty had run out. I was ever so **!!**??**!-ed.

[JuniperWoolf]

*lament!*
*mourn!*
*fall-on-bed-in-prostrate-depression!*

I knew it! He got me Oblivion! Que badly-faked enthusiasm!

I ordered it from Amazon. T minus one week, as long as there aren't any more disasters.