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Hondan · #1 03-21-2007, 02:24 PM

I picked up Oblivion yesterday and I played it almost all night... The game looks great, and dispite a few frame rate hiccups, the game runs very smoothly. The new pixel shaders significantly helped with the texture in distant objects, and the loading times are relatively short. In my opinion, this is possibly one of the best games out for the PS3 right now.

Charlie · #2 03-21-2007, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Hondan

and dispite a few frame rate hiccups

Oh, I hope it's not noticeable... I was hoping the PS3 hardware would eliminate that.

Anyhow, I got to EB at noon yesterday and they didn't have it. I got the call at 3 pm, after I went back home so I didn't want to make the trip out there again. I was pissed since I was browsing at another EB at around 2 pm and they already had Oblivion on the shelf. But I did manage to get my hands on the original Shadow Hearts! The first time I got the game, the disc was scratched to hell, but now I have the complete series! Too bad I have to get Oblivion today so I won't be starting Koudelka. Got to finish God of War II last night as well. Lots of fun!

Hondan · #3 03-21-2007, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie

Oh, I hope it's not noticeable... I was hoping the PS3 hardware would eliminate that.

Anyhow, I got to EB at noon yesterday and they didn't have it. I got the call at 3 pm, after I went back home so I didn't want to make the trip out there again. I was pissed since I was browsing at another EB at around 2 pm and they already had Oblivion on the shelf. But I did manage to get my hands on the original Shadow Hearts! The first time I got the game, the disc was scratched to hell, but now I have the complete series! Too bad I have to get Oblivion today so I won't be starting Koudelka. Got to finish God of War II last night as well. Lots of fun!

Unfortunately, the hiccups in the frame rate is pretty noticeable, although it doesn't happen very often. The original Shadow Hearts is an awesome game, if you like the series then you will enjoy it.

Callmege · #4 03-21-2007, 05:49 PM

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I was hoping the PS3 hardware would eliminate that.

Well the 360 has a more powerful graphics card and that suffered from stuttering on a less graphically demanding version. The 360 also handles ram usage better and this is the problem...its a problem because neither console really has enough RAM to run this game. I've got 1GB of ram on my pc and that isn't enough and both the 360 and the PS3 have 512mb tops. Even if I close down everything else thats possible to close down, Oblivion still needs more. You'll notice stutters mostly when running across the map, especially when riding on horseback as the game loads the scenery. When in smaller environments such as a town or the arena or even a dungeon, the frame rate will improve significantly because there is much less to load.

Hondan · #5 03-21-2007, 06:59 PM

The PS3 version actually took advantage of the internal hard drive and installed portions of the game onto the hard drive while using another big portion of the hard drive as virtual memory, thus helping with the RAM bottleneck. I played Oblivion on both systems, and I have to say that the PS3 version runs and looks noticeablely better than the 360 version...

JasonSmithy · #6 03-21-2007, 08:16 PM

does it hjave that horrid problem with pop ups every few seconds?....if so you can forget it =[ it got me so mad while playing the 360 version....

Crossfade8448 · #7 03-21-2007, 09:23 PM

cool i'm going to get that game next
i'm still playing resistance on my second time through the game to unlock stuff....

Charlie · #8 03-21-2007, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Hondan

The original Shadow Hearts is an awesome game, if you like the series then you will enjoy it.

I haven't played any of them. I bought them and they're just sitting on my shelf in a growing amount of unplayed games. I feel more compelled to play it once I own them all. n__n

Hondan · #9 03-21-2007, 11:01 PM

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I haven't played any of them. I bought them and they're just sitting on my shelf in a growing amount of unplayed games. I feel more compelled to play it once I own them all. n__n

I understand... I have a few of those "dust collector" games my self lol.

crash1202 · #10 03-22-2007, 01:17 AM

I got Oblivion yesterday didnt play much only an hour or so.....but when I came home from school I really started....I did about 3 quests and it took me 2 hours....They werent even action quest mostly "Go here and talk to him" quests but they were fun to play....It seems like you are actually trying to help a real person......plus the pay from them wasnt too bad....

Hondan · #11 03-22-2007, 02:57 PM

I screwed up and killed the prison guard in the game... Now all of the imperial guards are after me... I am forced live in the wilderness. lol

*Chris* · #12 03-22-2007, 04:23 PM

^I might invest is Oblivion one day.

The only thing though is, you can play throught he game all in third person as well, can't you?

Or are we forced to go in the First Person view? If that's the case, then I dont think I will buy it...

Hondan · #13 03-22-2007, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by *Chris*

^I might invest is Oblivion one day.

The only thing though is, you can play throught he game all in third person as well, can't you?

Or are we forced to go in the First Person view? If that's the case, then I dont think I will buy it...

You can switch between first and third person view with the press of the R3 button.

Callmege · #14 03-22-2007, 06:01 PM

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I screwed up and killed the prison guard in the game... Now all of the imperial guards are after me... I am forced live in the wilderness. lol

Head to the waterfront district of the Imperial City at around 10pm and follow the man with the torch. Take as many lockpicks as you can and complete his quest.

Hondan · #15 03-22-2007, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Callmege

Head to the waterfront district of the Imperial City at around 10pm and follow the man with the torch. Take as many lockpicks as you can and complete his quest.

Every time I enter the Imperial city or most of the cities, the guards are after me... maybe because I have stolen goods in my bag? I don't know... So how can I stop the guards from coming after me without fighting them every single time? Do I have to go to jail or drop the stolen goods?

*Chris* · #16 03-22-2007, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Hondan

You can switch between first and third person view with the press of the R3 button.

Oh, ok!

Thanks! Its just that me + first person = disaster!

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