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[ShoreSlayer]

Please promise me there is no nerd on Earth nerdtastic enough to actually read every one of these damn books in Skyrim!

Holy overkill

[Inquisitor]

Please promise me there is no nerd on Earth nerdtastic enough to actually read every one of these damn books in Skyrim!

Holy overkill

Some are worth reading, like the ones in the wizards library in Dragonsreach.....just sayin'.....

[ShoreSlayer]

Please promise me there is no nerd on Earth nerdtastic enough to actually read every one of these damn books in Skyrim!

Holy overkill

Some are worth reading, like the ones in the wizards library in Dragonsreach.....just sayin'.....

Well that's the frustrating thing. I've found numerous books that result in skill upgrades etc after reading them and I'm sure others trigger quest events and such but there's just too damn many of them to read without it being an entirely new time sink of epic proportions. Damn nerds!

[EvilDan]

I saw someone's Quest List about 25 hours into the game, and there were literally hundreds of quests that were open, and they were nowhere near coming close to finding everything. I am a completist, but I'm thinking I'll have to play this game differently. I usually want to read everything, see everything, do everything, do all branches with all decisions, etc. However, this game sounds like that would be not just hundreds of hours, but potentially over 1000.

It's kind of funny. I have like 20 Mass Effect saves based on certain decisions, and how I want it to affect Mass Effect 3. Lots of those have to do with which woman I was romancing.

[CaptOblivious]

Please promise me there is no nerd on Earth nerdtastic enough to actually read every one of these damn books in Skyrim!

Holy overkill

Some are worth reading, like the ones in the wizards library in Dragonsreach.....just sayin'.....

Well that's the frustrating thing. I've found numerous books that result in skill upgrades etc after reading them and I'm sure others trigger quest events and such but there's just too damn many of them to read without it being an entirely new time sink of epic proportions. Damn nerds!

i have read a few of them but lucky me a lot of them seem to be a retelling of the books from Morrowind and Oblivion which i read ..... so now i look at the titles and if its the same i skip it. i just sort of wave my mouse over the books checking titles. right now my goal in the game is my last Daedric artifacts and collecting the 100k gold acheivement. depending on how that one tracks i am either really close at about 85k collected and spent or really far at 27k on my charater.

[CaptOblivious]

I saw someone's Quest List about 25 hours into the game, and there were literally hundreds of quests that were open, and they were nowhere near coming close to finding everything. I am a completist, but I'm thinking I'll have to play this game differently. I usually want to read everything, see everything, do everything, do all branches with all decisions, etc. However, this game sounds like that would be not just hundreds of hours, but potentially over 1000.

It's kind of funny. I have like 20 Mass Effect saves based on certain decisions, and how I want it to affect Mass Effect 3. Lots of those have to do with which woman I was romancing.

technically there is no "end" to the game it has a random quest generator so if you want to invest 1000 hours there will still be quests for you

[Stained Class]

If you could milk 1000 hours out of that game I'd be impressed. Honestly I don't think I'll go over 200 unless I really REALLY get completionist. I'm 20 something hours in now and level 26 and 7 dragons killed I made it to that one peak int hem iddle where there are 2 dragons and got my ass kicked, so i just snuck in and got the shout and left.

[Inquisitor]

I got my hands on The Black Star, an Infinite Use Black Soul Gem

[Stained Class]

I got my hands on The Black Star, an Infinite Use Black Soul Gem

Nice. Is that from one of the daedric shrines? I've only found 2 and one was locked (Mehrunes Dagon).

[Inquisitor]

I got my hands on The Black Star, an Infinite Use Black Soul Gem

Nice. Is that from one of the daedric shrines? I've only found 2 and one was locked (Mehrunes Dagon).

Daedric Quest from Azuras Shrine

[Stained Class]

I got my hands on The Black Star, an Infinite Use Black Soul Gem

Nice. Is that from one of the daedric shrines? I've only found 2 and one was locked (Mehrunes Dagon).

Daedric Quest from Azuras Shrine

Could be very useful. What do you get from Meridia's shrine, do you know yet? Oh, when you do the quest "the pale lady" you get a badass one handed sword called winters bane or something. You're doing pretty much the same build as me so you'd probably like to have that.

[Inquisitor]

Could be very useful. What do you get from Meridia's shrine, do you know yet? Oh, when you do the quest "the pale lady" you get a badass one handed sword called winters bane or something. You're doing pretty much the same build as me so you'd probably like to have that.

I smith my own weapons, right now I have a glass axe with a high fire enchant and a glass bow with Soul Steal. At Meridas Shrine you get a sword called Dawnbreaker

[CaptOblivious]

lets see so far i have finished
Azura's shrine for Azura's Star
Molag Bal for a mace of epic mage slaying
Boethia for a set of heavy armour of goodness
Sanguinis i think is a mage staff
Clavictis Vile for his mask
Meridia ?? was a one handed undead slaying sword? ( not to sure about which daedra for this one)
todays project is Sheogorath
leaving me only 2 more to find one being the night lady and the other i cannot think of

[Jebus_Cripes]

Ahhhhck. I might just have to cave and get Skyrim now instead of later. Would probably save me more money in the long run from staying in to play it

PC or PS3?

i always say PC but then again i am a firm believer in the statement. Consoles are for people who can't afford real computers. also in the next few weeks Bethesda will be releasing the mod tools for the game and i know you can mod the shit outta your game on the PC but i am not sure about either console.

Actually it wasn't the cost that got me out of pc gaming it was the comfort of chilling on my couch to game. Although I'm not really that hardcore into gaming and I sit at a computer all day at work so that probably has something to do with it too.

[ShoreSlayer]

Before settling in to a weekend of Skyrim (determined to bore myself of it despite enjoying it more and more each day lol), was watching a game review show called Reviews on the Run and they did a best of 2011.

I liked the looks of Alice: Madness Returns and was wondering if anyone here had played it.

[cowboy71]

I'm currently playing Dark Souls on the PS3.

Holy hell it is an outstanding game. Logged 30+ hours of gametime so far and a long long way from finishing it.

[ShoreSlayer]

HEY!!!

Don't own a console?

Don't consider yourself a 'gamer'?

Wondering why you're even in this thread?

Here's a FREE game that requires no special system or graphics but is actually pretty damn cool!

Just click on the sign that says Play Now, take the short tutorial and enjoy!

Don't be fooled by the cartoonish simplicity of how this looks at first. The games' actually pretty deep.

Now don't you feel all warm n' fuzzy and part of the nerd herd?

Oh, and HERE'S the review that led me to this game

[mooyagi]

I've been playing a lot of Cactus McCoy lately. It's another free flash game. Simple game play, good for some quick fun. The challenges in each level add to the playing time. Highly recommended.

http://www.notdoppler.com/cactusmccoy.php

There's also a sequel:

http://www.notdoppler.com/cactusmccoy2.php

[ShoreSlayer]

Question and comment...

Xbox froze up on me 3 times tonight playing Skyrim. Hadn't installed to hard drive so did that and thought that would/had fixed it but now it just did it again. Anyone else having this? It's never happened with any other games. Thoughts?

Regarding the weight being carried limitation, I've found that just dropping all my loot at a doorway/save point, using whirlwind shout to move about quicker in dungeons when overloaded and then picking it all up before hopping on my horse and heading back to town is a great way to get back to town with a couple thousand units of weight in loot. Also, only selling what I need to get by now that I have a house. Stashing the rest until my speech is maxed and I can sell for max value lol. Obviously there are downsides to all of these workarounds but just thought I'd offer them up in case anyone might find them useful at all

[ShoreSlayer]

lmfao

When reading the above post, please keep in mind I'd yet to discover fast travel between points on the map and had previously either walked or ridden from place to place every time

[CaptOblivious]

lmfao

When reading the above post, please keep in mind I'd yet to discover fast travel between points on the map and had previously either walked or ridden from place to place every time

hehe i know how you feel. i personally disliked fast travel in oblivion so to stop myself from using it i got a mod to block it so far i have been using it a lot but then again mod tools came out today so in a few days some of my favs should be coming out. like fast travel blocking and my fav no more shrine ,cave,city or anything else mini map markers just an arrow saying go this way. also i will try to get a pic of the sweet ass thief armour i got yesterday just cause i look kinda menacing in it

[Stained Class]

E68

[cycosurgeon]

I've been playing a lot of Cactus McCoy lately. It's another free flash game. Simple game play, good for some quick fun. The challenges in each level add to the playing time. Highly recommended.

http://www.notdoppler.com/cactusmccoy.php

There's also a sequel:

http://www.notdoppler.com/cactusmccoy2.php

Played the first one for abit, the music is amazingly cool...good ole platformer fun.

[ShoreSlayer]

hehe i know how you feel. i personally disliked fast travel in oblivion so to stop myself from using it i got a mod to block it so far i have been using it a lot but then again mod tools came out today so in a few days some of my favs should be coming out. like fast travel blocking and my fav no more shrine ,cave,city or anything else mini map markers just an arrow saying go this way. also i will try to get a pic of the sweet ass thief armour i got yesterday just cause i look kinda menacing in it

Why don't you want access to fast travel? Is there a penalty I'm unaware of or just a personal thing?

Get that pic n' post it!

[CaptOblivious]

hehe i know how you feel. i personally disliked fast travel in oblivion so to stop myself from using it i got a mod to block it so far i have been using it a lot but then again mod tools came out today so in a few days some of my favs should be coming out. like fast travel blocking and my fav no more shrine ,cave,city or anything else mini map markers just an arrow saying go this way. also i will try to get a pic of the sweet ass thief armour i got yesterday just cause i look kinda menacing in it

Why don't you want access to fast travel? Is there a penalty I'm unaware of or just a personal thing?

Get that pic n' post it!

personal thing i like the travel and it makes me focus on one quest hub at a time. my last quests had me running from Riften to Solitude then to Winterhold then a god forsaken cave somewhere for that fast travel is nice but it just makes me feel lazy

[mooyagi]

I've been playing a lot of Cactus McCoy lately. It's another free flash game. Simple game play, good for some quick fun. The challenges in each level add to the playing time. Highly recommended.

http://www.notdoppler.com/cactusmccoy.php

There's also a sequel:

http://www.notdoppler.com/cactusmccoy2.php

Played the first one for abit, the music is amazingly cool...good ole platformer fun.

Yeah the music is pretty great.

[Stained Class]

E68 and no warrantee

[Stained Class]

Well ive tried every fix i could find including taking the hard dive apart, looks like im starting skyrim over. I think ill b a breton this time. Im just mad that i literally jusst lost a day of my life.

[Monmisreal]

i always say PC but then again i am a firm believer in the statement. Consoles are for people who can't afford real computers. also in the next few weeks Bethesda will be releasing the mod tools for the game and i know you can mod the shit outta your game on the PC but i am not sure about either console.

Yea I normally say PC over console but it seems that PC gaming, for amd users especially, has been taking more steps backwards rather than forward.

The mod tools is the reason why when I do get Skyrim it will be for PC

[CaptOblivious]

there ya go a first pic of my toon this is a stock in game armour and no i will not tell you how to get it as it ruins the epicness of the quest to get it. there will be more to follow of other goodies i have gotten while playing

[mosquitorat]

No sleep since last friday, no sleep till next friday damn this dragon Slaying MADNESS!!!!

[ShoreSlayer]

I just earned the Thieves Guild Armour! Great bonuses and it weighs sweet frik all

[nekrobarr]

Must resist temptation to purchase game...

[CaptOblivious]

wait till i get the outdoor pics i have just been waiting for it to stop snowing on the Throat of the World then ill give ya a panoramic shot of skyrim. then again i am not 100% sure it ever stop snowing up there.

[nekrobarr]

Slow night at work, so I figured I would share my thoughts on my most recent acquisition - Jurassic Park: The Game.

I was pretty excited when I first learned about it, as I highly enjoyed the books and at least the first movie. I figured an adventure game that takes place during/after the events of the first book/movie sounded like a pretty good idea, especially from Telltale.

*Warning: Potential Spoilers*

Unfortunately, it wasn't quite the game I had hoped it would be. The overall story was okay, not too terribly outlandish (ala JP3). However, the physical game itself was lacking. Instead of the point-and-click adventure I was anticipating, it was mostly a "hit the corresponding button when prompted" type of game. For instance, you may be trying to evade a raptor, and at a certain point in the scene you'll have to hit a sequence of up/down/left/right; if you miss one, the scene may show you tripping and summarily being pounced on my the raptor. There are some puzzle sequenced, but the interface makes everything so obvious that calling those scenarios a puzzle is an overstatement. Lastly, there are a few scenes where you are having a conversation with other characters, only you may be controlling the responses to both parties involved; I found this very weak, as it made it very hard to identify with a single character. As the player, you're placed in a situation where you personally may feel a different way about a situation than what is possible from your responses. That aspect made it hard to really identify with any single character. Though, the conversational side of things really had no impact on the result of an episode, or the whole game for that matter.

Overall, I wouldn't recommend it. The only replayability comes from if you want to get through each episode with 100% accuracy, and there's no real reward for doing so (unless you like achievements).

[mooyagi]

There is only one Jurassic Park game worth playing

[nekrobarr]

Ah yeah, I played that at a Gameworks once or twice. Pretty fun. I remember the game for SNES was pretty fun too, though I never got the chance to try and beat it - no save feature made it more challenging!

[sageoftruth]

Slow night at work, so I figured I would share my thoughts on my most recent acquisition - Jurassic Park: The Game.

I was pretty excited when I first learned about it, as I highly enjoyed the books and at least the first movie. I figured an adventure game that takes place during/after the events of the first book/movie sounded like a pretty good idea, especially from Telltale.

*Warning: Potential Spoilers*

Unfortunately, it wasn't quite the game I had hoped it would be. The overall story was okay, not too terribly outlandish (ala JP3). However, the physical game itself was lacking. Instead of the point-and-click adventure I was anticipating, it was mostly a "hit the corresponding button when prompted" type of game. For instance, you may be trying to evade a raptor, and at a certain point in the scene you'll have to hit a sequence of up/down/left/right; if you miss one, the scene may show you tripping and summarily being pounced on my the raptor. There are some puzzle sequenced, but the interface makes everything so obvious that calling those scenarios a puzzle is an overstatement. Lastly, there are a few scenes where you are having a conversation with other characters, only you may be controlling the responses to both parties involved; I found this very weak, as it made it very hard to identify with a single character. As the player, you're placed in a situation where you personally may feel a different way about a situation than what is possible from your responses. That aspect made it hard to really identify with any single character. Though, the conversational side of things really had no impact on the result of an episode, or the whole game for that matter.

Overall, I wouldn't recommend it. The only replayability comes from if you want to get through each episode with 100% accuracy, and there's no real reward for doing so (unless you like achievements).

Ah, the dreaded quicktime event. Commonly despised among the escapist community. That's really too bad about the game. Sounds like it was trying too hard to be two different kinds of games that appeal to two different kinds of players/gaming mindsets.

Your comment about the dialogue options had me thinking. Very few point and click adventure games tend to give you the choices or dialogue options you'd get in more open-world type games. It would be kind of neat if they had a game that gave you more choices (like being able to punch out the guy standing in your way until you give him object X) and compensated by having branching plots, leading to different puzzles, a la Heavy Rain.

[sageoftruth]

I have a bitch for the gaming thread. I can't play Dark Souls. The darn game glitches like crazy and has frozen on me twice in one night. Is this a common problem or do I just need to get a new copy. Could it have anything to do with my PS3 being the old one rather than the new one without backwards compatibility?

[Jebus_Cripes]

So I finally picked up Skyrim on Friday... Yesterday I only left from playing it to either go to the washroom or get something to eat.