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Some would say it's bland. I would say it's craptacular. The much touted graphics are actually only good in certain situations, such as deep forests and some other places, but are really sub-par in most others, like indoors.
 
Gothic 3 would probably give your system a run for the money. (then again it does still have some memory leaks, but with a REALLY powerful system upping the graphics looks really nice)

Oh and speaking of Gothic 3, there is a community patch currently in production (already up to version 1.3.1, soon to be 1.4) and it fixes a crapload of bugs (quests ones, annoying sound loops, etc) Worth picking up if one is to play (or play again) Gothic 3.

http://forum.jowood.com/forumdisplay.php?f=661

Edit: Oh and Oblivion is a pretty bland/dumb game. AI is crap and quests are boring. Visuals can be fun like DDD said when one wanders through the landscape. I did that for a bit while riding a horse. Other than that definitely not worth anyones time.
 
Stag said:
Is it as bad as I've been lead to believe?
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It's alright loaded with the right mods.
On the technical side, Oblivion is a pig that uses far more resources than it's graphics would suggest.
 
Is it as bad as I've been lead to believe?
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Graphics-wise, it wasn't that impressive, and requires editting/modifications to make it look less ugly (hence, all the hype that it's blamed, for, I won't even get into a discussion about RAI). The first thing you'll notice is the ugly faces. I could probably make a long list of graphical problems/errors/repugnantness if I cared to take the precious time to.

There is a method of making the terrain less bland by using the console, but I can't remember how it goes. I imagine there are mods out there that enhance the graphics, like there were for Morrowind, but I gave up on Oblivion after a week and duct taped the box shut with the disc inside and placed a curse on it should anyone dare open it in the future.
 
I think I'll go for Gothic 3. The RPG Codex review was very nice.

Does anyone play Battlefield?
 
If you like space sims then X3:Reunion is one of the better looking ones. It's pretty hard-press to run it at full settings at high resolution on anything other than a government supercomputer.
 
:/ I already have FEAR.


I played Doom 3 on XBOX, so I got the story and the scares, and I played Quake 4 on PC, so I know how good the graphics are and I am very tired of them...The generic science lab is not that fun when you've been playing the same map (though different "levels") for hours.
 
Stag said:
Does anyone play Battlefield?
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Well, if like you said, you're going for graphics, skip it. Battlefield 2 or 2142 isn't that impressive. I mean, it's not bad, but I didn't drool over any of it. The gameplay for Battlefields are horrid, in my opinion, but then again, most online FPSs are these days. I play it rarely, but only when a friend or family member suggests it. If you want a good online FPS, get Red Orchestra.
 
So, I picked up Lost Planet today. I'm pissed off about Steam already, and this is just during the install. (Why do I need to login to Steam in order to install?!)

I like the look of Red Orchestra; tactical, Unreal 2.5, Soviet front of WWII. Sounds good. Bad part is that it looks like a Steam exclusive(?) and I'm not sure about downloading it.


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And now I have to patch? I'm forced to patch. The only time I patch a game is for online play, and I didn't even know this one has online...I don't care, dammit.
 
Yes, but on a good day I get 56 kb/s downstream!

I've never run into major bugs, really. Except in Fallout, but I use Killap's patches. :)
 
Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy.

Incredible visuals.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is also quite good.
 
Rainbow Six: Vegas.

The engine isn't that great, but the game still looks very nice. Co-op terrorist hunts just seem like so much damn fun to me.

Gothic 3 is another good rig tester. Gameplay can be frustrating at times(50 exp. animals can kill you 10x easier than a 300 exp. orc), but the game is still fairly enjoyable.
 
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The engine isn't that great, but the game still looks very nice.
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I didn't think so. The amount of Bloom is extremely annoying and ugly and when it's removed the game looks quite shitty. Also, it's an unnecessarily heavy resource hog.
 
Stag said:
Is it as bad as I've been lead to believe?
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I upgraded my computer so I could play it, it look pretty, but it made me get bored even faster. Damn that dual core! The game is a piece of shit. It gives you no sense of accomplishment because you can walk anywhere and kill anything at any stage.
 
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