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In just about any RPG, the wolf would maintain its level of difficulty and as you get better, killing a wolf becomes like squashing an ant. There are so many different things you can do and the controls are set up very well for a real-time RPG on a console.There are so many ways you can replay this game with different character types. It's crazy.There is one big problem I see with this game: The creatures you fight get tougher as you advance in level. Does the wolf go to jujitsu school. A wolf should not gain experience the way your character does. It really sets the bar for other games of this type in many ways. It's entirely up to how you want to play.
The world is giant. There are so many places to go and missions to accomplish. Great controls in this game. As you gained 6 levels and all the experience and skills that go along with them, the wolf gets equally tough. How does a wolf train to become equally better. So as you advance, it becomes increasingly tougher just to get to your next mission location because a wolf comes up and bites you from behind and you're outta there. As a result, the game can become somewhat repetitive.I heard this problem is remedied in Fallout (which uses the same game system).In the next Oblivion, fixing this issue alone will make it so no RPG can touch it (unless someone comes up with an MMORPG version of Oblivion for the 360). But then you don't get to learn and use all the skills of the higher level characters.
It is not linear by any means, but can be if you want it to. I can accept tougher creatures as you advance (ie demons, dragons, the undead, etc.)., but not wolves getting tougher.Anyhow, if you advance too quickly, the game becomes impossible. This is a real deterrent to making you want to level up. Imagine fighting a wolf as a new level 1 character with no problem and then getting to level 7 and having the same wolf easily kill you. It's easier to play all the way through without advancing beyond level 3. But until then, it's not the greatest.
i'm running around outside kvtach doing a little sword dance against tan pooh colored pointy eared guys and i can't even tell if i'm hitting them or not. the best part was."),i'd think this was a complete scam if so many people weren't over the moon about this game. i've "played" this game for about 3 hours now (walking around killing wolves, digging through dungeons). wanna be a memeber. pfft. they're hitting me though. i beat this game in two days.
the good news is i'm not bummed about getting th regular version now since i'll hardly be wasting any more time on this one. yeah, it's early, but i won' tbe giving it much more attention if it doesn't get a WHOLE LOT better. what am i missing. load times SUCK, graphics (animations) suck, i can't be bothered with the lame-assed story line cuz i'm so fed up from the rest of the crapiness, and i had to go through shopping at Gamestop to get this ("do you have a card. want insurance. neat red sky though. rip off.
my time would have been better spent watching paint dry. Aah.
i played better games than this on the NES. i can't believe this game is for a modern console.
i rated this game a 1-star because you cannot give negative stars. Terrible graphics.
You spend a good bit of time trying to figure out how to basic things. i am so angy for buying this stupid game.
at least i could hallucinate liking this game as the paint fumes overtake me.
Character development was not (dont level too soon).Cons:Very, very bland. If you would like a "sleeper" that no one would look twice at. I thought it was clever and realistic. No "soul."Levelling system is terrible (character advancement, enemies, & loot)Aiming system is terribleLockpicking systemEnemy variety (lack-of)Initially, i liked hopping around and healing everywhere. Above that, enemies are all the same with different skins.
I really dislike the "feel" of the game. NEVER. There is a huge disconnect between the gamer and the character. The best way to put it is with an analogy. This is the only game that i have ever looked at a peak in the distance, and decided to go there just for the view from on top.
I actually forced myself to try to like this game, but when it came down to it, i just couldnt. Being an open-world game, it is always enjoyable to just explore. Very, very boring. This is a terrible feature, and one that should NEVER EVER be featured in a RPG. However, it really just devolved into spamming. This fits into the feel of the game as well.
It feels empty to me. The more you do things, the better you get at them. I thought it was nice to be able to purchase a house to store all those items in. That aforementioned disconnect is what killed it for me (as well as Fallout 3). Lockpicking is my last dig, but it didnt affect my score. They spent all the dev time on the scenery, so it is a bit forgivable, but not including dragons is lunacy. Then more spamming. Aiming magic and arrows is just awful (it was sad to see them implement the same mechanics into Fallout 3, albeit they added V.A.T.S).
Others have called it bland and boring, which it was to me, but i feel it was more than that. There are many good things, but much more "bad."Pros:BEAUTIFUL landscapesBuying a house is niceExploring is funCharacter customizationThe landscapes in this game are really well rendered. I am at a loss on that one (might have been in the manual, which i did not get with the game).I did play about thirty or so hours. I could not, for the life of me, figure out how to do it effectively. Leveled monsters and loot. The game felt outright EMPTY. If you like cars that look pretty, with amazing paint jobs, great lines, big rims, but dont do anything when you step on the gas, you will probably like this game. Character customization was innovative for its time, and fun to mess around with.
But even in the biggest towns, the game just felt dead.I think when it comes down to it, people just like different games. I dont know if i can do any better to describe this, so ill stop at that. No, i dont want Halo mechanics (i did like Combat Evolved), but it just handled really terribly. Of course there were NPCs, and enemies, etc. until you hit the throttle, you probably will not like this game.I could not force myself to like this game (and i really tried, my mistake)., but your mileage may vary (to keep that car analogy going)As with --ALL-- games, rent before you buy.
The game was exactly what i hoped for and i recieved it in near perfect condition in about 2 days.
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