What is better, Oblivion or The Witcher ?

On Dec 30, 5:54 am, Beladi Nasrallah <nasra... DeleteThis @inbox.com> wrote:
> Suppose I have money to spend for one game... which one to get ?

I haven't played The Witcher, but I loved Oblivion (gave it like a 96%
personal review heh). Definitely worth the money.
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Beladi Nasrallah <nasralla.TakeThisOut@inbox.com> wrote:
>Suppose I have money to spend for one game... which one to get ?

There's more immediate payoff in The Witcher, but there's more potential
in Oblivion. If you go by the precedent that Morrowind set, there was a
pretty finite game that was made nearly endless by the fan mods. The
construction kit tools for Oblivion are somewhat more limited by
comparison, but there are still people regularly putting out new content
for free. Knowing what I know about both games, I think Oblivion wins out
at about a three-to-two ratio if you go by gaming value alone.

-KKC, who just picked up the Playstation version of Diablo. This should be
fun.
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On Dec 30, 9:31 pm, Nostromo <nos... RemoveThis @forme.org> wrote:
> Thus spake Beladi Nasrallah <nasra... RemoveThis @inbox.com>, Sun, 30 Dec 2007 02:54:55
> -0800 (PST), Anno Domini:
>
> >Suppose I have money to spend for one game... which one to get ?
>
> Depends, do you like real story & character in your rpgs, or do you prefer
> soulless sandpit frameworks that require you to imagine the story & do all
> the roleplaying yourself?

Do I understand correctly:
"real story & character" = The Witcher,
"soulles sandpit" = Oblivion ??
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On Dec 30, 11:23 am, Mike S. <m....DeleteThis@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:13:20 -0800 (PST), Beladi Nasrallah
>
> <nasra....DeleteThis@inbox.com> wrote:
> >Do I understand correctly:
> >"real story & character" = The Witcher,
> >"soulles sandpit" = Oblivion ??
>
> Yes, you understand correctly. I call games like Oblivion 'game engine
> games', but I think I like soulless sandpits better.

From the reviews, I thought Witcher had you stuck playing one and only
one character through a pretty set story line. Is it really a wide
open game that lets you role play a character of your choice doing
what you want, finding and pursueing your own goals?
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On Dec 30, 5:54 am, Beladi Nasrallah <nasra... DeleteThis @inbox.com> wrote:
> Suppose I have money to spend for one game... which one to get ?

Hmm, Morrowind?

Great Reply DeAnn. 8>)

drybones
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On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 02:54:55 -0800 (PST), Beladi Nasrallah
<nasralla.TakeThisOut@inbox.com> wrote:

>Suppose I have money to spend for one game... which one to get ?

Oblivion without a doubt. The main story line is not very compelling but
there are so many side quests you'll never notice, plus all the official
and unofficial mods add to the size and scope of the game. Also, it's is
rather polished compared to The Witcher.
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Thus spake Beladi Nasrallah <nasralla.TakeThisOut@inbox.com>, Sun, 30 Dec 2007 02:54:55
-0800 (PST), Anno Domini:

>Suppose I have money to spend for one game... which one to get ?

Depends, do you like real story & character in your rpgs, or do you prefer
soulless sandpit frameworks that require you to imagine the story & do all
the roleplaying yourself?

--
Nostromo
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Beladi Nasrallah wrote:
> Suppose I have money to spend for one game... which one to get ?

Depends on what you're looking for.

Oblivion has very nice game mechanics. E.g. lots of different abilities and
skills. The game has a large freely roamable map and you can basically do
your own thing such as join some guilds (Mages/Fighters/Thieves/Assassins)
become a Vampire. It's a fun game. However the story isn't up to much and
the NPCs have very little depth.

The Witcher is very limited in many ways. The movement and combat are very
limited. You can go off the path and sword fighting is basically: Pick one
of three stances then click the mouse when the pointer changes shape.
However the Witcher has a good story line and some good NPCs. Plus the main
character is bloody cool.
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On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:55:08 -0800 (PST), DeAnn <DeAnn000.RemoveThis@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On Dec 30, 11:23 am, Mike S. <m....RemoveThis@nowhere.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:13:20 -0800 (PST), Beladi Nasrallah
>>
>> <nasra....RemoveThis@inbox.com> wrote:
>> >Do I understand correctly:
>> >"real story & character" = The Witcher,
>> >"soulles sandpit" = Oblivion ??
>>
>> Yes, you understand correctly. I call games like Oblivion 'game engine
>> games', but I think I like soulless sandpits better.
>
>From the reviews, I thought Witcher had you stuck playing one and only
>one character through a pretty set story line. Is it really a wide
>open game that lets you role play a character of your choice doing
>what you want, finding and pursueing your own goals?

Yes! Well, unless you want to actually complete the quests and finish the
game. But otherwise, Yes!
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http://macecil.googlepages.com/index.htm
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On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:13:20 -0800 (PST), Beladi Nasrallah
<nasralla.TakeThisOut@inbox.com> wrote:

>Do I understand correctly:
>"real story & character" = The Witcher,
>"soulles sandpit" = Oblivion ??

Yes, you understand correctly. I call games like Oblivion 'game engine
games', but I think I like soulless sandpits better.
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from the wonderful person Wolfing <wolfing1.RemoveThis@gmail.com> said
>On Dec 30, 5:54 am, Beladi Nasrallah <nasra....RemoveThis@inbox.com> wrote:
>> Suppose I have money to spend for one game... which one to get ?
>
>I haven't played The Witcher, but I loved Oblivion (gave it like a 96%
>personal review heh). Definitely worth the money.

I've played both and the Witcher is probably better (more fun),
especially since the latest patch fixed a lot of the load speed issue.
Oblivion has less bugs, but gets rather old by the end I thought.
Actually I rate Morrowind better than Oblivion.

Gothic 3 would be another contender, if it ever gets patched to where
it'll run properly.

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On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 02:54:55 -0800 (PST), Beladi Nasrallah
<nasralla.TakeThisOut@inbox.com> blabbed:

>Suppose I have money to spend for one game... which one to get ?

Get more money.

Leo
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Michael Cecil <macecil.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in
news:6vefn3ptb2gtsdfh0a4filrlal47f25gf6@4ax.com:

> On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 02:54:55 -0800 (PST), Beladi Nasrallah
> <nasralla.DeleteThis@inbox.com> wrote:
>
>>Suppose I have money to spend for one game... which one to get ?
>
> Oblivion without a doubt. The main story line is not very compelling but
> there are so many side quests you'll never notice, plus all the official
> and unofficial mods add to the size and scope of the game. Also, it's is
> rather polished compared to The Witcher.

If you decide to get Oblivion, though, keep this in mind - the 'Game of the
Year Edition' does *NOT* include the official plug-ins that originally came
with Knights of the Nine (and, for that matter, adds Securom 7 'copy
protection' to its list of 'features'). If you can live with those
'oversights' you may still enjoy your time in Cyrodiil and Hammerfell.

Otherwise, it might be a little less trouble to purchase each part
seperately. 9_9

Signed,
Warewolf
who has already given Bethesda their pound of guff.
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