Guest jb28147 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Can I ask which of these two games are better for someone that never played them on PC, as I'm thinking of getting into PC gaming, and I would like to know which game to get? Link to comment
Adam Jensen Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 How much rpg experience do you have? I mean how many rpg games have you played? Link to comment
Captain Cobra Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Get both. Alternatively, get Morrowind. Link to comment
Guest jb28147 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 How much rpg experience do you have? I mean how many rpg games have you played? Very little, I would say about six games, not including the RPG Maker games. Oblivion & Dragon Age 1 on the 360 Persona 4 Alpha Protocol <- If you consider that a RPG Mass Effect 1 & 2 A couple of RPG Maker games Link to comment
gregathit Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 If you already have played Oblivion on the 360 then it might not be the best idea to grab it for the PC. It is true that mods really dress it up and add many different quests and even lands to it, it is still the same game at its core. Now if you have never played Skyrim, then that may be something a bit more interesting to you as it will be brand new. Modding is a bit more difficult in some things on Skyrim but that is the breaks. Link to comment
RitualClarity Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Oblivion is cheap on the PC through steam. Should be about half or less if you can find it on sale. Skyrim modding is still being developed and Oblivion has a mature modding community. it is true that you already played the Oblivion on Xbox then you won't be surprised. Skyrim will be new and fresh for you. So the answer could be based on money or new experiences. Link to comment
Teechan Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Yeah, get Skyrim first, then Oblivion if you can find it much cheaper (say from a Steam sale). I played Oblivion first on the 360 too, and played it for several hundred hours. Then years later when I got it on the PC, I found I was doing more non-gaming things with it (machinima/modding) then actually playing it. That's my experience, anyway. Oblivion runs well on more modern PC's but can still crawl if loaded with lots of graphically intensive texture packs and landscape mods (it was made for 32 bit Windows XP, so it can't address more then 2 GB's of RAM, or 3 if you patch the EXE.) Of course, your mileage may vary and you may very well find several hours of new playability with quest mods and companion mods. Skyrim will be new for you all around and give more playability (and more people will now be modding it since there won't be new DLC/patches) so who knows what cool stuff will happen. But either way, play either one vanilla before adding mods - just to get a feel for how the game works, so you'll know when a mod's not working right. Troubleshooting mod issues is not fun and can get in the way of having fun. Link to comment
RitualClarity Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I will probably get banned or at least cracked on the head for saying this... I have been playing a non modded Skyrim for a long time. The most that I have loaded with a few textures to fix the faces. Even then I can take it or leave it (mods that is) I find the game enjoyable as it is. I have yet to play thorough to the end because I have plenty to keep me busy exploring. I probably have about 200 or so hours on it. Eventually I will mod it. It is great the way it is. There are reasons for it being one of the best games out that year. Link to comment
AceFreeley Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 My recommendation is that you first pick up Oblivion for PC and experience first-hand the difference a set of well-chosen mods can make in an otherwise familiar game. Getting a bit of experience learning how to thoroughly mod an Oblivion install will serve you well when you move on to Skyrim and a number of very fine mods - such as Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul - manage to take otherwise familiar elements of the game and recast them to such an extent that the gameplay is both challenging and distinictive enough (while remaining familiar) as to seem like a new game. Link to comment
Jerbsinator Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 If you do get Oblivion the first thing you should do after installing it is get a XP mod because the default leveling system is broken beyond belief and is the most frustrating piece of crap I have ever seen in a video game. Link to comment
GECK.O Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Can I ask which of these two games are better for someone that never played them on PC, as I'm thinking of getting into PC gaming, and I would like to know which game to get? Since you asked in the LoversLab.com...you must be want to play it because of SexLab and LoversPK, isn't? Well, I recommend both of them! Skyrim's SexLab is still in early stage. For full experience, of course matured Oblivion's LoversPK is always better. You probably need some mods to upgrade the Oblivion outdated graphic. Link to comment
Rayblue Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 To answer the question: Oblivion first (and it's now affordable), and play it as vanilla for a month or two, then you mod it in any way you want it as long as you don't overdo by adding super-high-res textures. If you want your Elder Scrolls experience to be more pleasant, a little more realistic and inventive, pick up Skyrim. Link to comment
DSXX Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I'd go for Oblivion first because there's so much content it's great. You've said you've played it already so I'd mod the hell out of it immediately. I remember when I came into Fallout 3/NV late and it was really nice to see so much content already on offer. Same goes for Oblivion (years ago) but I was never aware of modding for a short while and it was thriving at that time, plus I don't think Nexus had issues with nude/sex and ported content mods. Link to comment
SquallPT Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I started with Skyrim, then i read on this forum ppl talking about Oblivion and the modding of Oblivion and now im starting on New Vegas modding Now i have the 3 games installed with mods. So i jump from one to another Link to comment
Astaroth-Lite Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I personally like Oblivion more, but Skyrim's combat is so much better even though they pretty much stripped almost all of the role-playing elements from the game. Link to comment
Guest jb28147 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Would this build be fine for the two games?PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1gVTNPrice breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1gVTN/by_merchant/Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1gVTN/benchmarks/CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Newegg)Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($95.99 @ Newegg)Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.49 @ Outlet PC)Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($234.99 @ Newegg)Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($77.98 @ SuperBiiz)Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 560W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($136.66 @ Newegg)Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.98 @ Outlet PC)Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)Total: $1041.04(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-15 13:36 EDT-0400) Link to comment
Adam Jensen Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Would this build be fine for the two games? PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1gVTN Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1gVTN/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1gVTN/benchmarks/ CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($95.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.49 @ Outlet PC) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($234.99 @ Newegg) Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($77.98 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 560W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($136.66 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.98 @ Outlet PC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC) Total: $1041.04 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-15 13:36 EDT-0400) You can practically run any game with that setup. Link to comment
RitualClarity Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Would this build be fine for the two games? PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1gVTN Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1gVTN/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1gVTN/benchmarks/ CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($95.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.49 @ Outlet PC) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($234.99 @ Newegg) Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($77.98 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 560W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($136.66 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.98 @ Outlet PC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC) Total: $1041.04 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-15 13:36 EDT-0400) Nice start. .. If you can swing a little improvements... I would add an SSD, Change the WD Blue to a WD black (slightly better performance and better quality). Then possibly a slightly more powerful graphic card... Not that the one that you selected isn't going to be great. but in the future you might want to upgrade to a more powerful one.. I did and haven't looked back and enjoy every minute. Basiclally check to see what would be requred for the powerfull card(s) and get powersupply classed for that. Also if not just for the upgrade I am told that you can get a newer model graphic card and run the older one as a Physis engine. You can't unless you have enough power.. Dont' want to stress the computer. In my case I could upgrade to a 700 (or 800 series ) graphic card and use my current 670 as a physics .. Over kill yes... awesome definitely. At no additional cost over the upgrade. If money is tight you can postphone the sound card and use the integrated one until later and get the upgrades now. These are just ideas to add or enhance your build. Your build is perfectly fine currently and should serve you for many years to come with very little in the way of upgrades. Link to comment
Emily Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Well, you don't play skyrim as a sequel without completing oblivion first. Otherwise most of the story will fall unimportant and stale. Oblivion has a long modding history into the way they are today, hopefully you will be amazed with everything that people have invested in the past 7 years. Link to comment
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