Freeroam? - Page 2

Maren · 11 March 2010, 09:43

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Originally Posted by gimbal

You'd be very right, but it is a FUN crime simulator

Haven't played it, can't argue, but I know myself enough to tell you I'd probably be too disgusted to enjoy anything it may have to offer

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Originally Posted by gimbal

I have no clue where you get that idea though. Oblivion is a "walk in the field with a horse while swinging a sword, for about 30 minutes and then you're done" simulator.

I'll give you the clue: "respectively"

DDNI · 11 March 2010, 11:07

hmmm does faerie tale adventure fit this category?

Monsterland · 11 March 2010, 11:35

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Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

Hunter, Midwinter and Midwinter 2. Quite some space to roam in those

Came here to say this

TCD · 11 March 2010, 11:41

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Originally Posted by DDNI

hmmm does faerie tale adventure fit this category?

Of course

Also Lord of the Rings comes to mind.

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Originally Posted by Monsterland

Came here to say this

Great minds...

antonvaltaz · 11 March 2010, 11:44

Slightly off-topic... a colleague gave me his copy of Oblivion as he bought a GOTY version off Steam with all the trimmings. Is it actually worth trying to get into? I've only got relatively limited free time now my little 'un arrived, and in particular practically never get more than an hour continuous time to play (and usually less than that).

killergorilla · 11 March 2010, 11:48

Try it out and see

Lorfarius · 11 March 2010, 16:00

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Originally Posted by antonvaltaz

Slightly off-topic... a colleague gave me his copy of Oblivion as he bought a GOTY version off Steam with all the trimmings. Is it actually worth trying to get into? I've only got relatively limited free time now my little 'un arrived, and in particular practically never get more than an hour continuous time to play (and usually less than that).

It's a lot of fun and can eat up a lot of time but I would try and dedicate a good 4/5 hours into it. After the introduction (barely 30 minutes) you are shown into the full gaming world and all its beauty so should give you an idea whether or not you will enjoy it.

TCD · 11 March 2010, 16:07

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Originally Posted by Lorfarius

After the introduction (barely 30 minutes) you are shown into the full gaming world and all its beauty so should give you an idea whether or not you will enjoy it.

Which is a tad misleading IMO. You can easily roam the world for 10-15 hours and find new stuff, but after that you're left with a rather tedious story catch up thing. If your time is really that limited and you only want to invest an hour each day, I would say that Oblivion might be a tad too 'slow' to enjoy it at that rate. The other option is of course the unwanted expansion of playing time...

Lorfarius · 11 March 2010, 16:08

Yeah probably best to just try it

Djay · 12 March 2010, 01:33

Oblivion is an awesome game i have clocked up over 200hrs on it (split between xbox 360 and PS3)

Oblivion swallows your life if you let it!

onkelarie · 12 March 2010, 21:38

I did the main quest of Oblivion in roughly 12 hours with the odd sidequest here and there. But as mentioned, you can easily spend 200+ hours in the world of Oblivion.

On-topic: another nice Amiga freeroaming 'game' is 3D construction kit. Only your imagination (and a lot of tedious work) limits it. Castlemaster (and another game I can't recall its title) was made with that...

Macca · 16 March 2010, 10:57

Mercenary
Hunter
Midwinter?

Are the games that immediately spring to mind.

M.

mcbpete · 19 March 2010, 00:22

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Originally Posted by antonvaltaz

Slightly off-topic... a colleague gave me his copy of Oblivion as he bought a GOTY version off Steam with all the trimmings. Is it actually worth trying to get into? I've only got relatively limited free time now my little 'un arrived, and in particular practically never get more than an hour continuous time to play (and usually less than that).

Sorry to diverge from the original topic again, but there's a strange phenomena I have with both Oblivion (and now Fallout 3) is that although they're pretty huge and can rack up over 100 hours of play to full completion, I actually find they're perfect games if you're short of time too. The actual missions are usually divided into tiny little sections that normally take like 20-30mins (tops) so if you fancy a little burst here and there then they're perfect. Plus you never really get lost as your current mission is always at hand with your radar, map and log book.

Just my two penneth !

plasmatron · 19 March 2010, 01:43

The MERCENARY series.

http://hol.abime.net/hol_search.php?find=mercenary

Djay · 19 March 2010, 02:01

my two septims

11 March 2010, 11:07	#22
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	hmmm does faerie tale adventure fit this category?

11 March 2010, 11:44	#25
antonvaltaz Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Oxford, UK Age: 43 Posts: 511	Slightly off-topic... a colleague gave me his copy of Oblivion as he bought a GOTY version off Steam with all the trimmings. Is it actually worth trying to get into? I've only got relatively limited free time now my little 'un arrived, and in particular practically never get more than an hour continuous time to play (and usually less than that).

11 March 2010, 11:48	#26
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Try it out and see

11 March 2010, 16:08	#29
Lorfarius Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Glossop/UK Posts: 532	Yeah probably best to just try it

12 March 2010, 01:33	#30
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	Oblivion is an awesome game i have clocked up over 200hrs on it (split between xbox 360 and PS3) Oblivion swallows your life if you let it!

12 March 2010, 21:38	#31
onkelarie Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Spijkenisse / the Netherlands Age: 54 Posts: 525	I did the main quest of Oblivion in roughly 12 hours with the odd sidequest here and there. But as mentioned, you can easily spend 200+ hours in the world of Oblivion. On-topic: another nice Amiga freeroaming 'game' is 3D construction kit. Only your imagination (and a lot of tedious work) limits it. Castlemaster (and another game I can't recall its title) was made with that...

16 March 2010, 10:57	#32
Macca Zone Friend Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Gloucester Posts: 697	Mercenary Hunter Midwinter? Are the games that immediately spring to mind. M.

19 March 2010, 01:43	#34
plasmatron Zone Friend Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Age: 48 Posts: 967	The MERCENARY series. http://hol.abime.net/hol_search.php?find=mercenary

19 March 2010, 02:01	#35
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	my two septims

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