PC vs xBox 360 : IV - Oblivion

» Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:05 pm

A modded Oblivion is so much better than Vanilla that it blows the mind. Playing the original game feels like an old Beta to me now. :shrug:

Also, it runs rather poorly on the 360, even when installed to the HDD. It may run very good in interior cells, but riding a horse outdoors (or in some places just looking around stationary) actually stutters more than it does on my pathetic P4 2.8GHz CPU, and that is ridiculous.

I had no problems running Oblivion on my 360, even on the hard drive or running off the disk.

I say stick with the PC version for the following reasons:

1. Real men play only PC games
5. See #1

I'd agree with everything you say except for 1 and 5. You can say real men don't play games on the PC only nerds lol. yes I am a big nerd. :bigsmile:

But I play most games on consoles now, I hate upgrading my computer to play new games all the time.

It all depends on what you want? I loved playing Oblivion on my 360 because my computer at the time couldn't play Oblvion. I had a great time playing on it. Beautiful graphics, running smoothly without problems. The ocasional freeze, but that is like on a PC anyways. I can play on my couch and lie down or where I want. Now I got a new laptop and installed Oblivion on it, and installed mods on it, I have a hard time playing it on the 360. I just love the mods I downloaded and installed. It looks so much nicer now.

But the question you need to ask is, what do you want? Do you want nicer graphics and smoother play? It sounds you do, so get it for the 360, it might be a better experinace for you. Do you want to sit on your computer chair or on the couch? I guess you can try renting the game first to see if you like it. Then again it only costs about $20 now, so go ahead if you can fix it.

» Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:37 am

There's no law saying a PC has to be placed on a desk, or that a PC user has to sit in a chair. I have my PC on a very low table and play on the floor, surrounded by pillows. It's more comfortable than any couch I've sat on and at least as comfortable as any bed. I'm typing this stretched out on my side. I guess I have the best of both worlds. Comfort and mods.

I used to have my PC set up at the end of my bed... Then I fell asleep while doing homework on it one day and woke up with a sore back. Afterwards I decided to put in on my desk.

» Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:14 pm

I had no problems running Oblivion on my 360, even on the hard drive or running off the disk.

I'd agree with everything you say except for 1 and 5. You can say real men don't play games on the PC only nerds lol. yes I am a big nerd. :bigsmile:

But I play most games on consoles now, I hate upgrading my computer to play new games all the time.

It all depends on what you want? I loved playing Oblivion on my 360 because my computer at the time couldn't play Oblvion. I had a great time playing on it. Beautiful graphics, running smoothly without problems. The ocasional freeze, but that is like on a PC anyways. I can play on my couch and lie down or where I want. Now I got a new laptop and installed Oblivion on it, and installed mods on it, I have a hard time playing it on the 360. I just love the mods I downloaded and installed. It looks so much nicer now.

But the question you need to ask is, what do you want? Do you want nicer graphics and smoother play? It sounds you do, so get it for the 360, it might be a better experinace for you. Do you want to sit on your computer chair or on the couch? I guess you can try renting the game first to see if you like it. Then again it only costs about $20 now, so go ahead if you can fix it.

I agree with you that "real men play on the PC" is complete and utter nonsense. But "do you want nicer graphics, get it for the 360" isn't exactly true. Even on a mid-end PC, installing something like All Natural, copuled with Natural Habitat and Natural Vegetation and a nice water mod, and the graphics are instantly better than an unmodded version, and QTP3 and other mods will make it look stunning for high end PCs. If you have a low-end PC however, the 360 will be superior graphics.

» Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:50 pm

Real men play only PC games

But Kingdom Hearts isn't on the PC...

...is my answer to that.

» Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:18 pm

360. real gamers play consoles.

only if you love RROD. i got ob for PC . any ways i have a 360 but the vid card is failing. thank god i built my core i7 920 rig with a 4870x2 vidcard. not cconsole hating but MS really needs to do more quality control with the 360s. i now gotta send back my 360 elite thats messing up after only a year of use.

» Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:31 pm

in my opinion its all about personal preference, ive noticed that the xbox graphics are somewhere between medium and high. also i feel that the game should be palyed once through without mods, but thats just the semi-purist in me. another factor is cost. if you cant afford a decent gaming pc, it might be better to go with the xbox. but if you can, go for the pc. trust me, after 300 total hours of play time, mods breathe new life into the game, adding enough new content to keep me playing for years