Stahlbrand

Probably pretty moderate, but if the performance and extendability of Oblivion and Fallout are any indication, the more computer you can throw at it, the greater your returns will be -- especially when you consider post-release graphics/visual improvement mods.

@armaan8014: Aw yeah.

You look at what you can squeeze out of Oblivion, and you just have to wonder how much Skyrim will be visually improved after a few years of modding and new video cards. I mean it looks good now, even if they've only shown 360 rendering, so I imagine the out-of-the-box PC visuals will be pretty good.

Fucking quackfrauddouche.

So the existence of these 3d models and animation sets pretty much points to a real pokemon game coming right? I would hope it is a real update/upgrade to the main games and not some side game ala Snap or whatever.

To the OP, it sounds like your problem is you don't have a computer suitable for playing games. Tiny monitor and no speakers? If I were you I would upgrade my PC and play 'best on PC' games where they are best experienced.

But that is only if you've got the budget room to buy some new hardware. If you can't get speakers and a good monitor, then you don't have a real choice between PC and console, you have a situation where your purchase is dictated by your financial situation.

PC is the clear way to go in my book.

@Slayer22: They know that the DB QL was a near-universal favourite. I noticed he didn't mention them as one of the three guilds either, but I'm sure either the DB or the Morag Tong will be represented. And when I say 'sure' I don't me "I really hope so" I mean that I think it is about as likely as the game having enchanted swords and wolves.

@eroticfishcake said:

I'm still buying it for the PC regardless of what they do. The series has always had a strong community so if there's one thing wrong with it there's bound to be one guy who's going to release a mod to fix it. That's the beauty of it all. It's still fine on consoles of course but they're missing out on a lot but everyone has their reasons.

That is the truth as I see it.

Consoles are the money platform, and Bethsoft has gotten alot of shit over the years for the way the games run on consoles; if they want to improve their image with console players by making sure the engine runs well on a 360, that's cool. Like Eroticfishcake says, there will be mods on the PC that clean up and remove any undesirable console-style elements, and the graphics will be extendable.

Look at how good Oblivion can look, dusty old Oblivion on a good modern PC with mods:

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edit: thumbnail images should now link to the right images.

Yeah, I started a new character and dumped all the high-end mods I had into it (QTP3, better cities, etc) to see how good Oblivion could look at its best (the computer I have now could pick its teeth with the computer I had when I played Oblivion the first time).

I played for 30 hours over the course of a week or so and had a great time (full mage, wandering and doing the Arcane University quests). I got distracted with other games and didn't do the MQ, but I've done it all so many times. God I love the soundtrack and just wandering...

Here are some screens (I think you can click to full 1920x1080 them). When I think back to what Oblivion looked like the first time I played it (at 1024x768, moderate settings, low performance) I have to give credit to their engine - it may run poorly and be very inefficent, but it is extendable and scale-able is the best tradition of PC graphics.

BEHOLD THE POWER OF MODS (and a brute-force computer setup):

A new Sly game has been a heavy positive to my someday purchasing a PS3, so I'm very interested in this game. The PS2 games were among my favourites of that generation.

This guy sounds so familiar, but I can't place it. Please post if you think you know (or in fact actually know, ideally) the actor with the dialog.