OK, let me just start by saying that I was very nervous prior to this game's release about the performance and bugs it would have. These types of games are usually littered with them. After 30 hours of playing, however, I can't get over how impressed I am with the game's performance on the 360. While it of course doesn't look as good as it's PC counterpart, the game is definitely a new feat in terms of open world games. The weather and environmental effects are done almost near perfectly. Mountains look so good when you're gazing up to them. I honestly didn't think I'd ever see something like this in an open world game on consoles. And I've only ran into one bug, which was easily fixable - during that "ring puzzle" thing with the Golden Claw, the rings wouldn't move. I just had to re-enter the room and it worked.

Also, I haven't experienced one single framerate dip yet. Bethesda really juiced the console version of this game to look as good as it can!

On a side note... I'm playing the game off the disc because of the texture problem, but it's not a big deal at all. I have a Slim and the things are silent anyway, and I don't have to worry about overheating. When the patch comes out I'll definitely be installing it though, if not just out of mere curiosity.

Anyway, back into the game!