10-28-2011, 02:28 PM
(10-28-2011, 04:20 AM)Drasca Wrote:(10-27-2011, 05:30 PM)RTM Wrote: I had the same problems with Half-life games when no other FPS ever gave me trouble. The solution for me was to use console commands to adjust the FOV (field of view, I think?). Apparently it's narrower in the Half-life series than in other FPS's.
FOV in TES 3/4 and FO3/NV games is 75 degrees and can be changed in the defaults.ini file in the game installation folder. Useful when you have widescreen.
Interesting, the HL series is 70 degrees which is pretty close so I'm surprised I didn't get sick from the TES games. Might be the faster pace of action in HL. Apparently normal human FOV is 90 degrees, so in these games it's like you're running around wearing really weak binoculars. Ugh, just thinking about it makes me queasy.
I played Morrowind for hundreds of hours (not counting the time in the editor making my own houses) and never finished the main quest. I got bored of Oblivion after a few weeks. The leveling system was crap in conjunction with the fact that the monsters in the world leveled with you, which meant that if you didn't want to get slaughtered every time you stepped into a portal or dungeon, you'd have to choose skills that you DIDN'T want to use when you created your character. The copy-paste dungeons and fast travel (an optional feature sure, but I am weak when it comes to not using things like that) didn't help the longevity.
I have high hopes for Skyrim, especially after reading/watching various previews. I like the thiefy-type characters, but if I play like I play most other RPG's, I'll probably create about 10 different characters to experiment with stuff, get sick of the first hour of gameplay, and then shelve the game.
