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A+ my pickled ring
Posted on Saturday, January 21 2012 @ 21:25:44 Eastern

Perfection? Doesn’t exist.

Nothing in this world is complete; much less a video game designed by one group of people for another. There will always be a complaint about some small thing that supposedly makes it flawed. The camera isn’t just so, the controls are screwed or the story is convoluted or threadbare. The action is too frenetic or gets bogged down.

So calling something perfect and flawless is retarded because as anyone with half a mind knows that flawless cannot be perfect.

Flawless 1. having no defects or faults, especially none that diminish the value of something

Perfect: 1. conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type

So which is it? Is it made perfect or does it become perfect? If the controls come easy and simply to one man and flabbergast the next is the defect with the game or the players? Who’s ideal are we making? Mine? Yours?

I would say that my A+ thus far is Skyrim. Seriously! What does this game not have in it? You can craft, thief, murder, maim, explore, enchant, marry, drink, kill dragons, visit ghosts, be a vampire hunter, be a vampire or werewolf or demon worshipper. Hell if you have a PC you can turn people into bunnies.

Sure it’s unfinished and sloppy in some parts but you can’t have everything and they are getting around to fixing it and making it better. Just like Morrowind and Oblivion before it; it comes broken now let’s fix it better.

I could wax nostalgic about LoZ and Mario. Perhaps talk about the endless hours spent in Kotor and name drop NWN but they would be lies and can’t hold a candle to what Skyrim has done to my expectations of future games.

There it is. Future. What’s coming next.

If someone came to you and told you that you would only be allowed 1 gaming console for 10 years and you had to choose one. Can you honestly say that you would choose a gray box Nintendo or Atari 2600 over a PS3 or XBOX?

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sliverstorm
Joined: Jun 2007

Posted: Feb 17th, 2012 at 6:28 pm
I remember a bunch of games where you could craft, thief, murder, maim, explore, enchant, drink, kill dragons, visit ghosts, be a vampire hunter, be a vampire or werewolf or demon worshiper, AND turn things into bunnies. I think they were called "roguelikes." Hey-O! Couldn't get married, though.

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spartan317
Joined: Dec 2005

Posted: Feb 18th, 2012 at 4:07 pm
My geek cred doesn't extend to things that looks like ET for atari

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sliverstorm
Joined: Jun 2007

Posted: Feb 18th, 2012 at 6:14 pm
Zing! You're one awesome guy, spartan317.

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NecroWolf
Joined: Oct 2005

Posted: Feb 17th, 2012 at 9:25 pm
I couldn't get into Skyrim. I tried, I even supported it, defended it when the other members of GR were ripping it apart. I can't anymore, its too.... not fun after awhile. It's more generic than Oblivion, and that is an accomplishment. Every single quest leads to a dungeon. Every dungeon is linear, and boring. There is only ONE way to go, and that is forward. None of the faction quests require you to actually be skilled in the way the faction works. Want to be a mage? Do it, you never have to actually cast a spell except for one time, and the only spells you need are the spells you start with. A thief? Pfft, do it with a two-hander in full plate, you never actually steal anything except for the first mission, really. I guess the side missions count and some require stealth... kinda.

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spartan317
Joined: Dec 2005

Posted: Feb 18th, 2012 at 4:13 pm
Per chance did you power level? Sure you can do things like that. Like in any world if you hit something with a big sword long enough it will bend to your will. I always thought the point of joining a Thieve's Guild was to challenge yourself to do it their way. No matter what the game type as long as you have enough enchantments, potions, crystals or magical animal parts you can do something that shouldn't be possible to do with your character.

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NecroWolf
Joined: Oct 2005

Posted: Feb 18th, 2012 at 4:20 pm
I didn't power level, it's just to me, it got boring after awhile always being sent to dungeons, and I never had to really act the part of any of the guild quest lines. Awesome that you like it, though, and hope you continue to enjoy it, I just couldn't get back into it after awhile, personally. It does have its fun parts, exploration is fun, the scenery is epic and awe-inspiring. The dragon fights are fun, even if they do become easy after awhile. Some dungeons are better than others. I do agree with the rest of your blog, though, there is no such thing as a perfect game. Gaming is subjective, what is a flaw to me, might be a good thing to you.

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spartan317
Joined: Dec 2005

Posted: Feb 18th, 2012 at 7:20 pm
man I have got to be doing something wrong then... When I last played I was a level 35 imperial and I was getting one chomped and having my ass handed to me by every dragon I fought. I think that instead of trying to cater to the masses developers should cater to themselves and share the end product with us. Seems that some of the most addictive gameplay has stemmed from a couple of guys being bored and coming up with a way to entertain themselves that doesn't involve animals or ritualistic sex

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