Dawngard PS3 in doubt... Options

[McBadgere]

Behold this load...

Dawnguard Waffle...

Sooooo, who's betting that the others will wind up going out of the window too?... ...

My only ray of light in this is that it took ages to get the Fallout 3 DLCs out for the PS3 too...We'll see...And no, I'm still not desperate for DG, but when I read the report out to the kids, they were gutted and expressed the same "But what about the others?" concern...

This post has been edited by McBadgere: Aug 31 2012, 03:39 PM

[Lady Saga]

I hope you all don't kick me when I say just get an Xbox. If you don't wanna go all the way to PC, just get an Xbox. It's worth it if you love this game as much as I do. I would get crucified over at Bethsoft for saying that; I'm not trying for that to happen here. Please?

I've been there: gaming with a PS3, that is. And I intuited the PS3 would get less content, since this is what happend with Oblivion. It would get less content, longer waits for updates, and the game was not made for PS3. Folks can get angry about this, and threaten to sue Bethesda (not you guys....the folks in the Bethsoft/PS3 forums), but it won't make any difference.

So the choice becomes: do I stay on the PS3? Waiting and waiting for something that might not happen? Or do I switch to some other system? Xbox is cheap nowadays! The answer was obvious for me. Plus, my PS3 is almost 4 years old. I use it for Netflix and a few other assorted purposes, and I don't wanna drive it to death gaming 3 or 4 times a week: 2 hours or more per session.

Concerning Kinect: I'm gonna tell you guys the good stuff and the bad. For me, it's mostly good, but I will outline the cons as well as the pros. Sorry that I'm going off topic. I figure if anyone wants to spend the extra money, they should know the good and the bad.

Pros:
1). Menu-diving is cut down A LOT, especially for characters who have lots of spells, items, weapons (etc.) they switch constantly.

2). PS3 get 2 hotkeys, PC gets 8, but an Xbox with Kinect gets 2 hotkeys AND in the neighborhood of 50 commands for weapons, spells, and items. I'm not sure how many, I've never actually counted. But instead of clicking a series of buttons to equip your next weapon or spell (etc.) all I gotta do is say "Equip Daggar", and it's DONE!

3). These commands are interchangable, which means the player sets them by assigning them. They are not pre-set from the factory. This means if you run out of commands (especially for spells), it is possible to say "Equip Mace" if you want to actually equip a Light spell. As long as you assign the spell as "Equip Mace", you can apply whatever you want. It does not actually have to be a mace that's equipped.

4). Saving can be accomplished by saying "Quick-Save". Say Quicksave, and it's DONE. Takes like 3 or 4 seconds, with absolutely zero button mashes. This is a blessing because saving on the PS3 takes awhile. I sometimes still save the old-fashioned way, though, just 'cuz I can. There is also "Quick-Load" and a few other assorted commands like this.

5). Shouts and potions can also be commanded. These are all interchangable, too.

6). To get your follower to follow you, just say "Ally Follow". Want him or her to stay behind? "Ally Wait". FOllowers will follow your PC from anywhere in a dungeon, assuming both the PC and the follower are in the same level. If the PC is outside, I think there's a 50 foot range (there abouts) for this command. If you get too far away from the follower, they can no longer "hear" us. But it is frickin' cool going thru an entire dungeon level while the follower waits way back at the entrance, calling for the follower, and then magically they eventually come running up to the PC, sometimes after a minute or two. Never gets old!

7)> There is also "Ally Trade", "Ally Stand", and a few other conveniences.


I could go on and on...but let's do the Cons.

1). You can't have a lot of background noise going, otherwise, the Kinect may get confused, or not be able to hear you. I have seen it equip a Healing Potion when I was simply trying to equip a sword, for instance, which means I tried to equip a sword but the Kinect couldn't hear me, so now the PC is drinking a heal potion. If you're a gamer like me, who opens her door when it's raining hard outside, you might have to SHOUT to be heard by the Kinect, as there's now a lot of background noise going on due to the rain.

2). Some folks may not like "talking" while they game. I get this. I'm a talker, though, even before I got Kinect, I've been in the habit of constantly talking (voicing my character) as I game. I manage to work Kinect into my talking.

3). Most of the time when I am voicing my character (not commanding the Kinect) it will not affect the game. At worst, the Kinect will want me to "Try again", but it will not actually command anything. But there are those rare times when it will think I'm commanding it. This usually doesn't bother me, but it might for some of you.

All of the above can be fixed to a degree if the Kinect device is next to the player. I have my Kinect sitting on a small end table next to my bed/cozy chair area. As I'm gaming, it's near me at all times. I do this so I can speak in a low, conversational tone (rather than shout). But there are still a few times when I have to shout!

Overall, it's a bargain. It's a mad jump in technology! For me, this technology-jump is the equivalent of being a kid again, when the Atari 2600 came out. This meant we no longer had to save/spend quarters, waiting all day for some other kid to get off Miss Pac Man, and trying to avoid potential Arcade Bullies.

Thank you. /mega-text.

This post has been edited by Lady Saga: Aug 31 2012, 07:35 PM