Skyrim $40 at Best Buy

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5 total messages Started by johns Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:11

#719689

Author: johns
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:11

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Yep .. getting there. Skyrim is almost down to my acceptable
price for an "Oblivion" sequal  ... which is about $20. I sure haven't
heard much about Skyrim over the years. And I went to Risen 2
and enjoyed it a lot. Just finished Gothic 3 again .. and noted
a lot of significant changes that I've never seen before. I know
my PC has a mind of it's own, and updates all my games in
silence. Heck, while I'm waiting on Skyrim to go cheap, it might
be fun to see what my PC has done to Risen 2.

johns

Re: Skyrim $40 at Best Buy

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Author: Miles Bader
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:44

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johns <john...@moscow.com> writes:
> Yep .. getting there. Skyrim is almost down to my acceptable price
> for an "Oblivion" sequal ... which is about $20.

Hmm, FWIW, I just picked up skyrim a few weeks ago, and I'd say that
while technically it doesn't seem much better, it's a lot more fun
than Oblivion.  Some of the simplification / reduction in
micromanagement might not be to everybodys' tastes (though I don't
mind), but the world itself seems much more compelling.

-miles

-- 
"Most attacks seem to take place at night, during a rainstorm, uphill,
 where four map sheets join."   -- Anon. British Officer in WW I

Re: Skyrim $40 at Best Buy

#719691

Author: johns
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:30

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> than Oblivion.  Some of the simplification / reduction in
> micromanagement might not be to everybodys' tastes (though I don't
> mind), but the world itself seems much more compelling.

I agree. Oblivion was annoying without much adventure. It had
possibilities, but no central theme like the Gothic series or
Risen. There has to be a story along with the action. I figure
Skyrim will be no different .. just more characters doing more.

johns

Re: Skyrim $40 at Best Buy

#719692

Author: john... John Lewis
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:00

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On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:30:07 -0700 (PDT), johns <john...@moscow.com>
wrote:

>> than Oblivion. =A0Some of the simplification / reduction in
>> micromanagement might not be to everybodys' tastes (though I don't
>> mind), but the world itself seems much more compelling.
>
>I agree. Oblivion was annoying without much adventure. It had
>possibilities, but no central theme like the Gothic series or
>Risen. There has to be a story along with the action. I figure
>Skyrim will be no different .. just more characters doing more.
>
>johns

Actually lots of different stories. Main Quest and a bunch of
extensive side-quests.

Steam-DRM protected of course in all versions. You require a Steam
account to install and play.

John Lewis

Re: Skyrim $40 at Best Buy

#719693

Author: Gerry Quinn
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:03

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In article <8d164beb-3907-4b21-903c-85219a0b4f4e@
14g2000vbr.googlegroups.com>, john...@moscow.com says...
> Yep .. getting there. Skyrim is almost down to my acceptable
> price for an "Oblivion" sequal  ... which is about $20. I sure haven't
> heard much about Skyrim over the years. And I went to Risen 2
> and enjoyed it a lot. Just finished Gothic 3 again .. and noted
> a lot of significant changes that I've never seen before. I know
> my PC has a mind of it's own, and updates all my games in
> silence. Heck, while I'm waiting on Skyrim to go cheap, it might
> be fun to see what my PC has done to Risen 2.

Skyrim's price is holding up impressively!  It's out a year and a half.

- Gerry Quinn

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