Dissapointed In Oblivion

I have been playing this game for 2 weeks,
alas, the stuttering & laggings have dampen my willpower to carry on.This is not just an ordinary, ocassional stutterings we are talking about.Its frame skipping trauma where i have to wait 1/2 a second or more when traversing the road a million times.The worse case happens in the area just outside of Skingrad.
Previously,I expected that the hardrive can clear this problem, but it didn\'t.I even clear the cache every time when i boot the system.


Why do the developers fail to prioritize gameplay over graphics?.I would rather have a jaggie Oblivion with 2d trees(without wind) running smoothly without the horrible stutterings. Heck, even the psx Kings Field runs without lag and demonstrate smooth combat.How am i suppose to do combat in this stuttering state? They should have put the game "text based only" in order to save the framerate & the game.

I bought a 360 just to play Oblivion,it seems that the game delivers only half of its promise, i think i would be keeping the 360 in the cupboard for a while until another great game emerges.Im thinking of releasing my ps2 to roar once again, that Dawn Of Dreams,Onimusha with its multiple character customization mode,sleak fighting looks tempting.

Good day mate!

I am playing Oblivion on the Xbox 360, and I think I have not experienced stuttering as bad as you described.  I guess you  might call it "ordinary, ocassional stutterings."
 
Try disconnecting your network cable from the Xbox while you play Oblivion.  It makes a BIG difference.

[videoholic]

WHy would you need to suffer from any lag on a console game?  I can understand on a computer because they have no clue what you are playing on at home, but not a console game.

[Living-In-Clip]

Clean the cache also. Read something in EGM, I think it was about how with it loading / steaming stuff to the HD it can start lagging. Suppose to be a patch for that tho\'.

Oh and if anyone buys a 360 for Oblivion, well, they\'re an idiot. Play it on the PC, don\'t buy a console for it.

What if their PC is slow, LiC?

It\'s pretty demanding. Kicks my 6800GT\'s ass a bit.

[Titan]

What if their PC is slow, LiC?

It\'s pretty demanding. Kicks my 6800GT\'s ass a bit.

My guess if the PC is slow, you upgrade it

I just don\'t find the framerate to be much of a bother. I get stutters, mostly in outdoor areas, but the games huge world is still a blast to discover, and after 172 hours I am still finding new crap to check out..

Cleaning the cache doens\'t do much at all IMO. It\'s actually an exercise in futility IMO.

I\'ve had my best reuslts by unplugging my netowrk connection. The game had a habit of freezing during loading if the live connection was up, but they\'ve seemed to have patched that. However loading in general is quicker without the network connection on the Xbox 360 IMO.

[Living-In-Clip]

What if their PC is slow, LiC?

It\'s pretty demanding. Kicks my 6800GT\'s ass a bit.

By the time you spend 500 on the an Xbox, 30 on a memory card and another 60 on the game. I am thinkin that most people could of just upgraded their PC.

[Viper_Fujax]

By the time you spend 500 on the an Xbox, 30 on a memory card and another 60 on the game. I am thinkin that most people could of just upgraded their PC.

in some situations. Like my computer, I just need a really good video card to get a big increase in performance. So for me, itd make more sense to get a video card. But some people need a big upgrade to run games on high, like they are on the 360 (probably a little worse..havent seen the 360 version), which would cost a lot more than $700..another cost to getting the 360 is the second controller which costs like 40 bucks.

But, the thing is is that you dont have to upgrade a console. Iv always wished that future games on PC that were too high i graphics for my computer could at least look like games now (which isnt bad..but always with new games on low graphics, it looks like shit..just how it works). but with 360, the worst it will look like is what it looks like now. And the graphics are going to get better. Look at the first ps2 games.

By the time you spend 500 on the an Xbox, 30 on a memory card and another 60 on the game. I am thinkin that most people could of just upgraded their PC.

Wow...where do you buy your stuff?  $500 for the Xbox WITHOUT a hard drive??  The thing has an MSRP of $300 and you can already find it for less than that depending on where you look...

[Titan]

Wow...where do you buy your stuff?  $500 for the Xbox WITHOUT a hard drive??  The thing has an MSRP of $300 and you can already find it for less than that depending on where you look...

What are you, on crack?

By the time you spend 500 on the an Xbox, 30 on a memory card and another 60 on the game. I am thinkin that most people could of just upgraded their PC.

XBox 360 (with hard drive) = $399.00
Oblivion = $59.00
Memory card = Not necessary with hard drive

Total = $458.00
 
The Xbox 360 console is then usable for other games over the next 3-4 years (or more).  If you upgrade your PC now, some parts may be obsolete in 2 years, requiring another upgrade.

Ddaryl, did you ride the horse or you fast travel? The heavy hiccups occurs when you ride the horse.The screen freezes a moment and then recovers.It seems to repeat this process for every 50 meters you cover.

The mages guild quest when you got to meet Janus Hassildor\'s assistant on the Skingrad road, that part is unplayable.I just shield all the way and let the count do the killings because my attack buttons will not register due to the excessive stutterings.

By the way, i am not in the network and have no plans to go online.

[Living-In-Clip]

Doesn\'t change a thing.
Buying a console for one game that is a PORT - is idiotic.
And don\'t you have to be online to get the patch? If so - then you\'re crippling yourself from any MODS and fixes.

Waspman is the first individual I\'ve encountered who bought the 360 solely to play one game.  I agree, that is too much to invest for one game... however I think even he will find a few other titles to make it worthwhile soon, such as Gears of War.