Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have never had such a love/hate relationship with a game before in my life. I feel like I could write 10 pages on this topic, but here is the most succinct version I can muster. - First 40 hours are an incredible, immersive experience. The most complex and comprehensive RPG I've ever played. I wish it could have gone on forever, but... - At a certain point (varies based on save game file size), the game starts to go horribly, horribly wrong. - Frame rates drop drastically, making the game unplayable. A system reboot is required every 1-2 hours for this one issue. - Game locks up the PS3 on loading screens, forcing a hard (and potentially damaging) reset to your console - Quests do not complete / quest items do not go into the inventory / rewards are not properly assigned - Enemies exhibit bizarre and unintended behavior that can create problems with quest completion (e.g. Dragon Souls not being absorbed properly) - Game locks up the PS3 during random conversations with NPCs - Game locks up the PS3 upon entering or during combat, especially missions with lots of followers The worst part about all of this has been the response from Bethesda. After being "made aware of the frame rate problem" (assuming you believe they didn't know about this before), Bethesda issued a patch that solved the problem...for 3 days. All this patch does does is delay the onset of the exact same problem as before. What's worse is that it also introduces a huge set of new problems that weren't there before. In my opinion, this colossal failure by Bethesda goes beyond incompetence. This was malicious, deceptive, misrepresentation of a product. Prior to the game's release, they withheld PS3 copies of the game from independent game review sites. However same review sites had access to both the XBox 360 and PC versions of the game. The only logical conclusion is that they were aware of the problem, and did not want game reviewers to have enough time with the game to figure it out and raise a flag. In addition, Bethesda negotiated a nice chunk of cash for a timed exclusive for the DLC in favor of Microsoft (PC,XBox 360). After all, the DLC is basically useless to anyone on the unplayable PS3 version, so might as well try to maximize profit by selling it to Microsoft under the guise of a competitive advantage. Here is my advice: - Do not under any circumstances buy this game for PS3 - If you own multiple consoles, CAUTIOUSLY spring for the PC or 360 version of the version of the game - Know however, that there are reports circulating that speculate the XBox 360 version will experience the same problems as the PS3 once the player has racked up enough playing time. - If you already own the PS3 version, bring it to GameStop for a guaranteed 30 bucks credit before the end of the year. Put the 30 bucks towards another game that actually works (Uncharted 3, MGS HD collection, Batman Arkham City, preorder of Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning) - In the future, wait at least a couple of months before buying products from Bethesda. Treat this company with extreme caution.