The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion details
| Formats: | 16 PS3, 15 Xbox 360 |
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| Players: | 1 |
| Genres: | Adventure, Role-playing |
| Developers: | BETHESDA |
| Rental release: | 24 Mar 2006 |
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As important to this decade as Mario was in the 80's
By James Holloway from Paignton, England , 10 Apr 2006[Highly rated reviewer]
I've found a place to stop. Somehow I've managed to prise myself away from Oblivion. During this break, I'll stock up on easy to open snacks, coffee's and cold drinks - not to mention the much needed run to the bathroom.
Yes, Oblivion is everything you've heard. Its inner joy proceeds much further than the interviews, screen grabs and videos you've seen. To some, it's snuck up and smacked them in the face. How can you have not seen a game of this magnitute arriving?
Elder Scrolls is regarded as a highly reliable game series. The previous installment, Morrowind, was noted as one of the finest RPGs ever - boasting of 200 hours of gameplay and a world where you could do anything you wanted. Well, if that sounded good to you, I wonder how you'll feel to know that Oblivion has well over 1800 hours of gameplay, over 15 square miles of treadable land, and 1000's of interacting, killable, stealable, social, well voiced NPC's.
My character has evolved to the state where my own experience reads like a synopsis for a story of its own.
'I woke from the misty cell of my imprisonment, not knowing how I managed to get there. My life previous is unobtainable from my memory - but I know I am a nobel Nord. What began as an honourable due of protecting Emperor Uriel Septim and his long lost heir has now changed. I awoke from a bed in the Imperial City to discover bloody marks upon my neck. I shyed from the light and citizens of Tamriel. Eventually, my skin paled and people noticed. I ignored my duty to serve the heir, in search of my cure. That is when I stole my first horse.
My life slowly drained during the hours of the sun. But it was not until dark; in the confines of a friendly inn, that I decided to pick the lock of the room next to mine and fed upon the girl that slept - waking her in the process. With blade drawn, I cut her down to quiet the screams.
From a nightmare, I woke to find a hooded man before me. He knew I killed that night. And from there, he welcomed me to join the Dark Brotherhood.
The only catch was, I had to slay in cold blood again...'
There is so much to talk about with Oblivion, that it's almost impossible to know where to start and which issue to talk about first.
All I can say is, is if you've read this far into my babbling and wish to hear more, then Oblivion is definitely worth the purchase and not just a rental.
After playing this game, Oblivion makes all other games pale and feel embarrassed in comparison. This is how gaming should be done, and this is spoken from someone who never played Morrowind and never took notice of Oblivion until I watched highlights of a 12 hour marathon on Gamespot.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(142)Oblivion bad?
By cookieMUNCH147 (3 reviews) , 21 Nov 2012Sorry but i got this after the the game that was released after this 'The elder scrolls: Skyrim' and i don't know if it was because of its easier system Oblivion was to complex just to buy a lock pick! it took me about 15minutes to do so and the graphic styles and fight mechanics weren't so bad but because of the time it was made in, they dint really bonk it on the head.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Can't kill what I can't even see!
By MiniNinja (16 reviews) from Warrington , 12 Apr 2012This game has the potential to be brilliant. Graphics are good, storyline is interesting. I was really enjoying playing it initially .. BUT .. then, when I was out in the open rather than in the sewers etc., I found that I was never facing the enemy in a fight. No matter how hard I tried they moved around so much that I was sometimes dead before I'd even seen them!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Oblivion for ever
By Dbuzzy (13 reviews) , 04 Jan 2012Have owned this game for 3years & still hav great gameplay from it. The game plays differently for each character type you pick as your hero, th number of side quests & dungeons keep u going for hours of extra play. This game is one of the all time greats in the video game archive endless hours of fun- Was this review helpful to you?
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Best RPG i have played.
By Singe (2 reviews) , 26 Sep 2011[Highly rated reviewer]
This game is one of my favorites. from deep dark caves, to the bottom of the sea, you can explore it all freely!
The long storyline will keep you entertained for long enough. but then there is the other storylines to keep you playing for days.
From the random rumour quests that you hear about as you run past. to the many guilds that offer you rare and intresting items.
There is always something to do in oblivion. and so many things to kill. and so many more ways to kill them
mage, necromancer, archer, swordsman, thief
from poisoning your arrows, or sneaking up and stabbing them in the back. you will never get bored.
The more you do, the more that happens in this game. it really never ends.- Was this review helpful to you?
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good game
By a customer , 12 Aug 2011good game, its very big and has lots of different stuff to do. all you have to do is talk to some guy standing nearby, talk to him. and he`ll probably have somthing for you to do wich will kepp you busy for half an hour. and get this, theres hundreds of random people to talk too!- Was this review helpful to you?
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