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So Close to Perfection... So Close...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: July 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Oblivion is a true gaming achievement, not just for the developers, but for the gamers. Bethesda places you inside a virtual, fantasy world and let's you do whatever you want. It's freedom in the truest sense of gaming.

The size of this game is astonishing. There is literally miles of scenery, cities, dungeons, lakes, rivers, hills, roads, and so on to explore, ranging from snowy peaks to dank swamps. It's your choice whether to procede on the official storyline or go on your own. Similarly, it is your choice whether to tackle the (seemingly) limitless quests, or simply go exploring on your own. You can join guilds, make your own spells, enchant your own armor/weapons, fight in the area; the amount of sheer stuff to do is almost overwhelming.

Besides the freedom to do whatever you want, you can also create your own character with an in-depth system skill sets, physical features, and abilities. Want to be a roguish lizard-like creature who sneaks in the shadows and silently assassinates people? You can do that. Want to be a tankish Orc who simply smashes the brains of anything in his path? You can do that. Want to be an elf with highly destructive magical powers? Yep, you can do that too.

Oblivion is a true gaming accomplishment, but unfortunately it has a few blemishes which prevents it from being truly brilliant.

For starters, the leveling system is flawed. You simply have to pay way too much attention to which skills you're leveling, so you can get the most out of your level up, which really takes away from Oblivion's otherwise excellent immersion factor. What's worse is, if you don't pay attention, your character may end up being too weak to fight off your enemies, since with each new level all the enemies become stronger to balance out the difficulty.

The other strike against the game is combat. For an RPG, it is simply too... simple. As a mage/archer, all you really do is shoot arrows/spells and run away. As a warrior it's the opposite approach, charge in and smash skulls. There's very little strategy here, and the AI is rather bad. It's too easy to take advantage of stupid AI that it's hard to play "fair" with them.

And finally, to wrap up, Oblivion is an explorer's fantasy come to life... through a video game. There is simply so much to see I think it would actually be impossible to see everything. I think if Bethesda wants to challenge themselves they should make a game based entirely on exploration and leave the combat out of it. It would be risky, but I'm sure they could pull it off.

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: December 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Amazing. I was never the biggest fan of Morrowind, I just couldn't get into it as much. I do own the game but I never got much out of it. When I picked up Oblivion, it was totally different and GREAT. A great RPG game.

The graphics in this game are amazing point blank. If your out in the wilderness, and just look out really far everything is REALLY detailed, the people are detailed, and everything little thing you can think of is. The company really put time into the graphics, so fans of graphics will love this game.

The sound, is really good throughout the game. It sets the tone for everything going on, even though it gets in the way sometimes while talking I have the music turned off so all I hear is what im doing or people. But it has a good tone for the music.

The controls are GREAT. The fighting with swords, bow control everything is good and controlled well. The use of magic is easy, overall the controls are set great and I havent had an issue with it yet.

The fun factors of this game are crazy. Unless you play this game all day everyday, it will take you a WHILE to beat it. There are a bunch of things you can do in this game. Like, raid dungeons, kill bandits, steal items from them and so on. You can just roam the whole Cyrodill and find hidden places. There is a "main quest" in the game, which is the main storyline. It has a great concept, but is kinda short 2 me, but thats ONLY the main quest. There are so many other quests out there its crazy. There is a Dark Brotherhood group you can join (my personal favorite), Theives Guild (which has great benefits), Fighters Guild (good for building fame), Mages Guild (good for magic). Then after finishing all those side quests, you can do miscellaneous quests, like for single people and so on. A lot of them are fun and can benefit you in certain ways.

One thing I found fun was getting your "sneak" level up, by doing this it makes it REALLY easy for you to pickpocket people, and also steal from stores easier. You can do this to get extra GOLD etc, but i'd recommend doing Theives Guild quests before doing so so you can sale them the stolen items (basically the only ones that will buy it from you). Once you get your player to a LEVEL 10, go to the NOCTURNAL SHRINE and to the quest, by finishing this you will get the SKELETON KEY which will allow you do open ANY chest, door, or anything locked without the risk of breaking pick locks :-). Also, the variety of the type of character you can choose is NICE, you can choose from a variety of different races, with different skills and attributes. Right now my person is a Dark Elf (pretty good to start with I think).

Overall, I highly reccomend this game to any RPG fans, and any people that love long games with a high amount of variety!

Peace.

Hands down, BEST game ever made!!!! EVER!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: January 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is the absolute best game ever made. Better than the halo series, half life series, the final fantasy series and any other so called best games ever mad. This game wins hands down in every catagory. Let me tell you something else first. I have morrowind and that game was an all right game to say the most. The graphics were bad, physics bad, and you could not hit the damn guy with any weapon or magic. I swung 30 times before damage actually took effect on the person. I played it for about 6 hours and then suddenly put this un-user friendly game back on he shelf, never to play it again. Then I get a x-360 and an HD LCD TV. So I picked up Oblivion to see if the game could par better than morrowind. The game is absolutely incredible. for 1, in hd the game is the most beautiful game ever made, the draw distance and textures are superb and the frame rate is solid. The physics engine used in this game is the same engine used in half life 2 and halo , so I knew the physics would be great, and they were. I hit the enemies evry time, actually feeling my sword impact there bodies. The musical score is also superb with no flaws and so is the story. there are hundreds of quest with over 200 hours of gameplay. im now at 20 hours and i cant put the game down. If you have a 60, whether you like rpgs or not, you need this perfect game, which is better than WoW in every possible way. Get this game, you owe it to yourself.

My First Game!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: June 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My husband convinced me to start playing games in the hopes that I would play other games with him. Instead, I got so immersed in Oblivion (and so set in my ways) that no other game seems fun! This is my first game since playing Space Invaders on Atari, and I have to say, it is amazingly fun. I see lots of comments about graphics, and they are beautiful, but the best part of this game is the sheer freedom to explore. Even opening barrels and picking up ingredients from plants is so cool.

I'm on my third character, and have played from the warrior, mage and mixed perspective, and it's all awesome. As your strengths increase, the strengths of your enemies increase as well. The one issue I have with this is that run-of-the-mill goblins take more effort to kill than Xivilai (very high-level Daedra); I find this unrealistic. As far as your character goes, the sky's the limit. You can play a completely good character, a completely evil character, or employ characteristics of both sides. The creation tool where you get to choose everything from the shape of the nose to the shade of lipstick is creatively satisfying.

I have played the Shivering Isles expansion, and find it just as fun and fascinating as the main game. I downloaded this expansion, as well as Mehrunes's Razor, Knights of the Nine and the Orrery from Xbox live, and am very happy with each purchase. As I am a beginner, each new game adds hours of play time.

I play on Xbox 360 and am impressed not only with the beautiful graphics, ease of play and first-person action, but also the speed with which the game loads and saves throughout. The only problem I've encountered is that the game freezes for no apparent reason every once in a while - so I save a lot!!

I recommend this game highly for any beginner. Aside from the very beginning where you're faced with exiting the royal sewers, there is no constraint or pressure, and no time-sensitive quests until you level up a bit. You're completely free to wander through all the towns (excluding Kvatch), plundering barrels and crates, picking ingredients from plants, talking to townsfolk and increasing mercantile skills (and sneak and security, too, if you've a mind to shoplift). To increase your fighting skills, hang out on the waterfront all around the imperial city and fight mudcrabs.

Bottom line, I have played for hours, created three characters, and have not run out of things to do or finished every quest. Whether you're a serious gamer (like my husband) or a beginner with little to no hand-eye coordination (like me), you will more than likely find in Oblivion exactly what you're looking for in a game.

Perfection

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game has everything that will keep you glued to your couch, lose contact with all of your friends, and maybe break up with your significant other.
I just bought it yesterday around noon and have finally taken a break. My eyes hurt so bad but let me tell you what I have witnessed so far.

PROs:
Graphically amazing - best title ever
Gameplay is steps beyond Morrowind, with more intelligent NPCs and more moves, combat is actually fun. Also being able to hotkey magic spells to your directional pad makes blowing enemies up easy and fun.
Replay value - Game takes about 200+ hrs to beat and then there is 5 more characters to go through the game as. Plus Xbox Live will have downloadable content for it.

CONs:
Small glitching from time to time but nothing to make the game unplayable.
Some enemies in the forest can be to high leveled
You won't be able to get a horse right away "legally" you can of course steal one but you will be punished if caught.

Absolutely Amazing!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: September 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The quality of this game is surreal.

I found the controls of minor trouble to get a grip on. The exploration possible and the visuals that mark your journey will blow you away (with or without the high-def hookup). If you're even remotely interested in this game, do yourself a favor and buy it A.S.A.P.

A few things to keep in mind during game play that will save you some time:

1.) Save often in unknown territory. Nobody wants to waste time retracing footsteps.

2.) Be careful in the shops! Make sure you are active on the merchant before you go clicking; sometimes you'll merely be active on a piece of merchandise right on the counter, and the next thing you know, "Thief!".

3.) Battle can get a bit harry at times and you may accidentally hit one of your friendlies. Simply hold the block button and press the dialogue button to end the attack.

A swirling vortex of fun that will destroy your life!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: November 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Beware when you put Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion into your Xbox 360 and turn it on, because once you do a black hole will form on your TV screen sucking you into this game, only allowing you to leave for bathroom breaks, food, water, and school/work. This game is that good. In fact, in my humble opinion its the only game worth buying on the 360 so far. I've played 250+ hours and I'm not even close to being half-way done.

The most detailed character creator I've ever seen (I spent 3 hours on my guys face), spell creation, weapon enchanting, do things any way you want to do them, and most amazingly, a MASSIVE, SEAMLESS, BEAUTIFUL world waiting to be explored, plundered, massacred, whatever you feel like doing. This game is the apex on the action adventure rpg, if you have an Xbox 360 and don't own this game you are missing out on what your system has to offer. A gift from heaven for hardcore gamers, and an amazing trip for the lighter players. Buy this game, clear your schedule, break up with your boy/girlfriend, tell your friends you have an infectious disease and need to be quarantined for a few weeks, and get ready to be amazed at how much this game can offer you.

Even better than i had been lead to believe...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: October 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I honestly haven't been this impressed by an RPG in years. I love the fluid gameplay, i have really enjoyed just exploring and getting into a few "accidental" missions, for example i was sleeping at an inn/boat which ended up getting hi-jacked and had to fight my way through the boat to get back to shore.

The main story-line is engrossing, the voice-over work is well done. You can join various factions, fighter's guild, mage's guild, thieves guild and you can actually become a vampire (not kidding!).

i will be playing this all the way through more than once, guaranteed. There are so many various races and classes to choose from that the game can be played from many different angles.

Beware of Fatal Bug

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: May 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I found this game to be very immersive and the graphics were amazing. I have been playing it slowly over the last 6 months and was enjoying it. However, the hours and hours of gameplay have a limit, due to the fatal animation bug. This has become known as the abomb bug. If you are the type of person that wants to experience all the areas of the game, complete all the quests and build your character stats up over time you will probably run into this bug. It occurs at about 200 hrs of game play on the PC and about 400 hours of game play on the xbox 360. It is similar to a memory leak and will result in not being able to open doors or lower bridges. Also, the magic graphcis and animation will become corrupted and you will not be able to proceed in the game. Bethesda is well aware of the problem but keeps it very low profile and has not come up up a patch for the problem, since most people will play the main quest and not put in that amount of hours. There is no work around for this bug on the xbox 360 therefore it is a game ending bug. The gaming community has come up with a work around on the PC but Bethesda has not come up with an official patch over the past year, which is reprehensible on their part. In addition, I do not see it even being discussed in official reviews of the game, which is reprehensible on the all the reviewers parts.

My first experience on Xbox 360

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Well what can I say, first person shooter meet roll playing game. This is the first game I played on my Xbox 360 and I am now tainted for life and addicted to this game. Nothing will equal the depth of this game for some time to come. The graphics are beautiful. The ability to do almost anything you can think of or travel there for that matter is something I never experienced on my old PS2. The story line is only part of the game. You are not bound to follow it if you don't want to. It will be there when you are ready. There are a massive number of side quests you can complete and factions to associate your character with and even more to download on Xbox Live. I have been playing about 10 hours a week for the last four months and have reached over level 40. I am still not finished, I am not sure you can finish this game. I you are looking for bang for your buck this is the place. Just listen to my warning... once you start this game there is no turning back!!

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