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Must-own PS3 title

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I owned the original ES4 on PC, and hoped this would be a great port to the PS3. After seeing the GOTY edition with the expansions, I grabbed it as my first game for my new PS3. I am thoroughly happy with this purchase. It took some adapting to get used to playing an RPG with a controller instead of the keyboard/mouse combo, but now I actually prefer it. And being able to play ES4 on a large HD screen is unbeatable.

If you've never played Elder Scrolls, but are the least bit interested in role-playing games, I still highly recommend Oblivion. The graphics are great and the game rewards those who venture "off the beaten path." It has many quests, and still maintains a very open ended structure that allows you to go anywhere and do pretty much anything you want, all while developing your character. There is lots of replayability potential. I am already planning to play the game again as a different class.

best RPG ever made

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

All I can say is the only that could make it better is if it were a MMORPG

Oblivion reigns supreme

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

RPG's will no doubt soar to new heights in the future but right now there is none better than Bethesda's amazing 'Oblivion'.

There are so many standout features to this game but at the top of my list are visuals, scope, atmosphere, playability and storytelling.

If you are a reader of epic fantasy novels or ever played tabletop RPG's in your youth, then this could very well be what you saw in your mind's eye. Countless dank, darkly lit tunnels, caves, forts and castles, menacing enemies. The spell casting system has a visceral physicality that makes it very satisfying throughout. The fighting system is clever and versatile - a more powerful combat experience than say World of Warcraft. Combat actually suits the console interface and the remainder of the game is surprisingly easy to play on a console given the amount of story and character interaction.

I could write a book length review of this game because the game world is absolutely massive even before the expansions (included in this version) come into play. The imaginative plotting in this game puts it above many other peers - I've played 40 game days and, amongst many other adventures, I've executed a quest for half a day inside a painter's painting, I've followed a mad man through his paranoid belief that a number of NPC's are out to kill him and so on and so on. The beauty of the writing is the moral dilemmas that are sometimes posed by a quest's conclusion. You might discover that you rescued an item for a character who does not rightfully own it or you are unsure which of two characters to support.

I've played, I estimate 40 or so hours of 'Oblivion' and I suspect I've not tapped 5% of the game world. It's always engaging and often exciting attempting to overcome the myriad of clever quests or daunting enemies put in your way in this game world.

Last and not least, this game looks simply magnificent, it's an adult fantasy world, more convincing than the partial manga style of many of the MMORGs. It certainly has the scope and grandeur that rivals any of them.

If you are partial to Tolkien style RPG entertainment - you really must experience 'Oblivion'.

Get This Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is vast with a huge array of characters to interact with and quests to undertake. I bought it for my husband as a birthday present but we try to share it equally in order to to maintain a stable marriage! I love this game, the detail is remarkable - in the variety of buildings, the scenery outdoors, the plants and the people/creatures along the way. My husband, who has been a Dungeon Master in D&D, is more interested in the stats than I am, I'm just in it for the ride and find it very entertaining and hugely enjoyable - I strongly recommend this game!

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