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Outstanding RPG Quest with bonus content!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Think of ES IV: Oblivion as a FPS with swords and magic instead of guns, that takes place in a massive sandbox environment and what you get is one of the most addictive and suprisingly easy to play RPGs ever released. Explore a fantasy medievel world that is a work of art. The GOTY edition includes the huge expansion quests "Shimering Isles" and "Knights of the Nine". If you have not already played Elder Scrolls IV, then this is the version to get your hands on. There is so much to see and do in the vast country side. You can play the game using your choice of character types and fighting styles, pick career paths, and make moral choices; it's all here in a living and complex gaming world.

Game of the Year title well-earned

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Oblivion is definitely the must-have game for anyone over 14 and younger than 50. Since getting this game for my boyfriend, he has cancelled plans with me four times simply because he is too engrossed in this amazing game (yes, even I admit it). Oblivion is definitely a cut above the rest because there's so much to do and it never gets boring (sometimes I watch said boyfriend play because it's so engrossing). Anyone looking at Oblivion to give as a gift will know that it will be appreciated and played non-stop.

I now have it for both PC and XBOX 360

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

This is what RPG games are all about.

My first taste of Oblivion was watching a friend play this game. I'm not usually a fan of watching other people play video games, but this game, with its graphics, seems much more enjoyable to watch it. Sometime I'll find myself stopping to "smell the roses." I usually stop shortly after when a wolf starts attacking me, but you get the picture. Of course there are the infamous glitches in the game. Most people, especially for PC (which I am one of them) could not even play this game without buying a whole new PC. I enjoyed the game so much though (I borrowed my roommate's PC to play the PC version), I felt it worth buying a version for my 360. The expansions, although not worth paying for individually, added enough new content to warrent the extra money for the GOTY edition. Overall an excellent addition to a dying genre. Hopefully other RPG makers will follow suit and provide single-player only RPG's for those of us who just like to run around doing our own thing once in a while.

One of the most immersive and addicting games around.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Oblivion was a great WRPG that most people who tried it enjoyed a great deal. It had lots of replay value, fantastic visuals, solid sound work, and a good, but a bit short storyline. However, it was not without it's problems, and we'll see if Bethesda has fixed those problems or not in this new Game of the Year edition package.

The game's graphics are still fantastic. they're not really improved or anything, but I wasn't really expecting them to improve it. What I was hoping and expecting them to do was fix all of the technical problems that plagued the original game. Well i guess I was wrong to hope for decent programming in a re-release of a game where horrible programming was the main fault. The game is still riddled with glitches, frame-rate drops and pop-in.

The sound work is essentially the same as in the last game, nothing is really added or improved. While the game's overall quality of the soundtrack was already good, it really could have used at least a few new tracks to keep you from turning the music off altogether because of repetition.

Here is where they actually added something to the game. The story has essentially been doubled in length thanks to the new expansion, The Shivering Isles that is included on the second disk. There's also a whole new continent to explore with more side quests, and a new faction/guild, the Knights of the Nine. So they really added a lot for you to do here, making this game able to keep you busy for a long time.

If you don't already own oblivion and were thinking about getting it, spend the extra money to get the GOTY edition, it's worth it. If you're a big fan of the original like me, trade in your original and throw down some extra bucks to pick this version up, you won't regret it. There's a lot I wish they would have done, but they didn't and that's that, but they did add a lot of enjoyment to the game, and I doubt anyone is opposed to that.

A must have...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I know, I know...everybody loves this game, right? Well there's a reason for that. Oblivion is a superb game. Along with Gears of War it is an absolute must buy for any 360 owner regardless of genre preference. The grapics, gameplay, and storyline are all extremely tight.

That being said there are a few downsides but they are nearly all in comparison to the prior episode in the series, Morrowind. 1) The number of factions within the game is reduced. This naturally reduces the number of questions, storyline interactions, etc. 2) Between the various factions there isn't the same level of consequence. In certain quest of Morrowind, completing the quest either got you expelled from another faction or prevented you from join it. This added a more realistic feeling and made you get more creative in quest completions. 3) Training has been extremely limited. You're only limited to 10 total training levels per character level. This may just be me but I don't particularly like that.

The other two things are more personal preference. The "level" of enemies and items can go either way. I see why Bethesda did it but I liked the other way better. The other thing is a lack of multiplayer. I don't personally want a multiplayer aspect in this type of game but some people might.

Both of the expansion packs included with the GOTY edition are solid additions. The Knights of the Nine starts out a little annoying as you go around making pilgrimages and such but it gets pretty good. Shivering Isles is a solid edition worth playing on this and just to download from XBox Live if you already have the original version of Oblivion.

Again, overall a fantastic game. Definately a must buy.

"Best Game Ever Made" is a Worthy Description

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 06, 2008
Author: Amazon User

We all have our favorite movies, our favorite books, authors, etc.

Some of us have favorite video games. Oblivion is all about sword-fighting and combat, magic and wizards and orcs and monsters... Now, normally I wouldn't consider this my type of gaming - I'm more of a science fiction, action/adventure fan than science fantasy.

But Oblivion... ...oh my, Oblivion...

There is more content, more creativity, more bang-for-your-buck entertainment in this game than frankly any other game I've ever played before. Period. The sheer scope of what this game lets you do is more than I'll ever experience. From enchanting your own weapons and armor to creating your own potions or magical spells, buying and improving houses, managing inventory and treasures. There are so many hidden features and items... ...it's mind boggling.

You take the roll of a character (which you completely design and name) destined to save the land of Cyrodiil from the evil clutches of Mehrunes Dagon and the parallel universe that is Oblivion. However long it takes is entirely up to you, as along your path to complete the core quests of the game you will encounter simply countless "side jobs" and hidden quests to complete, dungeons to plunder and insuremountable quantities of loot to collect. With epic battles to fight, wild and imaginitive creates to save or slaughter, and a massive landscape to explore, there seems to be no end to Oblivion.

Complaints? Well, the game seems to crash occasionally. Save often and it won't cause much heartache. This game presents enough data to keep these modern gaming consoles working pretty hard. This game would be phenominal online, however no such option exists. Oblivion could very easily be the next World of Warcraft. Other than that, I have no complaints - I played this game to completion on both the Playstation 3 AND the Xbox 360. Again, as a non-enthusiast of Science Fantasy games, that HAS to say something for Oblivion.

Buy it - buy it on Xbox or PC so that you can add some of the downloadable content not available on the Playstation. Buy it, then set aside a LOT of free time to enjoy all it has to offer. I also strongly suggest getting the game guide - read my review on that before buying, though.

And Bethesda, quite frankly I would be relieved if you just made every game that ever comes out from here until the end of time.

Awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game took me by suprise, the last one Morrowind was a big disapointment to me because it seemed very hard. Oblivion is very enjoyable and with many side quests and things to do as in exploring, turning into a vampire, main questing, and just killing to make money! Its worth it to buy the Game of the Year edition because of the expansions, much more content for your money.

Great game, if you got patience

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

First of all ONLY buy this game if you dont have oblivion already, if you do, and have live, buy it online. This game adds two great expansions, Shivering isles and KOTN (knights of the nine). Some of the pros are that most of the rewards for the expansions are non-leveled spells, but there are still some leveled items, so if you are eager to do the quests for shivering isles, go ahead, but you will miss out on some cool weapons. fortunatly there are always new enchanted weapons so you will never get bored.

The game as a whole, has great graphics, and more eye-pleasing scenery, because in my case I literally went from the dry wastelands of Morrowind to the endless, vast forest and plains of oblivion. The only real problem is the dungeon looting can be kind of repetitive but if you get bored of that do some guild quest, other than that the extra content offers a bit more of a load time but it really makes up for it.

Excellent Buy!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is an amazing game chocked (sp?) with things to do. There are countless quests to do. There are probably around 20-30 dungeons, many which don't even have quests related to them. There are skills to build and there's stuff to kill. You can personalize your character in tons of ways. I wasn't sure if I would like the first-person rpg idea, but it turned out to be quite wonderful. I am a mage, and I can tell you that the mage system is great. One of the things that I appreciated the most, is that when spells are cast, they aren't the lock-on similar to WoW and other games. You can actually dodge the spells. (Nothing against WoW, Lv 43 Gnome Warlock :). Everything is very detailed. You can see things far in the distance and can actually reach them if you travel far enough. All in all, I give it two thumbs way up!

not for the faint

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

this game will tax on your energy, and is virtully impossible to beat due to the longevity of the game. from the start of the game you have choices too many choices of which you don't know how it will affect the outcome of the game. i gave it three stars because it is still a great game just not my style. if you are not an avid rpg player this games not for you

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