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Boring

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 32
Date: June 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Worst game I've purchased for the PS3. Don't have the time to waste on repetitive quests. The graphics aren't that good. Overall first and last RPG I buy!

Not entirely convinced...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 10
Date: March 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm not entirely convinced that the PS3 version of Oblivion is "that" much better than the 360 version. Having been playing the 360 version of Oblivion for six months, I have come to be quite aware of the game's "hiccups," whether it's a "Loading Area" pause while running around the game's massive world or a loading time that just seems a bit too long. However, I have also learned to hold down the A button when Oblivion loads to clear its cache, which virtually eliminates the above "problems."

I was able to see Oblivion for PS3 a week ago and, graphically, I was quite impressed. However, three days later on that Friday, Xbox Live came out with a patch. Since they don't specify what these patches actually do, I went online to find out. Turns out that, in the course of developing Oblivion for PS3, Bethesda Softworks came up with a new lighting and shading technique that vastly improves the quality of the visuals. Well, once they figured out how to do it on PS3, they figured out how to do it on the 360 and PC as well. With the patch installed, I noticed a tremendous upgrade in the visuals, particularly with any area overly bright (snowy mountains) or overly dark (dungeons, of course). Are the PS3 visuals still better? Yes, but again, not by "that" much.

The main area I have trouble with in the PS3 version is the lack of downloadable content. PS3 and Sony fanboys can talk all day about graphics, but what about the system's memory? Bethesda Softworks said that having all the downloadable content installed caused the game's performance to take a nosedive. Funny, because when I installed the expansion packs on my 360, I didn't notice any change in performance whatsoever. People can talk about how huge Oblivion is without expansion packs, which it is, but I would say Mehrune's Razor and Shivering Isles are some of the best parts of Oblivion period, including all of the main quest, faction quests, daedric quests, and miscellaneous quests.

The long and the short of it is, if you own a PS3 but not a 360 or Oblivion-capable PC, I'd go for Oblivion. In a heartbeat. I absolutely love the game and have been swept up in it for six months, totalling over 200 hours so far. But if you already own Oblivion for 360 or PC, I'd say wait. Maybe the downloadable content issue will be fixed in due time (just as the lighting and shading was fixed for the 360 and PC versions). For me, sacrificing 80-100 hours worth of downloadable content just for a slight bump in graphics and faster load times isn't worth it. Now, if the downloadable content issue is fixed, I could easily see myself buying this version. But not yet. For the downloadable content issue alone I have this four stars, although I feel a complete version easily merits five.

Open GL and Oblivion!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 67
Date: March 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The ps3 tries to pull off a pc game. Oblivion just doesnt work on the ps3. With the crappy controls and no rummble feature. Now, the 360 can pull it off with the updated dx9 shaders, and rummble. And all the updates already out for the 360 makes the game look just as good as the ps3 version.

Freakin' Awsome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 11
Date: April 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is the best game I have played in a really long time. I could spent all of my days and nights just sitting in front of my TV playing this game. Too bad i have a life. There is so much to do, so many possibilities i don't even know where to start. I still can't get my character to look normal though, he looks like a weird mongoloid or something. Anyways if you have PS3 get this MOFo it is awsome, there is something for any type of action gamer. Right now I'm sneaking around some cave like Solid Snake or Sam Fisher, too bad i can't break necks! I'm not joking, If you shelled out the dough for the PS3 then you better get this, it is the only game worth getting right now for PS3. Oh and get God of War II, if you don't you are a flamer, or under 17.

Oblinion 4... one of the few awesome games out there

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: May 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you gave a PS3, and have played Motorstorm and Resistance a million times? You should get oblivion. It will drain all of your free time until the better games like Ninja Gaiden and GRAW 2 come out.

This game does it right.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'll admit, after the run of boring, glitchy and defective games the PS3 had after launch game Resistance: Fall of Man, I was just waiting for disappointment when I slid this baby into the Blu-ray drive. Fortunately, no such thing was to come. I was hooked by that very first cinematic and monologue. This was how PS3 games were supposed to be. Past the absurd graphics and visual detail you get a highly customizable character and a game world that is, quite simply, immense.
As for crashes, I've clocked just over 115 hours on this game and have had it crash on me only twice. While those crashes were annoying they certainly weren't game-limiting, as it automatically saves every time one enters or exits a room/building/town/cave/sewer/anywhere there is a door. In fact, the one problem I would say I had was that the game saved TOO much. I don't see why one would need all of those manual save spaces, I have three games saved under my account for a total of 5 taken saves. That there are so many available saves seems more than a little superfluous to me, and it's probably the same for any average gamer. If one does have a problem with it, one could simply plug in a flash drive and store outdated files for later use.

The game features virtually countless smaller plots and side-quests so there is always something to do. plus, many of the enemies against whom one comes up have weighted stats, that is, if your character is at level 3 he will be meeting adversaries customized to his skill level during quests rather than going up against the same bad guys a level 25 character would meet. This ensures that gamers looking for a quick run through don't have to bother leveling up as much, while also keeping it so that battles don't become laughably easy for higher-level characters.

Visually, and I don't think I can stress this enough, this game is stunning. Whether it's the clouds passing overhead or a hillside view of the Imperial City there is always something worth looking at. The audio isn't bad either. The music is pretty stock and bears a little resemblance to the Pirates of the Caribbean score. The folks you meet along the way all have voices and convey their messages both verbally and in the text along the bottom of the screen. Some of this gets repetitive and a little glitchy but the cast of voices more than makes up for it. They've got Patrick Stuart, Sean Bean (Best known as Boromir in LOTR), Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman), and Terrance Stamp (Jor-El from WB/CW's Smallville) playing main characters and voicing smaller, standard parts as well.

Trust me, when Patrick Stewart tells you that he's seen your destiny, you believe him.

best ps3 games so far

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

although it renders only at 720p, the visuals in this game are very promising of what's to come on the ps3. not much to say about the game itself as it's been out on pc for awhile now. a great quest based game.

The Best game for the system yet...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Good grapics, few gliches,worth every penny. Don't beleve anyone who says PC or Xbox 360 is a better version.

not bad

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: August 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I like the game because sometimes you stumble into an area that your person isnt ready for

A masterpiece!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Well, after playing games since 1978 I've seen a few during the years. The Elders Scroll: Oblivion is without a doubt one of the most engrossing and satisfying game ever produced!

At start you create your own hero by choosing between several races, facial look, class etc before joining the unbelievly huge and stunningly beautiful landscape of Cyrodiil. The landscape feels almost like a paradise with strong, light and very clear colors. It's like a spiritual enchanted world very hard to resist.

Everything else is also incredibly well made and thoughtfully created, from the outfits, weapons, cities, temples and animals surrounding the land.

You can live a cruel life (not without consequences) or a peaceful as a priest and magician, that's up to you, just like in the real world.

But is Oblivion flawless? No, but these "problems" are so minor compared to the over all experience, like repetitive fights and some lip-sync problems, so they just vanish! Oblivion is a dream, a dream that I had about the perfect game when I was a kid, and now it's real!

The game is HUGE, easily 200-300 hours and considering that value compared to ordinary 5-8 hour games (most games out there) $29.99 is insanely cheap!! The game could very well been sold for $300 due to it's amazing length and size!

So, any doubts about getting it or not? I don't think so! ;)

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