The Official OBLIVION Thread

[Iglius]

With this being such a massive game, I thought it would be a good idea to make a discussion thread over it, to talk about all of your Elder Scrolls adventures!




...(Sorry if one of these has already been made)

 

[cookiva]

lemme just say one thing. This is the GREATEST game i have ever played. I would go into detail, but everything has already been said in other forums. It really is an epic game.

 

[L.A.]

For the love of me, I just cant get into RPGS! Rented and gave it a chance but I quickly stopped playing after 5 mins!!!

 

[WhatsHisFace]

Five minutes? That's not even enough time for you to see the Emperor die. The FIRST plot point.

 

[L.A.]

I thought about giving it a chance again because of the overwhelming good reviews but my hate for rpg's is beyond for me to even give this game a 2nd chance!!!

 

[WhatsHisFace]

Wow, it must be a strong hatred, because Oblivion isn't even that much of an RPG. It actually has way more action/adventure elements than it does in actual role playing.

 

[GFreeman]

I wasn't a big Oblivion fan before I tried out some PC mods, but deciding to dislike it before escaping the dungeon is a little...off. That'd be like dismissing Half Life 2 before you see Barney.

 

[Havok83]

Oblivion is not the type of game that would normally appeal to me nor do I care for games in a medieval type settings or care much for RPGs. With that said, I suprisingly LOVE this game! All the great reviews are right and this doesnt dissapoint

 

[Havok83]

IA. I thought the game was slow in the beginning, but that was to introduce things and train a bit. Once you finish up the first section, the game is an open world and gets sooooo much better

 

[Soapy]

As far as I'm concerned,Oblivion is just a watered down version of Morrowind.

 

[WhatsHisFace]

As far as I'm concerned,Oblivion is just a watered down version of Morrowind.

In some ways it is. I'm not a big fan of the level scaling, and I certainly didn't like how the world's entire economy revolves around you, but overall I feel that on the "game" level, Oblivion was a sequel that was more than worthy of it's predecessor.

First and most noticable, the game's combat system actually worked if you were level 1-5. Also, Oblivion's stealth model actually worked in a way that resembled something close to reality. Oblivion's radiant made towns much more lively than Morrowind's, where people just stood in one spot eternally. Let's not forget, the world of Oblivion is much easier to traverse as well. Morrowind mainly comrpised of steep cliff edges, especially towards the end of the game. You don't need level 50 agility to walk up a hill on top of it.

 

[Soapy]

In some ways it is. I'm not a big fan of the level scaling, and I certainly didn't like how the world's entire economy revolves around you, but overall I feel that on the "game" level, Oblivion was a sequel that was more than worthy of it's predecessor.

First and most noticable, the game's combat system actually worked if you were level 1-5. Also, Oblivion's stealth model actually worked in a way that resembled something close to reality. Oblivion's radiant made towns much more lively than Morrowind's, where people just stood in one spot eternally. Let's not forget, the world of Oblivion is much easier to traverse as well. Morrowind mainly comrpised of steep cliff edges, especially towards the end of the game. You don't need level 50 agility to walk up a hill on top of it.

True enough, Oblivion definately does some things better than Morrowind. There's no agument there. However, it seems that for every step Oblivion took forward it took two steps back. I mean if you were to compile a list of every good and bad aspect of the game I think the bad would outweigh the good, unforunately.

I'm not bashing the game, I actually like it a lot. I just think this game feels like "The Elder Scrolls Lite".

 

[L.A.]

Would Shenmue be considered RPG??? Because I love that game!!! In my top 3 fav games of all time!!!

 

[WhatsHisFace]

Shenmue is an RPG. It's got a lot of adventure elements to it, but overall I'd say it more resembles an RPG than an adventure game.

 

[블라스]

For the love of me, I just cant get into RPGS! Rented and gave it a chance but I quickly stopped playing after 5 mins!!!

 

[WhatsHisFace]

Wow, I read "Revised Edition" as "Elvis Presley Edition". I think that means I'm going crazy or going to sleep. Not really sure.

 

[Jerry!]

In some ways it is. I'm not a big fan of the level scaling, and I certainly didn't like how the world's entire economy revolves around you, but overall I feel that on the "game" level, Oblivion was a sequel that was more than worthy of it's predecessor.

First and most noticable, the game's combat system actually worked if you were level 1-5. Also, Oblivion's stealth model actually worked in a way that resembled something close to reality. Oblivion's radiant made towns much more lively than Morrowind's, where people just stood in one spot eternally. Let's not forget, the world of Oblivion is much easier to traverse as well. Morrowind mainly comrpised of steep cliff edges, especially towards the end of the game. You don't need level 50 agility to walk up a hill on top of it.

Yeah the level scaling kinda sucks. I hated getting killed by ****ing rats in Morrowind, but once you got a few levels it wasn't a problem. But overall I have to give the nod to Oblivion just slightly. It screws up with the level scaling, but does almost everything else better. It feels like an actual world more so than Morrowind, which is the point of these games.

 

[Uber Venom]

I bought the game about 6 months ago, and got to the part about Red Dawn. I haven't played it since. I want to, but at the same time, I don't.