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Ah Oblivion... you find ways to suck away my time even more than any MMO.
Bethesda once again pleases us with yet another installment in the Elder Scrolls series. If you liked Morrowind, Oblivion will leave you in awe and yearning for more.
Oblivion throws you into the role of a character you created yourself. You find yourself in Cryodiil as a prisoner. The game starts off with three guards, guarding the Emperor Uriel Septim (Voiced by Patrick Stewart A.K.A. Captain Picard.)
After a secret passage, you must follow the Emperor and his guards through an ancient passage. I will not explain the events in these passages as it would be a large spoiler.
After the ancient passages, you still have to go through the sewers, which can be cleared in less than 5 minutes.
After that, you're free. Free to do whatever you want. Don't want to go on the Main Quest just yet? Go ahead. Want to become a professional Assassin? Sure. Want to be a Robin Hood like figure? Knock yourself out. Want to be a vampire? Go crazy. The range of Freedom in Oblivion rivals, if not outdoes GTA's freedom. There is practically NOTHING you can't do in this game. And if you have it for the PC, a few mods can always spice it up. (I myself am currently using a mod that gives Frostmourne as a weapon.
)
But even then, it's not PC only. 360 and PS3 owners can have the game too, though they be unable to use mods.
The graphics for this game are excellently done. The landcaping is beautiful and makes you actually feel like you are where it says you are.
The amount of quests is also awe-inspiring, aside from the Main quest and Guild quests. There are plenty of side-quests to keep you busy. From clearing out a cave of Goblins to putting a corrupt officer behind bars. You will find time flying by while playing this game.
The music and sounds for this game are also nicely done. The voice acting could use a little touching up. Not that the voices weren't well done, they actually did pretty good. I would've just liked to see a bit more variety in the voices, instead of hearing the exact same voice for different people.
The AI is brilliant yet stupid at the same time. The AI will follow certain schedules (Example: An elf's AI will actually go to bed at night, eat at a certain time, visit certain places at certain times etc.) They will also follow precedures to protect themselves. So, how are they stupid? They're incredibly easy to fool. I've shot someone with a bow in plain sight of the guards, yet instead of trying to arrest me, they killed the victim.
As for the spells? They do what you'd think, summon minions, kill people. And some unusual ones. Like Frenzy. Cast it on someone, and everyone in a certain range of the target will go into a rage, and attack anyone in sight, perfect for turning a horde of enemies against each other, or a good stress reliever.
So, what's the con of this game? No Multiplayer. But, this con really only applies to Multiplayer fanatics. If you don't mind a single player RPG, this won't really be a con.
Even after you complete the main story line, you've probably only completed about 3% of the game. You've still got all the dungeons, guilds, quests, everything really. You'll spend hundreds if not thousands of hours playing this game. And even if you do complete everything, you can always start up a new character and do it all over again in different ways.
If you can't have it for PC. Get it for 360 or PS3, if you have either of those. For any die-hard RPG fan. This game is an absolute must have. And even to the Average gamer, this is something you won't regret getting. Don't even bother renting the game. Just buy it, you won't regret it, that is if you like RPGs in any way.
Gameplay: 10
Concept: 10
Graphics: 10
Sounds: 10
Music: 10
Voice Acting: 9 (Needs more variety)
Final score: 9.8
System most recommended for: PC (If your machine can handle it, if not, just get it for whatever system you have.)
Bethesda once again pleases us with yet another installment in the Elder Scrolls series. If you liked Morrowind, Oblivion will leave you in awe and yearning for more.
Oblivion throws you into the role of a character you created yourself. You find yourself in Cryodiil as a prisoner. The game starts off with three guards, guarding the Emperor Uriel Septim (Voiced by Patrick Stewart A.K.A. Captain Picard.)
After a secret passage, you must follow the Emperor and his guards through an ancient passage. I will not explain the events in these passages as it would be a large spoiler.
After the ancient passages, you still have to go through the sewers, which can be cleared in less than 5 minutes.
After that, you're free. Free to do whatever you want. Don't want to go on the Main Quest just yet? Go ahead. Want to become a professional Assassin? Sure. Want to be a Robin Hood like figure? Knock yourself out. Want to be a vampire? Go crazy. The range of Freedom in Oblivion rivals, if not outdoes GTA's freedom. There is practically NOTHING you can't do in this game. And if you have it for the PC, a few mods can always spice it up. (I myself am currently using a mod that gives Frostmourne as a weapon.
)But even then, it's not PC only. 360 and PS3 owners can have the game too, though they be unable to use mods.
The graphics for this game are excellently done. The landcaping is beautiful and makes you actually feel like you are where it says you are.
The amount of quests is also awe-inspiring, aside from the Main quest and Guild quests. There are plenty of side-quests to keep you busy. From clearing out a cave of Goblins to putting a corrupt officer behind bars. You will find time flying by while playing this game.
The music and sounds for this game are also nicely done. The voice acting could use a little touching up. Not that the voices weren't well done, they actually did pretty good. I would've just liked to see a bit more variety in the voices, instead of hearing the exact same voice for different people.
The AI is brilliant yet stupid at the same time. The AI will follow certain schedules (Example: An elf's AI will actually go to bed at night, eat at a certain time, visit certain places at certain times etc.) They will also follow precedures to protect themselves. So, how are they stupid? They're incredibly easy to fool. I've shot someone with a bow in plain sight of the guards, yet instead of trying to arrest me, they killed the victim.
As for the spells? They do what you'd think, summon minions, kill people. And some unusual ones. Like Frenzy. Cast it on someone, and everyone in a certain range of the target will go into a rage, and attack anyone in sight, perfect for turning a horde of enemies against each other, or a good stress reliever.
So, what's the con of this game? No Multiplayer. But, this con really only applies to Multiplayer fanatics. If you don't mind a single player RPG, this won't really be a con.
Even after you complete the main story line, you've probably only completed about 3% of the game. You've still got all the dungeons, guilds, quests, everything really. You'll spend hundreds if not thousands of hours playing this game. And even if you do complete everything, you can always start up a new character and do it all over again in different ways.
If you can't have it for PC. Get it for 360 or PS3, if you have either of those. For any die-hard RPG fan. This game is an absolute must have. And even to the Average gamer, this is something you won't regret getting. Don't even bother renting the game. Just buy it, you won't regret it, that is if you like RPGs in any way.
Gameplay: 10
Concept: 10
Graphics: 10
Sounds: 10
Music: 10
Voice Acting: 9 (Needs more variety)
Final score: 9.8
System most recommended for: PC (If your machine can handle it, if not, just get it for whatever system you have.)
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