Product ReviewsThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Sony PlayStation 3, 2007)

Interesting Game

Oblivion for the Playstation 3 is an interesting game. Though I only have about 5 hours in the game, I have learned that the game is quite large and seems to hold value in replay experience. You have the ability to create a class most unique and then wander the world in search of fame and fortune. It also seems that each decision you make effects the overall game.

The combat is from the first person perspective and rather simple to utilize. The menu system is a little complicated, but managable once you get used to it. Game play in general is pretty decent. Graphics are pretty good as well as the sound. If fantasy fiction is your sort of game, this may be a good recommendation for you. I would give it a solid 8 out of 10. Also, and it goes without saying, DRAGONS RULE!!!Read full review...

Interesting first-person RPG - Positves and Negatives.

I was looking for a fun RPG for my PS3 and decided to try Oblivion. The reviews on this game are all positive and peaked my interest. I am a fan of the traditional RPGs like Final Fantasy, and this one is different. The first-person controls are a little clumsy, making tasks like arrow-shooting a little difficult. I am not far into the game, so that may become easier with experience. Also, enemies low to the ground are difficult to spot and may surprise you. The story-line is cool with virtually unlimited other quests and tasks to take on.

Graphics are overall good, but do not match up to the newer games like Metal Gear 4. The menu screen is a little clunky at first, but becomes a little more manageable with time. If you want sharp, clear graphics with great game-control, this might not be the game for you. If you are more interested in story-line, free-play ability and depth - its a great game.Read full review...

huge world, five faces

Oblivion is a huge game that will keep you busy for years. There are a hundred quests, homes to decorate, spells to create, clubs to join and friends to make.
But somehow they all look the same after a while. The cities are amazing in that you can talk to every person and open every door- but that means there are only
a few dozen homes in every city.

The world doesn't have the feel of a big place, just a series of small ones that are all the same. There are perhaps ten voice actors and maybe the same number of face models, so everyone starts to look and sound alike after the first towns.

First-person fighting is clunky and a bit motion-sickening, but stepping back the camera didn't help much, as it was then impossible to see the foes. Bravo for shortcut buttons for spells.

No impressive graphics or striking personalities in the Final Fantasy style, but this game is a great time-filler. I recommend the guidebook if you want to get clues on the huge stack of quests.Read full review...

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Playstation 3)

Plain and simple this game is an absolute steal.
very long, very big, tons of things to do that in
all honesty it's a little overwhelming. The character customization is very deep and tons of good bad consequences for the things you do.

only very minor complaints, but first of all there is always lag when riding horseback, the tutorial is a little to vague which will probably make you start a new file a few hours after your original, and the hotkeys can make you really iritated when the wrong thing comes up. But I'm nitpicking, youll get addicted fast and lose all your friends!Read full review...

Wowwwwwww

Every once in a while, gamers are treated to a game that is so absorbing and addicting, that they find it difficult to pry themselves away from it; Oblivion is definitely one of those games. At its core, Oblivion is sort of an action RPG that combines traditional (sort of) role playing with action oriented gameplay.

As far as an RPG goes, Oblivion is far from standard. When you start a new game you are prompted to make your character. You determine the character’s race (Nord, Breton, etc), and you also get to customize their physical appearance. Each race has different characteristics, for example, Nords have an excellent resistance to frost damage but are vulnerable to fire damage. After this, you play through a moderately short dungeon; I won’t go into the main story though. In the dungeon you choose your character’s sign, and class which essentially determine how your character will grow throughout the game. Upon exiting the dungeon, you are thrust into an overwhelmingly vast world.

At first I had no idea what to do; as a fan of older RPG’s I was expecting to have to go somewhere specific, but the choice was mine. In Oblivion, you can pretty much do whatever you want to do. The main story requires you to go from town to town completing tasks that get harder and more involved as the game progresses. The unique thing about Oblivion is that you don’t really have to get involved in the main story. You can explore the huge world (which is REALLY huge), go into dungeons to find treasure, complete tasks that villagers in the towns ask you to do, join the fighters or mages guild and complete tasks for gold, fight in the arena, bet on fighters in the arena… you get the point. There really is a lot to do in this game; I spent around 60+ hours just exploring, earning gold, getting cool weapons, and completing tasks. There is just way too much to talk about in terms of what there is to do so now I’ll talk about how the game plays.

Oblivion was designed to be played in the first person perspective, but you also can switch to third person. The combat is pretty basic; you can perform normal attacks, block opponents’ attacks, use magic, and use power attacks. Using power attacks drains your fatigue, which regenerates overtime; using magic drains your magicka, which also regenerates over time. Overall, the combat is simple, fun, and it works.

I do have to add that I have experienced some technical problems with this game. The first thing that I noticed is that there is a lot of slowdown for apparently no reason. This does not happen that often but it is very annoying when it happens. The other, major problem, is that the game crashes every once in a while. Again, this happens for apparently no reason and is very frustrating, but it rarely happens. I have read many reviews for this game claiming the same thing. Despite this, Oblivion is an excellent game, but I just wanted to inform you of the problems and you should still get this game.

Oblivion is a HUGE game with tons of things to see and do. I would highly recommend that any PS3 owner owns this game.

Pros:
- A huge game
- Tons of things to do
- Non linear
Cons:
- NoneRead full review...

Excellent game.

Oblivion is one of the greatest games ever made. It's world and it's inhabitants are beautifully crafted and believable. The amount of side quests provide multiple hours of game play. Also side quests may be from factions that can gain you allies and enemies. My own game included 5 hours of game play before I decided to do the main quest.
Your characters role in the world is completely customizable. You can be a thief, mage, merchant, adventurer, arena fighter and so on. You can steal pretty much anything from clothes to food from their cabinet. You can talk your way into receiving better treatment or bribe people for what you want.
The games Fame and Infamy system is great and can be rewarding. The PC modding community has created even more hours of game play to be had and even some eye candy for the adults who want it.
In total this game would have been a 10/10 but the fact that I didn't feel any obligation to the main storyline was a bit of a disappointment. I felt that they could have done a better job of making it sound more urgent because the world was ending.Read full review...

Another great Bethesda game

I really like this game. Unfortunately I played Skyrim first because someone gave it to me for free. I purchased this particular game because I wanted to see the difference. While Skyrim is definitely a better game this is a fun game to play.Read full review...

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Love this game

I got this game new back in the day for the 360 and loved it. It was my first intro into Elder Scrolls so it has a special place in my heart. I recently brought it from eBay for my ps3. I already have the GOTY edition for ps3, but I needed the standard edition to fix the bloodgrass bug in the vampire cure quest. It worked fantastic.

This is my favorite Elder Scrolls game.Read full review...

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Absolutely epic game with minor flaws

I may be awful at these sorts of games, but I can still attest to the fantastic achievement this game represents. There are just so many side quests and the main quest is substantial enough to make you feel that you absolutely got your money's worth. There's no use to grinding and wasting time in this game because enemies level as you do, so that's not a time wasting mechanic you will be forced to exploit. The world is quite big and, fortunately, it is not littered with pointless enemies that make traveling a chore. The dungeons require varied strategies and the weapons look quite good. The only flaws I can find with this game are its incredibly clunky menu system and its occasional annoying hills. The menu forces you to scroll down every single item before getting to the one you want. Instead of going straight to soul gems, for example, you need to scroll through all of your documents and keys, which can be quite a list later on in the game. As for the hills, there are occasions where you have to get to the top of a mountain which only has a certain path you can take (which you can't see) on a really really steep hill, which is more of a cruel joke than a true game. However, these are really minor and shouldn't discourage you from this game.Read full review...

**Oblivion Review/Guide (Awesome Game)**

The Good

* Huge, lavishly detailed world offers tremendous amount of action and adventure
* Main mechanics like combat, stealth, and magic are fun and well designed
* Impressive artificial intelligence and hundreds of believable characters
* Outstanding symphonic score, as well as excellent voice acting and sound effects
* Tremendous replay value, plus gorgeous graphics to make it easy on the eyes.

The Bad

* Frequent though fairly brief loading times
* You might run into some technical issues with performance.

This is a rare and remarkable achievement--a huge, open-ended, complex, detailed role-playing game that's fun to play and a pleasure to behold. Oblivion not only delivers everything that earned the Elder Scrolls series the devoted loyalty of a huge following of fans, but also significantly improves on the weaknesses of its 2002 predecessor, Morrowind. Morrowind earned recognition for being one of the best role-playing games in years, but the immersive and long-lasting experience it provided wasn't for everyone. Oblivion is hands-down better, so much so that even those who'd normally have no interest in a role-playing game should find it hard to resist getting swept up in this big, beautiful, meticulously crafted world.

Morrowind was a tough act to follow, but Oblivion isn't just better--it's a lot better.

The Elder Scrolls series is known for its sheer size and depth. These are games that you could lose yourself in, spending hours exploring a fantasy world, traveling for miles, or just looking for minutiae, such as rare plants or hidden treasure. Oblivion lives up to this pedigree, putting you into a massive, cohesive, highly immersive world. You get to create your own character--the possibilities for customization seem limitless--and then explore the world as you will. There's a compelling main quest for you to follow, which takes about 40 hours to finish the first time through, but the majority of the game's content is peripheral to that main quest. You can root out evil in hidden dungeons, join and climb the ranks in a number of different guilds, visit all the different towns and try to solve everybody's problems, compete in a long series of gladiatorial battles to the death, break into someone's home and rob them in their sleep, get caught and face the consequences, contract a disease that leads to vampirism and then try to find a cure, buy a house, steal a horse, invest in your favorite shop, and, if you can believe it, there's much more.

So the breadth of content is as remarkable as ever, but the most important thing is this: The many types of gameplay in Oblivion are well-designed and deeply satisfying, even when taken on their own. That's the main difference between this game and Morrowind. This may be a role-playing game, but you could play it like a pure action game, or like a stealth game, or like an adventure game, and it'd still be at least as good as, if not better than, games that are specialized in these regards.

Oblivion does a great job of quickly introducing you to all these different aspects of play, successfully engaging you rather than overwhelming you. You see the world through your character's eyes, but a behind-the-back perspective is also available. Initially you just pick a name, race, and gender for your character, and the game opens with you stuck in a dungeon cell, being taunted by a fellow inmate.

Overall Rating: An 11/10Read full review...