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10
Perfect
The Best Game Ever Made
posted by Apokalypz (HALTOM CITY, TX) Jun 17, 2008
Member since Dec 2007
142 out of 147 gamers (97%) found this review helpful
If you have ever wanted to hurl an explosive fireball at five orcs drooling over you, sneak through a dark tunnel with your poisoned arrow nocked in the bow, or smash in skulls, this is the game for you-even if you hate RPG's.
And now for the numbers...
Graphics: 10. Very clean and crisp and clear, even on my 1992 TV. Looks nearly real on nearly every landscape. Magic effects are done well and brightly and everything is easily distinguishable.
Sound: 8.5. The songs in the game are nice and fit the mood perfectly. The only complaint I have is that there are too few songs.
Gameplay: 10. Excellent. I HATE FPS games and I could pick this up and with a little adjustment run with it easily. The map system is first rate and includes a self-settable marker. I have never seen an open world this huge in any game ever, let alone one that is huge and open yet it is very easy to find your objective. Once you receive a quest, your map will show you where to go-even if you are across the kingdom. Literally.
Combat/Magic: 10. Combat is good-you have hack and block for bladed and bludgeoning weapons and combinations after leveling up. Bows are an integral part of the game and with a leveled Assassin or Thief you can creep up behind them and take them out with a 6x damage bonus (Backstab, anyone?)
Magic is simply insane. There are seven schools of magic and you can choose which ones to specialize in. The first time you play all you'll want is Destruction spells, but as you play through you'll realize that every school of magic impacts the gameplay differently.
Oh yes. And then there is the fact that after a certain quest line is completed, you can CREATE your own magical weapons and items. And your own spells. Customize yourself silly-I did.
Closing: PLAY THIS GAME. Just plain old BUY IT. This game world is so huge and there are so many quests I am now 4 months into playing it and I've probably done 60 percent of it.
Buy it. Rent it. GET IT!!!
And now for the numbers...
Graphics: 10. Very clean and crisp and clear, even on my 1992 TV. Looks nearly real on nearly every landscape. Magic effects are done well and brightly and everything is easily distinguishable.
Sound: 8.5. The songs in the game are nice and fit the mood perfectly. The only complaint I have is that there are too few songs.
Gameplay: 10. Excellent. I HATE FPS games and I could pick this up and with a little adjustment run with it easily. The map system is first rate and includes a self-settable marker. I have never seen an open world this huge in any game ever, let alone one that is huge and open yet it is very easy to find your objective. Once you receive a quest, your map will show you where to go-even if you are across the kingdom. Literally.
Combat/Magic: 10. Combat is good-you have hack and block for bladed and bludgeoning weapons and combinations after leveling up. Bows are an integral part of the game and with a leveled Assassin or Thief you can creep up behind them and take them out with a 6x damage bonus (Backstab, anyone?)
Magic is simply insane. There are seven schools of magic and you can choose which ones to specialize in. The first time you play all you'll want is Destruction spells, but as you play through you'll realize that every school of magic impacts the gameplay differently.
Oh yes. And then there is the fact that after a certain quest line is completed, you can CREATE your own magical weapons and items. And your own spells. Customize yourself silly-I did.
Closing: PLAY THIS GAME. Just plain old BUY IT. This game world is so huge and there are so many quests I am now 4 months into playing it and I've probably done 60 percent of it.
Buy it. Rent it. GET IT!!!
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GF Rating
8
Very Good
Great Game
posted by 608gamer07 (EVANSVILLE, WI) Apr 21, 2010
Member since Nov 2009
8 out of 8 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
It seems that a lot of people complained about not knowing where to go and it took to long to get there. I don't understand how since there is a red arrow on your map telling you where to go and you can transport to any place you've visited using quick travel. So those who didn't understand that are clearly noobs. I must say the game is slow to get started and very time consuming, but once you get into it that's when it clicks. In order to level up you have to level up your main stats so it would be wise to pick a couple easy stats to level up. Closing down Oblivion gates got really repetitive since one big main mission is to shut down specific ones outside of cities. It does get tiresome but once you get through it it's not so bad. The real fun for me was the Knights of the Nine quest. In all the game does have flaws but it's not a bad game. I enjoyed it for the most part besides having to close the Oblivion gates which again in my opinion gets way too repetitive. Definitely worth a rent, but you have to give it a few hours of game play before giving your total conclusion. The game isn't for everyone since it involves a lot of time. Worth a try. Check it out.
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GF Rating
9
Excellent
Lots of fun and a LOT of content
posted by funkdr (CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA) Aug 18, 2009
Member since Mar 2009
23 out of 26 gamers (88%) found this review helpful
I had heard a lot about Oblivion but I didn't have a computer that was strong enough to play it when It came out. I recently played and loved Fallout 3 so I thought I would try this since it's made by the same company. Even through it's about 3 yrs old, this game is still very playable.
- Graphics: 8
You have to take into consideration that this game has virtually no loading zones and has a HUGE area to view and play in. I'd imagine that the amount of area in Oblivion would probably be equal to 2x that of either GTA 4 or Fallout 3. Having said that, the graphics are very decent for Oblivion originally being released in 2006.
- Gameplay: 10
This game has massive amounts of side missions and playability. There's a lot of different ways to customize your character and what he or she uses (weapons, armor, spells, abilities, etc). It's basically too much to list. Alchemy makes the game more fun. I played this game for something like 150 hrs and the only reason I got bored was due to this game's one weakness.
The main story is also a decent one. No real plot holes.
The ability to choose whether you are good or bad is the real reason this game is fun. You have options on how you want to complete your missions. Nothing immerses you into a game more than injecting your own personal feelings and morality into your main character.
Also, i loved how i felt like I was actually changing the world around me as I helped or hurt people.
Negatives:
Managing your inventory can be a royal PITA. They should have spent a day or 2 to come up with a better system. Even going through your inventory can be a PITA if you have a potion you want to use but you have 4 million types of potions
The game's one main weakness is the repetitveness of fighting. It's basically block, attack, attack, repeat. There should have been more skill involved with fighting.
- Graphics: 8
You have to take into consideration that this game has virtually no loading zones and has a HUGE area to view and play in. I'd imagine that the amount of area in Oblivion would probably be equal to 2x that of either GTA 4 or Fallout 3. Having said that, the graphics are very decent for Oblivion originally being released in 2006.
- Gameplay: 10
This game has massive amounts of side missions and playability. There's a lot of different ways to customize your character and what he or she uses (weapons, armor, spells, abilities, etc). It's basically too much to list. Alchemy makes the game more fun. I played this game for something like 150 hrs and the only reason I got bored was due to this game's one weakness.
The main story is also a decent one. No real plot holes.
The ability to choose whether you are good or bad is the real reason this game is fun. You have options on how you want to complete your missions. Nothing immerses you into a game more than injecting your own personal feelings and morality into your main character.
Also, i loved how i felt like I was actually changing the world around me as I helped or hurt people.
Negatives:
Managing your inventory can be a royal PITA. They should have spent a day or 2 to come up with a better system. Even going through your inventory can be a PITA if you have a potion you want to use but you have 4 million types of potions
The game's one main weakness is the repetitveness of fighting. It's basically block, attack, attack, repeat. There should have been more skill involved with fighting.
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