Elder Scrols IV Oblivion

[SamuraiKenji]

I got Oblivion not to long ago
I would give it a 10/10
Who agrees?
And if this seems pointless to you then say so >.>

 

[Naph]

I like it, yet the majority of the forum disagrees.

 

[SamuraiKenji]

I have to agree about the leveling system and the voices
Over all its one of the best single players out there aside from HL2

 

[Krynn72]

I found all the storylines and quests to be pretty boring and uninteresting. I did beat the game though, and I liked some of the mods that were out when i played.

 

[Qonfused]

I don't think most people hate it. It just leaves a lasting opinion of it being boring since there's no "ending." You just play until you get bored, and then why you think back on it, you remember being bored of it. I thoroughly enjoyed Oblivion, and I find myself going back to it occasionally.

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

I had intense panic/anxiety attacks throughout my experience.

**** it.

 

[Mutley]

It's full of bugs and has a flawed leveling system.

Was not as gripping as Morrowind, at all.

 

[Jintor]

I don't hate it, I just see serious potential spoiled by horrible writing, horrible voice acting, an odd leveling system and severe boredom after about two weeks.

 

[Lucid]

Too. many. god. damn. wolves.

 

[Naph]

I found all the storylines and quests to be pretty boring and uninteresting. I did beat the game though, and I liked some of the mods that were out when i played.

Yeah I agree. The ones that were interesting were Dark Brotherhood and the expansions.

Each on of those being created at the end of the IV production time line. So I guess Bethesda get better with age, in theory, V should have epic content.

 

[SamuraiKenji]

I would so love to see a Elder Scrolls V

 

[Steven]

Was no were near as immersing as Morrowind or as detailed and it didn't have the awesome strange unique landscapes and architecture that Morrowind had, and the characters weren't as interesting. It's like comparing early Pink Floyd to the Beatles, the Beatles being a more sane and soft psychedelic sound more suited for the masses, and early Pink Floyd the pure and intense psychedelia.

Needs more Cliff Racers.

 

[Sedako]

I think everyone hates it simply for the leveling system (which can be changed very easily with mods), for the repetitive voice acting (can't really be changed, but it's better than text), and other fairly superficial reasons. Considering how massive and detailed the game is, it's far beyond other sandbox-style titles like Grand Theft Auto in terms of quality. It did wear thin for me... after maybe 300 hours or so. There's so much to do in it and the mod community is so strong that you could conceivably play the game for years and never run out of things to do.

The combat system, added to what you have already mentioned, is what made it an average game for me.

 

[Saturos]

it's far beyond other sandbox-style titles like Grand Theft Auto in terms of quality.

Sorry sea, I just couldn't resist.

BTW: Where's that captain Picard /facepalm? I liked that one better.

 

[Cavalry]

I never played it but have a few friends who have and love it.

 

[SamuraiKenji]

you gotta try it

 

[phantomdesign]

There were hardly any unique items in the game; dungeons were repetitive, the world was never too strong for you, as you level the world levels . . . compared to Morrowind it was a sever disappointment.

Sure it was a great game, I won't deny that, but it fell short because of a few flaws in it's basic design. Make sure the core is strong before you add decorations/features/etc.

 

[Saturos]

There were hardly any unique items in the game; dungeons were repetitive, the world was never too strong for you, as you level the world levels . . . compared to Morrowind it was a sever disappointment.

Sure it was a great game, I won't deny that, but it fell short because of a few flaws in it's basic design. Make sure the core is strong before you add decorations/features/etc.

Admittedly, many mods like the OOO mod for instance, fixes alot of these issues and actually makes the game much more enjoyable. If you played it on the 360 or PS3 and don't have a capable PC, then I could understand why so many people would have such a big issue with the leveling. You console people got screwed.

Those who complained about the leveling and have it on PC, then what the f*** are you doing playing without OOO in the first place?

I think the repetitive combat was the real clincher for me tbh. High powered spells and sword skills looked the same regardless if your character is a mere lv. 5 or a lv. 50 demi-god.

Also, though the graphics are nice, it's true many dungeons just use recycled textures from other dugeons. What game doesn't though? Honestly I can't name a single FPS game that uses totally unique textures for every nook and cranny. Even HL2 uses recycled textures.

 

[Dog--]

I find Oblivion shitty because of the other games.. I know they are all different games, but when the TES series has a reputation as it does, it's kind of a disappointment to get an under-par game like Oblivion.

It's a good game if you discount all the other TES games, but I find it kind of retarded that they made a game like this, which could have been an amazing game, but they wanted to appeal to a bigger audience, so they simplified it (dumbed it down)..

I'm sick of that shit. No one ever makes games for the sake of making games anymore.

No, I take that back, they make a good game whenever they don't get money for it, which is why you find so many innovative, fun, independent games for FREE download on the net.. I bet if money wasn't involved at all, and they didn't have a deadline that their bosses gave them (by bosses I mean the people who gave them money), Oblivion would have been down-right amazing. This is why EA sucks shit.

And to all those people who say "oh, they make mods that fix all the problems!" No. A game shouldn't have to depend on mods to be good, it should be good as a vanilla game, and mods should only add a minuscule amount to the game (like fixing bugs, or in Oblivions/Morrowinds case adding new quests, or new armors or whatever). If a game needs mods to be good, it's shit.

 

[Jintor]

Sorry sea, I just couldn't resist.

BTW: Where's that captain Picard /facepalm? I liked that one better.

Screw you Kyon facepalm for the win.

 

[taviow]

It's good enough for me, played just 2 hours of it so far, but I never played Morrowind so I really don't know. Do you guys recommend it? What are the differences, why is Oblivion so bad in comparison to the older TES games?

 

[Sedako]

It's good enough for me, played just 2 hours of it so far, but I never played Morrowind so I really don't know. Do you guys recommend it? What are the differences, why is Oblivion so bad in comparison to the older TES games?

It's not really that bad, it's just that it doesn't really improve on the things that needed it and added some annoying features. The combat is still swing weapon/cast spell, which gets extremely boring after a while. The environments are very ordinary and repetitive when compared to Marrowind.

 

[taviow]

So what are the enviroments in Morrowind like?

 

[knut]

Brown. Hilly. Full of flying demon bastards.

I kid, Morrowind was well good. That said, I also enjoyed Oblivion.

 

[Letters]

I never finished it because the game started launching monsters at me that far exceeded my combat ability in the main story just because I was good at some non-combat stuff. NICE ONE! So all I remember is doing most of the assassination guild stuff, got a useless horse, then quit. Not a great game...

 

[Cavalry]

Are you saying that the empty, bleak sprawl of Grand Theft Auto is more detailed than Oblivion's world? Even though both have bits that tend to repeat, every part of Cyrodil is hand-crafted; Vice City is just a bunch of featureless stone monoliths.

QFT about GTA

I now wanna compare Oblivions environment to GTA IV's environment

 

[Bulletbrain]

Oblivion (along with Shiv Isles) is sitting on my harddrive taking up precious space. I don't want to delete it, don't wanna play it either. Currently I'm in a Oblivion gate ( to my count the gajilianth one) and I get a weird sensation in my stomach when ever I load up and see that bleak red environment....

It just got plain boring for me after a while.

 

[taviow]

Do some side quests, or something like that. You know there are so many things to do, or do the Shivering Isles quests, I heard they are more fun than the main quest. Does Shivering Isles add another main quest?

 

[Wanted Bob]

Oblivion is awesome, but I wish there were places to get awesome loot before everyone else gets it as well.

Morrowind is also really good, but I did not like the combat system. If it connects it should hit...

 

[Cornerstone]

Morrowind is also really good, but I did not like the combat system. If it connects it should hit...

Welcome to RPG's... Oblivion's biggest flaw the RPG part. Good game but TES went downhill from Daggerfall.

 

[Jintor]

Are you saying that the empty, bleak sprawl of Grand Theft Auto is more detailed than Oblivion's world? Even though both have bits that tend to repeat, every part of Cyrodil is hand-crafted; Vice City is just a bunch of featureless stone monoliths.

Featureless Stone Monoliths with fancy neon lights and palm trees!

 

[Gargantou]

Oblivion without mods is like having sex with condoms, sure it's enjoyable and fun, but not nearly as pleasurable as it could be.

 

[phantomdesign]

It's great for hte first few hours, starts to fall flat after about 10-15, around 20-25 you'll start making the same complaints everyone else is.

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

4/10 without mods at its best.

 

[taviow]

What the **** do you guys think it really so bad?

 

[Cornerstone]

What the **** do you guys think it really so bad?

Sounds like from opinion, it would be the game part of the game. What do you think is really so ******** great?

 

[Sedako]

What the **** do you guys think it really so bad?

Have you ever played Deus Ex or System Shock 2? These two games are the on the top of the hill for FPRPGs. Compared to them, Oblivion just feels incredibly bland in pretty much every category but graphics.

 

[Gargantou]

Comparing Deus Ex and System Shock 2 to Oblivion is bad IMO, you're better off comparing say Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind or Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall to Oblivion, in which case both Morrowind and Daggerfall are far superior, even more so if you haven't modded your copy of Oblivion.

 

[Naph]

I can't really see why people are fussing the way it doesn't meet the standards of a RPG. This game was to mimic real life, not take off the stereotypical RPG.

IMO, it was a great leap from what people expected, and bethesda succeeded.

And I ask people to go out and find a 'quest'... all you would find would probably to sit at work, or do the laundry. Atleast the quests in Oblivion don't feel like chores.

The oblivion gates sure was.

 

[Tagaziel]

Oblivion is a sad, sad excuse for a TES game.

* Crappy graphics (mutant faces, low res LOD etc. Gothic 3 is waay better)
* The storyline. Uh, which Emperor builts himself an escape route through a ****ing dungeon if he can teleport away. Hell, even backwater Morrowind has a teleportation system.
* Backstory. Oblivion takes a giant dump on everything estabilished in the series so far. Especially the Roman-like Empire whose capitol, Tamriel, wasn't supposed to be in a generic fantasy land.
* Level scaling.
* Level scaling.
* Level scaling.
* Stupid minigames in place of skill checks.
* Pointless choices (you can become the everything of everyone in one playthrough)
* Khajiit and Argonian are humans with swapped heads and body textures.
* Argonians with boobs. Seriously, WHAT. THE. ****. ?

Anyone claiming it gets better with mods fail to understand that Bethesda FAILED to deliver a good game. For the amount of cash we are supposed to pay for this, you'd expect a quality game, not a single player MMORPG.