Comments on: I Might try Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

By: coolcool23

coolcool23 — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:07:43 +0000

There is a reason that most people use the phrase “genre defining” when they mention Oblivion. I am not that big in RPG’s, but this is a seriously awesome game. It should at least be played in some fashion before it is brushed off on a whim.

I wish I had more time to play it, if i did, I would be able to enjoy it more!

By: ehandlr

ehandlr — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:19:55 +0000

I never got into Oblivion and I definetly disagree with the best RPG ever.

By: Pc

Pc — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:35:12 +0000

That’s a good idea Jonathan, but i remember being able to adjust the difficulty at any time on the 360, so it didn’t even matter what enemy you were facing or what class or lvl you were. lol
You could actually be in a battle with a creature that was slightly more powerful than yourself, pause the game, then lower the difficulty bar to the left, then kick the creatures ass !

By: Jonathan Abbey

Jonathan Abbey — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:56:42 +0000

Actually, the optimal strategy is to pick a character whose primary classes are things you *won’t* use. All leveling does is raise your hit points, and the difficulty of the monsters you face.

Your character’s primary class attributes start off higher than all others, but all attributes go up as you use them.. but only your primary class attributes cause you to level. So if you want to be a spell caster, make your class a warrior. You’ll start off a poorer spell caster, but you can raise your spell casting powers all you like without raising the difficulty of the opponents you face.

Imagine being a ‘level 8 warrior’ who is able to cast ‘level 30′ spells!

By: matt

matt — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:17:36 +0000

I got it on lauch day for the 360 and I enjoyed the hell out of it. I am not a huge RPG fan but I logged in over 135 hours before I completed everything except a few very minor missions. I highly suggest playing this game since it is easily worth the full price.

I also highly suggest reading about character development before you play the game. You want to pick things that you will do, so leveling up is fun (like swords, summoning, etc). There are some great sites out there to really help you enjoy the game and character you create.

By: Segitz

Segitz — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:16:53 +0000

I have it for my pc…

I liked it, but there are many things, I didnt like about it.

First thing is, coming from NWN and such (D&D) , I was very dissappointed, when leveling up your char didnt matter AT ALL. I mean, you can rush thru the game to the end, without leveling at all (if one can avoid getting XP). Ok, some FF games did this too, but its linear system of the many story didnt let you power thru the game.

Second thing was, I HATED the inventory system. It was NOT made for KB/Mouse. And third, the char graphics sucked. Animation was subpar (third person) and riding horses felt like driving a car (GTA) not like riding a horse (SotC).

I will find it pretty dissappointing, if Oblivion will be a full price game (and if the 360 DLC will cost extra). The PC version can now be get for less than 10€ (used at ebay) and todays newer pcs are well and able to run it (even my old pc had not too many problems at that, strangely).

By: mcwilliams

mcwilliams — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:05:35 +0000

I wouldn’t say it’s the best 360 game so far…the best RPG available, yes.

I played Morrowind (GOTY Edition – included 2 expansions) on the original Xbox and probably logged close to 300 hours over the course of 8mo.

I’m about 35+ hours into Oblivion and I’ve barely touched the main quest. There’s a ton to do, explore and discover – if you desire – and if you want to zip through it, you can. But I highly recommend digging in deep. It’s not a game to rush through, IMHO.

I guarantee we won’t be seeing Henning too much once he starts playing .

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:44:21 +0000

There’s a 99% chance that I will get Oblivion when I get my PS3. I love RPGs anyway so maybe I’m a little biased but Henning, you need to play more SINGLE PLAYER games.

So give TESIV: Oblivion a chance. You might just enjoy it.