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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Sunday, May 17th, 2009 by Nick Maunders
Despite being released a couple of years ago this game is still one of the best RPG’s on the market! After much consideration I decided to buy Oblivion on the PS3 and see what it was like. After looking on many websites I saw that although there were positive comments there were also quite a few negative comments. I figured that the only way of finding out the truth was to buy it myself and so I did along with the “biggest walkthrough book on earth”. Literally the walkthrough is probably the same size as a large encyclopaedia! It just shows how much information is packed into the game. If I was to finish the game before writing this review then you probably wouldn’t see me writing this until another year at the least! There is so much in the game that it is nearly impossible to say you have truly completed everything.
Now, I personally prefer some good old shooting games such as COD or Resistance 2 but it is always good to have a break from that and play a RPG game. The game is split into many different sub sections which all fall under the main game. If you haven’t bought this game yet I would recommend getting the “Game of the Year” edition because as well as the normal game it also comes with two expansion packs (that are all in one disc): the knights of the nine, and the shivering isles.
Anyway the first sub section is the main quest. Which basically has you going around fighting monsters called Daedra. To be honest I have to say that I haven’t completed the main quest because I haven’t wanted to. Out of all of the sections I find that at a certain point the main quest becomes a bit dull. This isn’t because it is dull but because of what is available. This is an open-ended game so you can go anyway. If you’re an adventurer at heart then you’re going to want to explore everywhere rather than going to specific places. The developers realise this which is way you can postpone the main quest at any point in the game which is brilliant!
The next sub section focuses on guilds, which are like groups. There are 4 guilds in the game: The fighter’s guild, the mages guild, the thieves’ guild and the dark brotherhood. To join the fighter’s or mages guild you can simply go to a guild house in one of the towns and ask to join. The thieves’ guild requires a different approach in which you must go around asking about “Grey Fox”. The Dark Brotherhood requires you to kill someone and then go to sleep. It is possible to become head of all 4 guilds and obviously as you rise in status you receive bonuses from the respective guild.
There are also freeform and miscellaneous quests. These are in each town and sometimes in the countryside. They require you to do certain things and you get rewards for completing them … usually.
Another important aspect of the game is levelling up. As you progress through the game you level up and choose to improve 3 attributes. As you level up some of your enemies level up also. So for example if you were to do a quest in the mages guild in which you had to kill someone important that person may be three levels above you. It wouldn’t matter whether you are a low level 2 or a high level 26 that person would always be three levels above you. This is a good idea because it saves the game from being boring. If you got to a high level and then could go around killing people with one hit it would be a bit boring, so this way it keeps challenging you.
One thing I would definitely recommend if you were to buy this game is to get the walkthrough also. Although it may cost £10 or something it is definitely worth it. This is one of the few games in which you nearly 100% need the walkthrough to complete everything, unless you want to go on the internet and search for stuff you get stuck on (however the internet isn’t always right!). If you get the walkthrough you get a detailed list of all the weapons, armour, spells and details on every single quest in the game as well as maps for everywhere. On top of that the walkthrough also covers the Knights of the Nine and the Shivering Isles expansion packs! At the beginning of the game you need to select a class and race to do with what you want to be. For example if you want to mainly fight, use magic, sneak around or a combination of them such as a battlemage. It can be quite frustrating thinking about the one to choose because it will have an impact on the rest of the game – and it can be extremely annoying if you pick a person and then after hours of playing you realise that actually you wanted to be a mage instead of a fighter. The strategy guide can come in really handy here as it give a detailed list of all the races and classes available and tells you which one you should use depending on your opinion.
Overall this is one of the best RPG games out there despite its age, if you haven’t played before get it now with the strategy guide! I would give a rating of 96%!
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June 6th, 2009 at 7:22 am
great post. love this game and the pics you posted.
June 29th, 2009 at 10:04 am
I seriously love this game, I personally think it beats Fable 2. The world is larger and the people are much more interactive. There are also many more weapons add ons and scope to the game than there is in the Fable games. I can start the game over and over again and still find new plots all the time. Good post