Amazon Maximum Age: 20 Amazon Minimum Age: 204 Batteries Included: 0 Binding: CD-ROM Brand: 2K Games EAN: 0710425217135 ESRB Age Rating: Mature Feature: 1st-person RPG with open-ended game play and short challenges Format: CD-ROM Label: 2K Games Manufacturer: 2K Games Model: 21713 Platform: Windows XP Publisher: 2K Games Release Date: 2006-03-20 Studio: 2K Games
Features
1st-person RPG with open-ended game play and short challenges Latest chapter in the epic and highly successful Elder Scrolls saga Create and play any character imaginable from noble warrior to wizened sorcerer Revolutionary AI; 1,000+ realistic non-player characters; unprecedented visuals All-new combat and magic system creates high-level of intensity
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is single-player role-playing action in the world of the popular Elder Scrolls game. The Emperor of Tamriel has been assassinated and the killer still runs loose. Meanwhile, no heir sits on the throne. With no Emperor upon the throne, the gates of Oblivion open wide and demons invade. Your quest is to find the lost heir and place him on the throne, before demons destroy the land. Next-generation graphics with pixel-shader effects for high-definition TVs, creating lifelike towns & dungeons and the most realistic forests
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Extremely fun, entertaining, but creatures take 70 hits... Comment: First of all, this game was one of the most fun and enjoyable games I've ever played in my life. The landscape was amazing, everything was very detailed, there are tons of quests you can go on, and there are hundreds of caves, dungeons, and ruins that you can explore. There are a couple things that bother me though. Number 1: Creatures level up with you. Let's say that you're in level one and pretty much at that level you fight goblins, imps, crabs, and weak bandits. As you level up you don't fight them anymore. Then, once you get into level 30, all's you fight are goblin warlords, very strong demons, bandits that have the nicest armor you can get in the game (which I think is extremely dumb because bandits are practically like thieves and thieves wear light armor), and just very strong creatures. Say goodbye to the old goblins and crabs. No more of them to fight. I guess they just all disappear for some unknown reason. Number 2: Everything takes 70 hits! You can slash a bandit about 40 times with a 2-handed sword when you're in level 1 and it doesn't show any kind of slash mark on their armor or body. They don't even have a reaction to your hits most of the time. All's they do is go, "Ow!" or "Uh!" Other than those 2 things, this game is very addicting and there are always quests to go on, dungeons to explore, and things to do. This game kept me busy for about 3 or 4 months and I still sometimes play it. Believe me, you won't regret buying this game except for the 2 reasons above. I hope this is helpful!
Customer Rating: Summary: Not much fun Comment: I played for a few weeks and it never got interesting or fun. I was dragging myself through it because other people said it was so great. The caves were repetitive and easy to get lost in. The save states were pretty horrid. You never knew if what you were doing will get your in trouble with the guards. You gain skill so slowly that I didn't feel any better off the last day than the first day. Customer Rating: Summary: The Best Game Ever Comment: I was playing WoW and got tired of the continual hack and slash, the stress of being ganged up on and killed continually, and not being able to do many of the cooler quests alone. I started searching and saw a review on this game. I called my brother-in-law and sister to ask for their advice. They said they were getting a new computer just so they could play Oblivion on it again (something happened to their old system). That was enough for me to try!
At first, the cave experience was a little weird. I've never played this type of RPG and although the story was enticing, the fighting part in the cave was tricky. My sister said hang in there until you get out into the world. She was right. Oh. My. The Oblivion world is this massive, beautiful place!
As I progressed in the game, I started falling in love with it. The storyline is compelling, the quest lines well thought out, and the world is huge with so many many things to do.
The game wouldn't be the same without the modding world. Thank you Bethsoft for allowing your community to mod your games. This capability has added tons more play power to this world - I just don't have words to describe how much the modding community has added to this game. Mods truly personalize your world for you - how you play, what extras you'd like to see, and adds new lands or quests you'd like to explore. I've got 700 hours in this game, and am not even nearly done with it yet. One truly gets their money's worth with this game.
The game is emotional - you'll get attached to certain characters, hate others, feel sadness when certain things happen, you'll be excited and happy and shocked as you complete quest lines and find out how stories end and others begin...Oblivion truly leaves an unforgettable impact. Customer Rating: Summary: A very impressive piece of work, a tribute to the Elder Scrolls series Comment: Having wasted a fair portion of my life on Morrowind, I decided to pick up this game before knowing anything about it. As you may have already seen through searches and screenshots, it looks absolutely amazing.
For a review in short, it is everything you loved about Morrowind. Open ended quests, huge environments, customizable classes and characters and a game you can loose weeks on and never miss them at all.
It also fixes everything you hated about Morrowind. Goodbye useless quest log and the need to wander the same roads over and over again. The journal system is completely redone and allows quick access to the paths of a specific quest you want to work on. Also, the fast travel feature makes moving between places you previously visited as simple as clicking.
While the true requirements of this game may be a bit heavy computerwise, you see every bit of it put to work. The landscapes are amazing to the point of making postcards out of them. For those who own computers not quite up to snuff, there are mods out there to improve performance for slower machines as well.
I have been playing this game for several weeks now and have barely scratched the surface. And, for people who blow through it quickly or get bored easily, it gets even better. The fan created mods for this game are amazing. If you dislike the leveled enemy system (as one reviewer obviously does) the are at least three different mods out there which can adjust the leveling system and enemy difficulty system in ways to make the game more suitable for you.
If you dislike the system of hiding behind a shield and wacking the monsters here and there, go and get one of the improved combat mods. You will find yourself able to backflip, shieldbash, dodge and more.
The list of fan based improvements goes on and on, but you see the point. Oblivion is an absolutely huge game filled with amazing textures, light effects, and more then enough graphical eye candy to keep you occupied for years to come. Customer Rating: Summary: A game that takes a powerful pc to play but is well worth it. Comment: Before i talk about how amazing this game plays and looks i have to let you know that you will most likely have to upgrade your pc to run it.I had to upgrade almost every aspect of my pc to get this game to run at its full potential.I have a Dual core 3.4Ghz Pentium D processor,640MB Video card,2Gb Ram,16x Dvd drive,300Gb Hard drive and a 600watt power supply.When all the eye candy is turned on and all the draw distance is set to max you realy get a sense that you are in a living,breathing world.The look and feel of this game will make your jaw drop and your heart skip a beat,yes it's that beautiful.Deer run through the fields of grass,bugs fly around,the sun glares down on you,the clouds move slowly through the sky,wolves and other wild beasts stalk you and in the distance you can see the mountains covered in snow.As for the gameplay you start out as a prisoner and make yourself look like anything you could imagine.You progress through the prison underground and eventualy find you are given a chance to change the look and feel of yourself before you leave the sewer.Once you leave the sewer you begin your quest to close the oblivion gates that have opened all over the world.The main quest is good but it doesn't take that long to complete it if you dedicate yourself.The story of the game is compelling but you will find yourself having the most fun on the sidequest missions.You can choose to do or not do any mission you please and can do anything you want in the order you desire.Become a cold blooded killer for hire by joining the dark brotherhood,start a life of sneaking and theft by teaming up with the thieves guild or dedicate your life to finding and destroying blood suckers by becoming a vampire hunter,it's up to you.This game gives you the freedom to do pretty much anything your heart desires but there are a few things you cant do.In Elder scrolls III Morrowind you had the ability to kill ANYBODY you wanted,this was fun but messed up the game in a big way if you killed the wrong person so this feature has been taken out of Oblivion.There are some people in this game that will not die no matter what you do,this keeps the game from being ruined by one stupid mistake.The other feature that was in Morrowind but has been taken out of Oblivion is a spell that lets you fly.The ability to cast a flying spell was a good feature in Morrowind because it made it easier to get from place to place but in Oblivion you can simply fast travel so the flying spell becomes useless and has been removed.I have had this game for many months now and have beaten the main quest but still find new things to do and secret passages to explore.Even if you dont buy the Shivering Isles or Knights of the nine expansion packs you will have tons of things to do and places to see.Buy this game and say goodbye to your friends and family for a while because you will get lost in Oblivion for many months to come.
