Oblivion is still an amazing game

I just picked this up and have been playing it for 3 days and have lost sleep. This may be the best game i've played on the 360. I really like the quests in thsi game I'm just runnign around doing the thieves guild and other random quests and ahvent touched the main storyline yet and am loving it. I also played fallout and will definately go back and give it another look after this. Something about the world in oblivion really grabbed me though.

Just started playing it last week and gave it another go just then. It's slow at first (similar to fallout 3) but things are starting to geth good now that I've found the Arena. I hope it can keep me entertained until forza 3 and borderlands. =)

Yes it is! The first thing I did was the Dark Brotherhood missions and they are awesome to start out on. Also, you'll want to go find the Umbra Sword and Armour while you are still at a low level. Google it.

I must admit that I enjoyed Oblivion a lot more on the PC after installing mods like Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul. It addressed the issue of creatures levelling with your character, among other things, and I had a mod that slowed down skill progression as well. Made it a much more enjoyable experience for me, and I invested over a thousand hours into the game (across several characters doing different quest-lines).

Anyway, the game is still great whatever the platform, and I don't know why so many people seem to dislike it or rag on it so much. It may not have the depth of some other 'traditional' RPGs (in terms of the questlines), but I liked the 'sandbox' nature of it and just exploring the world, finding new things to do. I did miss the lack of any underwater locations to explore, though (which were more prevalent in Morrowind).

The Shivering Isles expansion is also very good, and highly recommended.

Good game but those Oblivion gates get old quick