one of the most greatest RPGs out their
before you begin you make your character. you can choose from up to 10 races, from argonian to wood elf. be careful though, your race decide a lot of things.its decide your abilities, strengths,weaknesses, and how different races will like you. so choose wisely. you can create your character to the last detail,weather its deciding the color of its hair or adjusting the size of its nose. you can even make your character a boy or a girl.
after you decide on your character, youll go on a short quest.during that time, youll choose your birth sign and class. this will decide your skills and what you master in: combat, magic, sword, blunt objects, ect. after that your free to do whatever you want. thats what makes this game so awesome, you can do whatever you want. you can follow the main story line or go explore the world.its your choice.
a few little tips that you should know so that you can get the most out of the game:always have a weapon. youll need them to kill the more stronger ememies. if you plan on being a fist fighter, good luck. also,level up as much as you can. you can level up by exercising you major and minor skills(blade, blunt, armor, speechcraft, ect.). when you see a little symbol at the right of your compass at the bottom of the screen, rest in a bed and when you wake up, youll level up. go into any dugeon you find. if you look around hard enough, youll find all sorts of items and treasure chests. its also a great way to level up. talk to people. if you persuade them and talk to them. they may lead you to a subquest, which always has rewards.
one more thing. there are these things in Oblivion called Oblivion gates. their gates to a world called Oblivion, hench the name. to close them. find the main tower and climb all the way up it. then take the stones at the top. they pop up everywhere so youll probably run into two or three on your adventure
theres a lot more but if you want to find out, you should get Oblivion yourself. it a great game where you call the shoots. so get the game and have some fun