At least a kick-ass game ! There will be 2 kind of people now : Those who played Oblivion, and those who didn't.
This review could end like that but it wouldn't be fair. The game deserves this and many more. I have to admit, I wasn't that keen on medieval-like games. But two things happened recently : I got the excellent demo of Heroes of Might & Magic V on gamespot.com that stuck me on my chair for the whole Easter week-end. Only a major earthquake could get me out of HMM V. And it happened !
That earthquake is called Oblivion and it will stay in memories for ages ...
A real life in an other real world, that's what the developers offer with this game.
The possibilities of customizing your avatar are countless, you can tune it to reflect exactly what you want to be ... and what you want to become.
Fights, spells, magic items, monsters, sublime landscapes and giant land to explore : You have all the ingredients for a perfect recipe.
Oblivion will feed you for days (& nights !)
My only concern is that all of this ask a lot from your system, so better have a strong config to be able to take advantage of this beauty !