this game the BEST!!!
This game has almost reached the panicle of R.P.G perfection
Elder scrolls game are all about letting you loose in a huge fantasy world, giving you loads to do and never forcing you to do any of it.
The main quest is generally about fulfilling a prophecy but if you get distracted say helping out the local city folk, stealing and murdering for your own twisted personal fun, working for guilds or killing bandits, demon thingies and glowing red walking skeletons with sword and shield attached, as you wonder and explore the world, you can happily play for month without having touched the main story line.
This means you have bubals of time to make a name for your self. You can become an accomplished thief then start life as an assassin turn gladiator then eventually world savior.
The fighting in this game is down to you as it should be for example if you want to dodge a fire ball jump the hell out the way its just that simple. No of screen roll of a dice decides anything for you. If you want to kill some one hack and slash to your hearts content be sure to throw in a few block and dodges or if your not an in your face “die you scum of the earth” type of fighter an arrow though the head is just a much fun especially pulling them out afterwards. If you find that you can’t win a battle RUN but don’t expect to escape so easily “I have been chased by guards half way across Cyrodiil-(Oblivions beautiful realm) before I lost them by jumping across water (on the plus side Running away is good because you get to view the beautiful scenery as you escape).
The traps the real time physics, the beautiful magic, the deeply involving story line and the NPC towns people who now have daily agendas and all the other stuff I haven’t mentioned truly make the game a unique piece of gaming brilliance.
The people are not perfect as they do repeat what they say to another a lot. When it comes to NPCs with there own life there is still a long way to go until perfection but this game is the closest to cracking it next to the Sims of cause.
This game is highly addictive. Once you start playing everything and every one around you looses importance. You’re suddenly calling in sick at school/work/collage, the people close to you have given up on you, your diet has been reduced to crackers and cheese until all you have left is sweet blissful oblivion.-(my life story since I bought the game.)
Now for my good and bad run-down.
Good points
• The graphic are so good it makes your eyes bleed
• Beautiful world
• Xbox 360 users have smooth game play
• Enormous fantasy world
• Addictive
• Guilds
• The fact that there are many other good points is a good point in is self.
• It is much easier to cheat on PC version
Bad points
• NPC people repeat there speeches to the same person
• I lost my girl friend because of this game
• If you’re playing it on PC this game will make it sweat like Michael Jackson’s defense lawyer.