The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Just Superb!!!
There are a lot of good RPG games out there. Almost all RPG players can remember the days of Icewind Dale and Baldurs Gate; then came the dawn of a new age with The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind. Almost all RPG players remember the innovative graphic and special effects this game had. It was truly on of the best RPG of it’s time. This time around The Elder Scrolls has released a perfect game for their 10th year anniversary. Oblivion has only been out since March 20th and is now the # 1 game out there. A great thing for you console players, this game is not only available on PC but also on the Xbox 360.
The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion is remarkable and definitely holds up to its predecessor. In Oblivion you are even more in control of your character than in Morrowind; From customizing your characters facial features to creating your own custom character class, this game really gives you the ability to create your very own character with its very own unique skills. The “tutorial” is amazing and throws you right into the action. Instead of having your standard plain boring tutorial you get to go on an escape mission and find out more about your own destiny in the game. As far as game play you definitely want to READ the instructions the tutorial gives you as the controls will take some time to get used to. The interface itself is rather well made and after about an hour you really start getting the hang of it.
One of the game play aspect of this game that is really impressive, is that the NPC are character reactive. In other words if you make a young female character you might find your self fending off sexual approaches from other NPC. Same goes with different classes of character, some NPC’s are racist against certain classes of characters like one will hate warriors or hate dark elves. This is one of the features I really liked about this game. Also one thing that can not go untold is that this game will definitely not get boring. There are about 40+ hours of game play in this game if you go straight from beginning to the end. That's not including taking the time to do any side quests or getting the best hidden weapons. Take my word, this game would even be fun to play 2 or 3 times straight through due to the fact you can make a totally different character and have a different story line.
On a technical aspect, this game has amazing graphics BUT, and I know some players might not agree, the graphics in the sewers or houses or anywhere in the game kind of get repetitive. Just in the tutorial mission it seems like you walk through the same chambers or tunnels 20 times over. They could have done a bit better on the textures of the world, in my opinion. As far as the details on NPC’s and characters, monsters and everything else it looks great. The cinematic’s of the game are nothing but breathtaking. For the PC version you might need to update your system to get the full effects of the game. The MINIMUM system requirements are a 2 GHz CPU, 512 MB Ram, a 128 MB Video Card and about 5 GB of hard drive Space. The RECOMMENDED system requirements are a 3 GHz CPU, 1 GB of Ram and a ATI X800 series, Nvidia GeForce 6800 series, or higher end video card. So if you have a system that runs Morrowind make sure you meet the minimum specs before buying the game.
Overall this game is nothing short of a genius work or art.