ITS ONE OF THE MUST HAVES THIS YEAR!!!

User Rating: 9.1 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion PS3
By jetsvcf | Review Date:
It's still fantastic. I didn't think it would be, but it is. Despite the fact that I played the PC and 360 versions over a year ago - for nearly 200 hours and counting, incidentally - and despite the fact that I should be completely fed up with this game by now, the PS3 version of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has sucked me in all over again. But that's okay, because after massive fantasy role-player, pretty much every non-MMO game on the planet seems small, hollow, and a little bit stupid.

Oblivion's major strength is something that should be a total weakness: it's almost completely aimless. Oh, sure: there's a story, for sure. It's about saving the world from invading demons, which keep popping in from another dimension through flaming portals strewn about the countryside. But you don't actually have to follow it unless you want to.

In the meantime, you can go do your own thing: work your way up through the Fighters', Mages', Thieves', or Assassins' Guilds if you like. That last one has many of the game's greatest quests, by the way, filled with dark motives, surprising twists and at least one brilliant, conversation-based puzzle.

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  • Rating:9.6

    Great, great Game.

    By gamefan | Review Date: Mar 20, 2007 | PS3

    I'm playing the ps3 version right now and it looks improved since the PC and 360 version. If you didn't play it too much for 360 or PC.....get it for ps3. There's some things you'll see a difference in, for example: Load... Read Full Review

    30 of 36 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5

    Deep, complex, enjoyable and incredible in almost every way.

    By knnth | Review Date: Apr 15, 2007 | PS3

    It somehow took me a few days to realize how much I love Oblivion. I picked it up mostly due to glowing reviews and the absolutely huge online community that has grown up around it—it's always a good sign when you look s... Read Full Review

    8 of 8 users found the following review helpful
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