The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

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  1. chandler1178
    May 23, 2013
    10
    Considering the required technology, oblivion is the most technically brilliant game ever created. Not only upon release did no other game match its graphics, but no other game matched its size. The levelling system which is the most heavily criticized characteristic, is completely brilliant. The game rewards the creation of the character in a way that is planned to succeed. For example,Considering the required technology, oblivion is the most technically brilliant game ever created. Not only upon release did no other game match its graphics, but no other game matched its size. The levelling system which is the most heavily criticized characteristic, is completely brilliant. The game rewards the creation of the character in a way that is planned to succeed. For example, an orc that tries to be a pure mage will inevitably fail by level 20 for lack of magicka and levels, but a high elf will succeed. Oblivion makes the decisions while creating and levelling your character determine their ability after to succeed after levelling. Someone very good can make their character improve after levelling up compared to their surroundings if they do everything correctly. Otherwise, they have to compensate with skill in battle. I have spent hundreds of hours perfecting characters and maximizing efficiency and moving through the game at a normal pace allows this to still be achieved by the smart.… Expand
  2. Morbus616
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    No question the pinnacle of open-world RPG gaming. Oblivion just never gets old. So many factions to join. So many quests. Houses to buy and furnish. Secret places to find and explore. Yes, the combat is janky and yes, the NPCs act a bit stiff, but that stuff doesn't matter one bit. This is one of the greatest games ever made, and it will never cease to pull me in and take me for aNo question the pinnacle of open-world RPG gaming. Oblivion just never gets old. So many factions to join. So many quests. Houses to buy and furnish. Secret places to find and explore. Yes, the combat is janky and yes, the NPCs act a bit stiff, but that stuff doesn't matter one bit. This is one of the greatest games ever made, and it will never cease to pull me in and take me for a wonderful ride each and every time I play it.… Expand
  3. unclefester91
    Jun 2, 2013
    10
    i owned it on the Xbox on release, followed by the PC upon getting a gaming rig, i have completed each faction and the main quest countless times and still discover new things with each playthrough. you have my recommendation.
  4. gracjanski
    Apr 28, 2018
    7
    This game has so many mistakes. I wouldnt play it without mods: The level up system is so stupid, if you want to play it somehow effectively: the attribute condition is important and to raise it, you need to use 3 skills: armour, heavy armour and block...as a mage? In addition you need to take care, which skills you use to control the bonuses you get at level up. It is killing a lot ofThis game has so many mistakes. I wouldnt play it without mods: The level up system is so stupid, if you want to play it somehow effectively: the attribute condition is important and to raise it, you need to use 3 skills: armour, heavy armour and block...as a mage? In addition you need to take care, which skills you use to control the bonuses you get at level up. It is killing a lot of fun, but there is a mod that changes the XP system. There is another point with the key word leveling...everyone knows and only few understand that stupid system, where every mob is leveling with the character, so it means you re fighting with lvl 5 against a skeleton and it is a hard fight, later on you are lvl 40 and you will have another hard fight against a skeleton -> LOL. Maybe Bethesda is simply to lazy to implement a better system.
    Technically this game is a nightmare: still so many bugs, although it is so old. It is so obvious, that Bethesda / Zenimax simply dont care about it and know, that users will work for them. In addition this game works so bad with new computers, it is like they convert it from console to PC and dont care about the possibilities with PCs. !"%$%$"§&/()&$§" I needed so much time and needed to install the mods for this game so often, it was frustrating. And yes, dont play this game without mods.
    Controling and Interface...download mods ! so frustrating without.
    Sound: Yes, there are few voice actors, yes they are even changing with the same NPC (wtf?) and what I dislike, they have such a strong american accent. I cant hear it anymore. Music is very good great.

    What is good? Yes, The Elder Scrolls again, this means: a free free free world :) A lot of discoveries, hidden content, very good immersion. Like in Morrowind and Fallout 3, Bethesda is simply the master in it.
    NPCs have finally a life, in Morrowind they ve been a bit static. In the woods you see NPCs hunting animals, mobs fighting and so on. Bethesda learned from a little weakness in Morrowind and put life in the world.
    I like the story and the quests, the beginning is very nice. But on the other side the quests could have more possibilities and ways to solve, especially the dialogs are so linear. Look at Neverwinter Nights or Baldurs Gate.

    Overall: 10 points? 9 points? never, this game humiliates us players. 8 is a maximum. If you survive the pain of modding the game, it gets 10/10.    … Expand
  5. Artem_Matiev
    Jul 4, 2014
    10
    Одна из самых лучших ролевых игр из когда-либо созданных.

    The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion – идеальный пример компромисса между свойственной консолям упрощенностью и старыми добрыми традициями компьютерной ролевой школы. Игра, предоставляющая геймеру максимально широкий выбор – как играть и как проводить свою жизнь в этом мире. Главное, что перед нами по-прежнему самая красивая и самая    Одна из самых лучших ролевых игр из когда-либо созданных.

    The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion – идеальный пример компромисса между свойственной консолям упрощенностью и старыми добрыми традициями компьютерной ролевой школы. Игра, предоставляющая геймеру максимально широкий выбор – как играть и как проводить свою жизнь в этом мире. Главное, что перед нами по-прежнему самая красивая и самая большая ролевая вселенная (онлайновые игры не в счет), полная приключений и интересных возможностей, вселенная, в которой для игрока созданы самые идеальные условия. Серьёзных недостатков у игры просто нет, и не забывайте, что с помощью модов и плагинов можно сделать игру ещё лучше, главное - не переборищть. ;)    … Expand
  6. BountyCritic
    Sep 8, 2013
    10
    My absolute favourite Elder Scrolls game of all time, for the fact that it has the best atmosphere and quests, a veried envoirment and an astounding soundtrack.
  7. Sweix
    Jul 16, 2014
    10
    Really awesome,unique RPG game with interesting stories and quests.
    It has great story,graphics,this game can kep you entertained for many many hours.
    And of course,the Expansions,and the moddability launches the game in the sky!
  8. DominikCZE
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    I must say that this is another one of my all time favorites, the lore sucked me right in and I've been an Elder Scrolls fan/nerd ever since, reading every bit of information available anywhere about Tamriel. The graphics were outstanding for the time and Cyrodill was beautiful with its diverse cities and fantasy landscapes.
    There are a couple of things that need to be scrutinized though.    I must say that this is another one of my all time favorites, the lore sucked me right in and I've been an Elder Scrolls fan/nerd ever since, reading every bit of information available anywhere about Tamriel. The graphics were outstanding for the time and Cyrodill was beautiful with its diverse cities and fantasy landscapes.
    There are a couple of things that need to be scrutinized though. For one, the main quest wasn't that entertaining and constantly closing Oblivion gates got old fast, it was also quite invasive, you were basically forced into the main quest right from the start. Another thing that needs to be mentioned is the auto-scaling system. Oh damn, those bandits are too strong for me, I'll just come back later after I level up a bit. What's this? How did they all get glass armor and higher level? And I'm dead again. Terrible game mechanic. Otherwise fantastic game everyone should atleast give a shot.    … Expand
  9. DeusXCom
    Aug 2, 2014
    9
    The problem of Oblivion was that it had to follow up to the absolute masterpiece that was previous chapter in TES series - Morrowind. Compared to that, it's true that Oblivion felt quite a bit weaker, locations were a bit too monotonous, the interface a bit too consolized, faces terribly ugly, voice acting over repeated to death, game mechanics simplified and to my taste it all felt a bitThe problem of Oblivion was that it had to follow up to the absolute masterpiece that was previous chapter in TES series - Morrowind. Compared to that, it's true that Oblivion felt quite a bit weaker, locations were a bit too monotonous, the interface a bit too consolized, faces terribly ugly, voice acting over repeated to death, game mechanics simplified and to my taste it all felt a bit too much like a kiddie fairytale sometimes. BUT... Oblivion was still capable to do what all the TES chapters do so well, immerse you in the world, make you forget the real one and let you enjoy the fantasy experience for hundreds of hours. While I wasn't a big fan of the leveling system where the enemies were leveling up along with you, it kept the challenge on par until the very end, also the economics and money seemed to be the best balanced from TES series, meaning you won't usually become a millionaire in a few days, but most importantly, Oblivion had imo arguably the best quest lines in TES series and that's a huge plus. Yes, the main quest with oblivion gates was terribly annoying and it made me skip it and run through them eventually, but the Mages Guild quests, Thieves Guild and especially Dark Brotherhood were just fantastic. This was also the first TES game where I was fully enjoying myself as a vampire. DLC's were ok, Knights Of The Nine being a nice big quest nicely implemented into the main game and Shivering Isles providing you the experience of something a bit different and a bit trippy. While I can't go for the full score here because of the shortcomings, Oblivion is still an excellent game and it would be a big mistake to miss out on this. 9/10… Expand
  10. TomR
    Dec 13, 2013
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of my favorite games as a kid.
    I loved this masterpiece and it introduced me to the Elder Scrolls, like it was godlike.
    The thing I loved the most was the grand arena as it was fun and a little challenging.
    And The thing that made me laugh and a little annoyed was "the annoying fan" who followed you everywhere you went.
    But I also loved being a vampire, and the mods.
    If you want to try the Elder Scrolls, I would strongly recommend trying this masterpiece as an introduction.    … Expand
  11. Richardvennberg
    Jan 25, 2014
    10
    The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion is the best game i have ever played in my entire life. Skyrim does not even come close. Every character in this game has their own personality and every quest feels worthwhile to do. All the guilds has interesting stories that keeps you playing for way longer then you planned. It does not matter if you are inside a dark dungeon or in the deep forests, the gameThe Elder Scrolls: Oblivion is the best game i have ever played in my entire life. Skyrim does not even come close. Every character in this game has their own personality and every quest feels worthwhile to do. All the guilds has interesting stories that keeps you playing for way longer then you planned. It does not matter if you are inside a dark dungeon or in the deep forests, the game is still colourful and epic, compared to Skyrims 10 shades of gray and no other colors in the game.

    If you have not played this game and you like games with strong stories and RPG, buy it... NOW. You can get it for as cheap as 5 bucks these days.    … Expand
  12. BigDegs29
    Nov 12, 2014
    7
    This is my least favorite Elder Scrolls game. I find it somewhat boring and repetitive, with no significant improvements to the series.

    It's a good game, but its got nothing on Skyrim, and frankly I enjoyed Morrowwind more.
  13. smahlt
    Aug 22, 2023
    8
    As worthy a followup to Morrowind as Bethesda could probably accomplish. It's not perfect, but it's good.
  14. Crewdroog
    May 5, 2014
    9
    This is, by far, one of my favorite games of all time. It was my first sandbox, and for that it holds a special place in my heart. That being said, here is a review without rose tinted glasses:

    TL; DR: Main story sucks hard, everything else makes up for it. Cons: The main story BLOWS. I mean it is awful, awful. I literally play enough to get the free horse and do everything    This is, by far, one of my favorite games of all time. It was my first sandbox, and for that it holds a special place in my heart. That being said, here is a review without rose tinted glasses:

    TL; DR: Main story sucks hard, everything else makes up for it.

    Cons:
    The main story BLOWS. I mean it is awful, awful. I literally play enough to get the free horse and do everything else. And once you start, the oblivion gates just keep piling up and piling up, which would be fine if there was any variety to them, but there isn't. They do have good loot though...

    Loot: meh. I love loot. love it, love it, love it. It isn't in this game.

    Fighting: pretty much point and click, click, click, click. Not much brain used here.

    Pros:
    Music: amazing!

    Fighting: wah? you just said it was bad. Yes, unless using a bow. The bow actually takes into account gravity and distance!!!

    Quests: super fun, except for the main one. Daedric quests are the best, oh those funny meddling gods!

    Atmosphere/graphics: for the time pretty good. The immersion level is fantastic.

    NPCs: most amazing part of this game. Every single NPC you see has their own unique routine. Every freakin' one. Yes, they have similar voices, but come on, for the time this was unheard of. It is this factor that truly makes this game a total immersion.

    Guilds: Love 'em. There is a guild for everyone: fighting, magic, murder, mayhem. The world is your oyster!

    Monsters: i've read a few reviews and this is a sore spot. People are angry monsters level with you. How is this even an isssue???? Why play a game if it is super easy and you can just run around and one shot things? Go play Wii cooking games if this is a problem for you. Seriously. There is a Barbie game for that console too I think. Go, have fun.

    Play this game, especially if you liked either Skyrim or Morrowind. The three build on each other so well.    … Expand
  15. Tomle1202
    Jul 30, 2022
    8
    Featuring some of the series' best quests, Oblivion beautifully captures the adventurous spirit of its fantasy setting.
  16. GamerK1
    Dec 16, 2014
    10
    Fun, a great variety of dungeons, caves towns etc to explore, some of the guild missions are fantastic, there's a lot of variety. I've played Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim and Oblivion is just more fun than the other 2, I enjoyed the dungeon crawling more and there seemed to be more other-worldy realms. No keyboard problems, not a 'bad port' in any way at all. The only criticism I mightFun, a great variety of dungeons, caves towns etc to explore, some of the guild missions are fantastic, there's a lot of variety. I've played Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim and Oblivion is just more fun than the other 2, I enjoyed the dungeon crawling more and there seemed to be more other-worldy realms. No keyboard problems, not a 'bad port' in any way at all. The only criticism I might have is that my character became invincible, but that could be fixed with mods though. There are a huge amount of mods of all kinds.… Expand
  17. GregRog
    Aug 8, 2014
    9
    The game lacked a little bit of climate from Morrowind, but the graphics were a huge improvement, the journal is finally readable, the map is really epic, and the game has a little Lord of the Rings feel to it.
    And you can actually feel the tension building when you see all of those Oblivion gates opening in greater and greater numbers everywhere on the map.
  18. Kovasz
    Aug 7, 2016
    1
    I'm sure it's a GREAT game, but unfortunatelly, I'll never experience it, as it always crashes. I've tried running the game on different configs, different OSes, still, I can't really play it as it's crashes. I can't think of any other game having this serious quit-to-desktop issue.
  19. 00-z3N
    Nov 25, 2017
    8
    Review/Reseña (English/Español)

    Score/Nota: 8.3/10 Oblivion is the first experience that I finish in terms of the Elder Scrolls series, which is why I have several things to emphasize, and that is a game with a fairly good magnitude, both in options when it comes to personalizing our character, as well as a good portion of explorable territory with hundreds of side missions. You    Review/Reseña (English/Español)

    Score/Nota: 8.3/10

    Oblivion is the first experience that I finish in terms of the Elder Scrolls series, which is why I have several things to emphasize, and that is a game with a fairly good magnitude, both in options when it comes to personalizing our character, as well as a good portion of explorable territory with hundreds of side missions. You might think it's a complete game in all its facets, but it's not like that. In terms of history, although the game invites you to enter your world, it does not end correctly, as this is quite cliche with too many pretentious monologues, literally a festival of nerd terminologies that eventually There is a difference between choosing one or another race, even at the sound level it ends up looking like a copy-paste of any medieval film. Technically the game is up to what was expected at the time and although it has aged quite badly, it is still quite satisfactory at its maximum power, as well as the control that is very good.

    The strength of this game is without a doubt the re-playability offered by its secondary missions, since despite being repetitive does not mean that it is not good, on the contrary, they are sufficiently addictive to keep you stuck for quite some time. 8.3/10

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    Oblivion es la primera experiencia que termino en cuanto a la saga Elder Scrolls se refiere, por lo cual tengo varias cosas en las que hacer hincapié, y es que es un juego con un magnitud bastante buena, tanto en opciones a la hora de personalizar a nuestro personaje, así como un buena porción de territorio explorable con cientos de misiones secundarias. Se podría pensar que es un juego completo en todas sus facetas, mas no es así. En términos de historia, a pesar que el juego te invita a que te adentres en su mundo, no termina de cuadrar de manera correcta, ya que este es bastante cliché con demasiados monólogos pretenciosos, literalmente un festival de terminologías nerd que a la larga poca diferencia hay entre elegir una u otra raza, incluso a nivel sonoro termina pareciendo un calco de cualquier película medieval. Técnicamente el juego está a la altura de lo que se esperaba en su época y aunque ha envejecido bastante mal, todavía resulta bastante satisfactorio en su máxima potencia, así como el control que es muy bueno.

    Lo fuerte de este juego es sin duda la re-jugabilidad que ofrecen sus misiones secundarias, ya que a pesar de ser repetitivas no quiere decir que no sea buenas, al contrario, son lo suficientemente adictivas para mantenerte pegado durante bastante tiempo. 8.3/10    … Expand
  20. Steeldude
    Oct 13, 2014
    5
    I haven't played this game until last year and I have to say that I was disappointed. All I wanted was to have a great single player experience. But I didn't get it. After completing the first story quest, I immediately skipped to the place where the second one was in order to realize that I had absolutely no chance against the enemies present in the Demon Gate. The game wanted me toI haven't played this game until last year and I have to say that I was disappointed. All I wanted was to have a great single player experience. But I didn't get it. After completing the first story quest, I immediately skipped to the place where the second one was in order to realize that I had absolutely no chance against the enemies present in the Demon Gate. The game wanted me to endlessly grind and level up in order to be able to progress further.

    So, I decided to try some quests. One got my interest, in which a guy got robbed by some ladies while having "fun" with them. To my surprise, when I got to their hidden cottage, no one came and I got locked inside with no other way of getting out. I found out that it was a bug, so I tried this quest several other times and the girls remained at their original place - in the city. After killing them, the quest didn't progress, because they weren't in the location they were supposed to be in. How lame.

    To sum it up, when the first quest in the game you try is so bugged that it cannot even be completed - that says something about the overall quality of the game. If only I could follow the storyline without having to complete buggy quests beforehand ...    … Expand
  21. philb74
    Mar 15, 2018
    9
    I played this game having enjoyed Morrowind and expectations were high. I was hooked from the get go and noticed immediately the improvement in dialogue and gameplay. The story is by far the best out of all the elder scrolls games. The guilds are fantastic especially the mages guild and dark brotherhood. One thing that always infuriated me was how in order to level up with max pointsI played this game having enjoyed Morrowind and expectations were high. I was hooked from the get go and noticed immediately the improvement in dialogue and gameplay. The story is by far the best out of all the elder scrolls games. The guilds are fantastic especially the mages guild and dark brotherhood. One thing that always infuriated me was how in order to level up with max points to spend, you had to carefully monitor how many point you had gained in the areas where you wanted to boost your stats. I ended up making an excel spreadsheet to track my progress! Aside from that though the game is great. The gameplay is excellent and as with other ES games you can become good at everything, although if you want to cast high level spells you will need a fair bit of magicka. Both dlc's are well worth it also. Totally engaging title.… Expand
  22. EHansen14
    Aug 7, 2020
    10
    An absolute classic, fantastic RPG. Runs better on my 5 year old Lenovo laptop than the Ps3/360 version I use to have.
  23. Inheritance92
    Dec 8, 2016
    8
    Oblivion is a vast improvement over the Morrowind. The world became more colorful and dynamic, the combat became reactive and not an RNG snoozefest of its predecessor. The attributes (Strength, Dexterity, Charisma, etc.) are more meaningful, as they cannot be trivially raised to the cap. The skills are now not just for giving a % chance, they give tangible benefits and can even open theOblivion is a vast improvement over the Morrowind. The world became more colorful and dynamic, the combat became reactive and not an RNG snoozefest of its predecessor. The attributes (Strength, Dexterity, Charisma, etc.) are more meaningful, as they cannot be trivially raised to the cap. The skills are now not just for giving a % chance, they give tangible benefits and can even open the whole new strategies of gameplay. Magic specialties are now actually playable, and magic is even deeper and funnier to use. The dialog experience is better, as NPCs have their own personalities now. The quests became more dynamic, complex, and interactive. NPCs are no longer static, they have their behaviors and can interact with each other. Oblivion allows better modifications, with custom scripting and animations.
    Annoying Morrowind aspects like mod conflicts and incompatible localized versions are gone. Each mod exists in its own namespace now.
    The negative aspects of the game are badly made mob scaling making them undesirably difficult and limited face customization available by default. The voice acting budget looks significantly cut, and you can hear same actors spanning several races.    … Expand
  24. Cmmcfreire
    May 12, 2020
    9
    Story - 8/10
    Gameplay - 9/10
    Graphics - 9/10 (for the time)
    Soundtrack - 10/10
    Levels - 9/10
    Replay value - 9/10
  25. TheDiabolic
    Feb 16, 2016
    8
    Character dialogues are sub-par, the game doesn't live up to Morrowind or Skyrim, has an insane amount of bugs especially in the thieves guild quest line (some are drastic) and has a bad leveling system. Despite it's flaws I did enjoy various quests, loved the creativity, enjoyed the plot and overall enjoyed the game for the most part. Improved combat is featured in oblivion yet the worldCharacter dialogues are sub-par, the game doesn't live up to Morrowind or Skyrim, has an insane amount of bugs especially in the thieves guild quest line (some are drastic) and has a bad leveling system. Despite it's flaws I did enjoy various quests, loved the creativity, enjoyed the plot and overall enjoyed the game for the most part. Improved combat is featured in oblivion yet the world is much smaller and overall does not deserve any higher than 8 but no lower than 7.… Expand
  26. Cougargames
    Nov 1, 2019
    9
    One of my top 5 best games of all time maily for nostalgic reasons but by far an incredible world beutiful green forests and a great world to explore, great sidequests (dark brotherhood, shivering isles the arena etc), You can create an endless supply of spells, You can find shoes that can make you walk on water interesting npcs one of the best soundtracks ever made. And yes i know theOne of my top 5 best games of all time maily for nostalgic reasons but by far an incredible world beutiful green forests and a great world to explore, great sidequests (dark brotherhood, shivering isles the arena etc), You can create an endless supply of spells, You can find shoes that can make you walk on water interesting npcs one of the best soundtracks ever made. And yes i know the game can be funny but if you can overlook that then you have an incredible world at your hands.… Expand
  27. ChrissyBoy6661
    Oct 5, 2016
    10
    Truly one of the best games of all time (Or at least my favorite) even a decade after it's release date.
    Brings back so many nostalgic memories, everything ties together so well & the music can be separated from the game and still stand on it's own two legs.
  28. Seafox89
    Jun 12, 2016
    10
    Easily one of the best RPG games ever made. This incredible followup to Morrowind carries the same soul of the game while fixing many of the issues that Morrowind was often criticized for. Horses, fast travel, better merchant and leveling systems, better visuals, pretty much everything is much improved. Oblivion boasts a great story, gorgeous map to explore, seemingly endless amounts ofEasily one of the best RPG games ever made. This incredible followup to Morrowind carries the same soul of the game while fixing many of the issues that Morrowind was often criticized for. Horses, fast travel, better merchant and leveling systems, better visuals, pretty much everything is much improved. Oblivion boasts a great story, gorgeous map to explore, seemingly endless amounts of fun and quirky side-quests, excellent main quest and add-on material (looking at you Shivering Isles), and fantastic music. There are a handful of known bugs that can be fixed with the free "Unofficial Oblivion Patch" found online.… Expand
  29. gautamkumar633
    Feb 20, 2022
    9
    Oblivion was my first elder scrolls game. The graphics and open-world gameplay was quite great for its time.
  30. TheRatMan
    Jun 25, 2017
    6
    Very good with the world building that Bethesda are known for. Even with the very samey, and very bland world and character design. The game itself is fun even though it has a few bugs, and the most "user friendly" (sarcastic air quotes) leveling system ever. I wouldn't recommend if you were looking to go through the Elder Scrolls older games if you feel you've missed something. Just findVery good with the world building that Bethesda are known for. Even with the very samey, and very bland world and character design. The game itself is fun even though it has a few bugs, and the most "user friendly" (sarcastic air quotes) leveling system ever. I wouldn't recommend if you were looking to go through the Elder Scrolls older games if you feel you've missed something. Just find one of the eight million books in Skyrim.… Expand
  31. CasperWenneke
    Oct 8, 2018
    10
    This is one of my favorite games of all time, it is indeed a spectacular game with so much content. This is a solid 10/10 from me, the fantasy aspects in Oblivion are top notch and you can really be who you want to be. except that you can't skip the main quest line, but that is not important. Create who you want to be, make them wear what you want them to wear, alter they're appearanceThis is one of my favorite games of all time, it is indeed a spectacular game with so much content. This is a solid 10/10 from me, the fantasy aspects in Oblivion are top notch and you can really be who you want to be. except that you can't skip the main quest line, but that is not important. Create who you want to be, make them wear what you want them to wear, alter they're appearance exactly how to want them to look like. There are so many options it's incredible. You can become a spell caster and create your own spells or a fierce warrior wielding a giant axe and heavy armor. The freedom is "almost" endless. I recommend this game to RPG lovers and people who just love to customize and explore in general. And of course since this is a Bethesda title, expect some bugs.… Expand
  32. Knightsabez
    Aug 29, 2017
    10
    This game is amazing. I could probably type around 20 pages of reasons i love this game, but I'll try to keep it short.
    I feel like I have to play Skyrim again, since it's been a while since my last playthrough, before I say this. But I think I may like Oblivion more than Skyrim. This is the second elderscrolls game i play, and it's like any other. Freedom, amazing world, you know. I    This game is amazing. I could probably type around 20 pages of reasons i love this game, but I'll try to keep it short.
    I feel like I have to play Skyrim again, since it's been a while since my last playthrough, before I say this. But I think I may like Oblivion more than Skyrim. This is the second elderscrolls game i play, and it's like any other. Freedom, amazing world, you know. I spent around 150 hours in this game, and I did not start the main story untill I had played 80 hours, just exploring, joining guilds, making money, buying houses. If you have played Oblivion, you know what I'm talking about.

    Nevermind that it's older than Skyrim, it's a really good game. Like, really good. 10/10    … Expand
  33. RagingPoet
    Nov 30, 2017
    8
    8.5 out of 10
    Oblivion got the best guild and side quests in all of the Elder scrolls series and Dark Brotherhood questline is probably one of the best in all RPGs period. But stupid level scaling of enemies takes a lot of fun the gameplay. Visuals looked amazing when it came out, not so much now.
  34. Glacialangel
    Feb 11, 2018
    9
    A well-written(if somewhat cliche) story coupled with a simple combat system and fun side quests makes for a blissful experience of over 1000 lost hours of life. The beautiful and colorful art style make for a breath of fresh air that comes across as a true fantasy setting, along with the well-written characters that give the world meaning. The dialogue system is a little wonky(some findA well-written(if somewhat cliche) story coupled with a simple combat system and fun side quests makes for a blissful experience of over 1000 lost hours of life. The beautiful and colorful art style make for a breath of fresh air that comes across as a true fantasy setting, along with the well-written characters that give the world meaning. The dialogue system is a little wonky(some find the camera angle unsettling and immersion-shattering, though I had no such issue), and combat can be deceptively simple(for the most part, a good sword and shield will carry you through the game if you're combat-oriented), but even these nitpicks cannot detract from what is a true fantasy experience that cannot be matched.… Expand
  35. Falcone
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    My first game in TES Universe and the most favorite game :3 I love this game much more than Skyrim but never played in Morrowind.
    I never forget you Oblivion!
  36. skyrimfan213
    Apr 11, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the elder scrolls 4 oblivion is the forth mainline game in the popular elder scrolls series it was developed by Bethesda game studies it was released in 2006 for the xbox 360 Microsoft windows and the ps3 this will be reviewed on pc so the games plot is about the emperor of the empire being assassinated by a cult named the mythic dawn but before he dies he hands you the amulet of kings and then the game just says go do whatever you want to do and it aint lying you can do anything want to go join the fighters guild then go to the fighters guild and join then makes some money and then buy a house or go join the mages guild and make spells want to follow the story go follow the story so the story is amazing with In depth lore and the gameplay is just as amazing with a good leveling system and combat making ur blood pumping anyway the game is worth a buy so go buy it on gog and or steam… Expand
  37. Luka1998010
    Jul 10, 2018
    10
    BEST OPEN WORLD RPG EVER MADE!
    +The world
    +Weapons
    +Factions
    +Character customization
    +Classes
  38. BananoXtreme
    May 7, 2018
    10
    Una obra maestra. El mejor de la saga en mi opinion. Empiezas el juego pudiendo crear tu personaje, con varias razas a elegir, ademas de sexo, nombre, etc...
    Tu personaje es completamente personalizable, ya que debes elegir una clase que se adapte a tu forma de jugar, incluso puedes crear una con las habilidades que mas te gusten, que no son pocas: mano a mano, cuchilla, despunte,    Una obra maestra. El mejor de la saga en mi opinion. Empiezas el juego pudiendo crear tu personaje, con varias razas a elegir, ademas de sexo, nombre, etc...
    Tu personaje es completamente personalizable, ya que debes elegir una clase que se adapte a tu forma de jugar, incluso puedes crear una con las habilidades que mas te gusten, que no son pocas: mano a mano, cuchilla, despunte, bloqueo, tirador, mercantil, discreción, robo, magia de destrucción, de ilusion, alteración, conjuración, misticismo, entre muchisimas otras habilidades que puedes mejorar y perfeccionar. El juego relata la Crisis de Oblivion, en que el emperador Uriel Septim ha muerto y no hay heredero, y solo tu puedes cerrar los portones de Oblivion que llevan a los planos infernales y malévolos de los daedra y el principe de la destrucción, Mehrunes Dagon.
    Asi pues, deberás explorar un inmenso mundo lleno de vida, enmigos lugares, ciudades y miles de personajes con su propia rutina, dialogos en que tu tomas partido y misiones en que ayudarles, todo esto con una inteligencia artificial increíble aun a día de hoy. Los lugares (cuevas, mazmorras, castillos, planos de Oblivion...) cuentan con un diseño y colocación de enemigos sublime, en que siempre estaras en tensión. Los gráficos de los escenarios son muy bonitos, aunque si es cierto en cuanto a los personajes no nordicos, bretones e imperiales los rostros son un poco feos en ocasiones. La música es muy buena y de una grata composición orquestral de épica y fantasia. Toda decisión que realices influye en el juego, y a la rutina de los personajes. Puedes unirte a distintos gremios como el de magos, el de los ladrones el de los luchadores para poner a prueba tus habilidades junto a otros que, como tu, aspiran a ser que el mejor.
    La cantidad de items, armas, hechizos, bastones magicos, alimentos, armaduras y vestimentas que puedas encontrar son casi ilimitadas, ademas de que puedes encantarlas para que tengan mejores efectos al llevarlas puestas o atacar con diversas armas, pudiendo incluso editar su nombre. Puedes trabajar en la alquimia y crear pociones con las diversas plantas y hojas que recojas, pudiendo crear combinaciones unicas debido al alto numero de ingredientes esparcidos por el mundo. Es un juego maravilloso y unico que no debes dudar en jugar, una cantidad de horas practicamente ilimitada, docenas de habilidades que mejorar, items que conseguir, gente con que hablar, enmigos que eliminar y misiones que cumplir, todo esto en una trama aplastante llena de magia, fantasía y un mundo lleno de vida. Tambien hay dos expansiones llamadas Knight of the Nines, en que haces frente a un malvado caballero a petición de los dioses, y Shivering Isles, en que te encuentras en las Islas de la Locura para servir a Lord Sheogorat (principe daedrico de la locura) y ayudar a su reino, divido en Demencia y Mania.    … Expand
  39. CynicalFurry
    Dec 26, 2019
    9
    Graphics dont age well, The AI are a tad.. dumb, the voice acting can sometimes be off, but the RPG elements, story, and lure make up for those take-aways completely. This is a game that brings you in and lets you experience its fantastically crafted world without resistance or restraint. Its interesting, its inviting, and its definitely fun. I really dont know what more i could ask.
  40. Bathie
    Aug 9, 2018
    10
    The magnum opus of the Elder Scroll series in my opinion. The other entries do have some things that are better than Oblivion but I think Oblivion really hit the nail on the head in terms of creating a game that was both easily accessible and complicated for more hardcore RPG fans. I have probably "finished" this game around 10 or so times since it was released. The main story isThe magnum opus of the Elder Scroll series in my opinion. The other entries do have some things that are better than Oblivion but I think Oblivion really hit the nail on the head in terms of creating a game that was both easily accessible and complicated for more hardcore RPG fans. I have probably "finished" this game around 10 or so times since it was released. The main story is enthralling and brilliantly voice acted while stilling having a wealth of different options for a more free form role playing experience.
    I would also suggest picking up the expansions, especially Shivering Isles as I think it is probably one of the best additional content I have ever played in a game. Overall 10/10 and would recommend to anyone, even those that aren't into video games in general    … Expand
  41. Daggerrim
    Aug 16, 2018
    8
    Good Game. A Big Open World To Explore With Tons of Side Quests, An Amazing Story And Even Though It's Not As Good As Elder Scrolls Skyrim It's A Great Game.
  42. ShadowFlade
    Jun 8, 2021
    10
    Played it at least 5 times, each time have gotten unique experience,back then it was perfect
  43. killer1237
    Oct 24, 2018
    9
    A phenomenal and revolutionary fantasy rpg game that may not be considered good to those who have yet to play it, but at release it was amazing. If you have not yet played Skyrim, give this a try first or else you may not be able to get past the bad graphics and clunky combat.
  44. roflmonkey
    Aug 8, 2022
    9
    This game was truly epic when it came out.
    The new engine was great and ran well. (still a lot of bugs, but better then what came after)
    The feeling of Oblivion is something else. Chill music, lots of green and colorful vegetation and a fantasy like menu system. Everything is voice acted which seems pretty normal now, but was pretty insane back in the day. It's a great game to just    This game was truly epic when it came out.
    The new engine was great and ran well. (still a lot of bugs, but better then what came after)
    The feeling of Oblivion is something else.
    Chill music, lots of green and colorful vegetation and a fantasy like menu system.
    Everything is voice acted which seems pretty normal now, but was pretty insane back in the day.
    It's a great game to just walk to some arrow and find fun stuff along the way.

    Optimizing your gameplay for the leveling system was kind of hell though.    … Expand
  45. PurpPeopleEater
    Nov 20, 2018
    7
    This score is a bit of an aggregate.
    In its vanilla form, I'd give Oblivion a 5/10. However, once you add in mods that revamp the console-ported UI, address the atrocious level scaling issues, remove the constant hand holding popup messages, and deal with the hideous potato heads... the game becomes rather good, and deserves something like an 8.5/10.
    Even though the main quest is...    This score is a bit of an aggregate.
    In its vanilla form, I'd give Oblivion a 5/10. However, once you add in mods that revamp the console-ported UI, address the atrocious level scaling issues, remove the constant hand holding popup messages, and deal with the hideous potato heads... the game becomes rather good, and deserves something like an 8.5/10.
    Even though the main quest is... lacking... it probably has the best faction and miscellaneous quests in the series, and with some good visual mods, exploring the countryside is a beautiful experience. Moreover, once you've managed to explore everything the base game has to offer... Shivering Isles is probably the best expansion I've ever seen in the series, and beyond that, there are numerous excellent quest mods.

    In sum, I like the 'modern, modded version' of Oblivion MUCH more than the vanilla version that was released in 2006, and I'd happily recommend it to anyone, with the caveat that it needs mods to truly shine.    … Expand
  46. SvaD
    Jul 9, 2023
    7
    1. I kinda love the whole Tolkien-ish aesthetic of Oblivion, and it was in fact one of the first RPG ever for me.

    2. Melee combat is fine (but could be better, if not that freaking amount of enemy HP on high levels), the same goes for magic (not actually played with it that much, just some more common stuff like Destruction and Restoration) and bows (great damage, when playing as a    1. I kinda love the whole Tolkien-ish aesthetic of Oblivion, and it was in fact one of the first RPG ever for me.

    2. Melee combat is fine (but could be better, if not that freaking amount of enemy HP on high levels), the same goes for magic (not actually played with it that much, just some more common stuff like Destruction and Restoration) and bows (great damage, when playing as a sneaky boy AKA thief), overall - not that bad, especially after the Morrowind combat. And I LOVE, how faster and more responsive it is in comparison with the Skyrim combat.

    3. Main quest is just boring, not really that stupid, but more... repetitive. But the side quests and guilds on the other hand are G R E A T, the best in the series IMO. Shivering Isles DLC is a fresh air, it contrasts from the main game really well and gives you the whole new, bizarre world to engage yourself in. Never touched the second one major DLC, Knights of the Nine, have no idea if it's a good or a bad one.

    And, in the first glance, my score should be at least 8 or higher, HOWEVER!
    - Those BORING, COPYPASTED dungeons are A LARGE AND SMELLING ROCK OF GARBAGE. I HATE those lazy made caves with useless loot and no personality whatsoever, HATE those Oblivion gates with the same 6-7 worlds, HATE forts and even HATE (but not that hard, maybe) those ayleid ruins.
    - You can feel, that the world is mostly generated. Outside of miserable dungeons there is nothing to do here - just beat some stupid bandits with monsters, look at different biomes and just use fast travel to save yourself some time.
    - Levelling. Oh. My. God. It is just broken and contrintuitive, even grindish in some places.

    When the RPG with open WORLD, where most of the time you are fighting, doing some quests and clearing DUNGEONS fails with some of the key elements of the genre - this is definitely a core game design problem. On the other hand, side quests and SI DLC are well made - you just have to make it through objective flaws of the gameplay to make fun of this part of Oblivion.    … Expand
  47. EevieRoseAmalee
    Jun 24, 2023
    0
    The elder scrolls games spits in the face of most good elder scrolls games by destroying so much established lore and also it's open world is just a blank canvas with not much to do inbetween which says a lot as elder scrolls games have so much to do in their games.
  48. TCA
    Dec 2, 2018
    10
    Perfect rpg. Everything i ever wanted from rpg. Original quests, Captivating storyline, and this wierd feeling that you get when you boot it up. That just makes you want to play it forever. Better than Skyrim.
  49. infin1ty92
    Feb 15, 2019
    9
    Oh the graphics, they were so great. Main story was at times a bit repetitive, but some of the sideline quests (esp. thieves guild and the dark brotherhood) were amazing. Bugs were not really annoying, just funny. A great game, perhaps the best elder scrolls in my opinion. Playing it today in 2019, it feels very, very dated, but that wont affect my review.
  50. bobpotato
    Jan 9, 2019
    10
    This is the best Game from Bethesda. It's a Masterpiece. The quests are perfect, the story is unbelivable good and the world is very nice. The only bad thing are the Oblivion gates. They are every time nearly the same and are not fit well in, in the game design and the world.
  51. Tilt1k
    Jan 29, 2019
    10
    Thats my childhood right there. I remember how i got scared of everything and those bugs are just AWESOME. (Bugs in Oblivion are an actual enjoyable part of the game, if you dont like them you know nothing about Oblivion :)
  52. KaptnRozz
    Feb 1, 2019
    10
    By far,it's the best game i've ever played in my entire life,nice graphics,awesome story and lore,fun and addicting,incredible quests and side-quests,unique character,you can be whatever you want,you can choose the race you want,the class you want,you are free to do whatever you want,it's almost a perfect game!
  53. Zeratex
    Feb 11, 2019
    8
    Has all the good stuff about elder scrolls games.
    Suffers from
    - Bugs
    - Bad Voice acting
    - Bad story (closing gates is repetitive)
    - Bad combat

    Overall one of the great games.
    Everything else is good

    8.5/10
  54. rezo_21
    Sep 19, 2021
    10
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 97 IIIIIIIIII====================
  55. KrauserFear
    Oct 22, 2020
    10
    Here is my greatest honour for this game
    ✰ Diamond oscar of the year ✓
    ✰ Golden oscar of the year ✓ ✰ Legendary oscar of the year ✓ ✰ Game of the year ✓ ✰ Game of the generation ✓ ✰ Legendarypiece ✓ ✰ One of the best open world game I ever played ✓ ✰ Superior Graphics for it's time ✓ ✰ One of the best gfx game I ever played 10/10 ✓ ✰ Dlc is good ✓ ✰ shivering isles it's a game    Here is my greatest honour for this game
    ✰ Diamond oscar of the year ✓
    ✰ Golden oscar of the year ✓
    ✰ Legendary oscar of the year ✓
    ✰ Game of the year ✓
    ✰ Game of the generation ✓
    ✰ Legendarypiece ✓
    ✰ One of the best open world game I ever played ✓
    ✰ Superior Graphics for it's time ✓
    ✰ One of the best gfx game I ever played 10/10 ✓
    ✰ Dlc is good ✓
    ✰ shivering isles it's a game not dlc ✓
    ✰ 4x size than fallout 3 pretty much bigger than all gta game without gta v ✓
    ✰ Became my favourite game side by side with fallout 3 didn't expect that ✓
    ✰ Emotionally thank you bethesda include legendary todd howard himself ✓

    Here is my daedra honour for this game
    ✰ Hey,Todd.Why so many bugs in this game?
    ✰ Some serious bugs can destroy your whole save data file or journey
    ✰ For the bugs I couldn't finish gray fox quest
    ✰ You must play this game in ultra gfx settings
    ✰ bugs,bugs,bugs

    I finished this game today and I am super shock it took 438 hour to complete the game I couldn't finish this game 100% and have to ignore reading all the book or note if someone 100% complete this game it will took 1000+ hour this game is massive must play title for long time and didn't expect that it's way better than fallout 3 much more resource way bigger much much much so I may play this game one more time I am very afraid it was laggy ah in ultra settings ah it was 2006 game I am huge bethesda fan even than todd howard himself they are better than valve but bugs killed the game this game is a flagship game just like witcher 3 in 2015 back then 2006 it was flagship game and I really felt emotional ;( a big journey finally come to end I don't really like old era type of game I like futuristic sci fi cyberpunk theme game like fallout 3 but this is the only game that make me happy even in old era this game is so cheap and giving you a huge time of gameplay thanks bethesda thanks again plz forgive me giving bad review in morrowind and take my money make morrowind remake or fallout 3 remake plus I was lvl 26 in this game umbra sword was my favourite plus ebony armor THANK YOU ;)    … Expand
  56. Cz3rw0ny
    Jan 15, 2021
    10
    10/10 - one of the best, most entertaining RPGs ever created. The graphics, plot and ability to do so much is still very fun.
  57. Lighty
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Beautiful environment and atmosphere, great story, filled with care and personality, charming, great gameplay, fun combat, amazing exploration. A must play masterpiece of a game, if you ask me. It is also my favourite game of all time.
  58. GreenMenace
    Oct 13, 2022
    4
    In hindsight, Oblivion suffers from being sandwiched between two great games. On one hand, you have the newer, flashier Skyrim. On the other, you have its predecessor, Morrowind, which is a masterpiece. I did not make it far in Oblivion because it introduced a few mechanics I wasn’t fond of (namely, introducing how everyone knows whether something is stolen or not). Characters level likeIn hindsight, Oblivion suffers from being sandwiched between two great games. On one hand, you have the newer, flashier Skyrim. On the other, you have its predecessor, Morrowind, which is a masterpiece. I did not make it far in Oblivion because it introduced a few mechanics I wasn’t fond of (namely, introducing how everyone knows whether something is stolen or not). Characters level like they do in Morrowind, and the game looks a lot like Morrowind. But when you hear people talking about the Elder Scrolls, this entry gets glazed over.… Expand
  59. zbysiek123456
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    Very good game. Maybe the story is not fantastic as in Morrowind and level scaling provide to various situations but this is still TES! Many mods, many guilds, many hours, wonderful world.
  60. Kramnekit
    Jun 25, 2020
    8
    Отличная игра для своего времени. конечно не без проблем, одной из которых является боевая система. Но это не особо портит впечатление.
  61. QuintusSert
    Oct 10, 2019
    10
    My favourite game ever. The graphics and clunky AI is what gives this game characterics and makes it memorable and I honestly feel bad for the people that can't see the beautiful universe, quests and lore behind it. No game's world has ever fascinated me as much as this one.
  62. oysteims
    Oct 30, 2019
    10
    Recently re-played this game, and although it is as janky and weird as it always has been, this is still one of my all-time favourite first-person role-playing games, and probably the only game I have replayed as much as this. Coupled with The Shivering Isles expansion this game is just unbeatable. Would I recommend this game to someone who has never played Oblivion before? Probably not.
  63. Genek13
    Nov 18, 2019
    8
    One of the best RPGs after Morrowind.
    Back then visuals in this game was outstanding !! Story also good but not a masterpiece :)
  64. EscoMb
    Nov 18, 2021
    10
    Masterpiece! For it’s time this game has a lot to offer, character customisation, different play styles. I definitely recommend this game to anyone who hasn’t played it.
  65. C_Krasdyr
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    1 2 1 0, b e s t g a m e o f t h e 1 5 7 6 y e a r * * * * * *
  66. GraysonUA
    Mar 31, 2020
    8
    Ну з мінусів: надоїдливі ворота Облівіона та бездушно згенерована карта. Але є велиці плюси - це куча можливостей, цікаві сюжети, атмосферна музика, пристойна картинка.
  67. YTpetergamer965
    Feb 9, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s definitely more streamlined than Morrowind and has a decent storyline. Though I would say that you should probably focus more on the side quest as they are a lot more interesting.… Expand
  68. nightstroller
    May 2, 2020
    10
    The game engine is FAR from perfect, and the developers in their current state are a bit of a toss-up, but this game right here defined and set the bar for RPGs to come after. I have played a bit of morrowind and of course skyrim, but to this day, no other game can do for me what Oblivion did. Just wow. This game is bethesda's eternal shining jewel, best Elder Scrolls experience imo (atThe game engine is FAR from perfect, and the developers in their current state are a bit of a toss-up, but this game right here defined and set the bar for RPGs to come after. I have played a bit of morrowind and of course skyrim, but to this day, no other game can do for me what Oblivion did. Just wow. This game is bethesda's eternal shining jewel, best Elder Scrolls experience imo (at least until TES VI, if that's better than of course this statement doesn't stand, but idk... seems like there's a number of ways TES VI can flop given the expectation and hype).

    This is the game for the hardcore crowd, the D&Ders, the PFers. TES V Skyrim while nice, is a watered down RPG made to appeal to the masses. Let's hope for VI that they'll give us another diamond of an RPG.

    The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion
    Gameplay Enjoyability (0 - worst, 10 - best)

    Story - 10
    Lore - 10
    Character Creation - 10 (customizing appearance and physical attributes isn't so great, especially compared to TES V, but it has class customization, letting you define your own unique class)

    Looting/equipment finding - 10
    Questing/variety - 10
    Combat - 7
    Side quests/activities - 10
    Music/soundtrack - 10
    Visuals - 5* (at the time of release it was probably like an 8)

    Another side note I found the voice acting to be decent and often hilarious (in a good way). Sure it's limited in the amount of different/unique voice actors they used, but to this day I'll never forget certain character's lines and the quality/timbre of their voices. (STOP RIGHT THERE, CRIMINAL SCUM!)    … Expand
  69. Zeoz
    Jun 16, 2020
    9
    Oblivion is awesome! I spent 145 hours to finish everything (GOTY version w/ all DLCs). The magic system could be a lot better like Morrowind, but I enjoyed the battle system... even though the LVL System isn't too good in my opinion, every enemy turn a lot stronger when you reach a good level. The game has it bugs but isn't a problem at all, if you want to play Oblivion just don't beOblivion is awesome! I spent 145 hours to finish everything (GOTY version w/ all DLCs). The magic system could be a lot better like Morrowind, but I enjoyed the battle system... even though the LVL System isn't too good in my opinion, every enemy turn a lot stronger when you reach a good level. The game has it bugs but isn't a problem at all, if you want to play Oblivion just don't be afraid to do every Secondary Quests you find, they're pretty cool and will give you some useful items. And if you can, try to use mods to fix somethings, like patches or leveling systems. The game is good but can be a lot better with them!… Expand
  70. Blujus
    Aug 6, 2020
    10
    "Hahaha! You move like a pregnant cow!" "I used to be an adventurer like you, until I took an arrow to the knee" "I used to be a dog. I got better. Not a better dog, though. I'm a terrible dog now. Tommorow.... Who knows? Ravel may know. Talk to him."
  71. elijahlape
    May 3, 2022
    9
    Fascinatingly wonderful adventure, great RPG overall, classic Bethesda at times buggy experience that to some extent is a part of their games already. Highly recommend.
  72. SeyeerGame
    Dec 30, 2020
    10
    Well, let's start with the cons:
    1) Horrible, boring and monotonous dungeons.
    2) RPG elements are present in the form of stubs 3) The world is pretty monotonous, but very beautiful 4) Fighting is better than in Morrowind, but still needs some work. I can't say that I didn't like the game, I really like the additions and factions in this game, they are made at their best here. Because    Well, let's start with the cons:
    1) Horrible, boring and monotonous dungeons.
    2) RPG elements are present in the form of stubs
    3) The world is pretty monotonous, but very beautiful
    4) Fighting is better than in Morrowind, but still needs some work.
    I can't say that I didn't like the game, I really like the additions and factions in this game, they are made at their best here. Because of what the game is cool and I can't give 0 points

    Что ж, начнем с минусов:
    1) Ужасные, скучные и однообразные подземелья.
    2) Элементы РПГ присутствуют в виде огрызков
    3) Мир довольно однообразный, но очень красивый
    4) Драки лучше, чем в Морровинде, но все же нужно немного поработать.
    Не могу сказать, что игра мне не понравилась, мне очень нравятся дополнения и фракции в этой игре, они здесь сделаны в лучшем виде. За что игра классная и 0 баллов поставить не могу    … Expand
  73. cezar88augusto
    Mar 11, 2022
    8
    After reading many reviews about Oblivion and its expansion, I took courage and I decided to buy the game. Many people said that the Oblivion was the best version of the Elder Scrolls.

    So here I am to analyze the game. So I'll do a simple analyze and thinking at the time it was released. In my opinion, according to the time It was released, it must have being one of the best game! In    After reading many reviews about Oblivion and its expansion, I took courage and I decided to buy the game. Many people said that the Oblivion was the best version of the Elder Scrolls.

    So here I am to analyze the game. So I'll do a simple analyze and thinking at the time it was released.

    In my opinion, according to the time It was released, it must have being one of the best game! In 2006 there was not game like that. The history is simple, the map is big and there is a great quantity of character that can be customized. Also, There's a variety of side quest. I confess that I focused in main quest and I finished it with 20 hours.

    Despite of the game have being release 16 years ago, there are two defects that prejudice the gameplay :

    I consider the map horrible: it is not possible to see the whole map, you must have to move the regions with the mouse and you can not maximize the map.

    Sometimes the game closes down suddenly. How it is an old game, you can just launch the game quickly, but it is boring. It did not happen many times.

    I can not say that game physics is a defect, but over the time I played games with wonderful graphics and physics. So, I advise who wants to play The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion with opened mind.

    Comparing Oblivion and Skyrim, In my opinion, Skyrim is absurdly better in all aspects: graphics, history, gameplay, physics, character customization, immersion and so on, but considering the time Oblivion was released I guess it was more innovative game.    … Expand
  74. Pausenbrotdieb
    Sep 2, 2020
    10
    One of the best if not even the best game I've ever played. With a beautiful world to explore, one of the best soundtracks in video game history and an unmatched charme, this game will suck you into it's world, shape you and give you one of the greatest experiences you will ever come across in a video game.
  75. ErayTellezi
    Oct 9, 2021
    8
    Oyunu daha çok sevmek isterdim. Aynı şeyi Fallout New Vegas'ta da yaşamıştım. Oyunun dünyası güzel, görevler fena değil, yan görevler dahil her şeyi yapmak istiyorsunuz ama grafikler o kadar kötü, combat o kadar leş ki oyuna daha fazla devam etmek istemiyorsunuz. İşin daha da kötüsü tüm bunlara rağmen devam etmek istediğinizde ise oyun sürekli çöküyor. Ya direk oyundan atıyor ya da donupOyunu daha çok sevmek isterdim. Aynı şeyi Fallout New Vegas'ta da yaşamıştım. Oyunun dünyası güzel, görevler fena değil, yan görevler dahil her şeyi yapmak istiyorsunuz ama grafikler o kadar kötü, combat o kadar leş ki oyuna daha fazla devam etmek istemiyorsunuz. İşin daha da kötüsü tüm bunlara rağmen devam etmek istediğinizde ise oyun sürekli çöküyor. Ya direk oyundan atıyor ya da donup kalıyor. 10 dakikaya bir bunla uğraşmak da hakikaten yorucu.

    Tüm bunlara rağmen ana görevleri yaptım. Oyunu bitirdim demiyorum çünkü tam bir tecrübe için bu oyundaki hemen her şeyi görmeniz gerekir, tıpkı bütün iyi rpg oyunlarında olduğu gibi. Bense sadece ana görevleri ve bazı yan görevleri yaptım. Sheogorath'ın olduğu haritayı bitirdim. Loncaların bazısına katılıp bir kaç görev yaptım. Skyrim gibi altından girip üstünden çıkmadım maalesef. Oysa sevdiğim rpg oyunlarında her şeyi yapmak isterim, oyun zaten çeker kendisine. Maalesef üstte saydığım problemler buna engel oldu.

    Sonuçta çok tatlı bir oyun olmuş ancak gizem ve keşif hissi Skyrim kadar iyi değil. Kendisi oynadığım en yaşlı oyunlardan birisi oldu. Keşke zamanında teknik problemler göze batmıyorken oynasaymışım. Oynadığım kadarıyla sevdim.    … Expand
  76. FatMonkey12
    Sep 20, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is amazing so amazing that if you have to sell a kidney... actually if you have to sell both kidneys and your liver DO IT!!

    This is the checklist for quality

    BEAUTIFUL GRAPHICS: Check
    THE ABILITY TO MAKE IT RAIN DOWN FLAMING DOGS: Check
    Fun: Check
    Murder: Check
    Molag Bal: Check
    Thicc Mehrunes Dagon invadiing the WORLD: Check
    A man named Martin who smiles at literraly nothing: DOUBLE CHECK
    The Poop Emoji from the emoji movie: Check as well (he voices the empror at the begining)

    THANKS BETHESDA!!!! YOU ROCK!!!!! CONTINUE BEING GREAT!!!!    … Expand
  77. Devastator1988
    Jul 17, 2022
    8
    A good old classic with the vast freedom of choice and the impressive soundtrack.
  78. Orvist
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    Недавно решил перепройти, и убедился, что tes4 - отличная игра, которая прошла проверку временем.
  79. bar0yka
    Dec 9, 2022
    8
    oblivion npc dialogue .
  80. Gorbunov2004
    Aug 7, 2021
    8
    Эта игра лучше The Elder Scrolls 3 здесь хотя бы нормальная боевая система. Сюжет тоже неплох но вот управление на геймпаде очень посредственное играть невозможно!
  81. Dom007
    Nov 20, 2020
    9
    Yes it can be a buggy mess at times as with every Bethesda game but this one has a special atmosphere about it that makes the world feel special. It offers plenty of things to do such as dlc expansions, side quests and finding special weapons. It's a little meh in the combat department but is far from bad thanks to the many weapons and magic you can use to kill enemies. It's story wasYes it can be a buggy mess at times as with every Bethesda game but this one has a special atmosphere about it that makes the world feel special. It offers plenty of things to do such as dlc expansions, side quests and finding special weapons. It's a little meh in the combat department but is far from bad thanks to the many weapons and magic you can use to kill enemies. It's story was interesting but could have been longer with a more satisfying ending like morrowind for example this is what overall takes the game down to a 9/10 for me.… Expand
  82. Richard_dias
    Aug 14, 2023
    10
    That was mmy go to when I found my old PC couldn't run Skyrim back in the day. Freaking great game! Some side quests here really blown my mind, and every time I think about Oblivion I get sad for the fact that many games today abuse repetitiveness to pretend they have a lot of content.
  83. vova22379
    Dec 8, 2021
    5
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  84. Carlton156
    Apr 11, 2022
    0
    THis game sucks ass... The only reason people like it must be nostalgia because the levelling system, a major part of any RPG. is utter garbage and makes you become weaker relatively speaking. The combat sucks and the only saving grace is some funny dialogues between NPCs.

    Aged horribly..
  85. ThaMoor88
    Jun 7, 2022
    8
    Skyrim is cool and all, but oblivion was the real **** Played this game so much, first on ps3, later on pc. even hosted a d&d campaign based on the starting area.
  86. Pokshyvka
    Mar 14, 2021
    10
    Soooo, this game is really well made, soo much time spent on this. Probably the BEST QUESTS of all games are in THIS game. especially assassins guild.
    One minus in difficulty settings. It's not balanced at all. Better play on normal.
  87. TheLastOfRich
    Jun 16, 2021
    10
    Better than Skyrim, equal to Morrowind. Buy it, and all the DLCs too. Have Fun!
  88. Hailisthis54
    Apr 7, 2021
    10
    An rpg classic. While the graphics ae dated today they were big back in 2006. Amazing world, story and deep rpg mechanics.
  89. metacriticsuckz
    Apr 16, 2021
    10
    Masterpiece.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
  90. InfernalD
    Dec 18, 2021
    10
    After all these years I still manage to find new and hilarious thing to so in this game 1000/10 I've been gaming for over 20 years and this still somehow manages to be one of the VERY best I've ever played.
  91. Yaav13
    Apr 7, 2022
    7
    My truthful honorable incorruptible conclusive rating of this considered game: 7.
  92. CasualReviewer
    Oct 8, 2021
    0
    This game is so damn awful. The combat is terrible, enemies are overpowered even if playing on super easy, the quests are so blank or straight up impossible. When you get past the tutorial, THE WHOLE map is open to you meaning you can fast travel anywhere with no exploration at all. The buildings are massive compared to the actual entrance. i spent 15 minutes figuring out how to get intoThis game is so damn awful. The combat is terrible, enemies are overpowered even if playing on super easy, the quests are so blank or straight up impossible. When you get past the tutorial, THE WHOLE map is open to you meaning you can fast travel anywhere with no exploration at all. The buildings are massive compared to the actual entrance. i spent 15 minutes figuring out how to get into the arena.
    Best for last, THE LOCKPICKING. Its so **** tedious, causing you to loose everytime because theres no indication wherever you are doing it right or not. We have got to a point where lockpicking virtually is harder than in real life and im NOT kidding here.    … Expand
  93. Ave-Nar
    Nov 18, 2021
    8
    Great atmosphere and story. I like the expansion: Shivering Isles. The battle system is improved compared to Morrowind. Lot of game mechanics are simplified. However, the character artstyle is weird and the leveling system is simply worse. Some NPCs are hilarious and provided great meme material.
  94. Aoplob
    Feb 20, 2022
    9
    It is 2022 but the game is still a masterpiece nice quests nice characters big world hour of hours fun and the game does not want doing side quest but if you want to get more fun you should do side quests and it really good to speak with new people exploting the wildernesto to become more stronger or you can fight in the arena or join a guild overall the game is still a masterpiece inIt is 2022 but the game is still a masterpiece nice quests nice characters big world hour of hours fun and the game does not want doing side quest but if you want to get more fun you should do side quests and it really good to speak with new people exploting the wildernesto to become more stronger or you can fight in the arena or join a guild overall the game is still a masterpiece in 2022 and you have to play it.
    Graphics 8/10
    World 10/10
    Characters 9/10
    Combat 8/10    … Expand
  95. Odal
    Jan 28, 2022
    8
    The first feeling when I set my foot into the dungeons of the imperial city, was amazing. It was like nothing I had ever seen in RPG game at that point. I remember the graphics were so good at the time (or maybe it was my bad PC, I wasn't exactly rich as a teen) that it basically burned by PC and I saved up money for months working over the summer just to get a new PC so I could playThe first feeling when I set my foot into the dungeons of the imperial city, was amazing. It was like nothing I had ever seen in RPG game at that point. I remember the graphics were so good at the time (or maybe it was my bad PC, I wasn't exactly rich as a teen) that it basically burned by PC and I saved up money for months working over the summer just to get a new PC so I could play Oblivion.

    It's an incredible game for it's time. And I probably say "for it's time" a lot in my reviews, but that is because it has to be taken into account. Today I probably wouldn't be bothered playing Oblivion - like most Elder Scrolls games, for me, they have always felt to shallow with the AI of the NPC:s being very bad.
    But at the time, everything from the graphics, to the first person view, the talent trees, the mystery, world and story was beyond amazing and I will treasure that nostalgia forever. It also had one of the best soundtracks ever, like Skyrim. The sad calm music of Jeremy Soule. Really amazing.
    Just like Dragon Age, Might And Magic 7 and Neverwinter Nights, Oblivion really contributed to my love of RPG:s.

    If you have never played it, I say give it a go. Especially if you love open world games. It's a classic in it's own right.    … Expand
  96. Prsibi567
    Dec 7, 2021
    10
    Favourite ES game. This got me through highschool. Love this game to death no matter the flaws.
  97. Dustyn
    Dec 24, 2021
    9
    I only give this game a 9 out of 10 because time has taken its toll on it, and newcomers may find it hard to look past the dated graphics and mechanics. Besides that, Oblivion was a groundbreaking title for its time, and the pure joy I got from playing it as a young child when it came out was something that I would never let go of in a million years. Oblivion has such a unique charm andI only give this game a 9 out of 10 because time has taken its toll on it, and newcomers may find it hard to look past the dated graphics and mechanics. Besides that, Oblivion was a groundbreaking title for its time, and the pure joy I got from playing it as a young child when it came out was something that I would never let go of in a million years. Oblivion has such a unique charm and feel to it that I can't help but feel like newer RPGs are lacking. If you're an Elder Scrolls fan, Fallout fan, or a fantasy RPG fan, I highly recommend giving Oblivion a try. It may take some getting used to the older feel of the game, but once you get into it you will recognize how delightful the game really is.… Expand
  98. CriticalAcolade
    Apr 28, 2022
    10
    “How goes it?” “I’ve been better. How about you?” “I’ve been better.” “I hope things get better.” “Goodbye.” “You too.” This is why The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is the greatest video game of all time.
  99. UrbanEelf
    Jan 17, 2022
    10
    one of the best games of all times. one of the best games I've ever played .
  100. Hyperion74
    Feb 24, 2022
    10
    Juego excelente. Una excelente ambientación una historia interesante e infinidad de misiones secundarias. Además de ser muy modeable.
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Awards & Rankings

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#1 Best PC Game of 2006
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#2 Most Discussed PC Game of 2006
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#2 Most Shared PC Game of 2006

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Metascore
94

Universal acclaim - based on 54 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 54
  3. Negative: 0 out of 54
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    100
    It’s just so damned big. That’s what you’ll say after playing Oblivion for more than an hour. Or, for that matter, 50 hours.
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  2. Game Over Online
    96
    Oblivion is by far the closest I have come to playing D&D Sunday afternoons with my friends (yes, I did that, though I’m on medication now), all wrapped up in a stunning package with tens of thousands of lines of spoken dialog and good music.
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  3. Quandary
    100
    I honestly have to say that I am in favour of most of the changes and I think Oblivion is an awesome achievement from Bethesda.
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