The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Game of the Year Edition

 Xbox 360
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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 57 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 57
  3. Negative: 5 out of 57
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  1. Awanka
    Sep 11, 2023
    7
    This feels like a step back into generic fantasy after the epic story and alien world of Morrowind,
    There are so many bugs even all these years later. Missions glitches, NPCs not being where they're supposed to or disappearing altogether, terrible pathing issues leaving quests incomplete. This is especially egregious because Oblivion has a lot of escort missions, and squad-sized    This feels like a step back into generic fantasy after the epic story and alien world of Morrowind,
    There are so many bugs even all these years later. Missions glitches, NPCs not being where they're supposed to or disappearing altogether, terrible pathing issues leaving quests incomplete. This is especially egregious because Oblivion has a lot of escort missions, and squad-sized battles, and it does not work at all with this engine and AI.

    Combat is mostly a slog. The level scaling for Oblivion is terrible to the point where it is best to not level your character after a certain point because enemies just turn into damage sponges. And of course being an Elder Scrolls games, it has what is in my opinion the worst leveling system amongst all RPGs. It encourages grinding skills to group attributes together, which is not fun.

    Despite being my least favorite Elder Scrolls game, I still believe it's pretty good. because where else can you play a high fantasy game as large, detailed, and expansive as this? Elder Scrolls has always felt like the next iteration of the Ultima series, and with 165 hours to finish, it really is quite long.    … Expand