One of the best elder scroll series. The game is old but you can still find it worth buying and playing. I love skyrim better but nevertheless i enjoyed play this game too.

This game is awesome I was not sure whether to get this or dragon age but after playing both I definitely prefer this game. I bought the first copy for my ps3 and recently got a new gaming pc so when i saw it on a discount i bought it right away. I bought the deluxe edition with all the dlc and additionally it has a great modding community so it was be twitched to better graphics and additional content.

This is a bland and soulless game. The world is huge, but there's little variation throughout and it all feels oddly empty (contrast with the fantastic weirdness and variety of Morrowind). The level scaling takes away any sense of danger. The badly animated characters are ugly beyond reason. The voice acting is truly, truly miserable (think Aribeth in Neverwinter Nights levels of bad). The developers clearly used their whole budget hiring Sean Bean and Patrick Stewart and then had to resort to getting random people in off the street. There's no emotional engagement at all because not one of characters has any personality - they're all just generic, interchangeable quest dispensers. The setting has potential though. I understand the modding community has done some great things, but for me the days of spending a whole weekend auditioning mods are long gone. I don't recommend the vanilla game.

Although Oblivion was released six years ago, it's still one of my favorite games. The size of the map, amount of side quests, and books that teach you all about the lore of the world make this an instant buy. Combine that with the Shivering Isles, my personal favorite DLC/Expansion and you have an unrivaled amount of content. This game may very well steal your life if you let it.

The elders scrolls IV Oblivion is a great succesor of the "elder scrolls " series but it have good and bad points, lets analize it.

GamePlay

The scenarios are huge and the AI was improved sinde the elder scrolls III, but it got same motor as III. You can't perma-kill main characterss and continue your history that makes the game too way boring and less replayable, at least you can put mods (nude,real armors, etc) that makes the game longer a bit.

Sound

As always in series the music are impressive but is recicled of The great elders scroll III with some improvements but it makes the great atomosphere in the game. Voice acting are very similar to the anterior series but only in english, but at least texts are multi lenguaje.

Graphics

Since elders scrolls III graphics are evolved in this title, as always the faces in the chars are good but they can do better (bit ugly like its predecessor) but armors, items and scenarios are a lot more realistic and of course better ligth effects.

The GOOD

-Great physics and nice graphics motor.

-A lot of hours of game (Including Expansions)

-Inclusion of the mods like elders scrolls III

THE BAD

-A large AI and game physics bugs that are not solvented today and never can be.

-You can't kill ALL npcs like its predecessor.

-Low replaybility when u finish the game.

This Elder Scrolls has nothing to envy to his newer brother, Skyrim. The graphic is still amazing and the possibility to explore the map are almost infinite: you can also count on the community mod and all the dlc included in this version. This Rpg must be in your library, only the main story will require you 20-25 hours. You wouldn't be disappointed.

The game is a worthy to stand among the best games of the day. Even after half a decade it's still fun to play. The main strength that Oblivion posses over Skyrim that set it apart is progression thought Factions. Unlike Skyrim where you are bottom of the rank and then you become the leader in finish the qeast line, Oblivion make you work for the title. You have go though many qeast and problem solving to get to the top of the guilds. It has move ways of spending money and few things that Skyrim doesn't have. Reapering Armor, Making Spells, Walking thought Oblivion. The game has a satisfying ending which is hard to combine these days with game like ME3. This doesn't mean there are glitches and screen freezes. On computer I had to fix at least six qeast and replaying them because they didn't work. CC (counsel commands)help allot when it comes to glitches. In overall this game is not perfect with broken leveling system but it had things that Bethesda left over and that fun in fact. It's not quite like Morrowind nor is it fully like Skyrim is truly in between. I love this game but once again be ready for glitches they are common in Elder Scrolls but they never ruin the experience in overall.

I was very excited about the launch of Oblivion. I had the special box pre-ordered, with the map and coin! The previews sounded amazing. I love Patrick Stewart. Finally, I received the game... and it was amazing!

For the first ten-or-so levels, that is. The initial dungeon escape, stepping out into the world for the first time, exploring the forest and shooting arrows that stick into enemies... oh my goodness! What an amazing experience!

Sadly, the auto-leveling bad guys destroy any sense of progress, the lore is unbelievably dry and dull (yes you can read books, no you don't want to), the main quest is horribly repetitive (not to mention the NPC chatter), the dungeons are copy-pasted, and while there were a few great hours of exploration in a beautiful world, it quickly becomes a chore. Firing it up again a couple of Fallouts later, and the character models look PS2-era-poor, losing a lot of the initial wow that the game had on release.

Anything good in this game is better in Morrowind or Skyrim, and Morrowind has the edge for me personally (especially with a recent graphics overhaul mod). Not a terrible game, but a few stupid design choices and some unkind years make it difficult to recommend. Sorry!

I found that I couldn't get into this game as much as I did with the previous entry "Morrowind". That being said, if you like this type of game you will still find plenty of enjoyment from this one.

Excellent open world RPG. You can sink a hundred hours in this game easily. There's a ton of quests and a massive world to explore. From the main story line, to joining guilds, clearing out dungeons for loot and completing quests for NPC's, there's a lot of gaming for any style or character class you choose. There are also some high quality mods that add content. There are a few drawbacks though. One is that the game can freeze up on you so be sure to save a lot. Also while there is an improvement over the text based conversation in Morrowind with the voice acting, they did not cast many voice actors so you'll hear a lot of the same voices for different characters. Despite that it doesn't take anything away from the game play as long as you save your game.

Oblivion was one of the first big open world games I played and it really set the standard for me to measure how great a game is in terms of exploration. You could just go around that huge map looking for the next location, getting inside a cave or a tomb, not knowing what's inside for hours and hours. The least important thing in Oblivion is it's story, which is even annoying a times, you just have to get lost in the forests and cities, fulfilling tasks for the guilds, stealing houses or looting from dungeons. With Oblivion is more the joy of the ride than the destination... and what a ride it is.

Bought this game on the XBOx360 and rebought it on PC because of Mod Community.

I must say this game is amazing. I have play all the different DLC content that comes with Oblivion and they are great.

If you love Adventure/Roleplay, this game is for you. You can talk to most NPCs and will have different dialog and can go quite in depth sometime. There is a day and night system and NPC will go to sleep accordingly therefore shops will open and close at certain times.

This is my first Elder scrolls game and so glad i got into it.

This game is really good with large flexibility to explore the world. I have played it years ago, but never finished the main story, so for this time, I just bought the game of year Deluxe edition to finish my journal!

When I first played Oblivion on PC in 2006, it made my computer fall to it's knees. It wasn't until I finally had a capable computer that I was able to see the beauty that Oblivion offered. With gorgeous landscapes and graphic effects that were advanced for it's time, Oblivion was able to make a world that felt natural. Adding to the beautiful aesthetic of the game, it had great combat, far improved over that of Morrowind. While character animations and movement were still a bit blocky, the game was a much smoother experience.

The game featured a rather lengthy, but repetitive, main quest. The sidequests in the game were the main attraction, as far as questing went. They were both more interesting and less repetitive than the main quest. You could easily put 200 hours in the sidequests alone, before thinking of tackling the main story.

One of the drawbacks to Oblivion was the enemy scaling and player leveling. Staying at level 1, the player could play through the entire game with low-level enemies. As you leveled up, the world around did as well, and it made leveling up nearly pointless apart from the new skills and traits you were able to use. Also, leveling was a messy affair, as it focused on specific portions of your character (both major and minor) that advanced at their own rate, at times without intention. As a result of this, you could end up with a character with stats that were completely undesired and players tended to do tedious and repetitive things in order to level up areas they wanted to.

Overall, Oblivion took most of great aspects of Morrowind and improved upon them (Morrowind still has some features that are arguably better). The end result was an engrossing experience that has since led to the evolution of Skyrim. With excellent in-game lore (mostly through books and character dialog) and an incredible environment to explore (approximately 25 square km), Oblivion will not be a game you'll forget.

Add in some excellent community mods (extensive patches and more) and the PC version of the game is the definitive one.

Oblivion is like every new TES game. Its awesome. Big open world and everything like you expect from TOP RPG series. Oblivion excels in every way. Graphics are stunnig, Story nice, World big and full of Dungeons and dangerous creatures. You can play as brave warrior, silent thief, powerfull mage or something else you like. You can help people or became vampire and suck their blood. It is true RPG. One of the best.

This game is an absolute classic and if you're going to pick it up, which I suggest, you're best off getting this version (Game of the Year Edition Deluxe) as it comes with all the DLC's needed. In some ways, this game actually outshines it's predecessor (Skyrim). For instance, the quests are more varied and include many of instances of questing outside dungeons. Extremely addicting gameplay and a nice game setting. I give it 5/5

Great exploration game, with a little bit repetitive combat system. Game has loads fo side quests to keep you occupied, lots of dungeons to explore, and still looks very nice (especially after modding it a bit).

The game is amazing, the open world, the music, the story, everything about it is superb, the only problem with it is if you are used to console games and use a controller, this game could be hard to get used to. The game doesn't allow the RT and LT to be used correctly and its hard to set up the controller. So if you plan to play it, be prepared to use the keyboard. Still An amazing fame though, one of my favorites.

Oblivion was never as good as people have said, and was pretty much crippled by the level scaling which made progress meaningless. Luckily though, modding has made the game into a fun adventure, though obviously the many other problems such as the cut and paste dungeons and repetitive unchallenging combat could not be fixed. Even so the game is worth playing through now, and is enjoyable.

Not so great as Morrowind, or Skyrim, Oblivion is the most highly consolized of the Elder Scroll series.

The game is highly dumbed down from it's forebearer. Many skills, abilities, complications and complexities were simply not implemented in this game. There is little ill to say of the game if you've never played another Elder Scrolls game, but having played a better version of the game, this one comes out as a smaller, dumber, less enjoyable experience.

One is better served taking Morrowind and getting all the wondrous user made mods to improve it's appearance.

Oblivion does a great job of quickly introducing you to all these different aspects of play, successfully engaging you rather than overwhelming you. You see the world through your character's eyes, but a behind-the-back perspective is also available. Initially you just pick a name, race, and gender for your character, and the game opens with you stuck in a dungeon cell, being taunted by a fellow inmate. Somehow, though, you get swept up in a desperate escape attempt by the emperor and his loyal retinue of protectors. The emperor, voiced unmistakably by Patrick Stewart (Star Trek: The Next Generation, X-Men), recognizes you from a portentous dream and entrusts you with the search for his illegitimate heir. But first, you'll need to escape from the Imperial City's sewers. As you make your way through this basic dungeon crawl, you happen upon ill-fated adventurers, their stuff, and some ornery goblins, so you immediately get to play around with close combat, ranged attacks, magic, sneaking, lock picking, equipment repairing, and more. How you survive is up to you--it's just as viable to kill your enemies with destructive magic, weapons, or bare hands as it is to sneak or run right past them. And even though the sewer setting might sound unimaginative, the quality of the game's visuals, the exceptionally good atmospheric sound effects, and the realistic physics all serve to quickly draw you in.

Another masterpiece from TES series. This game still look beautiful after all these years. However, the game world is not as unique as Morrowind. The gameplay made it up very well. You have so much freedom in the game you'll never get bored. Beginners can go training your skill, explore the wilderness, do a dungeon crawl, fight in the arena, talk to people and do quest. As you get more used to the game, you find more thing to do. You can also try to murder people with different ways, decorate your house, put stuff in NPC's inventory and see how you use it. Later you can even fiddle with the console or adding mods. The game can provide you limitless fun, and take you large amount of time.

I can't even tell you how much fun I've had with this game. As my first experience in the TES series, it was great. It introduced everything very well, and I've had no trouble lore-wise to go forwards or backwards.

And more than 2000 hours in one game can only mean one thing.

Excellent game. I hoped it would be as exciting as Morrowind and I was not disappointed. I guess I will be playing as much time as I did with this one (two hundred hours, Steam counts the time). The graphics are improved and give a beautiful experience. They kept the same way to improve your character, which is the best in that kind of game. The fights are better and a lot more challenging. The universe you evolve in is still huge, with many dungeons, caverns and random bandits. You still have the same freedom as in Morrowind; the story is not linear and allows great many paths. I think it's what I like most in RPG, so that's exactly what I want in that kind of game. I know the game is not new; I heard recently about Skyrim and, before buying it, I wanted to play the previous ones (Morrowind and Oblivion). Great saga! Thank you to designers for the new way of fast travelling in the game's world, and also for improved maps with precise locations. Thank you for now spoken dialogues (only written before). Can't wait for Elder Scroll V.

I actually rebought this after I lost my first copy, because this game is that good. Just like other games in the Elder Scrolls series, this is sandbox type RPG. The map is huge, and could take you the better part of an hour to walk across. The main story's pretty good, but if you don't care for it there is plenty of other stuff to do. The graphics might be slightly dated now, but I think they're still gorgeous. Of course, what set this game apart from it's predecessor was that the NPCs had lives of their own. NPCs have their own routines and some objectives, and might catch some wandering between towns.

Just the base game can easily give you over a hundred hours of gameplay. With the expansions on top of that this version comes with, you will be set for the next couple of months.

Extremely addictive game that build on the legacy of the other Elder Scrolls games! Choose your race and you class and on you go! The map size is stunning and the quests(side) amount is also extreme :)