LO3: Oblivion 10/10
All I can say is thank you Bethesda Game studio for this totally amazing action role-playing video game, The Elder Scrolls just keeps getting better and better. If you haven't played Oblivion yet, I suggest putting this article down, playing it and then you can agree with me later. Oblivion explodes with adventure and action, which you can lose yourself in for hours. Exploring the highly impressive fantasy world of Nirn: fulfilling quests, travelling for hours, it is truly a remarkable action filled game. Tamriel is, in this game beautiful and unique making it more visually appealing and interactive. Straight away you are introduced to the different aspects, allowing you to adapt to the game. You get to design your character and can see the game from your character's perspective or behind-the-back perceptive (third person). The narrative explodes with an action filled quest defeating the Daedra. It is basically every gamers dream game, with the insane gameplay murdering, fighting, stealing, blood, visually gruesome you can't disagree with me on this one!
Well let's just say there isn't any escape from action, straight away you are thrown into a cellar clueless to why you are there. The medieval mise-en-scene grabs you straight away. Emperor Uriel Septim V11, and The Blades approach you, as they are on there way to flee Imperial City due to the Emperor being targeted after asiasons have just killed his three sons, and the cellar you have been thrown in has a secret escape. What a coincidence! The Emperor reconsigned you from a dream he has previously had, luckily saving you. Paranoid about what the Emperor has told you, you follow them into the sewers where the assassins have been hiding. Before the Emperor and all but one of The Blades is killed he gives you a quest to find J and give him the Amulet of Kings. Good luck with this quest because it is HUGE but AMAZING! Fire, goblins, monsters and even dragon are all included when fulfilling this quest. Sorry I dont want to give too much away... so I'll let you find out yourself? Just prepare yourself because I Bethesda have by far out done themselves, and it gets better. Whilst conquering the main quest, there are hundreds of side quest you can complete, which are full of adventure, action and fantasy. You can join groups such as the brotherhood, thieves guild and fighters guild.
Well Bethesda have seriously kept me entertained for my life, as I did forget to mention the game never ends. Bethesda have definitely created a huge rivalry between competitors, such as Bioware, although this company has produced some brilliant games and gives you an interesting story, Bethesda wins with giving you an open world letting you interact with just about anything. You can be the good person in Oblivion, the bad (joining the Brotherhood or thieves Guild) or both. Bethesda lets you chose who you want to be in the game. Bethesda also gives more variety when it comes to their games. When it comes to weapons and you have done X amount of damage you have a variety of options to improve. Examples are leveling up to (improving skills) to earn a better sword. Earning money to buy a new one and even learning enchanting to to add magic damage. Oblivion can be played on many platforms, Microsoft windows mobile phone, PlaySTation 3 and Xbox 360, which brings a variety so many people can play this totally impressive game.
It is really hard for me to pick out a negative for this game, because I am crazily addictive to the highly compelling narrative and gameplay. The only insult I could possibly give this game, and just to say this is VERY picky, is how easy it is to fulfil a quest due to the compass. Although the element of adventure creates the adrenaline to the game, the compass does help and makes quest easier to do. It's almost a push to help you, but sometimes I like the difficulty of a quest and the adventure to be on my own; however that is just a personal opinion and I am sure that a lot of users will actually like the aid offered by the game. Maybe for a new Elder Scroll game you could play by another character's perspective not only yours. That way you could see a new aspect to the open world, which could change the way you play. However none of these ideas or insults out shines the incredibility to this game.
All I can do is really compliment Oblivion and thank Bethesda for this mind blowing game. The flavour of characters throughout the game reflects the genre (fantasy) and the development of choosing a human race or anthropomorphic adds to the open world aspect. You know from this review that I recommended this game to anyone, even if you don't like games. It is that amazing. Especially to gamers who typically enjoy open world gameplay and hybrid genres. Now all I can say is pick up the controller and let the game take you away. Good luck.
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