Gamespot Classic-The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Video Review (PC)

[ewokinarmor]

do i need the original oblivion first in order to play the shivering isles? or does TSI have oblivion and the added content in it already?

[turbocharged2005]

@ewokinarmor just the the Game of the Year Edition and you get all the DLC

[iBrokenBMX]

i never played this game but it looks interesting should i get it 

[smoothcriminaldude]

@iBrokenBMX it's a good game and i saw a new copy game of the year edition at gamestop for 20 bucks and used non game of the year edition used is probably like 10 bucks so yeah dude it's a great deal

[Gollumz]

I still remember watching Greg playing this game live! What an amazing game it was... I mean it still is!

[Wrestlingthemeremix]

Why does all the charecters live in the uncanny vally?

[TexianPride]

Fallout 3

Skyrim

Fallout New Vegas

havent played Oblivion yet 

[xXfk96Xx]

@TexianPride You're missing out...it's a great game

[TexianPride]

@xXfk96Xx Its on my list for sure :)

[Xdeser1]

Am I the only one ho liked Oblivion and Fallout 3 more then skyrim?

[dartvoider]

@Xdeser1 I Hated fallout 3 to be honest

[jtgtjtgt]

@dartvoider You must not have played it that long . Easily one of the best games this gen

[dartvoider]

@jtgtjtgt meh

[SuperMicklovin]

@Xdeser1 Skyrim is better than fallout 3 and tied with oblvion. I think Fallout New Vegas is better than skyrim though

[Xdeser1]

@SuperMicklovin I liked all of them, but For some reason I just could not get into skyrim like the rest :/

[SuperMicklovin]

@Xdeser1 The loading times are what keeps me away from skyrim sometimes

[jtgtjtgt]

@Xdeser1 Skyrim doesn't feel the same

[jtgtjtgt]

@SuperMicklovin Hell no is Skyrim better then fallout 3 . What skyrim is is LONGER and MORE CONTENT then fallout 3 . but in my 30 hours of playing Fallout 3 i had imensly more fun then my 160 hours of playing Skyrim . Fallout 3 especially had a better atmosphere , setting , plot , Your goal was simply to survive , the game was dark and unique , it was scary . The soundtrack was PERFECT , it was more fun to level up and simply killing things was more fun then any elder scrolls games combat .

[SuperMicklovin]

@jtgtjtgt the lack of enemies and quests was what turned e off it. Plus wheever I die it won't load up again so I have 2 restart.

[jtgtjtgt]

@SuperMicklovin New Vegas is fallout 3 with more content . Gameplay wise it's longer and more content . But it didn't have any atmosphere to it . It's plot was weaker . It doesn't grab you like Fallout 3 did . BUT the combat was improved , more weapons etc .

I enjoyed Fallout 3 more then New Vegas by a mile . But i easily enjoyed new vegas more then skyrim or oblivion

[SuperMicklovin]

@jtgtjtgt EHH I donno man i really liked NV's plot. Fallout 3's characters were to wooden to have an emotional story actually feel emotional. I agree though fO3 had an excellent atmosphere

[HeadShotWhat]

@Xdeser1 me too skyrim just isnt the same as oblivion

[xXfk96Xx]

@Xdeser1 Same here :)

[jtgtjtgt]

@Xdeser1 Nope . Tons and Tons like oblivion more then skyrim and i'm sure even more liked fallout 3 more

[Darkmega354]

I just realized that this guy worked on Bastion... Awesome.

[ALLCAPSCOMEDY]

hey guys watch my troll impression. "fake and gay. thats such a rip of of skyrim."

[Zer0SkiLL789]

Gamespot used to review really well, lately they have been rating everything so dam low

[Zer0SkiLL789]

@2BStriker Skyrim easy compared to Oblivion? The fuck I haven't heard anyone say that, if anything Skyrim is much harder than Oblivion

[simwarn]

own it and it feels like a last gen game fallout 3 is better

[jtgtjtgt]

@simwarn Agreed

[Timx4]

Skyrim is definitively better, why for those who hate the tedious rpg, skyrim simplified with added more emphasis of action and gameplay. good game though

[Cwervy]

For me Oblivion>Skyrim but Skyrim was great.

[bowsby666]

@Cwervy oblivion well always be #1

[505diego]

@wolftrail123 Skyrim for sure! Best game ive ever played

[ThaLulzGaming]

Compared to Skyrim graphics look super dated. LOVE THIS AGAIN THOUGH?

[xxxxJizzyxxxx]

Eh, I still prefer the old school generic RPG's where you have to level grind. These action RPG's just don't do it for me for some reason.

[simwarn]

@xxxxJizzyxxxx try fallout 3 (especially game of the year edition) it had an amazing story which really surprised me. people say its just oblivion with guns, but i find it to be very different from oblivion it got me into a genere that i never even thought of trying. i enjoyed it and the map is the size of an entire state and the game of the year edition added more places to go and travel to. it was amazing i highly recommend it

[jtgtjtgt]

@simwarn Exactly Fallout 3 is amazing

[spartansk1]

If you really think that Skyrim is not the best entry in the series thus far, slap yourself

[Longhairbeware]

@spartansk1 I'm guessing this review was written before Skyrim came out though; Oblivion Elder Scrolls IV, and Skyrim is Elder Scrolls V. At the time, Oblivion was the best.

[Purcader222]

@spartansk1 graphics aren't everything...

[Scout322]

@wolftrail123 get skyrim, it's worth every penny

[wolftrail123]

Im a little short on cash, so is getting this game for a third of the cost of skyrim worth it? Or does skyrim completely blow this game away that its worth the extra 40 dollars?

[Longhairbeware]

@wolftrail123 I found Skyrim to be one of the best games ever made. Like Scout322 said, it's worth every penny.

[robekert]

This game looks really cartoony, skyrim on the other hand is awesome looking. i know its old, but it seems like in this game, they didnt focus on graphics too much

[890gg90]

@robekert the graphics were top of the line in 2005

[jtgtjtgt]

@robekert For it's time the graphics were amazing and some of the best out there . Keep in mind that was 5 years ago .

[MrEtcorbit]

@robekert those were the best graphics that you could have ever dreamed of back in the day

[SuperFunnyman001]

This guy seems to have never played Oblivion.

[PaulFallen408]

Why hire a ugly balding fat fuck who can't read, to review a game?

[RonBurgundy161]

dis game lyk totes riped off skyrim

[sonicshadow64]

@RonBurgundy161 skyrim is oblivion 2

[iamjewishnub]

@RonBurgundy161 Are you serious? This game is the preque to skyrim.....

[bjproduction100]

@RonBurgundy161 actually this is the same series as skyrim but it came before it.

[mreggzandham]

@RonBurgundy161 are you actually being serious right now????? you realise that skyrim is the sequel to oblivion, part of the same series...

[TheDean2110]

@RonBurgundy161 Are you dumb, or just Trol- oh no wait, they're the same thing... erm, anyway, Skyrim is the sequal to Oblivion, so it can not rip off Skyrim, and this was out long before Skyrim.

[RonBurgundy161]

@TheDean2110 So why the hell did you go on to explain it to me?

[TheDean2110]

@RonBurgundy161 I was telling you, just incase you really didn't realise.

[GholaTlx]

I believe this game would look and move better on a nVidia card, I think it was made for nVidia card like many other games out there, and that's wrong.I'm running it on a Ati Radeon HD5850 with 2GB of VRAM I've set everything to maximum,8x AA,8x AF. With Vsync OFF, the framerate is so high that it's endangering my video card(1500-1700 FPS! in start menu, 300+ in Journal in-game) But nevertheless the framerate drops to 45-50 when actors come into play. What about that?

[SlapHappyJesus]

@2BStriker Except for Oblivion. That game was actually pretty bad.

[wdililn]

@2BStriker Wohoo, cherry picking!

[MrMazerman]

Update: this is put for ps3 too with no lag.

[H0B0W1THAGun]

we should have shown this dude skyrim back then

[Kesta195]

If I bought Oblivion now even though i've played Skyrim extensively would I still enjoy it?

[GholaTlx]

@Kesta195

Short answer:no

Long answer: yes

[jtgtjtgt]

@Kesta195 Yeah but i don't know how much playing skyrim (which is technically and graphically better) would hamper your experience as it's an older game

[HyperKnuckles888]

is it weird that i dont like this game?

[hugh705]

@HyperKnuckles888 Very, now you have enemies.

[HyperKnuckles888]

@hugh705 O_o

[FlamezOFate]

I'm cool with buffering.

I'm alright with ads.

I CAN'T STAND ADS THAT BUFFER

[0Jass]

@FlamezOFate And I can't stand people who steal comments for thumbs up, like you.

[GameKingdon93]

@FlamezOFate everyone hates that

[MegaSpongebob94]

I use to play oblivion but then I took an arrow to the knee!

[TheGameSnooper]

@MegaSpongebob94 STFU

[classbookletsplays]

@2BStriker I don't think that I am a idiot.. I played every CoD. I play it 2-3 hours weekly. But, still.. I love games like Skyrim, Oblivion, Quest for Glory and much more.

So, I dont think that I am a lazy kid that says "Ohh... I MUST PAY FOR GAMES? THAT'S SOO GAYYY!", or "Oh... Skyrim is a laaaame gamee". So please, don't throw me into the bag with them.... (PS : Sorry for my English, I am from Czech)

[4RealPlaying]

just hearing him say you would need a realy high level PC to play this makes me notice how far graphics has come in just few years.

[TwatsPartyHouse96]

@2BStriker i agree but it was hilarious to see people in morrowind walk around with a stick up their arses. LOlloL

[Airbornerock]

@2BStriker that statement is ignorance at its finest

[Airbornerock]

@2BStriker saying like 2million people are idiots cuz they play cod is a dumb ass insult. grow up

[d3adlym00Se777]

1:26 thumbs up for the fail!

[adamlee13412]

Really not all medieval games are MMOs stop asking

[Quapch]

i like how they review the pc game but put the footage of the xbox version in the background... fucking smart

[Airbornerock]

@2BStriker yeah cuz everyone who plays cod is an idiot, stfu

[GholaTlx]

@Airbornerock

I played most of the important shooters starting from Wolfestein 3D. I also played quite a few strategy games starting from Dune 1. I also played role-playing games, and right now I'm playing Oblivion. And I'm playing Black Ops and MW3 when I have the time. And I think you are more of an idiot than me.

[Airbornerock]

@GholaTlx the top comment I WAS Responding was }mw3 is for idiots"

thats not true. i don't know why you are even talking t ome?

[lewisedc123]

is this still worth getting ?

[d3adlym00Se777]

@lewisedc123 hell yeah bro. if you dont want to get skyrim before this because your worried about missing the story, you wont. but this is still worth getting. but skyrim is better

[lewisedc123]

@d3adlym00Se777 thx

[ViceCityVacation]

@lewisedc123 I think so. I loved every minute of it. Pound for pound, Skyrim is much better. But really only visual and gameplay wise. But I actually enjoyed this much more. It's more light hearted and fun, IMO. Story ending has more impact too.

[shockoak47]

wow gamespots reviews are quite boring

[DancinGranny55]

This is a PC review and I keep seeing xbox buttons appear on the HUD

[Larux18]

@2BStriker The only bad TES game was shadow key for the N-Gage lol

[TheCrazer666]

Holy crap people are ignorant PS I ain't talking about GameSpot, I'm talking about some of the commenters, Oblivion is fuckin' awesome

[centurionl]

how come he didn't mention this is also on PS3?

[Avdallabill]

@centurionl This video was made when Oblivion had just come out, it wasn't released for PS3 until like 2007

[NonstopRam]

This game is awsome.

enough said...

[FullStrikeOG]

Fuck skyrim, fuck cod! Uncharted is the shit

[arcadia51]

this is the part where u fall down and bleed to death!

[PeaceJaime123]

This guy reviewed WoW!



[SuperRiguy]

Fighting a 4000 pound beast???? I Fought mud crabs more fearsome than you

[gmanthebeast1]

@2BStriker morrowind shits on skyrim and oblivion...link me to the quote where someone was talking negative about morrowind.

[TheWitchking123]

@gmanthebeast1 OR maybe Morrowind,Skyrim and Oblivion shits on you..?

[gmanthebeast1]

@TheWitchking123 That doesnt make any sense,Game set match

[MetroOrigami123]

"stop and read different books about the history of the world" thumbs up if you found "the lusty argonian maid"

[GamingLegendOJR]

I know its a bad thing to say but this looks so dry compared to skyrim

[nimitz1983]

@GamingLegendOJR No shit tard Oblivion is 5 years old.

[GamingLegendOJR]

@nimitz1983 yeah i know i did play this for about 3 years straight

[MetroOrigami123]

@GamingLegendOJR Dark brotherhood wasn't hard to get in in oblivion

[GamingLegendOJR]

@MetroOrigami123 It's not hard to get in now.

[drworm1555]

Press 3 repeatedly for "butt in a dish, butt in a dish, butt in a dish."

Really though Oblivion is great, and Skyrim is better.

[Vorzt]

@drworm1555 No, it isn't.

[drworm1555]

@Vorzt OK. Do you want to elaborate?

[Vorzt]

@drworm1555

I shall.

Skyrim can't be the best RPG ever.

It just came out, it can't be on the level of the RPG greats like: KOTOR, Baulders Gate, and Elder scrolls 3&4, ect.

Besides, Skyrim seems more about action and less about RPG.

Oblivion was a better RPG, not to say it's a better game, just a better RPG.

[Locksus]

@Vorzt

Oh, just because they've improved the combat system it's now less an RPG? please. Skyrim the better game in all aspects except for Dark Brotherhood.

[Vorzt]

@Locksus

No, incorrect.

Everything in Skyrim is given to you on a silver platter, you get quests within the first hour of the game to join the Thieves guild and the Dark Brotherhood, that's just schlock. Not to mention how badly handled the guild quest lines are.

Your armor doesn't degrade anymore and your melee swings don't take stamina, you can kill everything with one power attack, endless fetch quests, it's just a mess.

The game experience is pretty folly this time around.

[Unterschiedliche]

I tried playing this game twice over the years, just couldn't get myself into it .. Always had no idea where the fuck I was supposed to go or do ..

Then I tried Skyrim 2 days ago, everything about it just felt right, I got into it like if I was playing it for months not for minutes ...

It's on a sale on steam right now but I don't know if I should try it for a 3rd time especially after I got into skyrim which is way better in everyway..

[MineIts]

@Unterschiedliche I think Skyrim is awesome. They're similar, but Oblivion feels different. I would also buy Skyrim if I could, but not everybody in the world has a lot of money. I myself have to work a long time that I get extra money to buy one or two games. But Oblivion is just great. It's now for 5 bucks or 6 bucks so I would definitely buy it. It just feels great.

[Povell81]

$5 on steam right now for their Mid Week Madness Deal !!

[elitegamer2201]

I wasn't sure to get it my curse was over the purchase on steam but when i saw this review i knew 100% i wanted it

[jsw95joshi]

A little bit late.... LOL

[brendanxheroes]

lol i saw a skyrim add

[kmcgill794]

how the fuck did this AND skyrim get a 9.3 on the same console...

[TheDiamondDragoniori]

you can also go on and on and on about the bugs in the game.....

freaking sell outs.....

[TheMightyFlame]

I used to get in jail for stealing a fork.

[deltahalo241]

@TheMightyFlame i was thrown in jail for lifting a fork up!

[superplatformers]

@TheMightyFlame Me too! Then I took an arrow in the knee

[SFliks]

This is a great game, but this is such a bad review!

[irvykinneas]

is this a mmorpg?

[0644742766]

@irvykinneas No,this is one of world best single player RPG's ,if you didn't try it,you're missing a big part of your life ^^.

[irvykinneas]

@0644742766 i thought it was the other way around, haha =) but thanks, mate

[jfl125]

Lol theirs the pc and 360 version, then theires my version the ps3 version that comes with Knights of the Nine Expansion pack... :)

[ledzepplin222]

@jfl125 So does the xbox limited edition that i have dumbass

[jfl125]

@ledzepplin222 ya ok im wasnt saying one was better than the other or having it ment to be tooken offencively. i was just stating it becasue since the ps3 version came out after the 360 and and pc version of the game it never gets mentioned in any reveiws lol.

[uncleedoo]

Man I have had many many fond memories of Oblivion, and hopefully many more new ones to come with skyrim.

[RLwolfthe5]

i like that the skyrim trailer came as the ad before I could play the review

[davidpiksi]

i got an ad with zeus reviewing cars

[theparodymonster1]

hmm, we have a test in school the exact same date and our teacher noticed it was "11/11/11 (time) 11/11", and she said that maybe its something magical with that, now i truly understand that she was right :D cant wait!

[TR4Alwayz]

I love how they are praising their faces but as soon as skyrim faces were seen everyone was like WOAH oblivion characters are ugly as F**k

[AlphaMaIe]

i will try it but i started with gothic so for me gothic is better well we will see

[mirandasboi22]

it seems so far away still but its only 17 days i think i can make it. thank god i pre ordered.

[p00nsjoo]

See a Skyrim trailer on an Oblivion review?

Bethesdaception

[DaveFromSteam]

i played skyreem at eurogamer expo it was AmAzInG!?!?

[mirandasboi22]

@DaveFromSteam skyreem??

[virginboy92]

why did u guys post this review on youtube five years after the games release ??

[JohnnyBros100]

@virginboy92 prolly to tribute to skyrim 

[skiIler]

lol 11/11/11 is a date lots of couples want to marrie. I pitty the mans who have to marry then.

[QuickfleX1990]

Coming from a huge fan of anything made by Bethesda, did anyone take into account that some of the people commenting on this video might just maybe not like the game? Shouldn't bash on everyone for not agreeing with you, that's how wars begin.

[Ph0be]

honestly i couldnt get past the first 10 minutes, no I dont play call of duty, just the start of the game is really hard to get into.....

[MrLagvag]

cod douce's GTFO umad cod faggs?

[LevUniverse]

Touches my heart :3

[Tehgamerdude254]

Guys i have never played the elder scrolls before, and with so much hype on skyrim, will i get the story if i play just that game?

[HiImNickWhoAreU]

@Tehgamerdude254 Wondering in the same thing myself.

[akaviri001]

@HiImNickWhoAreU yeah. all the games have their stand alone story. plus its set 200 years after OBLIVION. I wud highly recommend it :D

[mcrenren2]

@Tehgamerdude254 yes skyrim is a stand alone story we who have played past games dont know much info about the new story so dont worry man

[Tehgamerdude254]

@mcrenren2 Thank you, looks like a pretty badass rpg.

[101Habbopranks]

@Tehgamerdude254 yeah i think so. it is a direct sequel but i dont think it has much of a link to oblivion. there might be some parts in skyrim where it could make some reference to past elder scrolls games, but it shouldnt confuse you too much. besides, oblivion msut be like 25 bux now. go get a copy. :3

[MisterAAnderson]

@Tehgamerdude254 Mostly yes, they just make loose references to other games. I personally started with Oblivion and it was just fine ^^

[TheBansheeBomb]

@Tehgamerdude254 there is barely any story connections they work like final fantasy and do something new every game

[drakomemories]

@Tehgamerdude254 you dont need to play oblivion story. there are a lot of referencesto the previewws games but nothing really important

[ZombieDestructionz]

@Tehgamerdude254 yes you will

[XxDahamonnahxX]

@Tehgamerdude254 yes you will

you see skyrim is set 200 years after oblivion

but there might be some referances or books or something that mention characters or events from oblivion

or maybe someone in the game might mention something about the events of oblivion

but mainly, yes you will get the game's story :)

[FewIsDubbed]

@Tehgamerdude254 each story can be learned seperately, but in order to fully appreciate it you should at least get a little backround knowledge, ya know.

[impvr1]

@Tehgamerdude254 each elder scrolls has unique story, but its always nice to know the history:P

[metromatician]

@Tehgamerdude254 Story wise, the only thing connecting the elder scrolls games are lore. You'll learn more by playing the previous games, but they are by no means essential. Each game has its own story and you make your character. Besides, if you get skyrim for the story you're doing it wrong.

[izzboxer1996]

@Tehgamerdude254 Yes, each elder scrolls has a new story to focus on. :)

[MagicLover3336]

@Tehgamerdude254 Yes. Oblivion you didn't need to play the earlier games to understand it. Skyrim starts out fresh :D

[PR0GRAMMING]

@Tehgamerdude254

I'm not sure, as I'm in your position. Just go to wikipedia, and read about the plots of the other to games,, or find individual wikia entries about those games. Usually the basic story line is easily comprehensible by those who haven't played the game. The only difficult question is whether or whether not there's going to be intricate references within skyrim to their previous titles? I doubt it.

[sdeary1]

@Tehgamerdude254 not sure tbh but if i were u i would get oblivion and fly threw it purely cos how good it is, u can buy it pre owned for like £10 now :)

[thenuggetist]

@Tehgamerdude254 yes u can still play and understand.

[havokewf90]

@Tehgamerdude254 You don't have to play Oblivion to understand Skyrim because each elder scrolls game has an alternate story, but just for enjoyment you should get this game because it's just amazing.

[ultimatehunter124]

@Tehgamerdude254 Yes you will

[dejavuman22]

@Tehgamerdude254 You should be able to. Each game is sort of a stand-alone deal, though being familiar with the background of the other games certainly doesn't hurt. In general, the elder scrolls games are made so that you can get as much out of the game as you want.