Review - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

In this review, I take a look at The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for the PC.

ESRB Rating: re-rated to Mature (17+), originally Teen (13+) - Blood and Gore, Language, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence

All settings on max, 1024x768, with HDR enabled, for those who even think about asking. Running "Fighter's Stronghold" official plugin and book jackets mod. View in high quality for best results.

To clarify my review scores (they're "rough" scores, meaning it's not supposed to be some sort of percentage or anything):
1 or lower = Terrible. Avoid at all costs.
1.5 = Has a few redeeming qualities, but still sucks and should be avoided.
2 = Mediocre (Sub-par). You'll probably want to avoid this one.
2.5 = Underwhelming, but playable.
3 = Average. Worth playing, but probably not at full price.
3.5 = Good, but has issues.
4 = Excellent, but has a few problems that could probably be fixed through patching.
4.5 = Exceptional. Better than 4 but still has a few problems that could be ironed out.
5 = Outstanding. Stuff in this category is pretty much "must own."

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[DWTerminator]

I could care less, really. I don't do this for the subs.

[DWTerminator]

The more I'm pestered about a Skyrim review, the less likely it's going to happen (hell, it's already on the denied list for now).

[DWTerminator]

Funny... I never noticed any skill level requirements for spells in Oblivion. If there were, maybe I didn't notice because was because I never paid attention to my skill levels thanks to them being essentially pointless. In reality all you need is a lot of magicka, and not much else.

[DWTerminator]

It didn't specify which comment you were replying to. Completely inaccurate? No. You *will* be a jack of all trades by the end unless you exhibit a completely one-track mind (not hard to do in a hack n' slash like Skyrim).

[soranaru]

@DWTerminator Oh also, spells in Oblivion actually DO have skill level requirements. And even if they didn't, you would have to level up in order to get enough magicka to cast them anyways.

[soranaru]

@soranaru "In Skyrim you basically become a jack-of-all-trades who is good at everything. It breaks the game and makes everything too easy in the long run. In Morrowind, your skills leveled up as you used them, which worked just fine."

This was the comment I was responding to, in which you make a completely inaccurate claim about Skyrim. I'm not talking about Oblivion.

[DWTerminator]

I'm assuming you're talking about Oblivion on the jack of all trades bit here... It's incredibly easy to level up your skills just through normal play, without even leveling up once. In a lot of cases you don't even need to bother with that. The lockpicking for instance can be done at any skill level. Spells don't have skill level requirements either: you just have to have enough magicka to cast them.

I don't care about Skyrim, either.

[soranaru]

@DWTerminator You only become a jack of all trades if you want to and spend hours upon hours grinding up your skills. Nobody's putting a gun to your head and forcing you to max out every skill.

Do you you even know anything about the game you're criticizing? In Skyrim, your skills ALSO level up as you use them.

[TheAlexagius]

are you going to do skyrim?

[nibelung34343]

thor axe from xplay

[ElementJ09]

@DWTerminator I think at the least everyone should go to a friends house and rush through the main story as it's pretty much a really good movie.