My fall into Oblivion

Hello it’s H once again.  This time I wanted to post to you about a really great Role Playing Game called Oblivion.  Oblivion is a first person RPG where you, well um here is where I would tell you what the main objective is, in Oblivion you can basically do whatever you want; there are four guilds each with its own quest line: the mages guild, the fighters guild, the thieves guild, and the dark brotherhood.  The guild names are fairly explanatory, except the dark brotherhood, which is an assassin’s guild.  There is also the arena where you can bet on roman style gladiator matches, or fight in them yourself.  Of course, Oblivion has a “main quest” which is non obligatory series of quests.

Spread throughout the expansive game-world you will find many “dungeons” aka ruins/caves which are not attached to any particular quest, although many have stories for those willing to tread off the beaten path. There are also many “miscellaneous” quests which are not affiliated with any particular faction.

Overall the combat, magic, and stealth are very good with multiple perks for each skill, and options for almost every play-style.  The combat system has bows, axes, war hammers, daggers, shields, and swords of every description; each weapon’s mechanics are well designed and well thought out. 

The magic system has a massive variety of spells and effects, for instance rather than just casting a fireball at an enemy it is possible to actually give them a weakness to fire (with poisons applied to weapons, enchanted weapons, and spells) then cast the fireball increasing the total damage; or you could cast a “frenzy” spell on a group of enemies, making them attack each other. 

The stealth system is very good as well; many situations that would normally require an up-front confrontation can be simplified with long-range stealth-attacks or avoided entirely with enough skill.

All told Oblivion is probably one of the best RPG’s ever.  Period.

By the time I started playing it, it was already considered an old game, but I quickly fell in love with it and still enjoy playing it to this day.  If you don’t have it, then check it out, and if you do, then I’d like to know about your Oblivion experiences.

-H-