The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Game of the Year Edition
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- Includes Shivering Isles and Knights of the Nine expansions
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ASIN | B000TG72PG |
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Release date | September 10, 2007 |
Customer Reviews |
4.5 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #19,065 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #246 in Xbox 360 Games |
Product Dimensions | 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 7.2 ounces |
Type of item | Video Game |
Rated | Mature |
Item model number | 39284 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | Yes |
Item Weight | 7.2 ounces |
Manufacturer | Bethesda |
Date First Available | July 11, 2007 |
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Oblivion Game of the Year edition presents one of the best RPGs of all time like never before. Step inside the most richly detailed and vibrant game-world ever created. With a powerful combination of freeform gameplay and unprecedented graphics, you can unravel the main quest at your own pace or explore the vast world and find your own challenges. Also included in the Game of the Year edition are Knights of the Nine and the Shivering Isles expansion, adding new and unique quests and content to the already massive world of Oblivion. See why critics called Oblivion the Best Game of 2006.
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Customers like the quality, storyline and open world of the video game. They mention that it's an excellent, deep gaming experience, with an engaging story and adventure. They also appreciate the vast and open spaces with tons of locations to explore. However, some customers have mixed opinions on graphics, value, description, and character designs.
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Customers find the quality of the game excellent, with a very good play experience and deep gaming experience. They also say it's the best medieval rpg ever, with great graphics and gameplay. Customers also say each race is fun to play as and has provided hundreds of hours of entertainment.
"...and to be honest it SUCKED.I then got Oblivion for X-Box and it is truly great.Plays Great and even looks better than the PC version...." Read more
"...Both are top-notch content and add an estimated 5+ total hours of gameplay per character/playthrough...." Read more
"My Review: This is by far the best RPG currently offered for Xbox 360, the only games it's rivaled by as far as graphics, gameplay, and storyline..." Read more
"...The game itself probably works fine, but for someone looking to collect specific versions this is very misleading and outright incorrect salesmanship." Read more
Customers find the storyline engaging, rich, and thick with adventure. They also say the quests are like small stories, compelling enough to keep them wandering. Customers also say that the story is fascinating and excellent. They mention that the game has a completely massive amount of quests.
"...You can infuse items with magical effects, enchant staves with spells, plunder dungeons for rare lost treasures, and slay all manner of hideous,..." Read more
"...Story: compelling enough to keep you wandering what the next chapter is going to be...." Read more
"...The storyline is fascinating thus far, and even more so since I'm playing through events mentioned in books in Skyrim!..." Read more
"...It is a free roaming rpg with a completely massive amount of quests...." Read more
Customers find the world vast, with several options for them. They also say the game offers a huge, deep gaming experience with tons of locations to explore. Customers also mention that the game is detailed with tons and hours of customization, exploration, adventures, interactions, and 3 ways to fight using magic, melee, or ranged weapons. They say the world is so wide open that they could play for 2 years and not explore the whole.
"...-A huge market system. Several different stores to sell loot and buy new equipment...." Read more
"As the title says, this game is wonderful. The world is vast, with several options for you...." Read more
"...Tons of items and 3 ways to fight using Magic, melee, or ranged weapons...." Read more
"...One thing that puts it above the PS3 version is the wealth of DLC including Mages Tower, Smuggler's Cove, and the Orrery...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the condition of the video game software. They mention that it is fully functional and came intact. Some mention that items get damaged and require repair.
"Game was good condition. Was able to use dlc disc and played it the day i got it." Read more
"...The immersive gameplay, how items get damaged and require repair, how talking to NPCs certain ways gets you places and can get you in trouble, etc...." Read more
"...I rate 2 stars only because the game is fully functional and came intact. Which is a plus i suppose." Read more
"Beautiful shape. Both case and disc are perfect condition." Read more
Customers are mixed about the graphics of the video game. Some mention that the graphics are fantastic, better looking, and unique. However, others say that the graphic are outdated and pretty bad. They also say the onscreen menus are not very clear. Overall, opinions are mixed and the game has mixed reviews.
"...Plays Great and even looks better than the PC version.I am about half way through this huge game without even one problem...." Read more
"...Where Oblivion excels in variety and flexibility, it lacks in polish and depth...." Read more
"...-Great graphics, 4.5 out of 5 stars.-Fantastic storyline.-So many different characters and you can converse with them all...." Read more
"...Minuses-Graphics are ok. Nothing special. No frills really.- Refer back to Plus #2. It can be either good or bad..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the game. Some mention that it's well worth the money, has excellent replay value, and has more value and content than the newly released fallout. However, others say that it has very little replay value and is a complete waste of time and money.
"...Overall its a great game and it has much more value and content than the newly released fallout new vegas. I highly recommend it." Read more
"...complain that due to the mind-blowing scope of the game, the main plot gets diluted and may seem dull and weak at some points, but if you sum up all..." Read more
"...Overall, the game is definitively worth the money and the GotY edition is the only way to go." Read more
"...of the game number in at least the thousands, the replay value of this game is extremely high." Read more
Customers are mixed about the character designs. Some find the storyline fantastic, with many different characters and high customization. However, others say that the character models are unattractive, bland, and flat.
"...Sound: Great score, famous voice actors (Sir Patrick Stewart and Sean Bean), perfect sound effects and one of the best Dolby 5.1 mix I have ever..." Read more
"...-Fantastic storyline.-So many different characters and you can converse with them all...." Read more
"...While Bethesda is infamous for unattractive character models, their knack for architecture and environment and overall quantity of content makes up..." Read more
"...As an rpg of course it has a customizeable character with armor sets and weaponry with all unique graphics...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the description of the video game software. Some mention that it's amazingly put together with tons of features, while others say that it was inaccurately described and not advertised correctly. Some customers also say that the product that was delivered was defective and the downloaded content was not useable.
"...but for someone looking to collect specific versions this is very misleading and outright incorrect salesmanship." Read more
"...In truth though, the game is amazingly put together with tons of features that I feel I cannot mention nor describe here...." Read more
"...The physics engine, while cool, is broken. put a body in a doorway and its like the corpse gets super-post-mortum-stretch-power...." Read more
"...Engaging story, millions of objectives to complete, and very well put together. I highly recommend buying this game." Read more
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If you want to pick up a sword and hack (first person OR third person) though hordes of trolls, imps, demons, bandits and any number of other adversaries, all the while flinging spells hither and thither and picking every darn lock you come by, you won't be let down. There's a handy (pun-intended) pick-pocket feature, and you can steal anything you see lying around, but be ready to be labelled "criminal scum". You can infuse items with magical effects, enchant staves with spells, plunder dungeons for rare lost treasures, and slay all manner of hideous, forgotten creatures. However if you're looking for an immersive, rich story with deep characters, etc. then look elsewhere -- I recommend Bioware's Dragon Age (or for a sci-fi stint, the Mass Effect series). Where Oblivion excels in variety and flexibility, it lacks in polish and depth. Sure there may be 100-something caves and ruins to explore, but they're all very similar. The overworld is mostly steep cliffs, rocks, and forest, and while somewhat realistic in that you can walk in a straight line for an hour without ever finding anything interesting, well, this is a video game and you should really be finding a little bit more unique places. In all honestly, the game does feel a bit like an MMORPG scaled to fit a single player, including a persistent world and scaled difficulty. You never have to grind, and if you grind you only end up fighting harder monsters -- they scale up in power as you do, too (a double edged sword found in all of Bethesda's recent RPG releases).
One of the coolest features in the game is the class system. In essence, there IS no class system. You are forced to pick a class, or make a custom class, during the beginning portion of each character you make. However, any character can use any weapon, any spell, any armor, and learn any ability, so long as sufficient practice or training are endured. There is nothing stopping you from making a swordsman proficient in healing magic, and later on you decide you like using bows and fire spells more. Further yet, abilities are strengthened through direct use, ie. casting fire spells strengthens your Destruction Magic, landing arrow shots strengthens your Marksman skill, and so on. There is no experience system to speak of, and your character level is merely a summation of your "primary" skills. You level up by leveling up your "primary" skills, then going to sleep. You are allowed a number of attribute points to distribute, as well as the automatic attribute increase each level. All in all, your class and starting skills have almost no effect after about 5 hours into the game. The only class-related obstacles encountered are strict limits on spells; you simply cannot attempt to use a spell (or enchant with a type of spell) if you do not have high enough skill in the respective school of magic, although all characters have at least enough skill to learn the most basic spells of each type and practice them.
The Game of the Year edition specifically includes the "Knights of the Nine" and "Shivering Isles" content packs, which include a lengthy quest and an entire new region complete with quests and unique loot respectively. Both are top-notch content and add an estimated 5+ total hours of gameplay per character/playthrough. Unfortunately, this version does not include any of the smaller DLC packs such as the spell book loot add-on, or any of the housing add-ons (Frost-Crag Spire being my personal recommendation).
Overall, I would say this is a Love It or Hate It game. You'll likely either be bored to death before even finishing the mandatory introductory tutorial (which doubles as the character creation), or you'll find yourself 2 weeks later having spent every waking minute delving through moist dungeons and dragging hauls of loot back to market. So get out there and hack up some Daedra, hero!