Well I have had this game for over just over a week no, and I have been trying to write a review for it for the past few days, with not a lot of success. The main reason being that the game keeps evolving and changing as I am playing it. I even started with a completely new character after 30 hours of game play and erased the old one. So now after a while of playing with my new guy and completing a fair amount of the game I’m finally getting round to writing this review.
The game begins with you in a prison cell. The Emperor enters the cell with some Blade bodyguards and recognises you from a dream he has had. As the first part of the game progresses it teaches you the basics of playing and you begin to customise your character. After about minutes you finish this part of the game and you finish the creation of your character.
After that you are free to do what you wish. You can choose to follow the main story or just explore Cyrodil. The scale of this game is immense; you are free to do as you wish. Depending on how you advance through the skills and levels the game will play very differently. You might play Oblivion and it could look like you were playing Thief, sneaking and killing stealthily or look like a FPS casting spells and firing bow. That’s one of the best things about this game, the diversity between every character.
The graphics for this game are simply unbelievable. Everything is rich in detail, from each individual blade of grass to the immaculate and stunning buildings. I recently was on a very high mountain that looked down on Imperial City, and the view was beautiful. I often just sit for a few moments and take in what I am seeing, realising how much hard work must have gone into making this game look so good.
The game play is easy to get to grips with but hard to master. Some of the mini games that you have to do, such as persuading people or picking lock (which annoys me far too much) may not be everybody’s cup of tea. And unfortunately the combat system leaves something to be desired. But do not let that put you off, it’s still first-class game play, it just has its faults. If the combat was just a little less random and more complicated then game play would be incredible.
Sound in this game is quality. The music scores are dramatic and striking, also identifying trouble or battle scenes. The sound effects are very pleasing to the ear, each weapon making a different thud when it makes contact, everything is unique and styles. And no expense was spared, even Sean Bean is in the game, as the voice-over of brother Martyn (the Emperor’s only remaining heir).
Yes there are problems with Oblivion, it isn’t perfect. The AI isn’t always perfect, the combat system isn’t as well thought out as it might have been and in my opinion none of the NPC’s look attractive. By which I mean it doesn’t look like when the developers looked at people to sculpt their characters they didn’t take what makes human faces attractive. But that’s just my personal opinion. Apart from that and the very slow loading times from time to time there isn’t much wrong with this game. But considering the pure size and scale of the game, defaults are expected.
With downloadable content on its way and with plenty of room for expansions this game is well worth the £42.99 price tag. I seriously suggest that if you have an Xbox 360 you buy this game. In my humble opinion it is the first “must have” out for this console, and my word what a game it is.
Score: 9.5/10
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