Elder Scrolls: Oblivion

[kazumi213]

Oblivion is an awesome RPG. Highly recommended. It's among my personal "best playing experience" games, which include Elvira II, Lands of Lore, Anachronox and Serious Sam FE and SE.

Can't wait for Bethesda to finish Fallout 3, could be epic.

 

[jalaneme]

250 hours worth of gameplay for me, level 50 character, almost max stats on all attributes e.t.c i have the game of the year version so i've finished that too.

i can't wait for fallout 3.

 

[test84]

I'm gonna get this game tomorrw for 360.

I always played RPG games as barbarians or warriors but I want a change and I'm asking you guys to help and comment on different races possible in the game and their pros and cons, like Orcs, elves, etc.

I played PC version for 20minutes and I remember selecting of being under a specific moon birth or something, that was scary since it gave too many choices.

people talk about being a mage, thief and they all seem to have advantages over each other, which one should I choose?

I know I could read a FAQ but I didnt want it to spoil anything story-wise.

and on final note, any general tips for a first time Oblivion player to not to miss anything?

ٍِEDIT:
80+ seems to be the minimum time required for this game which is ALOT, I'm kinda waiting to play this game for like 3 weeks and I can get it tomorrow but putting like 200+ hrs (since i have shivering Isles and Knights of the nine installed, yes, its a looong story ...) and I'm not a person to give up things such as shivering Isles, 80hours? I can finish "making" about 3 games with that time, what do you think about getting a Tomb Raider (Anniversary or Legend) and play it like casual gamers?

 

[p1ngpong]

I had this for the 360, i didn't really like it and after watching Yahtzee's review i sold it.
It's a really good game.Other reviews gave it a 8,9 don't trust random sites.lol


It isn't a random site Eternal Myst. I'm been watching Yahtzee's reviews since his first one. It might be random to you, but not to me. Yathzee's reviews are very good and why should i not trust him?

It summed up all my feelings about the game. I didn't just sell it after Yahtzee's review, i sold it to due to my feelings for the game. i know some reviews gave it a 8 or 9, everyone has different thoughts on stuff, just because a reviewer liked it doesn't mean i like it, we all don't share the same likes and dislikes


Read the first part of my post again before replying with useless trash.

QUOTE(Prime @ Jun 12 2008, 11:04 AM)

i didn't really like it

No Eternal Myst is correct, Yahtzee knows absolutely zero about games and is just an evil hatemonger who should be banned from having an opinion on the internet. In fact i doubt he has even ever played a game all the way through, however i will give him credit his DS-XTreme review was 100% spot on giving it a 9/10 score and everything.

And Im getting sick of telling you all, I DO NOT MASTERBATE ok? Christ!

 

[VVoltz]

I had this for the 360, i didn't really like it and after watching Yahtzee's review i sold it.
It's a really good game.Other reviews gave it a 8,9 don't trust random sites.lol


It isn't a random site Eternal Myst. I'm been watching Yahtzee's reviews since his first one. It might be random to you, but not to me. Yathzee's reviews are very good and why should i not trust him?

It summed up all my feelings about the game. I didn't just sell it after Yahtzee's review, i sold it to due to my feelings for the game. i know some reviews gave it a 8 or 9, everyone has different thoughts on stuff, just because a reviewer liked it doesn't mean i like it, we all don't share the same likes and dislikes


Read the first part of my post again before replying with useless trash.

QUOTE(Prime @ Jun 12 2008, 11:04 AM)

i didn't really like it

No Eternal Myst is correct, Yahtzee knows absolutely zero about games and is just an evil hatemonger who should be banned from having an opinion on the internet. In fact i doubt he has even ever played a game all the way through, however i will give him credit his DS-XTreme review was 100% spot on giving it a 9/10 score and everything.

And Im getting sick of telling you all, I DO NOT MASTERBATE ok? Christ!

OMG, that was so funny. That guy is so hilarious.
I stopped playing this b/c I'm focusing on MGS3 (to play MGS4) now. =(

 

[Joe88]

I'm gonna get this game tomorrw for 360.

I always played RPG games as barbarians or warriors but I want a change and I'm asking you guys to help and comment on different races possible in the game and their pros and cons, like Orcs, elves, etc.

I played PC version for 20minutes and I remember selecting of being under a specific moon birth or something, that was scary since it gave too many choices.

people talk about being a mage, thief and they all seem to have advantages over each other, which one should I choose?

I know I could read a FAQ but I didnt want it to spoil anything story-wise.

and on final note, any general tips for a first time Oblivion player to not to miss anything?

??EDIT:
80+ seems to be the minimum time required for this game which is ALOT, I'm kinda waiting to play this game for like 3 weeks and I can get it tomorrow but putting like 200+ hrs (since i have shivering Isles and Knights of the nine installed, yes, its a looong story ...) and I'm not a person to give up things such as shivering Isles, 80hours? I can finish "making" about 3 games with that time, what do you think about getting a Tomb Raider (Anniversary or Legend) and play it like casual gamers?

also have it on 360 GOTY edition

different birth signs give you different powers and well as different stats

like im a warrior, knight, you get the point
now frankly if this game had mutliplayer, if I could get close enough to a mage I would basically destroy him, cause my heavy amour and attack are very high compared to his magic attacks

you can choose your own, there all different, even one birth sign allows your to turn completely invisible once a day (sometimes I would love to have that power...)

races also, like wood elfs are better at magic then other, all your stats change depending on what race you choose.

im not gonna tell you which to get because its the persons own personal prefence


only thing I will say is dont kill people for no reason, dont kill guards (killing guards is like killing a cop here, a HUGE FINE and jail time) just run away, grab a horse and stuff, ect...
dont get caught locking picking (the lock picking is very anoying at first but once you get the hang of it, its easy)
when your crouch, a little circle will appear, dim means people cant see you and dont know your there
when its lit or bright, dont even think about stealing or doing anything illegal because they will just call the guards

I completed knights of the nine is about 3 days, you get powerful amour from it and weapons

 

[test84]

thnx joe!
what do you think about this part:
"80+ seems to be the minimum time required for this game which is ALOT, I'm kinda waiting to play this game for like 3 weeks and I can get it tomorrow but putting like 200+ hrs (since i have shivering Isles and Knights of the nine installed, yes, its a looong story ...) and I'm not a person to give up things such as shivering Isles, 80hours? I can finish "making" about 3 games with that time, what do you think about getting a Tomb Raider (Anniversary or Legend) and play it like casual gamers?"
?

 

[T-hug]

lol anyone seen this:

Basically a total rip off of ES4 but it's a legit game x_X
More screen comparisons at http://www.gameplasma.com/limbo_of_the_lost_or_oblivion/

 

[Joe88]

thnx joe!
what do you think about this part:
"80+ seems to be the minimum time required for this game which is ALOT, I'm kinda waiting to play this game for like 3 weeks and I can get it tomorrow but putting like 200+ hrs (since i have shivering Isles and Knights of the nine installed, yes, its a looong story ...) and I'm not a person to give up things such as shivering Isles, 80hours? I can finish "making" about 3 games with that time, what do you think about getting a Tomb Raider (Anniversary or Legend) and play it like casual gamers?"
?

I have no idea, I didnt start shivering isles yet
im still on the main quest, keep getting sidetracked, 186hrs so far... and theres still so much more to go...
thats the great thing, it seems it never ends and that why it got game of the year

Tomb Raider Anniversary I liked, got it for PS2
it was a nice remake, gfx were good compared to original
combat also was remastered, gunplay too, they also have this matrix thing
if an enemy charges at you like a bear or something, wait and jump at the last second,
everything will go into slow motion, aim your gun at it head and you will get a one shit kill

 

[Vater Unser]

I'm also currently playing Oblivion on my X360...
It's the Game of the Year edition which includes the two expansion packs, and so far I've played around 20 hours I think and haven't progressed in the main game at all, and instead beat Shivering Isles first

(at least I think I beat it - I have the staff of Sheogorath and all that, but that servant told me there's still plenty to do - there are no more non-sidequests to do, though...)
I thought I was just going to do a little side-quest when I started travelling to the Shivering Isles (first time playing

), so I've ridden all the way to the Shivering Isles entrance, entered it, started doing more and more quests and stuff, and only realized that I'm actually playing the add-on when a friend of mine told me

I'm loving the game so far, but it SUCKS that you can't set the language of the german version to english, because the voice acting is horrible and it's full of translation errors (for example, when all of a sudden the language switches from german to english, and then back to german in the next line of dialogue

)
It's like the voice actors could only guess the context of their spoken dialogue...
...And I've just played the Shivering Isles add-on, which is said to have a better translation/voice acting than the main game...god help me!

I think it's also kinda weird that the exact same type of enemies get stronger as you're getting stronger yourself...enemies I only had to hit once at the very beginning of the game now can take several hits of my strongest weapons...that's not fair

 

[Joe88]

the game levels up as your do, its not your usual run of the mill RPG

 

[Jarjaxle]

the npcs dont level up though right? because i think later in the game they die by being tapped pretty much.

 

[fischju]

That is what he meant, the NPCs do level up as you progress

 

[jalaneme]

only thing I will say is dont kill people for no reason, dont kill guards (killing guards is like killing a cop here, a HUGE FINE and jail time) just run away, grab a horse and stuff, ect...
dont get caught locking picking (the lock picking is very anoying at first but once you get the hang of it, its easy)
when your crouch, a little circle will appear, dim means people cant see you and dont know your there
when its lit or bright, dont even think about stealing or doing anything illegal because they will just call the guards

I completed knights of the nine is about 3 days, you get powerful amour from it and weapons

yes if you kill civilians and NPCs you get infamy points and if you get those you can't do the knights of the nine quest, although if you have the game of the year version of oblivion it wouldn't matter much as you can obtain the madness armour that is much more stronger than knights of the nine armour.

lol anyone seen this:

Basically a total rip off of ES4 but it's a legit game x_X
More screen comparisons at http://www.gameplasma.com/limbo_of_the_lost_or_oblivion/

you sure that aint a oblivion pc mod? thats what it looks like to me :S

QUOTE(Vater Unser @ Jun 18 2008, 12:39 AM)

I think it's also kinda weird that the exact same type of enemies get stronger as you're getting stronger yourself...enemies I only had to hit once at the very beginning of the game now can take several hits of my strongest weapons...that's not fair

you can always counteract that strongness from enemies by turning the difficulty down a bit on hard parts, try not to level up as quick as you want your skills to upgrade first anyway, if you level up fast it will take much longer to upgrade your skills.

 

[Joe88]

I using most of the deadra armor now, and ebony boots that give you 150pt feather
the ebony and knights of nine armor are pretty much even in terms of protection

also if you have a high infamy (mine used to be 63, now its 0)
you can just go on a pilgrimage to all the shrines of the nine and all infamy points will be removed
its included in knights of the nine, its the only way you can start the quest (you can start it by overhearing about from people or go to anvil [im pretty sure thats the town] and go near the church)

 

[jalaneme]

yeah you can do that but to go to each temple is long and tedious and they are not marked on the map properly (unless u have a guide) you can boost your feather and other enhancements with a permanent enchantment glitch so you can have any stats u want with any armour....

 

[test84]

I got some questions regarding Morrowind, since they are so similar,

1-Whats that figure on the boxshot of Oblivion? I saw it on one of guard's armor in Morrowind!
link

2-IS it possible to pick pocket people? like in fallout 2, I used to do it all the time.
if yes, what skill should my character have.

3-I killed some civilians and took their inventory but it didnt increase my bounty level or something, was that cool? does that affect my game sometime?

4-does people's normal chit-chat, like not Storyline parts, have voice-acting on Oblivion?

thnx.

 

[coolbho3000]

1. Err, it's the gate to Oblivion? I think...

 

[Joe88]

I got some questions regarding Morrowind, since they are so similar,

1-Whats that figure on the boxshot of Oblivion? I saw it on one of guard's armor in Morrowind!
link

2-IS it possible to pick pocket people? like in fallout 2, I used to do it all the time.
if yes, what skill should my character have.

3-I killed some civilians and took their inventory but it didnt increase my bounty level or something, was that cool? does that affect my game sometime?

4-does people's normal chit-chat, like not Storyline parts, have voice-acting on Oblivion?

thnx.

2) yes you can pick pocket, money to weapons ect...

3) because no one saw you kill them, but you still shouldnt do it because that person may have been part of a side quest, and now you cant do the mission

4) yes they will chit-chat among them selves, this is sometimes a way to pick up info on side missions by overhearing conversations
everything in the game in voice acted

 

[cubin']

Had lots of fun with this game but I think the epic size turned some people off.

IF you liked this checkout fallout 3

uses the same engine. different type of game but should be v. good.