The greatest RPGs - like Mass Effect, Baldur's Gate II and Planescape - have dramatic storylines that see your hero's actions changing them, their friends and allies, and the world they live in. In short Oblivion lacks a solid story -a major feature of the RPG genre. His (or her) skills improve, but your character remains essentially unchanged (unlike in Mass Effect, Planescape and The Witcher). So there's actually no threat to Cyrodiil.Īdd to this that your character doesn't develop. Oblivion's incursion is placed on an indefinite hold. When you're not following the main quest. Explore a world while it slowly turns into Gehenna, as Hell infects your homeland. Or you go where you like, killing monsters and people, and ignore your destiny driven mission. Oblivion sends you off to recover a mystical gem, stolen from Patrick Stewart's corpse, to save the land from being invaded by the dimension of Oblivion (literally, Hell). So when Oblivion: Game of the Year edition appeared on Steam, I decided to pay a visit to the lands of Cyrodiil. The genre's opportunities to develop your character yourself and for deep storytelling make RPGs just damn fun. Reclaim their former glory as you traverse the far reaches of Cyrodill across an epic quest line.My Late Arrival to Oblivion is odd, as RPGs are my favourite gaming genre. The Knights of the Nine have long been disbanded. In the Shivering Isles expansion, see a world created in Sheogorath's own image, one divided between Mania and Dementia and unlike anything you've experienced in Oblivion.īattle the denizens of Shivering Isles, a land filled with hideous insects, Flesh Atronachs, skeletal Shambles, amphibious Grummites, and many more. Non-player characters eat, sleep, and complete goals all on their own.
This groundbreaking AI system gives Oblivion's characters full 24/7 schedules and the ability to make their own choices based on the world around them. See why critics called Oblivion the Best Game of 2006.Ĭreate and play any character you can imagine, from the noble warrior to the sinister assassin to the wizened sorcerer.Īn all-new combat and magic system brings first person role-playing to a new level of intensity where you feel every blow. 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. 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. Step inside the most richly detailed and vibrant game-world ever created. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition presents one of the best RPGs of all time like never before.
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