Product Info:
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Developer: Bethesda Softworks
Publisher 2K Games
Genre: Action
Release Date: March 20 2006
Game Rating: T (Teen)
Blood and Gore, Language, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence
Features:
Step into the most richly detailed and vibrant game world ever created. The Elder Scrolls® IV: Oblivion™ is the latest chapter in the epic and highly successful saga from Bethesda Softworks. Oblivion is the sequel to the best-selling, award-winning role-playing game (RPG) The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind®, named 2002 RPG and Game of the Year for Xbox®. Oblivion is another leap forward in role-playing with its combination of freeform gameplay and cutting-edge graphics.
- Good and Evil: Create and play any character you can imagine, from noble warrior to sinister assassin to wizened sorcerer.
- Melee and Magic: An all-new combat and magic system brings first person role-playing to a new level of intensity where you feel every blow.
- Stunning Graphics: Pixel-shader effects and high-definition televisions are fully supported to create unprecedented visuals, including lifelike towns, dungeons, and the most realistic forests ever created in a game.
- Radiant A.I.: This groundbreaking artificial intelligence system gives characters full round-the-clock schedules and the ability to make their own choices based on the world around them. Non-player characters eat, sleep, and complete goals all on their own.
- Realistic Characters: The game features over 1,000 non-player characters who come to life like never before with facial animations, lip-synching, and full speech. They even engage in unscripted conversations among themselves!
- Enormous Environment: With its non-linear game play, the huge world of Oblivion is open for you to explore at your own pace, and shorter quests such as fighting bandits, mixing potions, creating magic items, and persuading friends keep the challenges coming.
My Impression:
Oblivion is the sequel to the award-winning The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, which also bred two expansion packs Bloodmoon and Tribunal, and from the very first moment I played The Elder Scrolls series I was impressed. Known for its open-ended gameplay and (for it's time) impressive graphics it set itself apart as one of the greatest RPGs of all time. With the sequel Oblivion the developers at Bethesda Softworks look to up-the-ante. With the same freeroam principle and improved combat. Oblivion is looking to be a contender for Game of the Year and it hasn't even hit shelves yet. The graphics have been upgraded immensely making it one of(if not the best) looking game this year. Oblivion will be released on the PC and also on the Xbox 360 and comes in a regular format or a Collector's Edition. The combat in Morrowind was based on number rolls and stat points, with Oblivion combat is based off of the same, but also your own ability to swing a sword, cast a spell, or shoot an arrow. It will also depend on how well you can dodge and use a shield to block attacks. PC owners will also get an extra treat Morrowind was known for its Construction Set, which allowed users to create their own maps with quests, dungeons and even full towns. Well Oblivion looks to improve on that as well. In the old Construction Set if you wanted to make a forest you would have to place every single tree and bush making it a very tedious process, well with Oblivion every single plant is grown. Meaning you tell it the area you want a bunch of trees and the computer grows the trees so you never have to worry about getting the same map twice. This same principle was used in the main game. Every forest you see in Oblivion was grown by the computer. Oblivion is looking to be a must-have for those of you who are hardcore gamers. But one thing is certain you must have a high-end machine to run this on PC. Every NPC(Non-Player Character) in Oblivion is attackable and can be killed, but be warned if you attack somebody for know reason the guards will come for you, and if you kill certain NPCs you can ruin the story-line. So if you are a sucker for swords, magic, and a game that doesn't force you to the end, but let's you take your own path(and time) to get there pick up Oblivion due out March 20.