BUY! DONT THINK BUY! Basically u are a prisoner and u get out cause of the king escaping. He gets assassinated and u have to find the heir to the throne. The GREAT thing is. U DONT HAVE TO DO THAT. u can just go off on ure own killing ppl (not so fun actually) or u can join a faction. Thieves guild, fighters guild, mages guild and the dark brother hood(basically assassins) All of which are fun. Id say start off with the dark brother hood U get the most money. There's also the arena which is fun. Just like the Romans. kill... more info
Too many bugs in the GOTY edition First off, I do rate this game very highly, but this particular edition is not worth the hassle of the bugs which Bethesda do not feel the need to fix. The only extra that this version has is the Shivering Isles expansion (which is where most of the extra bugs come from); I played through the game and completed Shivering Isles, I didn't feel that it was worth it for all the problems caused by the bugs - mostly these bugs manifested themselves as game crashes, leaving you with no chance to save your progress... more info
''follow your own path in your own world'' OBLIVION:
First off the game is outstanding and comes second in my opinion to the massive online rpg world of warcraft, the game althogh offline gives you more quests than any other games and lasts a staggering 500 hours. There are hundreds of goals, you can barter objects with other characters for gold to purchase houses, horses for faster travel, other furnitre, potions, drink ECT and other enchanted and strong weapons, clothing and armor wich can be used to kill many other animals, creatures... more info
Just a little bit dull Firstly the positives: graphics great, numerous quests, long game length. Now the negatives...
The game is just a little bit dull. In games like Baldurs gate 2 (best RPG in my opinion), each quest felt unique and fleshed out. In Oblivion everything just feels the same, especially the Oblivion gate domains (pretty much identical) with no atmosphere at all. Oblivion is a vast open do anything you want type game. I guess I prefer a more linear, more directed type game. The fighting mechanism is also... more info
