Ive wanted this game for a long time now but am still yet to get it. I'm wondering what you guys think about its playability. Does the game become too repetetive before you get a chance to finish it, because that's the problem I had with Morrowind. The quests were all following a generic formula. Is there more variation in Oblivion?
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TES4: Oblivion
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Well, the major advantage (and it IS major) for the PC is mods. Graphical, gameplay, and control on the PC is far superior. The PC version wasn't a very good port from the console versions and so the menu system was pretty crappy at first, but interface mods fix that. Graphics on the PC are helped not only by high resolutions, but also with mesh and texture mods (especially Qarl's Texture Packs).
I played both Morrowind and Oblivion, and Oblivion is by far superior in gameplay while falling behind a bit on story lines and length of play. This again can be fixed with multiple mod expansions for new stories and quests. There is a lot more variety in quests than with Morrowind, so that would help.
I played both Morrowind and Oblivion, and Oblivion is by far superior in gameplay while falling behind a bit on story lines and length of play. This again can be fixed with multiple mod expansions for new stories and quests. There is a lot more variety in quests than with Morrowind, so that would help.
While I don't own any of the console variations, Oblivion is about two weeks of enjoyment on the PC for me. With mods, I have logged at least 900 hours of gameplay. They just add so much to the game and has made Oblivion one of my favorite games to play. The best thing is, the modding community is fantastic and has a lot of life left.
I would definitely recommend Oblivion, most aspects are drastically improved from Morrowind and it's just fun to run around and do random stuff. I do admit everything starts looking too similar after awhile but thats only cause I played about 250 hours worth of it.
Pick it up.
Anyways if that wasn't convincing enough...
-20-40 hour main quest
-Mage, Thief, Dark Brotherhood, Fighters and Knights of the Nine guild quests
-Drastically improved combat and magic system
-Huge area to wonder around in
-Ridable horses
-Many different types of armor and weapons
-Radiant AI, The AI actually talk, hunt, sleep and follow daily schedules.
-Vampires
-Huge amount of side quest
Really pick it up, make sure to get the game of the year addition as it seems to have tons of stuff added to it, I just haven't bought it yet as I'm kinda tired of the core gameplay.
Pick it up.
Anyways if that wasn't convincing enough...
-20-40 hour main quest
-Mage, Thief, Dark Brotherhood, Fighters and Knights of the Nine guild quests
-Drastically improved combat and magic system
-Huge area to wonder around in
-Ridable horses
-Many different types of armor and weapons
-Radiant AI, The AI actually talk, hunt, sleep and follow daily schedules.
-Vampires
-Huge amount of side quest
Really pick it up, make sure to get the game of the year addition as it seems to have tons of stuff added to it, I just haven't bought it yet as I'm kinda tired of the core gameplay.
the goty edition also has the shivering isles expansion and all the downloadable content
I wonder if the Expansion and DL content is enough to breathe new life into the game?
I would check it out if it has at least 50 hours or so of stuff to do.
Game play wise, I think it does get a bit repetitive. Before you start playing, you should know you only have to go into Oblivion gates dependent on the story, which is about two or three. You don't need to enter every random one you see.
There's a lot to do in the game, from joining guilds, completing side quests, or just fooling around with the game (killing entire towns is always fun
, but the guards are incredibly annoying).
Shivering Isles will definitely give you a lot more play time. It's beautiful and brings a lot of interesting game play mechanics along with it.
There's a lot to do in the game, from joining guilds, completing side quests, or just fooling around with the game (killing entire towns is always fun
, but the guards are incredibly annoying).Shivering Isles will definitely give you a lot more play time. It's beautiful and brings a lot of interesting game play mechanics along with it.
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PC is the way to go with Oblivion.
there is a whole world of mods out there, i suggest to play the vanilla version of Oblivion first and then start installing mods, (u can install more than 200 mods, 256 to be exact) and then the gaming experience could be totally different
there is a whole world of mods out there, i suggest to play the vanilla version of Oblivion first and then start installing mods, (u can install more than 200 mods, 256 to be exact) and then the gaming experience could be totally different
Radiant AI sounds hugely intriguing. The first video I saw of the AI system was where a lady gets increasingly annoyed with her dog to the point where she ends up setting it alight with a fireball spell - I couldnt stop laughing. That was from E3 or one of those demos so it may have been tweaked to get a dramatic result, but it's clear that the NPCs are thinking for themselves a lot more than ever before. I cant wait to play it!
Yeah, about that... Didn't happen.
Don't expect much from the Radiant AI. They move and talk about nonsense, that is about it.