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xsBusiness - Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion (DVD-ROM)
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List Price: $14.99
Our Price: $69.98
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Manufacturer: 2K Games
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Amazon Maximum Age: 20
Amazon Minimum Age: 204
Batteries Included: 0
Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: 2K Games
EAN: 0710425217135
ESRB Age Rating: Mature
Feature: 1st-person RPG with open-ended game play and short challenges
Format: CD-ROM
Label: 2K Games
Manufacturer: 2K Games
Model: 21713
Platform: Windows XP
Publisher: 2K Games
Release Date: 2006-03-20
Studio: 2K Games
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Features
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1st-person RPG with open-ended game play and short challenges
Latest chapter in the epic and highly successful Elder Scrolls saga
Create and play any character imaginable from noble warrior to wizened sorcerer
Revolutionary AI; 1,000+ realistic non-player characters; unprecedented visuals
All-new combat and magic system creates high-level of intensity
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Summary: An epic adventure awaits you in this game
Comment: Having played Morrowind- Elder Scrolls 3, I had high expectations for this game and I was not disappointed. The graphics are astounding. I played this game on a desktop PC with integrated NVidia GeForce 6100SE and while I did occasionally get lag, the graphics were still quite amazing. There isn't as much area to explore, towns to visit, things to do, or quests, but what there are epic quests, beautiful environments, epic battles to be fought, and adventure everywhere in this game. The only thing that got me away from this game is when I upgraded my version of Vista and lost all my data, but it is a truly awesome game to play, especially if you have at least a GeForce 8800GTS or an ATI Radeon 3870.
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Summary: Extremely fun, entertaining, but creatures take 70 hits...
Comment: First of all, this game was one of the most fun and enjoyable games I've ever played in my life. The landscape was amazing, everything was very detailed, there are tons of quests you can go on, and there are hundreds of caves, dungeons, and ruins that you can explore. There are a couple things that bother me though. Number 1: Creatures level up with you. Let's say that you're in level one and pretty much at that level you fight goblins, imps, crabs, and weak bandits. As you level up you don't fight them anymore. Then, once you get into level 30, all's you fight are goblin warlords, very strong demons, bandits that have the nicest armor you can get in the game (which I think is extremely dumb because bandits are practically like thieves and thieves wear light armor), and just very strong creatures. Say goodbye to the old goblins and crabs. No more of them to fight. I guess they just all disappear for some unknown reason. Number 2: Everything takes 70 hits! You can slash a bandit about 40 times with a 2-handed sword when you're in level 1 and it doesn't show any kind of slash mark on their armor or body. They don't even have a reaction to your hits most of the time. All's they do is go, "Ow!" or "Uh!" Other than those 2 things, this game is very addicting and there are always quests to go on, dungeons to explore, and things to do. This game kept me busy for about 3 or 4 months and I still sometimes play it. Believe me, you won't regret buying this game except for the 2 reasons above. I hope this is helpful!
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Summary: Not much fun
Comment: I played for a few weeks and it never got interesting or fun. I was dragging myself through it because other people said it was so great. The caves were repetitive and easy to get lost in. The save states were pretty horrid. You never knew if what you were doing will get your in trouble with the guards. You gain skill so slowly that I didn't feel any better off the last day than the first day.
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Summary: The Best Game Ever
Comment: I was playing WoW and got tired of the continual hack and slash, the stress of being ganged up on and killed continually, and not being able to do many of the cooler quests alone. I started searching and saw a review on this game. I called my brother-in-law and sister to ask for their advice. They said they were getting a new computer just so they could play Oblivion on it again (something happened to their old system). That was enough for me to try!
At first, the cave experience was a little weird. I've never played this type of RPG and although the story was enticing, the fighting part in the cave was tricky. My sister said hang in there until you get out into the world. She was right. Oh. My. The Oblivion world is this massive, beautiful place!
As I progressed in the game, I started falling in love with it. The storyline is compelling, the quest lines well thought out, and the world is huge with so many many things to do.
The game wouldn't be the same without the modding world. Thank you Bethsoft for allowing your community to mod your games. This capability has added tons more play power to this world - I just don't have words to describe how much the modding community has added to this game. Mods truly personalize your world for you - how you play, what extras you'd like to see, and adds new lands or quests you'd like to explore. I've got 700 hours in this game, and am not even nearly done with it yet. One truly gets their money's worth with this game.
The game is emotional - you'll get attached to certain characters, hate others, feel sadness when certain things happen, you'll be excited and happy and shocked as you complete quest lines and find out how stories end and others begin...Oblivion truly leaves an unforgettable impact.
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Summary: A very impressive piece of work, a tribute to the Elder Scrolls series
Comment: Having wasted a fair portion of my life on Morrowind, I decided to pick up this game before knowing anything about it. As you may have already seen through searches and screenshots, it looks absolutely amazing.
For a review in short, it is everything you loved about Morrowind. Open ended quests, huge environments, customizable classes and characters and a game you can loose weeks on and never miss them at all.
It also fixes everything you hated about Morrowind. Goodbye useless quest log and the need to wander the same roads over and over again. The journal system is completely redone and allows quick access to the paths of a specific quest you want to work on. Also, the fast travel feature makes moving between places you previously visited as simple as clicking.
While the true requirements of this game may be a bit heavy computerwise, you see every bit of it put to work. The landscapes are amazing to the point of making postcards out of them. For those who own computers not quite up to snuff, there are mods out there to improve performance for slower machines as well.
I have been playing this game for several weeks now and have barely scratched the surface. And, for people who blow through it quickly or get bored easily, it gets even better. The fan created mods for this game are amazing. If you dislike the leveled enemy system (as one reviewer obviously does) the are at least three different mods out there which can adjust the leveling system and enemy difficulty system in ways to make the game more suitable for you.
If you dislike the system of hiding behind a shield and wacking the monsters here and there, go and get one of the improved combat mods. You will find yourself able to backflip, shieldbash, dodge and more.
The list of fan based improvements goes on and on, but you see the point. Oblivion is an absolutely huge game filled with amazing textures, light effects, and more then enough graphical eye candy to keep you occupied for years to come.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is single-player role-playing action in the world of the popular Elder Scrolls game. The Emperor of Tamriel has been assassinated and the killer still runs loose. Meanwhile, no heir sits on the throne. With no Emperor upon the throne, the gates of Oblivion open wide and demons invade. Your quest is to find the lost heir and place him on the throne, before demons destroy the land. Next-generation graphics with pixel-shader effects for high-definition TVs, creating lifelike towns & dungeons and the most realistic forests
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