The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

[]UBC[Frootlupe]

Hey! I got Oblivion a few weeks ago for my Xbox 360 and I LOVE it! I swear it's the best RPG on the planet. The storyline is amazing and creative, the combat detailed & somewhat realistic (it's a game, dammit), and there are so many side quests to complete. There's not a lot in the ways of weapon/armor variety, but it's enough. You can join guilds, increase your reputation with people, buy a house, invest in businesses, BE INITIATED INTO A SECRET SOCIETY OF ASSASSINS, and even be a gladiator in an arena!! IT ROCKS!!

I personally prefer melee classes, such as a warrior or knight, but in this game it is better to stick to a stealth or mage class. There are so many locks to pick and so many characters trying to kill you that it is better to either sneak past them or turn invisible and run past . Currently I have a melee class and a stealth/archer class. My melee class is a vampire at the moment (you get a lot of awesome statistic upgrades and you get to "suck blood", but the sun hurts you) but I'm trying to fix that. He's also the Arena Grand Champion. My archer is a lower level, but more involved in the Fighter's Guild. They are both in the Dark Brotherhood (the secret society of assassins). The only way to get into the Dark Brotherhood is by committing murder and getting away with it. For each guild/faction you join, you get special missions that you can complete and advance in rank from. You are rewarded with money/items.



That was a video of a Dark Brotherhood quest. That guy is such a noob!!! First of all, you can avoid getting Swamp Fever by using a freaking weapon on the creatures. Secondly, you do not need to use a paintbrush to get by. If you want the bonus for not killing guards, then it's simple. You either turn invisible (spell or potion) and run past or you sneak around the side of the guard while his back is turned and jump up on the side. You don't need to shoot Valen with a bow/spell. If you are melee and don't have any that you'd like to use, turn to your left. There is a table, and on that table there is Valen Dreth's prison cell key. Sorry for that guy's ignorance. You really need to look/ask around in Oblivion. Makes things easier.


Frootlupe

[strontiumdog]

I watched the vid Froot
I hate all these games that are in the dark...you need to play them with the light switched off
Looks a bit like Thief though and played a bit of that, but I like to get in there and mix it up a bit

[abercrab]

Froot,

Oblivion is very good, but they actually limited the freedom in the game versus previous installments to make the game accessible to those dreaded consoles. The graphics are of course leaps and bounds beyond the older Elder Scroll games.

If you liked Oblivion, you definitely need to check out Fallout 3 also from Bethasda.

[]UBC[Frootlupe]

Yes, I know what you mean Crab. One of the previous Elder Scrolls games, Morrowind, does give you more side quests than Oblivion, though they both have two additional expansions that add MANY hours to game-play. The ones for Oblivion are: Knights of the Nine (referring to the nine proper Gods of Tamriel, though some worship Daedric Idols and various Skyrim deities) and Shivering Isles (the domain of Sheogorath, a Daedric Prince nicknamed "The Mad God" for obvious reasons once you go there). The expansions to Morrowind are: Bloodmoon (Solsthiem, or "The Frozen Isle" is accessible. You get to fight werewolves and kill a Skyrim deity) and Tribunal (Mournhold, the capital of Morrowind, home of the Dunmer, is accessible. You can do many side quests there and investigate a mystery which eventually leads to the deaths of Sotha-Sil and Almalexia. I won't give away how they die).

Dog, about playing in the dark. You don't. This guy is just a noob. You can buy spells that let you see in the dark like it's day or light a large area around you. You can also use torches if you don't use magic, but light/seeing-in-the-dark spells don't require high levels of magic. I hate playing in the dark too.

Also, there is a minimap feature that this guy used a few times in the video. He was mainly just using the main map of Cyrodiil or wandering, but the minimap is basically like a GPS that doesn't talk. It doesn't highlight the path, but it shows a large area around what you've explored, basically everything you've seen in the room/hallway. Trust me, Dog, you don't play in the dark in Oblivion.

You can "mix it up" in Oblivion. Mainly, you are required to. In the Arena, that's all you do. While doing Dark Brotherhood quests, discretion and secrecy are required only to achieve a bonus. You don't need to be sneaky. On my warrior, I just chop the hell out of everything in my path and forget about the bonus.

Frootlupe