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Entered CNET Catalog: 09/04/2007
SKU: 39013
Manufacturer: Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Manufacturer description
Oblivion is the quintessential role-playing game for the next generation and another leap forward in gaming. Step inside the most richly detailed and vibrant game-world ever created. Oblivion is the latest chapter in the epic and highly successful Elder Scrolls saga and utilizes the latest PC and next-generation video game hardware to fully immerse you into the experience. With a powerful combination of freeform gameplay and unprecedented graphics, you can unravel the main quest at your own pace or explore the vast world and find your own challenges.User opinions
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User Rating: 
9/10
Until the next game in this series comes out, it's the only RPG you'll need.
Pros: Huge game world, easy to learn, beautiful graphics -- a world unto itself.
Cons: Extremely addicting -- can be a massive time drain. Need a decent system to run well.
Review:
I have the PC version of this game and am running it on a very nice PC. Every other computer RPG I've played pales in comparison to Oblivion, and for that matter, so do many of the other games from different genres.
Oblivion is it's own living, breathing world, and you'll get sucked right into it. There's so much (too much?) to do in the game, and as it's completely non-linear, there are no "right" or "wrong" paths to follow. You can create a typical fantasy RPG character that cavorts around the landscape completing quests for some noble (or ignoble) cause, or you can simply be a bum who makes his living wandering around the landscape and killing wild animals while enjoying the scenery.
In fact, if the idea of this type of game sounds even remotely interesting to you, I would say just go out and get it. As of this writing, it retails at big-boxes for $30. I also picked up The Shivering Isles expansion (as if my character didn't have enough to do already!) for an additional $20, and it was all money well spent.
If you get easily addicted to games, say goodbye to the rest of your life if you buy Oblivion. On the other hand, if you don't have a life, Oblivion ay be what you're looking for.
Oblivion is it's own living, breathing world, and you'll get sucked right into it. There's so much (too much?) to do in the game, and as it's completely non-linear, there are no "right" or "wrong" paths to follow. You can create a typical fantasy RPG character that cavorts around the landscape completing quests for some noble (or ignoble) cause, or you can simply be a bum who makes his living wandering around the landscape and killing wild animals while enjoying the scenery.
In fact, if the idea of this type of game sounds even remotely interesting to you, I would say just go out and get it. As of this writing, it retails at big-boxes for $30. I also picked up The Shivering Isles expansion (as if my character didn't have enough to do already!) for an additional $20, and it was all money well spent.
If you get easily addicted to games, say goodbye to the rest of your life if you buy Oblivion. On the other hand, if you don't have a life, Oblivion ay be what you're looking for.
