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Ustwo · 03-29-2006, 11:11 PM

To me this game is a disapointment. If you never played a good RPG in the past I could understand loving it, hell I loved Bards Tale when it came out (3d wow!) but by todays standards its crap all around. This is a lot of how I see Oblivion.

The graphics and physics are very nice, but the game play it self is very dumbed down from Morrowind. The enemies are staticly leveled (you can easily finish the game at level 2) so they are always X levels above or below you. Magic/rare items you can't get early on, and later they are as common as iron is for a newbie. The plot is pretty basic, as are the quests.
You have the magic 'go here' compass, fast travel, and the world, while very nicely done, is pretty much the same where ever you go.

Its a good game, and if its your first RPG I'm sure you love it, but anyone who played Morrowind (and some of the AMAZING mods for it), you can only see this as a step back in terms of game play.

I'd call it an action/adventure with RPG elements, not an RPG.

One thing I did was reinstall Morrowind, downloaded some mods I never saw before, and am enjoying that game again. With the right mods (over 500mb in new textures alone) the game is almost as good looking as oblivion (minus the randomly swaying grass).

From what I gather Morrowind had a LOT of techincal issues they patched, and I'm hoping they do the same for Oblivion.

03-29-2006, 11:11 PM	#175 (permalink)
Ustwo Pissing in the cornflakes	To me this game is a disapointment. If you never played a good RPG in the past I could understand loving it, hell I loved Bards Tale when it came out (3d wow!) but by todays standards its crap all around. This is a lot of how I see Oblivion. The graphics and physics are very nice, but the game play it self is very dumbed down from Morrowind. The enemies are staticly leveled (you can easily finish the game at level 2) so they are always X levels above or below you. Magic/rare items you can't get early on, and later they are as common as iron is for a newbie. The plot is pretty basic, as are the quests. You have the magic 'go here' compass, fast travel, and the world, while very nicely done, is pretty much the same where ever you go. Its a good game, and if its your first RPG I'm sure you love it, but anyone who played Morrowind (and some of the AMAZING mods for it), you can only see this as a step back in terms of game play. I'd call it an action/adventure with RPG elements, not an RPG. One thing I did was reinstall Morrowind, downloaded some mods I never saw before, and am enjoying that game again. With the right mods (over 500mb in new textures alone) the game is almost as good looking as oblivion (minus the randomly swaying grass). From what I gather Morrowind had a LOT of techincal issues they patched, and I'm hoping they do the same for Oblivion. __________________ Agents of the enemies who hold office in our own government, who attempt to eliminate our "freedoms" and our "right to know" are posting among us, I fear.....on this very forum. - host Obama - Know a Man by the friends he keeps.