should i get oblivion b4 i get skyrim if will i have enough time to experience oblivion, if so should i get the two dlc packs

Yes, you should get Oblivion. No, you will not get enough time to experience it fully, but play it anyway. It'll give you a feel for TES and if you get bored of Skyrim but still want TES, Oblivions there for you.

Shivering Island is the only real worth while add-on to get, though if you get the GOTY edition then you get them all anyway so its not any loss.

Skyrim's story wont be dependant on knowledge from Oblivion, but its still worth a play.

But yes, if you are unsure of what is meant by an open-world RPG, or you are not sure if you would like an Open-world RPG, than play Oblivion, it will give you a good idea what TES is like. And Oblivion is an enjoyable experience anyway!

I agree with the others, you should try Oblivion first..

You should have time to experience at least one or two questlines before Skyrim. You won't see the entire game, unless you decide to finish Oblivion before touching Skyrim. I recommend you do the Dark Brotherhood first, Thieves guild second, and then the Main Quest. If you have time do the Mages guild, the fighters guild is extremely boring in the beginning so you should avoid it. Do random quests as you see find them, do Daedric quests as you find them(if you meet level requirements).

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Yes I recommend you get Oblivion.

No there is not enough time to fully experience Oblivion before Skyrim is released.

In my opinion.

You should get Morrowind

Oblivion rules. I love this game.

You should definitely get Oblivion and play it for several hours before even considering opening Skyrim. In order to fully appreciate the latest addition to the Elder Scrolls series, you must first experience the game that set the precedents for the development and gameplay of Skyrim. Oblivion won Game of the Year. I doubt that they would settle for less than that with Skyrim. Plus, every bit of money that you spend on TES games is money that can be used to make the next game better. Before you play Oblivion, however, I must warn you that the main questline is rather disappointing. Play some of the smaller quests before you decide to play through the main ones.

Also, get the PC version. It is so much better, that is, if your computer isn't crap:)

For what little my advice is worth, I suggest not buying Skyrim until after it's released, and you find out 1) what your friends who have bought it think of it, and 2) whether it will run with your machine specs. Ignore all the Skyrim PR now being generated by gamesas. It's vapor. The game isn't even made yet. Features and requirements will change before release.

That said, should you buy Oblivion? It depends on the style of game you want. There are many threads in this forum about what Oblivion is like, its pluses and minuses. One important point to remember is that however some people feel about its minuses, there are 6000+ mods that really enhance Oblivion's gameplay.

I think playing Skyrim before Oblivion isn't a great problem .... I started playing with Morrowind and skipped Daggerfall , Arena the Redguard Adventures , and Daggerspire or how that was called ...

But if you insist on playing Oblivion before Skyrim I would advise you to do so ...

Trough as said before do it on a PC ....

my pc is crap so ill be playing on ps3