I really like rpg games, have since chrono trigger. I played all the final fantasys, and any muber of Japanese stock. Even the cross over ganes like bio-shock, and the fall out series. There are 2 games in my opinion that are over rated by reviewers, Hellgate London and Oblivion.

Now Oblivion isn't a bad game, there is a nice (kinda) large world with many different quests to take, and people to see. My problem with it is, ya for a game 10 miles across is huge, but when you try to pretend there are 6 cities with a large imperial capitol in the middle it feels cramped and ridiculous. The story line was just childishly uninteresting. When I could see Bruma from somewhere near the Imperial City, I was hugely disappointed.

also,In Oblivion I spent hours (almost days) getting herbs together to make potions, afterward I wasn't siked, I was let down because I put hours of work bulding up this skill for nothing (alchemy is boring and there is little reward). In mount and blade I spent 2 hours building up a band of about 30 people into a decent leveled army and took part in a huge battle (about 200 on each side) for the first time I wasn't leading a battle or had a gods eye view of it, I was the left flank of a battle (that eventually broke and lost the battle, two hours isn't long enough.)

So.... go tell it on the mountain at the Mount and Blade forum..... As a master alchemist I can make potions that do upwards of 700 damage.... what's your question?

umm...ok lol

That's nice. You're entitled to your opinion. I don't know what you're hoping to accomplish by coming onto the Oblivion forums and saying how much worse it is than some other game.

I'm a HUGE Mount&Blade fan, but to me it's just way to different from the Elder Scrolls games to be even remotely compared. It's just pure apples to oranges.

Now if you like it better, yeah that's your own opinion and I respect that, but why did you make the topic? Are you looking for discussion, debate? What?

You say gathering herbs in Oblivion was boring, but I think Mount&Blade got boring with their generic randomly generated quests.

Thank you for your opinion. Unfortunately this is The Elder Scrolls forum and we don't care for it much here.

Yes, the combat system in M&B was incredibly realistic, but Oblivion creams M&B with the sheer amount of things to do and the customization it offers its players.

I am not interested in discussing this any further than that.

So, you preffer to guide armies than make potions? OK. Both games have more things to offer. I would find logic to compare both combat systems, but two totally different features? Besides m&b battles are one of the two main features of the game. It's a totally wrong comparition in my opinion.

Alright well first of all you are a trolly mctrolltroll for joining a game's forums simply to provide your uninformed opinion
But before this gets locked I would like to say...
Alchemy is bad because you cant figure out how to efficiently gather ingredients?!?! or because you can't understand the concept of mixing very like ingredients?!?!?! or perhaps because you don't have a high alchemy skill and you dont understand the concept of higher skill causing better results?!?!? you really don't know what you're talking about here
And when you delve deep into the lore implications of the main quest, it is not "childishly uninteresting": the last descendent of the bloodline that has dominated Tamriel for eras is dead, and the emperor who has been involved in all previous games is dead and I could literally rant forever but I like these forums and don't want to get in trouble :swear: :swear: :tes:

DONT FEED THE TROLL.

Cool story, bro.

Seems to me this post would be more suitable on the official Mount & Blade forums as it barely have anything to do with Oblivion, so feel free to register on their forums and post there.