For the past several months there has been a common thread in this forum; hatred of Oblivion. If members of this forum were to review the game, I believe it's a safe assumption it would get somewhere in the 3/10 range. Personally, I loved Oblivion, even after having played Morrowind. Sure it had its flaws, but it was still a solid game and I would go so far as to say it was an improvement over TES 3. Honestly I found Oblivion's world much mOre compelling than morrowind's; Sure classical european is the most adventurous decision but it still felt more fleshed out than morrowind endless array of swamps and ashlands. Also Morrowind's combat system was absolutely atrocious. Many of the features other forum users critique about Oblivion I completely overlooked. Is there anyone here who feels the same way I do?

No, I loved Oblivion...

Oblivion is my favourite game ever.

I posted this awhile back. Its kind of relevant.



I bet most people here will say they loved Oblivion. Back before (skyrim's) announcement most people hated it.

Ehm...what? I think most are comparisons as to how the engine used to be.

Personally I loved OB myself as well.

10/10 when it came out. It's rating went down when you see what they've fixed in Skyrim and realize how poor it was in Oblivion (level scaling/class system).

Oblivion was a great game its just these forums that dont like them

i must say i loved morrowind and oblivion... and will love skyrim. however i don't really think you can compare too much between morrowind and oblivion.. 2 different era of systems and not able to do as much.. however i was amazed by oblivion and all it had to offer.. i don't see how any TES fan could not like oblivion or morrowind... plus.. just like every game series.. with a new title comes major improvements.

<3 OB, got me hooked on TES!!!

Oblivion is definitely in my top five games of all time.

If Oblivion didn't have level scaling, no minor/major skill and no specific class, it would have been really fun.

EDIT: Oh, yeah, Almost forgot those psychic guards

EDIT: Also, A lot of essential NPCs

Oblivion wasn't a bad game by any means. But when you notice certain problems like level scaling, they become really hard, if not impossible to ignore.

Because really, when you start seeing common bandits and such in RARE glass and daedric armors that were supposed to be tough or nearly impossible to acquire, something's wrong.

It had great gameplay but a weak story and some boring side quests, hopefully the radiant story will fix that.

I honestly do not know why its hated so much here. Sure the level scaling svcked, sure it wasn't Morrowind 2 but come on!

Maybe compared to other games in the series it was a disappointment,(not so much to me personally) but compared to other RPG's it's amazing, as is every elder scrolls.

Oblivion is my favorite game ever. I don't understand the hatred. One caveat, I play with overhaul mods like OOO and MMM.

(I have also played Morrowind, which is a great game. But prefer Oblivion).

I enjoyed it, but it did have it's share of faults; leveling system was wonky, quests that malfunctioned, the way everyone looked and acted like a hideous simulacra. Haters hate, such is their way. The game was still tons of fun.

I seriously can't decide if F3 or OB is my favorite game of all time, my only problem with Oblivion is some minor leveling issues. For the life of me I just couldn't beat the Great Oblivion Gate quest as my thief character and therefore couldn't beat the MQ. :shrug: Besides that it was one f-cking awesome game.

Fans who complain are not fans. True facts.

No, it was a great game regardless what people say. The problem with Oblivion to me was not the setting (Because it was what I expected it to be) but its characters, its storyline, how some of the towns and villages were laid out, and its leveling system obviously. Oblivion was tremendous, but it was lacking parts and story elements that Morrowind excelled in. Neither one was better than the other though in my opinion.

Oblivion is my fav game, its fantastic, at least on pc.

My second favorite in the series of Daggerfall.

It is because they are fans that they complain. It's all about perspective.

This will probably get moved to the Oblivion section of the forum, but here goes...

It depends what you were looking for. I don't pretend to think my opinion is universal, but I was pretty disappointed with it. The level/loot scaling didn't make me feel any progress or accomplishment. By the time I battled and scraqed my way to glass armor, everyone else was wearing it too. At some point in the game, iron weapons and armor were the REAL treasures of the game, being even rarer than common sense in a junior high political debate.

Even if I could get past that, a large part of my positive gaming experience is what I call "the trophy effect". The physics engine made it practically impossible for me to display the loot around my house. This meant everything got hidden away in storage containers. On the few occasions my character visited home, there was nothing there to remind me of all my past adventures. After a couple of weeks I found myself missing Morrowind, so I went back and played that instead.

But I wouldn't intentionally rain on the parade of someone who actually enjoyed the game.

I liked it personally.

It was/is the first Elder Scrolls game I played, so I can't speak for how it stack up to the others.

But personally, its one of my favorites.