The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition Platinum Hits - Xbox 360

Overall this game is a must have it has great graphics lots of different paths to chooce from so even if u do finish everything u can make a new character and beat it with a different aspect of the game.

for one this game is a great addition to any rpg players collection. i will admit however that i was dissappointed with the short length of the game and the "empty" space in the landscape. it seems its predecessor morrowind had alot more in the world, every corner had something in it to collect, explore, or fight. oblivion is a little short on that side, though it still has the same great gameplay with increased graphics. the main story quest is short, however there are side quests to keep you busy and plenty of guilds to join. they also have an arena to fight in to earn money, great place to start the game. there are also expansions that add items and there are quests for the different dieties you can do, one of the best though not nessecary is the quest that grants you a skeleton key (a lock pick that doesnt break essentially). other than that the game really missed out on some of the more amazing features and items in the previous elder scrolls game and this game seems shorter in scope than morrowind. i also found out today that this game is also on ps2 which i did not know. i knew it was on ps3. the game does bring back its customization, and some of the expansions are neat, and the shivering iles will keep you busy for a few hours and the new armor is kind of neat but nothing to get excited about. hopefully we will see more to find and explore in the next elder scrolls game and the landscape isnt so barren with nothing to do. all in all it is worth a buy for the price, it will entertain and awe, but seems to have missed the mark from being what morrowind was.

This Version (Game of the Year Edition) is the same but you get two new, full length quests; Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles. I love this game because you have the ability to go anywhere; open, steal, sell, anything and talk or kill anyone. You have the ability to create a variety of Heroes for yourself with many different races and classes to choose from. Also, there are so many side quests to complete and mines to explore that it takes a very long time to complete this game.

This is one of those games where you cannot simply sit for 15 minutes here and there and expect to get the full enjoyment out of it. Expect to play for like 90 plus hours to explore everything, and even then you can go back to a certain place later in the game and there be new enemies, treasures, etc. The ability to do almost anything you want, where you want it and when, it makes for an incredible experience. You can do countless different missions for different factions, all with varylying levels of difficulty, or you can just putz around the entire game and never complete a single mission and it will still be fun (but I'd recommend joining factions and completing missions). So the vastness of the game will keep you entertained for countless hours. The bad parts are the caves, mines, ayelid ruins, and forts. They all look the same for the most part. I mean they are still fun and all, but they LOOK the same, even though theres different enemies in each ones and some special NPC's. The only final gripe I have, and this is exclusive to the xbox 360, are the load times if you have a ton of saves. Its even worse if you are traversion the countryside with a horse, every 10 seconds will say "loading data" and hang for a couple seconds. In caves, towns and such its fine, but can be a big time annoyance when out in the countryside. This is one game where the xbox 360 version is inferior to the PS3 version. Regardless, its still a fun game, and if you enjoyed Fallout 3, youll love this one too.

Oblivion is the latest chapter in the Elder Scrolls series, and I would say it is the best by far. The graphics are fantastic, especially outside of the cities in the forests. There are tons of quests to do, and many paths for your character to take (good, evil, etc), and what lifestyle you choose has a bearing on what quests you have the chance to attempt. There's SO much to do, I know that some people can get overwhelmed because it's not obvious in the very beginning what to do. I just recommend talking to a few people and you'll find your first quest. Because of the branching nature of the game, you can play it four-five-even six times and still not see everything. The best thing about the Game of the Year edition is you don't have to pay to buy the Knights of the Nine, and Shivering Isles expansions, they're included!

Oblivion on the 360 would be a wise decision for two reasons. 1) You get to sit at on a comfortable couch as you play 2) You might want the achievement points The downside is that after you beat the story and the quests there's not much else to do. You won't be able to add user-created mods to expand your game. (Mods are why Oblivion changed from 'T' to 'M') But Oblivion itself is a great open-ended RPG. It revolutionized the hit and miss system. Unlike past RPG's with Oblivion you must actually strike your enemy with your weapon or you will miss. The storyline I thought was a little weak compared to Morrowind and it didn't really affect me in any way as I was playing through it. I've had the game for two years and I still enjoy playing it though. There are tons of quests to do and even after you've done those you can go treasure hunting in Oblivion's many dungeons.

If you likes RPG video game and then you really should try this. It's a pretty old game, the gaphic is not outstanding in this time. But it has a reason for the game of the year. The whole story is great, and you have so many choices in the game. Also unlike other RPG game, the producer really out a lot of passion into it: you got a huge world to explore. Some other RPG games I played, like Fable, Dragon age, they are ok games, but they got nothing except the main story, it's like you finish the game so fast, and it tiotally disappiont you. But Oblivion is totally different, there are so many things you can do outside the main story line, if you want to play through this game and enjoy all the posibilities, you definetely need more than 100 hours, or much more. It got so many races to choose, a lot classes to choose, and it's just a great game, the game of the year.

this game is so good, that i bought a 360 just to play it. some of the glitches in the game make it better. for instance: the arrow trick. this game is worth every penny. there are so many different options, every time you start a new game, it feels like you are playing a brand new game.