Oblivion Is Still Excellent 15 Years Later

[@TheMark01]

I remember Martin Septim telling me how honored he was to fight beside me and what a great person I am. right after I broke in the jeweler store and stole everything.

[@RedEverything]

SEAN BEAN

[@JB-xl2jc]

"Our Hero is a bit of a mixed bag, murders a lot and steals constantly buuuut also regularly saves the world so..."

[@90maducc]

And stole an Elder Scroll on top of that.

[@sudstahgaming]

everyone steals in elder scrolls that's just how it is

[@90maducc]

@@sudstahgaming that’s how the Thieves Guild works I guess.

[@Rebelzize]

By Azura, by Azura, by Azura! Time flies but by Todd Oblivion is a gem of an RPG even 15 years later. If only someone would remaster it ;)

[@arpyx8707]

Hmmm yes I really do wonder

[@ItachiUchiha-69]

Seriously, Todd, Bethesda, PLEASE!

[@AhmadrezaChehrehara]

aren't you doing some thing like remaster already?

[@arpyx8707]

@@AhmadrezaChehrehara yeah he’s joking

[@keenzo1998]

;) hopefully soon

[@BoolyK]

Oblivion was my first open world rpg. I had no idea games could have that amount of freedom. I was so young. I'll never forget it

[@leskobrandon8454]

Mine was one of the fables. I think 3

[@frnaglfr5243]

Same. I stayed at my friends place and he let me try. I didn't sleep that night, and I made it through most of the dark brotherhood quest line. I'll never forget

[@BigUriel]

@@leskobrandon8454 Fable 3 isn't really that "open". It's much more linear and story driven and your movement is much more restricted than in Fable 2.

[@leskobrandon8454]

@@BigUriel it’s still pretty open

[@BigUriel]

@@leskobrandon8454 Depends what you compare it to. If say Skyrim is a 10, Fable 2 is an 8, Fable 3 is more like a 5. The story is pretty linear and you are restricted in terms of where you can go and what you can do until you progress in that main quest.

[@KeimpeJ]

The voice acting is impeccable. All 5 voices used for every npc are impeccable.

[@johnnyg5215]

Same with Skyrim too ;P

[@jonathansoko1085]

Witcher 3 uses the same 5 voice actors for every npc, no npc offers dialogue unless its a quest npc, and there are about 5 models used for all men and women in game. But hey lets not criticize the best game ever right

[@KeimpeJ]

@@jonathansoko1085 Oh sure. Critique is necessary. In the end we might end up with a better game. Personally, i never liked Witcher. I did like Oblivion.

[@averagechadlegionary5824]

Mostly the same voice actors they used for Fallout 3 as well and I’m not complaining BC I thought FO3’s voice acting was better than FO4, more campy maybe but it fit with the dark humor tone.

[@pp-1954]

Isnt the actor for Martin the Faramir actor in LOTR? Has the same voice!

[@whiteepiphone4]

The side quest where you go into a painting and the world turns watercoloured occupies so much space in my brain.

[@puertoricankoolaid8330]

I just did it today !

[@jamisbrill]

What is the side quest called? Thanks

[@villageronps5317]

@@jamisbrill a bit late, but it’s called a brush with death

[@TonyV89]

Me too, man.

[@zgolkar]

I think my game bugged and those trolls came out of the painting... it was a funny bug though

[@kristofferv]

2002 morrowind 2006, 4 years later, oblivion 2011, 5 years later, skyrim 2021, 10 years later, nothing :(

[@RichardWalkerBD]

Don't worry, I'm sure in 5 years (give or take) we'll get a proper trailer, maybe even some gameplay!

[@chinchilla505]

*2021, 10 years later, Skyrim HD 4K REMASTERED VR SPECIAL LEGENDARY EDITION

[@crakatinni]

they getting slack and oblivion was the peak

[@jadenvanhess2341]

Unless you count Elder Scrolls Online

[@MimikMaya]

Rather that than what gamefreak is doing. The wait is worth it

[@natejohnson7601]

Honestly I think it had the best soundtrack

[@sean7332]

I liked skyrims music but it got too loud too frequent when u ran into enemies got kinda annoying

[@metetural9140]

Morrowind's my favourite but Oblivion has some great tracks in it

[@natejohnson7601]

@@metetural9140 I forgot about Morrowind and that was the true rpg of the elder scrolls Series

[@TheEpicMind]

I love how melancholic it is

[@BoJangles42]

Skyrim’s was 10x better

[@dausenmoore]

The setting was NOT dull. I absolutely loved that world and still like it more than probably any open world.

[@Darro85]

It is one of my favourite open worlds next to The Continent from The Witcher III.

[@TheTjam84]

Completely agree. Perhaps because I love medieval green landscapes ie witchery or Kingdom come, it captured that beautifully.

[@yewtewbstew547]

I'd say in 2006 it was a bit "generic" feeling. But by today's standards generic medival Europe fantasy settings are almost a novelty, since everyone and their mother has spent the last decade copying Game of Thrones. So nowadays I find Oblivion's setting oddly refreshing.

[@dausenmoore]

@@TheTjam84 I love the classic green medieval landscapes like you see in great artworks but rarely see in games for some reason. I don't think I've seen anything quite like it since.

[@idipped2521]

It wasn't dull but it didn't match up with the lore

[@joshbrailsford]

Back in the day I played Oblivion like my life depended on it. It was so immersive because you felt like you were playing as yourself, and making your own destiny, not as a character whose destiny was already decided. Also, from the environment to the soundtrack, Oblivion just had a homeliness that I didn't feel so much in Skyrim. I felt like I belonged in that world even if I was just dossing about doing side quests. I haven't played Oblivion for years but still often listen to the soundtrack on KZbin as I find it so relaxing. I think if one videogame had to be my favourite ever, it would be Oblivion. I spent too much of my life in that world for it not to be.

[@HelianMitlowdelmilk]

It's my favorite as well

[@bignaaasty5096]

Never did I think Oblivion was dull. To me it's always been my favorite settings as I love that classical high fantasy setting. Lotr, fable, etc.

[@53Strat]

I like the obvlivion setting more too, GoT vibes

[@XOPOIIIO]

I've started TES with Morrowind, the setting there was too unique, didn't got it, but Oblivion is actually more classic fantasy, so I enjoyed it much more.

[@deanbartolo6199]

Shivering Isles remains one of the best Expansions of all time, any game period.

[@mrchrome3476]

Im literally showing my wife all the funny things that mad god said to me when I was only 15 playing my first 360 game.

[@olegcherkasky2755]

Cheese for everyone!

[@JordanGeonox]

I agree man

[@16thdemon]

I totally agree. Witcher 3 expansions were great, but Shivering Isles was on another level entirely.

[@mrchrome3476]

@@16thdemon understanding madness quest was tedious. But I feel like it made the game fee more real. A Mad god you supposed to replace wanna you to understand why he is the way he is. And why his realm exist. Understanding madness indeed was amazing in showing this.

[@KellinKingdom]

The quests and story writing of Oblivion are unparalleled, and the fact that you aren’t the “Chosen One” makes your accomplishments so much more satisfying.

[@JB-xl2jc]

Yep! That's largely shared with Morrowind which highly suggests that you aren't special necessarily, you *become* the prophesied hero (and others before you had tried and could have succeeded and become the Neravarine, but didn't)

[@eziospaghettiauditore8369]

@@JB-xl2jc I think Morrowind had the best story in the series by a mile but Oblivion easily had the best side quests

[@Strider91]

Actually, fun fact. Skyrim was the first ES game were you actually played as the Dragonborn. All the other games you were mearly dragonborn adjacent lol!. Thats always why I loved them, I wasn't the main savior. . . . .I was some dude that stood next to him, who came from nothing. . . . Or escaped from prison 😁

[@Anti-HyperLink]

Um, have you played the game? You are the Chosen One. The Emperor literally has dreams about exactly you and tells exactly you to save the world. Is there something wrong with your brain?

[@Anti-HyperLink]

@@Strider91 No fucking shit, Sherlock. Everyone knows that. Why the hell are you saying that as a fun fact?

[@marcusmalone]

The quests in Oblivion are unquestionably better, more diverse than in Skyrim.

[@Lunar4]

generic fantasy vs generic realism

[@henryviiifake8244]

@@Lunar4 A 🧢 on both fronts.

[@JGAbstract]

the side quests I remember the most: where you had to find like a bunch of frozen tears and the one where you go into a painting world. I remember spending so much time looking for the tears. My game was glitched and that's why I couldn't find some. Haha

[@Strider91]

The guilds actually took time, and effort to complete. It took weeks to do just one, so many twists and turns. It was beautiful

[@Skumtomten1]

@@Strider91 Yes, one of my main issues with Skyrim is how short the guilds were compared to Oblivion. Becoming the head of a guild was a great journey in Oblivion, but it Skyrim it was just silly, they felt very rushed indeed.

[@Finfection]

This game always makes me feel nostalgic for the summer of 2006 when the game released. I worked for a concession stand at a little league baseball park to save up money to buy the game. Spent many late nights of my summer break playing this game to death. It has way more charm and personality than most games do. It's an entertaining broken little world to run around in.

[@revengeofthesynth5430]

I had a scarily similar teenage years to that

[@eodyn7]

Duuude same. I was working at McDonald's to save up money.

[@beedee8185]

Second this. Hours, days, heck I poured WEEKS into this game lol.

[@vitigaymer1053]

In my country we have a National Exam that all grade schoolers take to determine which High School you will attend. I have fond memories of Oblivion because I spent the whole year studying. Then finally got to unwind playing Oblivion and loving it.

[@8642218]

I stole this game from the rental shop 2 weeks before it closed down.

[@alasdairmackintosh]

"It didn't perfect it like Skyrim" okay well Oblivion still did lots of things better than Skyrim. Like all the factions

[@spikem5950]

I'd argue Oblivion did MOST things better than Skyrim. Skyrim has better textures, better animations, and a less buggy Radiant AI. That's it.

[@MartinJHenebury]

@@spikem5950 the radiant AI was awesome and more immersive than the on rails scripted NPC encounters from Skyrim

[@spikem5950]

@@MartinJHenebury Yeah, Oblivion's radiant AI was much better designed. I was just saying Skyrim's wasn't as buggy.

[@whatistime5768]

Played both. Of course Skyrim is far superior than Oblivion

[@spikem5950]

@@whatistime5768 I played all 5 games. Of course 1-4 were far superior than Skyrim.

[@mynameis9683]

The interesting thing is, the nostalgia is inherent to the game, rather than to when you played it. I played it for the first time in my 20s in 2018 and also had a massive sense of nostalgia for it - nostalgia for a wonderful sense of adventure. An absolutely unforgettable game, so worth it.

[@Poppaai]

The music was so good, that there were times i stopped playing and looked at the massive world and think about my own life, never ever did a game gave me so much strange/good vibes.. shivers when hearing this music again after 15 years.

[@rodrigoacosta9708]

It happened to me but with morrowind!! Oblivion is good too, but did't touch me the same way. Anyways both games have Jeremy soule's music!

[@herreichhorn0.0]

I can still remember how I just couldn't believe that whole world fit into my Xbox 360 🤯

[@jeroen2954]

Yeah, i remember i used to stare at the sunrise in the forest to the east, and just listening to jeremy soules music. Or while watching the sun go down over the water at Anvil. I even stood idle on market places with the screen turning around, hearing jeremy's music and guards talking about arrows they got in the knee and stuff (or was that i skyrim? yeah that was probably in riften)... while i was afk and just internetting on my laptop.

[@TheMichaeveli]

This

[@HitchHikersBlues]

Indeed

[@CxRizzle808]

15 years?! That made me feel very old and ruined my day. I remember getting this on Xbox 360 when it came out and being absolutely amazed with it's world.

[@RedEverything]

I was 15 when Oblivion came out. A little surreal for me.

[@michaelelliott4122]

Your not the only one there mate

[@MrMattyG]

Same - I was obsessed with this game all those years ago.

[@FromThe9thDimension]

I remember getting it at release on 360 too, I must have been 17. It felt hyper real back then after playing Morrowind on the original Xbox. Man were those the days.

[@SyGardner]

I was 21 but couldnt afford to get a 360 and oblivion at the time as my first daughter had just been born. I had to wait for my student finance to come through the year after, I remember getting it and playing each night for hours once my little girl had gone to sleep. Now my little girl is 14 and I'm sat here with a 2 year old daughter added to the mix thinking "wow time goes fast" :D

[@TheWayWithinUs]

My favourite game of all time, accompanied by my favourite soundtrack of all time. Charming, magical, atmospheric, homely, nostalgic, fun, immersive, mystical, and much, much more. And the soundtrack.. The soundtrack... And those beautiful, medieval European style landscapes... And the charming awkwardness of the characters, dialogue, and AI... There's so much more that could be said... A masterpiece of a game. ♥️

[@ryand5610]

I've been through oblivion about 5 times. I still play to this day.. I couldn't get interested in skyrim enough to play it more then a day..

[@dantenastasi2278]

Oblivion is the only game I've ever played that made me nostalgic for it during my first playthrough.

[@TheRagnus]

Now we just need an Oblivion Special Edition

[@mylesjackson1]

Oblivion in 4K will be released this year. It’s aimed at game pass. However, as oblivion was designed to work with 128-1028 mbs of VRAM(with most gpus containing less than 1gb of ram back in 2006), we might( no details on that) see a 64 bit version of the Gamebyro. Todd Howard has stated that it was very difficult to get oblivion run at 4K. I am hoping for multi treading and a 64 bit engine.

[@idipped2521]

@@mylesjackson1 Would rather have morrowind remake with modern mechanics

[@nerevarchthn6860]

@@idipped2521 so you mean Skywind?

[@nerevarchthn6860]

Wait for Skyblivion

[@Lead_Foot]

@@mylesjackson1 The creation engine is basically just an upgraded gamebryo.

[@Nick-4K]

This is one of those games I wish I could unremembered so I could experience again for the first time.

[@FaithCeil]

What an experience that first playthrough was!

[@minipwn0422]

Just played New Vegas for the first time, it really opened my eyes to how much I could enjoy a decade old game, now I think oblivion is next on the list

[@max-fj7np]

I just started a new save for the first time since 2011... there's a TON I don't remember and it feels similar to playing it for the first time again

[@subtractivemusic]

This was the first game I became obsessed with. The first game that made my dad look at the screen with elves and magic and look back at me lying on the couch and say, "I worry about you."

[@JOHNSONsBONE]

Once I start playing this game I don't even see the graphics quality. I'm fighting enemies, doing quests, leveling up, exploring caves. I've done it all so many times. I love it.

[@Goldpanda94]

Oblivion had an atmosphere and world building that I missed in Skyrim. One thing that stuck out like you mentioned is that the dungeons actually feel like locations in Oblivion whereas Skyrim's felt like purpose built gaming dungeons. Why does everyplace have a shortcut to the end. It makes no sense and I much preferred Oblivion's style. Oblivion had a much more varied and fun cariety of quests as well.

[@tempestsquall5882]

Okay I have to disagree with you here. The dungeons in oblivion were quite honestly copy and paste everywhere you went. They had some good loot and maybe an interesting thing or 2 to discover but the needless back tracking in all the same dungeons felt pretty lame. I don't like Skyrim as much as oblivion but what they did right was the dungeon and cave system having little trap doors and secret areas that bring you back to the beginning, a more intuitive way of doing things that keeps you from wasting time back tracking through a maze of corridors.

[@tempestsquall5882]

@@jsullivan2112 not to mention dragons lol. But yeah that's about it, cleaned up combat a bit added duel weilding, less butter faces. But the streamlined UI and leveling, meh weapon/ armor design and bland colors that make up most of Skyrim made it less enjoyable than oblivion for me.

[@Goldpanda94]

@@tempestsquall5882 You know, since my initial comment, I actually went back and tried playing some Oblivion with new mods (after not having touched it for like 7 years) and I agree, the dungeons were copy and paste for the most part and not very furnished aesthetically as well as Skyrim (I think like one or two developers worked on all the layouts for Oblivion). But, that being said, I still don't particularly like the obvious barred door or just out of reach cave section that brought you back to the beginning of a dungeon in Skyrim. It always kinda brought me out of the immersion and made the locations feel very video gamey which was more offensive to me than having to backtrack a couple minutes.

[@hengineer]

The shortcuts are realistic. It's known the people who built the tombs in the pyramids dug shortcuts so they could get out

[@MrTrumpet]

Skyrim was just a more polished version of Oblivion, but without it's soul

[@fayeharrison1741]

He doesn't even mention how much better leveling your skills were, hand to hand/mysticism/athletics/acrobatics and the fact you could make your own spells.

[@eziospaghettiauditore8369]

@Beans put difficulty slider down two notches

[@quinnmarchese6313]

i personally thought the level the skills you use mechanic in morrowind was more organic but you still had to make a conscious decision of what role you wanted to play.

[@BrockSamson810]

Or the fact that you could cast spells while still holding your weapon and a torch

[@spikem5950]

@@BrockSamson810 This right here is probably the biggest fucking reason Oblivion is my favorite. I can actually be a sword/shield battlemage in that game without having to constantly go through menus and switch my hands.

[@mistersocial4748]

IMO, once I got a grasp on efficient leveling it was not as much of an issue. Also, the modding community has a couple of decent, non-game breaking mods.

[@Gameplato]

“... it’s easy to see why Oblivion was either forgotten or ignored by fans.” Patronizing (and factually incorrect) when you consider that Oblivion was Bethesda’s bestselling game and the highest rated game of the generation when it launched.

[@lordclansman4205]

Yeah I remember it was a big deal when it came out.

[@MrLaafish]

Yeah, just because the narrator did not care for elder Scrolls until Skyrim doesn't means everyone did

[@TheFreshestLyrics]

Game journos are buffoons, nothing new there.

[@DeadSpacedOut]

Think he means Oblivion had the worst reception out of Morrowind, Oblivion & Skyrim.

[@Acacius1992]

@@DeadSpacedOut ironicly for me Oblivion is the best of the three. I tried skyrim and Morrowind afterwards, bit could never warm up with either

[@Nonchalant1996]

I hear the “generic fantasy setting” complaint a lot but I’ve never had more fun exploring an open world than in oblivion

[@danilonden3782]

I still remember discovering that ghost town that wasn't on the map in the great forest. Amazing

[@Armaan8014]

Same

[@tempestsquall5882]

I find far east interpretation to be more generic settings in fantasy games. Like FF12 or the starting areas in Two Worlds 2. The European fantasy setting was very well done in oblivion and I wish there were more fantasy settings like it on the genre, because of you think about it most other games at least now a days have you in some generic bio futuristic, or too realistic to be fantasy settings.

[@Nonchalant1996]

@@tempestsquall5882 exactly. Western fantasy settings have almost become “so cliche they’re not cliche”. Very few games or movies really even attempt them anymore, and even fewer do them well. Oblivion is one of the only things I’ve seen that’s made a believable western fantasy setting

[@MyWatchIsEnded]

Me personally I loved the rpg gameplay design of Oblivion more than Skyrim. There's something extremely satisfying about seeing how you've achieved a higher understanding of your training and how you need to rest and meditate. Once you reach apprentice, journeyman, expert, and master you feel like you actually did something. Even if in reality you were sitting there spamming an illusion spell. The game felt more in touch with its roots especially the leveling system and the character abilities that are able to be increased through using them such as running aka athletics. Skyrim just keeps you at one preset speed with no ability to increase your athleticism or acrobatics. Even worse Skyrim makes it feel like you never truly get any better as a character because you are Dragonborn who is extremely OP right off the bat. In oblivion the character isn't someone special and so you can train yourself to become anyone or anything but Skyrim limits you to being the dragonborn with very specific traits and characteristics. Skyrim did a lot better in the basic swordplay, animations, archery system, magic animations, and the sneak system. However the game feels lifeless without mods to increase the basic feel of each of these systems. Skyblivion is a thing.

[@official1a.m.295]

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[@smudgy264]

This game was more memorable to me than skyrim. I'll never forget the first time i found chameleon could make me invisible, i stole so much shit

[@dorianrandall9437]

Oblivion was never "forgotten" by fans. Nearly as soon as Skyrim came out, the Skyblivion project, to remaster the masterpiece, began.

[@xCestLaVie1]

Skyblivion will never come out lol we will get a new elder scrolls by then.

[@notslavaboo]

@@xCestLaVie1 Bethesda's barely released any footage of TES VI. Meanwhile, the Skyblivion Team recently released gameplay of their project. Additionally, the Skyblivion Team has to modify Skyrim, meanwhile Bethesda has to start mostly from scratch. Do you have any actual evidence that Skyblivion will come out after TES VI?

[@ryantaylor3917]

Me: No I dont think it's worth replaying Oblivion community: THEN PAY WITH YOUR BLOOD!

[@spikem5950]

Should have PLAYED THE GAME!

[@Chris997-v8x]

This is the part where you fall down and bleed to death!

[@1982markjm]

Don't forget the amazing music. It's life changing.

[@spikem5950]

In the composer's case quite literally.

[@tempestsquall5882]

Best western RPG track EVER. I have yet to hear anything in my life that makes me still to this day feel like I'm in a true fantastical world other than the FF games.

[@pixelmentia]

I don't know why Patrick Stewart being in the game for 5 minutes adds so much to the experience whenever I think about it, but it does.

[@alexakaa.charlesross8919]

Make it so

[@josephscottadams39]

Engage!

[@bigtone7824]

I guess giving 80% of the voice acting budget was worth it then 😆

[@kf8449]

I really liked the fact that you could interact with the Guards in all the towns in Oblivion. Ask where the Inn was, ask about nearest market. I relied on that in the early stages of the game. I don’t know why they removed this interaction from Skyrim. It made the guards seem more knowledgeable and righteous.

[@iconian1387]

It probably cost a fair amount to get all that dialogue voice acted. I wouldn't be surprised if they skipped it for Skyrim for that reason.

[@addictedtors24]

I remember the very first time I played this back when I was 11, I’m 26 now and to this day haven’t felt the same feeling towards a game as I did towards oblivion. I’ve never been the type of guy to finish a game and replay multiple times over. No word of a lie, I have finished oblivion 20-30 times.

[@Blaz1ngFury]

Big factssss

[@Blazing234]

I played through the oblivion campaign so many times. God damn it was good

[@justinvesty]

You need to do other things. Not trying to be a D

[@addictedtors24]

@@justinvesty yeah I’ve not played for a very long time, I’m saying no game ever made me feel like oblivion did. Keep your opinions to yourself otherwise wether or not you want to be a “D” it makes you one :)

[@robkabob1826]

I absolutely adore Oblivion. If only Skyrim had some of that excellent guild quests

[@poopmonkey48]

Skyrim's Thieves Guild Quest is flat out amazing. You should revisit it.

[@bloogalooga]

@@poopmonkey48 I was just thinking this yesterday. Skyrim's Thieves Guild questline definitely stands out as one of the better ones in the game.

[@audaceus]

@@poopmonkey48 Sure skyrim's Thieves Guild was amazing, but Oblivion's thieves guild quest is Legendary.

[@windebiesteultima3317]

@@poopmonkey48 only problem with it is that you barely *steal* anything. Hell the last mission is you RETURNING something. I felt more like some hired thug than an actual thief in that questline. Oblivion’s thieving aspect for their theives guild is a lot better

[@Omarized160]

Also buying property pimpping it out and getting a maid.

[@diegoarthur]

Played the heck out of oblivion during my university years. Back then I did not have a powerful computer, so I had to play in 640x480. Loved it.

[@retep8891]

Try it now... You can run it cranked and like the video said, it's worth replaying.

[@vngames179]

@@retep8891 that's where you are wrong, kiddo. You better have a good CPU where you have high frequency on a core because it uses only 1 core. Doesn't matter haw much cores you have if the frequency is low.

[@retep8891]

@@vngames179 sure, it will be bad if you are playing on a potato, but anything released in the past 5 years will be fine.

[@blakbear6528]

@@vngames179 who says kiddo dude

[@SocksFCGameArchives]

Does anyone else stand on a mountain and look over the world, watching the sunset, listening to the soundtrack and just thinking about life?

[@williamholbert529]

Just finished an extensive replay of Oblivion with all DLC last month, and I loved every minute of it. One of my favorite games of all time.

[@Promark1980]

Me too dude. I started on Oblivion and didn't play morrowind until later and of course skyrim too. Cyrodil is beautiful and everything feels so cozy and the combat is soooooo so good.

[@thecommentator5748]

Oblivion will be excellent even after 100000 years

[@freakydeaky1435]

thats the amount of time I have to serve in prison to pay off my bounty

[@TheEpicMind]

Sean Bean's voice is the best. I can listen to it forever

[@GilesDMT]

Actually, it’s pronounced “Sean Bean,” not “Sean Bean.”

[@MSBH-wx7fe]

Unless you need something, let's continue on to Weynon Priory.

[@notenoughgarlic]

Aw yes. Best game of all time. And unintentionally the FUNNIEST game ever made. My gosh, every time I turn it on and play for 30 minutes, I’m guaranteed to laugh at something.

[@herreichhorn0.0]

And still it's such a nice game. Kinda like a B movie.

[@Vandyno]

Me too, but I'll admit that 90% of it is just the voice acting.

[@tt3p9]

STOP RIGHT THERE!

[@jakeylee.mp4]

Holy shit I never even realized Sean Bean was Martin until today.....his voice sounded familiar but I never thought it was Bean’s and it’s fucking awesome he’s in Oblivion

[@spikem5950]

Of course it's Sean Bean! You see a lead/major character role where the character has to die and you think Sean Bean ISN'T gonna be all over that???

[@impressivemeasures]

My Oblivion poster of the Imperial City guard still hangs above my bed from my copy of Electronic Gaming Magazine 2005. It's been up there ever since.

[@impressivemeasures]

Morrowind was my first xbox game as well. 🎮 Ah, the gold old days long before covid.

[@Kazinator21]

I remember being 600+ hours into oblivion before I realized I could fast travel. Honestly it made the game so much more immersive.

[@reborn6596]

Sounds like a literal waste of time

[@KnightBallistic]

@@reborn6596 It really does, I learned fast travel the first time I played once I got out the sewers

[@Joseph-wh5of]

​@reborn6596 Fast traveling can ruin the experience, and you can miss a lot of dungeons and quests. Many times when people say "I never saw that in skyrim." They probably fast traveled everywhere.

[@KingHenselt]

Ты шутишь ?

[@ClellBiggs]

The music alone makes it worth replaying.

[@Iceberqe]

I adore this game. Back in 06 seeing those open world forests was mind-blowing, no other game came even close to those graphics until Crysis was released. Oblivion made me go out and take walks in the woods while listening to Jeremy Soule on my iPod Nano ffs.

[@Blaz1ngFury]

Awesome

[@thalassaer4137]

Shiet now i wanna make my city guarde angry as i break lockdown protocols just to goto the forest while listening to oblivion theme

[@ispgravy4233]

@@thalassaer4137 don’t comply with tyranny

[@beasty_b6967]

In real life? Why?

[@malelonewolf80]

Some of my favorite moments in Oblivion were simply of walking around in the nature, collecting everything I possibly could while listening to the beautiful ambient soundtrack of the game. I also liked the vampire part. Of the games, Oblivion and Skyrim, Oblivion is by fare my favourite. The nature in Skyrim is more dull, I did not like the main quest at all (though I did not like Oblivions main quest either) in regards the the whole dragonborn thing. And the dragons were just annoying.

[@patrickedgett1660]

Dude. People are so obsessed with Skyrim and Morrowind, but I love Oblivion more

[@augustdawn8348]

I liked how you could build relationships with everyone too. Making or ruining a character's day because you talked to them was a great feeling compared to Skyrim, where nobody seems to remember you.

[@Marcustheseer]

nobody remembers you? in allot of places they give you a remark about youre deeds or status so dont lie,i cant go annywhere without people talking about me and adressing me.

[@timdev615]

@Ayto Zed Hahah I love how you got sand in your vag because of something irrelevant like this. Must be hard being you.

[@MrJefferson07]

@@timdev615 He is only stating facts, Skyrim is empty compared to Oblivion and Morrowind.

[@lagunalibre117]

@@timdev615 must be hard being dead inside and being unable to love something

[@spikem5950]

@@Marcustheseer Right, that's why in Skyrim I could have just slain Alduin, Harkon and Miraak, and have a guard go "You're a companion, so what, you fetch the mead?" while I'm in full masterwork Dragonbone gear. Get the fuck out of here.

[@jordanadams7168]

I love the resurgence of this game, I've been playing one character for the past 2 years and people always hate on me for playing😂

[@user-fm8xs3hr3w]

Screw them! Keep having fun and playing that character. Bethesda games are made for that:)

[@oooalonsonacho6935]

People make fun of you for playing Oblivion? They sound like losers, bro😂

[@LumpiDSBM]

Same here

[@windebiesteultima3317]

Must be the same people who think old game = bad game

[@AsphaltBreed]

i will stand by and revisit this game annually until the day i die.

[@samyoung9253]

put about 40 hours into Oblivion earlier this year, first time revisiting it in like 12+ years... still excellent

[@Lewandowski10789]

One of the greatest games I’ve ever played, what a game changer! it’s crazy it came out in 06, I was 17 then, I’m 32 now, Ive went back and beat this about 7 times. I see another play through coming soon.

[@nocdful]

The graphics were jaw dropping at the time for me. I still remember the awe and wonder I felt just imagining what the future would bring when I first saw this game.

[@manz7860]

White gold tower is so iconic

[@MrEf56]

The music and exploration made Oblivion very engaging for me.

[@TechnoMinarchist]

I'm playing it right now as I got this notification.

[@TechnoMinarchist]

@MattSm00th I've heard others say the same.

[@bigppenergy3082]

🧢

[@DecalGuy77]

me and my son started last week lol

[@frnaglfr5243]

Just got a new laptop and decided to download off of gamepass and give it another whirl. I've never been able to try modding, but I'm gonna learn how very soon

[@oneandonlyJonnySad]

Oblivion is still, to this day, my favourite game of all time. The music, the characters, the story, the towns, it’s all so beautiful. And Skyblivion, while very impressive in its own right, can’t capture the original magic.

[@seanster440]

I did the sheogorath quest after I finished the shivering isles. When I prayed to the statue Haskell replied saying “praying to yourself sire…?”

[@JigokuChou]

Started another playthrough yesterday. This game is brilliant, but honestly the voice acting cracks me up every time

[@herreichhorn0.0]

It's nothing compared to the German dubbed version 😂

[@UltraviolentBoy]

it has one of the best writing, world, quests and adventure sense in RPGs

[@schadenfreude6274]

if you think that is good, you will be blown away by Morrowind.

[@Lost0Hero]

But sadly the main quest is short

[@UltraviolentBoy]

@@schadenfreude6274 i played morrowind, i know it's better

[@Maubari]

@@schadenfreude6274 Yeeaahh I don't think so.. I played Morrowind as well and it has aged REALLY badly. One hour is what it all took for me to turn around and play something else.

[@mattalty6933]

Such a good game for its time.Then years later I’m still playing all over again lol

[@doranmitchell1700]

@Ayto Zed I've played it again recently on PSNow.

[@13quadro]

@Ayto Zed ygfyhh try

[@rekdr0id803]

In Oblivion, you feel like you are a character that starts from nothing. You are not born as a hero, you are not born as someone important. You are just a citizen of Cyrodil on a journey, an adventure who by fate or luck, was allowed to leave the dungeon under special one in a million circumstances.

[@CrackingCody]

Oblivion, Fallout 3, New Vegas, and all 3 Bioshock games are games I play at least once a year, I’ll never get enough of them.

[@domattaway5594]

I’m about to do a Bethesda marathon, starting with Morrowind and ending with Fallout 4.

[@Koutchise]

I hope you enjoy each one and by the end you pick 1 Elder Scroll and 1 Fallout game to mod to the fullest to go on and play agaib

[@Marcustheseer]

funny last night i just started new vegas again.

[@MrJefferson07]

@joceja23 Let me guess, you never played F4? Nothing new, people like you always try to corrupt others with their sick minds.

[@toooooooooooooooooooooooooooom]

@@MrJefferson07 Its fucking horrible

[@ErzbischofAmurael]

No Fallout 76? :P

[@HULK-HOGAN1]

“STOP! You violated my mother”* - GamerPoop

[@tutucaman8496]

I I I.. like meth i Like meth hehehe

[@JacopoMTK]

The feeling and immersion that Oblivion gives me is unparalleled , dunno if it's the music, dunno if it's the environment, maybe it's the sense of being....a normal person.... maybe is the thing that you don't stumble on something to do every goddamn second like every meter of the world map has a damn unexplored something. probably it's the mix of everything, dunno,it's damn good.

[@DsgSleazy]

Is it just me, or was this level of quality reviewer unexpected from gamespot?

[@FinalOven_Mint]

They’re improving can’t lie I liked the guy who did there recent Cyberpunk video

[@officegossip]

They have a long track record of good reviewers. They’ve always been better than IGN. I suppose over the years they’ve gotten worse but I haven’t stuck around to notice.

[@Jombi-d3g]

In the beginning of this video you said the npcs always introcuded themselves and that was a problem. Sure that maybe, but in the examples you used it makes sense. Of course a merchant would introduce themselves and someone you just freed would also introduce themselves to be friendly

[@TheFitchproductions]

I always return to this gem of a game knowing there's always a creative quest or hilarious moment around a corner. The guilds alone are some of the best quest lines in the series. And to top it all Shivering Isles is one of the best dlcs ever made. Its a rocky and fabulous masterpiece of a rpg.

[@Gentleman_uk]

Should have included the clip at the start after the emperor dies, And the fella Says bye, Runs onto a trap and instantly gets squashed.

[@G4System]

GOTY 2006 for Oblivion Spike Video Game Awards Golden Joystick Awards

[@jihyosteponmyface2206]

Much of my childhood was spent sitting on my older brothers lap whilst he played Oblivion, when I got old enough he let me make my own character and would accompany me to play it (I was too scared to do it alone). When he moved overstate for university I never plucked up the courage to go into dungeon's alone, and so all I would do was wander The Imperial City Market District, interacting with different NPC's and waiting for the different crates to refresh so I could take apples and sell them back to people. He would come back and stay with us during university holidays, and without fail we would always pick back up where we left off with Oblivion, spending that time completing quests that I was too nervous to complete alone. Eventually when Skyrim was released it replaced Oblivion, but I have such fond memories of Oblivion and the childhood that I spent with it. It was so interesting watching this video and being reminded of the time I spent playing Oblivion, so thank you!

[@kippesnikkel5217]

Oblivion was by far the best of the Elderscrolls series. Skyrim is the newest and gaming in 2011 was more popular then in 2006 (gaming was still regarded as for nerds) yet the quests and story of ES IV was way better then skyrim. Just to enter the mages guild in ES IV was more quests/depth then the entire college of Winterhold questline. In Skyrim you were never given the feeling you achieved something where as in oblivion you would get a statue. People would adress you as the champion etc etc. I loved skyrim and played it so much (mods for life) but i like oblivion unmodded more then skyrim modded or unmodded.

[@Based_Chameleon]

What I want for Elder Scrolls 6: The complexity of the world design and lore from Morrowind, the Quest design from Oblivion and the Combat and general technical improvements from Skyrim.

[@Mote.]

One of the many things i like about oblivion is how you level up skills while doing them instead of just choosing the number to go higher. It makes it feel more realistic and is less annoying than needing to invest points in a skill to make a weapon or armor viable

[@chchedda]

Beautiful world to explore with a stunning soundtrack. Can literally just wonder about and get soaked in the music. best game ever made. Period!

[@dylanfromtheh00d46]

I believe you

[@AAMPictures]

I put many hours into Oblivion before Skyrim. By that point, I wasn’t burnt out, I was satisfied (to an extent). Oblivion holds a VERY special place in my heart.

[@XOPOIIIO]

I'm playing it right now, started from the nostalgia, but didn't expected I would enjoy it, but it actually still good.

[@tomwhowas6632]

Todd ''Yes I was in the chess club'' Howard

[@AJDMedia]

Top 5 game of all time in my opinion

[@jackfewtrell1073]

'The character creator is all sorts of deranged'. Absolutely correct and that's why I love it

[@RDR911]

Good video, man! Solid journalism. Thanks!

[@phirsch21]

The quests in Oblivion were so good that I felt underwhelmed when I played Skyrim.

[@datchucktaylor]

The score is one of the first I ever really noticed in a game. So atmospheric.

[@skyecraper]

It's the game i made a brand new gaming PC for,back in 2007.I loved it so much and it was so hard to play it on my old PC that i decided to make a new one.The golden age of Deus Ex,Morrowind,KOTOR,Mass Effect,Oblivion and Dragon age...

[@MrJefferson07]

You forgot Halo.

[@eziospaghettiauditore8369]

@@MrJefferson07 is that an RPG?

[@MrJefferson07]

@@eziospaghettiauditore8369 Reread your comment.

[@alphabryan4703]

@@MrJefferson07 halo isn’t a rpg he was pointing out the golden age of rpgs😫

[@LordShrub]

Ah yes, the game that kicked off what we know today as microtransactions with its horse armor.

[@JD-se4cy]

It was in the UK like 2 or 3 pounds, I remember how ridiculous the price was, little did we know ..

[@somebodycomegether770]

this game hold a special place in my heart i remember being 9 years old couldnt wait to come home and play this game… im 24 now. i miss it i hope they come out with a new one

[@TheDany0089]

You made such a beautiful and compelling analysis

[@J64866]

Crazy Bethesda hasn't given the switch a port of oblivion yet.

[@lNeVaR]

You forgot the amazing music. Way better than skyrim

[@maisygracey9928]

I actually preferred oblivion’s enemies design especially the ghosts sure cartoony but creepier than glowing people

[@AlexanderBaird]

The headless zombies gave me nightmares for days they were so well designed 😂

[@spikem5950]

Skyrim's enemy design: Wolf, Bear, Bandit, Draugr, Dragon, repeat, repeat, re-fucking-peat. Oblivion's enemy design: Daedra of differing types (Clannfear, Daedroth, Dremora, three types of Atronachs, Scamp, Spider Daedra, Xivilai), Undead of differing types (Zombie, Ghost, Skeleton, Wraith, Lich, actual undead rather than the bullshit Skyrim gave us), Goblins, Imps, Land Dreughs, Minotaurs, Ogres, Will-o-the-Wisp... There's just no contest. Oblivion's enemy design and variety beats Skyrim any day of the weak. Oblivion had an enemy variety and design like an actual RPG whereas Skyrim just kept throwing the same wildlife, bandits, and draugr at you while just plopping on more damage and HP to them.

[@zgolkar]

Say no more, best game EVER until Minecraft. What game would let you join and lead a vampire killing cult... while being a vampire yourself!!! Or becoming the champion in the arena tournament and have a fanboy carry your torches! Or becoming the archmage of the mages guild, or own your own castle and hunt for trophies, own a pirate ship hidden in a lair, join the elite templar guard in the top of the mountains... remember admiring the impressive night sky close to the coast, traveling to pictoric dimensions towards the end of the game, enjoying every city special design... can’t stop. Indeed, no other game captured that sense of RPGs and adventures like Oblivion did. Period.

[@lyhthegreat]

the ending lol, i remember this guy, a crazy fan that follows you all over the town...i remember i was trying to sneak into someone's house or do something shady and this guy was following me all over the place, it annoyed me so hard i had find a way to dispose of him

[@darkobakula5190]

Its amazing how good and complex this game even after over 15 years. Was truly a next gen gem

[@dababy819]

“I dont know you, and I don’t care to know you”

[@Mariscos420]

I love playing old games like this. Their quirky graphics give them charm

[@wythedavis6884]

Watching this was like stepping into a time machine, so many good memories. Also that music. Amazing.

[@sppsports2449]

In my opinion, Oblivion is to RPGs what Super Mario 64 was to platforming games. It was an introduction to a new hardware with very good results. Though Mario 64 holds up a bit better, Oblivion is still very much playable and a worthwhile adventure.