THE WORLD'S WORST REVIEW of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Bethesda's seminal open-world extravaganza, often hailed as a masterpiece that paved the way for the likes of Fallout 3 and Skyrim. And yet around every corner there's a system that doesn't function, and a dude running into a wall.
So, take your beer goggles off for a moment (or maybe even put them on?) as we explore this ridiculous realm, in THE WORLD'S WORST REVIEW of the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
The World's Worst Review is a review series in which I am attempting to review a game whilst also never once using the words "good", "bad", or any of either words' countless synonyms. Should I make such a catastrophic mistake, a lifetime of shame shall befall my family and my children shall be cursed.
"Worst", "worse", "better" and other terms are relative terms by the way! And do not mean "good" or "bad" on their own and are thus fair game. Words with good or bad connotations do not equal words that mean good or bad.
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0:00 - 0:36 Intro
0:36 - 7:57 The World's Worst Review
7:57 - 8:37 Post-Video

[@NocturnalFudj]

This is a reupload bc KZbin absolutely bodied me yesterday, do me a favour and just leave it on mute in the background for me till the end to help me recover in terms of views/metrics, will ya? ;) (or just watch it again bc it's great I mean hey it's your life) Yes, t'is true - this is in fact the finale of Season 2 of The World's Worst Review. But save your tears! For I've compiled a playlist of all of Season 2 in its entirety HERE so that you can check out any episodes you may have missed. kzbin.info/aero/PLxGDOO2WMLadR4A86_yzkFCFQhi76A-M2 This series started in July of last year with Tropical Freeze and since then it's become both my favourite thing to do on this channel and - I believe - my absolute best work. It may not rake in the views like more traditional reviews or video essays, but I'm immensely proud of it, and I assure you it will be back and better than ever down the line. For now, enjoy the video! And please do consider supporting the channel; www.patreon.com/nocturnalfudj Song List: 0:00 - 0:18 Exploring The Stolen Lands (Pathfinder: Kingmaker) 0:18 - 0:36 Uka Uka's Theme (Crash Twinsanity) 0:36 - 3:09 Stormwind (Hearthstone) 3:09 - 3:23 We Don't Go To Ravenholm (Half Life: Episode 2) 3:23 - 6:09 Peaceful Lands (Pathfinder: Kingmaker) 6:09 - 7:45 King and Country (The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion) 7:57 - 8:37 ONBS Building (Pokemon XD: Gale Of Darkness)

[@justingraton17]

I'll do you one better and leave it in the background a dozen times

[@EvlEgle]

World's worst attempt to create the worst review of anything. Wasn't long and detailed enough to be "worst" or half assed enough to be true shite.

[@akak1ra]

It sucks that the sustainability of these videos are definitely not great, due to the current climate of KZbin, but I wish I could change that because these videos are absolute gold. I'd definitely lump you together with the greats (in my opinion) like Jakey, Scott the Woz. Keep on pushing

[@biggimmicke]

My god Fudj im sure my friends are tired of hearing about you but i cant help it you keep releasing bangers and getting nuked by the algo gods. Its such a shame bc this video was great and your Skyrim De-View is my personal favorite as you managed to influence my opinion about a game i am heavily opinionated about while still keeping me overall neutral, a master class at the craft.

[@lemonbellflower6271]

this one might genuinely be your best yet and i’m gonna miss seeing this series so often for a bit. it was well worth the wait and i’m excited to see what you do next!

[@rapidriver]

Your reviews always make me wanna play the games, even though i tried playing this 10 years ago and quit playing at the sewers because i got bored

[@notaguy4289]

Pretty sure there's mods to skip the intro

[@godminnette2]

As I said the first time, you are genuinely one of the funniest video creators in this space. I will gladly have this play a second time.

[@biggimmicke]

Facts, i have to watch all his videos twice anyways lol once for me once when im begging my friends to subscribe lmao

[@Snorkied]

I never leave comments on videos but when I saw this the first time it genuinely made me laugh out loud, which is unusual for a KZbin video. I’m glad to see it reappear. I hope this comment pleases the algorithm!

[@willcooper8028]

Aw HECK yes. I haven’t seen this in at least 18 hours and that is far too long

[@Hobhunks]

The two ending jokes floored me, as always Good work my guy

[@undercoverduck]

I believe KZbin already lowered the "power" of consecutive downloads on Premium, but best believe I'll make up for that debuff by redownloading this video till my thumbs frow weary and replaying it on mute till the mute button itself bursts like a dam. They can't do you dirty like this.

[@JulianimeIsAmazing]

I too max out my Sneak in the tutorial, and half the time I nearly max out my athletics and acrobatics while I'm at it by sneak jumping around in my cell.

[@KelsieJG__they-them]

There's also a 0% chance that KZbin will show its creators mercy. I think I've had three channels I follow encounter frustrating KZbin shenanigans this week.

[@shoenessperson]

I still love that ending clip. I haven't played Oblivious, but with all the clips I've seen, I'm assuming the entire game is interactions like that.

[@vertigofy6699]

always love waking up to these videos, was disappointed to hear about it yesterday, glad i got a chance to watch now. as always did not disappoint now i 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏boost the analytics....

[@DonutSwordsman]

The imperial guard rotating makes this 100% an oblivion review

[@corydyck2486]

It is so sad that youtube isn't hyping up your content. You are incredibly funny and the De-view as well as World's Worst Review series are fantastic. Keep on making videos because I am always hyped to watch them! Also Primark can be a maze.

[@OffAirProductions]

Now here's a game I should get around to playing sometime. I remember watching Vargskelethor Joel's streams of Oblivion, and I honestly believe that they're some of the drop-dead funniest streams he's ever done. Just complete chaos, both intentional and unintentional. Plus a lot of sneaking up behind people and just...instantly killing them with a melee attack.

[@fusahlok7748]

He didnt kill them it was a yoke

[@heinokunzelmann8967]

Great video Mr. Fudj. I enjoyed it very much!! And I will now leave this comment in the hope that it boosts your analytics! WOW

[@dachking6657]

The Elder Scrolls might be one of the weirdest fantasy videogame series despite playing the script pretty much straight compared to others. Oblivion was when I got into it, and while I haven’t put nearly as much time into the games as other people have (maybe like 2 playthroughs of Oblivion and 5 or so of Skyrim) I think that they’re quite incredible when all of the little facets of the system align. Those people never did look particularly good, though. Good thing those landscapes made up for ‘em and then some.

[@biggimmicke]

I wish i knew what it was about Oblivion specifically that captured me so much as a younglin that videogames these days cant even come close to. Like maybe Skyrim gave me some of those vibes, and morrowind ofc, but there aren’t many fantasy action games with rpg elements that capture that same feel. Ofc the Fallouts 3 and NV are similar based purely on being on the same baseline engine with similar design philosophies, but those games come with other aspects unique to the Wasteland/Apocalypse/Sci-Fi Americana theme that fantasy lacks. My biggest sticker is Magic! Magic in morrowind felt like you could theoretically do anything. Magic in Oblivion was still cool, but certainly more limited. Magic in Skyrim feels basically the same as energy weapons in Fallout. (Sorry for the rant tbh im just tryna comment on as many people as possible so i can help boost Fudj’s engagement)

[@troublesomesheep]

You're one of the most underrated youtubers imo, great video!

[@notsofastjafar_7325]

watched this already the first time you posted. watching again to help you out. keep it up, guy :)

[@jasonfenton8250]

I was so excited for Oblivion when it came out for PS3. "It's like Lord of the Rings, but you can go anywhere and do anything." Played it at a very young age and didn't really know what I was doing. I made an argonian because I thought lizard people looked cool and got lost in the woods around Cheydinhal. At the time I somehow didn't know I could fast travel, nor did I understand what the compass and quest marker were. Good times. Had no clue what that Dunmer was going about with her necrophilia question lol.

[@asummersdale]

Time to rewatch this vid again! Still really funny 👍

[@NostalJackMusic]

Season 2 finale! This is such an incredible series. I really hope this platform continues to be sustainable for you, because you are one of the most genuinely enjoyable creators out here! Here’s to dodging burnout and being as creative as you can on the soul-sucking KZbin landscape! 🍻

[@graydeotto2820]

Loved the first upload so Ill watch again

[@yens1609]

Was busy working, finally got around to watching it. Leaving a comment for the algorithm ❤️

[@dahuntre]

Quips are on point as usual👌🏻 Now going to listen to the soundtrack of Gale of Darkness Farewell-

[@jackofalltrades41]

i have never heard of Primark before, anyway good video

[@nicholaszacharewicz693]

Great video, great review

[@austinmitchell2652]

Fabulous work, sir fudj

[@TheGellerBing]

Great video as always mate

[@HasXXXInCrocs]

Commenting for the algorithm. This was a great video ily fudj

[@BaselardFE]

Truly a shame that the algo gods aren't on your side when you keep releasing bangers after bangers :(

[@parvanaturalia]

I played this ages ago and I felt every point and joke you made deep in the core of my sad gamer being. Bravo!

[@firesquid6]

If we all watch this on 0.25x speed it'll give fudj a viewer retention rate that's longer than the video itself

[@dinglelotupus2440]

Good video fudj, I gush about your writing all the time

[@thorium883]

Damn, now I want to play it again. Look at what you've done, pointing me back towards this extremely charming mess of a game. I always avoid the main quest to roam around Cyrodiil, though. I bet amazing people wrote the story, but having to close those hell-gates that start popping everywhere takes away a lot of the fun for me.

[@runix_dragoon]

Giving you my energy to power the algorythm spirit bomb

[@renaigh]

Are you gonna review Skyrim III next?

[@TheMarvolousMarv]

I've watched hours of long-form video essays about this game but somehow this video made me actually want to try it

[@caravaneerkhed]

Giving you an extra like and some watch time!

[@thomasebert199]

Second upload showed up immediately :3

[@louievelwest7164]

"tries to reupload due to no one seeing it" "uploads the same hour Shammey posts a new video" "PAIN"

[@RagingBigfat]

Bro I have an entire week off coming up I'm gonna put the video on repeat every single day wth

[@Buzz231094]

Never played Oblivion but somehow it’s one of my most watched games in term of clips. It’s non-intentional entertainment through bugs, glitches & jank is wide-reaching and it’s awkward dialogue is legendary. Bravo 👏

[@chad0ch0]

May the algorithm bless you

[@shadiussokralio1901]

I could watch this as many times as Bethesda re-released their critically acclaimed game Skyrim

[@Lilybun]

I played oblivion as a kid when it first came out. It made me think rpgs werent for me because they were so shallow and that swordfighting was impossible to do any justice in video games... thanks for that bethesda

[@yserareborn]

I mean, people seem to remember these games fondly because an army of modders slap the game silly till it somewhat resembles the hype. Kinda makes me wonder if they are all missing the point after this video.

[@verryberryman7655]

That ending was hilarious

[@renaigh]

Skyrim looking more low res than normal today.

[@CaptainAstronaut]

I gotta go play this game, it looks hilarious

[@tudoraragornofgreyscot8482]

One of my favorite games

[@DARS_04]

My spec of sand to help with the dreaded algorithim.

[@marcusblomgren1993]

*clinking on a needle* here's your dose of algo-juice

[@whatssofunny9506]

here's a beep boop for engagement

[@graydeotto2820]

So good dude! ♥️♥️♥️♥️🤑

[@plastiktuten3866]

Refreshingly punchy!

[@pigglewiggle175]

Your ms paint difficulty curve is completely wrong based on your own definition. It would be a sawtooth waveform not a full-wave rectifier output...

[@aaronlosey7201]

I can respect the fact that you don't seem to enjoy the game and I know this is mostly tongue in cheek but I spent years playing this game and I feel compelled to defend it a bit. Their NPCs that moved around and had independent schedules broke 10% of the time but the other 90% it sold cyrodiil as a living, breathing world. The difficulty curve wasn't smooth but playing normally never broke the difficulty curve that badly. A lot of the lesser dungeons are copy paste but plenty of more important locations were appropriately tailored. You could just pick a random direction and be certain you'd find something interesting. The number of tools you are given are diverse and most are fun to use, as well as the types of challenges you needed to overcome. Stalking a suspicious character through a city felt completely different than the one-on-one duels of the arena, both different to getting through the hostile maze of an oblivion gate. Does Bethesda bloviate? Yes. Does oblivion stack up against modern games? Not really. That doesn't mean the whole game is an incompetent farce.

[@Cheik_h]

7:50

[@noventaporcento]

This video is too good.

[@SwiftRelish]

The king returns

[@gumbarius]

Watched the whole thing again Left a like Left a comment Off I go~

[@troublefoe7077]

the only thing I dislike about oblivion is the voice acting mistakes

[@SojournToAlkaiser89]

Commenting for Enhanced Metrics™

[@Eksratu]

Hope it worked this time.

[@titojdavis8374]

I bet there's hours of footage you could have used of the game breaking

[@nicky9pins]

Oblivion is my favorite game for that reason. Not because it’s the best, but because it’s the most unintentionally hilarious.

[@raz1572]

I appreciate Oblivion, not for what it was meant to be, but for what it actually was.

[@Rileycrabtree]

A++ good sh*t

[@sircamquat]

I can't play oblivion because the name is too scary :(

[@farter555]

Video that makes me go wahahaha heeheeheehee

[@jamesstaggs4160]

Yeah Bethesda makes terrible rpgs. I've tried three of what they've produced and no matter how hard I tried got very bored and gave up on all of them. Oblivion was the last one I bothered with. I think whoever thought level scaling was a good idea should have their balls removed. Yeah eventually you can outlevel the game but up until then what's the point of making my character stronger?

[@neeshka7213]

Monke

[@biggimmicke]

TIL Monke means monk thanks google translate/s lol

[@neeshka7213]

@@biggimmicke Monk'e?

[@TheTojinator]

Algorithm comment

[@GrumpySylveon]

Don’t worry Fudj, I’ll ALWAYS let you be a hypocrite. It’s too funny not to.

[@bigtripull8126]

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[@patientfourtwozero2714]

This is a terrible review. It doesn't even say if the game is good or bad. Mission accomplished.