The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Reviews

Three new reviews for Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion have hit the web over the past couple of days. The first is at ContactMusic with an overall score of 9.5/10:

Overall Oblivion: The Elder Scrolls is a new standard in RPG adventure gaming. Previously this genre has been not to every body’s taste. Oblivion takes away all the turn based static elements of this genre and replaces them with compelling action, a deep and rich story line, excellent characterization and some mental graphics. Buy this one, its worth it.

The second is at World Zero with an overall score of 7.0/10:

Fortunately, a good portion of these flaws can be (and already have been) fixed by the game’s own fan base. While that doesn’t excuse the development team for rushing out a flawed, content deprived end product, it still allows the game to be completely enjoyable and impressive in scope, which is all that really matters. The PC version is definitely the best way to go here, but you’re going to need some very up to date hardware to pull it off and you’re going to need to set aside a good chunk of free time to make, or at least download, some player made mods. If that doesn’t sound enjoyable, by all means, pass this up and grab an RPG that isn’t completely broken out of the box.or go play Morrowind again.

And the third is at Varsity.co.nz with no overall score:

Even with this taken into consideration, I have to give the game a kick arse rating. It’s basically a game I can keep going back to as long as I have this console. There will be many characters I would like to test out after this one (Thieves etc) and I expect there is no way that my current character will manage to do all the side plots as well. RPG people, this is a must buy. Everyone else, check it out. It’s well worth it.