The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Xbox360)

Now I am always up for a stab at the latest RPG, I have a bit of a problem....I scampered home with my shiny Xbox 360 with it's two free games, one of which was Oblivion. Now I wanted to get a 360 partly because of this game, I watched someone playing a bit of Morrowind and wanted to try the series myself, I had heard such fantastic things about it. Starting the game I was excited, tingly even! The opening sequence movie is a masterpeice, stirring, rousing even, with a great score, a feature that continues through the game. if there's one thing western game developers do well its game scores. It all went a bit downhill from there. I have ...

I'm always up for trying out RPG's, and Oblivion wasn't one of those games you can only play for 10-15 minutes at a time. You HAVE to play for longer, you experience what it would actually be like in this fantasy world with strange magical beings and guards you can shoot in the face with oddly shaped bows. Graphically, it is brilliant. The scenes of forests and rolling hills with very realistic water graphics and light reflections is great. Sunsets actually look real. The size of the map is just amazing too, I would never have imagined that anyone could have a world this size and detailed on only one disc. Unfortunately, Oblivion is just ...

Have no doubts about it. This truly is an incredible game. Released originally for the xbox 360 over a year ago it is still probably not only the greatest RPG for the 360 but maybe even for any platform ever. If RPG's are your thing, then this truly is a must. I've never been a massive fan of Role Playing Games but even i loved this game. Its not only a quality game but also has a massive lifespan. If you just complete the bare minimum of the game then its likely to take 20 hours or more. But if you wanted to truly complete every aspect of the game, the creators claim it would take 3 years or more. With hundreds of items to collect and thousands of tasks to complete it ...