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Dr. A
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Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion: 7/10 points |
Good Points
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Graphics are very good.
Great variety of side quests.
MUCH better combat/pace than Morrowind.
Extremely moddable with contruction kit.
Immersive gameplay.
Bad Points
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Scaled levelling - nuff said.
Radiant AI is goofy at times - eg, pathfinding and conversation.
User Interface.
Dialogue system is simplified too much to the point of being dumbed down.
Some graphical quirks - Muddy distant landscape textures, blotchy NPC faces.
Game is not as scaleable as it should be - HL2 had better physics and water and works excellently with older PCs. Of course, Oblivion's outdoor levels are very graphic intensive.
Bottom line
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Oblivion is a good game. Almost great if it wasn't for its shortcomings. IMO, Bethesda is also guilty of pandering to the XBOX360 (i've nothing against it) more than the PC scene. For eg. the clumsy UI, dumbing down (streamlining?) several gameplay aspects, disabling the graphical aspects that high-end gfx cards can use (ATI had to release a hack to enable HDR+AA ).
Oh yeah, and the Radiant AI was overhyped. Remember the shopkeeper+dog scene? Fat chance of seeing something like that in the game.
ES community is AMAZING. These guys should work in Bethesda. Mods which improve/add interface, water, textures, levelling, enemies, etc... If the game wasn't moddable the game would rate a 6 on my scale. |
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