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Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion - Review @ Atomic PC
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Dhruin
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Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion - Review @ Atomic PC
   

Australian hardware mag Atomic PC quickly has their <a href="http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/article.asp?SCID=27&CIID=36074&p=1" target="_blank">review</a> up, awarding 9.5/10 and getting quite excited:<blockquote><em>Put simply, Oblivion has one of the best combat systems ever devised. You don't stand there swapping blows ad nauseum with your opponent or swinging like a madman and waiting for them to die. No, in Oblivion, each fight is a unique experience. <br> <br>Sure, blocking works like one would expect it to - raise shield, take blow, damage mitigated - except it doesn't always work. Depending on your Block skill, you'll either block the hit entirely or take a reduced amount of damage. Blocking also serves to protect you from stunning attacks, which occur with surprising frequency. You don't even need a shield to block. Although inferior, you can deflect blows with a sword hilt or the broad side of an axe.</em></blockquote>
Post Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:47 am
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Probably if they played nonstop since the game has been released, they may have even tested most parts of the game :].
Post Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:49 am
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Maybe we will hear a different song in six months, than those "one-day test reviews in order to be the first to review".
Post Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:35 am
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But surely this magazine got a copy before release for review? Though, it is fishy how they fleshed out the review with lengthy quotes.
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Preview?
   

I think they forgot a "P" in front of that review. Everything read just as all the previews read before it.

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Post Thu Mar 23, 2006 3:41 pm
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Maybe I'm wrong or pehraps I misunderstood, but I read somewhere a few weeks ago that Betesdha didn't want to send any copy of the game to magazines before the release date. Instead, they invited "journalists" to come in there offices to try it. So, it means that 2 or 3 days is enough to test this kind of RPG.
Post Thu Mar 23, 2006 3:58 pm
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http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/oblivion/

Click the link and youŽll understand. Alternatively look at the top-right corner of the original article.


@Dhruin: Maybe the newsbit should be edited ?
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Post Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:25 pm
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Sorry, Gorath, I'm not getting your hints. Why am I editing it?
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