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You must find the lost heir to the throne and unravel the sinister plot that threatens to destroy all of Tamriel. Knights of the Nine: A fallen King has been unchained from the darkness of Oblivion to seek vengeance upon the Gods who banished him.

Only a champion pure of heart can vanquish the evil that has been released. Do you have the strength to survive his trials, to tame a realm fraught with paranoia and despair, and wear the mantle of a God?

Making of Oblivion: A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Oblivion. Share Share Tweet Email. Rob Keyes Articles Published. This means that if you want to increase your speed rating which is essential for the thief and similar classes , you'll have to spend a great deal of your time jumping up and down i. Not only can this get bothersome and tedious, it also looks pretty ridiculous.

Additionally, making the wrong character choices can come back to bite you in the Greaves. To Oblivion's credit, you can alter any of the creation choices you've made before leaving the first dungeon the prison sewers , but once you step out those doors you're stuck with whatever alter ego you selected. In other words, be absolutely sure you want to be the guy you are before walking into the light -- otherwise it can end up hurting your game if you aren't. To make it clear, the above criticisms are minor in the grand scheme of things.

Even with its faults, Oblivion's sheer depth and multiple storylines overshadow its technical issues and the battle system in particular is great fun. Entirely action-based and playable from a first-person perspective you can go third-person as well, but the eyes-on approach works infinitely better , the game's combat is both intuitive and effective.

Independent buttons are dedicated to offense and defense, while customizable hot keys allow for quick switches between spells and other beneficial powers which also have their own keys. This layout lends itself well to Oblivion's fast-paced battles and multiple strategies, and the aggressive AI makes things even more interesting.

My only gripe is that you can get caught on objects and other structures when battling in close-quarters, but ultimately, it's no big deal and amusement prevails. Oblivion's visual and audio muscles are just as notable as its warfare.

Among the best looking PlayStation 3 titles released thus far and a step up compared to the Xbox version, The Elder Scrolls IV shows off what time and fine-tuning can really do. The environments are awesome with wild animals and other creatures moving about in every outdoor location type you can think of.

The lighting effects too, are nicely done and most village, equipment, and dungeon types have a look unique to their locality or background. Granted, the facial features and lip-synching are a little "off" and there are frequent pop-in problems with the occasional framerate stutter, but for the most part, everything looks great. Multiplatform users who have been holding out in hopes of getting the "best looking version" should still gravitate towards a pumped-up PC.

But, as I mentioned earlier, the PS3 version of Oblivion is a definite technical improvement over the edition. Even if you have the latest Xbox patch installed, this newest port holds an advantage with its quicker loading times which are almost twice as fast as the 's , fewer framerate hitches, sharper textures, a better draw distance, and a brighter overall picture.

Audibly, you're getting the same game -- which, for those of you who are new to the game, is stacked with an excellent ambient soundtrack and strong voice acting. And now for some bad news: Oblivion is glitchy. While not on a catastrophic level, it does offer up some multiple bugs and similar problems that can take away from the experience a bit. If the game were smaller in size or didn't offer the hundred-plus hours of gameplay that it does, these glitches would probably be more harmful.

But when considering how much fun and replayability you get out of Oblivion compared to how often the bugs appear, it turns out to be a pretty fair trade. A must buy for fans of fun games -- no RPG bias required. Was this article informative? YES NO. In This Article. In this RPG epic, you must find the lost heir to the throne and unravel the plot that threatens to destroy all of Tamriel.

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