The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Comments by Kristan Reed

I think the most sweeping and grand music I ever heard in a game was in the village with the big tree in Icewind Dale, which was Jeremy Soule. Shame about the game, though, which I found disappointing.

kanga - I ordered from play (via EG, like a good boy), and it was on my doormat this morning.

Can I assume that if my Laptop is 2 years old it wont handle this?

To all the moaning gits who criticise the 360 for having nothing exciting:

EAT MY GOAL!!!

/continues to wander round Oblivion happily staring at grass and chasing deer

Bertie, who needs a beard when you can look this good?

And no, I wont stop posting a link to her cos I love her :P

@Fatfish I picked up the 360 CE at my local Gamestop over here in Ireland. Very nice little package and strangely enough it was the exact same price as the standard edition. €74.99 I was a little surprised.

Haha, I just looked at that picture in the forum, Furbs! Mission Vao from Kotor ftw!

/is inspired

must ... resist ... buying ... new ... console ... (again)

@Stickman

Whoohoo!!

/puts axe back in cupboard, removes gimp hat and powers down postman tracker device

think the most sweeping and grand music I ever heard in a game was in the village with the big tree in Icewind Dale, which was Jeremy Soule.

Yes! Exactly. This particular piece almost brought a tear to my eye everytime I heard it. :)

by the way has eurogamer ever rated a game this high before, where is the list of 10's

Very few games got that score. Advance Wars comes to mind.

EG Scores

Only 18 games have been given 10.

PC owners might want to check this out. Works brilliantly (even from one face on photo - they suggest having three though, at different angles) and lets you import any face you want in to the game (mmm sexy blue elf woman with Angelina Jolies face...).

You dont need to register it (which costs $500!), just make a note of the slider positions and apply them to your character when you creat him/her (Bethseda used this software so it applies perfectly).

Wow. This really does fit into my idea of what next-gen should look like. I'd love to see what that 'sun-dappled' scene is like when you're actually moving through it. And gameplay to match!

I hope this and GRAW are the vanguard of a stream of quality 360 titles.

The fun starts here??

Much as I hate PC World I think it trumps even HMV on the price front for the PC version.

Only 19.99!

Add me to the 'I think the Icewind Dale Soule theme was memorable' list.

As for Oblivion, colour me poor and stick me in the 'Wants Oblivion' barrel.

Put me on the street and hand me a 'Give me money' sign.

Oh, and hand me an engineer with a free computer upgrade too.

PC Version 20 quid? Sold!

Mne takes about a year to load does anyone else have this problem and it keeps stall during the game All my other games are fine so surely it can't be my 360

I think you have to hold down the a button on the pad as the game loads until it reaches the bethesda screen. Doing that clears the cache. Check teamxbox forums for a more descriptive answer.

I wouldnt worry, im sure a patch will come out soon.

(Erm, from what ive read on forums.. apparently if you hold A while it's loading it'll sort that problem out for you - but i dont own one, so i woulnt know).

Strangely I didn't enjoy Bethesda's previous attempts, but this game is amazing. It combines my favourite RPG games (Ultima VII/Underworld I/II). For me they've finally nailed the 1st person combat and created a world with believable NPCs.

I'm running the PC version as my system just meets the recommend settings. So far I'd say the cost of an XBox360 is easily worth the entry fee.

THIS GAME ROX!

I was playing it all of last night... nothing like it eva'!

Mne takes about a year to load does anyone else have this problem and it keeps stall during the game All my other games are fine so surely it can't be my 360

Make sure you're running 60Hz

I'm running 60 hz on a HD and holding a and the git is still slower than my nan in her walker

"I really don't get the whole 10/10 = Perfect thing.

To me 10/10 means that the game is absolutely outstanding and a must have."

I guess it depends on your PoV and what your used to. To me its a perfect score. Oh well, didnt mean to make such a big fuss out of it. Its just that to me it is odd, but i guess im a weirdo then. ;p

"Erm, isn 't a review by its very nature subjective? "

True, what i meant was that the reviewer wouldnt be too hyped up.

"I'm running 60 hz on a HD and holding a and the git is still slower than my nan in her walker"

pressing a....before the bethesda logo?

@Carrybagma

Check the Oblivion trailers on Eurogamer TV. There are a couple that show some lovely woodland scenes. Obviously not as representative as actually playing the game, but lovely all the same.

yep. still screwed. maybe i have a duff disc

EUROGAMER!!!

The only thing you've done right is write about the bad things, but to say you are being harsh is just wrong.

The framerate is terrible in outdoor scenes, the characters look very very poor, and the trees popping and transforming just can't get any worse. To say this is "the most beautiful game settings achieved to date" is just so over the top. And "man - the stars". OH MY, the sky and stars are one of the things i hate the most. The stars move across the screen almost as fast as the clouds and you can see them even when the sky is bright. The interior sections are just so boring, gray and flat most of the time it just doesnt interest me in the slightest.

I am going to give this a proper playing before i make my final judgements, but i believe from what i've seen already that this score is very unjustified.

The game actually looks way better in motion because your eyes arent drawn to the distance, where it doesnt look so hot. I took some grabs of the opening meadow sequence and it looks 10x better "in the flesh".
sdvksbhv - are you a professional nitpicker? Like the ones who used to visit my school? I guess every other review on the planet is wrong too? AFAIK its averaging about 95% atm.

I am dreaming, right?

A 10/10 360 game within 4 months of the consoles release?

/rubs eyes

I was going to wind up the Sony Zombies here(pay no attention whoever read that lol I was not being serious) since they are now crying and organising a troll invasion(they do talk utter shite though dont they?, do Sony train some of these fools?... Mr.T and I... we pity them)

Sounds good I dont know why but no matter how much good I've heard of the TES franchise, I havent got around to playing any of them(I picked up Morrowind Game of the year in a shop once but put it back down again and left with another game). This one actually looks like one for everyone though, they seem to have outdone themselves and alot of the people who did purchaise a 360(seems to be many of them) for this game will be pleased.

Ah great to see sanity restored. I was starting to lose hope. Well done Calgon.

Theres always one (or more).

a medievalboiling point? sounds like fun :)

Sorted. for some strange reason there was abit of tape stuck to the disc. Doh

This game rocks

"A 10/10 360 game within 4 months of the consoles release? "

And the moral is: Release a good fucking game.

KG

You can play a Breton, like Cantona ???

Oh come on guys wheres you're sense of humor, they do deserve the odd wind up in return. You know this is going to hurt, they wont beable to comprehend and will not accept it(fanboys are so predictable).

If their are no flying panthers then it'll never be boiling point!

I can only imagine that had Oblivion made launch, then perhaps, superlatives such as best launch ever wouldn't have been met with such blinkered criticism.

Good work, Bethesda.

Grow up Calgon, why would it hurt? Last month they got SotC which had the same score and there will be games just as good as this on the PS3.

Its got nothing to do with Sony anyway since this isnt coming out on it, so why bring them into the thread?

In summary, stfu.

That was a nice review there Kristian btw.

@Calgon - what Furbs said.

If ever a game deserved 10/10 its this one. Best game I have ever played to date.

Way to make us look like a bunch of arseholes editing your moronic post into something more readable, Calgon. I've deleted my post now.

Furbs perhaps because they feel the need to chime in on every review thread telling of how "Im waiting for the PS3, 360 has no games its not next gen". I apologise for nothing and I dont really take EG comments serious for that very reason, there are no mods and trolls and Zombies are in every thread.

Teeth well Im actually shocked you didnt notice that was a piss take/wind up, good job I edited it.

edit: well from where Im standing you are bunch of pretentious assholes. You're also wrong Im not American and I dont own a 360.

"wheres you're sense of humor"

Destroyed by you're (sic) awful grasp of the English language.
Trolling trolls may be funny in America (I assume you're (sic) American "gray" and "humor") but it's not welcome in these parts.

Actually my original post (after Calgons troll) still makes sense although now in non-sarcastic way.

I'd be interested in the game (after all, it has gorgeous graphics and probably the best free-roaming experience ever) but the whole "elves and trolls" fantasy stuff is a big turn-off. Ghhnnnnn!

Any chance of a Mount & Blade with this engine ? Pretty please?