Praised Be Oblivion!, State all your positive thoughts about.. Options

[Fethenwen]

...our favorite game

I start by saying that the Dark Brotherhood quests and all about the society is very intriguing, scary and wicked that really feels unik.

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Vicenti rocks, and so does many others of the family. And it's nice to listen to their conversations.
! The quest with the "party" and elimination of the guests sure was really creepy.

[Joryn]

The magic system is one of my high points. Sure, I would have prefered some less combat orientated skills as well. Just so it makes you feel a little more like a mage. But overall they got well past the bad points in Morrowind. One I especially had touble with was the difference between fire, frost and shock.

Basically in Morrowind it was just a small ball exploding into a larger area. This time they are each much more distinctive. Makes it feel different when you are casting them, because they still do pretty much the same thing, similar to blunt and sword. But its certainly a visual improvement from Morrowind.

And of course the sound and voice acting. Patrick Stewart did as good as you could do with the opening part. Sean Bean likewise played his character admirably. My friend complained that he sounded odd, but how well can you play a priest losing his faith, suddenly finding that he is heir to the throne?

Terrence Stamp was also terrific. In the little he was talking, I was always paying full attention. I think Beth made an excellent decision in choosing him. Also there are moments where the general sound in game is a treat. Just like mentioned above, it makes some of the enemies more memorable.

While I never take zombies seriously in games, Oblivion's had me slightly unsettled on occasion. The Dremora also were a favourite of mine. I got goose bumps at a particular part in the main quest because of one of them.