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Gamers have long-awaited the release of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Readers were absolutely delighted when we reported that Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion went gold several weeks ago.  Many questioned whether or not Oblivion would be able to surpass the quality gaming environment that Morrowind had to offer -- according to the buzz from the gaming world, it has.  The game is currently available for PC and the Microsoft Xbox 360 game console.  According to Bethesda Softworks:

In keeping with the Elder Scrolls tradition, players will have the option to experience the main quest at their own pace, and there will be plenty of opportunities to explore the vast world and make your own way. Numerous factions can be joined, such as the thieves or mages guilds, and each contains its own complete storyline and the chance to rise to the head of the faction and reap further rewards.

At DailyTech we managed to collectively burn about 40 hours on the game this weekend, and aside from some load time issues Oblivion is quite possibly one of the best games we've ever played. Roundup of several reviews of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

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Seems like most of the complainers...
By killerroach on 3/27/2006 7:08:49 PM , Rating: 2
...are X360 owners. Let's face it, games like this aren't particularly suited to a console. However, I am a bit surprised that it is that bad on that platform... either that or the X360 is a finicky piece of hardware (which wouldn't surprise me).

I own the game for PC, and my system is nowhere near anything significant (Athlon 64 3000+, 1GB RAM dual-channeled, GeForce 6600 with an overclocked core), but it runs just fine at 1024x768 with Medium detail (and some things bumped up from where BethSoft recommended them be at)... at the lowest the game seems to dip down to around 20 FPS, and peaks around 60. Considering this game is nowhere near as demanding on frame rate as, say, an FPS, even 20 FPS is quite playable (I figure it'd still be quite playable as long as framerates stay above 12 or so). The world has decent levels of detail, looks pretty bland in the distance due to draw distances, but load times are very minimal and not very common (not to mention rarely taking longer than five seconds). All in all I've been quite impressed with the level of presentation, and would highly recommend this game to anybody with a PC containing a video card at least in the same league as mine (and maybe even telling people with Radeon X300 or X550 cards to at least give it a shot).




By HardwareD00d on 3/28/2006 10:34:04 AM , Rating: 2
I have the XBOX360 version, and it is very playable. I haven't seen a lockup or stuck sound effect yet. Other than the initial startup, load times are usually only 3 or 4 seconds and don't seem too frequent or annoying. I am really enjoying the game. Too bad they couldn't allow a USB keyboard to work with it... It's single player afterall.


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