![]() ![]() ![]() In this article, I’ve written on 25 of the coolest things you don’t know about Oblivion. The shift from Oblivion’s varied landscapes to Skyrim’s snowy plains hurt it for me, and no amount of northern lights could dazzle me out of seeing the faults in its writing. The point I’m coming to in this long and rambling introduction is that while its age may be showing these days, I genuinely believe that Oblivion is a better game than Skyrim. Potatoes arent known for being very photogenic. Everyone knows that all residents of Cyrodiil from the Oblivion crisis era are descended from potatoes. You could rise to the top of the Mage’s Guild (without even knowing magic, if you wanted a laugh.) Become a vampire, a ghostbuster, or spend your days fighting demons. Funny thing is that the morrowind kahjiit looks better than the oblivion version. ![]() If you fancied your chances being a high-fantasy Lara Croft, you could raid tombs and dungeons for artifacts. ![]() As well as the environments, the range of ways to earn your daily bread (or indeed, skooma) were as broad as a troll’s shoulders. Whether lurching through enchanting forests as a heavily armored member of the fey folk, sneaking through bandit lairs, trying (and often failing) to not get spotted, or avoiding frostbite near Bruma, the game was the richest video game experience I’d ever had. I rushed home with a preorder copy and ended up putting 300 hours of my life into exploring Oblivion’s manifold environs. When The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion blew past its tenth anniversary last year, I remember thinking that it felt like just yesterday I was playing it for the first time. ![]()
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