There are only a handful of RPGs for the Playstation 3 and Oblivion happens to be one. The game is huge. It is literally the size of a small country. You take on the role of one of ten races and you choose what type of fighter you want to be. You can be strong and physical or you can have mystical, magical powers as your main abilities. You pick all of this before you begin the main quest and have a chance to change your mind before exiting the tutorial levels and into the real world.

In Oblivion, you have access to a large open world, as well as the Oblivion world, giving you hours of area to explore. Enemies are also plentiful, as you face them in both the Oblivion and the main world. Certain areas are not accessible until the goal criteria is met, but until then there is much to explore.

While walking through the forest you will discover ruins that have underground tunnels running under the countryside. Once you have discovered a ruin, or castle, you will gain the ability to warp between all discovered areas.

There are dozens of stats to level up and the day/night cycle keeps track of how much time you spend on your quest. Certain characters can only be found at night or during the day, they follow a timeline in their activities. Most places are closed at night and if you don’t get rest and sleep, your health and stamina decreases.

The graphics are very good; they are as good as anything else Ive seen on the system. There are many weapons and gear to collect and some things you can buy, but lots of things you can find along the way. The main quest is available at all times and there are many side quests. The menu helps you keep track of all the different quests you are currently working on and lets you know when you have completed a quest. The main story isn’t as compelling as I would have hoped in such a big budget, high profile game, but it is serviceable and passable. Some people wont want to sink fifty hours into a game that has such a bare bones story, I found that part disappointing.

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