In light of the Oblivion Remake being just around the corner, and Skyblivion releasing this year (hey, Bethesda, what the hell?), I figured I might finally review my favourite Elder Scrolls game... sidenote: Those are just my Steam hours, I played this a lot more as a child.

Long story short: I think Oblivion is better than Skyrim.

It is like a chaotic mediaeval improv show powered by spaghetti code, enthusiasm, and the sheer will of Todd Howard. It's a fantastic game — if you don't mind a lack of polish, lots of nonsense, and your game crashing for the fifth time due to all the mods you installed.

You start the game off by being greeted by Sir Patrick Stewart — I mean Emperor Uriel Septim VII — who, for some reason, has dreamed about you... okay, I know you're the Emperor, but please slow down. Yeesh.

Actually, scratch that, before that, you will have spent an hour creating a character that some might call junk, but you definitely think they're treasure, to hell with the potato face comments. After that, you get insulted to the face, no matter who you're playing, and THEN you get to be the object of the emperor's dreams. Fun!

Fight your way through, yada, yada, the real treasure are the friends you make along the way — not you, adoring fan. Never you. Slowly make your way up the Dark Brotherhood by, have a Brush with Death, or perhaps you fully embrace how ridiculous this game is and go straight to Sheogorath's Realm. The Shivering Isles await!

Literally the best game ever created, Remaster Gang.

Thought I would leave a last positive post before they drop the remake,
Great game old Oblivion!!