By Azura, by Azura, by Azura! Time flies but by Todd Oblivion is a gem of an RPG even 15 years later. If only someone would remaster it ;)

I remember Martin Septim telling me how honored he was to fight beside me and what a great person I am. right after I broke in the jeweler store and stole everything.

The voice acting is impeccable. All 5 voices used for every npc are impeccable.

The side quest where you go into a painting and the world turns watercoloured occupies so much space in my brain.

Oblivion was my first open world rpg. I had no idea games could have that amount of freedom. I was so young. I'll never forget it

2002 morrowind 2006, 4 years later, oblivion 2011, 5 years later, skyrim 2021, 10 years later, nothing :(

Back in the day I played Oblivion like my life depended on it. It was so immersive because you felt like you were playing as yourself, and making your own destiny, not as a character whose destiny was already decided. Also, from the environment to the soundtrack, Oblivion just had a homeliness that I didn't feel so much in Skyrim. I felt like I belonged in that world even if I was just dossing about doing side quests. I haven't played Oblivion for years but still often listen to the soundtrack on KZfaq as I find it so relaxing. I think if one videogame had to be my favourite ever, it would be Oblivion. I spent too much of my life in that world for it not to be.

Never did I think Oblivion was dull. To me it's always been my favorite settings as I love that classical high fantasy setting. Lotr, fable, etc.

Honestly I think it had the best soundtrack

The setting was NOT dull. I absolutely loved that world and still like it more than probably any open world.

This game always makes me feel nostalgic for the summer of 2006 when the game released. I worked for a concession stand at a little league baseball park to save up money to buy the game. Spent many late nights of my summer break playing this game to death. It has way more charm and personality than most games do. It's an entertaining broken little world to run around in.

My favourite game of all time, accompanied by my favourite soundtrack of all time. Charming, magical, atmospheric, homely, nostalgic, fun, immersive, mystical, and much, much more. And the soundtrack.. The soundtrack... And those beautiful, medieval European style landscapes... And the charming awkwardness of the characters, dialogue, and AI... There's so much more that could be said... A masterpiece of a game. ♥️

Oblivion's writing and world building is unironically very good.

Shivering Isles remains one of the best Expansions of all time, any game period.

Oblivion is the only game I've ever played that made me nostalgic for it during my first playthrough.

I don't know why Patrick Stewart being in the game for 5 minutes adds so much to the experience whenever I think about it, but it does.

The quests and story writing of Oblivion are unparalleled, and the fact that you aren’t the “Chosen One” makes your accomplishments so much more satisfying.

The interesting thing is, the nostalgia is inherent to the game, rather than to when you played it. I played it for the first time in my 20s in 2018 and also had a massive sense of nostalgia for it - nostalgia for a wonderful sense of adventure. An absolutely unforgettable game, so worth it.

Once I start playing this game I don't even see the graphics quality. I'm fighting enemies, doing quests, leveling up, exploring caves. I've done it all so many times. I love it.

This game was more memorable to me than skyrim. I'll never forget the first time i found chameleon could make me invisible, i stole so much shit

15 years?! That made me feel very old and ruined my day. I remember getting this on Xbox 360 when it came out and being absolutely amazed with it's world.

Now we just need an Oblivion Special Edition

Does anyone else stand on a mountain and look over the world, watching the sunset, listening to the soundtrack and just thinking about life?

"It didn't perfect it like Skyrim" okay well Oblivion still did lots of things better than Skyrim. Like all the factions

The music was so good, that there were times i stopped playing and looked at the massive world and think about my own life, never ever did a game gave me so much strange/good vibes.. shivers when hearing this music again after 15 years.

This is one of those games I wish I could unremembered so I could experience again for the first time.

Oblivion had an atmosphere and world building that I missed in Skyrim. One thing that stuck out like you mentioned is that the dungeons actually feel like locations in Oblivion whereas Skyrim's felt like purpose built gaming dungeons. Why does everyplace have a shortcut to the end. It makes no sense and I much preferred Oblivion's style. Oblivion had a much more varied and fun cariety of quests as well.

Some of my favorite moments in Oblivion were simply of walking around in the nature, collecting everything I possibly could while listening to the beautiful ambient soundtrack of the game. I also liked the vampire part. Of the games, Oblivion and Skyrim, Oblivion is by fare my favourite. The nature in Skyrim is more dull, I did not like the main quest at all (though I did not like Oblivions main quest either) in regards the the whole dragonborn thing. And the dragons were just annoying.

Oblivion was never "forgotten" by fans. Nearly as soon as Skyrim came out, the Skyblivion project, to remaster the masterpiece, began.

This was the first game I became obsessed with. The first game that made my dad look at the screen with elves and magic and look back at me lying on the couch and say, "I worry about you."

Holy shit I never even realized Sean Bean was Martin until today.....his voice sounded familiar but I never thought it was Bean’s and it’s fucking awesome he’s in Oblivion

Me personally I loved the rpg gameplay design of Oblivion more than Skyrim. There's something extremely satisfying about seeing how you've achieved a higher understanding of your training and how you need to rest and meditate. Once you reach apprentice, journeyman, expert, and master you feel like you actually did something. Even if in reality you were sitting there spamming an illusion spell. The game felt more in touch with its roots especially the leveling system and the character abilities that are able to be increased through using them such as running aka athletics. Skyrim just keeps you at one preset speed with no ability to increase your athleticism or acrobatics. Even worse Skyrim makes it feel like you never truly get any better as a character because you are Dragonborn who is extremely OP right off the bat. In oblivion the character isn't someone special and so you can train yourself to become anyone or anything but Skyrim limits you to being the dragonborn with very specific traits and characteristics. Skyrim did a lot better in the basic swordplay, animations, archery system, magic animations, and the sneak system. However the game feels lifeless without mods to increase the basic feel of each of these systems. Skyblivion is a thing.

He doesn't even mention how much better leveling your skills were, hand to hand/mysticism/athletics/acrobatics and the fact you could make your own spells.

The quests in Oblivion are unquestionably better, more diverse than in Skyrim.

Oblivion, Fallout 3, New Vegas, and all 3 Bioshock games are games I play at least once a year, I’ll never get enough of them.

Just finished an extensive replay of Oblivion with all DLC last month, and I loved every minute of it. One of my favorite games of all time.

I hear the “generic fantasy setting” complaint a lot but I’ve never had more fun exploring an open world than in oblivion

Don't forget the amazing music. It's life changing.

I really liked the fact that you could interact with the Guards in all the towns in Oblivion. Ask where the Inn was, ask about nearest market. I relied on that in the early stages of the game. I don’t know why they removed this interaction from Skyrim. It made the guards seem more knowledgeable and righteous.

put about 40 hours into Oblivion earlier this year, first time revisiting it in like 12+ years... still excellent

I remember the very first time I played this back when I was 11, I’m 26 now and to this day haven’t felt the same feeling towards a game as I did towards oblivion. I’ve never been the type of guy to finish a game and replay multiple times over. No word of a lie, I have finished oblivion 20-30 times.

Played the heck out of oblivion during my university years. Back then I did not have a powerful computer, so I had to play in 640x480. Loved it.

Dude. People are so obsessed with Skyrim and Morrowind, but I love Oblivion more

One of the greatest games I’ve ever played, what a game changer! it’s crazy it came out in 06, I was 17 then, I’m 32 now, Ive went back and beat this about 7 times. I see another play through coming soon.

Sean Bean's voice is the best. I can listen to it forever

The music alone makes it worth replaying.

Is it just me, or was this level of quality reviewer unexpected from gamespot?

The feeling and immersion that Oblivion gives me is unparalleled , dunno if it's the music, dunno if it's the environment, maybe it's the sense of being....a normal person.... maybe is the thing that you don't stumble on something to do every goddamn second like every meter of the world map has a damn unexplored something. probably it's the mix of everything, dunno,it's damn good.

“... it’s easy to see why Oblivion was either forgotten or ignored by fans.” Patronizing (and factually incorrect) when you consider that Oblivion was Bethesda’s bestselling game and the highest rated game of the generation when it launched.

I absolutely adore Oblivion. If only Skyrim had some of that excellent guild quests

I did the sheogorath quest after I finished the shivering isles. When I prayed to the statue Haskell replied saying “praying to yourself sire…?”

In Oblivion, you feel like you are a character that starts from nothing. You are not born as a hero, you are not born as someone important. You are just a citizen of Cyrodil on a journey, an adventure who by fate or luck, was allowed to leave the dungeon under special one in a million circumstances.

Me: No I dont think it's worth replaying Oblivion community: THEN PAY WITH YOUR BLOOD!

Aw yes. Best game of all time. And unintentionally the FUNNIEST game ever made. My gosh, every time I turn it on and play for 30 minutes, I’m guaranteed to laugh at something.

“I dont know you, and I don’t care to know you”

Great video, thank you. A fun and engaging watch highlighting all the things I love about oblivion❤️❤️

I adore this game. Back in 06 seeing those open world forests was mind-blowing, no other game came even close to those graphics until Crysis was released. Oblivion made me go out and take walks in the woods while listening to Jeremy Soule on my iPod Nano ffs.

I remember being 600+ hours into oblivion before I realized I could fast travel. Honestly it made the game so much more immersive.

I'm playing it right now, started from the nostalgia, but didn't expected I would enjoy it, but it actually still good.

Watching this was like stepping into a time machine, so many good memories. Also that music. Amazing.

I'm playing it right now as I got this notification.

I love the resurgence of this game, I've been playing one character for the past 2 years and people always hate on me for playing😂

Good video, man! Solid journalism. Thanks!

One of the many things i like about oblivion is how you level up skills while doing them instead of just choosing the number to go higher. It makes it feel more realistic and is less annoying than needing to invest points in a skill to make a weapon or armor viable

The graphics were jaw dropping at the time for me. I still remember the awe and wonder I felt just imagining what the future would bring when I first saw this game.

i will stand by and revisit this game annually until the day i die.

this game hold a special place in my heart i remember being 9 years old couldnt wait to come home and play this game… im 24 now. i miss it i hope they come out with a new one

I put many hours into Oblivion before Skyrim. By that point, I wasn’t burnt out, I was satisfied (to an extent). Oblivion holds a VERY special place in my heart.

The music and exploration made Oblivion very engaging for me.

Started another playthrough yesterday. This game is brilliant, but honestly the voice acting cracks me up every time

You made such a beautiful and compelling analysis

Love this! Such a great series just wish we saw them more frequently..

Such a good game for its time.Then years later I’m still playing all over again lol

I’m about to do a Bethesda marathon, starting with Morrowind and ending with Fallout 4.

My Oblivion poster of the Imperial City guard still hangs above my bed from my copy of Electronic Gaming Magazine 2005. It's been up there ever since.

The editing on this is spot on!

I liked how you could build relationships with everyone too. Making or ruining a character's day because you talked to them was a great feeling compared to Skyrim, where nobody seems to remember you.

Oblivion will be excellent even after 100000 years

Much of my childhood was spent sitting on my older brothers lap whilst he played Oblivion, when I got old enough he let me make my own character and would accompany me to play it (I was too scared to do it alone). When he moved overstate for university I never plucked up the courage to go into dungeon's alone, and so all I would do was wander The Imperial City Market District, interacting with different NPC's and waiting for the different crates to refresh so I could take apples and sell them back to people. He would come back and stay with us during university holidays, and without fail we would always pick back up where we left off with Oblivion, spending that time completing quests that I was too nervous to complete alone. Eventually when Skyrim was released it replaced Oblivion, but I have such fond memories of Oblivion and the childhood that I spent with it. It was so interesting watching this video and being reminded of the time I spent playing Oblivion, so thank you!

Great vid!

it has one of the best writing, world, quests and adventure sense in RPGs

Top 5 game of all time in my opinion

Uh The Shivering "the shivering isles" has edge 🤟 great vid tho 😀 took me back, I spend soo many hours in Oblivion. And keep coming back every few years

Its amazing how good and complex this game even after over 15 years. Was truly a next gen gem

“STOP! You violated my mother”* - GamerPoop

Should have included the clip at the start after the emperor dies, And the fella Says bye, Runs onto a trap and instantly gets squashed.

I was awestruck the first time I stepped into that oil painting. So creative and it looked amazing.

Oblivions quests were soooo gooood. That music still gives me chills.

Todd ''Yes I was in the chess club'' Howard

GOTY 2006 for Oblivion Spike Video Game Awards Golden Joystick Awards

This is awesome 😊 thanks man.

The radiant AI has been memed so hard, but it's brilliant to this days. Thanks to it, Oblivion feels more alive than any other games I've played since then.

Beautiful world to explore with a stunning soundtrack. Can literally just wonder about and get soaked in the music. best game ever made. Period!

I always return to this gem of a game knowing there's always a creative quest or hilarious moment around a corner. The guilds alone are some of the best quest lines in the series. And to top it all Shivering Isles is one of the best dlcs ever made. Its a rocky and fabulous masterpiece of a rpg.

In its own way, I truly enjoyed the leveling up system as well and the way the perks worked. I found the first couple of play-throughs that I picked a pre-set class, like the knight but didn't switch up forms of fitting or do enough to really gain experience. I found creating a custom class really opened up the world and allowed me to really level up and experience a lot more of what the game had to offer. As a tank, I did heavy armor / blade, athletics, merchant since I am always selling to make money, along with sneak and security to go along with the dark brotherhood / the thieve's guild since I like to do all factions. First time I ever maxed the level out.

the best game ever! no more talking, this is the best game!

Crazy Bethesda hasn't given the switch a port of oblivion yet.

It was my intro to Elder Scrolls. Wish I knew how many pleasurable hours I sunk into it. Just hearing the music takes me back. Loved the music, scenery, characters, quests. All of it.

My Dad had bought Oblivion back when I was 8, I vividly remember asking him 'What's this game?' when I saw it on top of the PS3. He said I wasn't old enough to play it - naturally, I waited for him to leave the room and I immediately inserted the disc and fell in love - still remember the memories I had when playing back then.

to me the bright colors of this game gives me a great nostalgic feeling. when you compare it to other bethesda titles it has this bright and great atmosphere, And i can't forget to mention the soundtrack in the game.