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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

It is difficult for any game to live up to the sky-high expectations that arise from a series of unbelievable teaser videos and presentations, let alone for one that is the successor to a game that was unanimously favoured by the fans of it's genre. After Morrowind's success in 2002, the developers at Bethesda had a lot to prove, and luckily they not only created a game equally as good, they easily surpassed it!

Of all the RPG series around, only a handful can truly claim that they offer players true choice in how they want to shape their own experience. Most role-playing games restrict us to only choosing our character's or party's statistics and equipment, but there are still a few games left which drop into a vast game world, free to roam and act as we wish. One of these series is US-based Bethesda Softwork's "The Elder Scrolls" series, which has been capturing our attention and imagination since 1994, when the first episode, The Elder Scrolls: Arena, was released.

The past iterations have all been known to allow the player to assume any role possible within the game's limits (such as a knight or an evil mage), whilst taking on quests from a series of guilds, or other entities. The main quest was always optional and the gameplay never depended on it as much as in other RPGs. All episodes of the series are based on the fictional world of Tamriel and each one expands the already complex Elder Scrolls lore. The previous episode, Morrowind, received two expansions and was universally regarded as one of the best open-ended role-playing games of the past years (although it did have its fair deal of issues and shortcomings, these were easily compensated by its virtues). The latest instalment in the series, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, is no exception to the general concept of the series.

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