Current Events > I'm playing Oblivion for the first time

(+) Yeah! (+)

It's definitely different. Yes I'm one of those that played Skyrim first

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It was really hard for me to go back to Oblivion. Skyrim literally does everything better.

Theres some fun stuff you can do that you cant in Skyrim. If you want, you can make effectively make yourself invincible lol
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Wii_Shaker posted...

It was really hard for me to go back to Oblivion. Skyrim literally does everything better.

I liked the classes more in Obliviion but yes to everything else
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I LITERALLY just started a new quest yesterday.

Play along with me!
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Wii_Shaker posted...

It was really hard for me to go back to Oblivion. Skyrim literally does everything better.

wat
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Hated the leveling system. It ruined it for me in the long run. I just couldn't accept that style of leveling back then. I wanted more control without trying to play a super specific way.
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AFrench2 posted...

Wii_Shaker posted...

It was really hard for me to go back to Oblivion. Skyrim literally does everything better.

wat

Oh also the create a spell system was good
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Oblivion won't do it for me as an ES game anymore, but there's good novelty in exploiting mechanical knowledge, or going back for a romp.

My only character, which clocked like 600+ hours, is a sneaky Bosmer vampire with a full chameleon set and insidiously high acrobatics and athletics. Barely ever needed to touch the ground.
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I tried going back to oblivion and it felt super barren as a world.
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Wii_Shaker posted...

It was really hard for me to go back to Oblivion. Skyrim literally does everything better.

lol no.

Oblivion actually introduced all the worthwhile AI changes to the series. Skyrim didn't really do anything new in this regard, and got rid of stuff like spell creation in favor of boring ass MMO crafting mechanics.

Despite the graphics and leveling system, Oblivion is better than Skyrim in so many ways.
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AFrench2 posted...

I LITERALLY just started a new quest yesterday.

Play along with me!

On it my dude. Though I think I messed up making my imperial a thief. Also since I'm playing on PS3 I seem to run into the problem of not being able to left strafe. I've tried googling fixes but can't find anything.

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Wii_Shaker posted...

It was really hard for me to go back to Oblivion. Skyrim literally does everything better.

The quests are definitely better in oblivion.

Compare to the mage guild quest from Oblivion to the tower of winterhold questline in Skyrim. It's not even a contest.
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shockthemonkey posted...

Is Oblivion the one where you shouldnt jump too much because it fucks up your stats?

Only if you ever decide to sleep.
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100% chameleon gang.

shockthemonkey posted...

Is Oblivion the one where you shouldnt jump too much because it fucks up your stats?

Morrowind was like that as well, and Daggerfall had a Jumping skill specifically though I don't know how the leveling system worked in that game to compare.
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Any of y'all play the PS3 version and run into this strafing bug? Can't go straight left. I should mention it's GOTY edition so dlc included

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inloveanddeath0 posted...

AFrench2 posted...

Wii_Shaker posted...

It was really hard for me to go back to Oblivion. Skyrim literally does everything better.

wat

Oh also the create a spell system was good

Main story was pretty aight too.
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Wii_Shaker posted...

It was really hard for me to go back to Oblivion. Skyrim literally does everything better.

Garbage opinion. Skyrim does very little better than Oblivion.
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Oblivion is much better than Skyrim.
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what mods...
oh ps3?

cool.

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100% chameleon was so broken. Everything broke.
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I'm doing quests atm
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I'm in imperial city doing the quest involving thoronir. At the end of it but keep getting killed. I either need to come back with better weapons and armor or just completely redo my character as a warrior so I can stop getting bitch slapped.

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I need glowdust :(
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Wii_Shaker posted...

It was really hard for me to go back to Oblivion. Skyrim literally does everything better.

They're pretty evenly matched in what they bring to the table. Oblivion brings better guild quests, more expansive cities / larger pool of NPCs, and far better DLC. Skyrim brings better combat, dungeons, and world diversity, as well as smaller things like better integration of daedric quests into the world. And while I do miss genuine character attributes, it's hard to get over how counter-intuitive Oblivion's leveling can be (Morrowind had this problem too, but it at least had the good sense to not put a cap on paid training).

I haven't actually played Oblivion since Skyrim came out, though at that point I'd already logged thousands of hours on the game and had more than gotten my fill of it. And I would have put Skyrim down for good a few years ago if mods hadn't been made available on the XB1.
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Is Skyrim actually good? Just seems like American Dark Souls otherwise
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Dark Brotherhood was way better in Oblivion, same with Mage and Thief guilds.

Fighter guild in Oblivion was absolute shit, though.

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Now be REALLY different and give Morrowind a try.
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I think the reason Oblivion does it so well is you're not that special.
Outside of becoming "the person that leads the mages guild", you're nobody. Nobody sees you as "THANK YOU HERO! PLEASE HELP RESCUSE MY FRIEND NOBLE HERO!!!"

Skyrim had the towns and quests built around you. Oblivion had you wandering around to find quests and things to do.
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RdVEHfJqAvUPIbk posted...

I think the reason Oblivion does it so well is you're not that special.
Outside of becoming "the person that leads the mages guild", you're nobody. Nobody sees you as "THANK YOU HERO! PLEASE HELP RESCUSE MY FRIEND NOBLE HERO!!!"

Yes, the Champion of Cyrodiil, Hero of Kvatch, The Divine Crusader, fucking SHEOGORATH HIMSELF is just completely unrecognizable.

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DrizztLink posted...

Yes, the Champion of Cyrodiil, Hero of Kvatch, The Divine Crusader, f***ing SHEOGORATH HIMSELF is just completely unrecognizable.

My point is that yes you are a hero but the world isn't built for you to walk in and say "HELLO I AM HERE!!!!".
Things happen. Fucking waifu Mazoga can die if you get to high in level cutting you off from her quest.
Skyrim was more like a switch with "you are safe, all quests are here pick!"
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RdVEHfJqAvUPIbk posted...

DrizztLink posted...

Yes, the Champion of Cyrodiil, Hero of Kvatch, The Divine Crusader, f***ing SHEOGORATH HIMSELF is just completely unrecognizable.

My point is that yes you are a hero but the world isn't built for you to walk in and say "HELLO I AM HERE!!!!".
Things happen. Fucking waifu Mazoga can die if you get to high in level cutting you off from her quest.
Skyrim was more like a switch with "you are safe, all quests are here pick!"

Well, um...thank you for elaborating, I suppose.
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masterpug53 posted...

Wii_Shaker posted...

It was really hard for me to go back to Oblivion. Skyrim literally does everything better.

They're pretty evenly matched in what they bring to the table. Oblivion brings better guild quests, more expansive cities / larger pool of NPCs, and far better DLC. Skyrim brings better combat, dungeons, and world diversity, as well as smaller things like better integration of daedric quests into the world. .

I agree that the guilds in Oblivion were much better. From an actual gameplay standpoint Skyrim feels better when you play it.

Most everything is better though from the combat to the menus. Even though magic casting feels better in Skyrim, I thought magic in general was handled better in Oblivion.

I guess my point is that every time I try to play Oblivion I wish I were playing Skyrim.

Oh man, but nothing beats the Black Hand of Oblivion, though.
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Thieves guild away. Good thing I put the grind to my sneak skill during the tutorial

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Skyrim was my first TES game and I tried going back to Oblivion and couldn't. The entire game felt way too outdated and clunky. >______>
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BipBapBam posted...

Skyrim was my first TES game and I tried going back to Oblivion and couldn't. The entire game felt way too outdated and clunky. >______>

I grew up in the days of clunky pixels. Going backwards is no big deal for me lol

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The way I look at it is that the next TES game should have the spell variety and freedom of Morrowind with the faction quest detail of Oblivion and the physical worldspace detail of Skyrim.

Oblivion's leveling system is stupid, but easily fixed with an 'always +5 at level up' mod. The spellcrafting is nice, but getting access to it without the mage tower home(which is admittedly bundled into most GotY purchases these days) was a pain since you need to do favors for every last Mage Guild location in Cyrodiil to gain access to the Imperial College.

The other thing to watch for is the random mayhem that occurs. It's quite possible to come across dead NPCs in the grass, since a lot of them have 'once per month' trips from one city to another. It's also possible for NPCs to become mad at one another and go nuts. Sometimes this makes sense, as with an Argonian who steals food to survive and gets chased around afterward, but other times characters just go full murder-hobo. For example, the bodyguards for Counts or Countesses will slaughter anything and everything that isn't the player when escorting their charge from one city to another, to include Imperial Foresters.
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Enjoy playing through Shivering Isles.
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Shotgunnova posted...

Enjoy playing through Shivering Isles.

Best expansion pack, imo.
Like, in all of video games, ever.
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Playing now :D
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I'm doing Dark Brotherhood quests, but somehow I went to sleep and am now a fucking Vampire. I can barely fast travel without melting in the sun

So I need 5 Grand Soul Gems now...I have no way of getting them D:
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Heh, yeah, the Imperial Sewers made vampires out of many player. I'm not sure if that was the cause for you, but they're the right length that people end up gaining a level down there and the before the exit is just too inviting...

Get used to draining bums of blood, as that removes the sun damage for a time. If you eventually gain access to custom enchantments you can make a permanent Restore 2pts Health as a sort of Daywalker Amulet.
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I just sucked the blood of the "Prophet" who is a hobo sleeping outside. lol
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Oblivion is really hard if you don't break the game.
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Veggeta X posted...

Oblivion is really hard if you don't break the game.

I didn't even know how to play the game until I watched a streamer explain how it was possible for him to play a leveled character with a "clothing only, jewelry okay" stipulation.
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