Ships Ahoy - Oblivion (Official) [Mar 22, 2006, 09:16 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Stop the presses again, as another
overdue press
release announces the availability of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for
Xbox 360 in North America. Here's the official announcement on availability of
the RPG sequel, which actually arrived in most stores by yesterday, and will
show up in Europe by Friday:
NEW YORK & ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2006--2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO - News), and Bethesda Softworks® today announced that the highly-anticipated role-playing game, The Elder Scrolls® IV: Oblivion(TM) is now available for the Xbox 360(TM) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC in stores across North America and will be available at stores in Europe on March 24th.
The long-awaited Oblivion represents the quintessential role-playing experience for the next-generation of gaming, inviting gamers into the sprawling environments of Tamriel, the most vibrant game-world ever created. With a powerful combination of freeform gameplay and lush, unprecedented graphics, gamers can choose to unravel Oblivion's epic narrative or simply explore the vast landscape in search of their own unique challenges.
Oblivion's story begins with the mysterious assassination of Emperor Uriel Septim VII, leaving the kingdom's throne dangerously vacant. With the Empire ready to crumble, the gates of Oblivion are thrust open, scattering demons and other hellish creatures across the countryside. To turn the tide, gamers must journey to find the Emperor's lost heir and defeat the plot that threatens to destroy all of Tamriel.
"Oblivion is an engrossing and unique role-playing experience with incredibly deep gameplay," said Christoph Hartmann, Managing Director of 2K Games. "Gamers will be amazed when they see the revolutionary features that have made Oblivion one of the most anticipated titles of 2006."
Oblivion promises to be the defining RPG for the next generation, combining landmark visuals, a sprawling, sandbox universe with more than 200 hours of gameplay, intense first-person combat and realistic characters driven by the groundbreaking Radiant AI.
The Elder Scrolls® IV: Oblivion is available for both the PC and Xbox 360 in regular and collector's editions. The collector's edition includes a 112-page Pocket Guide to the Empire, detailing every aspect of the world of Tamriel, as well as an extensive "Making of Oblivion" documentary and an authentic replication of the Septim Gold Coin, the official currency of Tamriel. PC gamers will also be able to bend the world of Tamriel to their will with the extensive Elder Scrolls Construction Set(TM).
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for Xbox 360 and PC, co-published by 2K Games and Bethesda Softworks, has been rated "T" for Teen by the ESRB. For more information on the title visit the official web site at www.elderscrolls.com.
The interface really needs a rework on the PC, IMO. Being able to have a mini-map up on screen would be great, but mostly I just want to be able to see more stuff at once than I can now. So yeah -- I'm down with the calls for smaller fonts, tooltips, and re-sizable windows.
A couple of things are driving me a little coo-coo though:
I HATE how you can't have your inventory window - with its 7 whole lines of useful information - visible at the same time as something like a container or a corpse. Clicking back and forth to compare lewtz is just annoying. Not show-stopping, but definitely annoying.
I HATE having to move the sluggish UI mouse pointer over to "Done" or "X", just so I can click it to get out of a UI interface. Given that the UI is a direct port from the console version, why can't I just click RMB to back out of windows? I know you only need to tap "B" on the XB..
And the one that I know is just going to piss me right off sometime later in the game happens when you kill something in tall grass. NOT ONLY is their corpse hard enough to find, but just FORGET about finding where the weapon they had equipped ended up. That shit's swallowed up by the foliage and gone, Jack. Especially if you're standing on a hill.
I can't wait until this happens when I finally kill something that drops something really valuable/powerful/important
I mean.. I like the way Havok is in charge of the items once something dies, but there needs to be a way to spot dropped items in tall grass, etc. I notice the game already has a Thief-esque 'shimmer' on items which are in complete shadow, so that would work, but even just keeping them listed under a corpse's inventory would be an improvement..
Otherwise, this game is a complete marvel. I'll never finish it -- too much fun stuff keeps getting between me and the main storyline. Sure hope Jeoffrey figures that out before it's too late!
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It may be that one day a young man will adore a Pinata.
This comment was edited on Mar 22, 15:51.
A couple of things are driving me a little coo-coo though:
I HATE how you can't have your inventory window - with its 7 whole lines of useful information - visible at the same time as something like a container or a corpse. Clicking back and forth to compare lewtz is just annoying. Not show-stopping, but definitely annoying.
I HATE having to move the sluggish UI mouse pointer over to "Done" or "X", just so I can click it to get out of a UI interface. Given that the UI is a direct port from the console version, why can't I just click RMB to back out of windows? I know you only need to tap "B" on the XB..
And the one that I know is just going to piss me right off sometime later in the game happens when you kill something in tall grass. NOT ONLY is their corpse hard enough to find, but just FORGET about finding where the weapon they had equipped ended up. That shit's swallowed up by the foliage and gone, Jack. Especially if you're standing on a hill.
I can't wait until this happens when I finally kill something that drops something really valuable/powerful/important
I mean.. I like the way Havok is in charge of the items once something dies, but there needs to be a way to spot dropped items in tall grass, etc. I notice the game already has a Thief-esque 'shimmer' on items which are in complete shadow, so that would work, but even just keeping them listed under a corpse's inventory would be an improvement..
Otherwise, this game is a complete marvel. I'll never finish it -- too much fun stuff keeps getting between me and the main storyline. Sure hope Jeoffrey figures that out before it's too late!
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It may be that one day a young man will adore a Pinata.
This comment was edited on Mar 22, 15:51.
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I'm not even angry. I'm being so sincere right now, even though you broke my heart and killed me.
I'm not even angry. I'm being so sincere right now, even though you broke my heart and killed me.
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