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.
I mean, the combat system is a lot of fun in one vs one battles, but it becomes useless to the player in battles vs multiple opponents.
I'd probably argue even with the 'fun in one vs one battles' part. It can be fun, assuming that the rules are fair. But the number of times the rules have been broken in the AI's favour is starting to seriously annoy me. I mean, I swing my sword, the other guy blocks. I start staggering backwards, completely unable to do anything for a few seconds, and he pounds on me. Ok, fine. So he swings his sword and I block. I then try to pound on him, but he's already recovered and is swinging again. He hits, and again, I go staggering, and he's fine. Meanwhile he's dancing around like mad, coming close to teleporting speed, making it extremely difficult to keep him in front of me - not a problem for him.
I know the combat system has its pluses, but I find a lot of stuff like that really takes away from it. Oh, and the swing queueing. I try to do a couple swings, first one is blocked, I stagger, I try to raise my shield to block, only to have it try and swing again after the staggering is done. "No, you idiotic computer, I was trying to swing 5 seconds ago, now I want to ^@!^#$ block". But no, need to swing first.
Bleah. But yes, fighting multiple opponents is worse. Especially when they are all dancing all over the place. Even worse when there are friendlies, as it seems impossible to not accidentally hit them.
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