The Elder Scrolls had a huge marketing campaign before it was released. You can also explore the entire, huge world of Oblivion, filled with interesting things to find. The side quests by themselves might provide you with so much fun, that you won't even think about the main storyline of the game itself. In general, you can spend dozens of hours in game and not touch the main story at all. You can become mage, thief or anyone you wish or want. You can focus on your main quest or not give a damn about it at all. It is entirely up to you what you are going to do. Similar to Morrowind you are not provided with a direction, where you should go. The prisoner is you and with this cryptic information from the emperor, you start your adventure. The amulet is a really powerful artifact and Septim (played by Patrick Stewart) asks the prisoner to shut down the jaws of Oblivion. However, before he died he handed the amulet of kings to the most random person in Tamriel. The emperor Uriel Septim VII was killed by assassins. The story starts six years after events of Morrowind. Not without a reason, Oblivion is considered as one of the best RPG games, ever created. 2K Games focused on the development of a complex and polished game and you can see that. In general you are going to notice development in most aspects of the game. Now it is much easier to navigate through items. However the combat system is much more complex and interesting, especially within the context of magic. Your skills are rising when you do certain things. The character progression system is similar to the one from Morrowind. Then, you are going to meet probably the most annoying character in the history of video games. The only Daedric lord, who somehow can be considered a decent person. One of Daedic princes, who rules over the sphere of transition. He believes, that he is in fact the true ruler of the entire world. Enemy of every living race in the Oblivion.

However, Oblivion also has a huge plethora of interesting characters. The game does not force you to do anything. Still it is a large, open world game with huge amount of quests, npcs, items and things to do. The gameplay also took a huge step forward. The same can be said about climatic and beautiful audio. The game is really beautiful and the hdr lighting is impressive even by today’s standards. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a huge step forward, in comparison to Morrowind. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion GOTY Deluxe Edition

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