I have to register just to reply to this reviewer about his opinion on Oblivion, which I think is very unfair toward a great game and might influence gamers to turn away on this RPG gem. Although his analysis is well made and exposes clearly the weaknesses of Oblivion, he seems to ignore what really makes Oblivion great and outstanding among its counterparts: the TES construction set, which is the source of its endless replayability, versatility, and adaptability. Yes, the vanila Oblivion does have all of the drawbacks that VD painstakingly picked on. However, there must be a reason why Oblivion is so popular and has gained a huge fan community against all of those weaknesses. Oblivion (as well as Morrowind before it) are the only games to date that allow the gamers to channel their creativity and imagination to transform the gaming enviroment to the utmost extent of what their fantasy dream can allow, and the sky is the limit here! As time goes on, more and more modules from talented modders have helped the raw material first shipped from Bethesda evolve over time into a well-polished gem without trace of its infantile, primitive defects., just like the Ugly Duckling that has matured itself into a glamorous swan. With endless stream of contributions from the HUGE modding community, Oblivion will never be the same game you have played 3 months ago. Its charm lies in its infinite versatility and evolution. For example, the reviewer has laughed out loud about the uninspiring levelling in the vanilla Oblivion, right? Oscuro, Francesco, as well as other modders, have corrected that and even enrich Oblivion further in many aspects. No way you can become the arena champion at just level 1 if you have used these mods. Complaining about the laughable water reflections, bland atmosphere, or blotchy landscape? Come on, please search in the net for breathtaking screenshots that demonstrate the transformation power of Oblivion, thanks to great texture modules from its army of dedicated modding fans. Whining about the primitve combat system and the repetitive, unchanging, sissy enemies you are dealing with? Why don't you downloads modules that gonna enhance melee or magic systems, creature mods that provide challenging and versatile opponents, or dungeon and landscape mods that for sure will broaden your fantasy game world and satify your alter-ego in endless adventures. Oblivion is great because it GROWS, and will become more and more sophisticated day by day, thanks to the TES tool provided from the game developer to the creative fan community. The review has just poked fun at that poor little Ugly Duckling, but failed to see its potentiality to transform into that beautiful swan. Please remember that Oblivion will grow and mature itself into the beloved RPG that gonna stay for a long, long time in your desktop, while other games have gained dust on shelves from running out of its replayability. With the current status of the modding library out there, Oblivion is no longer the same game Vault Dweller has used to know, so his review on Oblivion is becoming outdated and obsolete! Please, do Oblivion a justice to go buy the game and follow the modding forum closely for great mods. You can do a search on google to find and watch OOO1.3 trailer and PJ's Spell compedium teaser, the two exciting mods that I am anxiously waiting for, to see if these new aspects of Oblivion is up to your liking.
