When I started playing this game I automatically fell in love with it and it only gets better as you play along. It's a very long game so you get your moneys worth no doubt. I got very close to the end when I ran into a glitch in the game. Seems I'm not the only one with this problem as Bethesda has addressed it. In order to fix the problem anyone with the problem must go out and rent the non-game of the year edition, save at a certain point, work through the glitch then save again to hopefully get by the glitch. Not exactly the customer service I had expected from paying [...] for a game. Anywho you can finish the game, although troublesome as it is and not as fun, with the glitch. This was the reason why Bethesda would not offer any kind of compensation for the game fix. I would have given the game high marks if not for the glitch and Bethesdas poor response.

There have been games such as grand theft auto,halo and metal gear which have proven their worth in the gaming industry.But in terms of open world,hours of game play and replay value; this game has broken grounds and traditions in what a game really is. With endless possibilities and endings.This game lets you create who YOU want to be and what you want to do (in terms of an rpg game).This game is said to be over 200-400 hours long,so even though you think you been playing for a long time,think wrong.Cause i know that the side quests and caves will serve as a good distraction to you while you are on the main quest.More fun is added as you step into the world of the shivering isles where the Daedra god Sheogorath rules.Try not to get swept in his "madness" please.And help out the knights that protect cyrodil in the other expansion pack called "Nights of the Nine".Embark on a quest to dispel the evil and restore glory to those nights that praise the divines.You better have alot of time on your hands and dedication cause this game is worth it.Buy this game and may the Nine Divines guide you on your quest!Now all that's left is online play; hahaha :D

I played Oblivion extensively on the PC when it first came out, but when I recently bought a Sony Play Station 3 for the primary purpose of playing Blu-ray discs, I decided to try Oblivion out on the new platform. While I loved the game before, I was always frustrated that I was never able to play the game on my computer on the highest video settings. Plus, playing the game meant sitting at my computer, something that I already was doing to excess.

So, I've been liberated from my desk chair and resituated in my easy chair and instead of playing on a small computer monitor with lowered video settings I'm playing on a 46 inch high def screen with a 1080 resolution. Visually, the game is simply stunning in high def. It was gorgeous even on lowered settings, but maxed out it is just delightful to look at. I have never, ever played console games before, so this was my first experience with the PS3 control. I found none of it intuitive or familiar. By the time my first character hit level 10, however, I had pretty much mastered every aspect of the control.

Apart from the graphics and the control, this is pretty much the same game I enjoyed so much on the PC. This is both a good and bad thing. It is good because this is one of the best games I've ever played. I have played extensively both Asheron's Call and World of Warcraft, and loved the enormous size of both games, while also deploring a lot of the irritating people who pollute online games. Oblivion has something of the same size and enormity an MMRPG, without the irritating people. Personally, I don't play games as a social activity, so the absence of people to play with isn't a negative at all.

The one huge change from my PC experience is that I played only the first game expansion and not the Shivering Isles addition. Wow! It is a huge addition to the original game. Not only do you get new quests, you get an entire new realm to explore. Visually Dementia and especially Mania bring a strikingly different addition to the original game. I'm still exploring the new world (I've finished the first dozen or so quests in the expansion, but still have many, many to go -- how many I've yet to discover).

I mentioned that you also get the negatives found in the original PC game. This is the tendency of many of the quests to break. Every time I've played a character in the game, I've run into a broken quest. On the PC you get fixes (either official or otherwise) that correct the problems. So far I've been unable to find fixes for the PS3 version. The broken quests can vary from game to game. One time I played the corpse that I was supposed to discover in a dungeon simply wasn't there. I had done that quest before with a different character and knew precisely how to finish the quest, but on the spot where the corpse was supposed to be was nothing (the green arrow on my screen pointed to an empty spot). In the game that I am playing right now on the PS3, the witch that cures my vampirism won't acknowledge the presence of Bloodgrass in my inventory. I've tried Bloodgrass both from shops and from the plains of Oblivion, but to no avail. So, I've been forced to play the game as a vampire. In the Shivering Isles add on you meet a character named Big Head who gives you a quest. But after learning of the quest I ran a few steps to the north, exploring the town when I got the message that Big Head was dead and the quest cancelled. His corpse remains there right in the middle of town. I also have a wonderful ring that I received as a reward for a quest completed that I am neither able to equip nor sell.

Despite these flaws, this is a great, great game. I loved it on the PC and I love it on the PS3.

I thought I would take a second and share one hint to newcomers to the game. From the very beginning, emphasis raising your Alchemy, but do not specialize in it. Go to every shop that sells alchemical ingredients and buy all of them. You can then sell back the potions that you make. If you keep doing this you will quickly make enough money to buy houses in all of the cities in all of the towns offering a residence. You will also get some great potions that you can use in combat. I don't recommend specializing because it will cause your character to level as you raise your alchemy skill. It is important to level through your combat skills so that you won't constantly get killed. As you level you fight tougher and tougher opponents, but if you are leveling through non-combat skills you will not be able to fight as well as creatures on your same level. You'll find that even if you don't specialize in alchemy, it will probably be the first skill you max out.

All in all, a great game regardless of platform. My only complaint are those broken quests. And if your first love in gaming is RPGs, this is your only really great option on a PS3. I don't like racing games or 3D shooters, so this could be the last PS3 game I buy in a long, long time.

I really liked this game. It was was awesome being able to choose to be good or evil. The game of the year edition is massive. I have played it for a month on and off and still have a ton of the game left to explore and complete. This is one of those games you will buy and not have to buy another game for quite some time (in other words a money saver!)

I've played the PC version, and had some problems with installing the expansions. Finally, I gave up and decided to break down and pick up a PS3, and this game. When they arrived, I set everything up, and I'm not looking back! This is a great port. I haven't noticed any serious glitches, the sound and graphics are OUTSTANDING! This is a must have for any RPG fans that own a PS3!