Oblivion is one of the few role playing games available for Playstation 3. The world in the game is literally the size of a small country. You can choose one, of ten, races as well as your fighter abilities. Your fighter can be strong and physical, or mystical and magical. All of this is chosen before you begin your main quest, and you have the ability to change it, at any time during the tutorial levels.

During the game you have access to a huge open world, and can transfer through the Oblivion gates, giving you an additional world to explore. The Oblivion worlds, have numerous enemy’s to defeat, in addition to the enemies you face in the main world. Some areas are off limits until certain goals are reached, but in the meantime there is still a lot to explore.

You could literally walk through the forest for ten minutes and then happen upon some ruins that happen to have underground tunnels running under the countryside. These ruins and castles are scattered throughout the world and once you discover them, you can warp back and forth between discovered places.

There are dozens of stats to level up and the day/night cycle keeps track of how much time you spend on your quest. Certain characters can only be found at night or during the day, they follow a timeline in their activities. Most places are closed at night and if you don’t get rest and sleep, your health and stamina decreases.

The graphics are very good; they are as good as anything else Ive seen on the system. There are many weapons and gear to collect and some things you can buy, but lots of things you can find along the way. The main quest is available at all times and there are many side quests. The menu helps you keep track of all the different quests you are currently working on and lets you know when you have completed a quest. The main story isn’t as compelling as I would have hoped in such a big budget, high profile game, but it is serviceable and passable. Some people wont want to sink fifty hours into a game that has such a bare bones story, I found that part disappointing.

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