The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion PS3 Reviews

A handful of new reviews for Bethesda’s newly released PS3 version of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion have reached the ‘net. The first is at GameSpy with an overall score of 4/5:

Although virtually every other genre has incorporated RPG elements, no other RPG has so thoroughly taken in the ideals of the sandbox genre as Oblivion. It gives you a massive playspace, a finely tuned (if sadly flawed) RPG engine to play in it with, and lots of other AI-driven people to play with. Turn it on to drop 30 hours of sleepless joy into at a shot, or fire it up and spend 20 minutes making the perfect spell for your next quest. There are very few games out there that will give as much to you as you put in, but this is one such game.

The second is at IGN with an overall score of 9.2/10:

Over the past year, you’ve probably already heard how great The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is from PC and Xbox 360 owners, and it maintains that same pedigree on PlayStation 3. There’s no doubt that it stands alongside Resistance as the system’s crème de la crème even if it does have its own share of bugs and a lack of downloadable content found elsewhere. A must buy for fans of fun games — no RPG bias required.

The third is at ZTGameDomain with an overall score of 9.5/10:

The bottom line is that if you haven’t experienced this game yet, and you happen to own a PS3, you now have no excuse. This is one of the greatest adventures currently available anywhere and well worth the investment. PS3 owners have been clamoring for another must-own title and this is truly the case here. Unless you have already explored Cyrodill on another platform, there is no excuse not to snag this one up immediately.

The fourth is at GamerNode with an overall score of 9.2/10:

While the PS3 version of Oblivion is superior to the 360 one, the PC still reigns supreme due to the customization possible. If you want the best-looking version of Oblivion and don’t have an amazing PC, then the PS3 is easily the route to go. However, if you already own the 360 version and were thinking of trading it in for this, there’s really no need to. The PS3 version may look and run slightly better, and it may include Knights of the Nine from the get-go, but the status of the expansion is something you have to consider, and the fact that there’s really nothing new should convince you to stick with what you have. As long as you have Oblivion on any of the available platforms, you’re already good to go with hundreds of hours of possible gaming excellence. Then again, if you really wanted to justify your purchase of the PS3, you may want to pick this up.

And the fifth is at Gaming Target with an overall score of 9.8/10:

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion pulls off a miracle it’s deep enough for the hardcore ES fan, but designed in a way that even the average player can get into it without too much intimidation, though it can be overwhelming at first until the basics are grasped. Not only that, it’s an incredible conversion from Xbox 360 and is far from the inferior ports you get from some other companies. Oblivion requires a substantial time investment to get the most out of the game, but yet it’s designed where you can play an hour or 2 at a time and make progress through whatever you’re working on, whether it’s a story quest, a Fighters Guild adventure, a generic fetch quest, gathering seeds and flowers for alchemical purposes…even sitting around in your house and wishing electricity was invented so you could watch Tamriel TV. Oblivion really does offer the ability to see anything, do anything you want…or do nothing at all if that’s what you’d prefer. Instead of wondering what you can do in this world, the question is always, what can’t you do? And Oblivion does it better than any other game in its genre.