The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

**Compass** · 20 Feb 2006, 05:06 PM

The gold coin will be mine. Oh yes, yes, it will.

I love the idea of real-world counterparts to make-believe items -- bringing fantasy elements to tangible life. Next stop, Dark Cloud 2's Monica.

[edit]: (in the leopard bikini

)

**bVork** · 21 Feb 2006, 01:00 AM

I'm forking out the extra dough for the collector's edition. Extras like the guide and the coin remind me of the pre-EA Origin and all the cool things they used to include. I wonder how the Septim will compare to the Codex coin packed with Ultima 5...

**Drewbacca** · 21 Feb 2006, 02:09 AM

Is it real gold?

**Yoshi** · 01 Mar 2006, 06:44 PM

1Up posted the list of XBL Achievments:

# Master, Fighters Guild: Completed the Fighters Guild Questline
# Champion, Fighters Guild: Reached Champion rank in the Fighters Guild
# Guardian, Fighters Guild: Reached Guardian rank in the Fighters Guild
# Warder, Fighters Guild: Reached Warder rank in the Fighters Guild
# Defender, Fighters Guild: Reached Defender rank in the Fighters Guild
# Protector, Fighters Guild: Reached Protector rank in the Fighters Guild
# Swordsman, Fighters Guild: Reached Swordsman rank in the Fighters Guild
# Journeyman, Fighters Guild: Reached Journeyman rank in the Fighters Guild
# Apprentice, Fighters Guild: Reached Apprentice rank in the Fighters Guild
# Champion of Cyrodiil: Completed the Main Questline
# Destroyed the Great Gate: Destroyed the Great Gate, Main Quest
# Delivered Daedric Artifact: Delivered Daedric Artifact, Main Quest
# Located the Shrine of Dagon: Located the Shrine of Dagon, Main Quest
# Guildmaster, Thieves Guild: Completed the Thieves Guild Questline
# Master Thief, Thieves Guild: Reached Master Thief rank in the Thieves Guild
# Shadowfoot, Thieves Guild: Reached Shadowfoot rank in the Thieves Guild
# Cat Burglar, Thieves Guild: Reached Cat Burglar rank in the Thieves Guild
# Prowler, Thieves Guild: Reached Prowler rank in the Thieves Guild
# Bandit, Thieves Guild: Reached Bandit rank in the Thieves Guild
# Footpad, Thieves Guild: Reached Footpad rank in the Thieves Guild
# Listener, Dark Brotherhood: Completed the Dark Brotherhood Questline
# Speaker, Dark Brotherhood: Reached Speaker rank in the Dark Brotherhood
# Pickpocket, Thieves Guild: Joined the Thieves Guild
# Arch-Mage, Mages Guild: Completed the Mages Guild Questline
# Master-Wizard, Mages Guild: Reached Master-Wizard rank in the Mages Guild
# Silencer, Dark Brotherhood: Reached Silencer rank in the Dark Brotherhood
# Assassin, Dark Brotherhood: Reached Assassin rank in the Dark Brotherhood
# Eliminator, Dark Brotherhood: Reached Eliminator rank in the Dark Brotherhood
# Wizard, Mages Guild: Reached Wizard rank in the Mages Guild
# Slayer, Dark Brotherhood: Reached Slayer rank in the Dark Brotherhood
# Warlock, Mages Guild: Reached Warlock rank in the Mages Guild
# Murderer, Dark Brotherhood: Join the Dark Brotherhood
# Closed an Oblivion Gate: Closed an Oblivion Gate, Main Quest
# Magician, Mages Guild: Reached Magician rank in the Mages Guild
# Conjurer, Mages Guild: Reached Conjurer rank in the Mages Guild
# Evoker, Mages Guild: Reached Evoker rank in the Mages Guild
# Journeyman, Mages Guild: Reached Journeyman rank in the Mages Guild
# Apprentice, Mages Guild: Reached Apprentice rank in the Mages Guild
# Associate, Fighters Guild: Joined the Fighters Guild
# Associate, Mages Guild: Joined the Mages Guild
# Grand Champion, Arena: Completed the Arena Questline
# Champion, Arena: Reached Champion rank in the Arena
# Hero, Arena: Reached Hero rank in the Arena
# Gladiator, Arena: Reached Gladiator rank in the Arena
# Warrior, Arena: Reached Warrior rank in the Arena
# Myrmidon, Arena: Reached Myrmidon rank in the Arena
# Bloodletter, Arena: Reached Bloodletter rank in the Arena
# Brawler, Arena: Reached Brawler rank in the Arena
# Pit Dog, Arena: Joined the Arena in the Imperial City
# Escaped the Imperial Sewers: Escaped the Imperial Sewers, Main Quest Beginning

**Drewbacca** · 01 Mar 2006, 06:56 PM

What do you get for reaching each of those?

**Yoshi** · 01 Mar 2006, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by Andrew

What do you get for reaching each of those?

Your e-penis grows an inch.

**Diff-chan** · 01 Mar 2006, 07:47 PM

Blog from videogame writer who played it, and the guy is not impressed:

http://blog.wired.com/games/index.blog?entry_id=1422030

He was playing the 360 version. Here's the thing though, according to this thread:

http://www.ga-forum.com/showthread.php?t=88338

The 360 version runs better than the PC version.

So it looks like Oblivion is a huge resource pig that bites off more than it can chew. What a surprise! Im predicting there's gonna be lots of dissapointed gamers by the end of March.

**bVork** · 01 Mar 2006, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by diffusionx

Blog from videogame writer who played it, and the guy is not impressed

He took some undeserved flack for his opinion. I'm taking his article with a grain of salt, though. He never played Morrowind, so he can't make any comparisons. He also got some things completely wrong. He mentions that the game is entirely first-person (with no third-person view at all), which is blatantly incorrect. I do believe him about the pop-up, framerate, and loading, but I wonder how it all compares with Xbox Morrowind.

I still think that's one of the best previews of the game so far, especially for people who didn't play Morrowind. For those of us who HAVE, I think 1up's preview is the most detailed about the differences between Morrowind and Oblivion.

Originally Posted by diffusionx

So it looks like Oblivion is a huge resource pig that bites off more than it can chew. What a surprise! Im predicting there's gonna be lots of dissapointed gamers by the end of March.

I'm shocked, SHOCKED that a Bethesda game takes more resources than most computers have at the moment! Such a thing has never happened before!