Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

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As for the secret societies, I have had boatloads of fun doing the quests for one in particular.  The feel of the organization and the quests are absolutely spot-on.
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I haven't gotten around to joining the Brotherhood yet but the Thieve's Guild quests are a lot of fun. The world feels much more alive and the AI, while still pretty stupid, allows for more in depth quests. Having to stalk a target, learning their daily schedule to know when to sneak into their chambers to steal an item is so much more fun than Morrowind's "go here and take that whenever you want" quests.

So you'll never truly be stuck simply because you can't "rest". You can, however, "Wait" if you want to pass time quickly.

Waiting will regenerate your health and mana. Resting is only useful for leveling up, as far as I can tell. Waiting one hour will put your health and mana to full (or it has for me at my lowish level).

My initial view of the game is nothing short of amazing. I loved Morrowind and Oblivion will be the same way. I haven't been playing constantly, I do still have my WoW subscription after all, but I know I will be playing this game for years. I played Morrowind for 2 years off and on and I still never did the Temple or Imperial Cult quest lines, I never found any vampire clans to join with to do those quests and I never ranked up in any of the great houses. In 2 years I still had probably 1/3 of the content left and Oblivion is even bigger ... Bethesda is like my God.