Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

[kandrathe]

It is a lot lighter on the quest side as well. In MW you could explore and find an interesting out of the way island or shipwreck. I've been running around Cyrodil alot and found very few interesting out of the way places, but not the cool rewards for doing it. Luckily I'm on the PC, so I will have to wait for Mods to add interesting additional content.

Alchemy is little changed, except the way to exploit it by jacking your intelligence to 10000 to create godly potions. Enchanting and spell making require you to progress to the Arcane University, but again, they have limited which spell effects can be attached to a weapon and which can be applied to clothing/armor. I see this as part simplification, yes, but also to prevent the exploiting that is so easy in MW.

I dislike the buying/selling interface the most. It takes far too long to unload items. I used to enjoy arranging my trophy items in my house, but I find the control on placing items also a little frustrating. Also, there is not enough friction on some surfaces so items I set on a table or shelf shift over time.

The combat system is an improvement over MW.