Thanks for the laugh. I forgot how tripping that dialogue could be. Still, I kinda like the idea behind it; not having to hear the same prescripted dialogue all the time. Too bad the effect was still the same because the conversation pool was so small and it was so stilted and unnatural. And still....still better then that bratty little kid from skyrim.
Don't get me wrong, I love Skyrim. But. Oblivion made me feel so much more... content while playing it. Maybe it was just that the atmosphere was lighter, the country seemed friendlier and quite literally warmer. Oblivion's Cyrodiil felt much more like this escapist dream land in comparison. Even, say, the Thieves Guild were more Robin Hood types compared to the hands-down criminals of Skyrim. Yet it never felt silly, childish, or simplistic. I would sometimes just "go for a walk" in Oblivion for an hour or so to relax myself. Just roam the countryside, visit random cities, pick some flowers. Good times.
Morrowind is more dynamic. Oblivion is just forest themes and medieval atmosphere. No mystery. But those green woods and this magic music was like remembering living in the forests during medieval times. Now only fields and angry animals everywhere. Spent hours walking by the river collecting nirnroot during night just to find out that reward for 100 or what nirnroots was... crap. Last good TES game was oblivion. You can feel the consolised interface, dumbed down spells, morrowind had that interface for mages and oblivion for medieval peasants. Items are also balanced, no more levitating with the 300 speed or 1000 acrobatics scroll. Gold also lost its meaning- instead of crafting powerful enchanted items I buy tables and chairs for a house I even forget where I have in the city (cities were epic by the way- skyrim bleaks in comparison. Reflections and lights were used masterfuly and made each city different and morrowind didnt have enought FOW everything was like different colored couple of walls). And oh man the Oblivion load screens every 30-180 seconds were worst, as much time spent loading as playing back in the day with bad pc. At least morrowind was loading fast and load screens were interesting, like hand drawn wallpapers. Oblivion is like memories fading away from the girlfriend you loved but never had in real life - morrowind. One last thing- betshesda creates perfect fairytale experience that I love, but it lacks gameplay. Its either clunky or hard to hit or something else. I guess making game for both console and PC tears its gameplay apart.
If I were to live in any game. This one would beat any. My favorite RPG. Left my character at the pub in imperial city to retire his achievements in peace. Good day.
Oblivion always had a more mystical vibe to it. The more fantastical buildings, the bloom, the otherworldly feel to the whole thing. While Skyrim feels like I'm running around northern Canada, Oblivion feels like I'm walking around a fantasy world
@@grilledcheese9845 a grey and dull one, l know this is going to hurt but the atmosphere of skyrim was generic and a downgrade from morrowind and oblivion
It was my first real dive into fantasy as a genre. I was like "Pfff... Why should I watch Lord of the Rings? It's just fantasy. Fantasy is just... _fantasy_." Then a friend convinced me to play Oblivion at his home and when I left the sewers and was hit with that vast and beautiful scenery I instantly did a 180 on fantasy. I then proceeded to steal everything in Cyrodiil and max out my sneak skill, despite playing a heavy armour sword and shield warrior...
I remembering that I wasn't able to play Oblivion on PC and I really wanted to play it. Then at christmas of 2007 my grandma (rest in peace!) gave to me a PS3 with Assassin's Creed. The next day I was able to buy Oblivion for PS3... and it was AMAZING. I was able to complete it even it wasn't a real good conversion (frame rate was unstable, there were some minor and major bugs like the one where you got stuck in the house for a quest and, thank god, at the time I didn't begin the quest for the dark brotherhood So I was able to fix that situation by killing the NPC near to me) and the load times were too long. But they are good memories! (Except the lizards from the Oblivion... I hated those things).
When I played it as a kid, and even when I play it now, a great part of playing Oblivion for me was just wandering around the gorgeous woodlands, in both Cyrodiil and the Shivering Isles, and listening to the soundtrack.
Yes! I enjoyed so much just exploring and listening to the music, or taking a walk (or run too) through the different cities. And the skies, I loved so much watching the sky at night, same as in Skyrim.
Yooooo same my man. I discovered every available location on the map and I still wanted more to just pop up somehow. Just kind of wandering around in such a beautiful landscape was wonderful.
I miss this music but I just can't bring myself to listen to it, life was so amazing back then, arriving home at school, rushing to your computer to play this gem. What an incredible game.
Same here. Listening to the soundtracks of the games I used to play when I was a kid is emotionally very taxing for me. I feel terrible. Life was SO much better for me back then.
What an amazing unforgettable experience playing this game was... I'll never forget it I wish I could relive what it was like just for a day. Oblivion and Fallout 3 stand out to me more than any other games I've ever played. The nostalgia is too real
@@Loponstorm Sadly we're going to be waiting a while. I just hope they do a better job with Skyblivion than they did with Morroblivion. Last time I played the latter it was nothing more than Morrowind copy-pasted into Oblivion's engine, extremely disappointing. Oblivion's updated mechanics were nice, but by the gods, the visuals were just so atrocious. I might as well have been playing my copy of Morrowind at that point. I'm hoping that with Skyblivion they actually recreate the world, not just copy-paste the assets into another engine.
I got all my D&D members hooked on your channel since I started using your videos for the background. I was only sad that the iconic Oblivion atmosphere wasn't available. But with these videos, the collection will be complete. Keep it up Everness, incredible work, down to the fine details. Big fan.
I have really bad depression, playing oblivion always gave a the best happiest escape because of the music! Thank you so much bro. I can listen to this video when ever ,wherever!
Did you seriously just spell "orc" wrong?! How dare you! You violated the Law! Pay the court of fine or serve your sentence, your stolen goods are now forfeit. THEN PAY WITH YOUR BLOOD!!!!!
@@christar331 Be careful, players can climb things so the enemies don't catch them. (But be careful of the Guards, I've heard rumours that they can teleport...)
I remember when I first played this when I was a kid, and I didn't know how to fast travel, I went everywhere by horseback and got mugged by bandits, and I galloped past as they made their pathetic attempt to chase me on foot. This game is far more advanced and has amazing AI sequences you just never encounter because you fast travel, missing all of it, which reminds me of Gothic 3 in a way.
It returning me in 2007, when me and my Brother played Oblivion...i remember almost every minute spend in Cyrodiil. Now i have very warm memories listening that music...about that game and my Brother... Thank you for that.
"Have you heard any news from the other parts of Tamriel?" "They say syndicates of wizards are leading a boycott of Imperial goods, in the land of the Altmer." *ahem* ... "I am done talking to you." "Good day."
And I still come back to this day! I have never experienced such nostalgia for a game in my life. I love this game and Jeremy Soule is a God for creating such beautiful music.
ESIV: Oblivion is one of those special games to me. It really was a world of escape and adventure for me. I helped close shut the jaws of Oblivion as a lowly Wood Elf named Amos Pine. The musical score is second to none and is a big part of the experience. I absolutely loved the cathedral and priory structures and especially exploring Ayleid ruins in particular. I hope they are able to finish that Skyblivion mod beacause I'd love to play Oblivion again but with the updated engine. However the original is still great especially with a handful of mods. Thanks for sharing.
This game is my childhood, I remember the evenings playing on the PS3 and my Dad playing his Classical Guitar in the background. He loved to watch me do the side quest and helped when I got stuck. Memories like this with your parents really means alot when your a bit older, as I recently moved out ( Age 21 ) and I do miss my parents alot. The other games we played were Far Cry 1 and 2, Mario, Gran Turismo 5, Minecraft, Terraria, World of Warcraft, Baldur's Gate, Demon Souls, Dark Souls, Little Big Planet, Fallout 3, Mercenaries 2, Skyrim, Uncharted Thieves, and many more. Spend time with them as much as possible. "The days are long but the years are short"
@@JMjayesim if you played oblivion you woldnt say that mate.. unless your ps3 version is a diferent version.. trust me.I checked it before post the comment
@@chupameoscolhoes hahahahaha it was obviously a joke if you had played Oblivion you would've known some of the random dialogue from an Imperial citizen. Looks like someone in the comments doesn't like visiting the Market District. >_>
I feel like sobbing now thinking back to when everything was so much simpler and i had not a single worry playing this masterpiece every day after getting home from school, constantly thinking "i need to finish the mages guild questline" and so forth and so shall Oblivion forever be among my favorite games of all time
Моя любимая честь серии свитков, незабываемый Обливион, который я там и не прошел до конца ))). Как же приятно здесь просто бродить по лесам под приятную музыку великого Джереми Соул... My favorite honor of the scrolls series, the unforgettable Oblivion, which I didn't make it through to the end there ))). How nice it is here to just wander through the forests to the pleasant music of the great Jeremy Soul.....
I swear I can smell these images... I remember playing Oblivion for the first time like it was yesterday, even though I was only 8 or 9. There's just nothing like that game you fall in love with as a kid. Thank you Dad for showing me the ropes and how to sweep a room and save my progress
If this doesn't make you wish you were in grade school, first day of summer vacation and you hop on with no real world problems and wanna get lost..then idk what to tell you...this is nostalgic tears for me..look how far we've come, look how old we are now..gosh..it surely hurts my heart to think about..
10:29 I decided to install Oblivion just to visit my favorite town square, Chorrol. With the tree in the middle with park bench seats around it, surrounded by houses, it's nice to watch and listen to the local townsfolk discuss the latest news. I love it here. Once of those, "I wish I could step in it and go there myself", spots.
I was probably 12 or 13 when i first played oblivion, what a magical game, magical time. Oblivion and fallout 3 are still my top 2 games ever. Nothing made after can compare. Im 26 now, i still remember decorating my anvil mansion, hanging swords on the walls from glitched paintbrushes. Ahh, memories
I don't know you, yet all you say feels as my own writing. Hands down, Oblivion and Fallout 3 are the games that influenced me on the same age. And whenever I hear oblivion music, I recall few particular childhood moments, and instantly get a feeling as if I got blessed by Akatosh. Everything's right; it's just - life is glorious. Ah those pinkish sunsets of Cyrodiil...
What a pleasant surprise! Even after 12 years Oblivion still looks and sounds beautiful. Cannot wait to hear those flutes and harp in future Oblivion Music and Ambience vids. And you matched the font perfectly :).
Oblivion will always be my favorite, it had so much character and so many fun quests and great music. Easily a top tier game that I’m still playing over ten years later
I have been studying to this music for years now... and it never lets me down. It is so calming and although I never played Oblivion, it reminds me of my childhood playing Skyrim and simpler times. Thank you for putting this together- studying is a chore but listening to this is a joy
"Hello" "Get out of my face" "What's the news from the other parts of Tamriel?" "Bye" "Goodbye" "Good day" "I don't know you and I don't care to know you" "Have you heard of the High Elves?" "Nothing I'd like to talk about" "Get out of my face" I love NPCs
Ух, прям по ноткам души) Когда-то я жил в этих краях, отправлялся в бескрайние путешествия под эту музыку, прекрасное было время! Но потом стрела попала мне.....
No matter where I go, Oblivion is always gonna be in my heart. Takes me back to simpler times, exploring the heartlands of cyrodiil, the ayleid ruins, the forts, the lake nibenay, the markets if the imperial city, with all the time in the world to do whatever i wished 😢😢
This made me all emotional while changing bed sheets. I played some games before I tried Oblivion. But I wasn't really a gamer. This was the first game I sunk 50+ hours into and made me fall in love with the fantasy genre and gaming.
There is something magical about Oblivion unlike any other game I've experienced before. How a game can evoke such a profound feeling of longing for a place that doesn't even exist is unfathomable. It's as if I've been there before and all I want to do is go back. The music, the landscapes, the nature. It's all so soothing and peaceful, like a never-ending lullaby sung to a baby by it's mother. If heaven exists, it is the landscapes of Cyrodil set to the music of Jeremy Soule. And one day I hope to visit and hopefully stay for eternity. In a small humble cabin on the outskirts of tamriel.
Dusk at the Market and Harvest Dawn will forever be some of the most memorable songs in my life. I remember being 15 or 16 years old on a school night. I was up all night walking around the map collecting materials to get back into the Mages Guild after being kicked out. These songs would play and the real world just felt so far away. It was nice.
I do feel blessed to have grown up with this game. I was 12/13 when it came out and the memories every music track, every piece of line, or screenshots invoke is just incredible. Even today I feel like this was the perfect game to grow up with. This game was the real escapism experience, like being Alice falling down a magnificent rabbit hole waking up in something completely new. I also still remember I was blown away by the graphics at the time, the physics and the sheer scale. Games have improved since then, but for me, never reached this feeling again. Red Dead Redemption 2 comes close, but not close enough.
@@geraldodelrivero8982 I couldn't agree more, there was a charm to Oblivion's flaws. I genuinely hope they never remaster this game, it doesn't need it.
Hearing this brings back so many fond memories of my childhood and adolescence I would love a remake of oblivion with the Unreal Engine 5 . I miss that period when studios were forced to innovate, they had no choice, and we found ourselves with absolutely legendary titles. Today we can also find quality I think of The Witcher 3 but things have changed and the objectives too. The wheel turns so one day or another a great period like the one we had will come back I just hope not in 20 years. Thanks for this video !
To this day I still find myself coming back to this game every so often time and again, even after 15+ years. Suppose it be because the world just feels very comforting to me, like journeying back to a time of joy and adventure. Where the world held so much mystery and I wanted to see it all. Odd to say perhaps, but this just be my perspective upon this gem of a game.
Seeing all those places again and with all those songs on the background makes me so nostalgic. I loved this game... I mean, I LOVE it. The Elder Scrolls has some kind of magic behind it, because for some time, it was like a second life for me. This decade is coming to an end, and I don't feel so "inside a game" like I felt in Oblivion and Skyrim. Maybe because I was younger and my imagination was more powerful. I think I have to pay a visit to Tamriel once again and see my fellow Khajit.
The worst thing about Oblivion was you’d be chilling listening to this beautiful music, then a f*cking crab would be spawned into your vicinity and ruin it all.
"today's your lucky day, so let's hear it." "any idea what Gromm will do now that old Baenlin is dead?" "is this true?" "yes." "Anvil is all in an uproar. First the Chapel attacked, now the prophet ranting about the end of the world!" "it can't be!" "yes." "be seeing you." "you do NOT belong in here!"
This game has been sitting on my shelf for years, collecting dust. And yet I've never played it. As I look up to it now from my desk, I feel as if this music is radiating from its box. Like an ancient artifact in a world of magic and fantasy. Waiting to be discovered...
Crack dat box open, and get to playing! Then when you've finished, head over to one of the many sites offering awesome mods for the game, and head back to Tamriel for more hours of dungeon crawling and quest fulfilling! I wish I was in your position.....
There's something magical about Oblivion. I could never really get into Skyrim properly. I might give it another shot one day, but Oblivion will always be one of my favourite games of all-time.
