7 / 10
24 Apr 2007 at 02:40
Review by: tgwoodstock
this downlaod is simply the best. it is like buying a whole new game. the landscape is completly new and suites the missions and other things in the land. personally, sheogorath is my fav deadric god. i mean, come on, ne guy that can make flaming dogs come from the sky is all right with me, and the scotish accent really adds a bit of humor to it. this download shows lets you interact like u never thought u could. i probably spent at least 2 days on this exspansion the 1st time around. im still trying out how well it works with the different char classes. the new armor and weapons are great too. however, as much as i love oblivion, and no matter how many amazing things i could say about this great game, i do have my doubts. instead of dragging on with the details of the great parts, im gonna have to explain the bad parts.
WARNING: IF U ARE GETTING THIS DOWNLOAD AND WANT TO EXPERIENCE EVERYTHING FOR URSELF, WHAT IM ABOUT TO SAY MAY SPOIL SOME PARTS FOR U, SO READ AT OWN RISK.
alright, first, lets start of with the monsters. the grummites for example. all they did was make a new model, and give it all the goblin traits of the last game. they fight like the goblin, they move like the goblins, and they group like the goblins. they have shamans with the same powers, they use basic poisons to harm u, and as u level up, they just get different names and bigger stat boosts.
next, lets work on the guards of the shivering isles. the golden saints are simply high elves with kwl armor on. and the dark suducers are just dark elves. they put no creativity into them.
i was also disapointed when they told every one that YOU would be able to make ur own weapons and armor. when it turns out, it has nothing to do with u. i was expecting ur armorer skill to have something to do with this. but u cant even control what condition it comes out to be. all u do is get the material. now whats the fun in that. the new npc chars, they have the same intelect as cyrodil's necromancers. they sommon, cast spells, then sommon a deadric weapon then attack. basic knowlegde. plain and simple, so boring. i had my hopes up for something completly new. a difference like morriwind compared to oblivion. they also told every one that they would have one big city and maybe six smaller "cities". cities was the word they used. i found them all, and each 1 probably has 3-5 people in it. accept split, but u end up killing half of them ne way. there are a few new things that u experience once and only once, at certain parts of the quests. the downside is, only once! they had so much potential with this game, but they just made new storyline, thats all. there are a few oringinal monsters.
well thats all i have to say about this game.
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