Taking a break from the Japanese-created, turn-based or strategy RPGs for a week it’s time to head west and look at the game that convinced me to buy an XBOX 360 back in the day as well as its visual remaster that I enjoyed dipping into last summer. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a first-person (at least for me it is, third-person is available!) free-roaming RPG that encourages you to go exploring rather than strictly following the main quest, and as with most Bethesda RPGs, that exploration is the heart and the joy of the game. Let’s take a look!

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