5 Days to Oblivion
Time for another off-topic rant! No, I’m not predicting the end of the world, although it may be the end of your social life if you’re an RPG fan. But hey, what better way to get rid of acne-causing stress than by bashing up some trolls, vampires and golems (ok, actual exercise is still preferable, but…)! The big event happening on the 20th is in fact the release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, a game I’ve been awaiting for a while, along with most fans of open-ended RPGs.
While graphics are something that get better every month, for the moment Oblivion has probably the most impressive environments ever in a video game, and over 16 square miles of them to boot. The game is truly open-ended, with a go-anywhere, do-anything approach that rewards players for just exploring the world. As for story-driven quests, there’s over 200 hours worth of them, with all the dialogue fully voiced (over 50 hours of voice) and even featuring some star voice actors such as Patrick Stewart and Sean Bean. Most importantly, the game looks to have a solid and rewarding gameplay style that combines traditional RPG stats and skills with visceral action, appealing to both fans of games like Baldur’s Gate and Zelda. In a market increasingly crowded by mundane online multiplayer RPGs, it’s great to see a really ambitious single-player game like this - a game that captures the immersive feeling that western RPGs have been striving for all along.
In news actually related to clear skin, I’ll be updating our free offer page soon. Returning customers will now have three easy ways to score free bottles of Clear5, so stay tuned!
