

The idea of a new Elder Scrolls game spoke to people in this era of Grand Theft Auto, where the only games with “freedom” also happen to be set in worlds that resemble ours as closely as possible. That the game was set in an actual fantasy world bellowed a verbose message down into the wells of these blogger hearts the comic book geek in Coke-bottle glasses who tumbled down there during a kickball game decades ago stood up and jumped like he thought he could reach the moon. Eyes peeking out from over the tops of those muffins, those priveleged few men saw a game that would have an expansive world where you were free to do whatever you wanted, even kill people. When Oblivion showed up, it was after over a year of its being shown “behind closed doors” to journalists who were also given free muffins. Down.” on an internet messageboard because they got tickets to a preview showing. They get free videogames, usually before everyone else, and this sets off a kind of chemical reaction that leads people to call “Spider-Man 2” “The movie of the modern age. When The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was originally released on PC and Xbox 360 back in 2006, critics everywhere were rushing to let their wrists go limp, hold their hands at shoulder-height, and throw their voices into higher octaves in order to shout at what a gorgeous situation it was. This quest truly portrays the grim nature of the Dark Brotherhood, whilst also being quite challenging on its own.Ī fantastic mission and one that reverberates through the ages.Bottom line: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is “ not the hecking holodeck on 'Star Trek: the Next Generation'.”

Since you don’t know who the traitor is, you’ll end up killing a bunch of characters you know from the past. There is a traitor among the Dark Brotherhood loyalists in the Cheydinhal Sanctuary, and Lucien Lachance has sent you to exterminate the entire sanctuary in order to cleanse the Brotherhood of the traitor. This is one of my favorite all-time Oblivion quests.

Stick with me to the end, my friends! 33. I’ll also give you some insight into every quest, so you can get a better idea of what to expect from them. I figured I’d make a list of the best quests in Oblivion and share my thoughts with other fans of the game. However with how many quests there are, I often wonder which ones were really the most fun. But the stories that Oblivion tells still resonate with me, and even encourate me to pick up the game every now and then. Sure, Skyrim might have better gameplay (for sure). I would even go as far as saying that Oblivion’s quests are far better than those in Skyrim. The main story is fantastic, the Dark Brotherhood questline is unique, and there are hundreds of other quests that easily take a spot among the best ever quest of TES. I think it’s easy to see that Oblivion has some of the best quests in the entire Elder Scrolls franchise.
