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I was (am) an Oblivion fan(atic) - see my Avatar.



Got all 1250 achievement points on the XBox360, also have the PC version (for travel) but, quite frankly, I haven't visited the realm in a couple of months. If another expansion pack is released (anyone know if there is one announced?) I'll be back in a heartbeat. More than a game - more like an experience.



I haven't been exactly idle during the interim. Bioshock on the XBox360 was the best of the newer lot IMHO and there have been lots of other great titles beyond the obvious. Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed, The Orange Box (revisiting the half-life series and beyond), Overlord, etc. etc. etc. And the Wii has Super Mario Galaxy and even the addictive (to me) Williams Pinball among lots of other stuff. The Wii continues to amaze at SD resolution! Even the PS3 has finally come around with some great stuff like Devil May Cry 4, etc. I'll probably break down and get a new controller (with vibration) as soon as I figure out which games support it. And let's not forget the PSP version of God of War. It's not GOW on the PS2 (or original PS3 with the PS2 HW chip) but it's probably the best use of the PSP potential that I've seen. I loved it! (Side note: I'm not that much into war games and some of the other "mission" series which I why I didn't mention Clancy or the remarkable Call of Duty titles. I acknowledge that they are awesome - just not my preference so major props to them as well and any other titles I inadvertently left out here.)

2007 was the Golden Age of Gaming to this 65 year old gamer. I've seen it all and this has been quite exciting even though the reflexes aren't what they used to be. But if an Oblivion expansion module comes out - I'm there. If not, I have great memories and a play to return if I ever run out of other things to do.

And I'm not overly concerned with gaming threads on a Home Theater Site not having a lot of "action." The gamers among us are simply busy playing games rather than posting messages. And those of us who have the ways and means of gaming in full Huge Screen 1080p glory with surround sound are smiling as we hold the controllers!

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Agreed, Aaron! Once I reached a high level and was lord or master of every single organization in the realm with a bankroll of well over a million gold pieces and inventory stashed all over the kingdom (all earned, not hacked) I sometimes like to go out with bare fists to pummel tough guys to gain some hand to hand street cred. What you can do is limited just by one's imagination after you've finished all set goals in Oblivion.

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I just bought a new PC, and will be re-installing Oblivion shortly. I can't wait to run it at full resolution. I just hope I can re-install my save games with all my mods and enhancements...

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Oh come on cut me some slack. I got the 1250 on a hard difficultly and was the master of everything. Since my 360 died with my saved character I’ll have to start from scratch. I haven’t had the time to do that but once I do I know it will be a weekend killer.

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This being an HT site, don't forget the game that puts you inside a John Woo movie!