Originally Posted by Sailboat

I wouldn't say it's like Zelda, but I think it's a lot better.


I'm not sure what you mean by "character depth", but Oblivion has some awesome sidequests. It's basically half the game. Oblivion is an open-ended RPG where you can do what you want, when you want and then some. You do what you want.

You can't beat the game without the sidequests. The endless epic sidequests are amazing, and they're necessary for being good enough to do the main quest.

More or less. I would say it's more like the original Zelda games, except much bigger and 3-D. You also have WAY more items, and it's a lot more "free" than Legend of Zelda. Like I said, you can do what you want when you want.


Does that even matter?

How long do you want it to take? I guess it would take about 30 hours if you go straight through, but if you actually have fun and go through dungeons and do sidequests and stuff, I'd say it's a good 80+ hours, give or take a few.

The game probably lasts over 200 hours if you complete the WHOLE thing.