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Originally Posted by keg in kc
It's that whole "difference of opinion" thing that people so often struggle with. I don't like sandbox games built around wandering around and grinding for character skills. I think they get real boring real quick. I like stories. That's why 99% of the time I play RPGs. That's why I don't play shooters, that's why I don't play sports games, that's why I don't play RTS. But saying that doesn't mean Oblivion's a bad game in general, it just means it's a bad game for me. I mean, yes, I thought it sucked. I couldn't finish half of it. But that doesn't mean everybody else is obligated to think it sucks, too, or that they're stupid or something because they liked it. It just means different people like different things. I'm not the least bit excited about Skyrim, either, and won't be getting it at least until the GOTY edition, and maybe not ever. But I still hope the people who enjoy that kind of game of love the hell out of it. In the end it's not really any different than talking about the battlefield games, or the GTA games, or anything else. They may not be my cup of tea, but I hope everybody who does play gets their money's worth.
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Sandbox games are awesome, I like them a lot. I like RPGs because I like leveling my character up and making tough choices about how I want to go about it. I like getting better gear as I level up and I like progressing through an epic story. Oblivion failed to deliver on leveling and itemization, the story sucked too. I could deal with a flat story as long as you give me a reason to keep going (ala Diablo II). I could deal with a weak leveling system and weak itemization if the story is awesome (see Mass Effect), but I can't deal when all that is missing. I lost all interest in Oblivion once I was max level with the best possible gear and I knew there was no more advancing. The story wasn't enough to make me want to keep playing.
I guess maybe that's why I liked WoW so much. It was endless character progression (first by leveling, then with loot) but the game also gave you a sandbox world which was like on ocean compared to Oblivion's puddle.