![]() As one might expect, the barrier falls, and all sorts of vicious demons begin to pour through and ravage the land. Tamriel is in the midst of facing its greatest threat yet: the Emperor and his sons have been assassinated, leaving the barrier to Oblivion unguarded. But it won't be standing on its own for long, if at all, unless a hero surfaces to save the day. "We like for each game to stand on its own," Hines says. Meaning, Oblivion is not a direct sequel to Morrowind it takes place several hundred years after its predecessor's conclusion. ![]() The new location was designed so that anyone who has not played any of the previous Elder Scrolls installments can leap right in without any confusion bogging them down. An entirely new location, Tamriel's capitol province, Cyrodiil, has been designed to entice players new and old. Those familiar with the fantastic Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (PC, Xbox) and its expansions (for PC, Bloodmoon and Tribunal available in the Xbox Morrowind Game of the Year edition) will be familiar with the world of Tamriel, but if you're new to the Elder Scrolls experience, that's fine, too. Given the recent delay of Oblivion until the end of the new year's first quarter, I felt the time was right to put the spotlight back onto one of the PC and Xbox 360's most promising games, and Bethesda's Pete Hines was only too happy to help. ![]() One of those games is, without a doubt, Elder Scrolls IV. While this was not the case with Dark Tomorrow, there are games that are certain to be worth the wait. As a Bat-fan, I remember being bummed when the game got delayed, but I thought, "maybe this will help in the end." After all, the dev team will be given more time to fix major and minor bugs, put in the extra stuff that will give the game that special something, and in general prepare to release a polished product. Game delays are a real bummer, and not all of them have a happy ending. ![]()
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