The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – I Spent 44 Hours in 4 Days Playing it in Bethesda's Basement
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was arguably the defining moment of the first months of the HD Era and a true killer app for the Xbox 360 – you had to buy the console so you wouldn’t miss out on this game. And if you’ve made it this far, I’ll bet you’ve got lots of great memories of this one too. Here’s hoping that The Elder Scrolls 6 can recapture at least some of that magic.
In January 2006, the author spent four days at Bethesda Game Studios playing The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, after the game had been released. The author was given a conference room with a giant TV, a chair, an Xbox 360 dev kit, and a controller, surrounded by the game. The author played the game for 44 hours over four days, exploring, fighting, sneaking, stealing, joining the Dark Brotherhood, closing Oblivion Gates, and even completing the main story questline and riding a unicorn.
The author was disappointed when the final retail copies arrived, forcing them to stop playing, but they later spent 125 more hours playing the game at home with DLC and expansions. Oblivion is considered a defining moment of the HD Era and a killer app for the Xbox 360.
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