The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Hello, Readers! 
  After taking a long break from here, I have decided to talk about the game people have loved for so long, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. 

I am letting all of you know right now, this is a SUBJECTIVE point of view, and ONLY my Opinion. So, before you are very passionate about writing something something spiteful, Everyone has their opinion and their own style playing, and I am no different than anyone else who plays The Elder Scrolls. 

Before I begin, There are SPOILER ALERTS. So, if you want to play Oblivion, and never have, and want to do a blind play through, stop and carry on, because this will have Spoil Alerts. 

I have never played Oblivion before I played last Summer. I wanted to, because, being a Skyrim fan, I thought it would be fun to play the story before.  I have a PS3, and I really like it. (BTW it is still working and doing really well, unlike many people having problems with theirs) 

I bought the game brand new for 8 dollars, I think. It was on sale. 
In Elder Scrolls fashion, the character starts off as a prisoner, and this time, in a dungeon cell, and the player, at this point gets to choose their race: Redguard from Hammerfell, Nord from Skyrim, High Elf (Altmer) from Summerset Isles, Wood Elf (Bosmer) from Valenwood, Breton from High Rock, Khajit ( Large Cat Character, that stands on hind legs) from Elsweyr, Argonian (Lizard creature that stands on hind legs) from Black Marsh, Imperial from Cyrodiil, Dark Elf (Dunmer) from Morrowind, and Orsimer (Orc) from High Rock and Orisinium. 
The Races, again come with the various special skills and powers. When I play, I prefer to play as the particular race that is indigenous to the area (Nord in Skyrim, etc) So, I played as an Imperial. 
I played for a total of about 20 hours. (actual game time hours). I like the main story line and I am impressed with the graphics for 10 years ago. I just couldn't get into playing it. I didn't like the little spinning wheel to figure out how much a person liked me in order to persuade a person, or talk them in to something to get information. I didn't like that if my weapon was busted, I would have to either have a repair hammer handy in my inventory, go to a shop to either find a hammer or pay someone to help me repair it. I also didn't like how slowly I would level up on skills. (mainly speechcraft). I didn't want to spend the time to try to figure out the nuances of the game, although I really liked the story lines and liked the game itself. I just wasn't having that chemistry that I get when I play Skyrim. 
Mind you, Oblivion is open world, and it is great. I personally was having a hard time getting excited about playing. It is ironic, because I like watching a couple of 100% playthroughs with TES Oblivion, and I like how they are playing their characters. I just couldn't get into it. 

There are a couple of theories. I tend to somewhat agree with a couple of them. Some game players have said that in game play, Oblivion is more difficult than Skyrim. Leveling up is more difficult in some skills to level up with. 

 I think it's slightly more difficult to level up in speech craft, weapons, magic, and again, it was hard to get information out of people in order to finish or even do some quests. 
I don't care for the dungeons. I went into a couple on my own, and they were all the same looking and had the same things. I didn't like that arrows were counted against my carry weight. I get it, they are light. but, I don't think  I should have had to mark every tiny thing like that against my carry weight. (I even think quest items are weighed and counted against your carry weight, but I am not sure). 

I have noticed that the Shivering Isles D.L.C. is quite a large expansion, and is fun and interesting to play. It has a very interesting story line.    

So, I really think Elder Scrolls Oblivion is a cool game. I personally couldn't get really excited playing as I have been in The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim. I do think I will give it another try this up coming summer. Maybe I will enjoy it more.