Board Thread:Oblivion/@comment-26026175-20150122161400/@comment-1600847-20150123121651

Oblivion wasn't my first TES game (Morrowind was), but i t was the first I ever got lost in for days on end. It's my favorite by far. I still play it each year in February. Coming up soon, yay!

To answer your questions:

1) The graphics are obviously inferior to Skyrim's, Oblivion is 5 years older. But I personally don't mind. Plus, if you're playing on PC, there are loads of mods to improve that. I suggest Qarl's Texture Pack, for starters. Takes ages to download and install due to the sheer amount it improves, but it's worth it.

2) Yes, it does have the same open world feel. And, unlike Skyrim, you really can climb every inch of every mountain due to the jumping and acrobatics being a skill. In Skyrim, everyone jumps the same height, but in Oblivion you can improve and jump incredibly high. Makes reaching those hard to reach places much easier.

But no, there are no random encounters in Oblivion.

3) And yes, Oblivion, like all Bethesda games, is highly modable. There are thousands of mods for Oblivion on the Nexus site.