Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-10870829-20130706015706/@comment-24184347-20140530030746

absolutely worth playing. it's the game that broke the wall to people who weren't into the elder scrolls and MADE them fans. i'd wager that skyrim, while a great RPG, got more than a fair share of support from its connection to oblivion alone. the enviornment feels much more immersive, the enemies scale with you (which some saw as a curse, and i saw as a blessing: in truth, it's both). it gives you a challenge vs. having easy enemies by level 20 or so (not even).

it also gives you more detail in the quests (i broke it down long ago, and found that skyrim actually had more quests in its guilds, but oblivion gave such a better story and more detail that it *feels* hours longer and like bethesda cared more. play it, it can't hurt, and if you dislike it you're free to stop. i think you should try it to see what started all of this.