User blog comment:Draevan13/Thoughts on TES IV: Oblivion./@comment-5046408-20130307130614/@comment-5046408-20130308014030

I'm going to try and not let this turn into an argument. Wish me luck.

My intent in saying all that was just trying to emphasize Oblivion is less restricting than, say, Skyrim in terms of the narrative flow. Skyrim basically forces the title of Dragonborn on you whether you like it or not, unless of course you decide to play your character as if they were an idiot and decided to NOT warn the world of the very serious matter of a dragon destroying an entire village. Plus the Dragonborn mechanics are still in place regardless of whether you ignore the main quest or not (i.e. learning words of power and absorbing Dragon souls)

I mean, sure you as a player have every right to just screw logic and go off on your own little tangent, but for a guy like me who actually cares about story and doing things with purpose and being consistent with my actions, it's annoying if I'd rather NOT become Dragonborn for a character and NOT just be some idiot who doesn't give a crap that he almost got his head chopped off AND barely survived a Dragon burning down an entire town.

Also, if I recall, the only uncertainties of the Dovahkiin prophesy is the Dovahkiin's background, Alduin's origin theories, and (I think) the outcome of their battle. Everything else became rather clear when the prophecy came to be during the events of Skyrim (High King murdered, Civil War ravaging the land, etc.)

Ultimately, I know we could go on and on, calling each other biased and getting to the convoluted core of TES lore to pick things that support/refute each others thoughts, but get absolutely nowhere simply because of differing opinions. Let's just agree both games are good for their own reasons. My personal opinion is that I like Oblivion's premiss of the player character being a random "nobody" who rises to prominence by his own actions (including charging into and out of Oblivion frequently and living to tell the tale) more than Skyrim's premiss of the player character being a prophesized warrior, however I thouroughly enjoy both games and both stories. You may read it differently, but what does it matter if it's still an enjoyable game?

...Condemn it, why do I type such long messages? >_>