>>107823128It was shit at the time to anyone who had taste. I remember over at /v/ we were all so disappointed that it continued to backslide in features and depth which had been the pattern in the last few games already. Oblivion had already been a joke for years because of its strange shallowness.
Unresponsive, basic combat which never evolves and makes up way too much of the game time, no AI variety, magic which is basically glowing archery, simplified quests, and still buggy as hell. "You can climb it" translated into staring at a low-res texture of mud while trying to game out what angle of tri you could overcome. Smallest map of any ES. The only thing anyone liked was the dragons and they overstayed their welcome.
It sold well and is consequently well-regarded by people who grew up with it and aren't well-versed enough in WRPGs to have developed a palette. That's all.
