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kalniel said:It didn't of course, but why would you accept that quest if you were being a diplomatic character?
Because I might hope the designers allowed for different outcomes, with different consequences for different characters?
You have to use your imagination in games like that. I obviously can't explain my point well enough, so I accept your opinion that you could not roleplay in Oblivion. I however have a different opinion and greatly enjoy roleplaying, still, in Oblivion. Everyone is different and needs different things from a game in order to be able to enjoy it.
No, I understand your perspective. I just think you are giving Oblivion undue credit (see below). I somewhat enjoyed Oblivion for around 50 hours -- I don't want to give the impression that I hated it -- but I was always aware of missing elements and lost opportunities to be much better.
I really don't like that fact that Gothic 3 gives you so little choice over the character. To me that is one of the things that makes it a lesser roleplaying experience, and in that respect Oblivion has far greater choice. However that's not the only thing I care about in a game, so I still enjoy Gothic 3 despite it having (IMO) less choice.
Completely agree. Gothic would be all the better for having character creation.
edit: to further prove how different our experiences of the game are, my first time through Oblivion was with a hunter/ranger type character, using the bow almost exclusively - I love ranged weapons in Oblivion and don't find them underpowered at all
This really highlights were we deviate in opinion. I accept this is roleplaying...but it's a pretty limited form -- that's my point. Not that Oblivion has no roleplaying. Could I not play Half Life (or whatever), choosing to use the pistol exclusively? Perhaps roleplaying a cautious guy who inches into each room, carefully scoping out the situation?