To whom it may concern,
As a huge fan, I would just like to say a few words about the impact that your games have had on me. I remember in my middle school years and before, my friends and I would play games like Kirby’s air ride and CoD2 on game cube and the original xbox. Then the 360 came out, and we played Gears of War 2 and Rainbow Six Vegas.
However, the game I always liked best was your own; The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. I remember countless days before I had a 360, after a day of sledding in the snow, me and my friend would sit in his room and dive into the world of Tamriel. Because it was his house he always got to play, and I would have the guide book and give him instructions. It was the coolest game I had ever seen. Previously I had thought RPGs were all turn based and anime, which is something I hated. Oblivion completely changed my perspective. When for the christmas of my freshman year, my parents said I coudl get a 360, and what game I wanted with it, there was no hesitation in my mind. The only game I wanted was Oblivion. Since that Christmas, there has been no game I have played more. Even now, four years later, despite having increased my game collection, Oblivion is still the one that holds the dearest place in my heart, as much as a video game can. Fallout 3 was a fantastic game, and in many aspects much better than Oblivion. The soundtrack of ‘30s songs also widely broadened my musical tastes, and now I like nothing better than listing to Billie Holiday, and I will be sure to pick up New Vegas. However no game since has taken hold of me like Oblivion. The opening and battle music is one of my favorite tunes, and still never fails to send a thrill of excitement through my heart. In no other game have I ever enjoyed simply exploring as much as in Oblivion, and it has even inspired me to go exploring and looking for adventure around my local area. In no other game would I have ever got a little bit excited about harvesting flax seeds, as I have in Oblivion. You folks at Bethesda probably get hundreds of letters from people wondering about the next installment in the Elder Scrolls, and I am no exception. Please, Please come out with another one. If you do release another one, there are several things that I would really be awesome to see introduced. More weapon and armor variety would be really cool. Once I got to a certain level I stopped caring about the effectiveness of armor, and just wanted more variety to make my guy look cool. Another couple things would be more cool creatures, but no more oblivion gates. The only thing I really disliked was closing Oblivion gates (exploring and bandit hunting, though I could do forever) even though they were an integral part of the game. More region specific dialogue from townspeople would also be great. When one finds a chapel in the middle of the woods, or a village tucked away in the mountains, one wants to know what its history and reason for being there is. Thank you very much for you time, if you read all of that.
Sincerely,
Harry Voelkel
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