Maybe it’s too much Counter-strike lately. Maybe I like my RPGs a little more scripted, like KOTOR. Maybe I like my free-roaming worlds a little more free of consequences, like Grand Theft Auto. Maybe it’s the fact that Oblivion makes my computer weep when I try to run it with anti-aliasing on. Whatever it is, I just can’t get into Oblivion.

I like the style, and I’d like to see where the story goes. I just feel like stuff takes too long to do. I’m not the sort of player who soaks in the environment for very long; I want to solve stuff and get more loot and kill lots of baddies. How come I can still lose a whole weekend once in a while playing Diablo II, but I can’t get myself into Oblivion for an hour or two?

I had a copy of Myst back in the day, and I played it in short spurts for a couple of weeks. It looked amazing (for the time) and I felt like I should like it more, but I never got to the point where I good give it the time it required. Oblivion feels almost the same to me.

Anyone else out there feel the same way? Feel free to respond in the comments.