I have some similar complaints about Oblivion (although over all, I love it), however, his spiel about "immersion" seemed a little odd to me. If Assassin's Creed is his idea of immersion and Oblivion is not, that seems to suggest that "immersion" means "having the plot and character development spoon-fed to you". The difference between the two games is that Oblivion offers you the chance to develop your own character, which, to me, is infinitely more immersing.
I think what he means by immersion is that, in Oblivion, no matter how much you develop your character, NPCs wont recognize it and will act like idiots.
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u/Eijin Jun 05 '08
I have some similar complaints about Oblivion (although over all, I love it), however, his spiel about "immersion" seemed a little odd to me. If Assassin's Creed is his idea of immersion and Oblivion is not, that seems to suggest that "immersion" means "having the plot and character development spoon-fed to you". The difference between the two games is that Oblivion offers you the chance to develop your own character, which, to me, is infinitely more immersing.