There are plenty of new games that do have the option, but I wouldn't say they had good game play mechanics and an engaging story, just because they are new. Just because a game doesn't have both genders as a playable character is meaningless if the game is good. No it's not the dark ages last time I looked.

I haven't finished Two Worlds, but this topic reminded me to go back to it soon. I love Oblivion, but if I had to choose between Two Worlds and the Gothic series I mentioned as far as immersion and being involved in a realistic world, Oblivion would come second. The only thing about the voices is the archaic way they speak, but that's also more realistic for the medieval type setting. There are a large variety of voice actors so every race doesn't sound the same. It's a dangerous world and you have to work hard to get anywhere which adds to the role playing. You can kick dust in enemies eyes, dodge, shield bash and lots more.Ī big plus for me is there's no level scaling or being led in quests. Like the Gothic series of games and Risen, I like Two Worlds game play and combat much more than Oblivion. There are different types of horses, eg Orc horse, Dragon and Demon horses as well as the normal types. You actually have to learn how to ride your horse and if it doesn't like you it's harder to get it to behave. Plus it's like a living world with a huge variety of creatures and monsters. It has real dual wielding, horse combat, a very good magic and alchemy system and the AI is also very good.

I'd trade stunning graphics for game play any day. The graphics may not be as good as Oblivion but they are still pretty good.

It still crashes occasionally for me though, but no more than Oblivion. As long as you get all of the update patches, which improves the graphics, fixes a lot of bugs and the AI system among other things.

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