The memories…coming home from school and escaping into this beautiful world with its forests and beaches…wondering thru the night while listening to jeremy soules soundstrack… good old times man…good old times
Ah, I can tell just from your profile pic you are someone who appreciates the ambience in games. The solitary atmosphere present in ODST's Mombasa Streets alongside Marty O'Donnell's sombre and beautiful soundtrack is unmatched. I spent many a rainy night walking home at 3am through a big yet desolate city listening to that soundtrack
Watching this almost hurts...29 now...wishing I could go back to my innocent life and childhood. Was so happy. This game was incredible. Its more than nostalgia...its the sadness of growing older and finding it harder to find that joy you once had a child is rough. I still play this game from time to time to bring that back. But it'll never be the same, with all the friends lost, new responsibilities, etc. All we can do is listen to this beautiful soundtrack and just be teleported back to a time of bliss.
There is some truth to that 🙂. I once just wandered around, taking breaks in taverns and reading some ingame books. It was sooo beautiful and relaxing.
Maybe it's nostalgia kicking in, but when I see other RPG's all I see is a game. Here I see a WORLD. Maybe it's the soundtrack which creates this atmosphere. You want to re-live the experience of first exploring Cyrodiil again and again
@@Nocturnalzyx conversation are random, it may sound of sometimes but the system is great. Giving the npc the free will to have "unscripted" conversation they want with any npc they want was mindblowing for that time.
I remember the first time I left the sewers in oblivion. It went from a dungeon crawler to a vast open world. When I realized the scale of what I was looking at I instantly fell in love. I saw the mountains in the distance and realized that I could actually walk all the way there if I wanted, I had never seen anything like it. I had played Zelda OOT and Fable TLC, and they were fantastic. But this was on a whole other level, it sucked me in and I lost myself in the world
@@GuerreroFamilyWalks all of the sudden I was looking under every rock and behind every corner. Looting every single mud crab. I miss the days when I could just disappear into a game.
It's titled "Auriel's Ascension," and is my favorite piece from the Oblivion soundtrack. I love how it sounds sad, melancholic. Almost like Jeremy and the developers are subtly telling us that Auriel overthrowing Lorkhan probably wasn't all that great of a thing.
78 and in love with this epic game. Relaxing, beautiful, soothing, and for my age group, a huge help in keeping dementia at bay. Never boring, and a free rein to do and go pretty much wherever you want. It may be a bit dated now, but it has never been equaled imo.
I totally agree with you!! I am 73 and started ElderScrollsOnine ESO in 2019. My daughter and SIL played it on a 76 inch tv so i just enjoyed watchig and listening to them laughing and gripping at the same time. My daughter started ESO in 2014 beta. One day she asked if I wanted her gamer pc and ESO in 2019. She had switches to x box in 2017...omg...I LOVE IT!! IN chat age will come up and peeps are always suprised because at least 50% r 40 and above...shocks those younins' everytime :) I love the theme to Western Skyrim and Wrothgar.
@@elaneduncan4035 Play mine on a PS3 with a 35in flat screen tv, love Jeremy Souls music. I wasn't so impressed with Skyrim though, not a patch on Oblivion imo. 🙂👍
@@NigelOrmsvik Right on, Mr. Ormsvik! Us younger gamers love to see and hear our fellow gamers express their love of these works of art. We aspire to find enjoyment in life and games for the rest of our lives just like you.
Bethesda will never recapture the glory that is Oblivion, let alone surpass it. This game is humble, confident and downright goofy. It doesn't take itself too seriously yet was ambitious is it's own right.
I think if you want Bethesda to recapture or surpass your favourite games, you're looking at things the wrong way. For example, Skyrim was the game that I grew up with, and I doubt Bethesda will ever make a game that I, or many people, will like as much as Skyrim, however, that doesn't mean they can't do something different that is great in its own way.
@@killgriffinnow I had these exact experiences with Skyrim and Fallout 3. To be fair, I'm sure people out there have had them with Fallout 4 too. Bethesda just makes very wholesome, simulated worlds. I hope Starfield is just as good.
@@StoneAgeWarfare Judging by what we've seen so far it has a sliver of a chance it might try a bit too hard in one direction or another. Then again none of us has a crystal ball now do we.
@@NoNo-ce8xb yeah sure mate, just the trailer. It's fucked up how they use it for money now there is no benefit. YeAh aNd WhAtS ThAt.... the fact that this series will soon end up like fallout. AJOKE LOl
Dude, the way he calmly killed this guy with Master precision, and just turns slowly and walks off like Michael Myers is beautiful. Earned a sub from me.
I was depressed when I first loaded Oblivion in my X-box 360 so many years ago. It was my first TER experience, and I was lucky to have found it when I did. I spent so many Summer nights in Cyrodiil as an escape to my pain. Hearing the music and ambiance now brings back that comforting feeling. This is beautiful.
If anybody else is looking for that iconic bird noise you know you've heard 1000+ times during overworld travel: 22:53 is the moment. You're welcome. The other iconic bird chirp is at: 2:37:25
yeah tell me about it... crisped the disk 3 hours later because I put the xbox in a closed cabinet. My mom took me to the shop to trade it for a new one... still hope they didn't place the xbox back in the shelve
Agreed ... I remember emerging from the Imperial Sewers in the very beginning and the game basically just says, "Good luck...have fun," and that was it. I'd never played an open-world game before. I was stunned by the freedom.
@@falcon989 Same, Oblivion was my first open world ever and it was mindblowing. Ironic how I try to avoid open world games with a passion these days haha.
Loopy i cannot stress this enough i owe you my life for this videos. As somebody who struggles with night terrors, I can always turn on your videos and feel not only comforted but smile at all the ways you show your personality through gameplay. Thanks so much!
Well thank you, that's very kind of you to say. I try to make videos I can use to fall asleep or calm down. As weird as that may sound, but it seems to do the trick. And I can't imagine having to live with night terrors, but I'm happy to hear I can help in a small way. I want to thank you again for your kind comment :)
Sadly I'm the same, I recently started to use the uploads from Loopy to fall asleep. Normally I just listen to Karl Pilkington, when I wake up it's important for me to quickly ground myself in reality, uploads such as this help me after I struggle to wake up.
this game was magic. it did illicit some sort of deep, emotional, subconscious connection to those who played it through and through. a real masterpiece balance of music, environment, sounds, and details. ES has always been an amazing RPG series, but the oblivion team really took IV and shot it to the stars and beyond with incredible replay value. I try to understand like this: some things in life happen at a precise time, an interval in existence where if it happened just a moment later or earlier, it wouldn’t have had the same success.
@@qwgyudwq4484 He passed away from a drug overdose a year after the pandemic and had a history of alcohol and drug abuse. I broke up with him over 9 years ago but always hoped he was happy and healthy. He was the first man I ever loved but he loved the drugs more.
Man, I’ve had such a shit day today. I came home and saw this video on my homepage. Watched the whole thing, what a great time. 2006-2007. Those were the days. Thanks for uploading.
You're very welcome man, sorry to hear about your day I'm sure many can relate myself included, but it warms my heart to hear this could help you remember some good times. Cheers!
Whenever I come back to this game, I expect my rose-colored glasses to be cracked. But Oblivion really did have an atmosphere and level of depth that Skyrim (and, in some ways, even Morrowind) lacked.
*In 2012, I lived in a terrible part of town. I was the only one on the street that didn't buy/sell/take drugs. I am not saying this game saved my life...but I am so thankful I could come home and escape to here. To Jeremy Soule and all the developers who sacrificed so much to create this game: thank you. Thank you all so much.*
Man I'm not gonna lie but i believe this game did save your life or that in the very least is a contributing factor as to why you survived that tough time your a survivor through and through and i hope you're living your best life now king/queen
Official *'My very first hour after leaving the sewers'* thread: It was sunrise outside. After messing with the settings for 15 minutes trying to claw back some framerate while standing on the jetty, the first thing I did was cross the river, poke around the ruins there, kill a mudcrab, run away from a bandit, and then I walked directly North up into the hills as night fell. My route went up a gully and past a cave with a door that some guy told me had a witch in it, and up towards the mountains. Halfway up the hill, where the ground started to turn into scrub and gravel, I turned around and, through a gap in the gently waving trees, saw the imperial city and was awestruck. Never forget sitting for 10 minutes and soaking up the crickets, music and whisper of breeze, while the moons tracked across the galaxy of stars above the imperial tower.
I tried to follow the road mostly, wandering here and there. I don't really remember the specifics other than that the first ruin I wandered into was freaking Umbras place south of the imperial city. Needless to say she wrecked me.
First thing I did was teabag a bandit and then spending more than 30 min to place her and her male buddy on each other to make them look like they were 69ing
My first hour after leaving the sewers, I looked for another way into the imperial city that wasn't the main gate. Because I had chosen a thief as my starting class, and didn't know how the guard ai worked, I thought they might attack me, so I snuck in by the docks, got chased off the pirate ship, acquiring a bounty in the process, and ran all the way to the coast, following the river.
I went into the game thinking "GTA Cyrodil" I immediately started stealing things from houses in the imperial city. Had no clue what to do with it all as I didn't know how to join the thieves guild
This OST + world design is an all-time great in my opinion. As soon as this video started I felt the emotions and got goosebumps-- it's sad that many laymen would write this off as "just a video game", when the soundtrack is truly a masterpiece in its own category. I'd gladly go and listen to a live performance of these scores from start to finish. The combination of the expansive landscape, soundtrack, ambient weather sounds and characters + HUD.... just- *chef's kiss*. Top 10 artworks of all time.
I think Oblivion was so special cos it let you just do this. You might be the great hero or whatever, but game is happy for you to be no one and just swing your legs and take in the colors and the flawless sounds. Timeless
By far my favorite of the Elder Scrolls series. So many memories playing Oblivion. I remember I was working night shifts when this came out. I would get off at 6am and play for hours when I got home. I think I averaged 2 to 3 hours of sleep the first several weeks of oblivions release lol.
I miss this, first time i got to know this game i was 7, my brother got the original cd copy, I thought it was some horror game cause of the first dungeon of the game, when you kill the rats. 3 years later i manage to play it and man, i fall in love with this franchise, especially this game, almost everyday i played, sometimes just walking, sometimes doing sidequests, i even drew the map with my favourite locations so i wouldn't forget. My favorite childhood game along with final fantasy 5
This game holds a special place in my heart and hearing this first track makes me tremble with emotion. My parents would constantly fight and being in a house of six, there was hardly a moment to even have a thought to yourself. I'd sneak on to my brothers Xbox and put this game in and load up one of his saves to just walk around, I didn't even know how to play the game but this gave me the chance to immerse myself into a peaceful realm for once. I credit this game to be my whole reason as why I even play games in the first place. I just redownloaded it and plan to mod it for a second playthrough as an adult. Ahhh how time has passed so swiftly, I miss my brother
Oblivion was my first elder scrolls game, and I played it on the PS3 first. It absolutely blew me away and I'd never played anything like it. I of course have played many more open world games since then but oblivion will always be my first love in the open world genre.
Anyone less than Jeremy Soule couldn't have written a score that comprehended the scale of this world or bestowed this kind of dignity, grandeur, immersion, or loneliness. What a beautiful experience this was - and still is, thanks to your video.
The natural scenery, the shifting weather, the changing night sky, the beautiful soundtrack, the little attention to details as you explore, the nice transitions of the map... I could go on and on. It's all so good. It will always hold a special place in my little gamer heart. Thank you for the nostalgia tour.
remember the “end” when all that was left of your friend was the giant statue, and that glorious, bittersweet music played. i couldn’t stray far for a while after, didn’t want to lose the story, lose the magic. then i started a new game and became a vampire assassin and book collector. ah, true oblivion.
The music for this game is just beautiful. I know some people complain about Oblivion being a "bland" world, but I think it is just beautiful to its core. I like that for once we have a world that isn't predominantly barren and dark, and the music is a perfect reflection of this.
Hey, if you ever want the chronic stomach pain to to away, do what I do, I had insane issues myself for years, but now I'm apart of this lifestyle called carnivore. Animal products only. Meat, eggs, grass fed butter, REAL cheeses, just protien. Cheat days on rare occasions and up to you but otherwise no carbs or sugars, no sauces that have either of those in them. It's not just a diet, it's a lifestyle. It changed my health and life.. don't you think you owe it to yourself to try it for even 3 months?
I have fond memories of this game. Serving as a soldier in Iraq, one of the other soldiers had an Xbox and let me play from time to time. It gave me so much peace and a way to escape the world I was in, far from home. To this day, I think of those precious moments in the deserts of Iraq. So far away, so long ago. Still, I carry it with me.
no but they're fine in their own way videogames are a form of design, it can be argued that design is a form of art but a vast portion (the majority) of art critiques will disagree. It is a really fine experience, i love videogames, but i believe calling it art is insulting. The americans like to call all this stuff "art": game art for example, is not Art, its an illustration functional to a consumer product. Its revised by multiple people before being packaged and shipped. Being the result of a three dimensional simulation, it has to be contained within its boundaries (different "modules" that compose a 3d engine). Just from a pictorial approach, it is far inferior to a painting. Think of how LOD is treated in distance: things are scaled down, mixed with ambient color (the "fog" you see in the distance) and thats it. Compare this to a painting: two different worlds. I could digress even more but in the end what the heck am i doing, no one even asked me anything so ill let you all be
@@rdl8443 What are you waffling on about? You’re arguing that games aren’t art because of details like LOD? There are plenty of art galleries that have ‘art’ that is just paint thrown onto a canvas. Claude Monet’s paintings are just as blurry as the LOD in video games. Of course video games are art and imo they have many benefits over other art forms, being so much more detailed and expansive than any painting could ever be. I don’t agree with the OPs comment because I don’t think there is a best form of art, but claiming video games aren’t art is just snobbery. “I believe calling it art is insulting” hah. I believe your opinion is insulting, just pretentiousness.
Also 1:13:05 I loved that you killed the bandit! Definitely made me drop what I was doing to look at the screen! Brilliant! I saw you pay him and was surprised you doubled back! Hilarious!
There’s a set of trails near my house that reminds me of walking the roads in this game. In the fall, it’s especially pretty. Sometimes I like to take an edible, put a video like this on and go for a walk. For a moment I am completely transported to the trails and roads of Cyrodill. This video is a gem and so is Loopy.
All those memories… Travelling through those vast lands, fighting with creatures and exploring. It was a huge adventure to play this game. I remember being a young boy, having no worries in the world at that time and it was awesome.
I remember so damn well when oblivion came out... it was light years ahead of any game and in my opinion it still is... we have a lot of great multiplayer games but few great single player games:( oblivion will always be at the center of nostalgia to me.. such a sad thought to think that my best days are most likely behind me.. I get so emotional watching this
It is sad that your best days are behind you but sadder that your best days are this video game. Morrowind was the one I liked most so far. It had the best magic customization. They took levitation and super jumps from oblivion? That was the coolest way to get around. Fun magic weapons too, but it was never the same in Oblivion or Skyrim. Morrowind has the best books to pick up and read too
@@voidremovedoh trust me dude, i played a lot of morrowind and thats also in the center of nostalgia.. The main theme was the best one yet and one ting i missed in oblivion that morrowind had was all the really good random encounters and places to find.. u could look under a ruined bridge and u could find a door there for example. We need a remake of both.
As a child I changed living places many times, my parents being divorced and their situation inconstant. Cyrodiil has always been my true home, I go back there from time to time when I need to find myself.
All these Billions being spent on Virtual Reality headsets is futile. Nothing will ever compare to the experience and joy of immersing yourself into this masterpiece. It will forever be a work of art.
My girlfriend has really bad anxiety and insomnia and once she found out about oblivion and skyrims music she absolutely fell in love it helps her calm down when she really needs it thank you so much for you videos and Hopfully you can make some more oblivion long walks she seems to enjoy oblivion more :):):)
I am so in love with this game.. I remember playing it at the age of 14 or so while being sick. Great memories. I felt really lonely at that time and I was called "nerd" and "weird" for playing a fantasy game, even by my closest family & friends. But I would never want to miss the feeling of being able to escape into this beautiful world. x
This will sound silly but growing up reading Chronicles of Narnia, I always wanted to be transported into a different world and it felt like the Zelda & Elder Scrolls (Oblivion & Skyrim) games always did that for me. Every time I hear this music, it transports me back there.
Ahhh....how the memories come flowing back like a tidal wave when I see this. It brings back so many great memories of days gone by. What an epic masterpiece this game was, and always will be.
Pure nostalgia, even though I still play Oblivion often. It’s truly timeless and beautiful. Sometimes I would spend hours just tirelessly climbing to the highest peaks of the mountains, then I’d drink like 16 skooma and sprint off the mountaintop and see how long it took me to fall 😂😂
This is so incredibly relaxing. I love that you turned the enemy AI off so you can simply walk around Cyrodiil and not worry about being attacked. This is really what made this one of my all-time favorite games: the music and the world and the beautiful scenery all in one game.
This game has been there for me in the best of times and it’s always been there during the worst. No matter how hard school was, how my GF was that day, drama, or working to support my family. Oblivion has always and will always be there, truly a masterpiece that I find myself running back to once to twice a year. It always felt like a world I got invited to be apart of, not just some guest that shows up
Man this game was magical, the vibrant colors and cartoonish art style just felt right paired with an amazing soundtrack. I wish I could experience it for the first time all over again
One thing this video makes me appreciate is the sense I have in this game that while Cyrodiil is a cognate ancient-medieval human land - recognisable activities, animals, topography, items, etc - there is also a sense of something alien and not quite from-here just lurking off the edges of the road. I’m not sure what lends that effect - I spent some time watching the sides of the road to see if anything triggers it - it’s not the ruins because I feel that way when I just look at the trees. It gives me a visceral sense of being here-on-earth but not-really-here in a way that other medieval-esque games haven’t captured. But maybe that’s just me! (And yes I confess to watching this to go to sleep :) )
I feel that too, it's refreshing, like feeling it's a new world, with new things to discover, something that I can't feel in the real world anymore, like there's nothing new under the sun, I feel this out of this world sensation especially with Morrowind, it's like another reality, with different feelings but quite familiara
This is something beyond the games itself, more than love, not a felling... It plays with your soul, all the elements items, scenarios, music, ambience, lore... Made this game and franchise something unique. 🖤 TES always will be my favorite game franchise.
It's amazing how large an impact a soundtrack can have on you. Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim each evoke a special kind of peace when their "walking around" music comes on.
the amount of hours I spent on this world just doing exactly this. Walking around, exploring new places, reading books by the fire in my humble house in the waterfront district. I decorated more that house than the apartment i live in today XD. It was a great experience with goofy bugs and all. Also I'm sure I'm not alone on this when say I can recognize the different regions of the map by just looking at the vegetation on the video. Thank you for this video and the relaxing walk
2:37:31 That thief used to give me jumpscares when I was a kid because of the way dialogues worked in this game but the way you instantly killed him had me dead, thanks for the good laugh 😂
I honestly think Bethesda would be dead without jeremy soules music. Elder scrolls being their main game. The atmosphere is made by the music (as well as sounds). This music allows you imagine yourself in the world. Incredible. Also the leap from morrowind to THIS?! The first showing where you could grab the chain and just play with physics!? Just an amazing time for gaming!
Last night, and night before, there was 3 women walking down the street that way. I saw em, I said, "hey you three women, why are y'all walking down the street that way? There's nothin' down there". And they flew away. I said "aww them were some birds"
I lost the count how many times I played this video. Personally I would love to see another video like this but with Shivering Isles and Knights of Nine scenarios, maybe I would do it someday!
This is my favorite oblivion ambient music video. Just the casual walking while listening to this gorgeous soundtrack paired with the occasional sound of life from a door opening or a highway robber. It's just so lovely and nostalgic, thank you for making my schoolwork bearable
Beautiful game, amazing soundtrack. Scares me to think how many hours/days/months I have sunk into this masterpiece! For me it's the goat and nothing will ever get close. Even this video of you walking brings a smile to my face. Thank you 😊
@@mydeerestdivine advice: when fighting distance even when your health is low to heal and also jump more to increase your acrobatics so you can dodge attacks more frequently like dark souls.
The memories…coming home from school and escaping into this beautiful world with its forests and beaches…wondering thru the night while listening to jeremy soules soundstrack… good old times man…good old times
It's funny how back in the day everyone took this game dead seriously. Now its kinda turned into a meme. Still an amazing game in my eyes!
@@codysmith3084 even then it had quite a lot of bad reviews from the side of fans of previous titles, especially Morrowind.
I loved this game so much. Hearing the music and other background noises brings back wonderful memories.
Ah, I can tell just from your profile pic you are someone who appreciates the ambience in games. The solitary atmosphere present in ODST's Mombasa Streets alongside Marty O'Donnell's sombre and beautiful soundtrack is unmatched. I spent many a rainy night walking home at 3am through a big yet desolate city listening to that soundtrack
Good day sir.
Watching this almost hurts...29 now...wishing I could go back to my innocent life and childhood. Was so happy. This game was incredible. Its more than nostalgia...its the sadness of growing older and finding it harder to find that joy you once had a child is rough. I still play this game from time to time to bring that back. But it'll never be the same, with all the friends lost, new responsibilities, etc. All we can do is listen to this beautiful soundtrack and just be teleported back to a time of bliss.
4:34 Go and play it again, my friend!!!
Its okay champion you can rest easy now. For now is the time of the dragonborn and even that is passing.
I so feel you !
37 here. totally feel you man.
i feel you dont let it died ! relived the memories
I swear, Oblivion is one of the comfiest games ever made.
There is some truth to that 🙂. I once just wandered around, taking breaks in taverns and reading some ingame books. It was sooo beautiful and relaxing.
It’s the music for me. Watchman’s Ease is a brief masterpiece.
I wist, I could forget the story and all, so can I play the whole game again, like those days as a 11 year old pupil
But the worst loading screens, that's the only reason I don't play it again
Until the battle music kicks in... 😶
Maybe it's nostalgia kicking in, but when I see other RPG's all I see is a game. Here I see a WORLD. Maybe it's the soundtrack which creates this atmosphere. You want to re-live the experience of first exploring Cyrodiil again and again
Until the NPC dialogue starts up
Skyrim too
The scores for Oblivion and fallout3 were especially heartwarming.
This soundtrack has a soul
@@Nocturnalzyx conversation are random, it may sound of sometimes but the system is great. Giving the npc the free will to have "unscripted" conversation they want with any npc they want was mindblowing for that time.
I remember the first time I left the sewers in oblivion. It went from a dungeon crawler to a vast open world. When I realized the scale of what I was looking at I instantly fell in love. I saw the mountains in the distance and realized that I could actually walk all the way there if I wanted, I had never seen anything like it. I had played Zelda OOT and Fable TLC, and they were fantastic. But this was on a whole other level, it sucked me in and I lost myself in the world
I literally had the same experience. I was like what???... an entire world to explore?
@@GuerreroFamilyWalks all of the sudden I was looking under every rock and behind every corner. Looting every single mud crab. I miss the days when I could just disappear into a game.
my experience exactly. well said
I was playing on minimum graphics settings so it was... Uh... I mean it was still amazing but not as much.
Wtf are you talking about
3 hours and 47 minutes of walking around the map. Thats dedication. subbed
You should check out the one of a guy walking around Skyrim for 11 hours.
@@troybonner91 hi k
@@troybonner91 that "a guy" is the same guy :D
@@1337overclocker You sir, are a legend
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13:24 that piano solo hits me in the feels. That is the sound of Oblivion to me.
Yes! I love this arrangement!
it allways gives me the chillssss
It's titled "Auriel's Ascension," and is my favorite piece from the Oblivion soundtrack.
I love how it sounds sad, melancholic. Almost like Jeremy and the developers are subtly telling us that Auriel overthrowing Lorkhan probably wasn't all that great of a thing.
that is the most nostalgic sound I'll probably experience before my death.
same
There is nothing more peaceful and beautiful than walking around Cyrodiil as that heavenly music plays in the back
78 and in love with this epic game. Relaxing, beautiful, soothing, and for my age group, a huge help in keeping dementia at bay. Never boring, and a free rein to do and go pretty much wherever you want. It may be a bit dated now, but it has never been equaled imo.
i wish you, you will get so old that you cann see elder scrolls 10 🌠❤
@@ichhier Thank you friend, best wishes to you 👍❤️
I totally agree with you!! I am 73 and started ElderScrollsOnine ESO in 2019. My daughter and SIL played it on a 76 inch tv so i just enjoyed watchig and listening to them laughing and gripping at the same time. My daughter started ESO in 2014 beta. One day she asked if I wanted her gamer pc and ESO in 2019. She had switches to x box in 2017...omg...I LOVE IT!! IN chat age will come up and peeps are always suprised because at least 50% r 40 and above...shocks those younins' everytime :) I love the theme to Western Skyrim and Wrothgar.
@@elaneduncan4035 Play mine on a PS3 with a 35in flat screen tv, love Jeremy Souls music. I wasn't so impressed with Skyrim though, not a patch on Oblivion imo. 🙂👍
@@NigelOrmsvik Right on, Mr. Ormsvik! Us younger gamers love to see and hear our fellow gamers express their love of these works of art. We aspire to find enjoyment in life and games for the rest of our lives just like you.
The incredible atmosphere of Anvil, the taverns, the vanilla-esque landscapes. This game is amazing.
Bethesda will never recapture the glory that is Oblivion, let alone surpass it. This game is humble, confident and downright goofy. It doesn't take itself too seriously yet was ambitious is it's own right.
I think if you want Bethesda to recapture or surpass your favourite games, you're looking at things the wrong way. For example, Skyrim was the game that I grew up with, and I doubt Bethesda will ever make a game that I, or many people, will like as much as Skyrim, however, that doesn't mean they can't do something different that is great in its own way.
@@killgriffinnow I had these exact experiences with Skyrim and Fallout 3. To be fair, I'm sure people out there have had them with Fallout 4 too. Bethesda just makes very wholesome, simulated worlds. I hope Starfield is just as good.
@@StoneAgeWarfare Judging by what we've seen so far it has a sliver of a chance it might try a bit too hard in one direction or another. Then again none of us has a crystal ball now do we.
@@saverofthehumens "Judging by what we've seen " .. yeah whats that ..
a single trailer and nothing els ??
Lol
@@NoNo-ce8xb yeah sure mate, just the trailer. It's fucked up how they use it for money now there is no benefit.
YeAh aNd WhAtS ThAt....
the fact that this series will soon end up like fallout. AJOKE
LOl
2:37:35 Just relaxing some guy who interrupts my relaxing walk
Those who can't take it easy forfeit their lives.
hahahahaha
Khajiit mixed up relaxing for bitch made.
"Sounds like someone needs the Settle-Down Sword..."
Dude, the way he calmly killed this guy with Master precision, and just turns slowly and walks off like Michael Myers is beautiful. Earned a sub from me.
I was depressed when I first loaded Oblivion in my X-box 360 so many years ago. It was my first TER experience, and I was lucky to have found it when I did. I spent so many Summer nights in Cyrodiil as an escape to my pain. Hearing the music and ambiance now brings back that comforting feeling. This is beautiful.
If anybody else is looking for that iconic bird noise you know you've heard 1000+ times during overworld travel: 22:53 is the moment. You're welcome.
The other iconic bird chirp is at: 2:37:25
Its in many games, Ive heard in in witcher 3 blood and wine too exactly same.
Legend
Thanks, god
I'm sure I heard that 22:53 chirp in the original Operation Flashpoint too.
2:42:25 don't forget this iconic bad bird
I remember when I got Oblivion for Christmas in 2006... I got lost in it immediately.
...Good memories.
yeah tell me about it... crisped the disk 3 hours later because I put the xbox in a closed cabinet. My mom took me to the shop to trade it for a new one... still hope they didn't place the xbox back in the shelve
Agreed ... I remember emerging from the Imperial Sewers in the very beginning and the game basically just says, "Good luck...have fun," and that was it. I'd never played an open-world game before. I was stunned by the freedom.
@@falcon989 Same, Oblivion was my first open world ever and it was mindblowing. Ironic how I try to avoid open world games with a passion these days haha.
Loopy i cannot stress this enough i owe you my life for this videos. As somebody who struggles with night terrors, I can always turn on your videos and feel not only comforted but smile at all the ways you show your personality through gameplay. Thanks so much!
Well thank you, that's very kind of you to say. I try to make videos I can use to fall asleep or calm down. As weird as that may sound, but it seems to do the trick. And I can't imagine having to live with night terrors, but I'm happy to hear I can help in a small way. I want to thank you again for your kind comment :)
Awwww you sweetheart ❤️🙏🏻 both of you
Sadly I'm the same, I recently started to use the uploads from Loopy to fall asleep. Normally I just listen to Karl Pilkington, when I wake up it's important for me to quickly ground myself in reality, uploads such as this help me after I struggle to wake up.
@@LoopyLongplays thanks for this video, I just relax and go sleep in while this great oblivion night
Annie, I hope things have gotten better for you by now
this game was magic. it did illicit some sort of deep, emotional, subconscious connection to those who played it through and through. a real masterpiece balance of music, environment, sounds, and details. ES has always been an amazing RPG series, but the oblivion team really took IV and shot it to the stars and beyond with incredible replay value.
I try to understand like this: some things in life happen at a precise time, an interval in existence where if it happened just a moment later or earlier, it wouldn’t have had the same success.
My ex and I used to play this game so much together, this music always put me to sleep.. Such lovely memories. God rest his soul 🙏🏻 😇
Thank you for keeping his memory alive. I wish you the best ❤
omg what
@@lukasmuller5616 💛
@@qwgyudwq4484 He passed away from a drug overdose a year after the pandemic and had a history of alcohol and drug abuse. I broke up with him over 9 years ago but always hoped he was happy and healthy. He was the first man I ever loved but he loved the drugs more.
@@SunnyBJ oohhhhhhh damn... may god bless his soul
Man, I’ve had such a shit day today. I came home and saw this video on my homepage. Watched the whole thing, what a great time. 2006-2007. Those were the days. Thanks for uploading.
You're very welcome man, sorry to hear about your day I'm sure many can relate myself included, but it warms my heart to hear this could help you remember some good times. Cheers!
"If you've got to travel, by the nine divines stay on the roads!" I can't wait for Skyblivion to be finished....
Me too. It's looking great so far.
It looks great but for me half the fun of playing Oblivion these days is the feeling of nostalgia, I don't even use graphics mods anymore.
Skywind too
Best Elder Scrolls entry by far. Oblivion is a masterpiece.
2:37:30 This part had me rolling in laughter. That one shot! lol
Hahaha it was very funny even watching it back now Lol
@Aaron King "I'm walkin' here!"
I busted out laughing too
LMAOOOOOOO YO ME TOO OMG
"Take it, it's worthless to me anyway."
Whenever I come back to this game, I expect my rose-colored glasses to be cracked. But Oblivion really did have an atmosphere and level of depth that Skyrim (and, in some ways, even Morrowind) lacked.
*In 2012, I lived in a terrible part of town. I was the only one on the street that didn't buy/sell/take drugs. I am not saying this game saved my life...but I am so thankful I could come home and escape to here. To Jeremy Soule and all the developers who sacrificed so much to create this game: thank you. Thank you all so much.*
Man I'm not gonna lie but i believe this game did save your life or that in the very least is a contributing factor as to why you survived that tough time your a survivor through and through and i hope you're living your best life now king/queen
Official *'My very first hour after leaving the sewers'* thread:
It was sunrise outside. After messing with the settings for 15 minutes trying to claw back some framerate while standing on the jetty, the first thing I did was cross the river, poke around the ruins there, kill a mudcrab, run away from a bandit, and then I walked directly North up into the hills as night fell. My route went up a gully and past a cave with a door that some guy told me had a witch in it, and up towards the mountains. Halfway up the hill, where the ground started to turn into scrub and gravel, I turned around and, through a gap in the gently waving trees, saw the imperial city and was awestruck. Never forget sitting for 10 minutes and soaking up the crickets, music and whisper of breeze, while the moons tracked across the galaxy of stars above the imperial tower.
I tried to follow the road mostly, wandering here and there. I don't really remember the specifics other than that the first ruin I wandered into was freaking Umbras place south of the imperial city. Needless to say she wrecked me.
First thing I did was teabag a bandit and then spending more than 30 min to place her and her male buddy on each other to make them look like they were 69ing
@@Wojtek_Ch there are two kind of people
My first hour after leaving the sewers, I looked for another way into the imperial city that wasn't the main gate. Because I had chosen a thief as my starting class, and didn't know how the guard ai worked, I thought they might attack me, so I snuck in by the docks, got chased off the pirate ship, acquiring a bounty in the process, and ran all the way to the coast, following the river.
I went into the game thinking "GTA Cyrodil" I immediately started stealing things from houses in the imperial city. Had no clue what to do with it all as I didn't know how to join the thieves guild
This is a first class ticket to sleepytown. 😴🌜✨
This OST + world design is an all-time great in my opinion. As soon as this video started I felt the emotions and got goosebumps-- it's sad that many laymen would write this off as "just a video game", when the soundtrack is truly a masterpiece in its own category. I'd gladly go and listen to a live performance of these scores from start to finish.
The combination of the expansive landscape, soundtrack, ambient weather sounds and characters + HUD.... just- *chef's kiss*. Top 10 artworks of all time.
Oblivion looked so magical, historical and so beautiful i never understood the people complain about this game's graphics i really loved
I think Oblivion was so special cos it let you just do this. You might be the great hero or whatever, but game is happy for you to be no one and just swing your legs and take in the colors and the flawless sounds. Timeless
2:37:41 It's so relaxing that he even put him to sleep.
By the nine, You stayed on the roads, that's safe :)
By far my favorite of the Elder Scrolls series. So many memories playing Oblivion. I remember I was working night shifts when this came out. I would get off at 6am and play for hours when I got home. I think I averaged 2 to 3 hours of sleep the first several weeks of oblivions release lol.
I was very young when Oblivion came out. To this day all these years later It will always hold a special place in my heart.
@@dylankane9709 it's definitely my favorite in the Elder Scrolls series.
Hundreds of hours of my life well spent on this game
I miss this, first time i got to know this game i was 7, my brother got the original cd copy, I thought it was some horror game cause of the first dungeon of the game, when you kill the rats. 3 years later i manage to play it and man, i fall in love with this franchise, especially this game, almost everyday i played, sometimes just walking, sometimes doing sidequests, i even drew the map with my favourite locations so i wouldn't forget. My favorite childhood game along with final fantasy 5
"that's the way this one prefers it!"
*bonk*
This game holds a special place in my heart and hearing this first track makes me tremble with emotion. My parents would constantly fight and being in a house of six, there was hardly a moment to even have a thought to yourself. I'd sneak on to my brothers Xbox and put this game in and load up one of his saves to just walk around, I didn't even know how to play the game but this gave me the chance to immerse myself into a peaceful realm for once. I credit this game to be my whole reason as why I even play games in the first place. I just redownloaded it and plan to mod it for a second playthrough as an adult. Ahhh how time has passed so swiftly, I miss my brother
Oblivion was my first elder scrolls game, and I played it on the PS3 first. It absolutely blew me away and I'd never played anything like it. I of course have played many more open world games since then but oblivion will always be my first love in the open world genre.
Anyone less than Jeremy Soule couldn't have written a score that comprehended the scale of this world or bestowed this kind of dignity, grandeur, immersion, or loneliness. What a beautiful experience this was - and still is, thanks to your video.
The natural scenery, the shifting weather, the changing night sky, the beautiful soundtrack, the little attention to details as you explore, the nice transitions of the map... I could go on and on. It's all so good. It will always hold a special place in my little gamer heart. Thank you for the nostalgia tour.
you know what
Im in a really dark place right now. This helps me to relax, thank u
Be strong 🙏
Play the game, it will help more
Did you try turning a light on?
Bless your soul for making this 3 hours, 47 minutes, and 38 seconds video.
song at 34:04 is everything to me. What a magnificent magical journey Oblivion was.
remember the “end” when all that was left of your friend was the giant statue, and that glorious, bittersweet music played. i couldn’t stray far for a while after, didn’t want to lose the story, lose the magic. then i started a new game and became a vampire assassin and book collector. ah, true oblivion.
The music for this game is just beautiful. I know some people complain about Oblivion being a "bland" world, but I think it is just beautiful to its core. I like that for once we have a world that isn't predominantly barren and dark, and the music is a perfect reflection of this.
Can't wait for Tes VI! Oblivion and Skyrim were so impressive!
At 38 I just started this game for the first time. I feels like an old friend that I'm meeting for the first time.
This feels like going home
It would be hilarious if you casually walked through an oblivion portal and peacefully through the whole area
Just another calm and relaxing day in the Deadlands 😴😪😌
there is a console command to stop all enemy spawns (which I presume was used here) so its possible
I have cronic stomach pain and this really helped me to calm down. Thanks alot!❤️🤝
Shouldn’t have ate that chipotle
Hey, if you ever want the chronic stomach pain to to away, do what I do, I had insane issues myself for years, but now I'm apart of this lifestyle called carnivore. Animal products only. Meat, eggs, grass fed butter, REAL cheeses, just protien. Cheat days on rare occasions and up to you but otherwise no carbs or sugars, no sauces that have either of those in them. It's not just a diet, it's a lifestyle. It changed my health and life.. don't you think you owe it to yourself to try it for even 3 months?
This will forever be the most elegant elder scrolls game
24:43 That gate almost got me a heart attack :D
I too scrolled down to find this comment.
Lol I was looking for this comment 😂 got jump scared during work
SAME took me out of the moment lmao
fucking same i was tabbed out scared the shit outta me
I have fond memories of this game. Serving as a soldier in Iraq, one of the other soldiers had an Xbox and let me play from time to time. It gave me so much peace and a way to escape the world I was in, far from home.
To this day, I think of those precious moments in the deserts of Iraq. So far away, so long ago. Still, I carry it with me.
Videogames are the best form of art no doubt.
no
but they're fine in their own way
videogames are a form of design, it can be argued that design is a form of art but a vast portion (the majority) of art critiques will disagree. It is a really fine experience, i love videogames, but i believe calling it art is insulting. The americans like to call all this stuff "art": game art for example, is not Art, its an illustration functional to a consumer product. Its revised by multiple people before being packaged and shipped. Being the result of a three dimensional simulation, it has to be contained within its boundaries (different "modules" that compose a 3d engine). Just from a pictorial approach, it is far inferior to a painting. Think of how LOD is treated in distance: things are scaled down, mixed with ambient color (the "fog" you see in the distance) and thats it. Compare this to a painting: two different worlds. I could digress even more but in the end what the heck am i doing, no one even asked me anything so ill let you all be
@:3 yes, please extend your interests
@@rdl8443 What are you waffling on about? You’re arguing that games aren’t art because of details like LOD? There are plenty of art galleries that have ‘art’ that is just paint thrown onto a canvas. Claude Monet’s paintings are just as blurry as the LOD in video games. Of course video games are art and imo they have many benefits over other art forms, being so much more detailed and expansive than any painting could ever be. I don’t agree with the OPs comment because I don’t think there is a best form of art, but claiming video games aren’t art is just snobbery.
“I believe calling it art is insulting” hah. I believe your opinion is insulting, just pretentiousness.
@@criert135 shut up
@@rdl8443 Sorry for pointing out what a snob you are 🤷♂️
Also 1:13:05 I loved that you killed the bandit! Definitely made me drop what I was doing to look at the screen! Brilliant! I saw you pay him and was surprised you doubled back! Hilarious!
The absolute savagery of walking away without reclaiming the money after turning around killed me harder than than they killed the bandit.
And the fact that they were all khajit too sensing a bit of a negative stereotype
There’s a set of trails near my house that reminds me of walking the roads in this game. In the fall, it’s especially pretty. Sometimes I like to take an edible, put a video like this on and go for a walk. For a moment I am completely transported to the trails and roads of Cyrodill. This video is a gem and so is Loopy.
Would you mind saying where you live?
All those memories… Travelling through those vast lands, fighting with creatures and exploring. It was a huge adventure to play this game. I remember being a young boy, having no worries in the world at that time and it was awesome.
I remember so damn well when oblivion came out... it was light years ahead of any game and in my opinion it still is... we have a lot of great multiplayer games but few great single player games:( oblivion will always be at the center of nostalgia to me.. such a sad thought to think that my best days are most likely behind me.. I get so emotional watching this
The best can also be ahead of you, just like this amazing walk.
@@manuelsteppenhuhn5650 such a beautiful reply, thank you🙏
As much as I love the game if you replay it today you can feel that sadly the gameplay hasnt aged well.
It is sad that your best days are behind you but sadder that your best days are this video game. Morrowind was the one I liked most so far. It had the best magic customization. They took levitation and super jumps from oblivion? That was the coolest way to get around. Fun magic weapons too, but it was never the same in Oblivion or Skyrim. Morrowind has the best books to pick up and read too
@@voidremovedoh trust me dude, i played a lot of morrowind and thats also in the center of nostalgia.. The main theme was the best one yet and one ting i missed in oblivion that morrowind had was all the really good random encounters and places to find.. u could look under a ruined bridge and u could find a door there for example. We need a remake of both.
This game was amazing, I loved to just walk around and look up at the stars at night, it was an escape from life for me, many happy hours.
Thousands hours... so much memories. I regret NOTHING!
As a child I changed living places many times, my parents being divorced and their situation inconstant. Cyrodiil has always been my true home, I go back there from time to time when I need to find myself.
Damn
The memories of escaping high school hell to be an actual hero that made a difference. My love for this game will never die.
I have never seen cyrodiil be for my first time it's beautiful ❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕
My favourite part begins at 2:14:37 ... just listen :)
I love the sounds of the swampy area. Tied in with Oblivion's amazing soundtrack.
The music really elevates this game to the heavens and above
"Relaxing Walk Across Cyrodiil"
Gets mugged 3 times 😂
Seriously though, amazing video.
The best game soundtrack in existence.
Minecraft competes, in my eyes. But this is pretty much unmatched.
Imagine actually doing this for over 3 hours. Ha. Some serious dedication. And we appreciate the hell out of it. Thank you!!
All these Billions being spent on Virtual Reality headsets is futile. Nothing will ever compare to the experience and joy of immersing yourself into this masterpiece. It will forever be a work of art.
My girlfriend has really bad anxiety and insomnia and once she found out about oblivion and skyrims music she absolutely fell in love it helps her calm down when she really needs it thank you so much for you videos and Hopfully you can make some more oblivion long walks she seems to enjoy oblivion more :):):)
I am so in love with this game.. I remember playing it at the age of 14 or so while being sick. Great memories. I felt really lonely at that time and I was called "nerd" and "weird" for playing a fantasy game, even by my closest family & friends. But I would never want to miss the feeling of being able to escape into this beautiful world.
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Imagine being in that world walking around, with the music in the background.
This will sound silly but growing up reading Chronicles of Narnia, I always wanted to be transported into a different world and it felt like the Zelda & Elder Scrolls (Oblivion & Skyrim) games always did that for me. Every time I hear this music, it transports me back there.
Ahhh....how the memories come flowing back like a tidal wave when I see this. It brings back so many great memories of days gone by. What an epic masterpiece this game was, and always will be.
Pure nostalgia, even though I still play Oblivion often. It’s truly timeless and beautiful. Sometimes I would spend hours just tirelessly climbing to the highest peaks of the mountains, then I’d drink like 16 skooma and sprint off the mountaintop and see how long it took me to fall 😂😂
This is so incredibly relaxing. I love that you turned the enemy AI off so you can simply walk around Cyrodiil and not worry about being attacked. This is really what made this one of my all-time favorite games: the music and the world and the beautiful scenery all in one game.
This game has been there for me in the best of times and it’s always been there during the worst. No matter how hard school was, how my GF was that day, drama, or working to support my family. Oblivion has always and will always be there, truly a masterpiece that I find myself running back to once to twice a year. It always felt like a world I got invited to be apart of, not just some guest that shows up
i project this onto my bedroom wall while getting ready for bed, pretending im on a long trip and when i wake up i'll be somewhere better :')
That's actually a pretty unique idea :)
Images and Music are a feast for eyes and ears. I could sit and watch and listen endlessly. Thank you so much.
i almost cried hearing some of these songs again
Man this game was magical, the vibrant colors and cartoonish art style just felt right paired with an amazing soundtrack. I wish I could experience it for the first time all over again
I just want to leave this on repeat for the rest of my life!!! I love Oblivion so much ❤
Walking around in this game was a great experience
The best and most memorable soundtrack of any game I’ve ever played in my life. It set the mood and feel better than any other.
One thing this video makes me appreciate is the sense I have in this game that while Cyrodiil is a cognate ancient-medieval human land - recognisable activities, animals, topography, items, etc - there is also a sense of something alien and not quite from-here just lurking off the edges of the road. I’m not sure what lends that effect - I spent some time watching the sides of the road to see if anything triggers it - it’s not the ruins because I feel that way when I just look at the trees. It gives me a visceral sense of being here-on-earth but not-really-here in a way that other medieval-esque games haven’t captured. But maybe that’s just me!
(And yes I confess to watching this to go to sleep :) )
I feel that too, it's refreshing, like feeling it's a new world, with new things to discover, something that I can't feel in the real world anymore, like there's nothing new under the sun, I feel this out of this world sensation especially with Morrowind, it's like another reality, with different feelings but quite familiara
This is something beyond the games itself, more than love, not a felling... It plays with your soul, all the elements items, scenarios, music, ambience, lore... Made this game and franchise something unique.
🖤 TES always will be my favorite game franchise.
Thank you so much! Your playthroughs have been a pleasure to watch too. Keep up the good work!
It's amazing how large an impact a soundtrack can have on you. Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim each evoke a special kind of peace when their "walking around" music comes on.
You have Chillrend equipped because it's supposed to be a super chill video. Nice. Thanks for the video :)
the amount of hours I spent on this world just doing exactly this. Walking around, exploring new places, reading books by the fire in my humble house in the waterfront district. I decorated more that house than the apartment i live in today XD. It was a great experience with goofy bugs and all. Also I'm sure I'm not alone on this when say I can recognize the different regions of the map by just looking at the vegetation on the video. Thank you for this video and the relaxing walk
2:37:31 That thief used to give me jumpscares when I was a kid because of the way dialogues worked in this game but the way you instantly killed him had me dead, thanks for the good laugh 😂
I honestly think Bethesda would be dead without jeremy soules music. Elder scrolls being their main game. The atmosphere is made by the music (as well as sounds). This music allows you imagine yourself in the world. Incredible.
Also the leap from morrowind to THIS?! The first showing where you could grab the chain and just play with physics!? Just an amazing time for gaming!
Last night, and night before, there was 3 women walking down the street that way. I saw em, I said, "hey you three women, why are y'all walking down the street that way? There's nothin' down there". And they flew away. I said "aww them were some birds"
You went to visit Martin. Our beloved best friend. That's so sweet. And it started raining, too. The sky weeps for us and our loss.
I lost the count how many times I played this video. Personally I would love to see another video like this but with Shivering Isles and Knights of Nine scenarios, maybe I would do it someday!
Oh hell ya I would love that! Did you ever end up doing that? Since it says this was over half a year ago
This is my favorite oblivion ambient music video. Just the casual walking while listening to this gorgeous soundtrack paired with the occasional sound of life from a door opening or a highway robber. It's just so lovely and nostalgic, thank you for making my schoolwork bearable
The string bit that starts at 6:55 just gets me.
Beautiful game, amazing soundtrack. Scares me to think how many hours/days/months I have sunk into this masterpiece! For me it's the goat and nothing will ever get close. Even this video of you walking brings a smile to my face. Thank you 😊
I slept so good this night and i didnt even start this video by myself. The music is really relaxing cause it feels just like back in the days.
this inspired me to start my first oblivion playthrough in earnest.
I hope you enjoy your time in cyrodiil :)
@@LoopyLongplays im getting jumpscared by imps
@@mydeerestdivine advice: when fighting distance even when your health is low to heal and also jump more to increase your acrobatics so you can dodge attacks more frequently like dark souls.
Very beautiful, especially the attempted robbery at 2:37:30 loool those damn khajit