Originally Posted by Cormac 
Since OB is a roleplaying game, it cant be an excellent game without being an excellent rpg. If it's a bad rpg, then it's a bad game.
Your zeroeth assumption is flawed, therefore your logic train is derailed.
Originally Posted by Corwin 
My complaint is that NO reviewer should use comparison with a different game as the yardstick for giving a score!! Take Oblivion out of the equation; assume there was no such game. Now, what score should G3 get? Anything else is crap!!
I completely agree - I got crap from GamerDad early on by referencing other games as yardsticks. It shouldn't be done.