Elder Scrolls IV:Oblivion - Opening Cinematic [1080p]

The opening cinematic to my personal favourite Elder Scrolls game, Oblivion, complete with probably one of the finest pieces of music in gaming.

"I was born 87 years ago. For 65 years I've ruled as Tamriel's Emperor. But for all these years I have never been the ruler of my own dreams.

I have seen the Gates of Oblivion, beyond which no waking eye may see. Behold, in Darkness a Doom sweeps the land.

This is the 27th of Last Seed; the Year of Akatosh 433. These are the closing days of the 3rd Era, and the final hours of my life."

[Vlamyncksken]

“These are the closing days of the 3rd Era, and the final hours of my life.”
Damn.

[loxsem]

Me when TES 6 got relesed:
I was born 87 years ago

[GhostInTheMeadows]

"These are the closing days of the Third Era, and the final hours...of my life"
TATAN TATAN TATAN TATATAN!!
Still gives me goosebumps

[MrHats]

First thing I did when I got out of the sewers all those years ago, was chase a dear for about twenty minutes.

[clampfan]

Patrick Stewart in a video game. Talk about epic!

[weirdlittlecritter]

Nothing can beat this opening, Great work, Bethesda!

[necry]

Few characters have been able to engrave themselves into my memory, this intro landed Uriel Septim easily into that group

[Stormfox]

Where Skyrim excelled in gameplay and looks, this game nailed the story.

[TheNN]

"I've never been the ruler of my own dreams."

Well to be fair, (in the ES universe) nobody is the ruler of their dreams. Such things are the realm of Vaermina.

[karlmeaner]

"These are the closing days of the third the final hours of my life."

To this day this phrase still sends shivers up my spine. Great game and fantastic intro.

[GhostInTheMeadows]

"These are the final days of the 3rd Era...and the closing hours...of my life!"
*Cue chills*

[LEK]

0:43 this is just absolute perfect cinematography

[ktjfmki]

I remember completing the entire dark brotherhood questline, not even thinking of the main story. One day by chance I wandered near Kvatch and freaked out in horror and bewilderment as the sky turned red.

[FireurchinProductionsByzantium]

I have seen the Creation Club, beyond which no waking eye may see

[igi]

"And the final hours... Of my life."
that hits so fucking hard to this day

[dragonsky]

I am writing this because 14 years passed and i am still playing Oblivion.I can't leave this game man.i have finished oblivion maybe more than 60 times.

[joshproductions]

This is the best opening scene I have ever witnessed

[jamiekrukowski]

Does anyone else remember the great feeling you get when playing these games? You step outside of the sewers, outside of the Vaults, finish the tutorial stage and you're given ultimate free reign to do whatever you damn well please. An open world just sits there in front of you and the whole scale of it just overwhelms you for the briefest moment before you pick a direction and go wandering, working through your character's adventures, their advancement, the people they meet and the enemies they overcome. 
I adored Oblivion, absolutely loved it. The hours I've sunk into this goddamn game are both impressive and slightly sickening all at once, but I got huge enjoyment out of wandering through Cyrodill and Shivering Isles. I think Bethesda's games have a certain kick I've not seen in other RPGs, no others have quite hit the same mark with me as they have. It's not to say that others aren't excellent; Dark Souls, KOTOR, Dragon Age, The Witcher, Mass Effect, Zelda, etc etc etc, each had their own quirks but TES/Fallout (including the originals for both and the spin offs but namely Bethesda's works here) have been particularly incredible. 
It seems a shame Bethesda has taken such a step back with TESOnline, a game I've literally no interest in whatsoever, but soon I hope for more Fallout and another single-player titan in a new TES. For now, bring on Dark Souls II. 

[NeroWantsFire]

Man, I remember playing this masterpiece for the first time when it came out in 2006. Had a high fever, skipped school, had to stay in bed and all that.. but to this day, I will never forget that first sunset above the Imperial City. And that sneaky khajiit and his "your money or your life!". Good times! And like my dad used to say, if something gives you the good goosebumps, then you found something special. And listening to this today, by the nine divines, it still is :)

[Nuvendil]

You know, it's sad Skyrim is getting the HD treatment rather than Oblivion. For one, I think Oblivion Remastered would make more money cause 1) it is older, so there's a lot more nostalgia to be pulled on since it has aged a lot more and 2) there are 12 MILLION Skyrim fans who never played Oblivion who could totally get down with Oblivion since there are so many similarities. So while Skyrim HD will get only a piece of that 20 mil, Oblivion could get a larger percentage piece of its 8 mil AND grab a large chunk of the 12 mil who missed out.

Second, I while Skyrim Remastered looks nice, it's not that big a jump. But Taking Oblivion and applying all the graphical improvements seen in Fallout 4 to it? That would be an ENORMOUS leap forward. Seeing Cyrodiil in that level of detail would be freaking GLORIOUS!