Beautiful madness

A complaint leveled against Oblivion was that its traditional fantasy setting was somewhat bland and uninspired. Especially in contrast to its predecessor Morrowind which took place on an exotic Dark Elf island colonized by the empire. Offering a very original setting.

In the Shivering Isles expansion to to Oblivion, (which I finally took time to play after getting it as a Christmas present last year) Bethesda again tries a more creative setting. A mystical realm which is somehow a product of its mad ruler's imagination. Leading to some fantastic environments that are far more interesting then anything in the original game.