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Very good but annoying lack of index

This book on the whole is really good, stuffed full of informative articles, maps and lovely colour illustrations. I even really like the paper used! Its the perfect book for a rainy afternoon to sit and read through with a cup of tea and some biscuits..... I have already learnt a great deal about the game, aspects that I didn't previously realise and that are already useful in game play.

However, I find the lack of index incredibly annoying,in that when in the game I come across a new and unknown enemy or a new cave etc,I have to do an awful lot of hunting in the book to find information on the creature, or if the cave is vital to a quest and I should leave it for a while that kind of thing. I still can't find information on the unicorn - why is unicorn not in the creatures section?
In short it is not nearly as useful as it could be for in-game consultation.

Thank goodness for on-line websites where I can search for anything and immediately find out not only the information on the specific item but a clue then as to where I mind find the detail in the book!

I appreciate that an index would take up a large portion of the book, but I really do think it would be worth its weight in gold. Could an index perhaps be made available on-line?

I don't regret buying the book, but I don't think its as user friendly as it could be.

Cheap paper dodgy binding but a very informative book.

This is a great book and it's packed full of information not only with all the quests and maps but also detailed explanations on game play, monsters, weapons etc. Its the players handbook of Oblivion.

The only thing that I don't like is the darn binding and the quality of paper. The binding is one of those typical books that you need to force open in order to read the text near the spin. Very annoying. The paper used is very poor. Its the same paper they use for comics, cheap an tacky. Come on guys invest a little more in your book please.

Apart from that the book is well worth the money.

With reference to the "Good but incomplete" review

The maps are there; on my version they are from pages 499 - 544.

They are not on the main contents list but they are there.

Good but Incomplete

The guide has some very good information about the game, building a character and walks you through the main quest. It includes information on all the quests for the original game, Knights of the Nine downloadable content and Shivering Isles expansions.

However the book has some glaring omissions. On the back cover and throughout the guide it refers you to the "maps" section. This section is not in the book at all. The maps are available in PDF format through Prima's website. However you don't buy the book for a PDF file, but for the paper version. The maps cover roughly 65 pages and include the map of Cyrodiil including the location of every dungeon, cave, Aleid ruin and fort.

Overall what is included is great, well written and keeps the spirit of the game, but a huge resource was left out of the guide for some reason.

WOW!

All I can say is fantastic! It has everything you need. Has a massive section on how to build your own characters and inlcudes all the missions including both the expansion packs.

And at about an inch think I could rave about this game guide but all I shall say is if you love oblivion and want the most you can get out of it - buy this guide. It doesn't ruin anything for gameplay but tells you things and locations of places that you wouldn't find unless stumbled upon. For example all the side missions - you have to kind of bump into them. This guide tells you how to activate them and where.

Basically buy this guide!