Oblivion... Oblivion LITERALLY CHANGED MY LIFE
I remember the massive hype train before it released. I can still vividly imagine how Pete Hines grimaced/smiled at reviewers, as was described in detail in a German gaming magazine which gushed over "and all the racism is CUSTOMIZED, can you believe that?" part in the prison. I was so hyped, couldn't wait to play it. Then I played it, and immediately, within the 1st hour, it didn't quite hit as it should. I kept playing and pretending to myself that I was having fun but I wasn't.

And then because of that I eventually found RPG Codex, and now my taste in RPGs is better than anyone else on /vrpg/, easy.