Blog posts don't get much geekier than this.
I've been playing Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion again, this time with Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul and a new thief character. It's been a really great mod so far. I'm level six (I'm using a 3x level slowing mod instead of OOO's default 4x), and I've encountered some boss creatures and monsters that are very, very tough. I've only visited Bruma and the Imperial City, because I'm scared of venturing too far away. I love the new items I've come across. I've been using this awesome arctic bow that I got off some Skyrim bandit, and the shields are just beautiful.
Two of my favorite new features are the trapped chests, and the locks that I'm not high enough level to open. The funny thing about vanilla Oblivion is that no matter your character's Security skill level, if you, the player, are good enough to unlock Very Hard locks with a single pick, you can do so.
I haven't uncovered a lot of the new features and objects, since I am low level, and I haven't even started the main quest line (just been dungeon delving at the moment), but it's really feeling like I'm a Khajiit thief traveling Cyrodiil in search of adventure. Plus, as a thief, I've been ruthlessly looting Imperial City shops.
I highly recommend this mod (plus Martigen's Monster Mod, Thieves' Arsenal, Streamline 3.0, and most of the other 30+ mods I have installed.)