Is the new skyrim game a direct sequel to oblivion?

i never played oblivion, well the starting bit the tutorial then took it back to the store. just wanna get skyrim now since i finished fallout 3, i hate getting games that are a direct sequel so is skyrim following off where oblivion ended or something?Is the new skyrim game a direct sequel to oblivion?
No it's not, because it takes place 200 years after Oblivion, but Skyrim is set in the province just North of Cyrodiil, so they are still a bit related to each other. I think you should be able to start Skyrim without complications, as the storylines do not 'interweave'.



I started playing the Elder Scrolls only when Oblivion came out, and I had no trouble understanding it.
None of the elder scrolls games follow directly on, the first one I ever played was Oblivion, and I understood it all fine.



Skyrim is set 200 years after, in a different country, with totally different enemy's etc, so you will be fine.



I recommend going out and getting Oblivion though, simply because it is amazing, so is Morrowind!Is the new skyrim game a direct sequel to oblivion?
No.



Each Elder Scrolls game is a stand-alone game. This means u don't need to have any prior knowledge of previous games to play the current game.



The Elder Scrolls lore ties the games together, but it's not necessary knowledge to play the games.



And Skyrim is set in a period approx 200 years after Oblivion. But this is just incidental lore and not at all necessary to know to play Skyrim.
Nope. Each Elder Scrolls game is a different experience - but there are enough elements in common between each of them to consider them branches of the same system, sort of. It looks like a fantastic game. I'm excited to play.



~ SabrinaIs the new skyrim game a direct sequel to oblivion?
It is a direct sequel to The Elder Scrolls, but not Oblivion. Skyrim takes place 200 years after Oblivion does. Skyrim is also a Provence located north of Cyrodiil, as seen in this picture:



http://boards.fightingamphibians.org/v/src/130545620119.jpg
Ok..Actually its not... Skyrim is set 200 years after the events in Oblivon,its also in a brand new land called "Skyrim"