But in truth,Oblivion’s social simulation features go quite deep.

That extends to a sort ofSims-like friendship meter that affects how every single non-enemyNPC inOblivion’s open worldsees you.

But the persuasion mini-game can be a little difficult to understand if it’s your first time encountering it.

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Beneath the dialogue options, there should be anywhere between one and four square icons.

Roll over this and click it to begin the persuading mini-game.

Anything over 70 represents a good opinion.

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Each time you select a dialogue option, the segments on the wheel will rotate one quarter-turn clockwise.

You’ll have to use all four before you’re free to exit the Persuading mini-game.

So in this example, we’ll want to prioritize Coerce and minimize the impact of Admire.

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It’s most commonly usedto get better prices at merchants.

Developers of the ambitious Skyblivion mod have received free keys for the Oblivion Remastered, which unexpectedly released yesterday.

Finally, you’ll also gain levels in Speechcraft by participating in the Persuasion mini-game.

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A dialogue scene in Oblivion Remastered with an arrow pointing to the Persuading option in the lower left corner.

An Argonian talking to the player in the Oblivion Remastered dialogue minigame.

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