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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Review - IGN

Like a Mythic Dawn cultist popping out of a secret room to stab the Emperor in the back, a remaster of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has shown up out of nowhere, and it’s a dagger I’ve gladly thrown myself onto for over 80 hours (and counting) in less than a week. This Unreal-tinted glasses nostalgia trip modestly modernizes one of my all-time favorite open-world RPGs and had me teaming up with Sean Bean to close shut the jaws of Oblivion, helping the God of Madness with his, um, complicated mental health issues, rising to the top of every faction like I was angling to become Cyrodiil’s Valedictorian, and violating every single person’s personal space by getting way too close to them while talking.

TheColbertinator2d ago

This is the score I would give it too. A few QoL improvements and some much needed combat enhancements particularly for the camera allow it to be appreciated in the modern era. However the performance issues persist even on performance mode.

kpgs2d ago

Are we just going to admit that bugs are a gameplay feature required for all Bethesda games, and therefore they won't get docked points for it?

Armaggedon1d 22h ago (Edited 1d 22h ago )

Might as well be a feature. Heavy variable games are going to have bugs until AI starts helping to weed out bugs. Even BG3 still has performance and crash issues.

OhReginald1d 18h ago (Edited 1d 18h ago )

As for someone who played the original at launch, this is a safe faithful remaster. Some new bugs here and there but the core is still there just has a face lift and other nice little extra details. I wish they could have released the game with better performance on PS5, it chugs even on performance mode. And also fix the goofy looking sprint.

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No, Oblivion Remastered Is Not a Remake—And Here’s Why That Matters

The Outerhaven says: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered looks fantastic, but that doesn’t make it a remake. Here's why the distinction matters for gamers and developers.

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RaidenBlack11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

Just like how, RE2 was/is regarded as a Remake benchmark (FF7 is a more ambitious project) and later that became SH2 ... Oblivion should be the new Remaster benchmark (although Nightdive's multitude of Remaster efforts should also be commendable) ... previously held by CoD4 Remaster and recently Dead Rising Remaster
Other notable mentions : Remasters : Halo and Gears Anniversaries, Tomb Raiders, MediEvil etc
Remakes : Mafia 1, Demon Souls, Dead Space, Ninja Gaiden 2, Persona 3 Reload, Spyro Reignited etc

RaidenBlack5h ago

+ upcoming Half Life 2 Remix and MGS Delta

cloganart4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

So glad MGS Delta is being done by Virtuos!

These guys are now superstars. So happy.

darthv728h ago

Why does the naming matter at all? Let's all just be glad its a better version of oblivion than what initially released all those years ago. Getting caught up in a moniker is not the hill anyone should die on.

Abear2120m ago

As much as people hate on remakes and remasters there are plenty of amazing games released on last gen consoles and PS360 era that deserve to be remastered like Oblivion. I remember playing Ico remastered and having good controls and no input lag was like playing a new game compared to PS2 version.

jznrpg7h ago

It’s not a full remake but it’s plenty good enough. I just hope for a physical copy!

andy856h ago

It's more of a remake than a lot of games that are actually labelled a remake

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Remaster or Remake? Oblivion: Remastered isn't for Everyone | Hardcore Gamer

There's absolutely no doubt that anyone that played the original game, whether it was on Xbox 360 or PC, is excited and pleased that this game exists,

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jznrpg4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

It has a lot more effort than a lot of remasters. I don’t mind when some games stick to the original in a remaster(like Suikoden as I love the pixel art) but I don’t think there should be any complaints when they are much closer to a remake but calling it a remaster. Complaining about bugs makes sense but complaining about port/remaster/remake doesn’t to me with this one.

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Review - Magic, Rediscovered | COGconnected

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is a thorough update of Bethesda's 2006 open world masterpiece, improving a lot of what frustrated players.

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