A comparison of currently released character faces from Skyrim with Morrowind and Oblivion.
IGN : How does the new The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, released in 2025 for Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, Steam, and PS5, compare to the original 2006 Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion released on Xbox 360, played via Xbox Series X/S Backwards Compatibility?
That judicious lack of oversight permeated everything in Bethesda's RPGs, in a positive fashion.
I much prefer a left alone Obsidian and Larian Studios. Bethesda's formula has grown old for me.
Larian hit another level with DOS:2 and then took it even further with BG3. They do high quality work.
I agree, I found it an interesting game. But nowhere near worth the hype (unless you include mods)
Skyrim blew my mind when it released. That game took me to the gaming, promisedland. Going back to it when it was updated for the PS5, it felt slightly rough around the edges, but great for its time
We should leave Obsidian alone. Bethesda on the other hand should be kept under constant psychiatric observation.
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I remember when I first started playing Oblivion I used to stop and look at the vista's and marvel at how good the NPC's looked. Skyrim makes those characters look decidedly crap.
This game is gonna be awesome...
aw man i forgot how morrowind looked until i restarted it a couple days ago
can't wait for skyrim
First elder scolls with great looking characters, the ugly npc's have been a real flaw of this series.
Finally no more beautiful people mods :P
I never understood that huge ape like snout they all had, hideous.
I never liked the obvious cut between head and chest in Oblivion.
I guess it's because they had 100+ face-models, and much fewer body-models. I know it's a fantasy game, but when a 70 year old woman has perfect breasts, it breaks some of the immersion.
Most of the new male characthers in Skyrim reminds me of your average Unreal troll, on this characther-sheet, I hope there is normal muscularity on the people aswell.
Anyway, looking forward to Skyrim.