The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remake

[UTK]

Apparently it leaked yesterday after some rumors had been going on for a couple months. It’s expected to be officially revealed and shadow dropped within a week or so. Petty crazy stuff. The original was a huge game in my teenage years, and for this to come out of nowhere is pretty damn cool. I’m pumped

 

[Pennheel]

Wow,this is definitely a blast from the past for sure. I remember it well as a younger guy myself... This is a remake/remaster I don't mind seeing.

 

[Aesius]

I never played Morrowind, so the original Oblivion was a dream come true for me. First open-world RPG I ever played. I got it on release day and played it obsessively for months afterward.

I'm cautiously optimistic about this because I love the original so much, but it will be interesting to see if they touch up anything other than just the graphics. It's hard to imagine the devs just rolling with the original voice acting (I think there like 5 voice actors in the whole game outside of main characters voiced by Sean Bean and Patrick Stewart), but somehow, replacing it would erase some of the charm of the original, too.

 

[UTK]

I never played Morrowind, so the original Oblivion was a dream come true for me. First open-world RPG I ever played. I got it on release day and played it obsessively for months afterward.

I'm cautiously optimistic about this because I love the original so much, but it will be interesting to see if they touch up anything other than just the graphics. It's hard to imagine the devs just rolling with the original voice acting (I think there like 5 voice actors in the whole game outside of main characters voiced by Sean Bean and Patrick Stewart), but somehow, replacing it would erase some of the charm of the original, too.

As far as I can tell it’s more of a remaster, as in just modern graphics and models…(I’m sure way more voice actors because the original had like 4. Lmao) and everything else is expected to be the same.

I hope they don’t tone down some of the more RP elements to appeal to casuals more. Skyrim is great but it for sure took a hit in the RP elements.

 

[LouderVol]

As far as I can tell it’s more of a remaster, as in just modern graphics and models…(I’m sure way more voice actors because the original had like 4. Lmao) and everything else is expected to be the same.

I hope they don’t tone down some of the more RP elements to appeal to casuals more. Skyrim is great but it for sure took a hit in the RP elements.

would you mind explaining this? I have heard it multiple times, but never heard an explanation that really made sense to me.

is it just because its easier to "multiclass" in Skyrim? you can still join, and actively complete every guild in Oblivion, so its not like your role playing choices impact the available plot/choices in the game, so I have just always been confused.

 

[UTK]

would you mind explaining this? I have heard it multiple times, but never heard an explanation that really made sense to me.

is it just because its easier to "multiclass" in Skyrim? you can still join, and actively complete every guild in Oblivion, so its not like your role playing choices impact the available plot/choices in the game, so I have just always been confused.

It’s been many years so but I’ll try to give a decent answer. Sure a lot of it is “it’s not as simple to be a god at everything”. Oblivion basically has classes you can pick in character customization that really commits you to said traits. You can technically still get good at everything if you wanted.

And sure there’s no real consequences to joining every faction/guild, I’m not gonna pretend it has the roleplaying depth of a Fall Out New Vegas for example where if you join a faction another faction dislikes, they will naturally dislike you too. But a lot of the rp elements are how quests play out in oblivion. Quests are by far the strong suit of Oblivion. I remember oblivion having FAR more options on how to go about quests than Skyrim. I also remember having good speech skills or traits are far more useful in situations when talking to NPCs or going about a unique way to solve a quest. Skyrims quests mostly felt pretty standard with not many ways to go about them tbh.

My basic Skyrim vs Oblivion debate is usually this simple

Skyrims main story and fighting dragons > Oblivions main story and closing “oblivion gates”

Skyrims dungeons > Oblivions dungeons (hopefully they actually don’t copy and paste these, by far oblivions weakest part. To many generic caves with not much going on)

Oblivions quests > Skyrims quests

Oblivions cities and towns > Skyrims cities and towns

so it’s a pretty close toss up and both games are great. Oblivion just gives you more moments in quests to feel a bit more “role play” like.

 

[LouderVol]

It’s been many years so but I’ll try to give a decent answer. Sure a lot of it is “it’s not as simple to be a god at everything”. Oblivion basically has classes you can pick in character customization that really commits you to said traits. You can technically still get good at everything if you wanted.

And sure there’s no real consequences to joining every faction/guild, I’m not gonna pretend it has the roleplaying depth of a Fall Out New Vegas for example where if you join a faction another faction dislikes, they will naturally dislike you too. But a lot of the rp elements are how quests play out in oblivion. Quests are by far the strong suit of Oblivion. I remember oblivion having FAR more options on how to go about quests than Skyrim. I also remember having good speech skills or traits are far more useful in situations when talking to NPCs or going about a unique way to solve a quest. Skyrims quests mostly felt pretty standard with not many ways to go about them tbh.

My basic Skyrim vs Oblivion debate is usually this simple

Skyrims main story and fighting dragons > Oblivions main story and closing “oblivion gates”

Skyrims dungeons > Oblivions dungeons (hopefully they actually don’t copy and paste these, by far oblivions weakest part. To many generic caves with not much going on)

Oblivions quests > Skyrims quests

Oblivions cities and towns > Skyrims cities and towns

so it’s a pretty close toss up and both games are great. Oblivion just gives you more moments in quests to feel a bit more “role play” like.

I guess I get what you are saying. There are a lot more "procedural" quests in Skyrim. where the objectives are simple, go here, kill this person, or grab this thing.

I would just point out that Oblivion didn't have near the same number of quests. I feel like most locations in Skyrim have a quest associated with it, and at some point its going to blend together. but Oblivion was a lot more empty/pure exploration with no quest for you to complete in a generic dungeon crawl. Not saying one is right or wrong on their preference, I just never saw that feature as a negative in regards to Skyrim.

IMO there was enough of the role playing quests where I didn't feel like it was less than the number provided in Oblivion. it just provided a LOT more filler on top of that, that people are responding to.

I definitely agree on most of the towns in Oblivion being better, but I hated the Capital city. it was bland as all get out. I think the factions were better in Skyrim too.

 

[hUTch2002]

It’s been many years so but I’ll try to give a decent answer. Sure a lot of it is “it’s not as simple to be a god at everything”. Oblivion basically has classes you can pick in character customization that really commits you to said traits. You can technically still get good at everything if you wanted.

And sure there’s no real consequences to joining every faction/guild, I’m not gonna pretend it has the roleplaying depth of a Fall Out New Vegas for example where if you join a faction another faction dislikes, they will naturally dislike you too. But a lot of the rp elements are how quests play out in oblivion. Quests are by far the strong suit of Oblivion. I remember oblivion having FAR more options on how to go about quests than Skyrim. I also remember having good speech skills or traits are far more useful in situations when talking to NPCs or going about a unique way to solve a quest. Skyrims quests mostly felt pretty standard with not many ways to go about them tbh.

My basic Skyrim vs Oblivion debate is usually this simple

Skyrims main story and fighting dragons > Oblivions main story and closing “oblivion gates”

Skyrims dungeons > Oblivions dungeons (hopefully they actually don’t copy and paste these, by far oblivions weakest part. To many generic caves with not much going on)

Oblivions quests > Skyrims quests

Oblivions cities and towns > Skyrims cities and towns

so it’s a pretty close toss up and both games are great. Oblivion just gives you more moments in quests to feel a bit more “role play” like.

I like Skyrim better but that’s because I got turned into a vampire on Oblivion and it took freaking forever to undo that. It’s extremely punitive too.

 

[UTK]

I like Skyrim better but that’s because I got turned into a vampire on Oblivion and it took freaking forever to undo that. It’s extremely punitive too.

Haha it is a pain to deal with in Oblivion but hey that’s why I kinda like it more. Both games are great and I’ll never try to convince anyone oblivion is better. Just my personal taste likes it a tad bit more

 

[UTK]

I guess I get what you are saying. There are a lot more "procedural" quests in Skyrim. where the objectives are simple, go here, kill this person, or grab this thing.

I would just point out that Oblivion didn't have near the same number of quests. I feel like most locations in Skyrim have a quest associated with it, and at some point its going to blend together. but Oblivion was a lot more empty/pure exploration with no quest for you to complete in a generic dungeon crawl. Not saying one is right or wrong on their preference, I just never saw that feature as a negative in regards to Skyrim.

IMO there was enough of the role playing quests where I didn't feel like it was less than the number provided in Oblivion. it just provided a LOT more filler on top of that, that people are responding to.

I definitely agree on most of the towns in Oblivion being better, but I hated the Capital city. it was bland as all get out. I think the factions were better in Skyrim too.

Good points. Only thing I’d disagree with is I think the factions are better in Oblivion and I’m eager to see if they flesh out the Imperial City

 

[Aesius]

I like Skyrim better but that’s because I got turned into a vampire on Oblivion and it took freaking forever to undo that. It’s extremely punitive too.

That was one of the coolest parts of the game when it first released IMO. People weren’t 100% sure how to cure it and everyone was scrambling to find a consensus on the steps to take. Made the game world feel really alive.

 

[hUTch2002]

I guess I get what you are saying. There are a lot more "procedural" quests in Skyrim. where the objectives are simple, go here, kill this person, or grab this thing.

I would just point out that Oblivion didn't have near the same number of quests. I feel like most locations in Skyrim have a quest associated with it, and at some point its going to blend together. but Oblivion was a lot more empty/pure exploration with no quest for you to complete in a generic dungeon crawl. Not saying one is right or wrong on their preference, I just never saw that feature as a negative in regards to Skyrim.

IMO there was enough of the role playing quests where I didn't feel like it was less than the number provided in Oblivion. it just provided a LOT more filler on top of that, that people are responding to.

I definitely agree on most of the towns in Oblivion being better, but I hated the Capital city. it was bland as all get out. I think the factions were better in Skyrim too.

I’ve never played a game that’s as interactive as Skyrim. Literally everything can be searched, entered, everyone can talk, it’s insane. It’s shocking that game was made in 2011. Elder Scrolls 6 will be the best game of all time once it drops, as long as Microsoft doesn’t screw it up.