Poll: Are You Playing Oblivion Remastered?

Played two hours last night after waiting over an hour for it to install. So far its been very good and is more like a remake than a remaster. Only bug I've encountered so far is that my character just starts walking automatically when I go through some doors.

Absolutely. I couldn't press the buy button quick enough as soon as it appeared on the store. Great memories playing this classic in a modern, clean look.

Got lucky today as my GF secretly bought it for me this morning and had it finished downloading by the time i returned from work 😁😁😁 This is why she's the best . Haven't started it yet but i will tonight when i have a few hours free.

@UltimateOtaku91 I've had it crash on my twice so far but there was a patch this morning so hopefully should be good. I play all my games in performance mode rather than resolution mode. That being said it's really well done for a launch day and a lot of love has been put into it you can tell.

I downloaded it last night but was too tired to play by the time it downloaded. Will be playing a few hours tonight though. I completed it back in the day but that was nearly 20 years ago now (!!!???)

Bought and started last night! I played maybe the first few hours back in the day, but I came to it after playing Skyrim and just couldn't get into it due to the dated mechanics and graphics.

With all the improvements, I'm VERY excited to get into it now, since it's basically a brand new TES game for me 😀

I gave in to the hype and bought it as soon as, couldn't help myself!

Oblivion was my first Elder Scrolls game and I really love it (Unlike Skyrim). The remaster looks amazing and seemingly runs pretty well too~!

I beat the game when it came out on 360 but I have enough games to be playing now and no real inclination to add Oblivion to the list. But then I would say the same about Skyrim, Fallout 3,NV and 4 and I mostly enjoyed all of those and oblivion the first time. Instead of replaying open world 40 hour rpgs, I will stick to ones I haven't played yet.

Happy for everyone else but it's not for me.

I've never played Oblivion in the past, so I'm not remotely interested in the Remaster/Remake.

I'm hoping that, somehow someway, Morrowind will be remade, as that's the first Elder Scrolls game I played on PC way back in 2003.

@GADG3Tx87 Yeah they definitely have put a lot of effort into this, I wasn't expecting this level of effort and like I said it's more a remake than anything. Honestly probably one of the best remaster/remakes (visually) I've played, it's up there with FF7 and Metroid Prime Remastered.

Best to wait for a few patches before starting.

Bethesda RPG's are amongst my very favourite games so I picked this up as soon as I could. I did play through this back on the PS3 but have rarely returned to it as Skyrim became the one I replayed multiple times, so I'm very excited to play through this again.

These days I rarely have time to play such long games but this is one that I will make the time for. I'm only a couple of hours into it but calling it a remaster is under selling it, certainly from a visual standpoint and so far it's run very well on my PS5 Pro

I have never played any Elder Scrolls games, so i’m not really interested. But i’m glad many people are enjoying it, i can definitely relate with the feeling of nostalgia for a game you played a lot growing up.

I wasnt huge on WRPGs in that era, but i do want to dip my toes in it now, however games like Baldurs Gate 3 and KCD2 attract me more. However, knowing the Elder Scrolls games are some of the best RPGs of all time, i might give it a try someday

Probably get it on sale at some point to relive some nostalgia. I’m not looking forward to the combat though

My first elder scrolls game was Daggerfall, still got the cd. It was so janky! I played the original Oblivion for a couple of hours last week and this looks fantastic by comparison. The only issue I’ve seen so far is clicking on things to search/pick up can take a few tries. I’ve not seen any major framerate issues (I’ve got as far as Frost Spire manor, but haven’t been through an Oblivion gate yet. Loving it!

Who cares about Bethesda RPG when Expedition 33 is starting in a few hours?

I spent my saved up points to get free gamepass, so I'm basically playing this game for free. REALLY wish Sony had a similar rewards program! Stars is a joke.

@UltimateOtaku91 I kinda feel rotten too because I was home all day yesterday and my brother was at work until nearly midnight on the late shift. So I was winding him up texting him that I'd bought it before him and was almost glassy eyed with a tear when you hear the opening music and Patrick Stewart talking as the emperor. It just hits. He's a huge fan of Elder Scrolls and has been wishing this remake is real for so long.

The only thing in recent memory that comes close to this remake quality is Resident Evil 4 Remake imo.

Never played it, but now loving every moment. Slowly working towards that shiny platinum trophy

I'm still in the middle of KCD2's hardcore mode so probably a month or two down the line for me. Maybe a bit of Indiana Jones and Doom in between. Def looking forward to it as I loved Oblivion back in the day.

@GADG3Tx87 Same, I was so excited I didn't even realize I was purchasing the Deluxe Edition haha. Oh well, I guess I finally get to experience the mythical horse armor.

Not yet but I kinda want to. It depends on if it is the definitive way to experience the game. And if the changes made to the game are for the better. I've played a few hours of it on ps3 and it was fun but very confusing and eventually lost interest in continuing

Yep, I'm playing it right now. The original is still one of my favorite games of all time. I've heard some chatter about bugs, I've yet to run into any.

No not till the performance is sorted out

@UltimateOtaku91 Developers still can't seem to nail down the difference between a remake and a remaster. For me a remaster is when the game is just made to look nicer in its original game engine. A remake is when the game is completely remade in a completely different game engine and the difference in appearance is huge. For example the dark souls remaster from a few years ago versus the PS5 version of Demon's Souls. The Dark Souls remaster still looks like the original game with an increased polygon count and higher res textures while Demon's Souls PS5 is a complete overhaul. No idea why they didn't call this game a remake as it went from Oblivion looking like a washed out potato to one of the best looking games I have ever seen

I’m passing on this remaster for now. I spent a lot of time playing OG Oblivion very early in its life on PC. I just wandered around doing random stuff (mostly but not only dungeons and suchlike) for dozens of hours. I enjoyed it but got my fill of it and what with BG3’s recent patch 8 and Clair Obscure Expedition 33 hitting tomorrow the rpg section of my dance card will be full for the foreseeable future. Looks really nice though.

Too close to Expedition 33 for me to try this now. Plus I don't have the fondest memories of the original release so I'm in no rush. But I do want to give it another shot sometime eventually.

Not yet, but soon. Have played the original many times.

@Dan12836666 You might be waiting a long time. XD

I put a few hours into the original on Series X but dropped it the second this release was confirmed. I try not to buy anything on day one or for full price, but couldn't resist this time.

Nope. TES games just never clicked for me, and I say that as someone whose current game is Fallout 4 GOTY with about 60 hours clocked (which would be in addition to the 120 I pumped into the vanilla version at release on PS4).

@DennisReynolds get that woman a ring right now!

@MidnightDragonDX ok I can wait or give it a miss got so many games play on anyway to much of a backlog as it is

Yeah I started it yesterday and it's awesome so far. I never played the original but I did play some Skyrim.

The 3rd Person mode in Oblivion Remastered is so damn good.

Got it on my lunch break yesterday. Unfortunately it took 27 minutes for the deluxe edition to download ( 30 minute lunch) so i had to wait til after work and the kids went to bed. BUT even though I expected amazing visuals-i was completely blown away! Even on an older tv this game is just beautiful. I dont have enough words, in any of the 3 languages i speak, to describe it. Bethesda has long been my favorite developer but this just cements their lead at the top of my list! Knocked it out of the park with this one.

Watched Gaming Tech video.
Series x, PS5 and Pro not overall great.
Resolution goes very very slightly to Pro.
30fps and 60fps frame rate gets lower, pacing bad and stuttering.
Pro does come out top of a bad bunch.

I think a patch may have been released not sure and what it does.

Shall wait now for patches to improve the frame rate.

@TBubs311 They fixed the combat! Fully reworked. That is why it is weird they are calling this a remaster when it is really a legitimate remake

I probably will down the road. I want to support Expedition 33 at full price.

For how awesome this game looks, it has me even more excited to play the Metal Gear Solid Remake Snake Eater when it comes out, seeing as that is being made by Virtuous too

I played the original on the X360 AND purchased the horse armor DLC (I get to be proud of that, right? Badge of honor?) and was quite interested in this, however a buddy gave the following feedback after he played it for 5-6 hours yesterday -

"Even with all its remasteredness... turns out games have come a long way in 20 years. Not loving it. Combat feels stale. Just is not landing for me."

Less enthusiastic after getting that feedback combined with Polygon commenting that it's very 'brown' and has a washed out brown filter on the visual compared to the original.

@DennisReynolds going that extra download and install step is the icing. How many times I buy a game after work on a “night off” and can’t even play it because it takes so long to download and install. She got you the gift and also ample time to play it that evening! Don’t let that one get away!

Unfortunately the enemy and enemy equipment scaling is still in place, as is loot scaling. So no, although tempted, I likely won’t place it. Why they couldn’t just go back to the Morrowind system baffles me.

Not yet but I will definitely playing it.my backlogs of games is a lot.word up son

I am going with Clair Obscur. I have already experienced Oblivion multiple times.

@Dalamar other people.

I love Skyrim and that is my only Elder Scrolls experience so I’m really interested in this. With Atomfall out now and Expedition 33 nearly here though I’ve got a big decision to make…

@PloverNutter What you perhaps haven't realised is, even though it's in a new engine, the original code is still there, the old meshes for the characters are the same. The AI is showing its age. It feels like an old game but looks new. And of course the original voice acting is present. So they basically took the old game, gave it a facelift and made a lot of improvements. It's like a super remaster.

@ChromaticDracula She's a gamer as well, mainly only Switch stuff but she understands it and knows a 120GB game needs downloading in advance.

@Logonogo One day i hope.

Played it on my PC first via game pass, and then bought it on PS5 Pro for the trophies, etc and the nicer experience on the TV.

Having seen the performance of the base model PS5, I’d probably have stuck with PC if I only had one of those.

@Cornpop76 the performance on base and on pro are very alike. Nothing that huge.

@DennisReynolds This lady is what the zeitgeist would call 'A Keeper'. 😁 👍

Not until there's a physical edition.

I was gonna buy it until I realized Clair Expedition 33 is coming out so Im playing that instead

@OldGamer999
Just watched that Gaming Tech video myself. I have no idea how good he is at this sort of performance analysis and how representative of the game as a whole the sections he showed graphs of are, but if DF concur that this is correct / normal, then this is just flat out broken - i mean its not just unplayable to me, its way, way, past unplayable.

If correct / representative, the fact that they shadow dropped sounds dubious.
I presume they knew it was this bad - did they release too early (if so, why, as no launch date), or is this as good as it is getting and they wanted to avoid review?

for unknown reasons I can’t get excited to play oblivion again, played 100+ hours on the ps3 but have no nostalgia for oblivion apparently.

So far I am enjoying it! Never finished it in the original.

My only complaint is the lip syncing, at times it almost feels like that orange from you tube where the persons mouth is added to the orange…just weird. Thankfully they added the option not to zoom into conversations so that alleviates it somewhat. Minor gripe.

Sword and shield plays a lot better and enjoying the combat more now.

I will probably play Oblivion remastered eventually. The original version was my introduction to The Elder Scrolls on my barely-capable PC at the time, and I loved it.

My gaming focus will be on Expedition 33 once it launches.

@Rich33
I shall wait for ghost of Y that got a release trailer and date, shadow drop today 🤣

I got caught up in the hype and just bought it digitally. Will start playing it this WE.

I’m not normally one for these sort of games but I played through Skyrim on switch years ago and really enjoyed it. I’m really tempted to get this tho, looks cool and I like the fact it’s a bit old school too

Yes it's a really well done remake it has a few minor problems but it's overall an amazing version of one of my all time faves

I'll be getting at a later date because I want Expedition 33

I played enough Oblivion in 2006. It looks great, though!

@Rich33 GamingTech is pretty reliable. I've been following him for ages now and he knows his stuff. He's not quite DF level something he happily admits to but he is a good alternative to them.

I'm fairly intrigued by this, but not really looking to get into another 100 hour open world game presently. I think I'll wait for a big sale next year and check it out then.

@DennisReynolds
Thank you - I didn't know - hence the big caveat, which truthfully, was also because of just how scathing he was here.

I can’t vote. I don’t see the poll option for

•’I would absolutely love to be playing Oblivion Remastered right now, but I refuse to flush money down the drain leasing digital games. When they release the full game on disc without any internet download required, I’ll be more than happy to buy it.’

@ryan_nil you’ll absolutely not find the challenge in a game like Oblivion. Combat is fairly simple, largely easy. What the game does well is a huge world to explore, lots of dungeons to delve into.

It’s more a game to chill to, than to test your reflexes. But if you let it, you’ll lose yourself for hours, days, months to it.

If you want a halfway point between a Soulslike and Elder Scrolls, you might like Dragon’s Dogma 2 though. Tough, chaotic fights and a bit of old school design in save points and such.

@ryan_nil
I enjoyed them both (Oblivion & Skyrim) back in the day, though I won't be touching this remake unless the performance is vastly improved (or DF suddenly find different to what others have been saying/reporting).

And, I enjoy soulslikes in general, but they really are different game types - though they do fit some soulslikes in their medieval fantasy theme, with magic fitting alongside bows, and hack/slash, with sheild use / weapon blocking. I believe you can also dodge, but I dont recall ever using it that much so it may not have been as useful (though early game, I would always sneak around using arrows to kill enemies).

Oblivion (and Skyrim) are both primarily first person, and dont have the tight combat of soulslikes. I suppose there are 'bosses' in them, but I don't remember it being really the same thing.

Unlike soulslikes you improve skills and gain perks in Elder Scrolls by doing as opposed to gaining / trading in souls etc, but a good build is still important - sometimes too beneficial as I remember that by creating my own weapons / armour, by about the halfway point of both Oblivion and Skyrim I could literally steamroll any enemy easily. In fact, when I see difficult boss lists include certain enemies from Oblivion/Skyrim late games, I do tend to chuckle.

Hopefully that is of some use, without being too much in the way of spoilers - please bear in mind it is based on games I last played over 12 years ago!

I caved in. The price was strangely acessible and i found it worthwhile to say this is the way.

I was a bit taken back by some parts i had already forgotten. The game really isn't as good as skyrim. There is more quality of life and intuitiveness with Skyrim. But, it's still alright.
The graphics glow up is pretty nice and the models do look better than the ugly Skyrim ones. Hair in particular is awful on skyrim and it's nice here.

All in all, a nice entry to play again.

I played the hell out of Oblivion years ago on PC and would love nothing more to revisit. But until they add mouse and keyboard support (or gyro aiming would actually be preferable) I won’t pull the trigger. I always end up with a stealth build and you can’t aim a bow very well with a controller, or at least I can’t. Feels too unnatural.

Pretty bummed at the exclusion, first Doom Eternal and now the remaster of one of my favorites of all time.

@DennisReynolds yeah dude. That's 100% a wonderful lady there. My wife has woken me up with my favorite beer, my favorite Italian sub, all sorts of rad stuff like that. She plays games too, platformers mostly. She's the best.

Never played the original, will give the Remaster a try at some point, since it's on Game Pass.
For now I'm enjoying my first playthrough in Marvel's Spider-Man 2, so maybe after it.

The only issue ive come across so far is the going fishing mission. You have to kill some slaughter fish and collect their scales. But when you actually find them and kill them, they sink and disappear, and you cant collect their scales. In the original the dead fish floated making it easy to get the scales.
I hope they do a patch for this.

I have zero interest in Oblivion (because I have no nostalgic link to it as I've never played it)... however, I think it's good that old games get to live on (and for the record, a 20 year old game is prime for re-mastering... as compared to a 5 yo game).

I think it's interesting times however - because what we have here is a real idealogical tug-of-war between traditional console delivery (purchase) and GamePass (subscription)...let's assume that it IS very successful for XBox... what does that say for their service? If it's not successful... what does that say for the multi-plat strategy If it's just very mid, then what does that say for all the hype that has been built up due to the rumours? It's also a struggle between the idea of nostalgia vs new IP. This has so many elements that might shape the way of the industry looking forward. Or not. It could just be a lot of Oblivion fans wanting a refresh - and a re-birth of their interest.

For me - I'm not that interested in looking back, but I get why people do. Either way - hope fans enjoy it.

@Shrek_Realista the image quality is near identical in that I can't see any difference, but the frame rate graphs differ significantly.

Nether version can maintain 60fps, but the Pro mostly stays within the VRR window between 50 and 60.

Whereas the base model plunges way down below 40 all the time giving a juddering experience even if you have a VRR TV.

Both versions will be bad on an old TV.

Played 2 hours but going to play expedition 33 first and then go to oblivion

I’ll play it eventually. Just have too many games that I’m playing right now (Lords of the Fallen, ESO, Dragon Age: The Veilguard). But, from what I see, I know I’ll love it. Man, I wish they’d make ESO look this good!

I've never played it. Skyrim is my favorite game of all time, and I was curious about this project, but after reading a lot yesterday and watching a few videos, it doesn't match what I'd want, so I'll pass.

I just cant get in to it. Got out the sewers, done a couple of quests, closed a portal that was blocking the entrance to a fort but it didnt look like anywhere i was discovering on the top compass was adding to the map and the towns i went in just felt void of any life. I also dont understand how the levelling system works. How do i know how much xp i need to get to the next lvl and how do i get xp? I understan the raising individual skill levels is done by using those skills tho, sneaking, swimming etc. Id sure like Skyrim to look as good as this tho.

I am enjoying it quite a bit. Not far in. Out of the sewers and swam across the lake into a dungeon. Saw i was ready to lvl up, but wasn't. Found out you need to sleep to do so. Interesting way to do it. I'm trying not to look up much, just be surprised what's around each corner.

I must confess I've never really vibed with any of the main big Bethesda series, but this does look really nice, and it's good that they've finally liberated it from PS360 jail

I don't like the Elder Scrolls games. I don't like first person. I don't like open-world. I don't like the absurd amount of jank those games have for as much as they cost to make in time and money. I don't like the idea that those games pretty much require mods from the community to be playable. I didn't necessarily even like Morrowind, but Oblivion felt like such a step down in how imaginative the world was. I think I got Oblivion free with a video card and still couldn't be bothered to play more than a couple of hours of it. Anyway, sorry for the negativity, hope everybody is having fun.

Still waiting on a physical edition either from Bethesda or LRG

No physical version no buy

@BeyondKnight stop supporting LRG! They deal in artificial scarcity and that's a giant no no

@Balaam_ (#73) my man!

@PerpetualBoredom So then go make Oblivion Remastered Physical and I will support you

@BeyondKnight <-- doesn't get the point