The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is lastly right here. The long-rumoured remaster of the Elder Scrolls recreation with essentially the most loveable potato-faced weirdos has simply been shadow-dropped throughout a reside stream in its honour.
This was an entire shock. None of us knew it was coming. It isn’t like rumours about it began to floor all 2023 by way of a Reddit publish and a point out in some leaked Microsoft paperwork, the latter of which additionally talked about stuff like a Fallout 3 remaster. Oh, and it is also not like this Oblivion remaster leaked final week or had the official Xbox assist account giving out a launch date.
Anyway, it is now right here. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, shadow-dropped right this moment on PC, Xbox Collection X/S (plus Recreation Cross PC and Final) and PS5.
There is a deluxe version for £59.99 and a standard model for £49.99, with the previous together with some additional quests for Akatosh and Mehrunes Dagon-themed gear units and horse armour, due to course. Each editions include the Shivering Isles and Knights of the 9 DLCs.
“The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered modernizes the 2006 Recreation of the Yr with all new gorgeous visuals and refined gameplay,” reads the official blurb, “Discover the huge panorama of Cyrodiil like by no means earlier than and cease the forces of Oblivion from overtaking the land in one of many best RPGs ever from the award-winning Bethesda Recreation Studios.”
So, there you go. Dive in. Give it a go. Say hello to Baurus for me.
Additionally, bear in mind – if you happen to do not just like the remaster, the unique recreation continues to be proper there so that you can hearth again up, in all of its splendidly bizarre glory. Plus for PC of us, there’s huge modding undertaking Skyblivion, which continues to be on observe to supply its personal tackle Oblivion.
“Fortunately this factor was all about ardour from the beginning and it nonetheless is,” the mod’s undertaking lead advised us proper after the official remaster leaked, “I’ve gotten extra out of this than I ever imagined, buddies, expertise and it made me understand I wished to work within the gaming business which I ended up doing.”