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So they are doing two remakes simultaneously?

That's the rumor, but this Oblivion remake's supposedly been in development since 2020, 2021 going by some old linked-in data.

 

[MonkD]

Can't wait to see how this will be remade. Deluxe edition pre-order bonus incoming!

Along with 3 days early access!

 

[Shaki12345]

They'll show it at the Switch 2 Direct April 2nd.

 

[adamsapple]

They'll show it at the Switch 2 Direct April 2nd.

Xbox had a "partner preview" stream in late March last year, they could announce a stream a few days / weeks in advance and do the same, let's see.

 

[Scrawnton]

This is like two months old. He said this back in January.

 

[KyoZz]

Sucks for Skyblivion if true, they've been working on it for years only to get beaten by Bethesda themselves on the finish line.

I'll probably play the both.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

Wish they gave Morrowind this treatment instead

yup, better game , but the combat was even worse.

 

[jshackles]

Me trying to find the spot on my calendar that's between March and April

 

[digital_ghost]

Legend. I had a friend who looked just like him. Same 'piggy' face and weird eyebrows. Just the hair was different.

I knew a girl who looked like him too.

 

[HRK69]

Sucks for Skyblivion if true, they've been working on it for years only to get beaten by Bethesda themselves on the finish line.

I'll probably play the both.

That's their punishment for making fanmade shite

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

Sucks for Skyblivion if true, they've been working on it for years only to get beaten by Bethesda themselves on the finish line.

I'll probably play the both.

I'll also check out both but highly doubt the remake is going to be anywhere as good as Skyobivion anyway. The assets for Skybivion looks too good and the remake will most likely looking more generic and soulless compared to it. Mods which are the main selling point would also favor Skyobivion due to them being on the Skyrim SE Engine which are already really advanced with the creation kit for mods. Skybivion would be one of the best games for these few years at least along with Skywind and Elder Scrolls VI.

 

[Raven117]

Who am I kidding. I’ll be there day 1

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

Are they moving up their schedule due to gta 6?

This will likely sell gangbusters based on IP alone.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Remake or Remaster? This better not be a paid 4K texture mod.

I might bite if it's a proper remake.

 

[Fess]

One of my all time favorites, can’t wait to see this unveil, I’m as excited as I am frightened though, this can go at either direction tbh

 

[StereoVsn]

I can't see that being anything other than a buggy mess. Do any Bethesda employees know how to use UE?

Plus that would mean no comprehensive modding. I have yet to see a Bethesda game which was tolerable without mods.

 

[Trogdor1123]

I’d like it, but I’m not holding my breath

 

[StereoVsn]

Sucks for Skyblivion if true, they've been working on it for years only to get beaten by Bethesda themselves on the finish line.

I'll probably play the both.

I would rather play Skyblivion with additional mods. I have some strong doubts about this remake being good.

 

[Embearded]

So they are doing two remakes simultaneously?

I think they are a pretty big company with multiple sites all over the world. They can handle more than 2 projects at the same time.
According to Wikipedia, 25 offices and 4200 employees.

 

[TikiLagoonSam]

I’ll say what everyone is thinking

NINTENDO SWITCH 2

this has all the stench of it revealing at the April Direct from the short announcement to debut dates and the timeframe.

 

[Badlucktroll]

Bethesda’s Oblivion Unreal Engine 5 remake could be releasing sooner than you think | VGC

Xbox’s long-expected Elder Scrolls update is reportedly set for reveal soon…

www.videogameschronicle.com

 

[Banjo64]

Would love to play this game on Switch 2 with none-uncanny valley graphics.

 

[TBiddy]

If they fixed the Oblivion gates and the leveling system, despite the lackluster main story I think it would be the GOAT Elder Scrolls game. The questlines, the art direction, the world itself were better than Skyrim.

I've never played Oblivion, so can you elaborate what the issue is with the gates?

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

I'll believe it when I see it

Didn't they say January at one point?

 

[Luipadre]

Only played the original for like a few hours so im in

 

[CliffBronger]

Unpopular opinion but I personally rate oblivion way above Skyrim. The shivering isle expansion was the cherry on the top.

Sure the combat and magic were less refined but the beautiful world made up for it.

100% agree, I loved oblivion but for some reason i never clicked with skyrim i ditched it around the 20h mark.

 

[Dazraell]

I've never played Oblivion, so can you elaborate what the issue is with the gates?

Oblivion gates were sorts of dungeons with multiple levels where you had to find a way to the top of the tower with an orb that closes it. The problem with them was there was like 60 of them but their variety was severely lacking and they quickly overstayed its welcome as you were basically doing the same thing over and over again, while exploring the same / very similar locations

 

[Complistic]

Why does this rumor keep popping up?

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Oblivion gates were sorts of dungeons with multiple levels where you had to find a way to the top of the tower with an orb that closes it. The problem with them was there was like 60 of them but their variety was severely lacking and they quickly overstayed its welcome as you were basically doing the same thing over and over again, while exploring the same / very similar locations

All for sigil stones to enchant weapons iirc

I did enjoy putting loads in a room and watching the game crumble lol

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Sucks for Skyblivion if true, they've been working on it for years only to get beaten by Bethesda themselves on the finish line.

I'll probably play the both.

Skyblivion is probably going to be leagues better, but guess we'll see.

Wish they gave Morrowind this treatment instead

It would lose everything that makes it Morrowind if they did. That's a heavily text-centric game and you know they aren't going to VA all of that, we'd get some watered down voiced sentence for every paragraph worth of dialogue in the game.

 

[Kerotan]

I don't think the ps5 lineup can handle more AAA releases.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Xbox with all their freakin remasters and remakes. I’m going back to the GOTY Astrobot!!!

 

[Perrott]

So they are doing two remakes simultaneously?

They have nearly 4k employees across nearly a dozen studios under the Virtuos banner.

 

[MMaRsu]

Sucks for Skyblivion if true, they've been working on it for years only to get beaten by Bethesda themselves on the finish line.

I'll probably play the both.

Not really, I can guarantee you its going to suck ass.

Also its not being made by Bethesda its being made by Virtuos (who sucks)

 

[Chuck Berry]

I still don't believe this is a thing. We haven't seen shit. Just rumors and speculation. And it's just going to drop out of nowhere?

BIG DOUBT

 

[Badlucktroll]

i bet its done and will shadow drop like ninja gaiden 2

 

[Complistic]

An UE5 port of a gamebryo game would be an absolutely collosal amount of work.

 

[pudel]

I think they are a pretty big company with multiple sites all over the world. They can handle more than 2 projects at the same time.
According to Wikipedia, 25 offices and 4200 employees.

Wow, thats pretty huge. And they are really only doing porting and remake/remaster stuff....interesting.

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

I still don't believe this is a thing. We haven't seen shit. Just rumors and speculation. And it's just going to drop out of nowhere?

BIG DOUBT

Yeah at the moment not 100% sure on this too, it's kinda like the FFIX Remake rumor where even if it's most likely true but still not 100% on it. Something as big as a Oblivion remake would have gotten a bunch of early teasers or something way before even if it was years away,

 

[Romulus]

Rumoured to be a remake, rebuilt in UE5.
I hope that’s true because I really want them to step away from their god awful engine for ES6.

Perfect. That means it'll be playable in VR if it's UE5.

 

[808mate]

More dungeon variety would be a win.

In the original, one guy was responsible for designing the entirety of them.

 

[StereoVsn]

Oblivion gates were sorts of dungeons with multiple levels where you had to find a way to the top of the tower with an orb that closes it. The problem with them was there was like 60 of them but their variety was severely lacking and they quickly overstayed its welcome as you were basically doing the same thing over and over again, while exploring the same / very similar locations

And throw in level scaling and issues with leveling so if you don’t precisely do things in right order those gates ramped up in difficulty faster than you could develop.

It was badly implemented gate system and even worse implemented scaling system.

Mods can help with a lot though.

 

[ValiantInstance]

Not really, I can guarantee you its going to suck ass.

Also its not being made by Bethesda its being made by Virtuos (who sucks)

Do they suck? Look at their track record. MGS3 Delta, Outer Worlds, Hogwarts Legacy, Dying Light, Assassin's Creed Ezio Collection. Seems a lot of publishers trust them with making ports.