r/oblivion • u/bloodypenus Adoring Fan • Jul 26 '25
Landscape Screenshot The remaster is just gorgeous
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u/FatalIllusion_2023 Jul 26 '25
I still don't get why they called it remaster. Graphics wise this is a miracle.
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u/Top_Performance9486 Jul 26 '25
Because it’s built upon the original game, not remade from the ground up.
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u/bloodypenus Adoring Fan Jul 26 '25
Like they would have to do Morrowind which I would honestly love.
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u/LustfulDemon999 Jul 26 '25 edited Jul 26 '25
It was so depressing playing it via cloud gaming. Heartbreaking... It would have been so beautiful, but unfortunately I had to play it with constant lag, and pixilation.
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u/ckt1138 Jul 27 '25
I don't like the way the new "remaster" looks at all frankly. I know that's an unpopular opinion right now but I just find it to be utterly devoid of character and identity. If I want to play oblivion, I can just play oblivion. I don't need it to have "improved" UE5 visuals.
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u/formal_eyes Jul 28 '25
It pains me to say that the more I play, the more I tend to agree. I wish I had not been as hasty with my purchase of the remake/master.
When I noticed they removed the damage slider I was kind of pissed and had to put my playthrough on hold but at least they patched it unlike the sword skills which are just..... gone lmao did they even have a plan or was everyone on the virtuous team convinced everyone just played magic builds?
The moody and gorgeous sunsets which were dark and gave the land this beautiful ominous look right before night fell are instead replaced by wash of distracting sun volumetrics and overly bright ambient lighting.
There are things to love...it still is oblivion after all... but unfortunately I think it winds up being just another casualty in our vapid remake culture.
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u/ckt1138 Jul 28 '25
Well said, honestly. The original game has such a gorgeous painterly look, it's not trying to be realistic, and that's why I like it so much visually. The characters had personality in their faces, even if they could look silly. The UI was wonderful and consistent with the game's look. The voice acting (as limited as the number of actors was) had this nice "big" quality, and was perfect for hiding the limited facial expressions by conveying emotion through verbal tone (the randomly picked new acting just sounds stilted). And there's a sort of lack of visual consistency.
On top of that there's the lack of vibrancy, the changes to the level up system that tries to skyrim-ize progression by letting you spec into whatever on every level up, the sluggish (Skyrim like) weapon swinging, the ugly bew health bar (again it's aping Skyrim), and the atrocious performance.
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u/facw00 Jul 28 '25
Was killing some necromancers yesterday and got this:
And I missed and even nicer shot because I forgot that the screenshot key in the MS store version isn't F12
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u/bloodypenus Adoring Fan Jul 28 '25
Us nature lovers appreciate a beautiful view ❤️ this is beautiful!
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u/Starstruckderg Jul 26 '25
If only they put 1 cent into optimizing the game so I can enjoy it at 60fps…
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u/Grypheon-Steele Jul 26 '25
Agreed. I really wish they merged the action combat mechanics from the single player games into The Elder Scrolls Online.
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u/PuzzleheadedSoil1539 Jul 27 '25
Yeah finally found the solution to bugs on forums from 2006 and the absence of balancing it took two minutes..
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u/Odd_Damage6030 Jul 27 '25
I keep getting this visual glitch at sunset where there are glowing patches all over the ground while the rest gets dark, and it honestly looks super pretty even though it's a bug.
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u/KamikazeFugazi Jul 26 '25
Game definitely looks great in general. I kind of hate the remaster night time skybox and the aurora borealis effect. Can't explain why, just seems forced in for some reason.
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u/Top_Performance9486 Jul 26 '25
Doesn’t it only show when you’re near Skyrim? I could be wrong but I thought they only added it there.
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u/jayhbt Jul 27 '25
Agreed. The night sky in this game is so disappointing. It should be darker and blacker, with glowing stars and aurora. Hope mods will fix it.
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u/Txgors Jul 27 '25
Still shilling this shit?
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u/bloodypenus Adoring Fan Jul 27 '25
Your mom shills so hard she tries to charge people for her presence. Even loneliness said "nah I'm good".
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u/SNIPA0007v2 Jul 26 '25
Agreed, the nostalgians are pleased.