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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster
An upcoming remaster for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was leaked in documents relating to the FTC v. Microsoft court case.
Details
- Released
- April 22, 2025
- Developer
- Virtuos, Bethesda Game Studios
- Genres
- Action · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure · Open world
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
- Platforms
- PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch 2
How it plays
Time to beat · 5 player times (IGDB)
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After nearly two decades since its original release, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has been given new life through a comprehensive remaster that brings this legendary RPG into the modern gaming era. Our review of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered explores how the remaster balances nostalgia with necessary improvements, creating an experience that can appeal to both veterans and newcomers alike. Using Unreal Engine 5, developer Virtuos has managed to preserve the soul of this beloved ...
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is an RPG with lush visuals, expansive worlds and limitless character customization combine with unprecedented levels of player freedom and NPC interaction.
This would be one of the best examples of a remaster done right if it weren't the severe technical issues plaguing this release. Nevertheless, Oblivion still holds up as an amazingly engaging role-playing experience all these years later. I simply can't get enough.
Even with consideration of the bad, Oblivion Remastered is one of the most immersive experiences in gaming to date.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is a love letter to one of the most charmingly chaotic RPGs ever made. It’s not perfect and it doesn’t try to be. Instead, it embraces its jank with open arms, wraps it in beautiful new visuals, reminding us why Cyrodiil still holds a special place in RPG history.
Oblivion Remastered is a visually beautiful take on an incredible but technically flawed masterpiece. That being said, it is hard to recommend Oblivion Remastered without reservation. On the one hand much of its underlying systems remain unique to this day. On the other hand, there is a reason Bethesda themselves pulled back on some of these systems going forward. Oblivion is a weird janky game, and this remaster merely makes it a prettier janky game. If you have nostalgia from playing Oblivion back in 2006, I think you’ll love revisiting it in this form. If you’re a Nintendo fan coming fr…
We review the latest release, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. Is it worth checking out? Read our impressions.
In 2006, Bethesda Studios released The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, an ambitious and widely adored first-person fantasy RPG that further cemented the company as a beloved Western RPG developer. Featuring a vast open world where it felt like the sky was the limit, it captured people across the globe. 19 years later, and we have the re-release with new embellishments in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. Remaining simultaneously a product of its time and reflection of the highs and lows ...
When it released in 2006, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was an excellent game. Nearly 20 years on, it's still good — but it's certainly showing its age. This remaster makes it look incredible given how old it is, but its antiquated gameplay and numerous bugs still exist.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered gave me a chance to revisit a legendary RPG, but does it hold up all these years later?