Where Is The OBLIVION Remaster?

[@MephistonCalistarius]

I still want a remaster of oblivion. Its just amazing and the atmosphere is just love

[@zdanee]

Frankly, losing all the mods from the last 15 years would turn me down from playing the new version unless it was a re-imagination and not just a facelift. I would love to see a 3rd party game engine though that keeps compatibility with the mods but offers multithread support, like OpenMW.

[@allenellisdewitt]

I'd imagine that getting a good set of texture mods would solve most issues people have, along with the face-fixing mods out there.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

What about Morrowind?

[@Artiyoum]

I want a remake, not a remaster

[@rickcelestino2620]

@@Artiyoum well, there's a group of modders which is remaking oblivion in skyrim's engine

[@MrBuns-yi2hk]

If oblivion got remade, I would probably scream. It's still one of my favorite games, and even though it is dated, I still love the gameplay and aesthetic.

[@MuchWhittering]

So why do you need a remake? You love the game, by your own admission. Just go play it.

[@MrBuns-yi2hk]

@@MuchWhittering because I would like to see the game updated and refined? I can still enjoy Oblivion and also want a remake.

[@dieaking6475]

Modders are bussy with it. SKYBLIVION

[@eva-vv4db]

I probably would scream as well

[@sparkz9]

skyblivion should come out in the next year or so

[@dragonslayerornstein2361]

The best thing about oblivion: you enter a daedric realm with a regular sword and exit with a daedric mace

[@OreganoParsley]

This.

[@EarthboundX]

That's a also a con I feel sadly. The Oblivion Gates were all pretty much the same and felt real repetitive.

[@serwalkerofthekeynes8761]

My memory of O gates is reloading until the enchantment reward was the best one, and then duping it 😅

[@SobeCrunkMonster]

wrong, you were guaranteed “dremora” weapons which are the iron/steel equivalent of the daedric skins. All the loot in this game is leveled garbage so i never wanted to complete quests until i grinded everscamps for 5 hours. I hate the leveling system of this game, ifs literally the worst of all rpgs.

[@serwalkerofthekeynes8761]

@@SobeCrunkMonster the levelling system wouldn't of been as bad if we didn't have to sleep to do it.. Just lemme spend my points 🤣

[@u0aol1]

Leaving that sewer into Cyrodiil for the first time, man that memory will stick with me forever. I doubt I'll feel the same about another game, Skyrim came close.

[@King-pv8fk]

SKYBLIVION

[@riffmcnasty8713]

Gives me shivers everytime!

[@AlexM-uq3cm]

Skyrim better tho overall

[@giggitygoo21]

Modders have already remastered Oblivion, in the time that Bethesda has remastered Skyrim 6 times.

[@u0aol1]

I've had my Oblivion install looking gorgeous at times but not everybody has the kind of time to go searching, downloading, installing, dealing with load orders and all of that nonsense.

[@TheGary108]

I really do hope that the Skyblivion finally gets finished, it might be the closest thing we get to an actual remaster. And of course it has nothing to do with the game being whole a lot more stable, allowing for modding. No sireee.

[@gavinl1565]

I hope skyblivion get take down. Oblivion does not need the graphics of a pathetic game

[@jagar5580]

@@gavinl1565 lmao

[@TheGary108]

@@gavinl1565 You must be fun at parties. No wonder nobody invited you.

[@comadant1]

Yeah same, waiting so long for it :/

[@motivateddad]

@@gavinl1565 ha

[@kitano47]

I tried to replay this but i was overwhelmed with sadness, i am very happy with my life and how its turned out but as soon as i heard the music and the characters talking and some of the quests i was instantly taken back to 2006. living at home, the xbox 360, all the great games that came out then, not really caring about anything but gaming, movies and getting high. I literally hit alt f4 and just stared at my monitor for the rest of my lunch before going back to work...

[@GabrielShakkori]

Just gotta learn the separate the good from the bad my friend

[@GabrielShakkori]

The game itself isn't causing you anxiety it's you allowing yourself to focus on those negative feelings you had

[@alexanderblack6619]

@@GabrielShakkori I don't think he felt bad back then, it's more about that looming sense of nostalgia

[@peterlarkin762]

Memberberrys should be eaten with caution. Nostalgias a helluva drug.

[@alexanderblack6619]

@@MollTheLioness bethesda is not the only game company that evokes these kinds of emotions haha

[@ulyssesthepagan7873]

Oblivion will always hold a special place in my heart. Also got to say the video edits were fantastic, well done!

[@mouthfulofpeanutbutter9753]

3:55 This has been an issue with every creation engine game. It was not fixed after Oblivion. The original release of Skyrim with a vanilla install will still aim for your monitor's refresh rate. The closest thing to a fix came with the special edition that just caps the FPS to 60. More like painting over a cockroach than removing a bug.

[@bunny11114]

I remember Fallout 76 having this issue just a few years ago, as well. It's kind of hilarious that such an oversight is still happening today

[@skylol6258]

It was technically fixed with Skyrim. The fps issue in Skyrim is a different one. Instead, the physics just get super wonky now lol.

[@mrmangbro6842]

Came to look for this. Not fixed at all

[@Ghiscari]

The creation engine is a fucking mess and always will be.

[@Ghiscari]

The creation engine is a goddamn mess and always will be.

[@riadarif3677]

I genuinely don’t think there will ever be a game that will ever hold the same value that oblivion has in my heart

[@torrey88]

Same. My first time in Cyrodil was absolute magic.

[@tomtaylor1178]

Witcher 3 might?

[@greenscheme2040]

Me either. Just the right combination of elements including the humorous one which is so overlooked in games these days. (Skyrim, I'm looking at you because some stupid arrow in a knee doesn't not count as humor).

[@mrs.hatfield1451]

Absolutely agree!!

[@ljpal18]

"No doubt."

[@davidh1284]

My favorite game of all time. I cherish many memories playing this game when I was much younger. This game will forever be on my hard drive.

[@aizensosuke8971]

I like Skyrim More but i Think it depends on wich Game you started because both are great.

[@giggitygoo21]

same.. 8th grade rented this on vacation, cuz it was one of like 5 games released for Xbox 360 originally.

[@TheGreatDanish]

Your childhood must have sucked if this game was a highlight.

[@davidh1284]

@@TheGreatDanish Don’t you have better things to do with your life? You must have a pathetic life to go on a KZbin video and look for an argument in the comment section.

[@giggitygoo21]

@@TheGreatDanish thats one way to tell us you are younger than this game.

[@matthewrowlett1564]

The reason I want a remake of oblivion: imagine the shivering isles in skyrims current graphical level. Frickin beautiful man...

[@fenixchief7]

I'd sure as hell hope it would look better than Skyrim. They were originally released on the same fucking console.

[@matthewrowlett1564]

@@fenixchief7 CURRENT skyrim. With all the enhanced graphics, but no better, because I can't afford next gen tech and I still wanna play it. Xbox one level graphics, with enhanced options for series X. But it probably won't happen. The best thing that could come out of it wouldn't be better graphics, though. It'd be more frequent roving enemies. Walk around the imperial city and you encounter 2 bandits... And one wolf. With HOURS in between. In Skyrim, encounters are both more frequent AND more numerous... But so much less fun. They oversimplified so much. In Oblivion, I played a Stealth Archer/ Swordsman build. In Skyrim, I tried the same, and got bored very quickly. And skyrims Dark Brotherhood questline was GARBAGE, AND too short. Oblivion just had more work put into it's story and quests, while Skyrim seemed more focused on graphics and Accessibility. Don't get me wrong, Skyrim IS enjoyable to a point... But I 100%ed Oblivion, including DLC... But Skyrim? Nah. I get too bored. Which is why 4 is better than 5, in my opinion.

[@fenixchief7]

@@matthewrowlett1564 current skyrim is just an upscaled 360 game. Damn, dude at least have the bare minimum requirements of looking as good as Fallout 4, an actual last gen release of theirs.

[@fenixchief7]

@@matthewrowlett1564 as for the rest I pretty much agree. I haven't played Skyrim in 5 years and have played Morrowind and Oblivion multiple times since. Both superior games in there own way, whereas Skyrim has its own strengths but like you said, it's just boring now. Honestly, if they found a way to smash the best parts of all 3 games into 6 they will have redeemed themselves. Cyrodil and Vvardenfell absolutely feel empty compared to Skyrim. I believe they put more than double the NPCs than both the previous games combined. This is just conjecture, but I believe this was deliberate. Cyrodil being so lush and peaceful was to directly contrast the hellscape of oblivion. To highlight exactly what you're fighting for. More than once I just ran for my life, chased by a horde of enemies, dodging sword and spell all the way to the sigil keep. Then you pop out back into safety with the calming music. Skyrim, being in a state of open civil war and in the midst of its own apocalypse taking place in its own plane of existence makes more sense for danger to be lurking literally everywhere. I guess what I mean to say is that I understand your point about the enemy density in Oblivion but to me its just a part of that games overall feel. Such a chill game until you decide you want a fight, whereas Skyrim is balls out from the get go.

[@matthewrowlett1564]

@@fenixchief7 but then it wouldn't look like Elder Scrolls. It'd look like fallout. Less realism, more complete insanity. Do I want a more complex character creator? Yes, but that's what 6 is for (hopefully). For a remake of a 360 game, I'd be fine with upscaled 360 graphics... Initially, skyrims graphics weren't a huge step up from oblivion... So it wouldn't be as difficult as the KZbinr implies in this video to do the same with oblivion, the issue isn't the graphics. It's the physics. That's why the modders working on the Skyblivion mod can release screenshots of their project, but no gameplay. They are having problems with reprogramming the physics, such as collisions, movement, combat, the magic system, and levelling... Hell. Forget remakes, I'd be fine with a version of the game I can play on Xbox one without needing an internet connection to install the game. But we all know THATS never gonna happen. But graphics aren't important to me. My argonians and Orcs don't have to look realistic, they just have to look like Argonians and Orcs. Here's hoping 6 DOSEN'T suck, fallout 76 style.

[@TheSkulleh]

Walking into Bruma for the first time ever, nighttime, snowfall, the glow of the braziers showing me the way. That'll be forever etched into my brain as one of the most atmospheric experiences I've had in a game.

[@lameelotes4183]

It’s been awhile I’m glad you’re back and running man

[@leder8225]

Me too

[@nateosborne7361]

@meh . marathons

[@TheNamesJER]

Honestly, with how far the team at Skyblivion has gotten on their project and since Bethesda have endorsed it, it might be that they don’t want to step on the toes of those working on by releasing their own remaster. As far as the Pokémon models you brought up, I think there is some confusion. People weren’t mad that the models hadn’t been remade, they were mad that Game Freak claimed they had to remake every Pokémon model as an excuse for why they couldn’t put the entire Pokédex into Sword and Shield. So when it turned out they had just reused the 3DS models, players were mad that they lied and that they still weren’t going to include every single Pokémon.

[@BairdOThello]

yeah but, at least get a remaster on console? Not everyone can afford a decent gaming PC.

[@rhyshermus5963]

I still love the old oblivion graphics, keeps that nostalgia

[@iamnotstanley]

I love the graphics too, it has an unique style that has been lost in Skyrim. :) But the game engine is really overdated sadly and has many issues :(

[@uneterostardust8233]

I wouldn't mind if they improved some textures and polished this and that, but I really would rather not have it become more "Realistic" like skyrim, I mean, I want my Fantasy game to be Fantasy looking, not close to realism. it has a unique Feel of.. for a lack of a better word "Vintage Game". Whatever people feel playing those old Final Fantasy games, it's probably what I feel playing oblivion. (Besides, I just hate how Skyrim takes itself so seriously, it's edgy and depressing, oblivion had it's dark moments but the comedic side of it kept a balance, a thousand nails don't hurt, but one single nail hurts like hell. Too much edgy depression just inflicts apathy, indifference, dunno about the gameplay itself but as regards to 'Tone' I want skyrim far away from my oblivion)

[@implayingsomebass4753]

It has character to it that Skyrim doesn't have... I love Skyrim as well but Oblivion just has a charm to it that keeps me coming back.

[@BargerClan]

I Modded the hell out my of oblivion game and it looks amazing 🤩 kind of like an remaster

[@uneterostardust8233]

@@BargerClan Do you go to the Crash-to-Desktop district very often? -lel- love modding too, though Oblivion needs special care towards it's unstable nature

[@chickennugget1022]

I personally believe Oblivion is perfect the way it is. Yes I do think the textures and animations could use some tlc. However it’s overall janky-ness is what makes it perfect to me.

[@greenscheme2040]

Perfectly said!

[@N7mudkip]

I’ve been playing the crap out of oblivion lately. It’s still so amazing

[@arminius7909]

Same

[@philiom7724]

ME TOO!!!

[@chchedda]

Same on my Xbox series x

[@Methos2560]

I've never stopped playing Oblivion

[@lilspicy8653]

Have you heard of the high elves?

[@pavelkrustowski6936]

100% agreed. Oblivion is my favorite game period. I play it every 2-3 years, just started a new game last week, and I never use mods. Always having a blast, I don't need a remaster, for me it's perfect just the way it is. I just need the creepy faces, dumb conversations, and overall wackyness in my life.

[@oldmanonyoutube]

Bethesda could hire the same team that remastered the Grand Theft Auto games. They'd probably do it in a weekend and patch it for the next two years.

[@TheCantinaChannel]

genius plan

[@oldmanonyoutube]

@@TheCantinaChannel It's honestly what I'm most afraid of, that they would outsource the work and we'd get a shoddy poorly optimized port.

[@BazookaTooth707]

@@oldmanonyoutube they're already doing that. Lol

[@jamesedleymusic]

You mean that terrible GTA Definitive Edition? Yeah, no thanks.

[@prizmik]

Without watching the video I can tell that Oblivion is not remastable as you cannot remaster a masterpiece

[@ArcticKrampus]

I recently got back into Oblivion again. A remake would be the ideal option, but I’d want to see it done right.

[@Spongeboymebob5]

Follow Rebelzize and the Skyblivion project, that's what they're working on!

[@theninjamaster67]

@@Spongeboymebob5 I second that cause their dev diaries they've been releasing have been dope as heck and I been following this project forever but it's only gotten better and better!!

[@janus2638]

@@theninjamaster67 I third because they've added so much content without distracting from the heart of the game- improving it without warping it. Making prettier models, backgrounds, architecture, revamping cities, adding a whole new one, new music- I think they're even fixing the leveling system. Its dope.

[@greenscheme2040]

@@janus2638 I love the Oblivion leveling system and hated the Skyrim one so won't be playing this thing IF it ever comes out.

[@laszlokiss483]

I really loved the atmosphere in oblivion everything was bright and vibrant the npcs were fleshed out very well imo and they really felt like living beings in the game I miss oblivion wish we could get a remaster but i will happily settle for skyblivion

[@m1ddl3man]

Oblivion has the coolest icons. They’re absolutely beautiful…

[@mashedpotatos3750]

My favorite part about Oblivion was how it encouraged you to break it's mechanics. 100 illusion and 100% chameleon with a "Fury up to a level 25 in 50ft" and you can cause entire towns to wipe themselves out while you watch.

[@themightycrixus1131]

I loved making paintbrush staircases up onto castle walls and doing just that haha.

[@littlemoth4956]

Allowing for broken builds =/= encouraging broken builds.

[@mashedpotatos3750]

@@littlemoth4956 pfft you’re telling me giving me a backflip, a high ass jump, and a fuckin zoom on my bow, wasnt them BEGGING me to jump from buildings and snipe people whilst using my floating paint brushes as platforms? Pffftttt

[@mashedpotatos3750]

@@littlemoth4956 Sir, I damn near feel peer pressured.

[@kevinmandrile5074]

This was a very interesting and entertaining video, I've enjoyed it a lot Mason, thank you. I'm really enjoying this return to Oblivion content on the main channel just as much as I'm loving the new type of content on the second one 😊.

[@TheCantinaChannel]

thanks man

[@christianalexandermarion]

may the night mother wrap you & your videos in her cold, loving embrace dear brother

[@trevor4533]

Oblivion has a such a near and dear place in my heart. Spent hundreds and hundreds of hours, and didn't even finish the main questline. The good ol' days...

[@alexdenton6586]

We need a remaster of Oblivion , Morrowind , KOTOR 1 and 2 , Dragon age Origins , Fallout 3 and New Vegas and the First Halo with the Unreal Engine 5

[@cyberredpandas1903]

I'd love to see a remaster of Morrowind as more of an alternative more accessible version with all the dlc and the forgotten plugins like Fort Firemoth and hopefully making them actually work instead of just working.

[@TheVioletBunny]

I just want a port on my switch no need for remake I love the way it is as is.

[@SobeCrunkMonster]

actually working vs just working?

[@randomdude4816]

Morrowind literally just needs to add Quest markers, make essential NPCs unkillable, make the combat system more palatable to modern audience and voice acting for it to be a decent remaster

[@natelax1367]

@@randomdude4816 I would be okay if all those things were options. I enjoy trying to find my own way, with a journal mod so it isn’t a giant mess. Plus being able to completely destroy your save file by killing the wrong person is a very rare thing in gaming. They could make everyone happy by just being able to toggle those things on and off

[@randomdude4816]

@@natelax1367 Yeah, I locked myself out the Imperial Cult quest line, and getting attacked on sight by Ordinators meant I made loads of gold easily. I just mean for the modern audience these changes would make the current vanilla game more well-received. I love vanilla Morrowind - I only found no Quest markers to be a real pain when doing the Trials of the Nerevarine. Took me hours to find those camps.

[@armandoguerra7658]

Modders literally do it for free and deliver almost a better product than the official, sometimes creating, fixing or recreating a whole game, if a AAA company that has an aproxímate value of Billions of dollars CANT….like, c’mon

[@johanneskaiser8188]

Morrowind is something I'd like remade as well. Its gameplay is just so outdated, but from what I played with Morroblivion the writing was really good.

[@thinkinyblinko6666]

It is not outdated. It's animations are outdated. There's a big difference there.

[@Ocean_Gaming]

@@thinkinyblinko6666 A lot of people don't get Morrowind's INTENTIONAL gameplay systems, don't worry. Morrowind doesn't need a remake.

[@johanneskaiser8188]

@@Ocean_Gaming Intentional or not, slow traversal in early game (talking about walking speed, lack of fast travel doesn't perturb me, though it does many others I assume) and the combat system being a mix of isometric turn-based (click and chance) and 1st/3rd person games (whether attack hits or not depends on the player) and the inventory system (how you have to stop everything you are doing and drag over a lockpick, for example) aged as well as minced meat outside in the summer.

[@AJ_Ol]

@@johanneskaiser8188 that’s only because those systems were never expanded upon in future games. If you have time, listen to PatricianTV’s Morrowind video. It’ll explain where they were going with those systems. Is Morrowind perfect? Hell no. But 90% of people don’t understand the game and then criticize the game unfairly because they don’t understand it. Morrowind is the only game in the series that truly “gets” exploration and character building. Every other game is much more about completing quests than building a truly strong character.

[@johanneskaiser8188]

@@AJ_Ol I get that with some further developments it might have gotten good. But I do not enjoy wobbling about like a senior with a walking aid. And hitting percentage is fine in isometric (especially turn-based) games, but feels out of place in a 1st/shoulder3rd person RPG. It may be realistic, but in the state it is in in Morrowind it sure isn't enjoyable to me. Spell fails are fine, I'd say. But no melee/archery RNG.

[@husky3g]

Just a note: Skyrim's physics engine is still tied to framerate, the cap is 120fps, instead of the lower cap that Morrowind and Oblivion had. It still has issues with physics after over 120fps. If you get over 120fps, when you walk into rooms, sometimes the physics objects like books, apples, etc, will just randomly explode all over the room and stuff. It's pretty janky.

[@gunschlinger]

Good video. Just a minor error. In the animation segment you said "It would be hard for the animators to tell where the knee begins" this is actually not a concern at all for them. Animators use a skeleton to animate meaning that certan bones are mapped to influence certan vertecies. The only department that would have a issue with giant polygon models would be the rigger as they are the person responsible of building the skeleton

[@ztoogemcducc6360]

I'm a 3d animator, and having a good model is important to animation. We have to look at the model when we animate it. We aren't just animating the skeleton. A large poly model will also slow down your animation software. So it is absolutely in the best interest of the animators to be working with a good model. If you kust animate the skeleton without looking at the model things like fingers, knees, elbows, and self collisions will happen a lot because you can't see the full mass of what you're working with. Animators are often given very low poly proxy models they can switch to if things get slow but that's only good for large sweeping movements. Once you need fidelity in things like the fingers, face, joint rotation etc, those go out the window.

[@gunschlinger]

@@ztoogemcducc6360 yes iam aware and i implied this in my comment above. I guess i wasnt clear enough. His part in the video is still kinda wrong tho

[@reedpratt1985]

@@ztoogemcducc6360 You didn't really contradict anything he said here, what? Yeah a super high poly model is unnecessary, reduces software performance of course and may be confusing to look at close up but for rigging it really shouldn't make any degree of difference at the level something like oblivion would be operating at. Not a 3d animator but done a good bit of blender modelling and rigging

[@GlitchedEnt]

This aged wildly considering the leak that we’re getting a remaster in 2025 and Skyblivion announcing its goal of 2025 as well. So we might be getting 2 lol.

[@TheCantinaChannel]

the oblivion remake was meant to launch in 2022, so heres to hoping it hasn't actually been cancelled

[@susanothegreat]

in the words of the great Boromir: Oblivion has no remaster, Oblivion needs no remaster

[@TheCantinaChannel]

such a wise man that Boromir

[@leeboy26]

@@TheCantinaChannel I used to be a Boromir like you, then I took an arrow to the chest.

[@gixG17]

The issue with the textures stretching on the models wouldn't really be solved by adjusting the textures. The problem is with the models themselves. You'd need to go back at every model in the game and adjust the projection mapping of the problematic polygons that cause the stretching. Which is easier to do than, say, modifying a JPEG file to compensate for stretching... ESPECIALLY if the texture is being reused for other models (which is more likely ~ to save GPU memory). You'd probably want to add a few more polygons to enabled better texture tiling. On the animation front, the more polygons you have on a character, not only is it a bit more taxing on the GPU to render these polygons but it's actually WAY more CPU-intensive and that's because the CPU is in charge of computing which vertex on a model is being moved by a specific bone in a character rig; bending the geometry that the GPU, then, draws. Typically in games, the main character (ie: the player) has a higher polygon count than other characters because it's okay to have one expensive character on screen... but the thing with the Elder Scrolls is that the character body for the player is the same as the NPCs so you need to keep that low-res or else your CPU will be a huge bottleneck. An Oblivion re-master could probably get away by reusing Skyrim character models... but you'd need to refactor all the clothing because Skyrim handles clothing differently. So it's probably better to keep the body the same (Oblivion) and just replace the faces... and the textures of those faces are probably included with the body so you'd need to make sure the new face textures fit within the allocated texture real estate of the old faces. So: - Adjust all of the models that have stretching. - Rework all of the textures to take advantage of a new rendering engine (specular maps, transparencies, etc). Going from a "standard" renderer to a PBR renderer without changing the materials does not look good. - Redo the faces. ... and then troubleshoot all of the scripting errors that would inevitably exist by importing old data into an updated engine that is most likely not designed to be backwards compatible.

[@dylanbrady5926]

I do feel like morrowind has definitely aged, and because I'm not already into it it is hard to get into it. I would absolutely love a Morrowind remake.

[@toromontana8290]

Morroblivion is pretty good, at the very least you will have a lot of fun with it.

[@dylanbrady5926]

@@toromontana8290 Thank you ill probably play it for the juicy lore

[@du5tin83]

@@dylanbrady5926 Morrowind is also getting a ES5 remake called Skywind not sure when it comes out though

[@AJ_Ol]

@@toromontana8290 Morroblivion is terrible. Horrible balance and the game looks worse than standard Morrowind. Plus, due to how weak your character is in oblivion, that feeling of becoming a god in Morrowind isn’t there, mainly because so many skills are removed. There’s plenty of Mods to make the game look much better. I definitely understand Morrowind has aged, but morroblivion is the absolute worse way to play Morrowind.

[@vanya65]

If you dont understand RPG mechanics of that time, youll have a very difficult experience.

[@striker8961]

“Oblivion has no remaster… Oblivion needs no remaster.” Martin

[@avatar19822]

It's the The Cantina! Your video was the 2nd in my recommended feed. What a nice treat to end the night. You haven't done an Oblivion video in ages. I would have liked to hear what you want to see in a remaster

[@saladinbob]

A remaster usually doesn't mean upgrading the game engine, it means updating the textures, UI etc. Well, there are numerous guides on how to remaster Oblivion yourself via mods and some of them can make this game look pretty modern. Obviously not AAA standard but certainly not looking 16 years old.

[@user-zu1ix3yq2w]

Ya i think that would be closer to a 'remake'.

[@colbygarcia8766]

Have played Morrowind and quite enjoyed it and found its dated aspects quite charming. Plus it has the best Main Storyline of ES 3,4,and 5. The Traitorous Tribunal and their fall into hubris, the concept of CHIM, Dagoth Ur's ascension to maniacal Godhood. The lessons of Vivec and the rewriting of history by declaring the "Good Daedra" as the imperfect "Anticipations". Azura prophecy of doom for the Living God's. Sheogorath's great stone hurled at City Vivec that is halted mere moments from impact, only to be left suspended above the City as a constant threat lest the Dunmers love for The Three wanes. ....... However Oblivion is still my absolute favorite ES Title. Plus it has the best soundtrack!

[@Nerobyrne]

So, I played several hundred hours in Oblivion, and then Skyrim when it released. I wanted to go back to Morrowind to see what I missed, but I just couldn't handle how it looked^^ Like someone formed a world out of crap and puked on it for good measure.

[@MyPhobo]

@@Nerobyrne Indian food looks like Diarrhea, but it's still delicious.

[@nickgeorge2225]

@@Nerobyrne honestly if your on PC you can just mod it. I don't even have a super beefy computer but my game looks better than vanilla oblivion and it runs great even in dense areas in TR like old ebonheart. It's honestly worth a try especially cause Morrowinds setting is by far the most unique and alien of all the elder scrolls games

[@Nerobyrne]

@@nickgeorge2225 okay that does sound great. I of course tried that, but that was about 15 years ago when Oblivion was still pretty new. Basically, a friend of mine who started with Morrowind tried to get me interested, and I couldn't stand it. Then I tried it again after Skyrim, same thing. But, I'll see about modding it now. I actually really liked a lot of things about it, like the spell crafting and barter systems.

[@elobiretv]

@@Nerobyrne Play it with OpenMW and just grab some of the upscaled texture mods. Once you get into it Morrowind has some of the best looking scenery in any TES game.

[@stevedunne9186]

I always loved that in Oblivion, you could extend your shield, AND swing your sword.

[@0hgre]

Your Oblivion videos are always a pleasure to watch. Thanks!

[@connorosullivan9195]

Skyblivion is 100% happening brotha. Its taking a long time because of all the reasons you go over in the video. You said it yourself, for Bethesda to remaster Oblivion it would take years of development, which they can't afford to spend at the moment. Now, if it would take Bethesda years to remaster the game how are you gonna bash on a group of volunteers working in their free time for the same thing. They just posted a new update a few hours ago highlighting some of their recent major achievements plus they announced that the project is starting to come to an end. They could of released it years ago but they're relentlessly working on enhancing and perfecting every last texture. I'm excited as horse balls for this remake and think you should reconsider your opinion my man!

[@Comakino]

Haters gonna youtube

[@Th1sUsernameIsNotTaken]

Remastering Oblivion and Morrowind would make them bank. Morrowind's only issue is having to hire voice actors lol

[@reedpratt1985]

Not exactly sure what planet you live on but they've had a pissload of setbacks in the past few years and the game still has an OUTRAGEOUS amount of polish related issues to deal with that frankly, with their team and historical efficiency will probably take another few years at least. Skyblivion is pointless and irrelevant and honestly just needs to be shelved at this point.

[@connorosullivan9195]

@@reedpratt1985 Woah there buddy, I think you might be forgetting that you're talking about a game that people play for fun. You're the one who's pointless and irrelevant, and if anybody needs to be shelved, it's you my man.

[@puddin4884]

I’d rather have remakes than remasters, and I’d rather have the older games since I’ve never got to play them, but especially I’d like a remake of Morrowind since that’s my favorite. Mostly just so more people could play it and appreciate its story telling.

[@Ballew13]

Oblivion is my favorite game of all time. I would love a remastered edition, but I’d gladly just take mod support on consoles. Let the heroes in the modding community do the leg work for Bethesda. Win- win for everyone

[@AnarickTheDevil]

just buy the pc version for 20 bucks an mod it. Even a 5 year old laptop can run it with few issues.

[@Flameb0]

@@AnarickTheDevil if the goal is graphics modding, it's possible to make oblivion chug even on high end systems

[@Badabum663]

Oblivion is my favourite game ever

[@_koschwarz]

I play Oblivion occasionally to this day, it is constantly installed on my PC, with very very few mods and certainly without any texture enhancing or other graphics mod. I just like this "vanilla" way, that first experience I had when I started to play at release is still cherished.

[@Skelath]

On the subject of injecting a game into a sequal it's worth mentioning that a group of people did this for Might & Magic 6, 7, and 8 by merging 6 and 7 into 8 and you can use all classes from all titles, choose which map (game) you want to start in and then further into it have the option of going into a portal and starting in one of the other maps (games) keeping your levels, items, skills etc. It's been fully playable for a few years now and is still being updated. Surprisingly enough you only need to install Might & Magic 8 and then merge 1-2 files from the site and you're set to go.

[@Xurgh]

TBH i think the best thing that Bethesda should and could do, is support the Skyblivion and Skywind teams, give them a helping hand. Cus quite frankly, they are doing such a WONDERFUL job making all the assets from scratch and re building these golden games already, to the point if they just help fund it, they dont need to spend the man hours on it

[@chrisdonnell7200]

I'd hate to see Bethesda get too involved honestly. The moment it crosses the line from a fan project to an official release, you suddenly get back to the issues studios always bring - timelines, investors, crunch, etc. Some *unconditional* support would be appreciated but if they're looking for any return on investment, that's a disaster for the quality of the project.

[@treeaboo]

Generally a bad idea, it's not a good play for the health of those projects to get Bethesda and the official legal and regulatory factors that they fundamentally have to bring with them involved, Bethesda currently does the best thing for them which is giving them their unofficial (official but off the books) blessing to do their projects without legal interference to protect copyright/intellectual property. In a similar vein the Skyrim (Oblivion, Morrowind, Fo3, FNV, Fo4) Script Extenders are written by community members who have a private agreement with Bethesda wherein Bethesda gives them a hook into the backdoor code of the Skyrim engine to modify data at runtime before its closed shut (to simplify it), and Bethesda warns them in advance of updates that'll break SKSE until the team can fix it. I'd say Bethesda generally has about the right amount of involvement within the modding community atm, they give the tools it needs and let it do its thing without a heavy hand. The only ways their involvement could be better, at least with Skyrim specifically, would've been releasing the Dev version of the CK that allowed the creation of new actor bases and perk trees directly, but those are rather niche areas.

[@gravemaster8747]

I agree on Oblivion doesn't need a remaster. Lots of people put tons of hours in playing it just the way it is.

[@Loxias1989]

I'd love to see it on Switch tho.

[@FrostyTheSnowPickle]

I want to play Oblivion, but I really dislike the current graphics, so I'd love a remaster of it. Or at least a graphical overhaul.

[@icy-lemon-limeyesiwasthatt7439]

the other problem with remastering such old games is that due to the success and quality of resident evil remakes. the fans would in my mind be expecting a similar level of quality and polish from Bethesda. something that would not only mean upgrading the graphics but also fighting animations and the responsiveness like we have in Skyrim being implemented in oblivion or Morrowind, Bethesda would also have to, in my mind fix, the leveling system so the perk points that was used to level your character attributes where no longer tied to how may skills you used but rather they where in a fixed amount like 1 perk = +2/3 in your standard attribute but in the primary attribute would instead give a +5 increase. since I feel that many modern gamers that started with skyrim will have a hard time getting into the vanilla oblivion leveling system.

[@Here_is_Waldo]

While I love Oblivion and to a lesser extent Skyrim, I don't think "Quality" and "Polish" belong in the same sentence as "Bethesda".

[@louedwardflores3736]

It would be great to have all games remastered/remade for players like me who started gaming a bit late.

[@BeesechurgerProductions]

A big thing is simply the fact that Skyrim's "remakes" are basically just a port with some bonuses here and there. The Switch version got some exclusive items, the Special Edition was just an engine memory upgrade and all the DLC bundled together, and the Anniversary edition was just some new features like fishing plus all the Creation Club items. People seriously overblow how much time/money/effort was spent on the Skyrim rereleases, they're more just, like, the New Game + version of basic rereleases.

[@TheCantinaChannel]

ports are still a lot more work then people realize.

[@BeesechurgerProductions]

@@TheCantinaChannel oh absolutely, but people act like Bethesda basically just sat around doing nothing but remastering Skyrim for 5-odd years

[@nigachad4031]

"oblivion is broken in all the right ways" - i forgot

[@drakescakes5629]

Honestly I’d love a remaster for morrowind and oblivion for consoles. Especially switch. I’d love to play them on the go. With over 100 million switches sold, this seems like a win to me.

[@HazyJ28]

bro I havent seen ur channel on my feed in at least a year lol I was so happy to see this video. Hope all is well

[@dasanchung4854]

Oblivion is so fun, I hope a VR version is released

[@changer_of_ways_999]

So, Sonic Mania was originally just a fan project, but Sega outright just endorsed it and made it an official release. Bethesda could do the same for Skyblivion and Skywind. It might be some legal issue why fan projects aren't regularly made into official content endorsed by Bethesda, but I feel like bethesda would both earn a lot of good will as well as earn a lot of money if they simply took the finished Skyblivion/Skywind mod projects and packaged them up as actual games. I think a lot of game studios should do this with fan projects instead of shutting them down and pissing everyone off. Again, there might be labor issues, credit issues, legal issues, and monetary issues with basically releasing something for which you didn't pay the for any of the labor involved. They could compensate the team but then who would be compensated? Fan projects can have tons of anonymous contributors and dividing up the spoils could get dicey. It'd also set up an expectation for future projects and start a wild west cutthroat market of game studios exploiting fan projects and paying pennies to "make games" by simply taking fan work instead of paying employees salaries. However, I think it could ultimately work if they wanted to do it. "Crowd sourced" game development by fans would be a pretty cool thing considering how well made mods are for Bethesda games. Perhaps they could do it via freelance work. Basically, it could be the "creation club" but more of how they did the anniversary edition. They could take a bunch of submissions of various mods, build a stable list of the best mods available, reward the modders, and then sell it as a DLC or standalone expansion like a complete overhaul.

[@lodagin]

"Oblivion has no remaster. Obliovion needs no remaster." I honestly love Oblivion for what it is. The real good, the bad and the funny. Even tho it's not a perfect game, it hits that sweetspot of perfect balance that makes it so much more enjoyable. I think an hypotetical remaster could even break that balance and make it less unique.

[@MrSniperfox29]

I like playing Oblivion, but even then I will admit some parts have aged incredibly badly. Need to get someone to talk, bribe them. Literally every NPC will spill their guts for 200 gold and treat you as their dearest friend in all the world. Need to murder something in broad daylight, thats fine, just pay the guards right afterwards and move on. Killed someone in another town, pah, we guards all over the planet will instantly know, and we know you took that knife that didn't belong to you as well.

[@lodagin]

@@MrSniperfox29 I personally prefer bribing a person being op rather than missing the mechanic entirely like in skyrim. I never bribe in Oblivion because I love the minigame. In skyrim you don't even need to pay people 200 gold, they are your best friend from minute one and they will tell you everything you need to know, no questions asked. Oblivion has many many flaws but at least it tried to be somewhat realistic and to be and rpg, while skyrim just went full action adventure mode. (I'm not shitting on skyrim, i love it, just pointing out why i enjoy oblivion more)

[@MrSniperfox29]

@@lodagin Oh I'm not saying I don't like the game, I do, but when you go from "I don't know you so I'm not telling you anything" to "OMG we're so best buds here's my entire life story" because you gave them 200 gold is far too overpowered.

[@PrettyGuardian]

I'm just over here patiently waiting for Skyblivion.

[@aworldwithoutsin6384]

I started playing Oblivion in a dark time of my life when I did not want to deal with reality. I played literally every mission you could play. Bought the game guide and went through every last god damn thing in there. I explored probably 1/3 of all dungeons. Pause a minute and let that sink in. Good. Now that you understand how much I obsessively played that game you will understand the gravity of what I am saying: This game should be remastered. Thank you for your time.

[@rkcpek]

Someone's expanding DaggerFall to encompass all of tamriel. To DaggerFall 's scale. Which means the island in the center of Cyrodil is like the size of lake Michigan.

[@Bauglir100]

I just want a direct port of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion to the Nintendo Switch. Even if it's not a remaster or remake, I'd still play it. I don't care how they do it, nor whom they get to do it. As long it's not a cloud version, I'll take whatever they give me. But I'd also love a remake of Redguard. They could easily use Unity or Unreal Engine 4 to breathe new life into it.

[@marystone860]

Me too! I would LOVE that! Oblivion was my first Elder Scrolls game, on my old as F XBOX-360, that got the red ring of death (F%#@!)! I would be so happy just to have a port to my Nintendo Switch! I LOVE Oblivion as much as Skyrim! In my opinion, Oblivion did a few things better than Skyrim did (I know, people would be pissed at that!)! The Shivering Isles DLC, first comes to mind! In many peoples eyes, the BEST DLC ever made! IF we ever got a port, hopefully it wouldn't have the bug that the PS3 version has, the inability to cure vampirism!

[@justinnyugen7015]

I'd love that too but some QOL additions would be greatly appreciated. I bought KOTOR for switch and immediately wished there were some QOL changes in place of mods like better blasters, earlier Revan mask, and a re-worked skill tree.

[@dmj271095]

Or Bethesda could create new, smaller teams of people that are already creating things like beyond skyrim or skyblivion (teams that already have a lot of experience, progress and passion already), give them an actual budget so they can work full time, and let them do their thing while charging for the end product. lots of us out here would already pay full price for these mods anyway

[@ElderGamer_02]

I want to see a oblivion and Morrowind remastered

[@Poprocks146]

As much as I would love to have a remastered Morrowind, Redguard would be so good. So much lore and cool worldbuilding started there. I tried to play it once and after hours of trying to get it to run it crashed halfway through and broke but it's such an interesting addition to the series.

[@jty9631]

Yeah, Redguard sounds more interesting. I've never played it and I like Morrowind just the way it is personally, it's my favorite RPG game of all time

[@treeaboo]

Absolutely, Redguard is by far the best option for a total remake, especially considering that Bethesda is aware that Skywind and Skyblivion exist, so a remake of Morrowind or Oblivion is largely pointless. As well as the fact that it's a different type of game from the mainline series, being an Action RPG with a predefined protagonist rather than the player character of the other games, which just lends itself better to being an extra game for them to release between the creation of the games in their mainline series. Considering how it's both a region that hasn't been explored in the major 3 main series games, along with Redguard having lots of great worldbuilding and unique elements (the Sload, the Dragon Nafaalilargus loyal to Tiber Septim, Dwemer Airships, S'rathra speaking the native Khajiiti language of Ta'agra, etc) as well as a number of noteworthy and memorable characters. Not to mention Cyrus himself is an interesting figure, with a whole history outside of the game itself and his personality is the sort that'd be popular even with a modern audience. It's also interesting in that unlike the other games it actively shows the Septim Empire's imperialism from the perspective of those fighting against it as it overthrows their existing rulership, which for people who've only played Oblivion and Skyrim might be an interesting perspective to see (the Stormcloak rebellion was an internal conflict, not the Empire being Imperialist, as the Empire was founded largely by the Nords of Skyrim). Not to mention the intro is so thematic. One thing for a Redguard remake, they have to use the same voice actor (Michael Mack) for Cyrus, he's the perfect fit. Considering that Michael Mack appears to voice at least one character in Starfield it's clear they still have contact with him, they also released the Dead Man's Dread Creation for Skyrim SE/AE which was one of the Bethesda created Creation Club mods, so they've not completely forgotten about it. Maybe, just maybe, one day we'll get a Redguard remake. We can only hope.

[@OreganoParsley]

Screw that we need morrowind

[@MrElsarian]

Just replay the original games folks. Their full of charm and nostalgia. Enjoy the new stuff and relive the old stuff. No need to resurrect old games unless they are ground up remakes that do not detract or hinder new projects.

[@tallish87]

Oblivion is perfect as it is…make new games instead of remakes please

[@marcosdellamorte5993]

Now you know how morrowind fans fell for not having a remake in all these years

[@dissect123]

You cannot remaster something that is already perfect.

[@NolenGYT]

“This is why they can't reasonably remake and/or remaster the game!” *Desribes the most obvious steps that go into remaking any game that has ever existed*

[@brendanlee5188]

I remember the day I found out about Oblivion. I always loved the thought of it being rebuilt but I dont want my nostalgia damaged

[@murphy7801]

As someone who writes code for a living. I appreciate how much of a nightmare it would be.

[@SvendleBerries]

I'm just done with the whole remake/reboot craze that's infested the entertainment industry over the past couple decades.

[@evilmonkeywithissues]

I would be happy with a simple port to mordern platforms. Namely Switch more than anything. I'd love to have a way to portably play Oblivion that doesn't entail carrying a laptop in a backpack.

[@TheCantinaChannel]

man a port to the switch would be amazing. I suppose the steam deck is there but it's apparently has problems with controller support.

[@Bauglir100]

@@TheCantinaChannel Yeah, I want it on the Switch too. Especially since most of my other favorite games are already on there. I suppose the Steam Deck would be a nice option too, but I'd have to install a bunch of mods just for controller support, and I'm not going to go to the trouble of actually _buying_ a Steam Deck just for this one game. I just hope that the leaked Oblivion remaster is still being made and that it will get a Nintendo Switch version.

[@pawel2669]

I was literally meaning to pick this game up for 8 to 9 years. I had a calendar reminder about store sale that was happening and i put it on the wrong year....... Last week it gave me alert on my old Samsung Galaxy Note tablet to go to blockbuster to buy Oblivion, Metal Gear Solid Collections, and to rent out Warriors Legends of Troy..... Side note Samsungs tablets last for a long time, that tablet I used everyday for years, and even after I returned to college I still use it for some things.

[@edwhatshisname3562]

The nostalgia market is why I'm curious to see how Bethesda (or rather Microsoft) responds to the eventual launch of Skyblivion and specifically the attention it is likely to get. If you think about it, every download could've been a potential sale. I can't even play Oblivion or Morrowind because they do not have very good controller compatibility on PC. It's either play it on an old console, play with keyboard and mouse, or don't play it at all.

[@brymsd8895]

You can get a mod that adds fully functional controller support for oblivion on pc and it’s a very easy download to my memory

[@Outlaw7263]

**reads title** Skyblivion Devs: Well fuck me I guess......

[@Catrell]

I was addicted to that drum roll every time you leveled up a skill😂

[@Pelargir117]

This is very well thought out and organized and answers a lot of questions, thanks

[@peony4175]

If there's one thing I'd want a Morrowind or Oblivion remaster is for modability. They aren't the most stable games to mod. And I one-hundred percent agree with your opinion on Redguard. I played through it, and thought it was really great. Highly underrated. I hope one day it gets the Daggerfall Unity treatment!

[@trudynord9896]

I've wanted this for so long. Oblivion was always my favorite.

[@pawel2669]

I took once a class that focused on creating apps for your phone and tablet. I remember one app that I got so into making it that I spent 4 hours on it between tests to see if it works, lets just say it did not. After another 30 minutes i found out that I accidentally had 1 action create 2 different effects. That is a small app, but for a game like Oblivion fixing one thing could take a lot of work, and the fix could break more things.

[@enragedbard]

I believe it is called 'Skyblivion,' sir.

[@etherraichu]

The real issue with Redguard is it was designed ot be used with a very specific graphics card - which no longer exists.

[@dwatts64]

Oblivion is able to use more than one core. I think it can only see a max of line 3 cores though iirc. It was developed for 360 and PC alongside each other, and the 360 is a multi-threaded system (3 cores iirc) so I'm pretty confident they wouldn't have locked it to one core. Hell Half-Life 2 had multi-core support and it released almost 2 years earlier.

[@Neo-Midgar]

You turned the Adoring Fan into SuperDerek xD

[@philiom7724]

With the tens of thousands of mods there are for Oblivion a person can pretty much do a custom "remaster" themselves. You don't know how happy I was just to be able to finally see the rain through the windows, watch the storms at night and see lightning flashes inside my dark house. That's like the best thing ever to me.

[@user-wr6dj4ib9o]

that thumbnail predicted starfield

[@Cade_The_Squirrel]

I just want to play Oblivion without randomly dropping frames for no reason or crashing because I walked on the wrong patch of grass.

[@Sganarell]

Thank God that the skyblivion team is making it, I can't wait for it to come out

[@Waterghosteus]

The only thing I wish could be updated on Oblivion is the combat. I don't even mean a complete overhaul; I just want it to make a sound every time you attack something. Sometimes it just feels like I'm not actually doing anything due to lack of auditory feedback. But it just feels amazing to go back and see the ways that computer games used to be before everything was standardized. True, the UI of oblivion's menus are, well, not perfect. But it also is a large part of Oblivions identity, to the point that part of me wanted Skyblivion to include the same/similar menu styles.

[@NoName-oy2tk]

Because the world just isn’t ready for such amazement. Would rock us to our core, may not be able to handle it. So much so it’d be like being that kid watching Gohan become SSJ2 for the first time. Just be too shocked for such a thing.

[@meissnerflux]

There's been a large texture pack out for a while as well as other mods. But the installation is more convoluted than say, Skyrim mods, or Morrowind overhaul

[@pandabird714]

Here's a personal opinion. Remasters are great. Our systems keep evolving and times are tough. You feel nostalgic. You want to run Jagged Alliance (just an example) Holy hell it's hard on a windows 10 computer. You have to spend hours, HOURS just figuring out compatibility modes and fan made patches. Sometimes the fun is killed that way. That being said I don't require much *graphical* improvements on any remaster. The original graphics are part of the feel and changing them too much kinda kills the mood as well. Remasters are good for one single purpose, preservation. To this date there's thousands of games completely forgotten because there's just no way to run them on a modern system. Modern laptops don't even have a disc/cd slot so those old CD games on your shelf over there, well they are just scenery. It's a darn shame, I remember as a kid loving two games specifically "POD gold" and "Corsairs". The hassle to get them to work keeps me from reliving those moments.

[@manz7860]

that goes triple for a mod menu like skyrim had. as someone who got a bricked pc from downloading skyrim mods. I dont want to deal with the nexus or other modding sites. plug and play with mod support will make bethesda millions.

[@fivethrive7537]

hold up what about a NEW VEGAS REMASTER

[@spinweee878]

Can’t wait for skyblivion