Recently, Bethesda held a press conference and officially announced “The Elder Scrolls IV: Remastered” almost without warning. Currently, the overall rating of this game on Steam is “very positive”. Some players think that the game has beautiful graphics and good optimization. But some players think that this is a replica rather than a remastered version.
Bethesda responded that “The Elder Scrolls IV: Remastered” is not a complete remake, but a modern upgrade, because they never intended to completely remake it.
Official Response
Official statement: “For all of us at Bethesda, creating Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is an exciting thing. When we started the project in 2021, our goal was to breathe new life into each chapter of Elder Scrolls IV. We never thought about completely remaking it, but just upgrading it with modern technology while retaining the core experience of the original.”
“We are lucky to work with Virtuos team to develop Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. The graphics of this version have been comprehensively improved, and the game system has also been upgraded to make players feel better when playing. The upgrade mechanism has also been modified and combines the features of the original Elder Scrolls IV and The Elder Scrolls 5.”
“We carefully looked at and optimized every part, but most importantly, we never thought about changing the core of the game. It is still a work that carries the mark of the times. We know that many old fans will be excited to return to Cyrodiil and experience Elder Scrolls IV again, but there are also many new players who have never played this game. Thank you for your support over the years, and I hope that new and old players can enjoy playing Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, and the moment you walk out of Imperial Sewers, you will feel you are experiencing it for the first time. “
Changes In Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
Bethesda and the Virtuos team spent 4 years to bring Elder Scrolls IV a comprehensive upgrade in terms of graphics, optimization of actions, and adjustments to UI. The rest of the game remains basically the same.
Your memory of the original Elder Scrolls IV still works here. You will find that the names of the missions, the names and locations of the NPCs, etc., nothing has changed, and even the speed run bug of the original Elder Scrolls IV can still be used, which shows that they did not even change the original code.
However, the use of Unreal Engine V does bring Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered to the level of modern games, but because of the problems of Unreal Engine V itself, the frame rate will become very low when the player is in the wild.
In short, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is like putting a modern car shell on an old car, and once players actually enter the game, they will feel its old and outdated core.
