The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered: Player shakes make joyful lute noises 150 comments
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After Bethesda surprisingly released The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, players are making loud hews. The game is not only well received, but is met with enormous interest. This is not only due to warm memories, but also to successful design decisions.
According to SteamDB, Oblivion Remastered has taken 4th place in the most played games on Steam – approximately 174,000 people are currently in the world of Tamriel. More currently, there are currently only successful multiplayer titles, proving once again that single-player games continue to have a (financially viable) future.
Around 12,000 players have already written reviews within a good 24 hours of the appearance, of which just over 80% are positive. The cut is therefore “very positive”. The remaster is certified again and again that it looks similar in memory, but is much more contemporary in comparison. “Now it’s like meeting an old male friend, but familiar”, “Stöppel” in steam “sums up the impressions. It is also praised that the role-playing game does not hold the hand as clearly as more modern games – this is also a charm of new editions. Despite the changes to the gameplay, the remaster is authentic, the fascination at the time produced.
The mud works
The lack of a German soundtrack, often sub-par performances, and the altered color palette are criticized. The latter has already been addressed. Although mods aren’t officially supported—which is what the Bethesdas Mod platform currently believes—there are already numerous projects on Nexus mods, which, among other things, tweak the appearance.
Due to the remaster’s surprising appearance, gaming magazine reviews are still lacking. There’s only one review on Metacritic, and another first impression on search engines: even behind the veil of nostalgia, the game still convinces thanks to reasonable improvements. Radar+ Games is satisfied. The character development and combat aren’t entirely up to date, but are now “usable.” Requirements OK
The hardware requirements remain, at least according to the official requirements, despite the Unreal Engine 5. For a game from the 2025 game, the hardware listed is more average, although the focus is more on the graphics card. Furthermore, the title also takes place on the Steam Deck, SteamDeckHQ certifies. You have to live with occasional pop-ins and stuttering in the open world and don’t get the best possible gaming experience on a handheld, but the remastered Oblivion makes up for the compromises and is fully playable. Elder IV: Oblivion Remastered Scrolling System Requirements Processor Minimum Recommended AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Intel Core i7-6800K AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Intel Core i5-10600K RAM 16 GB RAM 32 GB RAM Graphics Card AMD RADEON RX 5700
Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 Storage 125 GB SSD Operating System Windows 10/11 (64-bit), DirectX 12 Topics: Bethesda Gaming Roleplaying Steam Deck System Requirements Source: Steam
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