The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered launched very successfully with over 180 thousand players on the first night on Steam.
On the evening of April 22, Bethesda showed a trailer for the remaster of the cult Oblivion and the simultaneous release of. Despite the fact that the remaster did not have a traditional marketing campaign, its launch was a big deal. Years of rumors and leaks played a role — the game was actually «promoted» with the joint participation of insiders and fans. The strategy without official advertising was successful because, according to SteamDB, the online peak reached 182,298 players — this is only on one platform. And even this morning, there were still more than 100 thousand users in the game.
In the release version, the developers updated the graphics, added new gameplay options, and a long list of usability improvements. But not everything is so smooth. Bethesda unexpectedly decided not to add support for mods. The official technical support page reads: «Mods are not supported for The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered».
This is a serious departure from the company’s practice — for Fallout 4 and Starfield, it offered modding tools. Now, there are no such tools, and if something breaks because of mods — players were advised to simply uninstall them and check the game files. It’s not clear why this is the case. Perhaps the reason is the transition to the Unreal Engine, which makes it difficult to create mod kits. Or perhaps the studio plans to add support later, after the release version is stabilized.
As for the players’ impressions of the remaster — they are mostly positive. Many users are happy to return to Syrodil, where they spent their childhood and have so many good memories.
«This was the first game my mom bought me for my xbox 360 back in the day this game is so special to me and its awesome to see it the way i saw it when i was younger. My mother has since passed from cancer in 2023 and playing this brings back memories of her», — the user writes.
For the most part, players praise the optimization and the fact that motion blur is turned off by default. One of them even said that Oblivion — is the «golden standard for what a remaster should be». In particular, they are happy that the developers left their favorite glitches.
Although some noticed friezes in open locations, FPS drops even on powerful graphics cards (e.g. RTX 4070 Super), or problems on Steam Deck. However, there are not many such reviews with complaints, as in many other games.
«Graphics are some of the best ive seen. Gameplay is smooth and bug free. Quests are the same good old quests. UI is of very high quality, smooth and intuitive. Fur and hair looks very realistic. Looting sytem and object interaction is possibly the best ive tried. Great game. 10/10 so far», — add in the reviews.
Oblivion Remastered launched successfully and immediately on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PC, and Game Pass. У Steam The regular edition costs ₴1,799, and the Deluxe Edition — ₴2,199. Time will tell whether the remaster will be able to keep players interested. Especially if modders find a way around the restrictions.
Source: Kotaku
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