Bethesda just bombed all of us with an unexpected surprise—out of nowhere. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered suddenly came into the hands of screaming fans—or at least they would be, if they weren’t busy installing it.
The tweet from Bethesda was completely unexpected and was just a cheeky jab at the great prison opening sequence of the game. Just in case you’ve been trapped in an Imperial prison or something. Nice one. Click here to instant buy; no hype, no countdown—just bam—Oblivion, but shiny.
For such a beloved RPG, there should have been plenty of pre-release hype. Nope. Bethesda just left: “Surprise, nerds!” No trailers, no deep-dives into graphical upgrades, nothing. Just take my damn money. And let’s be honest? That does feel sort of right after so many years of announcements before any actual gameplay.
What then is new with this remastered release? Right now, we lack further details, but reports thus far are of visual tweaks, enhanced performance, and possibly some quality-of-life tweaks. We still don’t know if they’ve done anything with those NPCs with potato faces (please don’t, it’s half of the charm).
The comments are oddly silent. You would think something like this would trigger an angry caps lock cascade. Maybe they are all replaying the Dark Brotherhood questline? Or perhaps the internet is yet to catch up with the Bethesda shadow-drop.
So, for you poor unfortunate souls who have, unbelievably, never played Oblivion, this is your chance to step into one of the deepest, weirdest, most engrossing RPGs ever made. The dialogue alone is immortal (STOP RIGHT THERE, CRIMINAL SCUM). And modding? Please. If this version gets any modding support near what Skyrim’s editions enjoyed, we would be ready for a mad golden age of memes.
No word on the pricing or platform yet, but we all know you will buy it. It’s Oblivion – The game where breaking reality is just about stacking too many paintbrushes. What could possibly go wrong?
