Just a tweet from Bethesda containing a quote from the famous Emperor Uriel Septim VII from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion sent fans into a hysteria over a possible remaster. The tweet containing the emperor’s quote, “Perhaps the Gods have placed you here so that we may meet,” was sent out, and while it made quite a number of fans happy, not all were positive. Some simply ask for fixes; others roast the remaster, while some are hyped.
To begin with, hype always comes into play. Praise for the game started pouring in for the character models from its fans, especially StarlightRoseX, who said, “Remaster is a dream come true, but I respectfully ask that fixes be made for the fps drop and stuttering.” And Herald of Trivia (@Heraldogtrivia) hit us with the classic meme of Oblivion: “You… I’ve seen you…”
But then came the avalanche of complaints. EliasXX19 uninstalled the game because the graphics made him nauseous and describes the visuals as “unnerving” and “destabilizing.” Others, like Robin (@Blinkfan180), chimed in with their furious testimonies about game-breaking bugs, completely condemning quests such as Battle for Kvatch.
And, not to forget our console brothers Ramon Alek (@Player32R) and FullyAnt (@Ant_Thomas93) blasting the awful PS5 Pro performance, where Ant remarked that open-world exploration was “very unstable.”
Then came the strange ones. فواز (@lDovahkiin) got mad at “too many females” and demanded Bethesda just make Skyrim 2 instead. With a bit of shade, Armitas (@accabbat) claimed that the devs had entirely forgotten ‘genders’: neither biological nor trans men were able to simulate ‘male characters’-a bit rich. I mean, awesome comeback by DiploDudicus (@WXtraScepticism) to another user- “Ah ah ah, too many body type 2 characters,” whereby Oblivion’s character creation is still a meme in 2024.
Performance-wise, we did get some complaints. They joked with the RTX 2060 they had, their inability to play the game on minimum settings, then Lastwhisper (@ZLastwhisper) was screeching in all caps about the “FATAL ERROR” which was in desperate need of fixing. The other one who asked censoriously is Kim Tae-yi (@mg2000kim), who kept on asking the reason why the game is not found in Korea.
There are those who have joined the others to raise complaints. Fuzzy(@Fuzzy_Reasoning) was partying but asked for cloud saves on Steam so he could “goof off at work.” Atwell (@Shiniju_smalls), we strain to mention, mainly whines about wanting someone to send him a copy for the wedding-no pun intended.
The absolute biggest? Players have found it a hit or miss. Nostalgia drives some players forward; others will armor up with torches and pitchforks and march into the Bethesda offices to take care of business with buggy performance issues. Will Bethesda hear and fix? Time-and possibly another cryptic quote from Urie Septim-will tell.
Until then, if you are gearing up for another run through Cyrodiil, it may be wise to save just in case the Gods once again deem it fit to throw you in front of a game-breaking glitch.
