Prime Highlights:
- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is now available, giving the classic RPG a new lease of life with enhanced graphics and AI.
- The remastered version is complete, with all expansions of the original and playable on next-gen consoles.
Key Facts:
- Developer: Bethesda Game Studios and Virtuos
- Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
- Release Date: April 22, 2025
- Price: €54.99 (Standard Edition); Deluxe Edition available for pre-order
- Included Expansions: Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles
Key Background
First released back in 2006, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion established the standard for open-world RPGs with its colossal, breathing world and engaging questlines. The game was made by Bethesda Game Studios, taking players into the province of Cyrodiil and allowing them to do absolutely anything they pleased, from exploring to fighting to a thousand other things. With its gripping story and industry-leading mechanics of the time, it paved the way for Skyrim, the most-played RPG of all time.
Oblivion remastered is a collaborative work by Bethesda and Virtuos with Unreal Engine 5 to reimagine the entire graphics. It features improved rendering methods such as ray tracing, new textures, and smoothed character models to meet current gaming requirements. AI and animation improvement brings the game to life, and NPC interactions are more dynamic and engaging. The remaster also features a new user interface and control systems to maximize next-generation hardware.
Apart from that, Oblivion Remastered also comes with the inclusion of both of its major expansion packs, Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles. The expansion packs add substance to the core experience in terms of extra quests, characters, and geography. The expansion packs, combined with the remastering of the graphical and technological elements of the remastered game, create an even more polished and engaging experience of the game. Another re-done ambient sound effect and ambient noise addition provides further world-building and depth of atmosphere.
Since its release of the shock, Oblivion Remaster has been under the spotlight to unprecedented observation by gamers. Released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, everyone is able to get their hands on it, and therefore newbies as well as veterans are now able to enjoy this RPG jewel in a completely different manner.