RogueSix wrote on Apr 23, 2025, 06:31:

Quboid wrote on Apr 22, 2025, 20:38:
I mean, by your logic, someone who criticises executives' pay must be a communist and surely you wouldn't be that ridiculous!

What else would someone like that be than a commie cunt? Huh?

Come on. People like Lord Steev, and many others around here, who are currently tripping over each other to OMG-INSTA-BUY TES IV Oblivion Remastered for a ridiculous asking price given the age of the game are exactly the ones who love to dump all of their shit at the mere mention of the name Todd Howard, on Bethesda, on Starfield, on Oblivion and what horrors were supposedly done to them by the mere existence of Horse Armor.

That's simply a fact from just about every Bethesda-related thread around here. It is the same weird phenomenon as with Ubi games though. People here love to shit on Ubi but then Star Wars Outlaws or AC Shadows is released and (almost) everyone is preordering anyway.

Just like (almost) everyone around here has currently caved to peer pressure, FOMO (of whatever) and given up their self-esteem, self-restraint and self-everything. Slobber. Slobber. Slobber. Must. Buy. Hype. Hype. Hype. Slobber. Slobber. Slobber.

It is even more ridiculous when you consider that most of these man-children are in their 40s and 50s. They shit on Bethesda all the time but then all it takes is a little hype, peer pressure and voilá... they happily suck the dickus longus.

I give it two weeks max until the hangover sets in. Then we'll be back to our regularly scheduled Bethesda shitting and Oblivion Remaster bashing and why it isn't all it is hyped up to be and why Todd still sucks and why Bethesda should go bankrupt, yada, yada, yada... we've heard it all before and will hear it again.

Dude, you've got problems. I've long supported Bethesda and even Todd. They've made some of my favorite games I've ever played. What's so small in your life that makes you want to tear into people you don't know? It won't fix your loneliness.

Quboid wrote on Apr 22, 2025, 20:38:
I mean, by your logic, someone who criticises executives' pay must be a communist and surely you wouldn't be that ridiculous!

What else would someone like that be than a commie cunt? Huh?

Come on. People like Lord Steev, and many others around here, who are currently tripping over each other to OMG-INSTA-BUY TES IV Oblivion Remastered for a ridiculous asking price given the age of the game are exactly the ones who love to dump all of their shit at the mere mention of the name Todd Howard, on Bethesda, on Starfield, on Oblivion and what horrors were supposedly done to them by the mere existence of Horse Armor.

That's simply a fact from just about every Bethesda-related thread around here. It is the same weird phenomenon as with Ubi games though. People here love to shit on Ubi but then Star Wars Outlaws or AC Shadows is released and (almost) everyone is preordering anyway.

Just like (almost) everyone around here has currently caved to peer pressure, FOMO (of whatever) and given up their self-esteem, self-restraint and self-everything. Slobber. Slobber. Slobber. Must. Buy. Hype. Hype. Hype. Slobber. Slobber. Slobber.

It is even more ridiculous when you consider that most of these man-children are in their 40s and 50s. They shit on Bethesda all the time but then all it takes is a little hype, peer pressure and voilá... they happily suck the dickus longus.

I give it two weeks max until the hangover sets in. Then we'll be back to our regularly scheduled Bethesda shitting and Oblivion Remaster bashing and why it isn't all it is hyped up to be and why Todd still sucks and why Bethesda should go bankrupt, yada, yada, yada... we've heard it all before and will hear it again.

RogueSix wrote on Apr 22, 2025, 17:12:

LordSteev wrote on Apr 22, 2025, 09:36:

El Pit wrote on Apr 22, 2025, 09:24:

LordSteev wrote on Apr 22, 2025, 08:59:
2 hours left until I find out if I'll have any contact with friends or family for the next 2 months! God I hope not!

Beth proudly announces the release of Oblivion: Horse Armor Repolished in 2026, the 20th anniversary of Oblivion.
So, no shadow drop, I guess. I could be wrong, though.

You know, the worst thing about Horse Armor, besides it being a rip-off...

$1.99 was a rip-off?

Wow. You must be poor.

LordSteev wrote on Apr 22, 2025, 12:02:
I opted for the deluxe edition, downloading now.

^ OK, apparently you're not too poor.

Gotta love those hypocritical Bethesda haters who shit on Bethesda for horse armor supposedly being a "rip-off" but then they still preorder or buy every Bethesda game day one . That'll teach them for sure! Keep up the pressure!

You know you can criticise one thing without despising everything associated with it? You can think one of a company's products isn't worth buying and still think another is worth it. That's not hypocrisy, that's having the emotional intelligence to be able to not sit in one extreme or the other. I mean, by your logic, someone who criticises executives' pay must be a communist and surely you wouldn't be that ridiculous!

Beamer wrote on Apr 22, 2025, 11:44:
Steam Deck verified.

I replayed Oblivion something that feels recent, but was probably 10-15 years ago. It was fun having a full Chameleon suit, until it wasn't, but that's because I did like 100 Oblivion Gates until it got tedious. Don't know why. Don't know what I expected.

I think Oblivion was peak endearing wonkiness. I really do love that game.

LOL, you did better than I. I think I got bored after the fifth one. Thank the Gods for the vampire quests.

LordSteev wrote on Apr 22, 2025, 09:36:

El Pit wrote on Apr 22, 2025, 09:24:

LordSteev wrote on Apr 22, 2025, 08:59:
2 hours left until I find out if I'll have any contact with friends or family for the next 2 months! God I hope not!

Beth proudly announces the release of Oblivion: Horse Armor Repolished in 2026, the 20th anniversary of Oblivion.
So, no shadow drop, I guess. I could be wrong, though.

You know, the worst thing about Horse Armor, besides it being a rip-off...

$1.99 was a rip-off?

Wow. You must be poor.

LordSteev wrote on Apr 22, 2025, 12:02:
I opted for the deluxe edition, downloading now.

^ OK, apparently you're not too poor.

Gotta love those hypocritical Bethesda haters who shit on Bethesda for horse armor supposedly being a "rip-off" but then they still preorder or buy every Bethesda game day one . That'll teach them for sure! Keep up the pressure!

phinn wrote on Apr 22, 2025, 09:56:
It’s been a snooze fest out there for gaming lately if this looks good screw it will get it day 1. Just hope the move to stutter engine 5 keeps all the Bethesda world interactivity but loses a bit of jank in the process.

Oblivion is the snooziest of the most recent three Elder Scrolls games.

Argonius the 3rd wrote on Apr 22, 2025, 11:51:

El Pit wrote on Apr 22, 2025, 11:40:
It's $60 for the complete edition with the HORSE ARMOR. Hell no.

Game Pass is your friend.

Yes, good call. I might get game pass for a month or two to play this.

I opted for the deluxe edition, downloading now. If I can get even a tenth of the entertainment out of this that I got out of the original, it feels like a steal. Money for this is so much better spent than money for the latest always online extraction shooter.

El Pit wrote on Apr 22, 2025, 11:40:
It's $60 for the complete edition with the HORSE ARMOR. Hell no.

Game Pass is your friend.

El Pit wrote on Apr 22, 2025, 11:40:

phinn wrote on Apr 22, 2025, 11:27:
Damn they knocked it out of the park with that video. All the UE5 features (assuming that meant hardware lumen, nanite, etc), combat looks much better, spells much better, UI is massively better, all dlc built-in, etc. How cheap are you people to complain about the price for a remake/remaster of this magnitude it's only $50 lol. Wish they kept horse armor seperate buy just for fun... It'll go on sale eventually but I'm definitely getting it sooner rather than later. Love that Bethesda dropped this day 1 like this.

It's $60 for the complete edition with the HORSE ARMOR. Hell no.

All of the old DLC is included with the base game, the Deluxe upgrade gives you two *NEW* cosmetic sets (including player armor, weapons, and horse armor) along with the soundtrack and digital artbook. There is mention of quests associated with acquiring the new armors, but I'd be surprised if they're more in-depth than telling you to check out a specific cave or ruin which has an added loot chest.

Steam Deck verified.

I replayed Oblivion something that feels recent, but was probably 10-15 years ago. It was fun having a full Chameleon suit, until it wasn't, but that's because I did like 100 Oblivion Gates until it got tedious. Don't know why. Don't know what I expected.

I think Oblivion was peak endearing wonkiness. I really do love that game.

phinn wrote on Apr 22, 2025, 11:27:
Damn they knocked it out of the park with that video. All the UE5 features (assuming that meant hardware lumen, nanite, etc), combat looks much better, spells much better, UI is massively better, all dlc built-in, etc. How cheap are you people to complain about the price for a remake/remaster of this magnitude it's only $50 lol. Wish they kept horse armor seperate buy just for fun... It'll go on sale eventually but I'm definitely getting it sooner rather than later. Love that Bethesda dropped this day 1 like this.

It's $60 for the complete edition with the HORSE ARMOR. Hell no.

What I think I find the most joy in is that my elderly dad will get to play it, probably his last foray in to an Elder Scrolls game given his age. Oblivion is his favorite in the series, too, so that's even better. I am sure he is downloading it on his Xbox via Gamepass as I type this.

But goddamn...Steam's download servers must be getting hammered because I am only pulling about 75MB/s right now. Generally I can cap out my connection when downloading from Steam no matter what time of day.

Edit:

Now up to 120MB/s.

Fion wrote on Apr 22, 2025, 11:35:
They changed how leveling and enemy scaling work.. that's all I ask lol. Now it works apparently somewhere between oblivion & skyrim. Not sure what that means but will find out when my download finishes!

I fully admit I was wrong in calling bullshit on the leak lol.

Yea that's really exciting too, leveling was one of the bad parts of Oblivion, damn this is a great remaster. Hope it doesn't need to many updates to be bug free. Recommended specs are bizarrely low for a UE5 game too I was hoping to need to build a whole new rig lol.

They changed how leveling and enemy scaling work.. that's all I ask lol. Now it works apparently somewhere between oblivion & skyrim. Not sure what that means but will find out when my download finishes!

I fully admit I was wrong in calling bullshit on the leak lol.

Damn they knocked it out of the park with that video. All the UE5 features (assuming that meant hardware lumen, nanite, etc), combat looks much better, spells much better, UI is massively better, all dlc built-in, etc. How cheap are you people to complain about the price for a remake/remaster of this magnitude it's only $50 lol. Wish they kept horse armor seperate buy just for fun... It'll go on sale eventually but I'm definitely getting it sooner rather than later. Love that Bethesda dropped this day 1 like this.

That price is a mistake, right? Mwahahaha. No, thanks. I'll wait a year or two. Thanks, though, for the remaster. $30 I am willing to pay, so I'll be waiting for a sale in 2026/7.

Btw, the "Deluxe" dlc gives you some... HORSE ARMOR?! Okay, Beth and Todd, now you're really taking a dump on your fans, right?

Steam listing popped up at least 15 minutes ago: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2623190/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV_Oblivion_Remastered/

Oblivion Remaster is available today according to the livestream.

Hopefully Steam lists it soon.

The livestream has been an absolute chore. Twitch is completely incapable of large livestream evens like this. Constant drop outs, audio sync issues, etc. It's honestly embarrassing how bad Twitch is.