Ant wrote on Apr 27, 2025, 21:38:

Lukiopimp wrote on Apr 27, 2025, 07:56:
My gaming backlog is so huge I was tempted but am completely satiated with games I want to enjoy. Still getting through KCD 1 and Fallout NV, turns out the older you get, the less time you have to enjoy games.

And energy.

Ant energy?

Lukiopimp wrote on Apr 27, 2025, 07:56:
My gaming backlog is so huge I was tempted but am completely satiated with games I want to enjoy. Still getting through KCD 1 and Fallout NV, turns out the older you get, the less time you have to enjoy games.

And energy.

El Pit wrote on Apr 27, 2025, 02:54:

Teemeister wrote on Apr 27, 2025, 02:48:
Too bad I’m more into the sci-fi genre, would’ve bought a properly remastered System Shock 2 in an instant…

Fallout 3 will be the next remastered game. Maybe we will get a shadowdrop of F3 Remastered in 2027? And the new TES VI in 2029?

F3 on a modern engine is definitely on my list.

My gaming backlog is so huge I was tempted but am completely satiated with games I want to enjoy. Still getting through KCD 1 and Fallout NV, turns out the older you get, the less time you have to enjoy games.

Teemeister wrote on Apr 27, 2025, 02:48:
Too bad I’m more into the sci-fi genre, would’ve bought a properly remastered System Shock 2 in an instant…

Fallout 3 will be the next remastered game. Maybe we will get a shadowdrop of F3 Remastered in 2027? And the new TES VI in 2029?

Too bad I’m more into the sci-fi genre, would’ve bought a properly remastered System Shock 2 in an instant…

Gaming has been utterly dead this year so congrats to timing and a solid remaster release for Bethesda. Here is to hoping TES VI knocks it out of the park before I die.

Here is your Soylent Green. You will eat it and like it.

Ant wrote on Apr 26, 2025, 15:33:
LOL @ IV part.

"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears." 😃

Squirmer wrote on Apr 26, 2025, 18:12:
I remember the Dark Brotherhood questline being heralded as a bright spot in an otherwise dull game.

Oblivion generally had great content far beyond the Dark Brotherhood quest line. It had some of the most memorable quests in any game ever. I'm usually really bad at remembering story/quests but the painting quest, the dream world and the schizo elf are highlights I will always remember.

The Thieves Guild quest line was also a memorable one. It started a bit boring by simply assigning you FedEx quests like steal this here and steal that there but it got progressively better and more interesting towards the end.
Fighters Guild was boring as fuck. Mages Guild was OK but nothing to write home about.

I personally found the main quest to be pretty good actually. Yes, the Oblivion gates sucked but it was end game stuff and they could be finished in less than five minutes each by then.
The sledgehammer level scaling was the weakest part of the game imo but the actual content made up for it. Including exploration. I really liked the lush landscape, the dense forests, the mountains, the swampy area towards the south and the nicely made towns which shared a common Cyrodillic architectural theme but each one still had a unique style. The artists did an awesome job.

On a whole, I enjoyed Oblivion a lot more than Morrowind or Skyrim (let alone the super-shitty Daggerfall), both of which I never finished. But I made it through Oblivion at ~150 hours or so because the actual content managed to keep me engaged in spite of the game's unquestionable warts.

I will definitely pick up the Remastered version once it has come down to a more reasonable price.

yonder wrote on Apr 26, 2025, 16:41:

WitcherOntheProwl wrote on Apr 26, 2025, 15:25:
Will wait for a very deep sale. Looks like mods can be a thing. Still don't like how ancient the game engine is and how besthesda still refuses to make a new one. Gamebryo engine is older than a lot people in the world.

I'm all for criticizing gamebryo and the renaming of it, but the remake uses UE5.

As kinda mentioned, the UE5 is like a graphics only skin. The gameplay itself is still using the gamebryo engine underneath.
Some detail here:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_Oblivion_Remastered
Virtuous company is a "support" dev, so doing graphics only with a new graphics game engine fits their studio very well.

Squirmer wrote on Apr 26, 2025, 18:12:
It's interesting how the perception of Oblivion has changed since 2006. Back then it was a popular game but there were a lot of criticisms of it. The repetitive nature of oblivion gates, the uninspired generic fantasy setting (compared to Morrowind), the level scaling, the horse armor. I remember the Dark Brotherhood questline being heralded as a bright spot in an otherwise dull game.

The original Oblivion has a 95% overwhelmingly positive rating on steam. The criticism didn't slow the sales much.

Hey Blue...... 4 million players isn't 4 million copies sold. Whats you're source?

It's interesting how the perception of Oblivion has changed since 2006. Back then it was a popular game but there were a lot of criticisms of it. The repetitive nature of oblivion gates, the uninspired generic fantasy setting (compared to Morrowind), the level scaling, the horse armor. I remember the Dark Brotherhood questline being heralded as a bright spot in an otherwise dull game.

Tipsy McStagger wrote on Apr 26, 2025, 15:50:

Ant wrote on Apr 26, 2025, 15:33:
LOL @ IV part.

That's just blue showing off his writing prowess.

It's straight from Bethesda's official news. They used the Roman numeral instead of Arabic. Check their Steam news post.

"over 4 million of you that have already ventured into Cyrodil" = NOT IV million sales, of course. it's on GamePass, which must eat a healthy portion of sales.

notice how more and more companies use this sort of language. rather than "4 million copies of this game have sold!" it's "4 million people have STEPPED INTO" or "We've had 4 million players!"

it's slippery tactics, and not a little lame because of its FOMO design.

"4 million people played it! Why haven't you, you dong? DO IT NOW."

I have been playing the remake. It is enjoyable, probably nostalgia. It didn't feel exactly right until I got the shader mod working as was posted here on DSOG though.

yonder wrote on Apr 26, 2025, 16:41:

WitcherOntheProwl wrote on Apr 26, 2025, 15:25:
Will wait for a very deep sale. Looks like mods can be a thing. Still don't like how ancient the game engine is and how besthesda still refuses to make a new one. Gamebryo engine is older than a lot people in the world.

I'm all for criticizing gamebryo and the renaming of it, but the remake uses UE5.

The remake uses both, kinda worst case scenario if you ask me.

WitcherOntheProwl wrote on Apr 26, 2025, 15:25:
Will wait for a very deep sale. Looks like mods can be a thing. Still don't like how ancient the game engine is and how besthesda still refuses to make a new one. Gamebryo engine is older than a lot people in the world.

I'm all for criticizing gamebryo and the renaming of it, but the remake uses UE5.

Ant wrote on Apr 26, 2025, 15:33:
LOL @ IV part.

That's just blue showing off his writing prowess.

LOL @ IV part.