- A developer of the original game has praised Oblivion Remastered.
- Bruce Nesmith stated that the RPG is not a simple remaster but rather Oblivion 2.0.
- He also revealed that the remaster changes some of the mechanics in the original.
The shadow-dropping of Oblivion Remastered has taken over the gaming world, with fans and critics alike showering the game with praise for its faithfulness to the original. There has been some criticism of the remaster, but the lion’s share of opinions are on the positive end of the spectrum.
Another person who is on that bandwagon is Bruce Nesmith, a developer on the original The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion.
Why it matters: The developers of the original Oblivion praising the remaster showcases its faithfulness to the source material.
In a new interview with VideoGamer, the developer stated that calling Oblivion Remastered a simple remaster doesn’t do justice to the scale of the project, as it changes and improves various aspects of the 2006 RPG.
He further praised the project and the work put into it, saying the team had revamped many mechanics from the original game, and Oblivion Remastered wasn’t just a simple graphical update. Nesmith termed the remaster “Oblivion 2.0,” as it falls somewhere between a complete remake and a remaster.
It’s a staggering amount of remastering. It almost needs its own world, quite frankly. I’m not sure remaster actually does it justice.
Even though the story is completely the same, Bethesda upscaled the graphics and mechanics of Oblivion Remastered using Unreal Engine 5, hence keeping the soul of the game intact while adding necessary adjustments to make it a 2025 RPG.
Consequently, the game has been topping charts, becoming a bestseller on Steam immediately after its release and debuting with a staggering 150,000 concurrent players on the platform. Furthermore, Oblivion Remastered also led to a surge in players for the original title, with the 2006 RPG experiencing an 85% increase in players on Xbox.
With the game also rumored to launch on the Nintendo Switch 2, this commercial performance is only going to improve, and fans have even more to look forward to with Elder Scrolls 6 still in development.
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