Jeff Grubb: Oblivion Remake is set to shadow drop next week (UP: leaked screenshots added to the OP)

Is this actually happening?

  • Yes!

    Votes: 173 52.6%
  • Nah

    Votes: 61 18.5%
  • Should've been Morrowind...

    Votes: 95 28.9%

  • Total voters
    329
Honestly that looks like shit by today's standards. Good thing a remake/remaster is coming to make it playable for me.

Yeah, you're looking at a 19 year old game. 🤷‍♂️

It still has more charm to its locations and cities than most modern games though.
 
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Ehhh not really, it was a huge step down from Morrowind but its quests were still vastly superior to Skyrim and that game is apparently one of the best games ever smh
Yep even when I play it on the PS3 with no mods, it was still very enjoyable and still one of the best games there. Modded version just makes it one of the best games of all times, any Fallout or Elder Scroll games are the best games of all times easily when modded. And still top tier even in base without mods.

While I have over a thousand hours on Oblivion combining both PS3 and my modded PC version later. I didn't find it as replayable as Morrowind or Skyrim. It does have the best guild quests mainly the Mages and Dark Brotherhood one and also the largest landmass compared to Morrowind and Skyrim. But never found it as replayable as the other two. Mostly due to their dungeons being more similar to each other and how Cyrodill was more open compared to even Skyrim. Morrowind had a very interesting and unique world and tons of hills filled with tombs, caves, ruins, and roads etc making it more fun to explore plus the lore helps too. With Skyrim it was made even more casual than Oblivion but is easier to get back into from time to time and the dragonborn power helps. Oblivion does have a better first playthrough experience due to the guilds but for going back for replays, I find Morrowind and Skyrim better for that. Also enjoyed the mods for both of them more.

Looking forward to the Arena quest and seeing if there are more than 5 NPCs in the stands to represent the crowd.
Yes definitely hope both of these are massively improved. The Arena could be bigger and have even more features. Make the Grand Champion look much cooler and allow him to do some crazy ass moves like the Arena mod for Morrowind.

Increasing NPC count should also be a must, more so for Oblivion because the Oblivion Crisis is suppose to be huge. I get they can't do a true lore scale on it but at the very least increase the NPC count during important and big battles to at least 3 to 4 times as much.
 
I'd like to play this again. The vibes of the elder scrolls games with that Jeremy Soule soundtrack is truly awesome.

And now, todays gaming landscape being what it is, these games are few and far between. Even if it is a remaster
 
Welp, time to be checking the internet every day waiting for news about this.. hoping one day I can remotely start the install while at work or wherever.. let's do this. ASAP!
 
It's so disappointing that this shadow drop has been spoiled.

I'm generally fine with leaks for upcoming games, but spoiling a shadow drop is like giving away the surprise birthday party. Feels like a dick move that really takes the fun of it.
 
I made these AI Upscales using Topaz AI (best upscaler on the market, IMO). There are some issues present with foliage (2nd and 7th shot in particular), but these offer a much better look than what has been posted by people using the cheap-ass online upscalers.

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I think many of the people shitting on Oblivion in this thread will be singing a different tune once it releases. Crazy to me if it does end up being a shadow drop though.
 
I made these AI Upscales using Topaz AI (best upscaler on the market, IMO). There are some issues present with foliage (2nd and 7th shot in particular), but these offer a much better look than what has been posted by people using the cheap-ass online upscalers.

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Very nice! Love the increase in clarity while making it more vibrant at the same time.
 
I made these AI Upscales using Topaz AI (best upscaler on the market, IMO). There are some issues present with foliage (2nd and 7th shot in particular), but these offer a much better look than what has been posted by people using the cheap-ass online upscalers.

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Pls have better dungeon and cave design .

Man the backtracking in those multi levels ruins and cave was brutal .
 
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I made these AI Upscales using Topaz AI (best upscaler on the market, IMO). There are some issues present with foliage (2nd and 7th shot in particular), but these offer a much better look than what has been posted by people using the cheap-ass online upscalers.

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I'm confused... haven't people been trying to pass these off as legit leaked images on Reddit?
 
I'm confused... haven't people been trying to pass these off as legit leaked images on Reddit?

They're legit, but the legit source is only slightly big thumbnail pics, they were scraped off the developer's website, not released officially.

Once this is announced formally, the website and original high res ones should be there.

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What you're seeing here is those small images enhanced with AI to give an idea of what they'll look like at higher res.
 
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I am so stoked this is real and it's a remake. I never played Oblivion so this feels like a gift from god because ES6 is going to not come out for ages.
 
I am so stoked this is real and it's a remake. I never played Oblivion so this feels like a gift from god because ES6 is going to not come out for ages.
Yes, thats true, ES6 won't be out for the next few years. I also never really played Oblivion but this time i will.
 
Hyped to have this, Oblivion was one of the first games I ever 100% completed and all of its DLC (didnt complete Horse Armor).

When it was rumored to be Xbox Exclusive I said I'd buy an Xbox just for this game, cannot wait, hopefully will have mod support.

Hyped for Fallout 3 remastered as well
 
Hyped to have this, Oblivion was one of the first games I ever 100% completed and all of its DLC (didnt complete Horse Armor).

When it was rumored to be Xbox Exclusive I said I'd buy an Xbox just for this game, cannot wait, hopefully will have mod support.

Hyped for Fallout 3 remastered as well
If it's being made in a similar fashion then yeah.

If it's being made by Bethesda then no.
 
Yeah I would have definitely preferred Morrowind, that game has so much potential with a remake (assuming they don't ruin the lore, characters and systems).

Oblivion, to me, just needs an HD remaster with upgraded textures, the return of the object shadows from the earlier pre-release versions, and a complete re-balancing of the progression system. Everything else in the game is adequate enough.
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Honestly that looks like shit by today's standards. Good thing a remake/remaster is coming to make it playable for me.
Yet the game (and Morrowind much more) shits on anything today in terms of RP and immersion. You know why? Because people did not spend 5 years back then making shiny polygons, so they had to compensate in other ways.
 
well shit, that has me excited.

It looks a little bit de-saturated, perhaps im misremembering but I remember Oblivion being really vibrant and colourful. This looks more cold and rugged like Skyrim almost.
 
I imagine the voice acting hasn't been re recorded, it'll just be the same as the base game

I'd be very surprised if they've gone as far as to record entirely new dialog

Fuck me, it would be impossible to play this shite in 2025 with 90% of the dialogue being acted/delivered by the same 1 guy like in the OG.
It was bad then and it's gonna be (sound) even (way) worse now.

I was there on day1 on the X360 but let's be honest lads, people are fond of this game mostly 'cause it was always a funny (but not fun), meme-able shite of a game with broken NPC animations, broken dialogue, broken unscripted moments, TERRIBLE, comedic levels of voice overs and super terrible combat.

If this is just Oblivion in UE5 with no other improvements whatsoever, I'm expecting lots of "I don't remember it being this shite"/"this game is still a broken funny mess"/"LOL this game" type of comments, 'cause, let's face it, there's a difference between a good, memorable game that stood the test of time and one that managed to be memorable just because of how broken and meme-able it is after watching "Oblivion NPC dialogue" meme videos on YouTube for 20 years...
 
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I am very curious if they will actually be stupid enough to shadow drop it. What sort of idiot logic is this?

So we have a remake of an ES title
Holy fuck, Skyrim sold like bananas! Great news!
Yes, and the engagement metrics show people are starving for more ES - guess not everyone got suckered into an MMO!
Ha ha, you are correct. Ok, what's the plan here? Massive worldwide promo campaign with a special feature during a dedicated E3 segment? Release date better be H2 2026, otherwise it will be really tight with the planning.
Nah, we will just shadow drop it next week.


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How come of you havent realized yet by news being posted 10x, this is not made by bethesda. The remake is done by Virtuos. Same studio thats developing now Snake Eater remake.
First of all bethesda cant even do anything in UE, they are developing all their shit in cursed creation engine now
 
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How come of you havent realized yet by news being posted 10x, this is not made by bethesda. The remake is done by Virtuos. Same studio thats developing now Snake Eater remake.
First of all bethesda cant even do anything in UE, they are developing all their shit in cursed creation engine now
I knew it was made i ue5 but i didn't knew it wasn't bethesda making it.

My bad.

It would be the first time i play a flawless bethesda game that doesn't feel like it's still in pre-alpha state :lollipop_grinning_sweat:
 
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