I never played Oblivion or any ES game so this will be my first. I couldn't get into Bethesda games for a long time. Something about the gameplay always turned me off. This seems like a good starting point.

It's steam deck verified which is great news for me. But it's an UE5 game and it says a GTX 1070 Ti minimum and the Steam Deck doesn't even match a 1050 Ti.

Guess I'll wait for someone to test it on the deck lol.

Fucking hype. Just hearing the intro again...goosebumps

It probably is. Morrowind was a moderate success, but Oblivion is what put Bethesda Game Studios on the map!

$49.99 for a full remake is generous! Really showing up certain other companies awful pricing.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was the US' best-selling game of its March 06 launch month (2nd was Kingdom Hearts II) and finished the year at 11th ($).

It ranks 4th in lifetime US $ sales for Bethesda made games behind only Skyrim, and Fallouts 4 & 3.

Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service

— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 22 April 2025 at 16:39

It doesn’t get talked about all that much anymore but I think it’s probably hard to overstate the impact Oblivion had on the early days of the Xbox 360. I’d guess that its success also really changed things for Bethesda as a company, too.

— Jeff Gerstmann (@jeffgerstmann.com) 22 April 2025 at 16:19

Here is Bethesda's site with more on the remaster.

elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/oblivion-...

— DomsPlaying (@domsplaying.bsky.social) 22 April 2025 at 16:27

With both original expansions included! Shivering Isles is still up there in at least top 5 DLCs ever made.

Looks like there's some new quests tied to the $10 upgrade, which is a bummer, but something I can gloss over since it's brand new content.

If it's anything like the Skyrim:AE additional quests I won't be bothered missing it. There were quests in that which just threw incredibly valuable loot at you and ruined the progression lol.

Game Pass is GOATed.

Oblivion shoots to No.1 on Steam.