The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered is so good that it has me hoping for yet another version of Skyrim
For years now, I’ve heard many The Elder Scrolls fans proclaim that Oblivion is a better game than Skyrim . After nearly 80 hours spent exploring the diverse and fantastical land of Cyrodiil in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered , I couldn’t agree more. I’m floored by how well the core of Oblivion holds up almost 20 years after its release. This is a beautifully crafted RPG game with a true heart of gold, a wicked sense of humor, and a deceptively deep well of things to do and places to explore. Despite its name, Oblivion Remastered is closer to a full remake, with smart updates while keeping the core untouched. It’s just about perfectly executed, if just a touch too careful in its approach to modernizing certain systems. I missed The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion the first time around, having jumped aboard the Bethesda RPG train with Fallout 3 and then sinking my teeth into Skyrim around the time I should have been studying to get into University. In the years since, I’v...