The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is officially here and is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. This entry in The Elder Scrolls franchise has been a fan-favorite and nurtured a generation of players as they spent the last two decades exploring every nook and cranny of Cryodiil in the original version. This remaster is meant to take advantage of the extra horsepower on modern consoles and gaming PCs; however, this version isn’t perfect by a long shot.
Bugs and other issues are common in games nowadays, but some players can’t help but nitpick and share their thoughts after Bethesda Game Studios shadow dropped this project out of nowhere. This remaster may not be perfect, but it is arguably the definitive way to play this timeless masterpiece.
Fans Are Dealing With a Handful of Bugs in the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
Bethesda Game Studios officially announced and released The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered yesterday, suggesting that the developers have complete confidence in shadow dropping a remaster of an old game and that first-day buyers will have a smooth and great first experience. Unfortunately, some players encountered a few game-breaking, yet hilarious bugs.
One player was minding their business and powered through the main story until they ran into a hurdle: an NPC who was completely broken and apparently in shock for yelling commands to slay enemies when there weren’t left.
A broken NPC crucial to the main quest, called The Battle for Castle Kvatch, is one of the worst bugs since you can’t progress the quest, and one of your options is to close the game or load an older save file to restart the mission and hope that it will not happen again.
Other players decided to pump the brakes and explore a shinier and flashier version of Cryodiil; however, their worlds are pitch black.
Cryodiil has seen better days, especially in the original version that ran on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 hardware. The Oblivion Remastered version should have squashed every visual bug before the project hit the shelves, especially if the developers released it out of nowhere without prior promotion or marketing.
One of the best parts about this remaster is that every downloadable content is part of the premium price tag and received the same improvements as the base game. However, not everything about the DLCs is available, since one player reported that the audio is bugged.
From broken NPCs to a dark world to no audio in the DLCs, it is safe to say that The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered isn’t a great first experience for newer players and hardcore fans interested in replaying this classic. Perhaps the developers at Bethesda are already receiving complaints, looking into the problem, and are working on patches to squish all the bugs.
For more Thumb Wars coverage, check out how long it will take to beat The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, and how the recent episode of The Last of Us Season 2 honored the original announcement teaser of the video game.
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Rouvin Josef Quirimit is a Content Writer, an avid gamer (on his PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch), and film enthusiast. He was fortunate to grow up with the Marvel Cinematic Universe and was enamored by the storytelling of a shared universe full of heart and spectacle. His love for movies led him to great single-player games and he intends to cover major franchises for years to come!
