Celebrating the latest launch of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, Bethesda has launched a brand new video. Specializing in the variations between the corporate’s previous with its current, the video options Bethesda builders watching an outdated documentary that was initially created to cowl the event of Oblivion again in 2006.
The video, which you’ll be able to try beneath, options fairly a number of builders that had beforehand labored on Oblivion, who’ve nonetheless caught round with the corporate and labored on newer titles. The outdated documentary that they’re watching even has their previous selves speaking in regards to the improvement of the sport, with their fashionable day-selves mentioning how they didn’t know that they might go on to work on video games like Fallout 3 and Skyrim on the time.
Former Bethesda government Pete Hines additionally spoke about how Microsoft presenting The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion on stage throughout its Xbox 360 reveal was a giant deal. “This was the primary time we ever had that form of highlight,” reminisced Hines. “No person ever put us on the stage earlier than.”
“It was as awkward as I assumed,” stated Todd Howard when requested how he felt about watching the documentary twenty years after being part of Oblivion‘s improvement staff. “In so some ways, once I see [the documentary] and look within the room, it feels the identical.”
Bethesda had revealed final week that improvement on The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered had solely begun 4 years earlier than its launch. In a submit on social media, the corporate thanked its followers, in addition to its improvement accomplice Virtuos.
“Once we began this undertaking in 2021, we aimed to breathe new life right into a chapter of The Elder Scrolls that set the trail for thus lots of our video games after it,” wrote the corporate. “We by no means needed to remake it – however remaster it – the place the unique sport was there as you bear in mind enjoying it, however seen by means of right this moment’s expertise.”
The corporate additionally went into element about a few of the adjustments that had been made to the Remastered launch over the unique 2006 model of Oblivion, which incorporates new animations, artwork, and even some gameplay enhancements.
“We had been so lucky to work with an unbelievable staff and companions at Virtuos,” posted Bethesda. “Though we had labored collectively earlier than, we had by no means tried one thing on this scale. Every bit of artwork, animation, particular results, and a part of the world can be remastered.”
The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered was launched simply final week, and is out there on PC, PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S. Priced at $49.99, with a Deluxe Version priced at $59.99, the sport can be accessible by means of PC and Xbox Sport Move. For extra particulars, try our evaluate. You too can try every thing you should know in regards to the sport.
Within the meantime, you may also have an interest within the ideas of different veterans of the gaming trade, akin to former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra who believes that, even with the Remastered launch, Oblivion can’t actually maintain a candle to extra fashionable RPGs like FromSoftware’s Elden Ring in terms of fight and the sense of exploration supplied by present video games.
