
Rumor: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remake Features Gameplay Improvements - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 13 January 2025 / 2,010 ViewsThere have been rumors for the remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion circulating around and now potential new details on the game have now been revealed.
The website for a former Virtuos employee, spotted and reported by MP1ST, has a description for the remake. The employee worked at Virtuos from 2023 to 2024 and before that worked on Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, Call of Duty: Warzone and more.
The description for the remake reveals it is using Unreal Engine 5 and will be "fully remade." Stamina, Sneak, Blocking, Archery, Hit Reaction, and HUD are all being reworked.
"For the Blocking system, ideas to improve it were taken from Souls-like and 'ACT' games, as the original system was considered too 'boring' and 'frustrating,'" reads the report.
"The Sneak icons are now highlighted in the improved Sneak system, and the damage calculation methods were reworked. The stamina system was modified to be less frustrating for the player, making the knockdown that occurs when stamina is depleted more difficult to activate through changes in calculation methods.
"The HUD was changed to make it easier to understand and more aesthetically appealing to young players. Hit reactions were also added to improve the response to damage inflicted on the player and NPCs. Finally, Archery was improved to make it more playable and modern in both third and first-person viewpoints."
As always this should be treated as a rumor until an official announcement is made.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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I really wish devs would stop resorting to emulating Souls combat mechanics/style, when it comes to sorting their own janky styles. Like either come up with something brand new, or try to fine tune your own.
Just copying Souls combat and calling it a day is akin to saying "people who don't like Souls games, you may now bugger off from my game".
I got into Bethesda games a long time ago for what they offered, not what From Software did.
As long as leveling up attributes gets some sense into it, everything else is just a plus, as far as I'm concerned. That said, level scaling would also benefit greatly from major tweaking.
I like levelling up system so I hope it stays and making blocking like souls like is meh and boring. Original style was good enough
Wait... they're going to add gameplay improvements to a game from early 2006? NO WAY!!!
Brah if they didn't... the Bethesda hate would have been unreal. Of course, they're going to update the gameplay.
Oblivion is my all time favorite Bethesda game (maybe even RPG) and still love the og gameplay... but they obviously need to update it to Skyrim Anniversary level at a minimum but preferably beyond that if they want to avoid a meltdown and review bombs.
I mean, yeah, it's a modern remake? I would surely hope they have gameplay improvements. I mean, honestly, who is this news even for?
What a weird thing to say..,. The news is for people interrested in this remake?
And not all remake makes changes to gameplay... Sometime it is just graphical changes or some QoL improvments...