Oblivion Remasterd Deluxe Edition is reminding us all of the fall of gaming.
That ~~smile~~ horse armor. That damned ~~smile~~ horse armor.
Am I the only person tired of remakes?
this post was submitted on 22 Apr 2025
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I still don't get it. Why this? Why not skyblivion?
MONEY :)
My question is when will skyblivion be released, or is it already? I saw a video about it awhile ago, but haven't heard anything else about it.
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oh it's here already? dang, there was one whole .jpeg of marketing and now it's here... it feels weird for some reason
Yeah, I was also a little shocked
The horse armor being the deluxe upgrade bonus is actually funny. I'm very much fine with it. It's an intentional joke.
I'm less clear on the expansions being in the base game. Their messaging for the deluxe edition suggests they'd be part of it. Either way the messaging around it sucks and that's less funny.
All of the original DLC, including the infamous horse armour, is included in the base game. The Deluxe edition adds OST, art book, and some new armours, weapons, and horse gear that are new to the remaster.
Good to know, but that is EXTREMELY not how the Steam page reads:
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Deluxe Edition includes:
Digital base game
New quests for unique digital Akatosh and Mehrunes Dagon Armors, Weapons, and Horse Armor Sets
Digital Artbook and Soundtrack App
Shivering Isles and Knights of the Nine story expansions
Additional downloadable content: Fighter’s Stronghold, Spell Tomes, Vile Lair, Mehrune’s Razor, The Thieves Den, Wizard’s Tower, The Orrery, and Horse Armor Pack
Both the text and the image seem deliberately engineered to equivocate about this, which IMO sucks a lot more than actually selling some horse cosmetics as a ha-ha joke thing.
The Deluxe edition does have all those things. It's just that they are not all unique to the Deluxe edition. It is not unusual in my experience for releases with multiple editions to list everything in that edition, even if lesser editions also contain some of those things.
Yeeeeah, I don't know abou that. Typically the copy only lists the pieces not included in the base game. Here for Expedition 33:
The Deluxe Edition includes:
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Base Game The “Flowers” Collection - Six outfits and hairstyles inspired by the Flowers of Lumière, along with six additional “Gommage” outfit variations. One for each playable character. “Clair” - A custom outfit for Maelle “Obscur” - A custom outfit for Gustave
Or here for Khazan:
The First Berserker: Khazan DELUXE EDITION includes the following content:
The First Berserker: Khazan (main game)
Hero's Weapon Set ・ Hero's Dual Wield ・ Hero's Spear ・ Hero's Greatsword
Hero's Armor Set ・ Hero's Helm ・ Hero's Wristguards ・ Hero's Pauldrons ・ Hero's Leggings ・ Hero's Combat Boots
Digital Artbook
・ The digital artbook features concept art from The First Berserker: Khazan. It can be accessed from the in-game main menu screen.
The Hero's Weapon and Armor Sets are The First Berserker: Khazan DELUXE EDITION exclusive items and cannot be obtained through alternative means at a later date.
The Hero's Weapon and Armor Sets can be used cosmetically. These sets can also be upgraded and/or have their options adjusted, allowing for continued usage.
Clear Mission 2 and open the reward barrel in the Crevice to obtain the Hero's Weapon and Armor Sets.
Updating to the latest version of the game may be required to access this content.
Listing vanilla content separately from the base game in the same list as the deluxe content without a clear distinction on what you're paying for where seems very unorthodox. I was certainly confused. At the very least it's bad copywriting, and at worst an attempt to get people to go for the more expensive version by misrepresenting its value.
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all i needed to know was.. https://help.bethesda.net/#en/answer/69672
Wtf happened to bethesda
Who will make the game then ? It’s like firing their entire dev team
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But no game officially supports mods, at first. Like 99% of mods for games are made without the developer’s assistance or blessing. That’s part of being a mod developer, figuring out how to do shit. I honestly want developer’s hands off of the community
I'm fairly sure Bethesda released Skyrim, Oblivion, and Morrowind with officially supported mod toolkits shipping on day one. The reason their games have official mod tools is to make it much easier to work with which leads to the huge number of mods in their games compared to other games, and contributes to the longevity of their games.
I recall there being a period before a mod toolkit where sanic, bonesaw dragons, and alternative mudcrabs were all that was on tap. Like 4, 5 months of “bonesaw is ready” feels right.
This is definitely untrue and the reason some games have 18,000 mods and some games have 0 is almost entirely down to developer cooperation.
Sometimes if a game is using an existing engine that is known to be moddable, you can get a community built off of some pre-existing knowledge and kind of strike out on your own to build a mod. In most cases if the devs didn't build the game with mod support in mind you're not getting any mods.
That's absolutely not true anymore. Many games support mods now, and Steam Workshop is a thing.
Steam workshop isn’t mod support. It’s a place to get mods. Mods work without developer support, always have, always will.
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Are you implying by that that mods are being prevented from operating? The second line implies the opposite .. "If you are experiencing gameplay issues while playing with mods, it's recommended you first try uninstalling your mods"
'Supported' could means that Bethesda will basically ignore any problem reports or support requests whilst mods (which are completely out of their control) are installed - seems reasonable to me.
This. When have developers actually put in support for mods, except for paid bullshit like the content store?
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Made in unreal engine so fewer bugs, in the very least.
Edit: I was wrong. Infinite leveling, duplication, and teleportation are still on the menu.
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Why in the world would they shoot themselves in the foot like that?
Because they don't make money from mods and this was an obvious cash grab from the beginning. If Bethesda had any good ideas they'd be making a game out of them. They don't, so instead they're reselling you the same game they already sold you 19 years ago with a fresh coat of paint on it. A million people will buy it anyway because nostalgia, Bethesda gets their money, and whatever happens afterward is not their concern.
I saw a rumour that somehow they're building Unreal Engine 5 for graphics on top of the old Gamebryo engine the original release used so they can keep the original game logic.
Ah, so it's going to flop hard, at least by Beth standards
They scared a lot of us away with Shitfield, if I can't fix it with mods then I'm not gonna bother even pirating that shite
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It’s new cosmetic horse armor. The original DLC armors are included in the base remaster, at least.
Unless you need something, let's continue on to Weynon Priory
At least it’s not being sold separately.
My favorite official DLC for Oblivion is the Wizard’s Tower. I crashed the game stealing everything and storing it all in the attic.
Marketing asshats: so... How do we get more people talking about the release? No press is bad press remember!
DO THE PAID HORSE ARMOR THING!