When Skyrim was announced, Bethesda said that their intent with this fifth Elder Scrolls game was to recapture what made Morrowind great. Why Morrowind? Oblivion sold well, had a thriving mod scene on the PC, and drew immense critical acclaim, after all. So why was Bethesda so intent to step back and draw inspiration from an earlier entry in the series?
Virtuos is currently working on a multiplatform Unreal Engine 5 remake, which is rumored to be The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
I thought they’d go for Morrowind first to be honest but this is a welcoming surprise to tide us over before ES6
Unreal Engine isn't efficient for open world games, so I question the reliability of this story.
Yeah, 1st thing that came to my mind too, although i CAN see it being likely for ease if use, but it's not going to run very well if so
I'd wonder if it would just be exploiting Unreal for graphics but the underlying engine/logic is still the original framework.
Like how we had the graphical remakes of Halo Anniversary, Tomb Raider I-III, and Demon's Souls.
Could also end up a disaster like the GTA Trilogy
"remake will run both an Unreal Engine 5 project and the old Oblivion project. For instance, new graphics are rendered in the Unreal Engine 5 project, but most of the gameplay and physics are still done on the original Oblivion engine"
So with this logic it'll run just fine using UE5 tool sets on top of Gamebryo's engine or maybe even Creation Engine, who knows.
Hopefully modders can fix the aged combart in this game if this is true. Enemies leveling up with you broke and defeated the whole purpose of leveling up.
Yeah it could use some tuning for sure hence the need for a Remake not a Remaster. I'm surprised it's even a conversation within them group which makes me skeptical it's Oblivion. I wouldn't say they shouldn't level up at all though maybe just a leave them a couple levels behind to appease the masses.
Replaying Skyrim after 13 years is a reminder of the progress made in western RPGs over the last decade, but also what's been lost.
RPGs are often huge, sprawling endeavours. With limited playtime, we have to choose wisely, so here's the best western RPGs available today.
"I started playing games yesterday" the List... Meh!
How about a few RPGs that deserve some love instead?
1 - Alpha Protocol - Now on GOG
2 - else Heart.Break()
3 - Shadowrun Trilogy
4 - Wasteland 2
5 - UnderRail
6 - Tyranny
7 - Torment: Tides of Numenera
And for a bonus game that flew under the radar:
8 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Not only glorious jank, but the idea that the story can completely change depending on what you do, or say, or side with, makes it one of the most forward thinking games ever. The amount of story permutation is the equivalent of a Hitman level but in Story Form. And it wasn't just that the story changed, no, it was that you met completely new characters, or missed them, depending on your choices. Made Mass Effect feel static in comparison.
Alpha Protocol was absolutely glorious, indeed. And it was, and still is, more Next Gen than most anything out there these days. In this regard at least.
Pity.
"When Skyrim was announced, Bethesda said that their intent with this fifth Elder Scrolls game was to recapture what made Morrowind great. Why Morrowind?"
Answer: Because Morrowind is considered by many,to be the greatest RPG ever made. Oblivion was focused on being more accessible. There was a lot of hand holding and simplification. This was to attemp to address the cry babies who should not be playing RPG's to begin with.
Some complained about not being able to kill a worm or a rat even though they had a sword. Morrowind took developing you character seriously. If you did not train or have natural skills for a sword, you would not be effective using a sword. Some complained aboutgetting lost and having to walk to far and fight the wild animals and annoying birds. You actually had to use the map and navigate on your own. There were no arrows pointing to your next quest. I hope those who never played Morrowind are begining to see "Why Morrowind?". You could also steal and sell what ever from who ever and sell it. You could rob the prisons and gard houses. Just don't get caught. You could sell and use drugs. You hand to learn who you could sell drugs to. There was racism, homosexuality, gangs and tentions between different factions. They were unique, powerful items that you would never see if you skipped certain quest. No AI auto leveling. Your hard work paid off, as if you acquired all of these powerful items and made enough for training and enchantment, you became like a god. I actually could fly when my daedric shield was equipped. It was enchanted with levetation.
All of that and more was taken away with Oblivion.