When I got my Xbox 360 in 2006, I picked up Oblivion with it. I had never played an Elder Scrolls game before, so I wasn’t even sure what I was getting myself into. What I got was an RPG with an in depth story and memorable characters. It also got me a magical stick that shot lightening. I needed the stick to open a door I believe, but I used up all the lightening fighting guards and I couldn’t progress. I did try and find a way to open the door or charge the stick back up, but I was not able to and eventually gave up.
Today, after months of rumors, an Oblivion remaster was not only announced, but released as well. Now I will be able to play it with updated visuals on Xbox Series X or PC, included with Game Pass. I have been thinking about going back and starting over, but this just gives me more motivation to do just that.
2006 me couldn’t beat it, but could 2025 me do it? Quite possibly. Part of me wants to try and break it again though. I would love to see if they fixed it and made it so the door could open without it, but it’s been so long, I have no idea how I would even get to that same part of the game. I am not sure if it was a main storyline point or a side quest. Either way, this time when I play it, it will be on stream and the videos will be put on LepsLair as is standard now.
Oblivion Remaster is out now for PC, Xbox Series S/X and Playstation 5. There are rumors of the game coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 at some point in the future as well.
