Why has this game suddenly became popular again?

[doctor albania]

Oblivion has always had it's fans, as well as moderate recognition online, but in the past months the game seems to have blown up internet-wise, especially youtube. Is there a specific reason for this? Perhaps because the game has been on sale quite a lot?

[aleph.]

Originally posted by CullinB:

Originally posted by Onion!:

LaFave Bros LP and Wilburger's hilarious new Oblivion videos.

lafave LP is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reXy4ran4xc This?
and Wilburgur This? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i20AsQ94K0E
or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMuwcX5QzTA

I think we also need to give PewDiePie some credit,for as much as i don't like him,the video he made on Oblivion gave it a new boost

[The Cure]

Originally posted by UberNova津波:

Probably people tired of seeing Skyrims bloated corpse showing up over and over.

Besides, Oblivion is a better game like Morrowind was before it. The same way Fallout 3 and NV were better than FO4. Eventually the shiny coat wears off the new turd and people go back to the superior game.

Or at least that's how me and some others see it. Can't speak for everyone though.

Pretty much this.

Bethesda has been dumbing down their games for a while now, and the superior role playing experience is found in the previous titles.

[Vinier McNuggNugg]

General Sam has also started playing it again recently. Not a bad series.

[arottweiler]

I was late to TES and had bought Morrowind on the Sold Out Software label in 2006 when I was looking for a new type of game to play. I had a low spec PC but it could run Microsoft's Dungeon Siege games and Morrowind seemed like that but without the top down view. I was getting in to it and then noticed Oblivion had just been released so stopped playing Morrowind and switched to Oblivion. It took a long time because I had to upgrade the RAM and GPU of my PC to get out the dungeon. Before upgrading I was getting 3 FPS and 10 FPS with Oldblivion so I had to upgrade. It was a frustrating time having the game but not being able to play it.

When I finally added the new hardware and I got decent FPS was the first time I saw a giant rat bounding towards me in the prison sewers and it was one of the most amazing gaming moments I've ever had. It was with new hardware so I had never seen animation in a game like that and compared to the side scrolling Amiga games of the early 90s like Shadow Of The Beast and Monkey Island it was breathtaking. The city designs and level construction of Skyrim are better than Oblivion but it still doesn't capture the atmosphere of Oblivion which keeps me coming back.

A few years ago the Oblivion forums at UESP were always busy with discussions but it dropped when Skyrim was released and looking at it now some sub forums have not been updated in months. There are some excellent mods for Oblivion and Nexus makes the perfect resource to review and download mods. Oblivion can be played without mods but after a playthrough or two you can have immense amounts of fun with mods. You name it there is probably a mod for it.

[76561198034396398]

Skyrims lacks the " soul " Oblivion has,even though i've got 4000hrs playtime on Skyrim,the humor, sense of achivement and interaction just isn't there

Not once did i feel sad when a NPC died in Skyrim.....i just failed Knights of the Thorn and gave Farwill a little burial ( some flowers i stole from a Church ) felt like i did a good deed

[cyäegha]

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[Captain Klepton(NL)]

...because it has great atmosphere and a lot of mods...story is superb. It still looks great on my pc after all those years. Download Unique landscapes compilation, and the game looks even better then ever before (adds more diverse landscapes to the game: bridges, waterfalls, hills etc.etc.)

[Captain Klepton(NL)]

Originally posted by Evil Doctor Porkchop:

Skyrims lacks the " soul " Oblivion has,even though i've got 4000hrs playtime on Skyrim,the humor, sense of achivement and interaction just isn't there

Not once did i feel sad when a NPC died in Skyrim.....i just failed Knights of the Thorn and gave Farwill a little burial ( some flowers i stole from a Church ) felt like i did a good deed

...I could not agree more.....I disbanded Skyrim after 40hours in...the game didnot manage to keep me playing-no story-no atmopshere..

[Unexpected]

oblivion is a fun game, plus the memes that have been coming out for the last two years sparked a renewed interest in the game, so i'm glad people are being introduced to this

[76561198034396398]

because of epic lines like " i swear i didn't know that was your pig "

[theSirBartholomew]

Oblivion is a nice change of pace from Skyrim. I love both games with a passion, just as I enjoy Fallout NV. Can't say I agree with everyone's negativity towards Skyrim but I can see why people are going back to Oblivion

[The Cure]

Sadly, the next ES game will be even more dumbed down than Skyrim. It will probably make Skyrim look like Morrowind. I'm 90% sure they'll add a voiced player character, which will instantly ruin dialogue choice and variety (just like it did in Fallout 4).

[Patriot03]

^

Yea

[ChikoVriend]

I just bought it again on pc. used to play it a lot, Since i clicked Pewdiepies obilivion video ive been getting oblivion vids in my recommended on Youtube so i just thought why not play it again .

[Chaos Epoch]

Originally posted by The Cure:

Sadly, the next ES game will be even more dumbed down than Skyrim. It will probably make Skyrim look like Morrowind. I'm 90% sure they'll add a voiced player character, which will instantly ruin dialogue choice and variety (just like it did in Fallout 4).

Doing so would require a maximum of 20 voice actors doing the same line. 1 voice actor for each race. + 1 onto that for male/female. Not only would that take a long time. But it would majorly detract from the game. Bethseda looks to have learned from that mistake during FO4 with some of the DLC's. Just like they learned from Horse armor by producing the Shivering Isles.

They never learned from a certain period of Skyrim mods on Steam though...