These New Character models...

[Novalla]

Why do they all look like creepy claymation? The Argonians and Khajiit look like Jim Henson Muppets/Puppets.

Speaking of Khajiit.... they got SHAFTED in the customization department. Not only can't I remove the beard, I can't even change its damn appearance :/

[ﾘｭｳ]

It seems Bethesda is hiring cheap Fiverr artists to do their cursed models

[Pyro3000]

Originally posted by Lucifronz:

A lot of them just don't fit the NPC they're made for. They were likely randomly generated, rather than hand-tailored.

I saw a Nord with the most boyish-looking face imaginable, but that doesn't work for a Nord. His voice is deep and gruff. Combine that with how awkward and overly-intense some of the animations are for happy expressions and he just looks creepy as a result.

It's nothing mods won't fix. The benefit of being on PC.

At that point, you're probably better off modding the original.

The new models are like the Ocarina of Time 3D remake. You can tell it's the same old models with a new skin for most NPCs and the player character, and it makes them jarring.

[Lamp]

Bethesda has always been *horrible* at faces. I had to really fk with the character creator to make an imperial chick that actually looks like a chick.

There's always mods to redo a vast amount NPC faces/the face system in general, we'll just have to wait.

[Luwae]

You should try to randomise your characters in creation, it's laughable how howful it is. It's a pain to get one decent result, and still requires to tweak it after that.

But at least, elves are decent now, except for high elves

[Schlumpsha]

Someone put it rather fitting: all NPC's now look like the titans from Attack on Titan.

[hexaae]

Agree new models are ugly and badly proportioned, following original Oblivion tradition. Hope they'll tune up that part... Or will have to wait for another Beautiful Faces mod again

[Luwae]

Originally posted by Lucifronz:

Originally posted by Luwae:

You should try to randomise your characters in creation, it's laughable how howful it is. It's a pain to get one decent result, and still requires to tweak it after that.

But at least, elves are decent now, except for high elves

So... the same problem Oblivion has always had, then?

Probably, i don't remember quite well how hard it was to create my characters on OG Oblivion.

On the new one, i'd say the races that profits the most from the remaster are the elves, the argonians, and the khajit. The argonians looks more like the most impressive lizards, giving it more uniqueness, and the Khajit look more feline, less human, which is better.

[david.e.isaacson]

Originally posted by Novalla:

Why do they all look like creepy claymation? The Argonians and Khajiit look like Jim Henson Muppets/Puppets.

Speaking of Khajiit.... they got SHAFTED in the customization department. Not only can't I remove the beard, I can't even change its damn appearance :/

I made the mistake of trying the randomization option, horrible but hilarious. My daughter and I sat and scrolled through a couple dozen just laughing at how ugly they all were

[Gullis]

Originally posted by Lucifronz:

Originally posted by Luwae:

You should try to randomise your characters in creation, it's laughable how howful it is. It's a pain to get one decent result, and still requires to tweak it after that.

But at least, elves are decent now, except for high elves

So... the same problem Oblivion has always had, then?

you would think it could improve after 19 years

[Bad Distraction Carnifex]

I honestly think it looks fine and mods will curtail it to everyone's specific asthetic. But yes some of the claymation Orcs n such are hilarious lol.

[Necromancin]

Originally posted by Novalla:

Why do they all look like creepy claymation? The Argonians and Khajiit look like Jim Henson Muppets/Puppets.

Speaking of Khajiit.... they got SHAFTED in the customization department. Not only can't I remove the beard, I can't even change its damn appearance :/

Some of the most ugly woman I have ever seen live in oblivion. For real impossible to create a attractive female.

[𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓵𝔂𝓕𝓸𝔁]

Hoping modders will improve the khajiit models. Personally, for myself, i love the skyrim khajiit designs, they're just actual looking cats.

[Tim Timsen]

Originally posted by Schlumpsha:

Someone put it rather fitting: all NPC's now look like the titans from Attack on Titan.

[Potato eating intensifies]

[Novalla]

Originally posted by 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓵𝔂𝓕𝓸𝔁:

Hoping modders will improve the khajiit models. Personally, for myself, i love the skyrim khajiit designs, they're just actual looking cats.

The Males can get by(but they should be modifying it like in every other game) I just can't for the life of me see every female Khajiit in Cyrodil willingly refuse to groom(remove that extra fur) from their face. Or are we suggesting they all love Abe Lincoln so damn much, they have to all have his beard!?

[Pyro3000]

Originally posted by Lucifronz:

Originally posted by Pyro3000:

At that point, you're probably better off modding the original.

The new models are like the Ocarina of Time 3D remake. You can tell it's the same old models with a new skin for most NPCs and the player character, and it makes them jarring.

Are you? Really?

Come on, UE5 is going to look better than anything you can mod into the original Oblivion and you know it. Not to mention there's already a tremendous amount of mod support ON DAY ONE of this remaster's release.

No, this is the version to use. Wait for people to make mods for these minor complaints. Don't start from scratch with an extremely outdated port just because the faces aren't all great. Or do I need to point out how hilariously bad the OG Oblivion faces were? I spent hours, actual hours (cumulatively), sometimes just randomizing my starting face because of how bad the options were that I was getting only to give up eventually and just take the least ugly one I came across and STILL be unhappy.

Someone hasn't seen the various overhaul mods and and 4k skin textures.