Is this game worth playing?

[✠Mad Max✠]

Im a skyrim player, bought it probably 5 times as everyone else, never played morrowind or oblivion. I thought next one that will come out is TES 6 ? So as someone never played oblivion only skyrim should i give this remaster a go ?

[Rob from the block]

no

[oOignignoktOo]

Depends if your pc can handle UE5 slop then the remake is worth it. If not get the 2006 version that can run on a potato.

[Terran Ghost]

Yes

[✠Mad Max✠]

Originally posted by oOignignoktOo:

Depends if your pc can handle UE5 slop then the remake is worth it. If not get the 2006 version that can run on a potato.

i dont doubt my pc 3080 TI

[Chudwick]

no, especially if you bought it 20 years ago...

[Ahrigato]

no

[⭕TheSodaman]

Originally posted by ✠Mad Max✠:

Im a skyrim player, bought it probably 5 times as everyone else, never played morrowind or oblivion. I thought next one that will come out is TES 6 ? So as someone never played oblivion only skyrim should i give this remaster a go ?

Would say if you can wait, then consider waiting for Skyblivion updates and seeing where they're at by the end of the year.

For this remaster, it'll depend on your rig and your sanity to wrestle with technical issues at this point. If your rig has components below the minimum requirements and/or you're looking to play on higher settings at 60fps, consider cloud gaming with something like GeForce NOW for this game (limit of 100 hours per month on the 10 USD subscription unless you pay for more hours).

And if looking to save on cost with legitimate access to the game, consider PC GamePass trial to test things out unless you absolutely want Steam achievements or you know you'll be playing the game longer than 4 months.

Edit: Your PC sounds like it could be a contender, BUT the performance has still been fickle for many players in open world. Still be prepared to troubleshoot. Troubleshoot your saving capabilities early, then go back and finalize your character creation (instead of losing 1~2 hours because the game didn't have permissions to update saves in the Documents folder).

[Lusty Argonian Femboy]

I think Oblivion is the 'best' of the modern Elder Scrolls in terms of being a game. I've always described them like this:

Skyrim's a sandbox, Morrowind is a cozy library, and Oblivion is home. Morrowind will always be my favorite for the influences the writing had on me and how it taught me to appreciate game mechanics as exploitable systems - but I genuinely believe Oblivion balances the best aspects of both Morrowind and Skyrim to make a game that's more fun and accessible without completely giving up on the more intricate RPG systems that made Morrowind endearing.

Your milage will vary, but if I was telling someone to only play one Elder Scrolls game... well it would be Redguard, because I think that would be funny, but after that it would Oblivion.

[AshenBuncakes]

Originally posted by ✠Mad Max✠:

Im a skyrim player, bought it probably 5 times as everyone else, never played morrowind or oblivion. I thought next one that will come out is TES 6 ? So as someone never played oblivion only skyrim should i give this remaster a go ?

Yeah, go for it. A beloved old game that'll be entirely new for you. Be aware that it's not particularly stable (pc) atm, very stuttery sometimes, but that will probably change with patches. For a Skyrim player the Oblivion magic system has tons more depth.

Maybe wait for it to drop in price or go on sale or something.

[MechBFP]

No specifically because they didn't bother to fix numerous quest bugs that the modding community have fixed on the original well over a decade ago now. If you want a good game play experience you should play the original instead, and install the unofficial patch.

EDIT: Also install a mod that fixes the leveling up system (just gives you max attribute points every level) so you don't need to min/max your character as well.

[Lokaror]

Honestly id say at the very least go play the other version of oblivion. Game has its issues but is a classic.

[Buggsy]

Oblivion is better than Skyrim. Skyrim has black and white snow on rocks that's depressing to look at, oblivion has foliage color and even lava tinged hell levels. Oblivion has funnier and less predictable AI. Oblivion has ability to create/customize spells. And Oblivion has a better soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c5Zf8ALfN8

[smokescreen]

If your a good little consoomer and want to blow daddy bethesda, yes.