Pros and Negatives over the original.

[R for Reload]

Without talking about graphics because I personally do not care about graphics.

**Pros:**

1. Leveling system is much better, especially for newer players, though it has drawbacks (no more boosting levels).
2. Skill leveling feels more natural, but I level up just a little too fast.
3. Passive health regeneration out of combat removes a lot of unnecessary waiting.
4. Speechcraft mini-game is clearer, faster, and the menu for it is much better overall.
5. Much better third-person camera.
6. NPC blocking is much less annoying now.
7. Enchanted weapon effects are cool — you can tell what each one does before being hit.

**Personal Neutrals:**

1. Sprinting — I don't think it's needed, but I can see why people like it. It makes horses feel obsolete though.
2. Archery — haven't used it much, might be a positive change.
3. Compass showing enemies — kind of kills the point of Detect Life spells.
4. Some enemies respawn too quickly in dungeons and caves — you can leave and come back and some will have respawned.

**Negatives:**

1. Melee combat is worse. It's supposed to feel more grounded, but it doesn't because models aren't properly grounded. It feels clunky, and light attack strings (1234...1234...) are dumb. Forward power attacks often dash you through enemies.
- Video example: https://i.gyazo.com/8dfcdaf84c596ed3d85b1272a500b08b.mp4
2. Leveling melee skills is boring. Weapons now randomly apply magic debuffs or buffs. Only Hand-to-Hand can disarm. No more knockdowns with backward power attacks.
3. Difficulty is badly balanced. Adept is not the original's Normal, and Expert just bloats enemy HP while reducing your damage output.
4. Worse UI. Health bars don't update in real time — you can die or kill enemies before their bars empty. Bars move in jitters instead of smoothly.
5. Worse menus. Designed more for consoles than PC (same issue as Stalker 2).
6. Worse QoL. Opening the map shows the world map instead of the local dungeon map (unless you zoom in). Alchemy no longer auto-filters ingredients like it did in the original.
7. Worse inventory and menus. No more tabbed filters. Inventory is cluttered compared to the original. Hovering doesn't always show item info — sometimes you have to press another button.
8. Mana no longer regenerates constantly. After casting a spell, there is a brief delay before mana regeneration resumes.
9. No way to immobilize NPCs anymore without Paralysis. Draining Speed by 100% no longer stops them.
10. Goofy animations. Sprinting and forward power attacks with two-handers look bad. Reserve grip daggers are awkward.
11. NPC scheduling is broken. Waiting can freeze NPCs in place.
- Example: https://i.gyazo.com/6d06be86fbe85905db1537cbdd30c516.webp
12. AI pathfinding is worse. Enemies have trouble navigating terrain, especially hills.
13. No Construction Set available, heavily limiting mod creation.
14. Armor breaks extremely fast (probably a bug).
15. Vampirism visual bug for High Elves.
- Screenshot: https://i.gyazo.com/231ce9e46be14c853f4566e9d48cb559.jpg
16. Traps are non-threatening due to much slower physics.


This is just the few things I've noticed so far I'll probably add more as time goes on, You would think with a remaster we wouldn't need mods to fix issues with the game but now its looking that way for sure

[R for Reload]

Originally posted by Mr.Fish:

Originally posted by R for Reload:

yes Im sure the guy who didn't even buy the game has spent more then 5 minutes in it

gamepass is a thing.

https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/play/user/MrFishVAC1241

DO you check your links with a fresh browser before you post them?
Clearly not.
You do know not what youre talking about.

[Mr.Fish]

Originally posted by R for Reload:

Originally posted by Mr.Fish:

gamepass is a thing.

https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/play/user/MrFishVAC1241

DO you check your links with a fresh browser before you post them?
Clearly not.
You do know not what youre talking about.

do you always deflect and reach for ad hominem when your ego is bruised?
learn to write and worry less about my games and link and more about your ability to communicate with the world effectively.

[R for Reload]

Originally posted by Mr.Fish:

Originally posted by R for Reload:

DO you check your links with a fresh browser before you post them?
Clearly not.
You do know not what youre talking about.

do you always deflect and reach for ad hominem when your ego is bruised?
learn to write and worry less about my games and link and more about your ability to communicate with the world effectively.

Where's the Ad hominem?

[R for Reload]

Originally posted by Coffee:

I personally don't like the Unreal Engine 5 look.
It's great for video cinematics and scenes but looks way too plastic/clay-like during gameplay.
Especially without any sort of extra oomph or deviation to give it a unique look from every other Unreal Engine 5 game.
Also some of models are way too softened even before the expectation of using DLSS anti-aliasing, upscaling. and frame generation.
Despite Skyrim's lower fidelty the graphics feel much more lively and detailed.
Compared to the original Oblivion the graphics are greatly improved but that's a low bar.
I really do hope for a future where we can progress SSAA or MSAA (anti-aliasing) on a larger scale using stronger cards as opposed to AI magic.

What I would rather is if we continued to make games that don't require AA.

[Mr.Fish]

Originally posted by R for Reload:

Originally posted by Mr.Fish:

do you always deflect and reach for ad hominem when your ego is bruised?
learn to write and worry less about my games and link and more about your ability to communicate with the world effectively.

Where's the Ad hominem?

you are trying to discredit what i said by making false claims against my character such as i do not even own the game therefore my position to have opinion is compromised.

yet you are incorrect https://imgur.com/ohdno26

and instead of worrying whether others who challenge you have the game or not, you should really worry more about how you are playing the game and still don't know that some of the things you claim are changed, are the exact same way the original was.

[R for Reload]

Originally posted by Mr.Fish:

Originally posted by R for Reload:

Where's the Ad hominem?

you are trying to discredit what i said by making false claims against my character such as i do not even own the game therefore my position to have opinion is compromised.

yet you are incorrect https://imgur.com/ohdno26

and instead of worrying whether others who challenge you have the game or not, you should really worry more about how you are playing the game and still don't know that some of the things you claim are changed, are the exact same way the original was.

False claims? I said you havent played pass 5 minutes
you then showed a picture where you played 2 days ago.
??

[Pyro3000]

Originally posted by R for Reload:

Originally posted by Mr.Fish:

learn how to format text instead of wombling off a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ block of unreadable garble next time and you might get more engagement.\

half of what you wrote either makes zero ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sense or is just the same as original and you think it isn't lol.

yes Im sure the guy who didn't even buy the game has spent more then 5 minutes in it

It's tiring to see people trying to make this claim on everyone that has any sort of opinion on this game.

It's on GOG, It's on Game Pass, it's been cracked. There are multiple ways people can play it and not have the mouse icon here like we have.

[R for Reload]

Originally posted by Pyro3000:

Originally posted by R for Reload:

yes Im sure the guy who didn't even buy the game has spent more then 5 minutes in it

It's tiring to see people trying to make this claim on everyone that has any sort of opinion on this game.

It's on GOG, It's on Game Pass, it's been cracked. There are multiple ways people can play it and not have the mouse icon here like we have.

My point was that he has barely played the game
beacause if youre going to buy the game its gonna be on steam not gamepass.

If you bought the game youre more inclined to play the game
he has barely played it.
I was right?

[Yian Yan]

Originally posted by Pyro3000:

Originally posted by R for Reload:

yes Im sure the guy who didn't even buy the game has spent more then 5 minutes in it

It's tiring to see people trying to make this claim on everyone that has any sort of opinion on this game.

It's on GOG, It's on Game Pass, it's been cracked. There are multiple ways people can play it and not have the mouse icon here like we have.

It's on consoles, too, is it not? I'm sure some people come here even though they're console players.

[Mr.Fish]

Originally posted by R for Reload:

Originally posted by Pyro3000:

It's tiring to see people trying to make this claim on everyone that has any sort of opinion on this game.

It's on GOG, It's on Game Pass, it's been cracked. There are multiple ways people can play it and not have the mouse icon here like we have.

My point was that he has barely played the game
beacause if youre going to buy the game its gonna be on steam not gamepass.

If you bought the game youre more inclined to play the game
he has barely played it.
I was right?

lol and? some people have days where they are busy and choose not to play the same game everyday

whats your point?

how do you know i am not running it via a cracked .exe because then i get fsr4 support and can make changes in gpu driver to the game unlike with my gamepass purchase, the only downside being it breaks the info counter on gamepass?

i still own the game, you are deffo focused on the wrong things here

[Captain Pansy]

Originally posted by R for Reload:

Originally posted by Mr.Fish:

learn how to format text instead of wombling off a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ block of unreadable garble next time and you might get more engagement.\

half of what you wrote either makes zero ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sense or is just the same as original and you think it isn't lol.

yes Im sure the guy who didn't even buy the game has spent more then 5 minutes in it

stop this crap already. steam is not the only place where you can buy a game.
don't be a dumass

[R for Reload]

Originally posted by Captain Pansy:

Originally posted by R for Reload:

yes Im sure the guy who didn't even buy the game has spent more then 5 minutes in it

stop this crap already. steam is not the only place where you can buy a game.
don't be a dumass

he didnt buy the game, he played it on gamepass.
I love how you guys all bypass the point the fact people who play it gamepass are alot less inclined to play the game.

[Mr.Fish]

Originally posted by R for Reload:

Originally posted by Captain Pansy:

stop this crap already. steam is not the only place where you can buy a game.
don't be a dumass

he didnt buy the game, he played it on gamepass.
I love how you guys all bypass the point the fact people who play it gamepass are alot less inclined to play the game.

i thought the point was I haven't played enough to have my opinions? suddenly its about the inclination to play of gamepass owners.

half of what you wrote saying is different, is unchanged from the original, so technically i only need to play original and read your post anyway. this is why it is unimportant regardless.

[R for Reload]

Originally posted by Mr.Fish:

Originally posted by R for Reload:

he didnt buy the game, he played it on gamepass.
I love how you guys all bypass the point the fact people who play it gamepass are alot less inclined to play the game.

i thought the point was I haven't played enough to have my opinions? suddenly its about the inclination to play of gamepass owners.

half of what you wrote saying is different, is unchanged from the original, so technically i only need to play original and read your post anyway. this is why it is unimportant regardless.

Yes you havent played enough to have an informed opinion.

You havent played enough of the remaster or original to be taken seriously.

[Pyro3000]

Originally posted by R for Reload:

Originally posted by Pyro3000:

It's tiring to see people trying to make this claim on everyone that has any sort of opinion on this game.

It's on GOG, It's on Game Pass, it's been cracked. There are multiple ways people can play it and not have the mouse icon here like we have.

My point was that he has barely played the game
beacause if youre going to buy the game its gonna be on steam not gamepass.

If you bought the game youre more inclined to play the game
he has barely played it.
I was right?

Except Game Pass players often have more inclination to play it while it's readily available whereas Steam users have a tendency to backlog their games and "get to them later."

You'd have a better argument going after his 50 achievement points that point to him barely being in, or even accusing him of not remembering how the original Oblivion played. Anything but pretending the mouse icon is some crown of authority.