Just how different is this from the original?

[WeirdoGeek]

Is there any meaningful difference gameplay-wise or is it mostly in the graphics?

[Skullsnatcher]

Pretty much the same game with modern graphics and UI.

As for the content, this release also includes two DLCs that were released for the original game so you are getting more content than the original.

[dexter]

It's mostly the same other than graphics. uesp is tracking all the differences.
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Remastered_Changes

[Nicolas]

Some minor stuff but that stuff is mostly improved upon, like Agility effecting daggers and short swords instead of strength, or the combat being generally smoother and more impactful.

[16-0]

There's a bunch of gameplay tweaks but I haven't seen a totally comprehensive list yet and people are still finding them.

See: https://www.reddit.com/r/ElderScrolls/comments/1k5v2yx/oblivion_remastered_all_gameplay_changes/

Also the 'Changes in the Remastered Version' notes for the Ascension mod notes a bunch of loot and balance things the remaster touched on:
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivionremastered/mods/706?tab=description

[WeirdoGeek]

I'll wait for one of the sale site to get a better deal, then. I already own the original.

[JKDos]

Better graphics / lighting
Better UI
Better Controls
Few QOL features.

I'm hopping on the old one time to time and the controls are really bad. On PC, you can't use a game controller to play. Typically when a PC game has bad KB&M controls, a gamepad helps out. In this case you don't have that luxury. The game literally released on Xbox360, yet Bethesda couldn't figure out how to make the PC version work with a Xbox 360 controller.

[★REM★]

Originally posted by WeirdoGeek:

Is there any meaningful difference gameplay-wise or is it mostly in the graphics?

Remastered. Same game, new Skin, couple QOL.
i say, 90% same as old game.

[Uraael]

Originally posted by ★REM★:

Originally posted by WeirdoGeek:

Is there any meaningful difference gameplay-wise or is it mostly in the graphics?

Remastered. Same game, new Skin, couple QOL.
i say, 90% same as old game.

There are dozens of changes, if not hundreds. NPC Models have been rebuilt. Levels and assets have been rebuilt. New spell effects across the board. New animations. New voice actors covering old and new dialogue. This ain't a Remaster like we've seen before. This is an almost total rebuild of the game.

[Redwood]

Don't forget about the leveling upgrade. That is what I really like.