The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered Review: Technology and Benchmarks

The next hardware hog. | Recently, there's been a proliferation of games with system requirements that exceed what's acceptable (e.g., Indiana Jones & Star Wars: Outlaws). The remastered version of Oblivion also challenges even the most modern computers, as our measurements show.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Review - Rose-tinted glasses

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is still a good game, like the original was all those years ago, but with an asterisk.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Review - Cyrodiil Welcomes Us Back

“Snap,snap,snap“. Lockpicks breaking with each turn of this one chest at the end of a tough battle that includes vampires, goblins and even a ghost of the former occupant within this dungeon.  And all I got was new fur boots, and more EXP.  The new remaster for Oblivion is quite of a big deal, since this is perhaps one of the more beloved titles within the Elder Scrolls series, and having it being remade, so to speak, after two decades later and…