The role-playing game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is making a big splash on Steam: With 182,298 players, it has celebrated a massive launch. 83% of the reviews on Steam are positive. But one person is not impressed, Mike Ybarra, the former head of Blizzard. He says: Players are tired of endless remasters; they want fresh games like Elden Ring.
That’s what Ybarra says on social media:
I am skeptical about a remaster of a 20-year-old game. What was once fantastic and has now been remastered will never compete with modern masterpieces like Elden Ring. The bar has simply shifted from safe open-world RPGs to what Elden Ring has brought us all. I would love to be proven wrong. But I am not wrong.
Ybarra clarifies: With Elden Ring, the world’s discovery, the classes, and the combat system have reached a different level of quality. Earlier role-playing games, which always played it safe, simply cannot keep up anymore.
Former Blizzard Boss Says: Nostalgia Only Lasts So Long
Ybarra continues: The former head of Blizzard says he wishes the game only good things. From his perspective, it is not a “remaster,” but a remake because the gameplay has been refined.
He is getting the game himself on Steam.
He only believes that these “remastered” games have a limit. Nostalgia only lasts so long. He thinks players are currently more excited about something new like Elden Ring Nightreign. People are tired of endless remakes, especially since earlier RPGs didn’t dare much.
How is Oblivion performing? Despite the price of 55 euros, Bethesda’s game is flying off the shelves. At its peak, it had 182,000 players on Steam and is dominating today’s headlines. With 83% positive reviews on Steam, the role-playing game is also rated very positively. Oblivion Remastered has been released on Steam, but players complain: Even with an RTX 4090, you can’t play smoothly
