Ah, ok guys, so the expansions are included in the non-deluxe version.

It does makes a difference but at 55€ it's still a nope.

Original Horse Armor set is included with the base game, Deluxe Edition adds a new Horse Armor Set.

Does it even matter? We got no release here :(

old farts don't need this new shit
old farts like to stick to the original game
old farts know ho to find and install the essential mods , generation Z, Gen Alpha don't

There's no DRM whatsoever (other than steam itself) and it's a remaster, so GOG will probably get it someday, unless they decide to shoehorn microtransactions/a creation club but that's unlikely

There's hope! Skyrim only took 10 years to come over, give or take.

Oh, sorry. Not sure where I got that from, my bad
Well, i am downloading it as we speak :). it is a hefty download at 115 GB, so stil some time until I can make my new Khajiit assassin

That's par for the course with the UE5 tools and framework, every game looks almost the same, but in Oblivion it's particularly jarring because the original is really vibrant

Pricey, yes...but did you know you can get free game pass through Microsoft rewards?
(it's on game pass)

No actual PC release yet. Just Steam.

You're forgetting about console gamers. Not just no mods, but no old games at all for them. I'm pretty sure that's the main audience for this kind of stuff.

Makes me sad for the new Witcher going with UE5. Hell, The Witcher 3 looked so good, they could just stick to making expansions for that as far as I'm concerned.

And yeah, you're right about the original Oblivion being vibrant. Even unmodded, wrinkles and all, the original just looks more distinct and appealing to me.

Um no, absolutely no! Haven't played the original but I'm not paying that for another shiny U5 game. What's worse there is NO mod support: https://help.bethesda.net/#en/answer/69672

If anything, I'm even more excited for Skyblivion.

I see they improved the UI somewhat but it's still a shitty console game with focus on controller...

It's generally an issue with remasters or even some remakes, if the underlying game is pretty much the same. If it feels like 2006 to play, but looks like 2025, both naturally clash. The Grand Theft Auto """Definitive""" trilogy is another great example of this phenomenon.
Expectations definitely play a role here. If a character from a janky mid 2000 RPG with relatively low poly count and simple animations in general does a goofy moon jump with only few frames of animation, it doesn't look too out of place - that's just how it was back then. Now if that same character in a much more detailed and rich envornment with way more realistic features, who also has extravagant RDR2-levels of walk animations does one of those jumps, it looks like someone just plonked down a store bought asset into the game with no cohesion.

Or in other words, making an old game look better can make it look worse. Sometimes it can feel worse, too.

Spyro Reignited looks so neat, i always get the feeling that there should be "more to it" in terms of gameplay. But it's still just the same very simple 5th gen console game mascot platformer. It's somehow not the same with the Crash Bandicoot trilogy remaster/makes...i guess it's because there are more arcade-feeling and straightforward. Some games just fare better, if you renew their paint job, if the old one has been grinded off by the sands of time.

Game companies should start to actually remaster an older game's aesthetics to maintain artistic cohesion and a retro feel (which in turn creates different expectations). Imagine if the Oblivion Remaster would have tried to retain as much of the original graphics, while aiming to go for a more chunkier but less flat and smooth aesthetic AND still using more modern effects, like lighting, to enhance what's already there. The Half-Life RT mod is a pretty good positive example of this. There's also a reason, why games with pixel art or chunky "old+new" aesthethics (e.g. DUSK) are so popular.
I guess Square-Enix or KONAMI haven't understood that yet, or they wouldn't give their old jRPG's 2D cartoon browsergame-looking backgrounds for their remasters. Just another example on how being more detailed can look worse. Compare the Suikoden Remasters with the originals, and you know what i'm rambling on about.

I was thinking that I could give it a try, the nostalgia is there afterall, I had to OC (1st time in my life) my Radeon 9550 to play it and still looked like crap, yet still had a good time overall... but damn... not for that price.

Will see how the people will like it and eventually wait for sale I guess.

Skyoblivion is close anyway.