Game news It’s funny, but it’s not intentional! Fans are resurrecting this iconic Bethesda video game, but not for the right reasons
In the pantheon of video games, we now find quite a few gems, including several from Bethesda, such as the iconic Oblivion. Believe it or not, but the game is currently back in the news on social networks… but for the absurdity of some of its NPCs.
Return to Cyrodiil
It was in 2006 that Bethesda did very well with The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, an absolutely legendary RPG released first on PC and Xbox 360, then in 2007 on PlayStation 3 with the firm intention of breaking the codes. Gigantic open world, multiple dungeons, cities and civilizations to discover, gates of hell to close and countless stories to follow (with characters voiced by Patrick Stewart, Sean Bean and Terence Stamp) : the province this Cyrodiil is a classic of the Tenth Art. And if it remains timeless, it is undoubtedly also thanks to this cult soundtrack composed by Jeremy Soulewho hit the nail on the head, more than ever.
The “Horse Armor Pack” DLC, a legend in spite of itself
Oblivion’s influence is still felt today: for example, he is at the origin of the very juicy and influential micro-transaction industry, having offered the “Horse Armor Pack” DLC at a time when it was absurd to drop $2.50 for a horse skin. It was, at the time, a terrible bad buzz for Bethesda, which was mocked and insulted for having sold an element that should have been in the game as an extra… but which nevertheless sold well and which inevitably launched an entire market that we know well today.
A slightly mocking celebration
So of course, Oblivion is still an excellent game today, but it has also aged… and that’s precisely why it has recently returned to social networks: fans are celebrating the game through its most absurd NPCs, whether it’s random lines of dialogue or just plain bizarre actions.
At the time, it was an achievement to have all the NPCs in the game equipped with a voice and capable of dialogue (apart from animals and certain creatures) and this narrative jungle therefore caused some historical hiccups. As below, when a guard totally breaks down, letting out a ridiculous war cry before throwing himself headlong into a fight.
There is also this conversation between two NPCsshared by an Internet user, who doesn’t fly very high but who nonetheless remains very funny in spite of herself:
Special mention also to this woman, who fell to the ground during a strange battle in the heart of the city where all the NPCs (and other zombies) are sowing absolute chaos in the streets, but who finds strangely that the “people are really friendly here”.
What to soil our memory of Oblivion? Certainly not ! Besides, we recall that leaks from 2023 suggested that Bethesda was considering a remaster of the game as well as Fallout 3. To see if this turns out to be true, but there would in any case be some scripts to correct…
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