It’s hard to imagine that, come next month,Oblivionwill be 16 years old. Asone of the bestElder Scrollsgames in the series, according to Metacritic, it’s become something of a classic over this past decade and a half. Of course, given its age, it’s only natural that many will look back at it and realize how far video game graphics have come. It’s certainly a game that looks old, and almost dated, but that is where the talented modding community comes to the rescue.
In a recent video, the YouTube channel Digital Dreams has shown almost ten minutes ofOblivionfootage, with a remastered look that really makes it pop. With more than 200 mods installed, plus ray tracing features, it demonstrates just how it can be possible to take an aging title and bring it screaming into the modern era with gorgeous 8K visuals a-plenty. The channel description also kindly links to a page that offers up the modlist for anyone who’s interested in making their PC copy of the game look just as splendid as what’s in the video.
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In the video itself, the player can be seen riding casually on horseback through open roads, with lush greenery on either side. It then shows them meandering throughOblivion’s stunning Imperial City location, not a care in the world for the rain that’s falling down on them. Whatever mods Digital Dreams has put together have certainly breathed a new lease of life into the beloved RPG, and while a game can only be as good as the engine it runs on, it still leaves this teenage title looking rather marvelous.
This is also not the first time the channel has showcased what can be done with enough mods installed. Last year, there was a video uploaded which showed what an8K ray tracing version ofRed Dead Redemption 2looked like. Given that this game is already pretty breathtaking as it is in its vanilla form, many will be simply thrilled at just how unbelievably real it looks through this new lens.
This is yet another testament to the power of the modding community.Modders love to bring ray tracing to classic games, or inject some realistic textures in to keep them alive in the 21st century for as long as possible. It begs the question of just how amazing a game likeOblivioncould possibly look if there were even more mods added to it in the future.
The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivionis available on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
