Original The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Designer Says Bethesda's Remaster Is So Impressive It Could Be Called 'Oblivion 2.0'

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion’s original game designer thought the remaster was going to be ‘a texture update’: ‘I’m not sure remaster actually does it justice’

Bruce Nesmith, the senior game designer for the original The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, has shared his thoughts on Bethesda's new remaster.

Original The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Designer Says Bethesda's Remaster Is So Impressive It Could Be Called 'Oblivion 2.0'

Original The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion senior game designer Bruce Nesmith says Bethesda and Virtuos’ Oblivion Remastered is so impressive that he’s not sure calling it a remaster “actually does it justice.”

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered: The Original’s Designer Says It's More than a Remaster! - theGeek.games

According to one of the designers of the original 2006 RPG, Virtuos (who are also working on Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater) could not have come up with anything better.   Virtuos was the development team for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, not Bethesda Game Studios (BGS), as Todd Howard and his team are working on The Elder Scrolls VI and may be working on a second DLC for Starfield (rumored to be called Starborn). The remaster …

Original Oblivion Dev Reacts To Oblivion Remastered: "Not Sure Remaster Does It Justice"

Closer to "Oblivion 2.0."

Oblivion Remastered is more than a remaster and "almost needs its own word," says ex-Bethesda dev behind the OG 2006 RPG: "The closest that could come is Oblivion 2.0"

"I'm not sure remaster actually does it justice"

OG Oblivion designer thought the remaster was just 'a texture update' until he laid eyes on it, and now he thinks we need a new word to describe it

Original Oblivion designer Bruce Nesmith reckons the remaster should be called "Oblivion 2.0."