Summary
While trekking across Cyrodiil inOblivion Remastered, you come across a ruined fort. After dispatching the enemies outside, you enter the old structure, making your way through labyrinthian corridors and striking down enemies at intervals. You then come upon a more powerful foe, likely the leader of the group. After you defeat and loot their body, it’s time to reap your rewards.
As you attempt to pick the lock, your hand slips, breaking the lockpick. No matter, it happens all the time. You try again. And again. And again. That was your last lockpick – it seems this chest is going to remain locked. Has Oblivion’s lockpicking system left you in a situation like this? Maybe you’d have better luck with the system fromSkyrim. It seems a debate about this is raging in the Elder Scrolls community.
Which Lockpicking System Is Better? Skyrim or Oblivion?
It seems not many players have figured out how to properly lockpick in Oblivion Remastered. While there isa sureshot method to it, it seemsmany prefer the Skyrim versionof the minigame, as it’s more intuitive. Over on the Oblivion subreddit, fans are split between which of the two is easier.
“Seriously, think about it. Think about all the times you spent literally minutes of your life trying to find the clitoris of the Master lock in Skyrim. Continuously breaking picks. Exiting and re-entering the lock to hope for a better deadzone,” says a post by one player. “This is not a problem in Oblivion. Even on a Very Hard lock, all you have to do is wait for a pin to move slowly.”
However, one player pointed out that the game does not explain how it works. “If you don’t [know the technique], it’s f***ing impossible,” said their comment. I know that sounds stupid like “yeah that’s the mechanic” but I played a full playthrough of the original, and never knew until now, almost 2 decades later."
Another noted, “Do people actually struggle with skyrim/fallout out lockpicking? It’s extremely simple to find sweet spots.”
Of course, you can negate any of this trouble bygetting the skeleton keyin both games. But if you’re going into Oblivion Remastered blind, you’re probably going to have a hard time with those locks.
