Summary
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remasteredhas earned plaudits for how close it has stuck to the original game.Misrecorded voice lines have been kept in, as has the ability tocreate some absolute monstrosities, and, of course, theAdoring Fan has returned in all of his annoying glory.
Virtuos Studios, developers of the Oblivion Remaster, have remained so faithful, in fact, that it has kept an old glitch beloved by speedrunners in the game, and this glitch has already allowed somebody to complete it in under eight minutes.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Speedrun Races Have Begun In Incredible Fashion
Since its launch, players have rushed to break the Oblivion Remastered speedrun record. It started around12 minutes, 30 seconds, dropped to9:33, then8:04, before settling into its current position of an unbelievable7 minutes and 29 seconds, recorded by player AvuKamu.
The speedrun uses a beloved glitch found in theoriginal 2006 title, in which players can clip through an early door, that leads them straight to the endgame, bypassing basically everything between the game’s introduction and its final credits. Its inclusion in the remaster is a blessing for those who seek to beat the game in just obscene times.
While sub 7:30 is incredibly impressive for what’s effectively a new game, the Oblivion Remastered speedrun times aren’t a patch on those from Bethesda’s 2006 title. After years of practice, there are nowten times that have been recorded under three minutes, with the fastest being set a year ago by user Karsto, who managed to beat the game in two minutes, 18 seconds, and 190 milliseconds.
Given just how quickly and regularly the Oblivion Remastered record is being beaten, though, I don’t foresee it taking too much longer before players have the run optimized, and we’re at least close to these levels.
