After weeks of rumors and speculation, Xbox and Bethesda officially revealed The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered via a special livestream–after which they promptly shadow-dropped it on Xbox Series X|S (standalone and on Game Pass), PlayStation 5, and PC. During the livestream, Bethesda did address one very important element to the remaster: All of the silly dialogue fans have grown to love remains, with brand-new voiceovers to bring them to the modern age.
Bethesda Game Studios director Tom Mustaine confirmed during the livestream that new voiceover lines were recorded in order to make each race in the game sound unique to one another. However, he also mentioned that despite the new recordings, all of the “quirkier” dialogue remains intact.
The video then shifts to a few examples of some of the more famous lines of Oblivion dialogue in their remastered glory. Not every famous line was shown–we don’t know yet if the voice actress heard asking for another take is still there–but among those we did hear were:
The Oblivion remaster was developed by Virtuos Studio, and was built using Unreal Engine 5. Among the many additions to the classic 2006 RPG are 4K resolution, 60-frames-per-second performance, landscape improvements, updated combat animations, and dynamic time-of-day and weather effects.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is available now for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC. It has also been added to the Xbox Game Pass catalog of downloadable titles.