Rumors about a remake of Images for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion have panned out to be true after leaked images surfaced online. Virtuos Games accidentally left access to the upcoming remaster (aka formerly rumored as a remake) on its website. Word spread quickly among the PC community and, of course, various individuals managed to download the images before they were locked down again. As of yet, neither the developer nor Bethesda has asked for the images to be removed from the internet, but that could be imminent.
Here’s a comparison slide that someone also grabbed. Despite the trailer title snapshot above indicating this is a remaster, it’s easy to understand why some were calling it a remake when looking at the differences in the following comparison slide. Fans of the iconic game will no doubt be divided by the changes, but they are extensive.
And edition images:
More images can be found here. All in all, it looks like a lot of work has been put into touching up the now 20-year-old title, which originally released on the Xbox 360 and PC in 2005 and was then followed by a PS3 port in 2007. This project has been rumored to be in the works for some time, but just last month, it was said that we could see a release as early as this month. Odds are that even if it doesn’t, it’ll probably launch soon nonetheless, given that release materials have already been prepped. One thing is for sure, though: it’s no longer a rumor, and the question is not if, just when and how much.
On a side note, it’s interesting that this project has happened as remakes/remasters of classic PC titles have become more widespread in recent years. More recently, however, veterans of these types of projects, Nightdive Studios, expressed their interest in tackling classic Xbox 360/PS3 titles.