The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion turned 16 years old yesterday, and the Skyblivion team released a new comparison screenshot. This screenshot is right when you leave the sewers and start exploring the game’s open-world area.
Skyblivion aims to bring The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion to a new generation of gamers and re-introduce it to long-time fans of the series. This mod will also support both Skyrim Legacy Edition and Skyrim Special Edition.
Upon release, the mod will be completely modular. As such, players will be able to choose what components they want to install. This includes all enhancements developed by the team such as its Landscaping Overhaul, Interior Overhaul, City Overhaul, Weapon/Armor Overhaul and much more.
Do note that this comparison screenshot is from a WIP build. After all, there is still no ETA on when this total conversion mod will come out. Nevertheless, it can give you an idea of the graphical differences between the mod and Oblivion’s original vanilla version.
Enjoy!
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Looks good but what’s with the f***ing bloom? Hopefully we can turn that s*** down or even turn it off altogether
The original one had tons of it as well, so you could kinda say it’s maintaining that aesthetic.
It looks too goddamn beautified!
The sun is eye-soaring, and in the original the wood looked more aged, washed out and moldy which made the scene more immersive… Now it’s pretty (facepalm).
Art direction: Ruined
The biggest offense are the gigantic trees. They ruin the sense of scale. The other side of the river looks really close. The furthest hill looks close. Everything is nearby. In the original game the small trees made everything else look bigger.
The nice skybox also added to that impression of scale. In the Skyblivion shot there isn’t a Skybox at all, just one color.
This looks bad tbh, like a cartoony Fortnite version of Oblivion.
Skyblivion is like what, 9 years in the making? Does it have a release year yet?
I kinda like the Oblivion version more.