HOw for that Forgot Remaster, huh? What began as a rumor in 2023 became many more when it began this year, since more and more reports said it would arrive in the week of April 21. Many were skeptical and even more about Bethesda Shadow left him out of nowhere. But here we are, and not only is it The elderly scrolls 4: remastered oblivion Looking at strong criticism, he has seen strong numbers of players.
In Steam, the counting of maximum concurrent players reached almost 191,000, it is not bad for a long -awaited title launch on a working day that can also be played in the game pass. However, it is also the best -selling title in the store, overcoming viral successes as Repository This is not unexpected by any metric, especially for a Elderly scrolls qualification. In any case, it is surprising that Virtuos has delivered such an incredible package for only $ 49.99, it doesn’t matter that you can play it in Game Pass for a fraction of that price. Only in this way, there are no attached ropes.
However, it also caused a certain measure of perplexity, especially when it comes to Clair Oscur: Expedition 33. Sandfall Interactive debut game did not have the exaggerated levels that simple rumors of Remastered oblivion He managed to generate, but he was still highly anticipated. In a month with Indiana Jones and the big circle and Forza Horizon 5 Debuting on PS5, the puzzle puzzle Blue prince, Fatal fury: city of the wolvesand Remastered past daysThat is not a small feat.
The fact that Game Pass also arrived at the headlines of the first revelation in the Xbox Games showcase last year. Surely Microsoft would not do anything to sabotage its success? How, for example, leave a remaster for one of the best games of all time only two days before its launch? Oh, wait.
Granted, if you check the table of the best steam vendors, Clair Oscur it’s just just from Remastered oblivion. His players numbers are not too bad, reaching their maximum point in almost 52,000 concurrent steam players. Critical reviews are also more numerous and brilliant: it is tied with Blue prince As the best qualified game of the year in Metacritic with a 92 goalscore.
Would it have been greater if there were no competition? No one can really say with certainty, but at least in terms of exposure and exaggeration of the media, Cyrodiil’s return tour is attracting more attention.
Personally, it is not the biggest tragedy. I have played a good part of Remastered oblivionAnd it is worth immersing it for changes in quality of life, reviewed images and softer combat. I am anxious to see what is in every corner, explore several dungeons and sneak out, plant arrows in any fool without realizing it. I can see fun in all this, and even with a few Nitpicks here and there, it certainly deserves much of the praise that has been receiving.
However, too Clair Oscur.
Pour about 40 hours in the game, cleaning the story and the wide lateral content. I fell in love with the characters: their personal evidence and demons, whether constantly reiterating their desire to send to Maelle, his adoptive sister, his home or Maelle who deal with generalized slaughter for the first time and doing everything possible to keep him together. I found the scrutiny of Lune and the openly connected nature as the friendly nature of Sciel that masks several heartbreaking personal tragedies that have nothing to do with the clamp.
And if you saw some glimpse of Monoco, the manager capable of copying the attacks of Nevron taking his legs (don’t ask how it works), believing that he is one of the best characters, you are successful.
I could not have enough of the fight. I went from stopping and avoiding simple time attacks and weak attacks to create broken constructions that give tens of thousands, and eventually millions of damage. When fighting my first chromatic nevron, which is more difficult for its average snow to, oh, tens of thousands of HP and much more damage, nothing seemed to work.
Then only with Maelle, using a benefit that gave a 100 percent successful chance when she was the only one at the party. That was in the first hours of the game, and let me tell you: things just get crazier.
The wandering battlefields adorned with giant swords, exploring landscapes with crumbled structures floating in the air as gravity was up to the height, the entire section that led to the painter. Everything is impressive, backed by a spell union soundtrack with so many incredible songs.
Even when I was in the late game with only one last battle to conclude the story, I could not help wandering around the world and find new places in every corner. I ventured to Sky’s cemetery and met a Nevron who asked me to choose a weapon to fight. After I won, he revealed his disdain for fighting and just wanted him to kill him. When I refused and returned later, I was dead, with two of the three weapons embedded in his body.
I fought a massive dancer, Sirene, who commanded a literal performance and dropped amounts of things at my party. A giant snake snowron, Serpenpha, is stationary in the sky, hoping to be challenged. I do it and face a test like any other. I ventured through the painter’s workshop, learning more about the beast who pursues the nightmares of a mysterious child and tried to kill her.
Of course, there were also many discoveries not focused on combat, such as what happened with all other expeditions. A group loaded its images to obtain more power, which led to the disaster. Another, on the verge of death, used his bodies to make a bridge, which led to a dangerous enemy.
Then there are the gestral beaches with strange challenges, such as playing beach volleyball against several opponents they use … smaller managers such as projectiles to return the blow. It is not enough that Clair Oscur It presents incredible and hilarious moments, or if your art direction and music are phenomenal, or its combat is a large mixture of tactics for shifts and reactions in real time.
It is also the fact that this is a title made by a team of 30 developers (and five are not even in the same office). It could be argued that it shows many ways, such as the lack of much more open areas or a much longer campaign. Because if there is one thing that players yearn, it is a story that is padded with hell and back.
In this era of the triple-a titles that they want to fit as much as possible in a single package or push $ 70 or $ 80 just because they can (with some not to spare in microtransactions), Clair Oscur It is a breath of fresh air. From a game and history perspective, there is nothing like this, and that also for $ 49.99. It almost feels like a theft that plays this in the game’s pass, even if you could discuss the same for many other titles.
To conclude – The elderly scrolls 4: remastered oblivion? Excellent game and it’s worth playing, but you shouldn’t miss Clair Oscur: Expedition 33. Few games stay with me until this point even after the arrival of the credits, and even if the other heavy hitters are finally exceeded this year, it is a trip that I will never forget.
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