{"id":5583,"date":"2025-04-22T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=5583"},"modified":"2025-04-24T18:20:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T18:20:34","slug":"games-inbox-is-elder-scrolls-4-oblivion-better-than-skyrim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/22\/games-inbox-is-elder-scrolls-4-oblivion-better-than-skyrim\/","title":{"rendered":"Games Inbox: Is Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion better than Skyrim?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion – is it the best one? (Bethesda)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Tuesday letters page thinks a new 3D Mario could still be released this year, as one reader looks forward to Doom: The Dark Ages and a Quake reboot.<\/p>\n

To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Scroll<\/strong>
So, the world\u2019s worst kept secret is finally going to be revealed, with The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion remaster\/remake<\/a>. It sure has taken a long time to get here but I am convinced it will be worth the wait and that people are forgetting what a great game it is.<\/p>\n

Morrowind and Skyrim<\/a> are the games that always get talked about, but I honestly think that Oblivion is better than either of them. Morrowind is just too old and janky, and probably should\u2019ve got a remake first, as it\u2019s almost unplayable right now.<\/p>\n

Skyrim is obviously a classic, but it\u2019s so overexposed I don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything that could get me to play it again. But Oblivion is basically Skyrim but with more varied scenery and I think that with a good makeover it\u2019ll be seen as one of the best role-playing games ever again.<\/p>\n

The only problem is that its story is even more of an afterthought than Skryim, but it\u2019s not really good for any of The Elder Scrolls<\/a> games, so that\u2019s hardly a dealbreaker.
Hammeriron<\/strong><\/p>\n

Too much excitement<\/strong>
So I guess the only real chance for a 3D Super Mario<\/a> this year is if they announce it between now and their June event. But, like you say, if that was the plan why not just announce it at the Direct? Even if it\u2019s out next year, the Direct would\u2019ve been fine I think. I mean what\u2019s the worst that can happen, that people get too excited for your upcoming slate?<\/p>\n

Although, I suppose, if I was to think like a marketing person, they probably don\u2019t want to give you any reason not to get Donkey Kong. If you knew that was coming out in July and Mario in October, you might be tempted to just skip one and wait.<\/p>\n

That makes a fair amount of sense, I guess, and does leave a chance for there to be a secret big Christmas game. I dunno though, this all seems to be creating so much unnecessary confusion and speculation. I really don\u2019t know how it benefits Nintendo to leave people guessing like this.
Statto<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every second counts<\/strong>
A nice reminder, with that Paul Rudd 1991 advert<\/a>, that marketing back then didn\u2019t mean anything more complicated than a 30 montage of games\u2026 apart from Paul Rudd in a trench coat that was it. Ah, simpler times.<\/p>\n

Maybe 30 seconds is a bit short but I\u2019d much rather that the Nintendo Direct had been a lot shorter and packed a lot more in. I really don\u2019t know why they didn\u2019t include teasers for things like Mario and Animal Crossing, that we know are coming but they haven\u2019t mentioned yet.<\/p>\n

Just five seconds each would\u2019ve been fine but a montage of everything coming to the Switch 2 for the next few years would\u2019ve got me opening my wallet a lot quicker than Hyrule Warriors 3 and Kirby: Air Riders.
Benjy Dog<\/strong><\/p>\n

Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Doomed release<\/strong>
I\u2019m really looking forward to Doom: The Dark Ages next month, but I notice there\u2019s not a lot of hype around it at the moment. I don\u2019t see many people talking abut it and I don\u2019t know anyone in real life that is aware of it.<\/p>\n

This disappoints me because the other two reboot games are some of my favourites of the last 10 years or so and, I would say, by far the most interesting first person shooters of the last two generations.<\/p>\n

I guess they\u2019re pretty hard, and the Doom franchise isn\u2019t as big as it was, but I hope The Dark Ages isn\u2019t the last one for now.<\/p>\n

I also hope there\u2019s more interest in the long rumoured new Quake from MachineGames. After the success of Indiana Jones And The Great Circle I feel they must be in Microsoft\u2019s good books at the moment and will hopefully get a lot of money and support.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d really love to see a big budget, Lovecraftian Quake with a proper single-player mode, that has the weird, experimental atmosphere of the original. None of the other sequels had it but I\u2019m really hoping that MachineGames will vibe with that, and we can get another classic on our hands.
ChrisI<\/strong><\/p>\n

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