The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered reimagines one of Bethesda's most important video games with new visuals, gameplay mechanics, and more, however that didn’t stop the workforce at Virtuos from together with one of the authentic's most iconic strains.
Most veteran Elder Scrolls followers have no doubt heard of Master Speechcraft coach Tandilwe, a High Elf who could be present in the Temple of the One in the Imperial City. When Oblivion launched for PC and Xbox 360 more than 19 years in the past, it was clear Tandilwe may use some speech coaching of her own. One of her voice strains is a recording of what has long been assumed to be mistakenly included audio of actress Linda Kenyon taking one other stab at a line.
Begging Bethesda to maintain this voice appearing flub in Oblivion Remastered pic.twitter.com/rzGymRMchw
— TheNCSmaster (@TheNCSmaster) April 21, 2025
As gamers started their trek by way of a revitalized Cyrodiil yesterday, many had been on the hunt to see simply how devoted the ground-up remaster really was. While so many environments, character fashions, and objects have been given a contemporary coat of paint, others have been completely happy to seek out that many of the blemishes that made 2006 Oblivion so particular stay intact. Tandilwe’s notorious (and hilarious) blooper is one second followers have been overjoyed to see return. It’s simply because it was practically 20 years in the past, lack of subtitles and all.
THEY KEPT THE BLOOPER IN OBLIVION REMASTERED YESSSS#OblivionRemastered pic.twitter.com/SiwfbnF5cK
— samwise (@kojimahead) April 23, 2025
In a 2019 interview with YouTube channel Jake 'The Voice' Parr, Kenyon was made conscious of the Oblivion blooper making it into the game and changing into web well-known, insisting: "It wasn't my fault!"
While the 1000’s of gamers hopping into Oblivion Remastered are debating about whether the Bethesda re-release is more remake than remaster, others are simply completely happy to see so much of its jank remain largely untouched. It’s an side of the authentic release that Bethesda and Virtuos were determined to maintain, and up to now, it appears to be going over properly with each new and veteran gamers.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion shock launched for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S yesterday. For more, you’ll be able to find out about how the modding community banned together to release dozens of mods just hours after the remaster was revealed. You can even click here to learn up on why one authentic designer feels the remaster is more like “Oblivion 2.0.”
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